Geez, after reading the article, I'm very surprised that they aren't alot further down the track with there organisation than they are now about 1 month after officially announcing a team to enter the league.
Sounds like they are still a way off finalising nz squad members and are only just applying for exemptions for players and coaches (including Lewis I presume) to leave Auckland. Tough times to be doing all this I guess.
That being said it is pretty exciting seeing this come together, and even with a young NZ (mostly) team, It will be really good to see them test themselves in Aus. I do hope they recruit some experienced heads in the team to give some leadership, and lay some foundations for the future.
Edit. Stuff article has been updated. things sound a bit more promising with player recruitment. Here is some more insight from Lewis about proposed playing style.
https://thewomensgame.com/news/pretty-amazing-phoenix-announce-first-a-league-womens-coach-571042
Sounds like they are still a way off finalising nz squad members and are only just applying for exemptions for players and coaches (including Lewis I presume) to leave Auckland. Tough times to be doing all this I guess.
That being said it is pretty exciting seeing this come together, and even with a young NZ (mostly) team, It will be really good to see them test themselves in Aus. I do hope they recruit some experienced heads in the team to give some leadership, and lay some foundations for the future.
Edit. Stuff article has been updated. things sound a bit more promising with player recruitment. Here is some more insight from Lewis about proposed playing style.
https://thewomensgame.com/news/pretty-amazing-phoenix-announce-first-a-league-womens-coach-571042