Known as the Celtic Dragons for 18 years after the formation of the Elite League in 2005, Wales’ NSL franchise was rebranded to become Cardiff Dragons for the 2024 season, in which they finished eighth out of 10 teams.
With reduced numbers in 2025 the Wales-based side finished last of eight in the revamped professional NSL.
Despite question marks about the franchise’s finances Drane believes the Dragons can prosper.
“I think that they will have been disappointed last year and I think they have a right to be disappointed,” said Drane who played in the 2013 Grand Final during her 14 years with Celtic Dragons.
“They have tremendous amounts of potential and they will have been working their socks off last year and to not get some of those wins that you could feel when you were there, you could feel that they were coming.
“They will be working hard to convert all of the hard work that they’re doing in training into those results this year and never write Dragons off.
“Let’s not forget that Dragons have been top. They have been in a final in the previous Netball Super League and it just takes a team to come together and work through some of those challenges.
“That takes investment of time, effort, energy, investment of fans and investment of businesses and organisation into netball, that’s what we need.”
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