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28th April 2025

ABC Sport

Super Netball MVP stars in first match after pregnancy loss

It's been an emotional few months for Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard, who had a miscarriage in January. But in round three, as the shooter returned to guide the West Coast Fever to their first win, it was clear her happy place is on a Super Netball court.

ABC Sport • Netball → 22 hours ago

25th April 2025

ABC Sport

It takes Pam a month to typewrite sporting fixtures, but she loves it

Pam Ashman has sat courtside for thousands of netball games, keeping score by hand and recording fixtures on her typewriter. Despite the painstaking work, the 78-year-old volunteer vows to "never ever" use a computer.

ABC Sport • Netball → 4 days ago

22nd April 2025

ABC Sport

Super Netball league forgets to celebrate one of its legends

The Super Netball trophy is modelled off Romelda Aiken-George's on-court battles across her 18-year career in Australia, but the league dropped the ball when it came to celebrating her record-breaking appearance.

ABC Sport • Netball → 7 days ago

14th April 2025

ABC Sport

Several Diamonds' form under the microscope at Lightning

Sunshine Coast shooter Cara Koenen's super shot form is being heavily scrutinised but she isn't the only Diamonds star struggling at the Lightning. .

ABC Sport • Netball → 2 weeks ago

7th April 2025

ABC Sport

As Super Netball continues to break crowd records, one club falls behind

Super Netball in 2025 started with a bang, as 22,369 people set a new attendance record across the opening round. But there are still areas for improvement, and it seems the league hasn't learnt from the downfall of the Collingwood netball team.

ABC Sport • Netball → 3 weeks ago

5th April 2025

ABC Sport

Thunderbirds to chase history as Super Netball launches season

Adelaide Thunderbirds coach Tania Obst says two key players will be fit to play as the side begins its quest for a record three consecutive national netball league titles.

ABC Sport • Netball → 3 weeks ago

4th April 2025

ABC Sport

Super Netball could grow its status by investing in player merch

The Australian netball league is excited to have lured New Zealand import Grace Nweke across the ditch, but the sport is missing an opportunity to raise its profile and commercial status without individual player merchandise to sell.

ABC Sport • Netball → 4 weeks ago

2nd April 2025

ABC Sport

As Super Netball experiences a baby boom its policies fall behind

Half of the eight teams in the Super Netball league will be impacted by pregnancy this season. So how will it affect your club? And is it time to update the parental policy that has been in place since 2018?.

ABC Sport • Netball → 4 weeks ago

1st April 2025

ABC Sport

Teen Hope White impressing ahead of new season

Hope White walked into the Giants' pre-season camp a terrified 18-year-old, and now coach Julie Fitzgerald sees her becoming one of the next household names.

ABC Sport • Netball → 4 weeks ago

25th March 2025

ABC Sport

Remi Kamo accuses netball of 'silencing culture' after probe clears Firebirds

Netball Australia has concluded its months-long investigation into the Queensland Firebirds, but the player who complained of a 'toxic culture' at the club is unhappy with the outcome.

ABC Sport • Netball → 1 month ago

19th March 2025

ABC Sport

Club culture investigation drags on as Firebirds look for fresh start

The Queensland Firebirds are looking for redemption in 2025, with a new coach, captains and imports on board. But can they find it with last year's club culture investigation still hanging over their heads?.

ABC Sport • Netball → 1 month ago

17th February 2025

ABC Sport

Veve relieved Tonga will be at full strength for Pacific netball series

In Tonga, they make do with a car park after hours instead of a proper netball court, but it hasn't stopped these Pacific champions from rising to eighth in the world. Even when their top players have been unavailable for selection due to Super Netball commitments.

ABC Sport • Netball → 2 months ago

20th December 2024

ABC Sport

Fury as promised $48m sports precinct ditched despite kids on waitlist

The NSW government abandons plans for an indoor sports hub in western NSW, blaming the previous government and increased costs.

