Kangaroo Flat has made a massive splash in BFNL netball, signing former Melbourne Vixens teammates Ruby Barkmeyer and Mwai Kumwenda for the 2025 season.
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00:00Well, it's a very big day here at Kangaroo Flats and we have some amazing nipple recruits.
00:07We have Ruby and MJ. I don't think anyone saw this one coming, girls.
00:11No, we're really excited to finally get it out there that we've signed with Kangaroo
00:15Flats for 2025. I'm really excited to be coming home, playing and also bringing MJ,
00:20playing with MJ at the Vixens. We've spent a lot of time together. We're very good
00:24friends so we're really excited to be back in the circle together.
00:27First impressions of Kangaroo Flats, MJ?
00:29Yeah, I'm so excited. I can't wait to work with this community and be like my
00:34second family. So I'm so excited to join these girls. I can't wait.
00:39And obviously for Ruby, obviously a local girl who's gone away and done some
00:42amazing things and you're back. Did you miss your time here?
00:46Yeah, I've loved my time at the Vixens for five years. I've grown so much as a
00:50player and as a person and I'm really excited to be coming back to Kangaroo Flats.
00:53I always did think that I would be back home playing someday and I'm really excited
00:57to be bringing a friend with me. But yeah, I'm really excited to be getting back
01:00to the community where I grew up and playing my junior netball.
01:02And what's MJ going to bring to the club?
01:05MJ's going to bring so much. She's obviously a great netballer but she brings
01:09so much off the court. She's such an amazing person. Anyone that comes across
01:13her just speaks so highly of her. She's so caring and I'm sure she's going to make
01:17a big impact on this club, not just off the court as well. She's going to bring so much.
01:22And only two months into motherhood for MJ. What's it like?
01:27I'm loving it. I'm loving my little boy always smiling. Yesterday I just went to
01:31see Luby and the boy was like, he was like, smile, smile. He was like, smile.
01:36I'm like, oh, I don't get this. So you were very like a sister to get that.
01:40Yeah, I'm loving it.
01:42I think he's going to be a hit on the sidelines here at Kangaroo Flats next season,
01:45isn't he?
01:46Yes, he'll be running around the court.
01:51And obviously the season has just been completed and obviously a little bit of
01:56bad luck for Kangaroo Flat. Went down by a couple of goals in the grand final.
02:00I think you girls can get them over the line this year, couldn't you?
02:03Yeah, watching the grand final, I think it was such a high quality game of netball.
02:07Kangaroo Flat and Gisborne have been the top two teams all year. So I think we're
02:11really looking forward to joining the club. It's already been so successful and
02:14we're really wanting to add to that and be a part of what's next for them.
02:17And Jaden, obviously a great coach and obviously you've had discussions with him
02:21ongoing. What have they been like?
02:24Yeah, we've been in regular contact with Jaden. We're really looking forward to
02:27working with him. I'm looking forward to coaching with Jaden. He's been a part of
02:30an elite environment also with the big men's commitments. So he knows what it's
02:35like to, I guess, be a part of, I guess, elite level and local level. So we're
02:39really looking forward to sharing our knowledge with the girls and the whole
02:42club and looking forward to hopefully having a successful year and having as
02:46many teams as we can make finals.
02:48And we will put him down on the spot. What do you know about the Mendingo League?
02:51I don't know much about it, but I will be playing every time. I think the group is
02:57going to be on, so I can't wait to learn more.
03:00And you did say you do have some experience in a football or netball league?
03:03Yes, a little bit, but the one I was playing was second league. But maybe this
03:09one will be the best because some of the girls play V&M, so I can't wait to
03:13challenge them. Can't wait to challenge them, yeah.
03:15Well, we all look forward to seeing you on the court next season. It's obviously
03:19going to be a great one for Kangaroo Flat. We wish you all the best.
03:21Thank you. I'm excited.