Romelda Aiken-George has been playing since 2008.
To put that in perspective, Ruth Aryang and Olivia Wilkinson were in kindergarten, and it was the first year of the West Coast Fever.
This Sunday, she will break the all-time National League Games Record when she steps onto the court for the 255th time.
The previous record holder, Cath Cox, held the record for over a decade, retiring in 2014 following 254 games.
Romelda first signed with the Queensland Firebirds in 2008, winning three premierships with the side and two back-to-back MVP trophies across her 197 games.
In 2022, she became a Mum, giving birth to daughter Gianna, alongside her husband Daniel George.
She then joined the NSW Swifts in 2023 as a Temporary Replacement Player, where she helped the side reach a third grand final appearance in six years in her 17 matches.
In 2024, she made the move to Adelaide where she joined the Thunderbirds and was awarded Player of the Match in their Grand Final Victory that same year. She stayed at the Club for another season before announcing her retirement at the end of 2025.
However, when good friend and Jamaican teammate Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard came calling, Romelda picked up the phone. In need of a Temporary Replacement Player for the 2026 season for Fowler-Nembhard who was going on parental leave, Romelda packed up and made the move west.
During the 2026 season she has gone on to have her highest individual scoring matches and shown she still had plenty to give to the game, currently sitting on a huge 9,716 career goals.
Her Head Coach Dan Ryan said there no nobody better in world netball to break this record than Romelda.
“She’s given so much to the Club already in the time she has been here, especially to the younger players who are learning off her,” he said.
“We feel incredibly privileged to be part of her journey.”
This weekend, Romelda’s name will be etched into netball history. The Green Army will be roaring for their Goal Shooter who has already made such an impact on the Club in her short time in the Green Dress.
“Here at the Fever, I feel like I'm just being challenged whenever I go out there on court to be better than who I was the last game,” Romelda said.
“In terms of my longevity, it’s the people around me who make me better on game day.”
Green Army, do you want to witness history? Tickets for Sunday are still available, get in fast.
