As competition finally gets underway this weekend, there's perhaps no other netballer in the country who's endured the kind of excruciating wait that former Silver Fern Temalisi Fakahokotau has. The Aucklander first turned heads as an exciting 19-year-old following an impressive 2014 season with the Northern Mystics, which quickly led to a Silver Ferns call-up. Kai Schwoerer/Getty-Images Tactix defender Temalisi Fakahokotau in action against the Northern Stars in Christchurch in 2018. Kai Schwoerer/Getty-Images Temalisi Fakahokotau is set to return from a lengthy knee injury this weekend. Getty-Images Jamaican goal shoot Jhaniele Fowler-Reid, left, tussles with Silver Ferns defender Temalisi Fakahokotau at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia.

Source: Stuff June 17, 2020 23:15 UTC