“I’m really just looking forward to playing with my team-mates again. That’s why I play the game... ”

OH CAPTAIN, photographer Michael Bradley MY CAPTAIN Cox swiftly takes the lead

By Veronica Miller from her over the years, and I’ll thinking about as I realise I am be bringing that to my leadership closer to the end of my career has quite a year of the new NSW Swifts.” than the beginning. To ahead of her. As the newly any netballer on her appointed captain of the NSW Always a loud voice on the team, way up, I would say: Swifts, she is looking forward to Cox’s goal is to be a voice for all make the most of taking her team into the first year the players. “One of the greatest your opportunities,” of the ANZ Championship. challenges this year will be the Cox said seriously. integration of all our players into “Every time you “I’m stoked to be Captain,” she the NSW Swifts,” she added. go to training or says. “The NSW Swifts have a get on the court, winning culture and this year is But while Cox aspires to the work to the best going to be very competitive Australian captaincy, she’s really of your abilities. for us. But while we have a very not in it for the glory of the N e t b a l l strong team, and obviously leadership role. “Of course it should be would love to win the first season would be great, but I’m really just fun, but it’s of the ANZ Championship, and looking forward to playing with also hard at the risk of sounding clichéd,” my team-mates again. That’s work.” she laughed, “we are going to why I play the game – not for the be concentrating on playing one money, although it’s nice, I love game at a time.” it for the team environment, for the opportunity to play with my Cox has a job many would envy, friends and to share the highs and but she’s also filling the shoes lows of elite competition.” of an Australian legend, which is sure to be a daunting After eleven years with the prospect. Swifts and eleven years with the Australian team, Cox is one of “Taking over from (as the most experienced players in a NSW team captain), I have the country. What advice would massive shoes to fill. She is one she have for younger players who of the best netballers the country aspire to a career as successful as has every seen, and was a great hers? captain of both the and . I’ve learnt so much “That’s something I’ve been