Fresh from claiming their third straight Northern Inland Regional Netball League title Quirindi's open womens side are now playing a waiting game as to whether or not they will get a shot at adding a state title to that.
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Originally scheduled to be held in June, they are due to be held on October 17-18.
But in light of the increase in COVID-19 cases, there is some uncertainty around if they will go ahead.
Netball NSW said late last month they will make a final decision this coming Monday (August 17).
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Quirindi captain and goal attack Rachel James said they initially weren't intending to play in the Regional League this season.
"But with all the carnivals being cancelled that we would usually go to [with the state titles in mind] we thought we might as well play to get some games," she said.
On Sunday they were crowned the best opens team in the region for the fifth time in six years after beating Tamworth 28-18 in the Division 1 final.
Most of the side were involved in the previous two successes with the core of the side having played together for a while, James said.
They are, as she put it, "a bit of a miss-match side" and can't really train, but they just enjoy playing together.
After being undefeated through the round games they found themselves in both their semi-final against Tamworth and the final, down at half-time but fought back in the second half to get the win.
In the final they trailed by as much as six points at one stage and four at half-time.
"They played really well. They didn't really miss a shot and their feeds into the circle were good," James said.
Tamworth's pressure particularly up their shooting end was also very good, and she conceded they were "a little bit lost as to what to do".
But they made a few positional changes at half-time, and as it did in the semi-final things just came together in the second half.
"We did the little things well," she said..
Down the court their structure was better and they were driving to the middle, and they just finished a lot better.