Super Netball
‘A bit of a joke’: Stalled netball pay talks frustrate Diamonds
Netball’s in-demand shooter Sophie Garbin says the ongoing issues plaguing her sport is starting to take its toll on the athletes.
- by Marnie Vinall and Carla Jaeger
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How do you promote a sport without athletes? Netball might be about to find out
Australia’s netballers have effectively barred the sport from featuring them in any promotional material, after Netball Australia rejected the union’s most recent pay deal proposal.
- by Carla Jaeger
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Netball
‘Robs Peta to pay Peta’: Union hits out at Netball Australia as bitter pay war escalates
The netballers’ union has accused Netball Australia of “weaponising” the looming pay deal deadline to pressure players into signing a new collective player agreement, in the latest escalation to the league’s bitter pay dispute.
- by Carla Jaeger
Hutchison takes on netball in new radio rights deal
Sports media mogul Craig Hutchison has added netball to his sprawling broadcast empire, inking a new radio deal with the embattled sport.
- by Carla Jaeger
While Australia watched the Matildas, we won another World Cup. Players are seething
Infighting, culture wars and financial woes have eclipsed netball’s successes. So how did Australia’s biggest women’s sport get in this mess, and how can it be saved?
- by Carla Jaeger
Opinion
Opinion
Diamonds are the best netball team on Earth. But there’s unfinished business
Australia is leading the netball world on the court, but there is unfinished business facing netball in this country. The truth is we can do better, and so we must.
- by Liz Ellis
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Netball
Why the best netball league in the world is facing a $7.5 million black hole
A secret report shows Australia’s elite netball league is bleeding money and being propped up by the fees paid by junior and club players at a time when competition from rival sports is intensifying.
- by Carla Jaeger
Netball’s dream team: Why Diamonds’ dominance is not as easy as it seems
The Australian Diamonds have now won the netball World Cup 12 times from 16 attempts, but some of the game’s greats say this victory was “more extraordinary” than earlier triumphs because of the turmoil in the sport and rise of other nations.
- by Carla Jaeger
Diamond advantage: How Super Netball strengthens Australia’s World Cup hopes but also helps rivals
As always, the Diamonds are the favourites. But what we’ll learn at this netball World Cup is how much Australia’s Super Netball competition has helped strengthen the other nations.
- by Marnie Vinall
Opinion
Commonwealth Games
Make no mistake, the Commonwealth Games fiasco will rob Australia of Olympic gold
If there is no Commonwealth Games at all in 2026, there will be a gaping hole in Australia’s Olympic preparations. This will have a significant impact on Australia’s medal count.
- by Liz Ellis
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Netball
Craig Hutchison takes up Super Netball licence for Melbourne side to replace Collingwood
A new Victorian side, owned by media mogul Craig Hutchison and his Sports Entertainment Network (SEN), will enter the Super Netball competition – replacing the Collingwood Magpies.
- by Russell Bennett