New Australian netball captain Sharni Layton intends inspiring the Diamonds as much by deed as by her famous vocal style in the coming Quad SeriesDefender Layton steps into the vacancy caused by Laura Geitzs pregnancy and the retirement of Clare McMeniman. Womens UGG Boots Black Friday Sale .She is part of a new leadership group, with shooter Caitlin Thwaites and midcourter Kim Ravaillion elevated to vice-captaincy roles.Uncapped players Courtney Bruce and Caitlyn Nevins and recalled shooter Susan Pettitt have also been named in the squad of 12, after representing Australian in the Fast5 World Series event in Melbourne last weekend.The Quad Series will be played next January and February in South Africa and England and features the national teams of those countries, along with Australia and New Zealand.Layton has blossomed into one of the worlds premier defenders over the past two years, winning awards and plaudits for her ability to make big plays.She has earned plenty of publicity for barking out orders to her colleagues, though she has never captained a senior team.You could say my leadership style is definitely more vocal in regard to being at the back of the court, Layton told AAP.But I always saw that as my role, to try and give my team energy throughout a game and wanting to speak up on and off the court.Layton wont be changing her style but will lead by as example as much as by word.Youve got to walk and talk, theres no point standing somewhere and doing all the talking and not acting, she said.Nevins, who Layton played alongside in Victorian representative teams,, was often the only non-international in the trans-Tasman title-winning Queensland Firebirds starting seven.She took the hard road but kept persisting and ended up getting the two premierships with Queensland and then playing Fast5 and really proving herself there, Layton said.Bruce was a lynchpin of the West Coast Fever defence, in 2016 and might have earned senior selection earlier if not for injury issues.She just reads the game so well and picks off so much ball, its really exciting what she;s going to bring to the team on and off the court, Layton said.Pettitt, a former NSW Swifts teammate of Laytons, won the last of her 54 Test caps almost four years ago.Ive seen her work so hard behind the scenes the last couple of years and doing all the extra agility work, Im so glad she has been rewarded, Layton said.Australian Diamonds 2017 Netball Quad Series squad: Courtney Bruce, April Brandley, Paige Hadley, Sharni Layton (capt), Caitlyn Nevins, Susan Pettitt, Kim Ravaillion, Gabi Simpson, Caitlin Thwaites, Gretel Tippett, Jo Weston, Stephanie Wood. 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ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Derek Carrs first NFL win came against Kansas City after 10 straight losses to begin his career.Since then, Carr and the Oakland Raiders havent had nearly as much success against the Chiefs.Carr will look to end Oaklands four-game losing streak to the Chiefs when the Raiders (10-2) visit Kansas City (9-3) on Thursday night in a game that could determine the winner of the AFC West.To be honest, its the Groundhog Day thing, Carr said. Everyone asks, `Theyve beaten you this many times, and these things and all of that. When Im preparing for these guys, it never goes through my head. That stuff never has a determining factor on anything I write down, anything that goes on in my brain or anything like that. I just prepare for them just like I do any other game.While the preparation might be the same, the results havent been for Carr against the Chiefs. He has completed just 58 percent of his passes in five starts against the Chiefs for 219.6 yards per game, six touchdowns, five interceptions and a 72.0 passer rating. Those numbers are far below his career averages.Carr will have to do better if the Raiders want to take control of the tightly packed division race with a win, moving two games up with three to go. A loss would leave Kansas City and Oakland tied with the Chiefs owning the tiebreaker by virtue of sweeping the season series. Denver goes into the weekend two games behind Oakland.It just shows how good our division is, Carr said. I think its a cool thing to be honest. I think its awesome. Competition brings the best out of everybody. Its been like that all year. Weve all been right there with each other and weve all been pushing each other. Its fun, man.After leading the late touchdown drive to beat Kansas City at home on a Thursday night in 2014 for his first win in his 11th career start, Carr has come up short against Kansas City.He couuldnt get Oakland in the end zone until the closing minute of a 31-13 loss in his second meeting in 2014. Womens UGG Slippers Black Friday. . Critical mistakes have done him in since then.Carr threw three fourth-quarter interceptions in the first meeting last year, including one returned for a touchdown, to set up three TDs for Kansas City in a 34-20 Oakland loss at home. He was intercepted again in a loss at Kansas City to end the 2015 season.Then in the first meeting this year, Carr led a touchdown drive to open the game before being intercepted by Marcus Peters on the second drive. Oakland got only one field goal the rest of the way in a 26-10 loss that was one of the only games in coach Jack Del Rios two-year tenure when Oakland was never within one score in the fourth quarter.Carr has been otherwise spectacular this season, leading five fourth-quarter comebacks as he is on pace to set career bests with a 65.5 completion percentage, 7.4 yards per attempt and a 100.3 passer rating. Carr has 24 TD passes with only five interceptions.I just think hes mature, Del Rio said. Hes mature. Hes a young player. Hes maturing and thats probably the thing that Im most pleased with. Obviously, the productivity is awesome, but the way he has conducted himself, the maturity, the handling it, continuing to heap praise on his teammates, to make it more about us, not about anything hes doing individually. Its more about us as a team. I think thats really healthy for us.Game notes The Raiders practiced without helmets as Del Rio tries to keep the team fresh on the short week. ... 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