Netball ACT general manager Adam Horner says Giants Netball playing two Super Netball games in Canberra is a "big commitment" and not just a "token show up".

While Rod Laver Arena is the ultimate destination for both Melbourne teams in the newly-named and fixtured Suncorp Super Netball league, with the first perhaps as early as 2018, the Vixens and Magpies will split their games between Hisense Arena and the smaller Margaret Court Arena in the meantime.

Netball New Zealand remains steadfast in the view only locals will be selected for the Silver Ferns despite their best player moving to Australia next year and several others tipped to follow.

Sharni Layton will lead the Australian Diamonds squad for the Quad Series early next year.

New Zealand take down Australia as Maria Tutaia dominates in Fast5 grand final.

Netball's Fast5 format will be available to local clubs after the success of the first Fast5 World Series at Hisense Arena over the weekend.

 New Zealand star Maria Tutaia got the points but Australia scored the win in their day one showdown at the Fast5 World Series at Hisense Arena on Saturday night.

Australia just avoided a stunning upset by African minnows Malawi.

Had she been a boy, Lisa Alexander would have been named Darrel Baldock Clark. Her family were St Kilda supporters.

At it's heart, Fast5 World Series netball is still a fiercely contested international tournament with Australia and New Zealand chasing the title.

Gretel Tippett is perfectly suited to the fast-paced world of Fast 5 netball.

The Fast5 World Series netball is at Hisense Arena on Saturday and Sunday. This explains how it works.

Three derbies involving three teams new to Australian netball will kick off the first day of the new national league.

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Congratulations are in order for Wallabies star Israel Folau and Silver Ferns sharp shooter Maria Tutaia.

Australia produced a dominant first-quarter display and never relinquished their lead to take the four-match Constellation Cup series 3-1 in Invercargill.

Australia won't be happy with just bringing home the Constellation Cup – they want to do it with an emphatic final netball Test victory over New Zealand.

Lisa Alexander wants Giants netball to become the team Canberra kids grow up dreaming of playing for.

Diamonds skipper Clare McMeniman says her side's defensive combinations are beginning to bear fruit after a clinical 12-point Constellation Cup victory.

An imperious Caitlin Bassett performance in the shooting circle has led the Diamonds to a 62-50 trouncing of the Silver Ferns in their Constellation Cup  clash in Auckland.