Romelda Aiken-George has sealed a transfer to the NSW Swifts lower than two months after giving delivery, making a spicy Tremendous Netball rivalry after she was minimize unfastened by the Queensland Firebirds.
Key factors:
- The Firebirds launched Romelda Aiken-George earlier this yr
- In July, then-pregnant Aiken-George claimed the Firebirds mentioned it was “too dangerous” to maintain her on
- Aiken-George has signed a coaching accomplice contract with the Swifts to offer cowl for Sam Wallace
The 33-year-old, who did not play what would have been her fifteenth season on the Firebirds this yr, claimed in July that the membership had deemed it “too dangerous” to re-sign the attacker for the 2023 season.
The Firebirds denied the three-time champion’s axing had something to do along with her being pregnant, stating that the star goaler wasn’t supplied a brand new deal for high-performance causes.
Aiken-George had her child in August and 6 weeks on has already performed for Jamaica in a Take a look at sequence in New Zealand.
On Friday she was supplied a coaching accomplice contract with the Swifts, set to offer protection as Sam Wallace recovers from a long-term knee harm.
She is going to transfer to Sydney from Brisbane early subsequent yr.
“Romelda is among the biggest gamers within the historical past of our sport and we’re delighted to welcome her,” Swifts coach Briony Akle mentioned.
“There aren’t many shooters within the sport with a monitor report like Romelda, and that is why we reached out.
“Romelda is a brand new mum and we all know that it is a large transfer for her and he or she has been the utmost skilled to work with and I feel she might be a superb match for our group.
“As a membership, and sport, it is rather necessary that we assist athletes like her to have the chance to return and excel at elite stage.”
Aiken thanked her husband and household for supporting the transfer.
“I really feel I nonetheless have a lot to offer … as Briony mentioned, it is a large transfer for me however the tradition on the Swifts and the closeness of the taking part in group makes me very excited and they’re offering an setting which might be very supportive of me as a brand new mum,” she mentioned.
“I’d additionally wish to thank Sam Wallace who has been actually nice to speak to. I am actually eager to play my position to assist the membership to additional success whereas she regains full health.”
AAP
