Top 10 players we’d like to see in the SSN: #7 – Razia Quashie
THE Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) is already home to a number of international stars making it one of the strongest netball competitions in the world. However, we as the Draft Central team are creating a list of top 10 players we would like to see join the competition. Coming in at number seven is Saracens Mavericks defender, Razia Quashie.
The talented young defender recently featured in our Young Guns countdown and for good reason, with tenacity, impeccable timing and cleanliness to boot making her a threatening prospect in the goal circle. While the Super Netball already has a plethora of young talent working its way up through the ranks, Quashie is a key cog in defence for the Saracens Mavericks and has a few England Roses caps to her name, making her an option that could almost slide straight into a starting seven if the spot became available. While she is still young, she has proven she can compete against the greats plying her trade again and again on the domestic stage.
It is Quashie’s aerial ability, vision and footwork that make her such a dominant force in goal keeper, able to anticipate the ball well to apply pressure on the shot and run for that snatch and grab intercept when required. While she is not the tallest goal keeper coming in at 183cm, she has the ability to apply body-on-body pressure to deny any easy take or rebound of the netball, constantly pushing her opposition to work hard to find the ball. Meanwhile Quashie’s clean footwork allows her to work her way around her goaler and snag any loose ball, always ready to propel up the other end of the court. In season 2020, Quashie has helped the Mavericks to two wins from three matches, with both impressive victories coming against Severn Stars. Quashie averaged five intercepts and almost two deflections from the three matches, proving the wealth of work she does on and off the ball. With plenty of growth still to come, an SSN opportunity to really build the young defender into a top talent.
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Top 10 players we’d like to see in the SSN:
#10 Joice Takaidza (Zimbabwe)
#9 Zanele Vimbela (South Africa)
#8 Joyce Mvula (Malawi)
#7 Razia Quashie (England)
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