SYDNEY, Dec 23 AAP - Former Diamonds player Chelsea Locke is set to face Australia in the upcoming international quad netball series after switching allegiances to England.

Outgoing Netball Australia boss Kate Palmer says commonsense must be used when working with female athletes.

Former Netball Australia boss Kate Palmer has been appointed the new chief executive officer of the Australian Sports Commission.

Giants defender Kristiana Manu'a will miss the inaugural National Netball League after rupturing her Achilles tendon at training last week.

Sharni Layton has won her second straight ANZ Championship player of the year gong.

Netball is on the cusp of a new era in Australia as the sport closes in on full-time professionalism.

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.