Vixens star ruled out in Giant finals blow
Melbourne Vixens have suffered a huge blow ahead of their Super Netball preliminary final with a star ruled out due to Covid.
Melbourne Vixens have suffered a huge blow ahead of their Super Netball preliminary final with a star ruled out due to Covid.
Emily Mannix’s career hit rock bottom last year but like her Melbourne Vixens team, she has risen back to the top with just a couple more hurdles to overcome, writes LINDA PEARCE.
Queensland Firebirds coach Megan Anderson has resigned from the club who have just three players confirmed for the 2023 season. So what has gone wrong?
With Netball Australia’s dire financial situation laid bare, the game will consider private ownership as the search begins for a saviour to prevent complete collapse.
Fever and Giants were brilliant, the Vixens terrible, with one of their Diamonds stars missing a moment to shine. BIANCA CHATFIELD delivers her report card from week one of Super Netball finals.
An analysis of four key stats through the first four rounds of the Super Netball season has revealed a major reason why the Fever and Vixens are unbeaten. Find out more inside.
Three years ago Vixens defender Emily Mannix fell out of love with the sport. Since then, the goal keeper has rebuilt her confidence and is shining in the Vixens’ unbeaten start to the season.
Netball has committed to becoming a leading player in the campaign to end violence against women, using its top competition to kickstart its campaign.
Stacey West is the new boss of Netball Australia and is ready to bring the sport back together after two poisonous years of infighting.
Goal shooter Shimona Jok felt she had been ‘thrown out the door’ by netball and was ready to turn her back on the sport for good, until she received a lifeline from the league’s newest team.
An up-and-coming male netballer has pushed his claim for a national 20&U call-up after attending a three-day camp in Sydney. Plus, others who could feature in the green and gold in 2024.
The Melbourne Mavericks have their first Super Netball points and suddenly things are looking much brighter for the league’s newest team. EMMA GREENWOOD wraps up the weekend action.
A first win with a Magpie twist for the Mavericks dropped Sunshine Coast Lightning’s Diamond-laden team to a shock 1-3 start. BIANCA CHATFIELD examines the possible reasons, plus the flying form elsewhere of three brilliant recruits.
The reigning GFNL A grade grand finals were knocked off their perch by two rivals in round 5. Plus a GDFNL club’s latest win puts them among the league’s best.
Melbourne Mavericks have made history by clinching the first win in Super Netball, the third-placed Thunderbirds showed why they might be a finals contender with a thumping win, as Vixens, Fever go 4-0.
Latanya Wilson lost everything but her life in an arson attack on her family home in Jamaica last year but the support of the netball community has helped her return to Australia in an amazing way.
NSW Swifts captain Maddy Proud has warned competition leaders West Coast Fever of a tough reception on their Super Netball road trip to Sydney.
A second-year goalkeeper and her former state league teammate have been rated among the best defenders in the league as the Firebirds show they cannot be discounted by Super Netball rivals.
Part of the attraction for Amy Parmenter in taking up an offer from new Super Netball club the Melbourne Mavericks was her urge for adventure. She opens up about her transition into a leader at the league’s newest club.
Ocean Grove and Geelong Amateur will reignite their rivalry in a grand final rematch, the clash setting the stage for an unique reunion for the Grubbers’ coach. Plus, a big-name recruit debuts.
A GDFL club is so stretched for space it has been forced to tell some of its junior netballers to find another place to play.
South Coast Netball has continued its five-year reign of Queensland School Sport, comfortably taking out the 13-15 years and 16-19 years divisions at this year’s State Championships. Hear from the coach, plus see the MVPs from every team and who made the state squads:
Three Geelong Cougars will step up to play under the Melbourne Vixens banner when a trial SSN reserves competition launches across the country next month. Find out more about the new comp.
Netball is the No.1 women’s sport in the country but it must grow to become one of the most powerful codes across all sports in Australia, writes LISA ALEXANDER. She explains the key change she would make to accelerate its growth.
Liz Ellis’s appointment to the board of Netball Australia may not end at director, with a push on for the former Diamonds captain to be elected as chair.
Two undefeated GFNL sides faced their first bout of adversity, while a BFNL finalist finally broke through after a rough first month. Plus, the ones that got away for a BFNL and GDFNL club.
We’ve heard from the coaches about who they think are the most versatile players. This week we asked ‘who are your most experienced?’ And this is what they said:
Silver Ferns defender Elle Temu knew what she was giving up when she decided to make the move to Australia. But the shift was never about advancing her own career.
A GFNL top-flight netball team has broken one of the state’s longstanding losing streaks. Read how a culture-shift led by a new coach has turned the tide.
We finally saw a long-awaited inclusion but Giants coach Julie Fitzgerald has big questions to answer about her winless team. Meanwhile, a former Diamond and some rising prospects are shining, writes BIANCA CHATFIELD in her Round 3 Super Netball report card.
