Giants midcourt star Jamie-Lee Price will take a gigantic step towards playing for the Diamonds this week when she's named in Australia's 21-and-under squad.
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She'll join Swifts youngster Claire O'Brien and a host of Super Netball-contracted players from around the country in the 12-person squad set to contest the World Youth Cup in Botswana in July.
Price played in New Zealand for the Waikato Bay Of Plenty Magic as a 17-year-old, and was selected in that country's under-20s team last year after indicating she wanted to represent the Silver Ferns internationally.
But she moved to the Giants for the inaugural Super Netball season, and was told she would be ineligible for Silver Ferns selection if she wasn't playing domestically in New Zealand.
The 21-year-old's international future therefore looks destined to be in Australian colours, and her inclusion in the World Youth Cup team is a massive boost for the young Diamonds' chances in Botswana.
Price has been one of the ladder-leading Giants' most consistent performers this season, playing in all 12 games.
O'Brien has shone for the Swifts of late in the absence of experienced duo Paige Hadley and Abbey McCulloch, who both returned last week.
