The West Australian netball team, West Coast Fever is a success for Western Australia and is currently sitting on the top of the ladder. The team was established in 2008 and has won the 2018 and 2020 grand finals. West Coast Fever wasn’t always called West Coast Fever, they were actually named Perth Orioles, but they changed the name to “truly become a West Australia club”. The club’s coach is Dan Ryan but previously Dan coached for the Adelaide team, Adelaide Thunderbirds, so is no newbie when it comes to netball coaching. West Coast Fever plays at RAC Arena and plays away on other days.
Verity Simmons
Verity Simmons is a Centre and Wing Attack for West Coast Fever and has been playing in the club since 2019. She has played 10 games this season and has had 131 assists. She earned herself a spot in the 2021 Origin Diamonds Squad and is planning on competing with West Coast Fever for the next 2 seasons. Verity Simmons is 31 and she is from New South Wales. Quoting Suncorp league Verity Simmons ” is one of the toughest players”. A strength of Verity’s is she has fast agility and is has speed as well. Verity can read the play well and strategies her next move when the time is right.
Overall Verity Simmons is a good asset to the West Coast Fever for future years.