Queensland Firebirds coach Roselee Jencke has maintained that optimal team performance justified the decision not to play Super Netball's only Indigenous athlete,Jemma Mi Mi,at all during last week's Indigenous round.
Queensland Firebird Jemma Mi Mi is the only Indigenous player in Super Netball and did not spend a minute on court during the league's Indigenous Round.
The Queensland Firebirds have caused an upset over minor premier Melbourne Vixens in the penultimate round but the result won't have any bearing on the top four.
NSW spurned a chance to make ground on ladder leaders Melbourne Vixens,suffering a 13-point defeat to the Firebirds.
NSW Swifts overcame a late Firebirds fightback to hang on to a six point win.
The Giants and Queensland Firebirds played the first draw of the season on Saturday after both clubs lost their nerve in the closing stages of a thrilling encounter.
The Firebirds defended reasonably well in the first term to trail by only three points at quarter time,but the Vixens went into overdrive when the game restarted.
Australia's netball player of the year is taking the game to new heights through a combination of innovation and athleticism,according to Australian legend.
Gretel Tippett says she plans to add more dimensions to her sometimes-unorthodox netball game,after winning the Liz Ellis Diamond award on Saturday night.
The Swifts prepared for their first Super Netball finals campaign with a pitched battle against cellar dwellers the Firebirds,who weren’t expected to test the Sydneysiders.
Collingwood remain in the thick of the Super Netball semi-final race after overcoming a determined Queensland side to record their fourth win of the season.