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Welcome to Season 2 of Qtr Time, the UK's ultimate superfan netball podcast. We are super excited to be back and bringing you all the netball goodness you need in 2022.


This year we'll be bringing you even more analysis, interviews and huge special guests from accross the netball family. If there's someone you want to hear from, or a burning question you want to ask one of the netball greats, get in touch with us on social media.


Thanks for tuning in for Season 2, it's great to be back!


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This season we are proud to be partnered with Carbon Jacked, an environmental start-up that helps individuals and businesses combat climate change through carbon footprint reduction, rewilding and education.


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Welcome to the latest episode of Qtr Time, the UK's ultimate netball podcast covering all things netball in the UK and beyond! This season we are so excited to be partnered with Carbon Jacked.


This episode is the second in our two-part mini-series covering the 2022 Quad Series between the Vitality Roses, Origin Diamonds, Silver Ferns and Spar Proteas. Trust me, this episode is a big one!


Firstly we’ll recap all the matches in the series and bring you our three word summaries of all 8 games. Next, we take a more detailed look at the final before revealing our players of the series.


This episode also features two of the biggest names from this series. Firstly we hear from Jess Thirlby about England’s defeat to Australia in the finals, key learnings from this series and Commonwealth Games selection priorities. Finally, we chat to Diamonds Head Coach Stacey Marinkovich about what is important to the Diamonds, get her perspective on the media noise prior to this series, and find out how the Diamonds are feeling after retaining their quad series title.


Grab a cuppa and settle in folks!


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This season we are proud to be partnered with Carbon Jacked, an environmental start-up that helps individuals and businesses combat climate change through carbon footprint reduction, rewilding and education.


Become a member and sign up today at www.carbonjacked.com


Make sure to use our special listener discount code for an epic 30% off! Just enter NETBALLPOD at the checkout.


For business and general enquiries contact  [email protected]


Have a question? Email us - [email protected]


Music:  John Yasutis


Artwork: Lucy Goodman

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Welcome to the first episode of Qtr Time for 2022, the UK's ultimate netball podcast covering all things netball in the UK and beyond! This season we are so excited to be partnered with Carbon Jacked.


This episode is the first in our two-part mini-series covering the 2022 Quad Series between the Vitality Roses, Origin Diamonds, Silver Ferns and Spar Proteas. We take a look at how all four nations are shaping up ahead of the series, and give our predictions for standout players and which teams we think will be taking home the silverware.


We hear from two key figures about how their sides are shaping up. Firstly we chat to the South African national coach Dorette Badenhorst about life in the SA camp, how they are hoping to adjust with key international players missing, and the impact of the pandemic on their preparations ahead of this key test series. Finally, we have a fascinating interview with New Zealand’s World Cup winning coach Dame Noeline Taurua, where we discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the Silver Ferns and their journey since the disastrous Commonwealth Games in 2018.


You will not want to miss this one - take a listen!


Stay tuned for Part 2 of our mini-series featuring key names from the England and Australian setups, to be released next week.


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This season we are proud to be partnered with Carbon Jacked, an environmental start-up that helps individuals and businesses combat climate change through carbon footprint reduction, rewilding and education.


Become a member and sign up today at www.carbonjacked.com


Make sure to use our special listener discount code for an epic 30% off! Just enter NETBALLPOD at the checkout.


For business and general enquiries contact  [email protected]


Have a question? Email us - [email protected]


Music:  John Yasutis


Artwork: Lucy Goodman

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Welcome to another special bonus episode of QTR Time, the UK's ultimate netball podcast covering all things netball in the UK and beyond!


In this episode, we cover the recent Roses Reunited series between the England Roses and the Jamaican Sunshine Girls. We analyse each match in detail, taking a look at the three key elements from each test that we think played a role in deciding the outcome, and giving our three-word summaries of the games. We also highlight our matchups of the series and look at the areas of strength and areas of growth for each team.


This episode also features England Rose and sharpshooter Ellie Cardwell, who we chat to about her brilliant performances and the importance of gelling combinations in a national side.


This test series was epic, with numerous combinations tried and tested and a great opportunity for both squads to cement ahead of the Commonwealth Games next year.


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Welcome to another special episode of QTR Time, the UK's ultimate netball podcast covering all things netball in the UK and beyond!


