Sport’s gender equity has vastly improved but the smartest women in the room are tackling still-entrenched problems while eyeing Brisbane 2032 and beyond, writes LINDA PEARCE in Part II of a special report.
After a year of headlines and high drama, netball is looking forward to a future of growth and change, writes LINDA PEARCE.
Concerned by first-time fans being “shocked” by the quality of Super Netball, bosses have made a huge shift to safeguard the sport’s future amid huge growth in other women’s sports.
Kelsey Browne returns to the Collingwood leadership group this season reinvigorated and ready to produce her best as the Pies push for a maiden premiership.
The pressure will be on as foundation and first-year coaches go head to head during the 2023 Super Netball season. LINDA PEARCE takes an in-depth look at how the eight mentors stack up.
Netball harbours ambitions to become an Olympic sport, but Federal Sports Minister Anika Wells has one key piece of advice for the sport if they want to get a start at Brisbane 2032.
Melbourne Vixens hammered home their advantage over the Melbourne Mavericks, the Giants and Firebirds could barely be split for the 60 minutes, as they traded blows until the home side edged away and Adelaide Thunderbirds turn tables on West Coast. SUPER NETBALL WRAP
South Barwon extended its blistering start to the GFNL season to eight wins, in a game where their coach called into question some opposition players’ tactics.
After sitting out the past two matches, Trinidad and Tobago international Sam Wallace-Joseph has all but certainly played her last game for the NSW Swifts.
Kiera Austin and Sophie Garbin’s goal-laden form has been one of Super Netball’s big talking points this year. REBECCA WILLIAMS discovers how a two-word pitch evolved into a game-changing Vixens partnership.
The Diamond’s hopes of going back-to-back in the netball world cup on home soil has received a significant cash boost from the Federal Government, with new leadership at NA embraced.
Head coach Stacey Marinkovich and national selectors have rewarded Super Netball form in the Australian Diamonds squad named on Friday, including three debutants aged 23 and under.
Less than 24-hours after Kelsey Browne conceded she wouldn’t be suiting up for a Super Netball team in 2024, an out of the blue phone call from the Fever turned her world on its head. She shares her journey.
Head coach Stacey Marinkovich and national selectors have rewarded Super Netball form in the Australian Diamonds squad named on Friday, including three debutants aged 23 and under.
The Diamonds have been the pinnacle of the game for decades and under the current regime it looks set to stay that way. LISA ALEXANDER chats to her successor Stacey Marinkovich about the biggest role in Australian netball.
Tayla Fraser admits the move from the club she grew up idolising, to Super Netball’s newest franchise, has “been a challenge” and her search for mid-court minutes is incomplete. The now-Melbourne Maverick spoke to REBECCA WILLIAMS about the changes and how she is adapting.
A career spanning nine clubs across three different countries, and international representation for two nations has come to an end for netball’s ultimate “gypsy”.
Big-name shooters are on fire in Super Netball, bringing into even sharper focus what’s happening at the struggling Swifts and Lightning. BIANCA CHATFIELD delivers her Round 8 report card.
As great as round eight of the Super Netball season was, with upsets, maiden wins, and dominance shown, in Net Gains EMMA GREENWOOD writes, what was most remarkable about the weekend was the lack of stars.
Gina Crampton wasn’t meant to be playing netball this year, yet is now traversing the Tasman and suiting up for three teams. Having traded New York for Sydney, she tells SUZANNE McFADDEN how 2024 went wildly off script.
The Melbourne Mavericks have broken through to claim their first win at home. while the Firebirds pulled off the upset of the season against the reigning premiers.
A rebuilding GFNL A grade outfit has scored their second win in thrilling fashion, while a top side handed a rival their first loss of the year. Plus, how BFNL, GDFNL clubs fared in round nine.
Reilley Batcheldor is one of many affected by the ACL epidemic in women’s sports, and as she returned to the court from her second knee rupture she reveals how the battle is just as tough mentally as it is physically.
Coaching. Both an Art and a Science. So, who has best managed each during this year’s Super Netball competition so far? LISA ALEXANDER analyses the performance of all eight coaches.
The super shot was touted to change the game, but EMMA GREENWOOD and REBECCA WILLIAMS reveal the numbers which prove Super Netball’s innovation may be too risky for the reward.
Who is starring and who is struggling among Super Netball’s shooters midway through the season? NAT MEDHURST reveals her picks, with top-fives named for GS and GA, plus her Diamonds selection frontrunners.
The Queensland under-12s boys and girls netball teams have been revealed after four days of intense State Titles in Toowoomba, with South Coast’s Deanne Hamilton (girls) and Met East’s Justin Wise (boys) set to take their squads to the National Championships in September. Squads revealed inside:
A BFNL finals hopeful will get its next chance of a top three upset after coming close in recent weeks. Plus, it has taken just eight games for a GDFNL riser to double last year’s win record.
The Vixens were phenomenal in Super Netball Round 7, while the struggling Swifts might be regretting a key roster call. Meanwhile, a young player has stamped her claims for immediate Diamonds squad inclusion, writes BIANCA CHATFIELD.
There is a lack of Indigenous representation within netball. In Net Gains, EMMA GREENWOOD asks why couldn’t Gabby Coffey take to the court in the final minutes of First Nations round?
