Can people (commentators) please stop retiring me and bringing me back out of it? I retired in 2019. Came out of it in 2021 and haven’t retired since. Pretty sure that’s only once. 🤦♀️🤷♀️
#researchiskey
#notthreetimes
3 weeks ago there was no playing of netball in my near future. Now...
@thundernetball
debut
#2
🤣 really great to get back out there and somehow play 20 minutes of
@NetballSL
again! Bring on next week 🖤💛
Not that EN have said anything yet; but the national premier league season starts next weekend. Head to your local premier netball club and you might see some of the familiar faces you wanted to see in NSL 2.0 👀👀👀 🌹🌹🌹💙❤️
We can question the coaching decisions of course, BUT Australia have been superb out on that court. Just not our time unfortunately. But it will come.
#NWC2023
I’m quite enjoying the netty gossip. Passes the time in this odd void at the end of the season 😂 plus if we really want to be professional we have to accept that this kind of thing will happen eventually 🤷♀️
@KerryAlmond
I feel the coaches lost their nerve not starting Caldwell, yes huge decision when u have housby and harten but surely based on performance? They went with experience instead. Oh well bring on bronze!
Things we love to see.
Malcs having the game of her life in a World Cup semi 😍
Fran & Imo being the clutch queens we all know and love 👑
Helen shooting the lights out.
Geva just dominating.
#nwc2023
We are ecstatic to announce that the one and only
@KerryAlmond
will be joining the
@thundernetball
squad! 🎉
The three-time
@NetballSL
#champion
has come out of retirement and will replace defender Loreen Ngwira 🙌
You can read the press release here:
🖤💛
2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ with
@thundernetball
couldn’t wish for a better team to play the game with and spend those 200 with 🥰 thank you to this incredible club and all my teammates through the years. 🤩
Seeing a lot of “can’t believe that player didn’t get a contract” but keep in mind that player may have been offered a contract but couldn’t take it due to work/career and the increased time commitments. There may be other factors in play as to why this player hasn’t got a team.
Never have I been so happy to see my feed so full of netball! Congrats to all the
@EnglandNetball
roses. What an amazing advert for the game. Let’s hope the media sits up and notices our game a lot more now! 🥇🥇
#GC2018netball
.
@thundernetball
fans you absolutely showed up tonight and rocked Belle Vue. We heard you and we felt you. Epic. Thank you 🖤💛 we’ll see you Sunday yeah?
@NetballSL
First full 60 minute game in a long old time and loved every second. And about 20 years since our last game together for
@OldhamNetball
with
@jadeyclarke
😂😂 great run out around, result not to be, but a great prem debut for Danika and plenty more to come from these girls! 💙❤️
I just wonder where all the extremely talented kids in yorks/north east will go now. They have no franchise to look up to and strive towards which is always a key goal for youngsters. Short-sighted and disappointing. Hopefully another northern team is brought in soon.
THIS IS THE PROBLEM!
Why can the boys go INSIDE and play basketball but the girls can’t train properly OUTSIDE? Makes absolutely no sense at all until you realise that this country has always prioritised men’s sport over women’s sport. It’s disgraceful.
@KerryAlmond
@BorisJohnson
I’ve just to watch my daughter and her friends socially distance train outside unable to pass a ball or play the game they love in the pouring rain till it had to b abandoned whilst the boys were inside training and playing basketball. This is so wrong , girls sport is forgotten
Absolutely gutted for the Roses but The Ferns turned up and played a great game plan when it mattered most. Time to use this to build to NWC next summer 🌹
One last ride next week with the best team 🖤💛
Fans as always were epic, the Thunderdome was rocking.
Thank you for all your support and all the messages today. There’s too many to reply to but know that I appreciate every single one of them 🖤💛
#thunderfamily
We need the
@BorisJohnson
& the UK gov to start giving a damn about grassroots & women’s sport. They say they want the country healthy in body & mind but so far there’s no actual evidence of this
#bringnetballback
#sportbeforebooze
📣PRESS RELEASE: Oldham Netball Club say ‘female-only sports are forgotten about’ as they call to be allowed to resume training
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#Oldham
#netball
#bringnetballback
Feeling a little like a proud mum this weekend ☺️ so many incredible good young players coming through and absolutely nailing it. Loving everything about this team and the culture we’ve created this season.
