Joyce Brown is remembered as the outstanding coach of the Australian Netball team (the Diamonds). Together they won multiple World titles.

Joyce was also a fabulous player in her own right. She was the captain of the Australian team to win the first ever World Championship in England in 1963.

She was also selected as a player in the Netball Team of the Century.

But the influence of Joyce extends beyond the statistics. Joyce was a pioneer, trailblazer and advocate for both netball and women's sport generally. Much of the popularity which netball enjoys today can be attributed to the work of Joyce - even though she would not hear of it.

As a coach, she would make it her business to know her players and build relationships. Her role was not only to make her players better athletes but also to be well rounded people with strong values.

Joyce was a coach ahead of her time. Someone who would think differently to the prevailing norm. Someone who would look to other sports to improve her game of choice.

This episode is a potted history of Australian netball using Joyce as the vehicle to do so.

To learn more of Joyce Brown and her thoughts on sport and life generally, would recommend you to read her book ...... No Limits.

Until the next episode. That's stumps. Thank you ballboys. Thank you Hawk Eye.