Two special guests this week. Our feature interview is with returning Southern Steel netball shooter Jen O'Connell. She thought the netball door was firmly shut before an injury replacement call-up has seen her return to the premier domestic netball competition this season. As we build up to the Steel's season opener we find out about THAT phone call from Coach Reinga & just how hard her team mate Jeante's head is.

We also spend some time with new Southland Stags' signing Sean Withy and find out there was a strong message he wanted to send by returning south.

Before all that, Logan, Nathan & Nick look at the latest Southland sporting headlines including the worst kept secret in Southland rugby, whether it's too early to write in the Galbraith Shield top four and a tough start to the Southland Sharks' NBL campaign.

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