Eleanor Cardwell (Manchester Thunder): The 31-year-old aim shooter is starting a 3rd spell with Thunder. Expectations are excessive.

Cardwell was a 2023 World Cup silver medallist with England and has league title medals from the NSL and Australia’s Tremendous Netball.

Her championship season down beneath got here with Adelaide Thunderbirds, earlier than knee hassle spoiled her time at Melbourne Mavericks.

Thunder completed third final season. All eyes are on their fit-again star signing.

Jaz Brown (Leeds Rhinos): As soon as a promising tennis participant, Doncaster-born Brown is now higher identified for guarding nets than placing forehands over them.

England’s new aim keeper is having fun with being again in Yorkshire after leaving Birmingham Panthers.

Brown, 24, types a part of a new-look Leeds defensive circle, with South African defender Sanmarie Visser one other arrival.

“We’re constructing an excellent mixture,” Brown mentioned after a semi-final Tremendous Cup run.

Gracie Smith (London Pulse): Aged simply 16, Smith final 12 months grew to become the youngest ever participant on an NSL title-winning workforce. The Pulse centre did her GCSEs three weeks earlier than the Grand Closing.

Already summoned by England A, might Smith, now 17, problem for senior choice in time for the Commonwealth Video games?

She has loved virtually continuous success, so it stung when Pulse had been crushed within the Tremendous Cup remaining.

“I do not like shedding,” she instructed BBC Sport. “It is a feeling I do not wish to really feel once more.”