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21st June 2026

ABC Sport

Thunderbirds first team through to Super Netball Grand Final

The Adelaide Thunderbirds are through to their third Super Netball grand final in four years. Now they wait to see if they will face the Melbourne Vixens or West Coast Fever for a shot at the title.

ABC Sport • Netball → 5 days ago

17th June 2026

ABC Sport

Diamonds name newcomers for Comm Games gold defence

The Diamonds include five players set to make their Commonwealth Games debut as they look to win their fifth gold medal in Glasgow. .

ABC Sport • Netball → 1 week ago

15th June 2026

ABC Sport

Where are the Kelpies? Frustration grows as progress dips in men's netball

Despite male netballers making a valuable contribution to the Aussie Diamonds pathway and Super Netball competition, progress between the two genders at the international level has largely been scaled back and unexplained.

ABC Sport • Netball → 1 week ago

14th June 2026

ABC Sport

T-Birds cap off near-flawless season with record number of wins

This year's record-breaking Adelaide Thunderbirds are shifting their focus to the Super Netball finals, with a third premiership in four years on offer.

ABC Sport • Netball → 2 weeks ago

9th June 2026

ABC Sport

Mickey Mouse and friends freeze Super Netball finals out of prime venue

The 2025 Super Netball Grand Final set a new standard with a record crowd at one of the biggest stadiums in the country. But in 2026, the sport has been forced to retreat to smaller finals venues due to a scheduling issue with Disney on Ice.

ABC Sport • Netball → 2 weeks ago

7th June 2026

ABC Sport

How the corporate world influenced Diamonds' netball coaching

The world has never been closer to Australia's Diamonds. Coach Stacey Marinkovich is determined to keep them shining brightest.

ABC Sport • Netball → 3 weeks ago

1st June 2026

ABC Sport

The sliding doors moment for 'awestruck' Diamonds bolter

Despite signing her first full-time Super Netball contract this year there was no guarantee Jessie Grenvold would get a lot of court time. But through injury, the Mavericks defender took on a starting spot and is now an Australian Diamond.

ABC Sport • Netball → 3 weeks ago

26th May 2026

ABC Sport

Super Netball record broken by 16yo school captain Eva Carneiro

The Giants team is flailing at the bottom of the ladder, winless after 11 rounds and the likely recipient of this year's wooden spoon.

ABC Sport • Netball → 1 month ago

24th May 2026

ABC Sport

Jamie-Lee Price thinks fake tan could solve a lot of netball's problems

Frustrated at netball's stagnation, this is what Jamie-Lee Price wants to see happen to keep her sport moving with the times.

ABC Sport • Netball → 1 month ago

18th May 2026

ABC Sport

How netball's 'super' veteran left retirement to break 12-year record

Romelda Aiken-George is supposed to be retired. Instead, the 37-year-old goal shooter is breaking all kinds of records and reinventing herself in her 19th season. After her 255th national league game on the weekend, she reveals the secret to her longevity.

ABC Sport • Netball → 1 month ago

14th May 2026

ABC Sport

Team smashed by more than 1,100 points in four games forfeits season

A country Victorian football team that was beaten by a collective 1,101 points in four matches forfeits the remainder of the senior season. .

ABC Sport • Netball → 1 month ago

11th May 2026

ABC Sport

Netballer cops 'hurtful' criticism for returning 10 weeks post-baby

Paige Hadley made a shock return to the Super Netball league less than three months after giving birth to her baby boy. Despite some commentary online questioning her priorities, the midcourter is more determined than ever to prove women can pursue multiple dreams.

ABC Sport • Netball → 2 months ago

10th May 2026

ABC Sport

Netball body suspends woman charged over alleged antisemitic slur at game

Jewish community leaders say a woman's alleged slur at an under-12 girls netball game in Sydney reflects a troubling pattern playing out on sporting fields. .

ABC Sport • Netball → 2 months ago

4th May 2026

ABC Sport

Netball's 'wishy washy' approach to Pride dulls the message

Several Super Netball clubs will host their own Pride matches this season, but without an official round to anchor them all a former player and member of the LGBTIQA+ community argues the message may be lost.

ABC Sport • Netball → 2 months ago

29th April 2026

ABC Sport

High fuel costs a 'kick in the guts' for country clubs, but the game must go on

Country sporting clubs are rallying to help families attend fixtures as fuel prices double, with some travelling up to 640 kilometres. But it is an extra cost many will take on to maintain the sports are so integral to their communities.

ABC Sport • Netball → 2 months ago

28th April 2026

ABC Sport

Netball's powerful statement on Anzac Day

They both struggle for recognition in male-dominated fields, so Super Netball chose to host an all-female Anzac Day ceremony to commemorate and give visibility to female veterans.

ABC Sport • Netball → 2 months ago

22nd April 2026

ABC Sport

Netball Australia CEO steps down as sport prepares for new era

Stacey West will step down as CEO of Netball Australia at the end of this week, ending a two-and-a-half-year tenure that has reshaped the sport in this country.  .

ABC Sport • Netball → 2 months ago

20th April 2026

ABC Sport

How free is netball's new TV deal?

Uncertainties over the details of Netball Australia's broadcast agreement with Nine left fans hesitant to celebrate. Now we reveal how many games will actually be seen on free-to-air TV.

ABC Sport • Netball → 2 months ago

ABC Sport

Netball star calls for pay increase after new broadcast deal

Diamonds and Melbourne Vixens star Jo Weston calls for a pay increase after a new free-to-air broadcast deal.

ABC Sport • Netball → 2 months ago

14th April 2026

ABC Sport

Super Netball expansion delayed as TV talks drag on

Two new teams were expected to join the league in 2027 to make Super Netball a 10-team competition, but slow broadcast negotiations are holding up the process. .

ABC Sport • Netball → 2 months ago

7th April 2026

ABC Sport

The only team sport that won't feel the wrath of gambling reform

The ex-CEO of Netball Australia said it was behind the times when she walked out the door in December 2023, but new gambling reforms announced by the federal government show the sport was right to steer clear from sports betting.

ABC Sport • Netball → 3 months ago

30th March 2026

ABC Sport

Diamonds star creates undershorts to help girls navigate periods in sport

World Cup-winning Diamond Kiera Austin remembers having to learn to use a tampon earlier than she was ready in order to play netball. Now she's developed a period undershort she hopes will address the alarming rates of Australian teens dropping out of sport.

ABC Sport • Netball → 3 months ago

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