ABC Sport • Netball → 4 months ago

10th December 2024

ABC Sport

'Been a place of trauma': First Nations squad to help rectify wrongs of netball's past

A 20-strong squad of athletes has been named to represent the Black Swans, the First Nations national team, as part of initiatives by Netball Australia to increase representation throughout the sport.

ABC Sport • Netball → 5 months ago

12th November 2024

ABC Sport

'We feel secure in our masculinity' — Australian men's Fast5 captain hits back at homophobic comments

Despite winning two international titles this year, the Australian men's netball team is making more headlines for its dance moves. That's after players copped backlash when a video of them copying Deadpool's NSYNC Bye Bye Bye went viral.

ABC Sport • Netball → 6 months ago

30th October 2024

ABC Sport

Relentless defence inspires Diamonds to commanding win over Silver Ferns

A relentless defensive performance by Courtney Bruce and Sunday Aryang has been the foundation for the Diamonds' pride-restoring 13-goal victory over New Zealand.

ABC Sport • Netball → 6 months ago

ABC Sport

Diamonds out to avoid another painful loss as Silver Ferns hunt first-ever Constellation Cup clean sweep

The Diamonds are vowing to finish the Constellation Cup series with a bang, despite already losing the series.

ABC Sport • Netball → 6 months ago

27th October 2024

ABC Sport

Silver Ferns smash the Diamonds 3-0 to clinch Constellation Cup

The Diamonds are swept aside in Perth by 18 goals, as New Zealand clinch the Constellation Cup with one game to go.

ABC Sport • Netball → 6 months ago

26th October 2024

ABC Sport

Diamonds ready to rumble in must-win clash against New Zealand

The Diamonds have set their sights on bringing more grit and mongrel to the court as they attempt to avoid gifting arch rivals New Zealand the Constellation Cup. .

ABC Sport • Netball → 6 months ago

23rd October 2024

ABC Sport

Grace Nweke unstoppable as Silver Ferns take stranglehold of Constellation Cup with second straight win over Diamonds

A number of defensive adjustments made by the Diamonds were to no avail as Silver Ferns shooter Grace Nweke helped her side take a 2-0 lead in the Constellation Cup, leaving Australia in a major hole as the series heads to Perth for game three.

ABC Sport • Netball → 6 months ago

20th October 2024

ABC Sport

Diamonds fall to inspired Silver Ferns in Constellation Cup upset

Australia will need to re-group following its comprehensive 64-50 defeat to a formidable New Zealand line-up in the first Constellation Cup Test in Wellington.

ABC Sport • Netball → 6 months ago

12th October 2024

ABC Sport

Efforts underway to turn tide of Indigenous representation and 'toxic' culture in Australian netball

It's been a record-breaking year for Super Netball, but the competition has been plagued by accusations of a toxic culture at the Firebirds and ongoing racism faced by Donnell Wallam. Now a new administration, and one former Diamond, are looking to change the game.

ABC Sport • Netball → 7 months ago

26th September 2024

ABC Sport

Diamonds boosted by return of star defenders for Constellation Cup against arch-rivals

Jo Weston and Courtney Bruce have returned to the triumphant Diamonds squad, who next face New Zealand in the Constellation Cup series.

ABC Sport • Netball → 7 months ago

25th September 2024

ABC Sport

Australia claims series honours against England with clinical victory in final Test

With the series on the line, the world champion Diamonds rebound from their second-Test loss to triumph 69-56 against the Roses in Bendigo.

ABC Sport • Netball → 7 months ago

22nd September 2024

ABC Sport

Tenacious England pips world champions Australia in dramatic second Test to keep series alive

Despite being dealt a major injury blow before the game, the Roses spring an upset to beat the Diamonds 61-59 in a thrilling second Test in Sydney.

ABC Sport • Netball → 7 months ago

19th September 2024

ABC Sport

Diamonds show class to defeat England in Test series opener

Despite England launching a fightback in the second half, the world champion Diamonds comfortably prevail 70-57 in the first Test in Adelaide.

