South Warrnambool's Ally O'Connor speaks to The Standard after winning the 2023 Hampden league Dot Jenkins Medal.
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00:00 with Ali O'Connor. Ali, you've just won your second Jenkins medal. How does it feel?
00:06 Very surreal, definitely very unexpected, especially with the level of athletes that I'm playing alongside with South.
00:13 You've got your Annie Blackburns and everyone on the court. It's a very surreal feeling.
00:17 Obviously, Annie's runner-up, there was plenty of you in the team of the year. How does it feel to celebrate those achievements here at the club today?
00:28 It's so special. I think, without this sounding bad, I got more excited Annie coming second because I just knew I was with her.
00:36 It's just been the story of the year. Working alongside these incredible girls has been the best feeling ever.
00:42 It's a team effort. This isn't just an individual award, it's for everyone. It's really, really nice.
00:48 We're looking ahead to the weekend, getting ready for Grand Final races. We're going to go back-to-back, but it's your first open Hamden Netball Grand Final.
00:57 How are you feeling? Are you confident the girls can get it done?
01:00 I'm excited. I'm really nervous, obviously, with the news with Soph, which, again, like Annie touched on, absolutely devastating for her.
01:09 But we're looking towards the seven on court, just at the bibs, hopefully, that we can come on top.
01:16 We're going to work hard and see what happens.
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