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The penultimate round of the regular season featured a brutal hit, bad loss and some brilliance that went unnoticed. BIANCA CHATFIELD unpacks Super Netball’s big talking points.
The penultimate round of the regular season featured a brutal hit, bad loss and some brilliance that went unnoticed. BIANCA CHATFIELD unpacks Super Netball’s big talking points.
A new trio of Zoe Tennant, Gemma Stavenuiter and Rhiannon Williams has made Winchelsea one of the best defensive sides of 2024, with that partnership holding firm in a cutthroat round 13 clash.
The Mavericks are on the brink of making the Super Netball finals, the Fever snatch a one-point victory over the Vixens and the Thunderbirds hand Swifts their seventh straight loss to secure top spot.
Netball Tasmania is adamant the week-long Australian National Championships “isn’t the ideal format” after withdrawing from the tournament. A meeting with Netball Australia to push for a better pathway is next.
A ‘whole new environment’ can do wonders for any athlete, and for the Melbourne Mavericks’ goal attack Gabby Sinclair, she found it in Wales.
Being a men’s netball player costs tens of thousands of dollars – and yet Jordon Webb is best known for a viral dance and a controversial junior competition. Here’s the inside story on life as an elite male star.
The Hawks have lost key players, headlined by TNL ‘GOAT’ Ash Mawer, for their quest for a fourth straight flag. But Mawer’s shooting replacement has declared they’re motivated to prove they can win without her.
Melbourne defender Rudi Ellis says the Vixens have not been lacking for motivation during the pre-season and has opened up on the heartache from their 2024 grand final loss that’s fuelling their redemption.
Ahead of a massive weekend of competition, Netball Tasmania’s boss reveals how and why the sport is in a boom period and outlines ambitious plans for the future.
Tierrah Miller is one of five potential debutants for the Black Swans in their PacificAus Netball Series after her footy defection was halted by the First Nations program.
West Coast Fever have named Caitlyn Brown as a training partner as teams continue to shuffle their lists due to injury and maternity leave as the pre-season gets underway.
Goaler Sasha Glasgow has pencilled in her return date from the sickening broken leg which ended her debut season with the Melbourne Mavericks before it started. She opens up on her recovery.
West Cover Fever super shooter Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard has suffered a heartbreaking tragedy.
The Super Netball season has never been this important for Diamonds hopefuls, with a potential shake-up looming large ahead of a tilt at Commonwealth Games gold.
Newly minted NSW Swifts goaler Grace Nweke heads into camp with her Super Netball side next week, where she will stare down the national side she is no longer eligible for.
21-year-old Emma Putt has been named for her first Stingers squad at the World Cup and has a choice to make – between a potential Olympic team and an elite netball career.
The pre-season Team Girls Cup is heading to Adelaide in a nod to South Australia’s standing in the sport after the Thunderbirds’ double premiership success.
A star-studded team of former Queensland Firebirds will lace up their netball shoes and return to the court to compete in next month’s Sunshine Challenge Netball Invitational at Nissan Arena. Here’s how you can rub shoulders with the greats:
After several controversies — and triumphs — during a gruelling 18 months, it was expected Australia’s netballers would be given an extended break. Instead, they’ve returned driven to kickstart a World Cup push.
Self-imposed gap years, injuries, shock setbacks, retirement backflips – these are the Australian athletes and coaches on the comeback to their respective sports in 2025.
From Australia’s record golden haul at the Paris Games to controversies that split the sporting world – we look back at 100 moments that shaped the sporting calendar.
Victoria has named its 19U and 17U squads ahead of the 2025 National Netball Championships, with a Melbourne Vixens training partner and a daughter of an AFL coach among the state’s next big things.
The Melbourne Mavericks are intent on building their footprint in Tasmania, including giving more pathways for local talent, as they look to build their fan base during their pre-season visit.
The Victorian Netball League will return in 2025 with a new-look home-and-away fixture and final series, as one franchise’s first foray into the top division will be tested by a tough opening month.
A new partnership between Netball Tasmania, Netball South Australia and the Adelaide Thunderbirds is set to create a new pathway for the state’s best young players. Here’s how.
Speculation is already mounting over Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard’s replacement after the Super Netball star announced her pregnancy, with one big name linked to West Coast Fever.
World Netball’s decision to remain silent on exciting plans to commercialise its future show the battle the sport faces to move forward in a competitive women’s sport market.
A prospectus prepared by World Netball for potential investors has revealed a number of changes to the global netball schedule, which Bianca Chatfield says are much needed given the opportunities available to the sport.
Melbourne Mavericks were the new kids on the Super Netball block in 2024, narrowly missing out on finishing in the top four in their debut season, but Tracey Neville isn’t offering any excuses for not playing finals.
From the fight for talent, to questions over expansion, and the league’s role in producing Diamonds, EMMA GREENWOOD uncovers the big issues facing Super Netball.
