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Newly joined player, Maureen “The attitude is what brought “If you can buy into the
Tuia from East Auckland, said me here, everyone is wanting women being together, then
the Ponies bring a different to play, it pushes you to train you’re already half way
vibe and enjoyment. harder and fight for a spot, there,” she said.
trainings are hard but I love
it.”
“I really like it here, it’s great “You can have all the stars in
to try a team with a different the world, but if the culture is
environment, especially if Dion and Kimi have a core not there, the girls don’t get
you’re just starting to get back focus this season to build a along and it’s not a positive
into footy,” Tuia said. healthy team culture and are environment, then you’re just
confident with the team they not going to get anywhere.”
have.
“I pitched the idea to
people that they were “The hardest thing with any
playing for a fresh team, team is to build a culture, but
then more numbers started if you can achieve it with the
showing up through word of group you have, then
mouth, now we have over everything will take care of
25 girls, it’s so good!” itself,” Dion said.
Kimi echoed those thoughts.
