West Coast Fever extended squad member Chelsea Pitman will join the GIANTS as a temporary replacement player for Round 2 of the Suncorp Super Netball season after their squad was heavily impacted by Health and Safety Protocols.
West Coast Fever General Manager Performance & Pathway Sue Gaudion said: “We’ve given Chelsea Pitman our support to step in as a temporary replacement player for the GIANTS this weekend so that their game can go ahead against the Thunderbirds.”
“We know it’s going to be another challenging year for all clubs and we are committed to doing whatever we can to help the season continue.”
“It’s also a great chance for Chelsea to get some SSN court time and of course we look forward to seeing her back in green at Fever for the remainder of the season.”
The League's COVID-19 Contingency Framework allows teams to select a nominated athlete or training partner from another team under specific circumstances.
If significantly impacted by COVID-19, a team must exhaust their own list of nominated athletes and training partners - dependent on position (goalers, midcourt and defenders) - before applying to select another club's nominated athlete or training partner.
Under the COVID-19 Contingency Framework, GIANTS Netball has selected West Coast Fever training partner Chelsea Pitman for this Sunday's match against the Adelaide Thunderbirds at Netball SA Stadium.
Pitman has signed a temporary replacement player contract with the GIANTS for the Round 2 match, following approval by the League and with support from the Fever.
If the GIANTS wish to select Pitman for a subsequent match, the same contracting process will apply.
If a nominated athlete's original team requires them for a match to replace a player due to injury, illness or COVID-19 they can recall them if:
- The nominated athlete is recalled more than 24 hours prior to the original team's match start time or the impacted team's match, whichever is the earlier scheduled match; and
- The nominated athlete is included in the final squad of 10 athletes for the match
