Super Netball
Super Netball fixture for 2025 announced but no call on NZ expansion
Netball Australia boss Stacey West announced the 2025 Super Netball fixture, promising to grow “competitive tension” and “strong rivalries” on court.
- by Hannah Kennelly
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Old enemy win in Australia for third time ever: Diamonds stunned by resurgent English Roses
England have shocked Australia’s world champion netball team, beating them 61-59 in a thrilling second Test.
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I thought winning wasn’t everything. Then my netball team made it to the grand final
After a 30-year break, all I cared about was being back on the court. But against the Boyfriend Team, I found myself wanting to claim victory more than anything.
- by Carolyn Webb
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Adelaide Thunderbirds strike again, deny Melbourne Vixens in grand final thriller
The Adelaide Thunderbirds have won back-to-back Super Netball titles and enhanced their legacy as a modern powerhouse after beating Melbourne Vixens 59-57 in a grand final thriller.
- by Steve Barrett
As netball moves beyond dark days, Vixens head to enemy territory in grand final quest
The Melbourne Vixens and Adelaide Thunderbirds will face off in the Super Netball grand final on Saturday, capping a record-breaking season – and sparking hopes for further club expansion.
- by Jon Pierik
Vixens survive super-shot barrage to surge into Super Netball grand final
A Sophie Garbin goal in the final 30 seconds of the game helped put an end to a Fever scoring spree and secure the Vixens their sixth grand final berth.
- by Steve Barrett
Netball’s missing ‘Riolis’: Why the sport is searching for its hidden Indigenous talent
Netball is searching for its own equivalent of the AFL’s Riolis, Longs and Wanganeens. But so far, opportunities for Indigenous players to break into the sport have been limited.
- by Marnie Vinall
‘We trust you’: A $6 million pledge renews faith in netball
Just six months after it pulled $17 million from the sport, the federal government will pump millions into the 2027 Netball World Cup in Sydney.
- by Carla Jaeger
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Crowds are booming but Super Netball losses revealed in financial report
A multimillion-dollar loss for Super Netball, buried in financial statements lodged with the corporate regulator, comes amid a changing of the guard at the top of the cash-strapped sport.
- by Carla Jaeger
Fever still undefeated after thrilling Thunderbirds win
The Fever notched six of the first seven goals of the fourth quarter to snatch the game from the third-placed Thunderbirds on Saturday night.
- by Jacob Shteyman
‘Farcical scenes’: Lightning lose netball match after thinking they’d won, but the result will stand
Sunshine Coast Lightning played keeping-off in the final 30 seconds of ordinary time, thinking they had a 71-70 lead. But replays later showed the scoreboard was wrong, and they were forced to play extra time.
- by Steve Barrett