ABC Sport • Netball → 7 months ago

6th September 2024

ABC Sport

'I wouldn't go back': Axed Firebird hits out at club amid claims of a toxic culture

Remi Kamo hits out at the Queensland Firebirds over claims of a toxic culture, as Netball Australia investigates the inner workings of the troubled club.

ABC Sport • Netball → 8 months ago

28th August 2024

ABC Sport

'We've got to bang our own drum': Now is netball's time to be bold

Despite boasting similar participation rates to Australian rules football, netball receives far less government support. Liz Ellis says that must change as Netball Australia prepares to host a 2027 World Cup and push its case for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.

ABC Sport • Netball → 8 months ago

9th August 2024

ABC Sport

For the Thunderbirds, the backstory to back-to-back glory was built on hardship and pride

The Adelaide Thunderbirds are basking in the glow of another Super Netball title — but the pathway to consecutive championships passed through some troubled times, during which the club never lost sight of its goal to "make the state proud".

ABC Sport • Netball → 9 months ago

8th August 2024

ABC Sport

Star netballer says poor period education is to blame for declining sports participation among girls

With participation rates for young girls in sport dropping off steadily after the age of 11, Kiera Austin says early education about periods has the power to stop the "taboo" issue causing them to stop playing.

ABC Sport • Netball → 9 months ago

3rd August 2024

ABC Sport

'I had more to give': Thunderbirds win back-to-back titles after signing discarded veteran

The Thunderbirds are queens of Super Netball again, after beating the Vixens 59-57 in a grand final classic. .

ABC Sport • Netball → 9 months ago

ABC Sport

Thunderbirds achieve back-to-back premierships after epic grand final win

The Adelaide Thunderbirds are queens of Super Netball again, over coming the Melbourne Vixens in grand final classic.

ABC Sport • Netball → 9 months ago

28th July 2024

ABC Sport

Vixens win nail-biting contest to reach Super Netball grand final

The Vixens have bounced back from their "worst performance ever" to secure a shot at another Super Netball title, while the Fever bow out of the race after losing the preliminary final for a second consecutive season.

ABC Sport • Netball → 9 months ago

24th July 2024

ABC Sport

Height advantage: The tall women who are embracing their stature

Being a woman of six-feet tall is, statistically speaking, extremely rare. ABC reporter Candice Prosser reflects on falling in the upper 99th percentile for height for an Australian woman and speaks to others using their stature to their advantage.

ABC Sport • Netball → 9 months ago

22nd July 2024

ABC Sport

Beautiful gesture from world's best shooter in Super Netball semifinals

The Thunderbirds have a shot at back-to-back Super Netball titles, while Fever shooter Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard has been praised for a touching tribute she made to an injured young fan.

ABC Sport • Netball → 9 months ago

16th July 2024

ABC Sport

'We've lost a friend and player': Swifts break emotional shackles to avoid wooden spoon

Super Netball's finalists are locked in, as the Thunderbirds claim the minor premiership and the Swifts snap a seven-game losing streak to end a tough season on a high.

ABC Sport • Netball → 10 months ago

14th July 2024

ABC Sport

Mastermind behind Super Netball's best backline to coach next generation of Diamonds

Shamera Sterling-Humphrey, Latanya Wilson and Matilda Garrett have caused headaches for shooters this season. But they wouldn't be the defenders they are today without the help of Adelaide Thunderbirds assistant Cathy Fellows.

ABC Sport • Netball → 10 months ago

12th July 2024

ABC Sport

'She was a match winner': Kim Ravaillion's retirement the final salute to Firebirds' golden era

Former Diamonds captain Laura Geitz described her as the most tenacious player she'd ever seen, but now it's time for Kim Ravaillion to hang up the purple dress.

ABC Sport • Netball → 10 months ago

9th July 2024

ABC Sport

Huge collision shocks Super Netball, with both players confirmed OK

Fans attending the Giants and Mavericks match gasped as Amy Sligar and Kim Jenner collided with force, falling over the sideline. Meanwhile, Donnell Wallam was in tears after a tough week and one club missed the mark in First Nations Round. .

