AFTER a busy off-season, London Pulse will be a team to watch in 2022, having recruited well to not only replace outgoing talents, but add extra depth to their list. With ex-Diamonds coach Lisa Alexander also coming on board, the Pulse have quite the season ahead in the Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL).

>> VNSL 2022 Team preview: London Pulse

2022 SQUAD:

DEFENDERS:

Halimat Adio (GD/GK/WD)*
Peace Akinyemi (GD/GK)
Zara Everitt (GD/GK/WD)
Funmi Fadoju (GD/GK)
Lindsay Keable (GD/GK)
Jasmin Odeogberin (GD/GK/WD)
Jayda Pechova (GD/GK)+

MIDCOURT:

Ashleigh Dekker (C/WA)
Tayla Honey (C/GD/WA)
Ellie Rattu (C/GD/WD)
Alicia Scholes (C/WA)
Isabel Stibbs (C/WA)

SHOOTERS:

Sacha McDonald (GA/GS/WA)
Berri Neil (GA/GS/WA)
Olivia Tchine (GA/GS)
Kira Rothwell (GA/WA)

* Injured requiring knee surgery
+ Injury replacement-player into training partner slot

London Pulse will have a new-look goal circle in 2022, with the likes of South African duo Sigrid Burger and Lefébre Rademan departing. Picking up ex-Melbourne Vixens duo Honey and McDonald will be a huge boost for the side, whilst Odeogberin’s recruitments looks even more savvy given an untimely knee injury to Adio. With young talent at either end, the Pulse have enough about them to suggest they will be there abouts in the top half of the league.

FIXTURES:

R1: vs. Loughborough Lightning
R2: vs. Team Bath
R3: vs. Saracens Mavericks
R4: vs. Wasps Netball
R5: vs. Celtic Dragons
R6: vs. Severn Stars
R7: vs. Surrey Storm
R8: vs. Strathclyde Sirens
R9: vs. Manchester Thunder
R10: vs. Leeds Rhinos
R11: vs. Loughborough Lightning
R12: vs. Team Bath
R13: vs. Wasps Netball
R14: vs. Saracens Mavericks
R15: vs. Celtic Dragons
R16: vs. Severn Stars
R18: vs. Strathclyde Sirens
R19: vs. Surrey Storm
R19: vs. Manchester Thunder
R20: vs. Leeds Rhinos

LAST SEASON: 8th (6-14)

THIS SEASON:

There is no reason the Pulse cannot make a move up the 2022 VNSL ladder, able to compete with the mid-table teams and potentially push the top few sides in the league. There is plenty to like about what the Pulse are growing at the club, and could be a threat to any side on their day.