The reigning premiers are bottom of the ladder after three straight losses,while the Giants are coming off a record-breaking victory over Sunshine Coast.
The Queensland Firebirds rookie is set to become only the third Indigenous netballer to represent Australia after she was named in the Australian squad for 2022-23.
Last year’s grand finalists will look to get their season back on track when they take on the winless Magpies at home next Saturday.
The reigning premiers proved too good for the Magpies in Helen Housby’s milestone game for the Swifts.
Both teams will welcome back key players ahead of a jam-packed schedule where they will play three games in a week.
Saturday night’s clash saw the reigning premiers take on last year’s wooden spooners at home,but it was the Vixens who withstood a late surge to take pole position in the Sargeant-McKinnis Cup.
Super Netball bosses have rejected the Giants’ request to postpone their clash against the Thunderbirds after six players,including three Diamonds,were ruled out due to COVID-19.
The defending Super Netball champions’ worst fears have been realised after scans confimed Sam Wallace will play no further part in their 2022 campaign after rupturing her ACL in the season opener.
NSW Swifts enter the season as the team to beat but say any pressure is external and not spoken about within the change rooms.
The state’s governing body was fined more than $57,000 after an investigation found team managers at the Giants and Swifts had delayed reporting links to exposure sites.
Sophie Dwyer had expected her first year in Super Netball to be a learning experience,but nothing like the journey that took her all the way to the grand final.