ADELAIDE Thunderbirds defender Kate Shimmin wants the job on Northern Mystics superstar Maria Tutaia when they meet in Auckland on Monday night.
Coming off a confidence-boosting performance in the Thunderbirds extremely competitive loss to reigning champions Queensland Firebirds, Shimmin is eager to take on the challenge against the Silver Ferns’ long-bomb specialist.
“I want that job, absolutely,’’ Shimmin said. “You have to play the typical Aussie hard one-on-one defence and suffocate her.
