Hume relishing move to big smoke

Emily Templeton (11), of Alexandra, and Peyton Robertson (11), of Clyde, hold the ANZ Premiership and Super Club trophies with Southern Steel players (from left) Jennifer O'Connell, Jamie Hume, Olivia Bates and Gina Crampton at the Meridian Mall yesterday
Emily Templeton (11), of Alexandra, and Peyton Robertson (11), of Clyde, hold the ANZ Premiership and Super Club trophies with Southern Steel players (from left) Jennifer O'Connell, Jamie Hume, Olivia Bates and Gina Crampton at the Meridian Mall yesterday. Photo: Gerard O'Brien
Jamie Hume is preparing for the change of a lifetime.

Having grown up in Clyde and moved to Dunedin to attend university, the 21-year-old is set to get a taste of big-city living.

The goal attack has linked with the Northern Mystics for the 2018 ANZ Premiership, after spending the past two years with the Southern Steel.

She will join Silver Ferns goal shoot Bailey Mes and fellow youngster Tera-Maria Amani in the shooting circle.

Maria Tutaia, the Mystics' mainstay in the goal attack position in recent years, remains unsigned.

It had been a tough decision for the promising youngster to make the move to Auckland.

However, she said it would be a good opportunity to play with new players and learn new things.

''Obviously I'm from here, I've lived here my whole life, I've played for this region my whole life,'' she said.

''So yeah, it was a hard decision to leave and it's a long way to go, so it's going to be a big change.

''I'm from a tiny wee town and now I'm moving to a big city, so it was a difficult decision, but I think I've made the right choice.''

It is now three weeks on from the Steel's ANZ Premiership win and a week and a-half on from the Super Club victory.

The celebrations had not finished just yet, though.

Hume was at the Meridian mall yesterday interacting with fans, alongside Gina Crampton, Jennifer O'Connell and Olivia Bates.

''It's amazing. We've just had the best season anyone could ask for.

''It was a huge week of celebrations and obviously the Super Club the week afterwards and it is definitely not something I'm going to forget any time soon.''

Despite playing back-up to Te Paea Selby-Rickit for most of the season, Hume had done enough to impress the national selectors in her 10 appearances.

She was back into training after a week and a-half off, now preparing for Silver Ferns trials, which she would attend as a training partner.

Having learnt plenty throughout the year, she was looking forward to the chance to trial with the country's best players.

She would also turn out for Markham's College in club netball on Saturday.

Now back in Dunedin, she was picking up her primary school teaching degree and enjoying having a routine again.

After a busy off-season last year, she was looking forward to a break over summer, before heading to Auckland in January.

-Southern Steel captain Wendy Frew's surgery on her ruptured Achilles tendon on Tuesday had been ''textbook'' and the 32-year-old would turn her attention to recuperating in time for another campaign next season, according to a Steel social media update reported by NZN yesterday.

The usual recovery time from such surgery is nine months.

 

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