The Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic had an inauspicious start to the season, languishing at the foot of the ANZ Championships ladder after four rounds.
But a mammoth 12-game winning-streak saw them shoot into the playoffs, beating the Northern Mystics in an extra-time thriller, and then coming from behind in Melbourne to beat the Vixens in the final.
“(The season) certainly hasn’t been without its heartache and its troubles,” Laura Langman says. “But it certainly makes it a lot sweeter when you come out from a season like we’ve had.”
Watch the video for Ashlee Tulloch’s interviews with other members of the championship winning side.
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