After a double-bill that earned the Magpies and Vixens just one point between them, next weekend's follow-up will come against Super Netball's two weakest teams and a loss for either Victorian team would be dire.

The Giants remain unbeaten. Collingwood remain unable to win a game on their home court. The Magpies, raging flag favourites in the pre-season, now have a solitary win from their opening three rounds after a 59-51 loss at Hisense Arena.

Paige Hadley says Trinidadian import Sam Wallace has taken the Super Netball competition by storm.

In the melting pot that is Collingwood's multi-team sporting HQ is a netballer who has already dabbled in football and hopes to switch full-time to AFLW when her original career is done. When Ash Brazill sees the Pies' women's team, they ask her to come and have a kick. Which she does. When netball staffers notice, they good-naturedly warn the pesky football types to stay away.

Four players in this weekend's Magpies-Giants clash on Saturday represented the Swifts in last year's grand final.

Having opened with mixed results against two formidable new rivals, the Melbourne Vixens renew an old acquaintance in round three. Yet the fact that the recast NSW Swifts may not be such a familiar foe after all may be a good thing, for no team has tormented the Vixens so often, over so long.

When God handed out the first set of netball bibs sometime in the first century AD, she decreed that the G in four of the seven positions stood for "goal".  As in Goal shooter. Goal attack. Goal defence.  Goal keeper.  In modern netball the G might as well stand for other things. Glamour shooter. Glitz  attack. Genius defence. Glory keeper.  There is no doubt the circle is where is it at on the netball court, and it is goal shooting and goal defending that have won and lost titles in recent times.

New Zealand netball star Tania Dalton has died, six days after collapsing from a brain aneurysm during a social game of touch rugby.

Super Netball newcomers Sunshine Coast continued their unbeaten arrival with a come-from-behind 58-52 victory over Melbourne Vixens at the USC Sport Stadium.

Queensland Firebirds captain Gabi Simpson insists there will be no panic within the side despite the defending champions going winless from their opening two games of the 2017 campaign.

The most frightening thing about the Giants' 66-51 win over West Coast on Saturday night is that this team is still playing nowhere near the potential offered by their star-studded roster.

Sam Wallace has traded the beaches of Trinidad for the hustle and bustle of Sydney to play with the Swifts.

Giants shooter Jo Harten says her side must improve ahead of their clash with West Coast this weekend.

Coach Simone McKinnis is used to calling words of encouragement and direction from the sidelines.

Cate Campbell and Liesel Jones believe the success of AFL Women's proves female sport has huge potential.

The Swifts must maintain the intensity they brought against the Giants when they play Adelaide, says coach Rob Wright.

For the all-star team many thought could not be beaten, loss No.1 came on opening night.  Yet although Collingwood coach Kristy Keppich-Birell believes it may take at least half a season for her fledgling squad to find the flow and consistency to collectively play its best netball, the optimist within declares herself "always hopeful that it will be this weekend".

The opening round of Suncorp Super Netball has taught us a lot of things. Important things like six hours of live netball on Channel Nine on Saturday night is barely enough.

As sweet as their upset two-goal victory over title favourites Collingwood was in the opening Super Netball round, the Melbourne Vixens are determined to avoid any potential let-down in the second against another much-touted newcomer, the Sunshine Coast Lightning.