Unsafe court, power outage ruin blockbuster
Netball’s most bizarre game ever was derailed by two huge problems – then it ended in extremely ‘unfortunate’ circumstances.
Netball’s most bizarre game ever was derailed by two huge problems – then it ended in extremely ‘unfortunate’ circumstances.
Court dramas and a power issue have rocked Super Netball on Saturday night with one game abandoned in unbelievable scenes.
Australia is the favourite to win this year’s Netball World Cup but they could be giving a rival the perfect preparation to beat them.
Last year’s wooden spooners have struck early with a win over an undermanned Giants. Catch up with all the round one Super Netball action.
REBORN netballer Bec Bulley grabs every opportunity with both hands after she was unexpectedly enticed back to the elite game following the birth of her daughter Indie.
THE Giants stand alone at the top of the Super Netball ladder after fending off one of their major rivals with a thrilling 55-54 defeat of fellow newcomers Sunshine Lightning.
SWIFTS captain Abby McCulloch said her young side will learn from the experience but that doesn’t mean they are happy about falling to the Firebirds in their grand final rematch on Friday night.
IT’S being billed as a grand final rematch but the majority of Swifts players hitting the court against the Firebirds on Friday actually watched last year’s decider on the TV.
The Giants have lived up to their name by extending their winning run in Super Netball to three, taking down the star-studded Magpies on home turf.
NOTHING quite inspires a team like being written off as potential wooden spooners even before the first game of a season has been played. Just ask the NSW Swifts.
IT’S been likened to a foghorn and a duck honk. But Giants shooter Susan Pettitt says Sharni Layton’s on-court bellows are just a tactic to rattle the opposition.
THE Giants head south to take on Super Netball favourites, the Magpies, as the No.1 club in the competition and with a new-found confidence says captain Kim Green.
A NETBALLER was left crying on the court after an umpire docked her team points for the size of her uniform.
DEFENDER Maddy Turner saw first hand the NSW Swifts stripped of its leading lights in aggressive scouting raids. But she says she never had any intention of shipping out.
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