Woman’s Weekly New Zealand – August 05, 2019

withJenny-May– withher
typical,veryKiwihumour.
“I definitelysniffedthedress
a littlelongertoday!”shesaid,
laughing.“Loggingoff,it’sbeen
anincrediblejourney.”
Ofcourse,celebrationswere
in order,ledbyaffablecomeback
kidKatrina,whodeservedly
clutcheda glassofcelebratory
Champagneasshewasquizzed
byJenny-May– thefirsttime
thepairhavebeenonscreen
togethersincetheirinterview
following the disastrous

ommonwealth

amescampaign,

n whichKatrina

asreduced

o tears.

“Katrinasaidto

e justbeforewe

ameonlive,‘Jay,

hould I putmy

lassdown?’and

justsaid,‘Girl,

you’rea worldchampion,you

candowhateveryoulike,

sister,’”Jenny-Maytoldthevery

amusedBreakfasthostsJohn

CampbellandHayleyHolt.

“Howgooddoesthat

bubblestaste?”sheasked,

Katrina,whoreplied,“Oh,so,

sogood.Sogood.I feellike

it’sverywelldeserved!”

Thefestivitieskickedonwell

intothenight,withtheteam

meetingtheirfamilyandfriends

fora post-matchfunction– as

Caseyvaliantlyputit, “[We’ll]

keepgoingtillthesun’sup!”

A slightlymorehesitantLaura

lamentedthatshewasflying

homeveryearlyin themorning

• indeed,sheposteda storyto
  herInstagramaccountshortly
  after the victory, revealing she’d

returnedtothehotelearlyto

pack– andsheevenhadsome

worktodoforheraccountancy

firmbeforecatchingherflight

thenextmorning.

WhileCasey,TerryandMaia

areenjoyinga well-deserved

Europeanholidayasa family,as

areKatrinaandJoel,Lauraflew

straighthometoherbaseon

theSunshineCoast,whereshe

wasduebackattrainingjust

fourdaysaftertheepicfinalfor

herclubteamthe Lightning,

whichis also

coachedby

Noeline.

Karintoois

duebackather

full-timejobthis

weekbut,fornow,

theimmediate

priorityis sleep!

“I feelthejet

lagcomingon,

definitely!”she

sayswitha laugh.

“Butyes,straight

backintowork

onMonday.I’ma

sportdevelopment

officeratAthletics

Wellington. And

whatI’verealisedaboutnetball

is thatthere’snosuchthingas

anoff-season!”

Janeagrees,althoughshe’s

notsurewhattheimmediate

futurehasin store– apartfrom

somewell-deservedzzz’s.

“I actuallyhaven’tthought

aboutit!I’mgoingtochilloutat

leastforthisweek,andreassess

nextweek.

“Andthen,thetraining

begins again!” #

Kelly Bertrand

Longshots:TheFernswent

in withgutsandcameout

withglory.Aboveleft

(fromleft):Goldengirls

Ameliaranne,Jane,Katrina,

KarinandLaurasingonthe

podium.Above:Proud

coaches Deb and Noeline.