Excited Mash coach
can’t hide her praise for Barton
JACK HISLOP
MASH coach Jenny Riedel has praised gun defender Tammy Barton
for starring in her side’s victory over Nightcliff Black last week.
Barton won two points in the No More Spirit Award for her performance,
helping Mash to their second win from four starts in the premier league.
Riedel said Barton worked hard at her game and reaped the
rewards on the court.
“She (Barton) is consistently good. Occasionally I throw her
into goals and she will step up — she is an allround great player,” Riedel
said.
“She is so strong in defence, but on the other hand I can put
her in goals because she has a great netball brain.”
Riedel said changes made to their game plan helped Mash push for
victory.
“We were even in the first quarter and the girls dug deep and
played well,” she said.
“We made a couple of changes and we put into practice what we
had done at training the week before. It paid off and it lifted the whole team.
“We had a few plays that we have been working on and we were
able to implement them during the game — it really helped.
“It was good win. they (Nightcliff Black) were a good team and
we enjoyed it.”
The mindset of the players played a big factor in the win,
having to overcome the hurdle of a 62-6 defeat to A-grade outfit Tracy Village
only two weeks earlier.
“The girls could feel they could win,” Riedel said.
“They were inspired and played well, as opposed to the A-grade
game we played. The morale was different.”
Mash take on A-grade premiers Pints tomorrow night at Marrara.