The series, won 2-1 by the Kiwi Ferns, was the first time the women’s game had featured on television with the quality of the contests drawing virtually unanimous acclaim from viewers and experts.

Television coverage can provide huge leg up for women’s sport as they look to bridge the gap between their male counterparts in mainstream media exposure.

Most recently the Women’s Big Bash League has drawn TV audiences of more than 400,000 viewers after Channel 10 shifted games from One Digital to it’s main channel.

The February 6 Nines will see the Jillaroos and Kiwi Ferns play to a comparable TV audience and a packed out Eden Park and Bremner (nee Hammond) said the Aussies are more prepared for the pressure that comes with playing on the big stage 

‘‘It was a bit intimidating and nerve-racking for a number of reasons,’’ Hammond said.

‘‘It was the first time we’d played in front of that many people it was the first time we’d been televised and it was the first time most of us had played a nines game before.

‘‘It was very exciting and it was a little bit hard to stay focused on what our game plan was and to play football because there was so much happening around us.’’

Bremner said the experience won’t be as daunting the second time around as the Jillaroos look for revenge on their cross-Tasman rivals.

‘‘One of the contributing factors to the nerves was that none of us had played a Nines game before,’’ Bremner said.

‘‘We’d hardly even watched any Nines so it took us a while to adapt our 13-a-side game to the nine-a-side format. We need to run a lot more instead of taking so many hit-ups, we need to kick, we need to shift the ball.

‘‘I think we’ve learned from last year and we’ve changed our game plan around and we’ve got a lot of faith in our performance this year and we’re really excited about it.’’

Bremner will play alongside Helensburgh teammates Kezie Apps, Ruan Sims and Maddie Studdon at the tournament that will kick off a busy women’s rep schedule side with the All-Stars clash a week later and a mid-year Test against New Zealand.

She said club combinations will be a big part of the side’s success this rep season.

‘‘We’ve got plenty of new faces, a lot of speed and a lot of combinations which is great,’’ Bremner said.

‘‘We’ve got a lot of girls who have played club together which I think is really important.

‘‘Because we are limited in the time we have together it’s really important we have those people who’ve played whole seasons together.

‘‘It’s really good to have some fresh faces who are really excited and enthusiastic and that rubs off on the players who’ve been in the squad for a number of years.’’