IT’S only a short trip up the Calder Highway from Red Cliffs to Irymple but it’s made a world of difference for Alice Leeder.

The tenacious 17-year-old defender decided to leave the Tigers’ lair in the offseason and is already reaping the rewards with the Swallows, snaring the Mildura Golf Resort SFNL Netballer of the Week award for her display against South Mildura at the weekend.

“I ju...