In this bumper bonus episode, we'll be chatting in detail about the 2021/22 VNSL signing window and taking a loook at how each of the 11 Superleague franchises are shaping up ahead of the new season. We discuss the major ins and outs from every team, along with key talking points around their new or existing combinations and units.


We are also bringing you three juicy interviews with VNSL Head Coaches from Celtic Dragons, London Pulse and Wasps Netball. Our chat with the newly appointed Dannii Titmuss-Morris covers the new strategy for Dragons this season and how the club hopes to enter into a new era. We discuss Pulse's young and exciting squad with Sam Bird and how she plans to mitigate the lack of experience that comes with signing younger players. Finally we hear from Mel Mansfield about the new look Wasps side for 2022 and some of the reasoning behind their signings and squad announcement this year.


Buckle up folks and clear your schedules - this one is a big one.


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Music:  John Yasutis


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Welcome to another special bonus episode of QTR Time, the UK's ultimate netball podcast covering all things netball in the UK and beyond!

It is so great to be back with more netball goodness after our summer hiatus.

In this episode, we cover the recent Cadbury Netball Series for the Taini Jamison Trophy which took place in Christchurch between the Silver Ferns and the England Roses. This test series between the reigning Commonwealth Games champions and World Cup winners was a rollercoaster, so we analyse each match in detail, taking a look at the three key elements from each test that we think played a role in deciding the outcome.

We also highlight our standout players from each nation, discuss the impact of the series as a whole and give our predictions for Commonwealth Games squads based on current form and combinations.

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Welcome to Episode 21 of QTR Time, a brand new podcast covering all things netball in the UK and beyond!


On today's episode, we sum up all four matches from the 2021 Vitality Netball Superleague finals weekend, picking out all the key stats and player performances from every game.


Our guest for this episode is Team Bath co-captain and sharpshooter Kim Borger, who we chat to about the drama and emotions of playing in a finals weekend, dealing with disappointment and how you pick yourself up after coming so close to tasting victory. We also touch on the VISA restrictions placed on our imports - a topic we'll be coming back to during the off-season.


This will be the final episode of Season One of QTR Time, but we'll be back with monthly episodes from now until 2022, along with some extra special bonus content for you - so keep an eye on our social channels to stay in the loop. Thanks for all your support this season and see you soon!


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Welcome to Episode 20 of QTR Time, a brand new podcast covering all things netball in the UK and beyond!


On today's episode, we recap all the games from Round 20 of the Vitality Netball Superleague, and reveal our games of the round and players of the round.


Our guest for this episode is netball guru Tamsin Greenway, who we will be chatting to about the 2021 Vitality Netball Superleague Season and how each team has fared this year. Tamsin was our very first guest on the podcast back in February, so we catch up with her about everything that's happened over the past 5 months. We cover the key questions around why certain teams failed to meet expectations, what the top 4 teams have done sucessfully and whether there are too many teams in the league in its current format.


Settle in folks! This one is a big one. 


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Welcome to Episode 19 of QTR Time, a brand new podcast covering all things netball in the UK and beyond!


On today's episode, we recap all the games from Round 19 of the Vitality Netball Superleague, and reveal our games of the round and players of the round. We touch on the inclusion of Leeds Rhinos in the Top Four following the news that their Round 20 fixtures will not be played, and we'll also look at this more closely in our season wrap next week.


Our guest for this episode is Loughborough Lightning Captain Fantastic Nat Panagarry, who we'll be chatting to about Pride month and LGBTQ+ inclusivity in netball.  We hear from Nat about her journey, being a role model, inspiring the next generation of netballers to be their true authentic selves, and what netball can do to further its work in inclusion. 


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Welcome to Episode 18 of QTR Time, a brand new podcast covering all things netball in the UK and beyond!


On today's episode, we take an in-depth look at the nailbiting contest between WPOB Magic and Southern Steel over in the ANZ Premiership, analysing our key takeaways from the contest and highlighting some of the crucial stats. 


Our guest for this episode is Strathclyde Sirens Captain and former Adelaide Thunderbirds midcourter, Gia Abernethy. We hear from Gia about how she got started in netball, the influence of her family on her career so far and her experience playing in the U21 Australian team.


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Music:  John Yasutis


Artwork: Lucy Goodman