Tristan and Mary to showcase talents at KRA

As part of the NSW Swifts-hosted Suncorp Super Netball First Nations Round this Sunday, we are delighted to introduce you to Team Tristan and Mary, who will be taking part in the curtain-raiser to the Round 13 clash with West Coast Fever.

Hailing from Western Sydney, the team will go head-to-head with fellow First Nations community side The Minhi's under the bright lights of Ken Rosewall Arena before the reigning Premiers do battle with the West Australians. 

Team Tristan and Mary was established in March 2022 to take part in the first western Sydney netball gala day in partnership with Ngroo Education.

The side placed first overall in the mixed division on the day and they have a mixed combination of players from different Netball Associations such as Penrith and Mount Druitt.

All team members have a minimum of 10 years’ experience within the game, whether it be playing, coaching or umpiring.

"We are a family-based team within the local Mount Druitt Aboriginal community, and also through the Western Sydney community and friends who support the First Nations people and Torres Strait Islanders," Tristan Davison, a proud Dunghutti and Gadigal Man, says.  

"The team is thankful to be shown off in front of the patrons of Ken Rosewall Arena to bring light to the mixed netball competition at those participating Associations.

"The members of Team Tristan and Mary are excited to be given this opportunity to showcase their skills, teamwork and community involvement before the Swifts game on Sunday and cannot wait to represent our First Nations people."

The Team also has strong ties with Ngroo Eductation, which was the first service to hold a netball Gala Day in partnership with Netball NSW in the Western Sydney area, with Tristan and Mary the mixed division winners at that event. 

Ngroo Education is a registered, not-for-profit, incorporated association and a registered charity that is based in Western Sydney - Mount Druitt.

They work to improve the opportunity for Aboriginal children to achieve their potential by increasing their level of participation in mainstream early childhood education and care and other relevant services and settings. They run programs such as Connected Beginnings & Aboriginal Families as First Teachers.

They are funded by State and Federal Governments, backed with philanthropic funding to provide services to some of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged children. 

For more information, please visit their website HERE.