With some of Englands top players heading to Australia and New Zealand, Caroline Barker takes a look at the opportunities it creates for players departing and those coming through the ranks on these shores.
[b]Jeremy Toljan Jersey[/b] . She also asks the question, whats next for netball in both hemispheres? What do Sara Bayman, Jo Harten and Helen Housby all have in common? Apart from an unhealthy obsession with all things sport (gentle ribbing of my American football team is a common theme) theyre all off to ply their trade in the new Australia and New Zealand leagues.For Housby and Bayman, theirs will be a new adventure. Harten, of course, is a not-so-old hand at Antipodean ways. Apart from the obvious twang in interviews, how will the hot-footing of some of Englands best talent leave the Vitality Netball Superleague? Housby heads for ANZ Swifts switch for England star In the pro camp, the exposure to the best in the world will only continue to improve the individual ability of Tracey Nevilles Roses, something the SANZEA tournament had hoped to achieve.Nothing compares with the weekly mettle test, physically and mentally.How can you outwit and outmuscle the likes of Sharni Layton and Caitlin Bassett unless you are exposed to them regularly? Its not just the Aussies too, with the pick of New Zealand, Jamaica and South Africa all on their way. Will there be a time that we see the Aussie Diamonds stars playing in England? Theres also the crowds. The NSL is growing at a considerable rate, but responding under pressure comes with playing in front of a wall of noise and the TV cameras each week.As for coaching, the NSL has some brilliant coaches, but it never hurts to be regularly working with an Aussie or Kiwi style.Its not just the England players heading overseas, of course. South African pair Lenize Potgieter and Karla Mostert have both landed gigs in the new leagues after a successful time on our shores.Of course, the gaps they leave are already being filled. Superleague Ins and Outs Tracking all the player movements ahead of the 2017 season With new franchises, coaches and venues, 2017 promises to be the most exciting Netball Superleague season yet. With so much change, its also the perfect time to get your head around the league for the first time.Its not all one-way traffic, either. Theres a talent exchange already in the coaching department with the Severn Stars taking advantage as former Australian Diamonds player Moonia Gerrard becomes their head coach. Cookey relishing new challenge Our interview with Pamela Cookey on her move into coaching Theres also new blood with Pam Cookey stepping up to a director of netball role, showing a future pathway for players along with Karen Greig who will continue the legacy at Thunder and Tamsin Greenway changing things up with Wasps.Plus theres the return of a strong Scottish franchise with significant investment.The negatives? Losing some of Englands best players will allow the younger talent to come through at NSL level, but wouldnt it be great for them to be alongside their England counterparts and international tormentors too? As a player, why wouldnt you want to ply your trade with the best in the world? Youngsters like Eleanor Cardwell, who have moved to new franchise Severn Stars, will get their chance in this seasons Superleague I have no doubt the competition and tests in the Vitality Netball Superleague will be as demanding as ever in 2017.There is talent all over, but how great would it be to see the likes of Laura Langman and Laura Geitz duelling with Stacey Francis and Serena Guthrie in Manchester?Lets shift the leagues so we can have the best of the best playing in both hemispheres. Two seasons running one after the other?Im sure Bayman and co would love to be paid for playing the game they love twice in one year.The platform is there through the fans, coverage, venues and coaches and will ramp up a level when the season gets underway, once theyve seen whats on offer come 2017, theyll be queuing up for a bit of the NSL action. Also See: Superleague Ins and Outs Three new Superleague teams for 2017
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[b]Eric Oelschlagel Jersey[/b]. Other free agents -- notably Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Terrance Knighton and Shaun Phillips -- helped Denvers defence weather an injury epidemic in which six starters missed significant playing time. "Its been my goal to really continue what Pat Bowlen created in the fact that people want to play here," Elway said last month. "So players will come here late in their career when they know they have a chance to win a world championship." Manning has thrown for 100 touchdowns and 11,336 yards in his two seasons in Denver and this season won his fifth MVP award. He is planning to play in 2014 and perhaps another year after that. Elway has said he doesnt want to just win now, but from "now on," and how backup quarterback Brock Osweiler performs whenever Manning retires will go a long way in determining whether Elways long-term vision will pan out as well as his short-term fixes have. The Broncos ended a six-year playoff drought in 2011 when they went 8-8 with Tim Tebow at quarterback, beating Pittsburgh in the playoffs before losing to New England. Elway lured Manning to Denver that spring and traded away Tebow the next day. "Tim Tebow was so popular, John Elway is the only one who could have pulled that off," wide receiver Demaryius Thomas said. The Broncos went 13-3 in 2012 but a crushing loss to Baltimore in the playoffs left a scar that drove them to another 13-3 season last year. This time, they beat San Diego and New England in the playoffs to reach their first Super Bowl since Elway was leading them from the huddle. Elway has made more than 600 transactions since rejoining the Broncos, and he acknowledged some difficult decisions await as he shapes the roster for 2014. Although the Broncos came up way short in the Super Bowl, Elway promised to navigate this off-season with the notion that this loss will drive Denver to do something no team has done since Buffalo in 1993 -- reach the Super Bowl the year after losing it. "The bottom line is were going to work as hard as we worked this year, if not harder, and continue to do that with the mindset that we want to be world champions," Elway said, "and were going to do everything we can to get there."
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