The Long Break

Netball

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 two 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 → 3 hours 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 → 1 day 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 → 1 week 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 weeks 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 weeks 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 → 3 weeks 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 → 3 weeks 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 → 3 weeks 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 → 4 weeks 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 → 1 month 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 → 1 month ago

23rd March 2026

ABC Sport

Netballer explains absence after being separated from daughter at birth

Emily Mannix talks about her extended absence from the Super Netball league, and why she's now ready to return for the Melbourne Vixens after a "freak accident" meant her daughter Mabel needed emergency care at birth.

ABC Sport • Netball → 2 months ago

16th March 2026

ABC Sport

'We don't talk about it enough': Mum makes emotional return to Super Netball

The world's best goal keeper has sparked an important conversation about postpartum depression in her return to the Super Netball league.

ABC Sport • Netball → 2 months ago

10th March 2026

ABC Sport

Super Netball's Kiwi influx leaves sour taste for diehard Australian fans

Nine Kiwi players will feature in Super Netball for 2026, after the New Zealand governing body relaxed its national selection policy. But just like the green fruit, their influx has left a sour taste in the mouth of rusted-on Australian Diamonds fans.

ABC Sport • Netball → 2 months ago

4th March 2026

ABC Sport

Regional netball teams ousted from league over lack of footballers

Victoria's Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission has been contacted after a number of junior netball teams were axed from the Ballarat Football Netball league due to a lack of footballers.

ABC Sport • Netball → 2 months ago

12th February 2026

ABC Sport

Diamonds find 'identity' ahead of gold medal defence

Coach Stacey Marinkovich believes a refreshed Diamonds squad has found its "identity" ahead of attempting to become the first Australian netball team to defend Commonwealth Games gold.

ABC Sport • Netball → 3 months ago

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