‘Deep scars’:Netball’s highest-profile critic has been appointed to its board

‘Deep scars’:Netball’s highest-profile critic has been appointed to its board

Netball great Liz Ellis,an outspoken critic of Netball Australia for its handling of the series of off-court dramas that upended the sport,has been appointed to its board.

  • byCarla Jaeger

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‘I was in so much pain’:The unspoken ‘big issue’ affecting women athletes

‘I was in so much pain’:The unspoken ‘big issue’ affecting women athletes

Eleanor Cardwell was in so much pain,she couldn’t even complete a warm-up without discomfort,and she was not alone among her netball peers. It’s why she thinks it’s mad that sports bras aren’t treated with the same priority as football boots or mouthguards.

  • byMarnie Vinall
Revealed:The secret talks that could transform Australian netball

Revealed:The secret talks that could transform Australian netball

An expansion of the Super Netball league to include teams from New Zealand has been discussed as part of secret talks between Netball Australia and their counterparts across the ditch.

  • byCarla Jaeger
Three weeks to cut a deal for a Melbourne team:How Craig Hutchison expanded his sporting empire

Three weeks to cut a deal for a Melbourne team:How Craig Hutchison expanded his sporting empire

In a perfect world,Craig Hutchison says it’d take two years to build a sports team to replace Collingwood. He had less than a year to create Super Netball’s Mavericks. And he’s never looked back.

  • byMarnie Vinall
Calm after the storm:Super Netball returns after tumultuous off-season

Calm after the storm:Super Netball returns after tumultuous off-season

The Super Netball season kicks off on Saturday,starting with the Giants hosting the Fever. Here’s everything you need to know about the prospects for the Swifts and Giants.

  • byBillie Eder
‘I’m literally a hugger’:How interim CEO is tackling netball’s problem

‘I’m literally a hugger’:How interim CEO is tackling netball’s problem

This masthead put a number of questions about netball’s future to Stacey West,who has been interim CEO of Netball Australia since December. The sport has made progress,but she doesn’t have all the answers.

  • byCarla Jaeger
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Swifts star apologises for online transgender comment

Swifts star apologises for online transgender comment

Samantha Wallace-Joseph commented on an Instagram headline which insinuated US President Joe Biden had declared Easter Sunday as Transgender Day of Visibility.

  • byBillie Eder
With the CEO,chair and a team gone,a new age dawns for Australian netball

With the CEO,chair and a team gone,a new age dawns for Australian netball

After months of upheaval,Australia’s leading netballers are looking forward to starting the new season with a clean slate,and a new Melbourne team.

  • byMarnie Vinall
22 under 22:Young Brisbane athletes set for career-defining year

22 under 22:Young Brisbane athletes set for career-defining year

They are 22 of the city’s hottest young athletes,and they’re all poised to thrive in 2024.

  • byNick Wright
Netball Australia director secretly stepped down,new documents reveal

Netball Australia director secretly stepped down,new documents reveal

The Netball Australia director who chaired the sport during the Hancock Prospecting dispute quietly stood down from the sport’s board just three days after ex-CEO Kelly Ryan resigned.

  • byCarla Jaeger
‘Let’s do this’:How netball’s historic pay deal was done

‘Let’s do this’:How netball’s historic pay deal was done

Three of the most senior women in Australian presented a united front on Wednesday,but the groundbreaking agreement does not wipe away the sport’s problems.

  • byCarla Jaeger