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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 06: Matilda Garrett of the Thunderbirds gains possession during the round eight Super Netball match between Giants Netball and Adelaide Thunderbirds at Ken Rosewall Arena, on May 06, 2023, in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Jenny Evans/Getty Images)

Diamonds call on fresh blood to face South Africa

The Diamonds will unleash some youth in their series against South Africa later this month, with coach Stacey Marinkovich naming some fresh faces in her 12-strong squad.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 11: Australian Diamonds captain Liz Watson (L) and New Zealand Silver Ferns captain Ameliaranne Ekenasio pose for a photograph with the Constellation Cup during a 2023 Constellation Cup Media Opportunity at Albert Park on October 11, 2023 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images)

‘Stressful’ pay talks, energetic NZ to test new-look Diamonds

Super Netball‘s pay dispute is casting a shadow over the Constellation Cup. Diamonds captain Liz Watson and coach Stacey Marinkovich explain to LINDA PEARCE how the side will handle the hurdle.

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - OCTOBER 12: Liz Watson of the Australian Diamonds during the Constellation Cup netball match between New Zealand and Australia at Spark Arena on October 12, 2022 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images)

Diamonds skipper opens up on ‘stressful’ pay dispute

The Diamonds captain says the heated netball pay dispute will not hurt her team in its first series since the World Cup triumph.

NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 26: Paige Hadley of the Australia Diamonds passes the ball during game one of the International Test series between the Australia Diamonds and England Roses at Newcastle Entertainment Centre on October 26, 2022 in Newcastle, Australia. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images for Netball Australia)

Hadley determined to find her voice in new Diamonds era

Paige Hadley knows the importance of finding her voice as a leader having been named vice-captain of the Diamonds for the 2023 Test series against New Zealand and South Africa.

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FAST5 NETBALL WORLD SERIES- Australia v Jamaica at Hisense Arena. Aussie Courtney Bruce and Jamaica Anna Kay Griffiths in action. Picture: Sarah Matray

Diamonds netball rookie flies high

IT’S hard yakka for any athlete to travel more than an hour to and from training but netballer Courtney Bruce is happy to go the extra mile if it means she can be a Diamond.

Giants goal shooter Susan Pettitt in action during the Round 12 Super Netball match between the Giants Netball and the Melbourne Vixens at AIS Stadium in Canberra, Sunday, May 14, 2017. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Giant chance for netball duo

VETERAN Giants shooter Susan Pettitt and defending young gun Sam Poolman have been called into the Diamonds training camp ahead of the first match of the Quad Series against England this weekend.

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Madi Robinson of the Australian Diamonds in action during game 2 of the Constellation Cup netball test series between the Australian Diamonds and the New Zealand Silver Ferns at The Silverdome, in Launceston, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016. (AAP Image/Scott Gelston) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Netball to reach new heights in Quad series

AUSTRALIAN vice-captain Madi Robinson is predicting international netball is about to lift to a new level as the Diamonds prepare to take on England this weekend.

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Caitlin Bassett of Australia and Anna Harrison of New Zealand during game 3 of the Constellation Cup netball test series between the New Zealand Silver Ferns and the Australian Diamonds at Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand on Saturday, October 15, 2016. (AAP Image/David Rowland) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Netball Diamonds to star on TV

IN a major bonanza for netball fans, every game of the upcoming Quad series and then Constellation Cup with New Zealand will be televised.

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USAIN BOLT IS A BIG FAN OF NETBALL AND THE JAMAICAN TEAM

Diamonds bracing for Bolt from the blue

IT’S not who Australia is facing on the netball court at the Commonwealth Games that worries Diamonds coach Lisa Alexander. It’s who could be sitting in the stands watching.

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Diamonds Caitlin Bassett takes a pass during game 1 of the Constellation Cup between Australia and New Zealand at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney Olympic Park.

Diamonds draw other side to powerhouses

AUSTRALIA will face a mix of styles, including high-flying and theatrical Caribbean netball, when they begin their Commonwealth Games defence in April, 2018.

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GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - AUGUST 03: The Australian team celebrate victory in the gold medal netball match between Australia and New Zealand at the SECC Precinct during day eleven of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games on August 3, 2014 in Glasgow, United Kingdom. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

Games carrot for Diamonds

DIAMONDS coach Lisa Alexander says every position in the Commonwealth Games team is still up for grabs heading into two major international series in Australia and New Zealand.

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Sharni Layton of the Diamonds competes for the ball with Bailey Mes of the Silver Ferns during game 1 of the Constellation Cup netball test series between the Australian Diamonds and the New Zealand Silver Ferns at Qudos Bank Arena, in Sydney, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Exhaustion rules out Layton from Quad Series

AUSTRALIA Diamonds defender Sharni Layton has withdrawn from the Netball Quad Series team because of exhaustion.

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The Silver Ferns Katrina Grant and Gretel Tippett of the Australian Diamonds vie for posession during game 2 of the Constellation Cup netball test series between the Australian Diamonds and the New Zealand Silver Ferns at The Silverdome, in Launceston, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016. (AAP Image/Scott Gelston) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Diamonds netball rivals opt for new blood

NEW Zealand netball coach Janine Southby has opted to give young talent a go in the lead-up to the Silver Ferns’ bid to dethrone Australia as Commonwealth Games champions.

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Sam Wallace of the Swifts during the Giants v Swifts netball season opener at the Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre. pic Mark Evans

No fun or Games for Swifts shooter

UGANDA has made the cut for its first Commonwealth Games but one of netball’s most flamboyant teams – and one of Super Netball’s most popular sharp shooters – will be absent.

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