WEDDERBURN Redbacks are keeping it in the family in the North Central league.
Hot on the heels of the football team recruiting talented brothers Zach and Jake Pallpratt comes a pair of key netball signings for the reigning premiers.
Kelsey Pallpratt, sister of Zach and Jake, joins from Sandhurst in the powerful Bendigo league, where she played in midcourt in their A Grade team.
And the latest addition to the Redbacks squad is another Sandhurst player, Paige Ryan, who happens to be Zach’s partner.
She is another midcourt player, who has appeared for both the A Grade and A Reserve teams.
Last season she was joint runner-up in the League’s A Reserve best-and-fairest award, a feat she also achieved in 2019.
The important signings come as the league celebrates North Central Netball Association winning Netball Victoria’s Association of the Year award. The NCNA was lauded for its progressive leadership, innovative programs and unwavering commitment to its members.
The successful transition to a formal Board of Management in 2023, the introduction of a C Reserve competition last season as a bridge between junior and senior players, and the NCNA’s umpire development program were among the reasons cited for the award.