League deputy chair Kim Odewahn says the 150-game limit for the Team of the Past 25 Years was the most equitable criteria.
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The benchmark, which is approximately eight seasons, ruled out Jane Cook and Jacqui Newton, who have since joined Super Netball squads.
"We tried to look at what we thought was fair and we thought that was a fair amount of games played (at A grade level)," Odewahn said.
"They (Cook and Newton) were both super players but, in saying that, two years of Ovens and Murray netball is a bit hard when you look at people who have played over 10 years."
Five of the 12 players named in the team at Albury's SS&A Club on Saturday night boasted 300-plus games, including Wodonga's nine-time best and fairest Rebecca Cameron (352).
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Three passed the 200-match milestone, while four, including the youngest player in Emily Browne, had pushed towards the 200 mark.
A panel of six, including Odewahn, selected the team.
The side was one of three named on the night, along with football's Team of the Century and Team of the Past 25 Years.
The football teams had a criteria of three seasons or 50 games.
"We didn't even look at the football, we didn't even ask what the criteria was," Odewahn said.
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