Meet the new coach determined to unlock the Queensland Firebirds' next 'purple patch'

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Struggling to be a dominant force, the Queensland Firebirds hope new coach Bec Bulley will see the club turn over a new leaf to become the powerhouse club of Australia's top tier netball competition they once were, winning titles and grand finals across several years.

"They had four grand final appearances in a row, they were runners up in two, then they won two and then when you look at the last six years, we've only made finals once.

Bulley officially took the reins in October, for her first stint as a head coach after a 15-year professional playing career that included 42 games for Australia."When I met with the girls the first time we really just sat down and started talking about our values and standards and behaviours. They want to improve, they want to be better than where they've been," Bulley said.

"It's about 'I want to do a good job … I want the players to do the best they can do, I want them to be confident, I want them to be happy and to be honest'. If you can take care of all those things, success will come. In the mid-court, captain Kim Ravaillion has 60 caps for Australia and Gabi Simpson who featured in those four successive grand final appearances for the Firebirds from 2013 to 2016.Not to mention, Gretel Bueta who Bulley believes was the best player in the world at the time of the Commonwealth Games in August.

 

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Anon, I.... the absolute state...

They need some transwomen on the team.

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