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Shes just about recovered from the Queensland Firebirds dramatic trans-Tasman netball championship grand final win, and now Clare McMeniman is casting one eye on the road to the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.McMeniman was an interested spectator at the opening of the Coomera Indoor Sports Centre on Friday, the venue for the 2018 netball competition at the Gold Coast games.The 31-year-old has never competed at a Commonwealth Games but is an integral part of coach Lisa Alexanders set-up in the build-up to the 2018 competition.McMeniman led the Diamonds during a three-Test series against England in January and will do so again for the upcoming Quad Series against England, South Africa and New Zealand starting on August 27 while captain Laura Geitz is rested.The defender is one of six Firebirds named in a preliminary 18-player squad for the Constellation Cup against the Silver Ferns in October.She says this years Tests are the start of the journey towards the 2018 Commonwealth Games.Its an elite squad of players, its a mix of exciting fresh new talent and some old heads, experienced girls are in there as well, McMeniman told AAP.The next two years leading into this Commonwealth Games is going to be extremely exciting. Theres going to be emerging players that are coming through the system that will hopefully form a formidable Diamonds line-up.Really looking forward to the next chapter and what it holds for Australian netball.The thrill of leading her country again remains an honour and a privilege to McMeniman, but shes promising not to rock the boat too much until her Firebirds colleague Geitz returns to national colours for the October series with New Zealand.Were fairly similar in our leadership styles and the way we approach situations, she said.Its really not what I do, its just about how cohesively we work together as a group.The Diamonds are world-class athletes so it shouldnt be too hard a job Id imagine. KWaun Williams Super Bowl Jersey . Howard Ganz, an MLB lawyer, said in a letter to U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos that Rodriguezs claims do not come "remotely close" to what is needed to overturn an arbitration decision in federal court. George Kittle Super Bowl Jersey . 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From Rios Flamengo Beach, where his family and supporters watched hundreds of metres away among the flags and umbrellas, the gold medal winning move was a speck in the distance.Out on Guanabara Bay, Tom Burton had just out-smarted and out-sailed Croatias Tonci Stipanovic at his own game.Burton went into the Laser medals race needing to finish five places ahead of fleet leader Stipanovic to clinch the gold.After 10 preliminary races over the past week, he had enough points to guarantee himself a bronze and was likely to win silver.But he wanted gold, even if he rated his chances one out of 10.Stipanovic made it clear at the pre-start he was planning to remove Burton as a challenge and attacked the Australian as they jockeyed for position.Burton wasnt going to engage initially, but saw his opportunity, nicked inside the Croatian and forced him to touch boats.The ensuing penalty left the leader a long way off the back of the fleet as they crossed the start line.Burton was second last but in touch with the rest of the fleet and suddenly one in 10 became a possibility.It couldnt have come off any better, it was perfection, nearly, Burton said.The percentage chance I could pull it of was pretty slim.For the one move that I needed to come off, to come off, waas critical to the race.ddddddddddddMatch race sailing in a single handed boat has been likened to playing chess while running a marathon.Mind and body are working full tilt.Burton was counting off boats and looking back to check on Stipanovic, while his thighs were burning as he leant out the boat, then ducked back in, shifted sides and worked the sail.All this while looking out for wind shifts, waves and the rest of the fleet as his heart rate reached levels similar to a cyclist on a hill climb.At the first of four marks, he was still second last but half a minute clear of Stipanovic and only 12 seconds from fourth.One by one he ticked off the boats he needed to pass as Stipanovic drifted further behind in ninth place in his desperation to try different, but ultimately wrong, angles to make up ground.Right before the bottom mark, I knew I was four ahead of him, Burton said.One leg to go, one boat to pass.He passed two, just to make sure of it.I could sense it, but I didnt want to look, he said of the last downwind leg.He ended up third, with Stipanovic languishing back in ninth ruing his decision to take on the Australian. 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