Aussie cities to host netball showdown
The Australian Diamonds’ defence of netball’s Constellation Cup will include games in Melbourne and Brisbane.
The Australian Diamonds’ defence of netball’s Constellation Cup will include games in Melbourne and Brisbane.
The Diamonds’ defence of the Constellation Cup will include games in Melbourne and Brisbane.
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NSW Swifts coach Briony Akle was heard ripping into the tactics of Super Netball premiers the West Coast Fever in a hot mic spray.
Super Netball players are pleased with pay negotiations that will result in them receiving at least 90 per cent of their salaries with Job Keeper to also help fill any gaps.
The Queensland Firebirds say they “misread community expectations” in failing to give Jemma Mi Mi court time in Super Netball’s Indigenous round.
Super Netball might seem a world away from Cairns’ junior scene but, for three young Indigenous Far North netballers, they’ve only got about 50cm to grow before they can stand alongside their idols.
On the eve of the finals minor premiers the Vixens were given a Sunday scare and need to sharpen up in their pursuit of a maiden Super Netball title.
Jemma Mi Mi is the only Indigenous player in Super Netball — but she wasn’t even allowed on the court during Indigenous Round.
Giants defender Amy Parmenter doesn’t have any family in Cairns, so when she looked up into the stands and saw a “Parmy Army” sign on Saturday afternoon, she was pleasantly caught off-guard.
The Queensland Firebirds might have to bring games to Cairns more often if they can produce performances like the one they did on Sunday.
Super Netball chief executive Chris Symington concedes the league must do more to increase the number of Indigenous players at the elite level.
With three Super Netball matches to be played in Cairns this weekend, there will be plenty of action out on the court. Keep an eye out for these six must-watch players, who have been at the top of their games this season.
Firebirds captain Gabi Simpson says the goal for Sunday’s meeting with the ladder-leading Melbourne Vixens will be to do the club’s Far Northern fanbase proud.
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