Herald Sun snaps Netball`s Festival of Stars training session

Friday, June 4, 2010

The photographer snapped the two working on their defensive moves and shooting tactics on Wednesday afternoon at Wesley College.

The duo joins their captain Luke Darcy in the MARS Red beyondblue team that is set to take on Liz Ellis’ Holden Cruze National Breast Cancer Foundation side at Netball’s Festival of Stars on Sunday at Hisense Arena.

The complete celebrity line-ups are as follows:

MARS Red beyondblue: Luke Darcy, Rebecca Twigley, Dave Hughes, Shelley O’Donnell, James Tomkins, Mieke Buchan and Lehmo

Holden Cruze National Breast Cancer Foundation: Liz Ellis, Adam Spencer, Glenn Archer, Adam Swanson, Lydia Lassila, Ryan Moloney, Brigitte Duclos

The match will be played over two 15 minute halves, and will be umpired by Queensland Firebird star Natalie Medhurst and former Australian U/21 netballer Wendy Fleming.

The official charities will be hoping for some accurate shooting skills by the celebrity players, as ANZ will be donating $1,000 for the first goal scored in each half to the player’s team charity, and $100 for every other goal scored in the match.

The celebrity match will be followed by a performance from Australian singing sensation Paulini Curuenavuli, before the Melbourne Vixens take on the Adelaide Thunderbirds in a must-win match for the defending premiers.

Doors open at 11.30am this Sunday, with the celebrity match to commence at 12 noon and the ANZ Championship match starting at 2.50pm.  Both games will be broadcast on TEN and ONE from 1.30pm.