Could a Super Netball team in Tasmania work? Should it be a new ninth franchise, or the relocation of a certain club? LINDA PEARCE speaks to key figures, who deliver a raft of intriguing opinions.
Expectations weren’t high in Queensland after the loss of Gretel Bueta among many others, but have the Firebirds surpassed them? Check out our mid-season report card on every team.
A leading commentator has slammed criticism of Jamaican netball star Jhaniele Fowler and suggestions her team is a “one-trick pony”.
Maddy Turner was the hard-luck story of the recently announced Diamonds squad, yet the Swift showed out in their Sydney derby win, as the squad cemented its place as a true contender.
COACH Lisa Alexander says star defenders Laura Geitz and Sharni Layton “are still in the picture’’ for Commonwealth Games selection as a Diamonds squad minus the pair heads overseas.
AUSTRALIAN netballers will be deliberately distracted and annoyed as much as possible as part of their preparations for the looming Commonwealth Games.
NETBALLERS Sienna and Nyah Allen hope to become the first sisters since Natalie and Laura von Bertouch in 2007 to play together for Australia. Their brother is also excelling in his sport.
FROM Serena Williams’ unique Australian Open title in January to Steve Smith’s record-breaking batting in December. It’s been a big year in world sport. How much do you remember?
VETERAN defender Sharni Layton will be missing from the Diamonds squad playing in the Quad series in England and South Africa in the New Year after failing to receive medical clearance
THEY had some ups and downs during the season but the Australian netball Diamonds will still officially end the year as the No.1 team in the world.
SIX athletes have joined the cream of our sporting crop in the South Australian Sport Hall of Fame.
IT was one of the biggest gatherings of our top female sporting talent in one room in recent times but there wasn’t a piece of Lycra, water bottle, or race number in sight.
AFTER being selected in the AFLW Draft, code-jumper Ashleigh Brazill’s pre-season is about to get a whole lot more demanding.
AUSTRALIAN captain Caitlin Bassett predicts the Commonwealth Games will be a battle between the Diamonds and Silver Ferns.
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