ABC Sport • Netball → 10 months ago

4th July 2024

ABC Sport

'It would have destroyed anyone else': Netball condemns racist mail sent to Donnell Wallam

Donnell Wallam has had to endure more scrutiny in her four years at the top than most players deal with in their entire careers, and on the eve of First Nations Round an old coach has questioned why her Super Netball club didn't protect her from seeing an offensive fan letter.

ABC Sport • Netball → 10 months ago

1st July 2024

ABC Sport

After being snubbed by one club, Uneeq Palavi shone for another in her first-ever Super Netball start

The Mavericks will be kicking themselves after sleeping on Uneeq Palavi, who wowed crowds in Sydney as she took the court for the Swifts. The rookie goal shooter almost got her new side over the line, as three tight games in Round 12 got fans excited for the finals.

ABC Sport • Netball → 10 months ago

28th June 2024

ABC Sport

'That was unfair': Super Netball's Mavericks criticised for warning Uneeq Palavi off Tonga commitments

The Melbourne Mavericks come under fire after reportedly warning their training partner Uneeq Palavi off her international commitments with Tonga Tala, despite no guarantees of a Super Netball debut with their team.

ABC Sport • Netball → 10 months ago

25th June 2024

ABC Sport

Three different coaches in a tumultuous fortnight, as teary Firebirds get back on track

The Firebirds defy the odds against a premiership favourite as Donnell Wallam sinks nine super shots. Meanwhile, Australia's top-flight netball league adapts its send-off rule and Tongan shooter Uneeq Palavi makes her debut.

ABC Sport • Netball → 10 months ago

24th June 2024

ABC Sport

One in a million: Netballer sparks important conversation about endometriosis

A million Australian women and girls suffer from endometriosis at some point in their life — the same number of participants in netball. That's why premiership player Tayla Williams is using her platform to break taboos about period talk.

ABC Sport • Netball → 10 months ago

20th June 2024

ABC Sport

Diamonds legend worried young netball coaches are getting a watered-down education after Firebirds go through two in a week

A former Diamonds coach urges the Queensland Firebirds to seriously think about filling Bec Bulley's role for the 2025 season with a more-experienced name over another new-age coach.

ABC Sport • Netball → 10 months ago

18th June 2024

ABC Sport

'It's unprecedented': Two big names depart Super Netball on same night, sending fan speculation into overdrive

In a wild week of netball headlines, the NSW Swifts parted ways with their star shooter on the same night that the Queensland Firebirds sent their head coach packing. Now there are questions about who will take their places with just four rounds of Super Netball to go.

ABC Sport • Netball → 11 months ago

13th June 2024

ABC Sport

Bec Bulley and Firebirds part ways after player revolt

A dressing-room mutiny has resulted in coach Bec Bulley leaving the struggling Queensland Firebirds despite more than two years remaining on her contract.

ABC Sport • Netball → 11 months ago

11th June 2024

ABC Sport

Beloved Swift Wallace-Joseph on the out as club talks with management about behaviour

Two-time Super Netball champion Sam Wallace-Joseph appears to have played her last game for the NSW Swifts, as the Melbourne Vixens jump the West Coast Fever into top spot and Diamonds shooter Sophie Garbin hits 50 goals for a second straight week.

ABC Sport • Netball → 11 months ago

7th June 2024

ABC Sport

Aussie Diamonds squad gets youth injection, as world number one team begins prep for next World Cup

The daughter of a Diamond, a versatile pocket rocket and a defender with a huge wingspan have all been selected in the Australian netball squad for 2024/25 as the side prepares to defend its World Cup title on home soil.

ABC Sport • Netball → 11 months ago

4th June 2024

ABC Sport

Super Netball round-up — Wallace-Joseph dropped, Diamonds selection imminent, and the Lightning have super shot regrets

The Swifts make a huge call to replace three-time club MVP Sam Wallace-Joseph with a 19-year-old shooter, the Aussie Diamonds squad announcement is close, and Lightning fail to execute the super shot against Fever.

