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Jamaican star touted Super Netball’s best by rivals
An Adelaide Thunderbirds star has been named by rival captains as Suncorp Super Netball’s best player and a Giants young gun has also caught the eye of her peers, as the eight skippers nominate who they believe is the team to beat in 2025.
‘Searching for answers’: Giants skipper on future and rebuild
Giants netball co-captain Jo Harten has opened up about her future and the ‘soul searching’ her team and coach Julie Fitzgerald have gone through after a season of torment.
Land of the giants: How to stop netball’s towering 2m shooters
One of the most intelligent players in the game has broken down the the gameplan and revealed the best way to battle Super Netball’s new generation of towering goalers.
The burning questions ahead of this weekend’s Team Girls Cup
Ahead of this weekend’s Team Girls Cup pre-season competition in Adelaide, EMMA GREENWOOD looks at the burning issues facing all eight Super Netball clubs.
Athletes or the boardroom? Which women really wield power in sport
Women hold some of the most powerful positions in Australian sport – and boast some of the country’s most recognisable athletes. But who really holds the power?
Booby traps: Sport star’s mission to find the perfect bra
English netballer Eleanor Cardwell is going viral weekly – and not because her Super Netball feats. The Mavericks star is on a quest to find the perfect sports bra, and it’s catching plenty of attention.
‘Big shoes to fill’: Vixens elevate star to leadership role
The Melbourne Vixens have confirmed their team leaders for 2025 with a star goaler stepping up into a key role as the team aims to strike back from its grand final loss last year.
Ruck and roll: Vixens make call on Mannix replacement player
A former AFLW player has waited in the wings as a training partner for the Melbourne Vixens for almost four years, but now gets her chance after a Super Netball promotion.
Richardson backs Kelpies’ first UK tour to broaden horizons
With the Kelpies set to travel to England for the first time for a best-of-three series, wing attack Riley Richardson is confident men’s netball’s international appeal is strengthening.
‘Scary’ Kiwi netball recruit in Aussie coup
The NSW Swifts head into the 2025 Super Netball season as one of the premiership favourites after signing New Zealand’s best player.
Sidelined: AFL, NRL, moved as TC Alfred bears down on Brisbane
Tropical Cyclone Alfred has wreaked havoc on sports across all levels in Queensland, with AFL and NRL among those forced to reconsider their plans for this weekend.
‘Shouldn’t of played’: National duties left Mav worse for wear
Melbourne Mavericks goaler Eleanor Cardwell has conceded that she should not have lined up for national duties at last year’s Test Series, revealing she instead needed knee surgery.
Asics v Nike: Which brand is winning netball’s shoe wars?
Australia’s biggest sport for women and girls presents a huge market for the shoe manufacturers battling to dominate from the Super Netball floor to the weekend court. So which brand wins the war?
Young mum’s agonising call to kickstart netball career
She’s a world star and one of the most exciting imports to grace Super Netball in the history of the competition, but Mary Cholhok had to make a ‘hard decision’ to ignite her career.
The new Geitz: Is Izzy Shearer the Firebirds finals hopes’ missing link?
It’d be tough to label Izzy Shearer the “new Geitzy” but if anyone can shoulder the burden of following in the footsteps of the premiership-winning former Firebirds and Diamonds captain, it’s the second-year wonder.
‘Unique’ by name and nature: Palavi paving way for next gen
Uneeq Palavi is using the PacificAus Netball Series to inspire the next generation of Tongans to dream big while using the inspiration of playing for her family and culture to remind Super Netball officials of her enormous talent.
‘Back as that fierce opponent’: Fretwell eager to contend for the title
Lightning head coach Belinda Reynolds has praised two key players for spearheading their new aggressive on-court approach while Steph Fretwell will return as captain for 2025.
Swifts elevate natural leader after shining through dark period
She’s stood tall through some of the darkest days for her club and sport but Maddy Turner hopes there are calmer waters ahead when she steps into a captaincy role with the Swifts.
‘Standing on ancestors’: The Black Swans trailblazer playing for family
Playing for her cancer-stricken mother, ‘hero’ father and a generation of Torres Strait Islander girls, this Black Swans player is blazing a trail she hopes others will follow.
Media vitriol, homophobic slurs: Life as an elite male netballer
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.
Super Netball’s tallest ever player on her way Down Under
She’s the tallest player ever to take the Super Netball court but Mary Cholhok, who arrives in Queensland this week, won’t be the only focus of the revived Super Netball strugglers.
The Vixens’ ’burning desire’ for redemption after 2024 heartache
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.
Star T-bird brings the thunder in wild full circle moment
Georgie Horjus was a kid cheering on her favourite team to a premiership in 2013. A decade later, she was a driving force helping the Thunderbirds break their premiership drought.
‘Intensity and ferocity’: Male training partners an upward trend
As Super Netball looks to lift its “intensity and ferocity” across the league, the signing of male training partners are increasing in popularity, with West Coast Fever coach Dan Ryan leading the way.
The First Nations program saving netball talents from footy raiders
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.
Super Netball 2025: Local star joins Fever as sides shuffle players
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.
Call for more talk around pregnancies
Netball: Giants’ coach Julie Fitzgerald calls for there to be more conversations around pregnancies in women’s sport as a star-studded cast of…
‘Learning to walk again’: Netball star’s incredible comeback
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.
Ranked: Who should really be named SA’s top sporting hero?
We’ve named the top 100 athletes, teams and sporting icons from South Australia. But did we get it right? Rate our full list here.
Fever rally around star after heartbreaking loss
West Cover Fever super shooter Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard has suffered a heartbreaking tragedy.
Stars on notice as Diamonds changing of guard looms
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.
The ‘cruel joke’ facing NSW Swifts’ former Silver Ferns star
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.
‘Want to be a part of it’: Olympic dream driving latest Stinger
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.
Team Girls Cup heading to Adelaide in nod to netball hotspot
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.
Diamonds’ first step to World Cup glory starts at contentious camp
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.
Kyrgios, Kerr, Tszyu, Ricciardo: The Aussie athletes on comeback trail in 2025
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.
2025 is going to be a big year for…
Some of Australia’s finest athletes are cruising into 2025 riding a wave of success while others face a career wipeout if they don’t find form soon. We look at who is on the way up, and who is on the way out.
Ricciardo’s harshest F1 critic ‘proven right’
The fortunes of Daniel Ricciardo have mirrored Australia’s battle with a nation that thoroughly outclassed Australia in sport in 2024.
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