Netball Australia spared further scrutiny as Fever set up home title decider | Megan Maurice

West Coast dismiss pressure to ‘earn’ hosting rights with comfortable win over Vixens who will now play Giants for place in Perth grand final

There is a moment in the Hunger Games – before a group of tributes are sent into the arena to fight to the death – where they all stand united before the crowd, holding hands in an unusual show of solidarity. But when they enter the arena and the games commence, they dutifully begin to fight to the death. What else could they do?

The Suncorp Super Netball finals were the culmination of weeks of animosity building up between the playing group and administrators. After the decision to sell the hosting rights to the grand final to Perth the players united to put together a strongly worded statement to Netball Australia. Tensions remained high as more details began to arise of the governing body’s financial difficulties, with some former players calling for a strike to send a strong message that they cannot be taken for granted.