Young sharpshooters get chance to shine
An accelerated Super Netball season may be stretching the limits of the sport’s biggest stars, but a host of talented youngsters are thriving.
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Rolling into major new super rule
The controversial super shot rule may have been all the talk in the opening two rounds of the Super Netball season, but two games in three days is about to bring the other big change into the spotlight.
Swifts survive super shot onslaught
NSW Swifts clawed their way to a comeback derby win over the Giants.
Rule tweak that may save netball
So you thought you weren’t interested in netball. Is Super Netball’s latest rule tweak going to change all that?
Vixens and Magpies won’t be strangers
The Vixens and the Magpies are set to cross paths several times in the next two weeks.
Netball calls on Ellis to lead game out of crisis
Netball Australia has tapped the nation’s greatest player to lead a panel review in search of new models that can help it survive the COVID-19 crisis.
Geitz backs World Cup bid
Diamonds legend Laura Geitz says the announcement of Australia’s bid to host the 2027 Netball World Cup is a welcome boost for a sport recovering from the impact of COVID-19.
Super Netball adds two-point shot
Super Netball will add a two-goal Super Shot and provision for extra time when the delayed season starts in August.
Netball ‘is life’ for imports in isolation
The Super Netball community have bandied together to look after South African players in quarantine.
Country footy’s threat to netball
Netball Victoria has sounded the alarm over the consequences that could flow from cancelled seasons in the state’s two largest suburban Australian rules football leagues.
Let adults play too: Netball’s call to government
Return to sport announcement from the NSW government has been labelled as “bizarre” and inadequate by Netball NSW.
Bassett seeks netball normality
Australia captain Caitlin Bassett says any sort of hub format will be difficult to pull off when Super Netball makes its return from August 1.
New Super Netball ‘truly national’
Australia’s netball leadership is hopeful a Super Netball season launch in August will allow for a truly national competition.
Netball stars cleared to return to Australia
Five international Super Netball stars have been granted permission to return to Australia as the competition finalises plans for its new season.
Super Netball confident of full season
The Super Netball season due to start on Saturday and end in August could now potentially finish as late as November.
Travel bans may strand players
Six international players could be left stranded overseas if the Super Netball season resumes before travel restrictions are lifted.
Calls for states to support grassroots
The heads of Australia’s two largest state netball bodies have both called for government support so its grassroots associations survive.
Out on the balcony, shooting for the stars
The mood around Super Netball has changed dramatically in recent weeks to one of cautious optimism about the future.
Netball season put back to July
Netball Australia announced on Monday that the start of the 2020 Super Netball season would be deferred by two months.
Netball in need of creative thinking
Super Netball will have to think creatively to navigate the financial storm coronavirus is wreaking in sport.
Diamonds send Alexander out in style
The Diamonds provided a fitting farewell to long-serving coach Lisa Alexander in an entertaining charity match for bushfire relief.
Key defeats cost Diamonds coach
Outgoing Diamonds coach Lisa Alexander says there is a cut-throat nature to netball in Australia.
Diamonds coach sacked
Netball Australia have axed head coach Lisa Alexander, in a massive shock to those inside the sport.
Netball boss says women’s leagues need own path
Netball Australia chief Marne Fechner has questioned the business models some codes have applied to their women’s leagues.
Diamonds showcase for fire relief
The national side will face the Super Netball All Stars in Sydney to raise funds for bushfire victims.
Maria Folau’s netball career ends
Omitted from the Silver Ferns squad, the 150-match veteran won’t play on in 2020.
When it comes to sporting teams, we’re very forgiving
Despite crashing out of the World Cup and the ball-tampering scandal, Australians still feel strongly about the Wallabies and Test team. But both lag behind our favourite.
Netball to stake claim on calendar
Super Netball’s leaders are aiming to carve out their own niche on Australia’s sporting calendar.
Heat on ref after Diamonds win
Silver Ferns coach Noeline Taurua fired an extraordinary spray at the referee after the Diamonds retained the Constellation Cup.
Bassett ready to bring up her ton
Hit the tyre. That’s all 11-year-old Caitlin Bassett wanted to do during hours of practice every night at home.
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