ABC Sport • Netball → 11 months ago

31st May 2024

ABC Sport

Jamaican players embracing 'crazy' Super Netball have World Cup gold in their sights

Giants goal defender and Jamaica's Sunshine Girl Jodi-Ann Ward chases gold at the next World Cup after making a memorable transition to Australia's Super Netball in 2019.

ABC Sport • Netball → 11 months ago

28th May 2024

ABC Sport

Super Netball Round-Up: First Nations Round a chance for non-Indigenous players to reflect

Indigenous culture took centre stage in Super Netball First Nations Round, but what are the clubs doing in National Reconciliation Week to form an authentic connection with community? Meanwhile, the Fever have finally been dethroned after a six-week winning streak.

ABC Sport • Netball → 11 months ago

26th May 2024

ABC Sport

Many Australian women are exercising in the wrong sports bra. Here's how to get the right fit

Finding the right sports bra is a challenge for many women, and wearing the wrong one can lead to pain and reduced performance. But there are solutions. .

ABC Sport • Netball → 11 months ago

21st May 2024

ABC Sport

Super Netball Round-Up: Umpire justified in send-off and an Aussie Diamond loses her shine

As Fever extended their unbeaten streak to six weeks and the Vixens finally faltered, the blockbuster Sydney derby stole our attention with a player suspension. Here's why the umpire was justified in her decision to send Jamie-Lee Price to the bench.

ABC Sport • Netball → 11 months ago

17th May 2024

ABC Sport

Diamonds great elected new Netball Australia chair

Netball Australia turns to retired World Cup-winning captain Liz Ellis to head up its board, with the legendary Diamond confident the sport will adopt a "united" front under her leadership.

ABC Sport • Netball → 12 months ago

15th May 2024

ABC Sport

Super Netball Round-Up: Scoreboard shocker, the return of a legend falls flat and match blowouts raise concerns about expansion

What quick fixes can Super Netball make to avoid another scoreboard debacle? Meanwhile, a three-time world champion receives a surprise call-up at age 40.

ABC Sport • Netball → 12 months ago

12th May 2024

ABC Sport

'There were failures in our systems': Netball Australia apologises to fans and teams for scoreboard debacle

Netball Australia apologises for its scoreboard debacle on Saturday night, revealing the Lightning cannot appeal against the result of the match.

ABC Sport • Netball → 12 months ago

11th May 2024

ABC Sport

Stunning scoreboard mistake in Super Netball sees teams called back almost an hour after the final siren to play extra time

Play was resumed in a Super Netball match almost an hour after the final siren, after a scoreboard mistake incorrectly showed the Lightning had defeated the Giants in regular time.

ABC Sport • Netball → 12 months ago

6th May 2024

ABC Sport

Super Netball Round-Up: Does Inclusion Round need a clearer directive?

For a second straight season, Super Netball celebrated Inclusion Round, offering teams a chance to champion an initiative close to their heart. But are the competing themes diluting the meaning of the round or increasing its power?.

ABC Sport • Netball → 12 months ago

5th May 2024

ABC Sport

Thunderbirds thrash Giants in Super Netball blowout

The Adelaide Thunderbirds consolidate third position on the Super Netball ladder, trouncing the winless Giants 69-49.

ABC Sport • Netball → 12 months ago

1st May 2024

ABC Sport

'I'd be brave enough to change': Super Netball captain hoping to ditch the dress

Netball Australia is already embracing changes to their traditional playing dress, but the Super Netball clubs are yet to take up the offer. Giants co-captain Jo Harten says she is pushing hard to make it happen.

ABC Sport • Netball → 12 months ago

29th April 2024

ABC Sport

Super Netball Round-Up: A shock secret positional switch, Diamonds captain defends herself and two extra-time thrillers

Shooter Shimona Jok makes her Mavericks debut in a position nobody expected, Liz Watson comes under fire for so-called 'dirty' act and the Swifts reward Housby in her 100th game. Here are Super Netball's talking points for round three.

