S03E04 There’s No One Route to the Top: Jess Walton & Liam Killey

Jess Walton and Liam Killey join Carla and Leanne to talk about their very different routes to the highest levels of men’s and mixed netball. Jess shares how she went from social netball to representing England, while Liam explains his transition from basketball to the Australian Kelpies.

They discuss pathways, training, playing in Australia and England, the growth of men’s and mixed netball, and what it was like sharing the court at Nationals. Plus, we get the full story of their relationship before putting them through a very competitive game of Mr & Mrs!

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Carla GareyA self-confessed netball addict, I’ve been playing for nearly 14 years and basically live and breathe the sport (my husband insists on calling it “a hobby,” but we all know better 😆).When I’m not on court, I’m running multiple businesses, wrangling my five kids, and squeezing 20 tasks into every day. I work at 100 miles an hour and get more done before lunch than most people manage all week, fuelled entirely by Diet Coke and donuts.