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If you wind the clock back a few months, very few people would have imagined the Vixens to be in tonight’s grand final.
The Vixens suffered a rocky start to the season, with only two wins on the board after the first six rounds. McKinnis – who’s been at the helm for 13 years – stunned the netball world in May by announcing that she would resign at the end of the season, and now admits that her own issues were affecting the team.
Melbourne Vixens captain Kate Moloney and coach Simone McKinnis.Credit: Eddie Jim
“To be honest those weeks, I don’t think I was at my best because of everything going on in the background,” McKinnis told this masthead. “The girls were playing how I was feeling.”
Her decision to step down after 13 years at the helm proved a turning point for the Vixens, McKinnis says it allowed the team to focus, and they won eight of their next 10 games to reach back-to-back grand finals.
However, they almost didn’t make it.
The Vixens were in a dire position against the NSW Swifts in the preliminary finals last week, down 51-41 at the last break. A stirring three-quarter time speech from McKinnis triggered an extraordinary 11-goal comeback with goal shooter Sophie Garbin sealing the team’s victory with a goal in the final seven seconds of the quarter.
Read more about the story behind her speech here.
If you wind the clock back a few months, very few people would have imagined the Vixens to be in tonight’s grand final.
The Vixens suffered a rocky start to the season, with only two wins on the board after the first six rounds. McKinnis – who’s been at the helm for 13 years – stunned the netball world in May by announcing that she would resign at the end of the season, and now admits that her own issues were affecting the team.
Melbourne Vixens captain Kate Moloney and coach Simone McKinnis.Credit: Eddie Jim
“To be honest those weeks, I don’t think I was at my best because of everything going on in the background,” McKinnis told this masthead. “The girls were playing how I was feeling.”
Her decision to step down after 13 years at the helm proved a turning point for the Vixens, McKinnis says it allowed the team to focus, and they won eight of their next 10 games to reach back-to-back grand finals.
However, they almost didn’t make it.
The Vixens were in a dire position against the NSW Swifts in the preliminary finals last week, down 51-41 at the last break. A stirring three-quarter time speech from McKinnis triggered an extraordinary 11-goal comeback with goal shooter Sophie Garbin sealing the team’s victory with a goal in the final seven seconds of the quarter.
Read more about the story behind her speech here.
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