#happyandproud
@thundernetball
🖤💛💜
Bartercard Surrey Storm is thrilled to announce the signing of former Storm captain and four-time Netball Super League champion Hannah Knights ✍️
Welcome back Hannah 💙
Read more 🔗
#NSL2023
Full credit to all involved in the Legends series. Great to have live netball back on our screens. However, with
@NetballSL
looming I do think that
@SkyNetball
needs to up its game in terms of commentators. IMO it’s not been great at all.
We just can't keep her away, the legend that is
@KerryAlmond
will be joining us for 2022
@netballsl
season!
#Retirement
obviously isn't for everyone 🤭
This will be the Goal Keeper's 13th season with us so she is very accustomed with the
#Thunder
way! 💛🖤
I never knew being a
@thundernetball
supporter was so stressful! Sorry everyone 😂😂😂 great comeback win from the girls but let’s not do that again yeah? 😱
The state of some of these comments 🙄 if you don’t like it don’t comment, just skip on by instead of peddling the same old crap time after time. Well done
@Lionesses
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Pretty solid weekend with the
@thundernetball
crew don’t you think? 2 great wins and good performances but there’s still definitely lots to tidy up on and improve on! Onwards and upwards to next weekend and another double header 🖤💛💪🏻
Really enjoyed this today. Thrown in at the deep end doing it for the first time but it was fun. Hopefully everyone enjoyed it and the game and that we were a little entertaining 🖤💛
As I walk through Tesco in my
@OldhamNetball
tracksuit, the RAC man shouts “excuse me love, you should play basketball” 🙄 nah mate, netball’s better and the clue is in the wording on my jacket.
Really tough game tonight against
@SirensNetball
definitely felt the lack of full training post concussion, but got over the line and lasted the full 60. Somehow 😅😅
@thundernetball
🖤💛 big training week ahead of next game against Mavs.
So excited to be back again for
@thundernetball
in 2023! Cannot wait to get back with the girls, solidify old partnerships and build new ones! Bring it on 🖤💛 new season, new faces, same aim 🏆🥇
Merry & Sherry can only rhyme with one player.. Welcome our
@KerryAlmond
!
(You try rhyming to
#Almond
!)
Thunder Legend
@KerryAlmond
has signed for her 14th
@NetballSL
season! With 4
#Superleague
titles, Kerry's experience along with her formidable force makes her a key player.
.
@thundernetball
have made play offs every season since 2010 🤩 and it’s always that same feeling of excitement, achievement and pride. 2024 semis…. We’re coming for ya 🖤
I’ve enjoyed every second of playing in the same team with this lady. It’s been amazing to see how much she’s grown into the woman she is now. Proud of you Joycey. Will be supporting you from afar 🖤💛
#thunderfamily
Our
#Malawi
Queen
@_Joycemvula
is leaving for new adventures overseas after spending 6 seasons at Manchester Thunder! ✨
We wish you all the luck in the world Joyce and will hopefully see you at
@birminghamcg22
#CommonwealthGames
🇲🇼
Read more here:
Literally just turn over to
@SkyNetball
and the first thing I hear is
@KerryAlmond
“keeps retiring and coming back” Once ! She did it once 😡 Multiple retirement reversals was a WA closer to home 😉🤷🏻♂️
Maybe they were offered a contract but couldn’t relocate. Or maybe they were offered the lowest tier contract but they couldn’t afford it with the extra time off work they might need. Just some thoughts on why XYZ player might not be pulling on an NSL dress in 2025.
Always a great atmosphere at Belle Vue. But a sold out first home game of the season was something else! Incredible noise and party atmosphere last night
#thunderfamily
! Thank you 🖤💛
Great grinding win over an excellent Mavs team tonight 🙌🏻🙌🏻 tough going at times but great to show that we can grind it out when needed. Thanks to our little pocket of travelling fans and
@PathwayThunder
U21s 🖤💛
Exciting times for Women's netball! I noticed quite big differences in each team's social media skills. Being professional I feel some need to up their game. Especially after seeing what some of the
@EnglandMMNA
clubs like
@nwspartans
put out in the lead up to nationals
#NSL2025
We love our sport for many reasons. But the support shown by the
@thundernetball
team cheering on
@runlikeforrest
after her team have just won the
#VNSL2021
has brought a tear to our eye! “There’s only one Sara Francis-Bayman”
#VictoryAsOne
💜🤍💛
Great day
@Fast5allstars
today! Some brilliant play from all the
@thundernetball
young guns 💪🏻 cannot wait to get back to 7 a side netball and see where this young team takes us this season 🖤💛🤩🤩
I am tired.
I am hoarse.
But I loved it.
