At the Bar with Simona Di Filippo
INSIDER: Welcome Simona, you won the League B&F last year - Congratulations! What did that mean to you and how did you feel upon realising you'd won?
SIMONA DI FILIPPO: It meant so much - it wasn't expected at all. It was a true reflection of how important the whole team model is to individual performance.
INSIDER: Sunbury are flying high at the top of the table, an area we've seen North Ballarat and Darley occupy more recently - tell us about the BFNL season so far?
SDF: I think we've improved - North Ballarat and Darley are still very strong. Our two new recruits have really added to our team.
INSIDER: What is Sunbury doing better than last year, where has the improvement come from?
SDF: Connection as players - our game plan is stronger on the back of continuity - more games together.
INSIDER: How does the BFNL competition hold up against other netball competitions you've played in?
SDF: It's pretty strong, more physical than most, so a tick in that regard for sure.
INSIDER: If you could change one thing about the BFNL Netball season for the better, what would it be?
SDF: Play indoors!
INSIDER: We know about Tayla Honey and her ability - tell us something about her game we don't know..
SDF: Tayla's defensive pressure, in her role as Centre can go under the radar.
INSIDER: Name the #1 non-negotiable we would expect coach Kim Bailey to write first on the white board?
SDF: Do your job and have fun doing it!
INSIDER: Who is the most under rated player at the club?
SDF: Ruth Smith
INSIDER: What other sport could you play at a high level if there were no netball?
SDF: AFLW I reckon, I'd be happy to have a crack at that!
INSIDER: In a freakish sense, which player at the club can do things on-court that others can't?
SDF: Eliza Gollant - ridiculous interceptor
INSIDER: Are you a netball head? Rank yourself out of 10, tell us how you consume your netball over a week?
SDF: 8/10 - training, application, preparation - time spent more so on my game. I'm playing two games a week.
INSIDER: Who is the quickest in the team over 10m?
SDF: Can I say me lol? I think I have them covered!
INSIDER: What is your favorite court to play on away from Sunbury?
SDF: Royal Park
INSIDER: Who is your favorite netball person at the club?
SDF: Red - (Lindsay Jones)
INSIDER: Invite 5 of favorite celebs to the Dinner table - take your pick..
SDF: Margot Robbie, Jennifer Anniston, Adam Sandler, Leonardo Di Caprio, Cameron Diaz.
INSIDER: If you had to cook for the whole club what would be your signature dish of approval?
SDF: Schnitzel with vegetables!
INSIDER: What tv series would you recommend for us this Winter?
SDF: Summer House (Hayu)
INSIDER: Which one of the following most relates to you - Reader, viewer, gamer, commentator, raver?
SDF: Viewer
INSIDER: Who from the playing group would most likely win a million dollars on a quiz show?
SDF: Tayla Honey
INSIDER: Who is the last person you would like to share a room with on a Netball trip away?
SDF: Lani Fauonuku
INSIDER: Do any of the girls have annoying habits or superstitions they repeat before matches?
SDF: Elly Randall - Tiger Balm application - she knows I hate the smell of cinnamon!
INSIDER; Are you guilty of being a part of the Taylor Swift movement? Are you a Swifty?
SDF: DEFINITELY NOT!
INSIDER: Who is your number one netball critic?
SDF: My Dad - emphatically!
INSIDER: Favorite Suncorp Netball club and player?
SDF: West Coast Fever, Kelsie Brown (West Coast Fever)
INSIDER: Biggest threat to Sunbury winning the title?
SDF: Darley
INSIDER: If you could have two players from other BFNL clubs join Sunbury who would you recruit?
SDF: Matilda Elliot (Darley), Shannon Blackman (North Ballarat)
