Losing a game the way that we did against the Queensland Firebirds is simply not good enough. Every Vixen needs to sit and reflect on their own performance and also that of the team.
Yes, Firebirds deserve the credit. They are having a brilliant season and again produced a classy performance, but they certainly did not face the talented Vixens team that they should have.
Firebirds deserve the top spot. They are relentless, confident and classy in attack and defence. Are they beatable? Yes.
For us… There are no excuses for that sort of performance. It was not the standard of netball that we expect from ourselves and not what you deserve as onlookers. That is not a performance that any of us are proud of.
We can complain that we have lost Sharelle McMahon; in fact we can find many things to complain about… but where will it get us? Nowhere.
We were prepared. We were focused. We had the burning desire to win. Although, we let fear take over and did not let our presence do the convincing. We have only ourselves to blame.
So what now? Fortunately we don’t have a lot of time to dwell on the loss, with our next game on Sunday against West Coast Fever. This gives us the chance to re-stamp our authority and more so the opportunity to believe in ourselves again. A lot can be said about talent we have in this team, even though talent alone won’t win you games, it’s there and what we do with it is completely our choice.
Expectation is a funny thing. It’s pressure. At times we forget that we do not step over that white line to prove anything to anyone other than ourselves. We are the Melbourne Vixens. We have the talent. We have the game plan. We have the heart. The missing link? Executing the power within us.
Sports do not build character. They reveal it. They don’t call it a leap of fear… they call it a leap of faith.
Let’s do this.
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