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Meet Sally and Nat’s Families

Sally Dowling Aspiring netballer Natalie Green Aspiring netballer
Identifying traits: Sally is ridiculously tall. Identifying traits: Messy, thick curly hair.
What’s her thing: Trying to be as good as her siblings. What’s her thing? Awesome basketball player.
What she’s good at: Running, jumping, throwing and catching. What she’s good at: Basketball, going hard and never giving up.
What bugs her: Being ignored by her family. What bugs her: Boys, in particular, Patrick Donegan.
Needs to improve: Her self-confidence. Needs to improve: Her school work.
Wants to: Play netball. Wants to: Play netball.
James Dowling: Sally’s older brother Greenie
(Mr Green), Nat’s dad
Plumber: Green & Greener
Identifying traits: Socially retarded. Identifying traits: Popular, well liked in the community.
What’s his thing: Genius, also known as a nerd. What’s his thing: Basketball player and coach.
What he’s good at: Everything. What’s he good at: Basketball & inspiring young players.
What bugs him: Being interrupted when he’s trying to study. What bugs him: Anything that interferes with basketball.
Needs to improve: Can’t improve on perfection. Needs to improve: Keeping the Green boys under control.
Wants to: Invent/discover something extraordinary. Wants to: See a Green represent Australia in basketball.
Jasmine Dowling Sally’s older sister Mrs Green Nat’s mum
Identifying traits: Beautiful and talented. Identifying traits: Basketball mad.
What’s her thing: Ballet. What’s her thing: Lists.
What she’s good at: Getting her own way. What’s she good at: Driving the family to basketball.
What bugs her: Getting a run in her ballet tights. What bugs her: Picking up after the boys.
Needs to improve: Nothing. Jasmine has it all. Needs to improve: Keeping track of the family.
Wants to: Make the Australian Ballet company. Wants to: Have some peace and quiet.
Sharon Dowling Sally’s Mum Jarryd Green Nat’s youngest brother.
Identifying traits: Always looks perfect. Identifying traits: Weird hair creations.
What’s her thing: Running after Jasmine and James. What’s his thing: Basketball and keeping up with his brothers.
What she’s good at: Ignoring Sally. What’s he good at: Basketball.
What bugs her: Sport. What bugs him: Mick and Aaron getting all the attention.
Needs to improve: Having fun. Needs to improve: Netball goal shooting.
Wants to: See Jasmine and James succeed. Wants to: Be the best basketball player in the family.
Michael Dowling Sally’s Dad. Hayden Green Nat’s second youngest brother
Identifying traits: Works very hard. Identifying traits: Most presentable Green boy.
What’s his thing: Work. What’s his thing: Trying to get out of family outings.
What’s he good at: Working What’s he good at: Basketball.
What bugs him: Sport. What bugs him: Mick and Aaron stirring him.
Needs to improve: Spending time with the kids. Needs to improve: His excuses to get out of family stuff.
Wants to: Make sure they all study hard and get good jobs Wants to: Be the one who makes the Australian basketball team.
Aaron Green
Nat’s second oldest brother – Apprentice Plumber
Identifying traits: Tallest Green boy.
What’s his thing: Basketball.
What’s he good at: Basketball, he’s a Green!
What bugs him: Greenie making him dig the trenches by hand.
Needs to improve: His pick-up lines.
Wants to: Finish his apprenticeship.
Mick Green Nat’s  oldest brother – Plumber
Identifying traits: Dreadlocks
What’s his thing: Basketball and girls.
What’s he good at: Reminding his siblings they will never be as good as him.
What bugs him: His mum threatening to chop off his dreddies.
Needs to improve: Getting up for work.
Wants to: Meet more girls.
Aunty Faye
Nat’s  Aunty
Identifying traits: Loves netball.
What’s her thing: Gave Nat Netball Basics
What’s she good at: Netball and teasing Greenie.
What bugs her: Greenie not letting
Nat play netball.
Needs to improve: Her convincing skills
Wants to: Form a mixed team with
the Green family.