ABC Sport • Netball → 12 months ago

ABC Sport

'My biggest challenge will be patience': Liz Ellis appointed to Netball Australia board

Australia's greatest netballer was disappointed last year when she put her hand up to try and help turn the sport around and was told there was no room for her on the Netball Australia board. Now in 2024, common sense has prevailed and they've found a seat for Ellis at the table.

ABC Sport • Netball → 1 year ago

26th April 2024

ABC Sport

Why this sport pivoted away from skin fold testing years ago

Is the outrage surrounding the AFL's decision to ban skin fold tests in the pathway warranted? One expert working across a range of sports says many have been phasing them out for a while.

ABC Sport • Netball → 1 year ago

22nd April 2024

ABC Sport

Super Netball round-up: NZ teams hope to join, confusion over suspensions, and is the league as close as we think?

Is it wise for New Zealand and Australia to link up in a netball league again? And what about those discrepancies over player suspensions? We've got the biggest talking points covered in our Super Netball round-up.

ABC Sport • Netball → 1 year ago

21st April 2024

ABC Sport

Tears and beers as struggling footy club gets first win in 1,000 days

The country football club that made headlines for its big losses records its first win in more than 1,000 days. It marks a special moment for the community in Wahgunyah amid the club's fight for survival. .

ABC Sport • Netball → 1 year ago

ABC Sport

Back pain didn't stop Kim Ravaillion's glittering netball career. Neither has spinal surgery

Australian netball international Kim Ravaillion is back on court, months after being warned she was at high risk of injury after spinal surgery to ease lower back pain.

ABC Sport • Netball → 1 year ago

ABC Sport

Bad behaviour from 'delusional' parents forces sporting codes to take action as athletes, umpires as young as 10 cop verbal abuse

Abusive adults are ruining the joy of sport for children across Australia, but new campaigns aim to stamp the behaviour out.

ABC Sport • Netball → 1 year ago

18th April 2024

ABC Sport

Australia launches inaugural First Nations team to compete on world stage in Brisbane tournament

Netball takes a significant step in its commitment to increase the representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander athletes, introducing an inaugural First Nations team to compete against World Cup talent at the Pacific Aus Sport Netball Series.

ABC Sport • Netball → 1 year ago

17th April 2024

ABC Sport

Jamaican shooter Shimona Jok keeping an open mind as 11th player signing confirms she's eligible for Diamonds

Super Netball import Shimona Jok was in the headlines after the Mavericks found a loophole to sign her as their 11th player. Now her eligibility for the Diamonds has been confirmed, would she ever go there?.

ABC Sport • Netball → 1 year ago

16th April 2024

ABC Sport

Super Netball Round-Up: Record breaking crowds, a Diamond finds her feet and South Australia has plenty to cheer about

The Adelaide Thunderbirds are the biggest winners of Super Netball's opening weekend, with the defending premiers packing out their new home, selling more memberships than ever and announcing a $92 million revamp to their training facilities at Mile End. .

ABC Sport • Netball → 1 year ago

13th April 2024

ABC Sport

'Mouldy sheep shed' used as netball change room closed by council amid health concerns

The Macedon Ranges Shire Council has closed a dual-use showgrounds sheep pavilion and netball change room after conducting an air quality assessment and hygienist report.

ABC Sport • Netball → 1 year ago

12th April 2024

ABC Sport

Super Netball quick hits — Mavericks find a loophole, young guns to look out for, and who is the team to beat?

Clever Mavericks coach Tracey Neville has rebounded well from some major pre-season injuries to her squad. Finding a loophole that has sent tongues wagging and allowed her to sign an experienced international shooter in what was thought to be a development role.

ABC Sport • Netball → 1 year ago

11th April 2024

ABC Sport

Mavericks face tough start to Super Netball life as young guns called up to replace injured stars

The Melbourne Mavericks call up two young guns to replace two established players who have been forced of the season with injuries.

ABC Sport • Netball → 1 year ago

ABC Sport

Aussie Kelpie Josh Byron is thriving in men's netball, after a short sabbatical trying to make it in the AFL

As Queensland becomes the first state to sign a MoU with its male players, Aussie Kelpie Josh Byron believes men's netball is on the verge of something great.