Thank you
@nwspartans
for trusting me, for listening to me when I attempted to explain a drill and for letting me a part of a truly unforgettable weekend
@EnglandMMNA
nationals 2023! Congrats to
@KnightsNetball
on the double! 💙🖤
It’s been a while since I played a full 4 quarters, let’s see what tomorrow brings, but for now, celebrating a good win and looking at where we/I can improve 💛🖤 loving the fact that we made so many changes in that final quarter and still pushed on. These youngsters are so good!
It’s been an absolute honour to play with
@ljmalcolm1
for so long. She’s been an incredible friend and player through the years. We love you Malcs & I’m sure you’ll absolutely smash this opportunity and dream! 💛🖤
Our captain
@ljmalcolm1
has been offered a new opportunity overseas that, after 10 years in the
@NetballSL
& 4 Superleague trophies, she couldn’t turn the chance down 🤩
Whilst gutted she's leaving, we couldn't be more excited for her new adventure. ✈️
A good game and so much more to come from this Allstars team. Can’t wait for the next game on Friday! Also, how good was it to see
@BethCobs1
back on the court and playing well 💪🏻
Gutted that scheduling meant that some of us couldn’t be there to celebrate this with our teammates but so unbelievably proud of this incredible group of ladies. And the team behind the team too! Proud to represent my home town club and do it with remarkable people ❤️💙
@EnglandNetball
Prem 1 CHAMPIONS🏆🏆 The biggest shout out to our amazing athletes, seasoned & the
#youngguns
who stepped up, stepped in & smashed it🔥🔥 Also our amazing supporters, friends & family, we couldn’t have done it without you ❤️💙
#ONCgirls
#TheLegacyContinues
Fully agreed.
@EnglandNetball
the 3 divisions of the National Premier League deserve some exposure. There are some outstanding players in these leagues and some cracking games. We need to build the profile!
I love a good battle and Cat is one of the best around to do that against. She’s insanely tough to play against but off court it’s all good and smiles. A battle to be relished next time around I think. 🖤💛
@netballchat
I disagree with this. There were comments one season about how boring our Thunder dress was, didn’t affect me one bit. So long as you’re not saying “oh so & so looks horrendous in this dress” criticism of a dress style or a font is absolutely fine.
It wasn’t to be last night but proud of this team and how we’ve overcome the adversities we’ve faced this season. We go again tomorrow and bring home that 🥉 🖤💛
Can confirm that I never stopped playing netball. I never retired from all netball only the Superleague and
@thundernetball
. I continued to play for
@OldhamNetball
as I always have done and continue to do so alongside being back for Thunder.
@KerryAlmond
@OldhamNetball
is this what almond retirement looks like? the most netball ever .... club, superleague and national team???? where did it all go wrong? lol such a quiet relaxing time!!!
Not how we wanted the season to end but still so proud of this team and what we’ve achieved over this season. Thank you so much to all staff, volunteers, fans, sponsors and everybody else out there who helped along the way this year. It’s been a ride! 🖤🐝💛
First
@OldhamNetball
game since forever tonight! Huge thanks to
@YWburyNCseniors
for the very competitive friendly. Even actually enjoyed a run around at GD for a short while.. Those 15min quarters were looooooong though 🥵
#netballisback
That’s how you bounce back and respond to a tough defeat. Brilliant first half performance, some lulls in the second but a LOT of positives to take from that. Now onto Pink week and Storm 😁🖤💛
Not pretty at times but it’s always important to get the W in the first game, so we’ll take it. Thanks to our travelling band of fans - awesome as always - and the love on Twitter. Onwards and upwards and improvements to find. 🖤💛
Whilst this is great news, I remain sceptical on the modified version and how this will be implemented. For the time being I’m just happy we can finally go back and train after 5 months of being away 🙌🏻🙌🏻
Not only did we break a goal scoring record this afternoon.. 😎
🎉We also secured our place in the playoffs! 🎉
Not a bad weekend with a stomach full of
#EasterEggs
😏😋
🥁The moment that you've all been waiting for Our EMMNA Mixed's opponents for the Super Sunday Showdown on Sunday 2nd July have been named!
The Mixed All-Stars Team has some of your favourite
#NSL2023
players and some of the best International Netballers playing today!
They've done it 💥
The Vitality Roses make history as they beat New Zealand in the semi-finals and progress to their first ever World Cup final.
#NWC2023
l
@NetballWorldCup
Wakefield that’s over and out. Great first half of the season. Plenty to work on but we’re moving in the right direction. Loving being out there with this ⬇️ team. (And how 😍 are these dresses?)