Meet Central Park School

Patrick Donegan Dorkiest kid in grade 6C. Maddie Douglas Nicest kid ever.
Identifying traits: Red hair & tall with spaghetti legs. Identifying traits: Nice to everyone!
What’s his thing: Nothing. Patrick is a loser, just ask Nat. What’s her thing: Never brags.
What he’s good at: Breaking up fights. What’s she good at: Everything, especially netball.
What bugs him: Natalie Green. What bugs her: People being mean.
Needs to improve: His dress sense. Needs to improve: Thinks she needs to improve everything.
Wants to: Have people like him. Wants to: Save the planet
Danny O’Neill Naughtiest kid in 6C. Prue Stewart Awesome netballer.
Identifying traits: Noisy, messy. Identifying traits: Best goaler in the school.
What’s his thing: Disrupting the class. What’s her thing: Hanging out with Julia.
What’s he good at: Making mischief. What’s she good at: Shooting goals.
What bugs him: Goody two-shoes students. What bugs her: Missing goals.
Needs to improve: His burps & farts. Needs to improve: Her long shots.
Wants to: Be a comedian. Wants to: Play rep netball forever.
Julia Knight Awesome netballer. Miss Crabble Grade 6C teacher.
Identifying traits: Always smiling. Identifying traits: Worst teacher ever.
What’s her thing: Hanging out with Prue. What’s her thing: Stopping Sally and Nat from making the netball team.
What’s she good at: Shooting goals. What she’s good at: Being mean.
What bugs her: Alicia and Kelly being pains. What bugs her: Seeing the students happy.
Needs to improve: Her goal circle moves. Needs to improve: List too long to mention.
Wants to: Win every game of netball this year! Wants to: Win. Be principal one day.
Mrs Douglas The Assistant Coach.
Identifying traits: Fair.
What’s her thing: Very experienced netball coach.
What she’s good at: Teaching the players how to improve.
What bugs her: Filling out permission slips.
Needs to improve: Staying calm around Miss Crabble.
Wants to: Teach Miss Crabble how to coach netball.

 

The Mean Girls

The Opposition

Siobhan School Captain (Book 1) Mr Stevenson (Stevo) Highfield Primary netball coach.
Identifying traits: Better than everyone else.   Identifying traits: Strict, mean, lots of muscles.
What’s her thing: Representing the school. What’s his thing:: Winning no matter what.
What she’s good at: Everything. What’s he good at: Scaring people. Yelling.
What bugs her: Sally and Nat thinking they can make the netball team. What bugs him: People who don’t do as he says.
Needs to improve: Go to a better school. Needs to improve: His courtside manner.
Wants to: Coach the footy team again.
Kelly Siobhan’s best friend. Dayna Highfield Primary Goal Shooter.
Identifying traits: Siobhan’s best friend. Identifying traits: Tall. Focussed.
What’s her thing: Following Siobhan around. What’s her thing: Shooting awesome goals.
What she’s good at: Reminding everyone they aren’t as good as her. What’s she good at: Ignoring her opponent.
What bugs her: The ordinary people. What bugs her: Missing goals.
Needs to improve: Convince Siobhan they are BFF. Needs to improve: Her rebounding.
Wants to: (Secretly) be more popular than Siobhan. Wants to: Play for Australia.
Alicia Siobhan’s best friend. Bridget Highfield Primary Defender.
Identifying traits: Siobhan’s other best friend. Identifying traits: Tall. Mean. Rough.
What’s her thing: Being part of the in group. What’s her thing: Using her elbows.
What she’s good at: Feeling and acting smug. What’s she good at: Keeping goalers away from the ball.
What bugs her: The rest of the grade. What bugs her: Goalers who don’t miss.
Needs to improve: Making sure Siobhan likes her best. Needs to improve: Her speed and fitness.
Wants to: (Secretly) be School Captain. Wants to: Beat everyone and win.
Eleanor Kasey Beach Goaler
Identifying traits: Never stops talking.
What’s her thing: Shoots awesome goals, whilst still chatting.
What’s she good at: Shooting goals from anywhere.
What bugs her: Lambs getting
sick.
Needs to improve: Knowing
when to
stop talking.
Wants to: Play State
Netball like
her grandma.

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