After three years as a GIANTS Netball training partner, the young Sutherland Stingrays midcourter was convinced that a scheduled meeting with coach Julie Fitzgerald spelled the end of her time in Sydney.

In fact, she'd already prepared herself for the prospect of moving to England to pursue her netball dream.

“I was certain she was sending me off to England – I’ve been telling people all week,” Hay said.

But instead the meeting in the GIANTS' cafe brought the news the 24-year-old had waited three seasons to hear: she was being offered a full contract with the GIANTS for the 2020 Super Netball season, after Kim Green's retirement opened a spot on the roster.

“I’m speechless, I’m shocked – I can’t believe it," she said.

“Every single minute of the past three years I’ve just been wanting to be a part of that 10 (-person roster).

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