Netball Australia to review ‘fiasco’ round
Melbourne Vixens

Netball Australia to review ‘fiasco’ round

Netball Australia have launched two separate reviews in as many days after controversies marred round two of the Super Netball 2023 season,with one coach left fuming and a captain calling for a better framework to support the growth of the game.

  • byMarnie Vinall

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‘Completely robbed’:Magpies coach blames centre pass mix-up for one-goal loss to Vixens
Melbourne Vixens

‘Completely robbed’:Magpies coach blames centre pass mix-up for one-goal loss to Vixens

The Collingwood coach was enraged after a controversial ending to the Melbourne derby resulted in her team being overrun by the Melbourne Vixens.

  • byMarnie Vinall andCarla Jaeger
‘Where we need to be’:Jamaican making her mark as Magpies aim high in 2023
Collingwood Magpies

‘Where we need to be’:Jamaican making her mark as Magpies aim high in 2023

Shimona Nelson hadn’t heard of netball growing up. Now,she’s one of the best goal shooters in Australia and the key to Collingwood’s hopes of a maiden Super Netball championship.

  • byMarnie Vinall
Why there will be more on the line for Super Netball players this season
Melbourne Vixens

Why there will be more on the line for Super Netball players this season

Melbourne Vixens captain Liz Watson tips the Super Netball season,starting March 18,will be especially fierce this year.

  • byMarnie Vinall
‘No more money’:Netball pay dispute fuels fears of talent drain
Netball

‘No more money’:Netball pay dispute fuels fears of talent drain

The netballers’ union says Netball Australia has signalled it does not intend to raise Super Netball player wages as part of a new agreement following losses of more than $7 million in the past two years.

  • byJackson Graham
Diamonds shone through the darkness in tumultuous year
Australian Diamonds

Diamonds shone through the darkness in tumultuous year

It was the year the dress became a dirty word and a Diamonds rookie became a lightning rod for sport’s culture wars.

  • byGeorgina Robinson
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Dresses no longer only option as new netball policy allows for ‘combination’ of uniform items
Netball

Dresses no longer only option as new netball policy allows for ‘combination’ of uniform items

Dresses will no longer be mandatory for netball players - in both professional and community clubs - two years after a review found that uniforms were turning people away from the sport.

  • byCarla Jaeger
Why the rise of Australia’s brightest Diamond ‘makes complete sense’
Australian Diamonds

Why the rise of Australia’s brightest Diamond ‘makes complete sense’

Those closest to Donnell Wallam say there’s something special about the way she does things,which helps explain her irresistible storyline.

  • byCaden Helmers
Fossil fuel companies spend millions on sport to ‘greenwash’ image,report claims
Test cricket

Fossil fuel companies spend millions on sport to ‘greenwash’ image,report claims

A new report from the Australian Conservation Foundation claims the fossil fuel industry is spending $14 to $18 million a year sponsoring top-level sport in Australia to “greenwash” its image.

  • byLiam Mannix
If the goal was to empower athletes,the netballers scored a big win
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Constellation Cup

If the goal was to empower athletes,the netballers scored a big win

The national netball team showed admirable solidarity in the Hancock Prospecting sponsorship row. Hopefully,their courage will inspire other athletes to collectively fight the good fight.

  • byJenna Price
‘Really good thing’:Origin Energy chief welcomes wave of activist athletes
Culture wars

‘Really good thing’:Origin Energy chief welcomes wave of activist athletes

As Netball Australia reels from the sudden withdrawal of Hancock Prospecting’s $15 million sponsorship,Origin Energy chief Frank Calabria said there was no prospect of his organisation pulling their financial support away from the embattled sport.

  • byVince Rugari