ABC Sport • Netball → 1 year ago

10th April 2024

ABC Sport

World Netball bans transgender players from international competition

Netball becomes the latest sport to restrict transgender participation in elite women's competition with a new policy that only transgender players who have "not experienced the biological effects of testosterone" can play at international level.

ABC Sport • Netball → 1 year ago

6th April 2024

ABC Sport

After losing by 400+ points this club considered folding. What they did next united a community

A football team that spent the past two years getting beaten by hundreds of points found itself with a choice to make — give up, or go all in. With a renewed focus on community, families have now returned to the club, so too a sense of hope. .

ABC Sport • Netball → 1 year ago

2nd April 2024

ABC Sport

'It was not my intention to upset': NSW Swifts shooter Sam Wallace-Joseph apologises for Transgender Day of Visibility comments

LGBTQI+ sporting organisation Proud2Play expresses its disappointment, as Super Netballer Samantha Wallace-Joseph apologises for criticising International Transgender Visibility Day's overlap with Easter Sunday.

ABC Sport • Netball → 1 year ago

25th March 2024

ABC Sport

Team Girls Cup quick hits — Mavs cop double blow, as Lightning showcase stacked Diamonds talent

It's almost that time of year again, as we inch closer to another season of Super Netball. So what were the biggest talking points from the pre-season Team Girls Cup?.

ABC Sport • Netball → 1 year ago

24th March 2024

ABC Sport

NSW Swifts win first Team Girls Cup title in final against Vixens

The Swifts have proved consistency matters in a Super Netball off-season littered with movement, as their settled roster rode the home crowd support in Sydney to their first Team Girls Cup title.

ABC Sport • Netball → 1 year ago

23rd March 2024

ABC Sport

Getting changed in a filthy old sheep shed — the bleak reality for country netball players

Regional Victorian netball clubs are running with substandard facilities, with players describing some as "putrid", "medieval", and a barrier to participation in sport for girls and women.

ABC Sport • Netball → 1 year ago

22nd March 2024

ABC Sport

Netball turns over a new leaf as 2024 season looms

After a tumultuous end to last year saw netball reach its 'lowest point' as players went unpaid for 11 weeks and executive members departed during tense CPA negotiations, the sport is now looking for a fresh start ahead of its eighth Super Netball campaign.

ABC Sport • Netball → 1 year ago

15th March 2024

ABC Sport

Ashleigh would rather skip her netball games than wear a dress. Now, she can play in shorts

The regional SA netball league the teenager plays for has become one of the first to adopt a policy allowing players to wear shorts instead of dresses or skirts, hoping it will help recruit more players.

ABC Sport • Netball → 1 year ago

6th March 2024

ABC Sport

Melbourne Mavericks name captain for inaugural Super Netball campaign

Ahead of their first Super Netball season, the Mavericks turn to a Diamonds defender as they look to make an immediate impact on the competition.

ABC Sport • Netball → 1 year ago

18th February 2024

Fox Sports

Netball match abandoned after star’s horror injury in shocking scenes

A Super Netball practice match was abandoned early after a serious leg injury to Melbourne Mavericks goal shooter Sasha Glasgow in shocking scenes.

Fox Sports • Netball → 1 year ago

7th February 2024

ABC Sport

As Silver Ferns results slip, should Netball New Zealand reconsider its Super Netball ban?

After New Zealand's struggles at another international netball tournament, former Silver Ferns star and new Giants recruit Sam Winders gives her thoughts on the team's strict fitness standards and ineligibility relating to the Super Netball league.

ABC Sport • Netball → 1 year ago

5th February 2024

ABC Sport

Marinkovich silences critics as Diamonds close in on 10 straight series wins

Australian netball head coach Stacey Marinkovich wasn't the favourite to score the gig back in 2020. However she's getting the credit she deserves after developing the next generation of Diamonds and taking the team to new heights during a rocky period for the sport.

