One is down one end and one is down the other.
But who is playing where causes some confusion.
Identical twins Abby and Sophie Erwood were yesterday named in the New Zealand under-21 squad to train this year with the aim of the peaking for the junior world championships in Botswana next year.
Sophie, who plays goal attack or goal shoot, and Abby, who plays goal defence or goal keep, said it was a great thrill to make the team.
''It was a shock more than a surprise. It had been really hard work to get there. Last time Abby made it into the national schools side as reserve and I missed out,'' Sophie said.
''So people were sort of saying 'Well done Abby, but um, yes, shame about that, Sophie'.''
The twins, who have moved to Dunedin from the family farm in Waitahuna west this year to study at university, said being an identical twin on the netball court was sometimes confusing.
''Someone will yell out 'Well done Abby', when it was actually me who got the ball, and Abby is nowhere near the ball. Then they call you the wrong name. Mum and Dad always have to correct them on that.
''The girls, who turned 18 last Saturday, are staying in different halls and that has caused some confusion with living in a new city.
''When you meet people you don't come out straight away and say you're a twin. You just don't. Then they bail you up and say 'I saw you today and you just ignored me','' Abby said.
''Or they'll come up and start talking about something they've done and you don't know who they are or what they are talking about.''
She said it was not a big deal but was more noticeable in a city.
Abby is half an hour older but Sophie is 4cm taller at 1.85m.
The girls started playing netball at Clutha Valley Primary School and, as they progressed at their chosen sport, they became part of an outstanding South Otago High School team.
With their height, one was placed in the attacking end and one on defence and there they have stayed.
The twins admit they are farm girls and things such as gyms are somewhat foreign to them.
''We used to do our own work. You'd go out on the farm and find a hill to run up and you'd do a bit of interval sprints up them,'' Abby said.
''We'd have our own weights to do. A few cans of baked beans and that.
''I just love being in the country. Being outside and in the fresh air. I think being in the country builds your character in lots of different ways. You have to get stuck into things.
''I think that was what Dad [Hamish] taught us. You've got to get in and do stuff. There is no use watching.
''We've been doing crutching from pretty young, doing drafting. We've learnt how to shear a sheep. It took us a while but we can do it now.''
But one thing they have not done is play each other.
Until now.
Next Monday night their club sides will meet.
Abby plays for Phys Ed while Sophie plays for Southern.
''We can't wait. We'll probably be marking each other. It's going to be fun,'' Abby said.
• College goal shoot Jamie Hume and Waitaki Girls' High School pupil Jennifer O'Connell have been named in the Pathway to Podium squad.
The squad is a talent development programme involving 31 players who have the potential to play at a national level.
