West Coast Fever recruit Chelsea Pitman will suit up for the COVID-ravished Giants for their clash with her former side Adelaide Thunderbirds on Sunday.

Pitman, a former Thunderbirds captain, was set to fly with Fever to Melbourne on Saturday ahead of their clash with Collingwood at John Cain Arena.

The English midcourter will instead head to Adelaide and represent the Giants as a temporary replacement player after six of their players were ruled out with COVID-19 and calls for the game to be postponed were controversially rejected by Super Netball.