Warrnambool Mermaids basketballer Mia Mills on 2023 Big V grand final

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00:00 Thanks for joining us Mia, another grand final berth for the Mermaids this weekend.

00:05 How are you feeling about your chances?

00:07 Yeah, really excited. We've had a couple of really good weeks on the training track, on the basketball court.

00:11 So hopefully all of that practice can conclude Saturday night and things possibly can come out on top.

00:16 And you and Ballerina have played a fair bit this year. What are you expecting from them?

00:20 As always Ballerina will bring to us a bit of a country town rivalry in a way with the way Big B's formatted.

00:27 He's been on a lot of Metro teams so us and Ballerina always have a massive tussle.

00:31 He'll be physical, he'll be quick but hopefully it'll be a great game.

00:35 You mentioned earlier Lee Prim and the coach. What impact has he had on you girls?

00:40 Yeah, he's just incredible. He's one of those coaches that you only get once or twice in your career.

00:46 We're lucky to have had him so early on.

00:49 As a part of the Mermaids crew he's definitely pushed us all along from day dot.

00:55 We're very lucky to have had him as our coach and we couldn't be more thankful for what he's done for our whole entire group.

01:01 And are you expecting a big crowd on Saturday night? Do you girls enjoy playing in front of the home fans?

01:06 Yeah, definitely. The home crowd, there is nothing like it. We definitely have the best crowd in the league.

01:11 And that's just unreal. We can't believe that we're going to have that many people there supporting us in another home final.

01:17 So we encourage everyone to get to the arc Saturday night and cheer us on and hopefully we can come out on top.

01:22 - Good luck Mia. - Thank you.

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