Netball stars get last laugh in pay war
Netball’s bitter pay war is finally over, with a new agreement between Netball Australia and the players’ assocation ending the stalemate.
Netball’s bitter pay war is finally over, with a new agreement between Netball Australia and the players’ assocation ending the stalemate.
Key concessions have been agreed and netball’s war is over. LINDA PEARCE examines what it means for the playing group, and the potential ramifications for NA’s leadership.
As the pay dispute between Netball Australia and its players rolls on, the players have aired a list of grievances with the organisation, as the crisis spirals further into chaos.
Unemployed for nine weeks amid a bitter pay stoush, netballers have been sleeping in cars and the emotional toll was on full display on Thursday.
There has been an outpouring of support for Collingwood players since the announcement of Collingwood’s departure from Super Netball, despite that, the players need solutions more than love.
Donnell Wallam and Leesa Mi Mi have fired the Firebirds to an upset First Nations Round win, while the NSW Swifts had a huge road win against the Vixens.
The Adelaide Thunderbirds were nearly robbed of a thrilling one-point win as a scoreboard stuff-up sparked Super Netball chaos.
How does netball find a way to salvage the mess left by Collingwood? Indentifying the sport’s answer to Wayne Bennett would be a start, writes Lisa Alexander.
A white knight with a track record of creating successful elite sporting teams has put his hand up to take on the eighth Super Netball licence and build a new Victorian team from scratch.
With just months before the start of a new Super Netball season and a Magpies-replacement needed, a unique model could be the way to get an eighth team up and running to save the league.
Australia’s biggest sporting codes have come together in an unprecedented show of solidarity to support the Indigenous Voice to parliament referendum.
Netball Victoria is on a mission to keep two Super Netball teams in their state – but will they get its wish? Here are the contenders to replace Collingwood in the league.
A cheap cash grab for women’s support, having a netball program allowed Collingwood to apply for, and receive, significant government funding, writes Emma Greenwood.
In wake of Collingwood’s departure from Super Netball, the club’s players have furiously hit out at Netball Australia, attacking the code’s “strategic direction.”
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