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Adelaide Thunderbirds strike again, deny Melbourne Vixens in grand final thriller
The Adelaide Thunderbirds have won back-to-back Super Netball titles and enhanced their legacy as a modern powerhouse after beating Melbourne Vixens 59-57 in a grand final thriller.
- by Steve Barrett
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As netball moves beyond dark days, Vixens head to enemy territory in grand final quest
The Melbourne Vixens and Adelaide Thunderbirds will face off in the Super Netball grand final on Saturday, capping a record-breaking season – and sparking hopes for further club expansion.
- by Jon Pierik
Vixens survive super-shot barrage to surge into Super Netball grand final
A Sophie Garbin goal in the final 30 seconds of the game helped put an end to a Fever scoring spree and secure the Vixens their sixth grand final berth.
- by Steve Barrett
Netball’s missing ‘Riolis’: Why the sport is searching for its hidden Indigenous talent
Netball is searching for its own equivalent of the AFL’s Riolis, Longs and Wanganeens. But so far, opportunities for Indigenous players to break into the sport have been limited.
- by Marnie Vinall
‘We trust you’: A $6 million pledge renews faith in netball
Just six months after it pulled $17 million from the sport, the federal government will pump millions into the 2027 Netball World Cup in Sydney.
- by Carla Jaeger
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Crowds are booming but Super Netball losses revealed in financial report
A multimillion-dollar loss for Super Netball, buried in financial statements lodged with the corporate regulator, comes amid a changing of the guard at the top of the cash-strapped sport.
- by Carla Jaeger
Fever still undefeated after thrilling Thunderbirds win
The Fever notched six of the first seven goals of the fourth quarter to snatch the game from the third-placed Thunderbirds on Saturday night.
- by Jacob Shteyman
‘Farcical scenes’: Lightning lose netball match after thinking they’d won, but the result will stand
Sunshine Coast Lightning played keeping-off in the final 30 seconds of ordinary time, thinking they had a 71-70 lead. But replays later showed the scoreboard was wrong, and they were forced to play extra time.
- by Steve Barrett
‘Deep scars’: Netball’s highest-profile critic has been appointed to its board
Netball great Liz Ellis, an outspoken critic of Netball Australia for its handling of the series of off-court dramas that upended the sport, has been appointed to its board.
- by Carla Jaeger
‘I was in so much pain’: The unspoken ‘big issue’ affecting women athletes
Eleanor Cardwell was in so much pain, she couldn’t even complete a warm-up without discomfort, and she was not alone among her netball peers. It’s why she thinks it’s mad that sports bras aren’t treated with the same priority as football boots or mouthguards.
- by Marnie Vinall
Revealed: The secret talks that could transform Australian netball
An expansion of the Super Netball league to include teams from New Zealand has been discussed as part of secret talks between Netball Australia and their counterparts across the ditch.
- by Carla Jaeger
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