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Jun 20, 2022

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 finalThere 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...

May 23, 2022

Cracks appear in Diamonds before Commonwealth Games squad decision | Megan Maurice

Across the seven shooters on Australia’s extended list, the only constant in Super Netball has been inconsistencyWith just over two months remaining until the first whistle blows at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, the time for selectors to name the final team is inching closer. Decisions in the defence end are clear cut with only five players named in the wider squad to be reduced to four before the Games begin. The issue in the mid-court is an over-supply of talent, with the Swifts’ Maddy Proud and the Magpies’ Kelsey Browne demanding selectors take notice despite sitting outside of the named squad.But it is at the shooting end where cracks are beginning to appear. Across the seven shooters in the 18-player...

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