ABC Sport • Netball → 1 year ago

29th January 2024

Fox Sports

Five words will put ALL nations on notice; rival ‘outfoxed tactically’ after ‘same old’ issue: Talking Pts

It was another day, another trophy for the Australian Diamonds in Leeds, as the all-conquering Aussies took the Netball Nations Cup with a 69-49 demolition of England.

Fox Sports • Netball → 1 year ago

Fox Sports

Proof Diamonds unrivalled as world champs crush Poms in final

Australian Diamonds coach Stacey Marinkovich hailed the standards set by captain Liz Watson as her team reaffirmed its position as world’s best team, thrashing England by 20 goals to win the Netball Nations Cup without losing a match.

Fox Sports • Netball → 1 year ago

ABC Sport

Ruthless Diamonds claim Nations Cup with dominant victory over England

The Diamonds have continued their winning ways against England, running out 69-49 victors against their biggest rivals in the final of the Nations Cup. .

ABC Sport • Netball → 1 year ago

28th January 2024

ABC Sport

Clinical Diamonds see off Uganda to make it through to Nations Cup final against England

Donnell Wallam stars with an almost perfect shooting game as Australia makes it through to the Nations Cup final.

ABC Sport • Netball → 1 year ago

Fox Sports

‘Mega’ star repays faith as Aussies continue unbeaten run amid watershed moment

Australia continued its unbeaten run at the Nations Cup in the UK this morning, beating Uganda 63-49 in Leeds.

Fox Sports • Netball → 1 year ago

24th January 2024

ABC Sport

'You wouldn't even know they had a netball team': former Pies coach saddened by seven-year erasure from club's history

Diamonds assistant coach Nicole Richardson is focused on the team's performance at the Nations Cup, but the ghost of her defunct Collingwood netball side has again reared its head, after a 'tone-deaf' video from the AFL club drew criticism for failing to admit its new HQ upgrade covered the old netball court.

ABC Sport • Netball → 1 year ago

22nd January 2024

Fox Sports

Diamonds MVP shows the way as new nemesis emerges for Aussies — Talking Points

A fearless England challenged Australia in the Nations Cup in London overnight, but not even a 17-goal third-quarter blitz could stop the world champions, who took back control to win 61/59.

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ABC Sport

Diamonds outshine the Roses at Netball Nations Cup in World Cup final rematch

The Diamonds break English hearts at Wembley Arena with a narrow win in the Netball Nations Cup, dampening the celebrations for one of the Roses' greats celebrating a career landmark. .

ABC Sport • Netball → 1 year ago

21st January 2024

Fox Sports

Diamonds whack Kiwis amid internal battle; ‘average’ Aussie’s ‘bizarre’ free pass: Talking Pts

The opening match of the Nations Cup in London early Sunday morning (all times AEDT) went to script with Australia handing an relatively inexperienced New Zealand a 13-goal loss.

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ABC Sport

Australia beats New Zealand in Netball Nations Cup opener

Australia opened its Netball Nations Cup campaign with a comfortable win against trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand, while England battled past world number seven Uganda at Wembley.

ABC Sport • Netball → 1 year ago

20th January 2024

Fox Sports

Aussie great reveals big wish as Diamonds prepare for epic Nations Cup

As the Australian Diamonds enter a series against New Zealand, England and Uganda in the UK, the reigning world and Commonwealth champions will be focused on more than merely winning.

Fox Sports • Netball → 1 year ago

ABC Sport

After fleeing war-torn nations and debuting for their adopted countries, these two netballers are set to play each other for the first time

As the Diamonds prepare to face Uganda for the very first time in netball at the Nations Cup, there are two players from opposite teams — Sunday Aryang and Mary Cholhok — that have a lot in common.

ABC Sport • Netball → 1 year ago

19th January 2024

Fox Sports

‘Decimated’ champs’ ‘rare’ fix; bolters set to explode: Every club’s roster state of play

With Super Netball’s ugly pay war finally over, the 2024 rosters are now set.

Fox Sports • Netball → 1 year ago

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