The Sunshine Coast have imitated the Melbourne Storm to qualify for Saturday's Super Netball grand final.

Giants coach Julie Ftizgerald's unique collection of netballers will play Sunshine Coast for the Super Netball championship on Saturday.

Q: When is a home grand final not played at home? A: When you are the Sunshine Coast Lightning, and yours is what is quaintly described as a "boutique" 2200-seat stadium at Sippy Downs. Thus, for the purposes of the inaugural Super Netball decider, "home" for the Lightning is a 90-kilometre drive south down the M1.

The Sydney Swifts have locked down their entire starting seven for season 2018 of Super Netball.

Giants captain Kim Green has turned her knee injury into a positive ahead of Saturday's grand final.

Veteran Laura Langman does not plan to tutor less experienced Lightning teammates about what to expect in Saturday's Super Netball grand final.

A lot has changed in netball in the past nine years. But one thing remains. And that is the quality of the two coaches who have led their teams to this point.

Geva Mentor left Melbourne for the Sunshine Coast and a longer contract once the personal consequences of the Vixens' youth-focused intentions became clear. On Saturday night, the veteran defender nominated by rival coach Julie Fitzgerald as "the form player of the competition" will lead the Lightning into the inaugural Super Netball grand final against the rampaging Giants in Brisbane.

So much for the fairytale of the young establishment team upstaging the expansion clubs and defying the pre-season pessimism to sweep to glory.

Julie Fitzgerald's Giants are just one win away from a Super Netball grand final against Sunshine Coast.

Veteran Giants defender Bec Bulley is chasing a netball championship with a fourth club.

Vixens legends Sharelle McMahon and Bianca Chatfield have backed the minor premiers to bounce back in their preliminary final against the Giants on Saturday.

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This weekend the Vixens meet the Giants for a place in the grand final. The danger for the Vixens is they have been exposed as not having enough big-game players to take charge in pressure situations.

The Giants have produced an extraordinary final assault to overcome Collingwood Magpies 52-51 in a Super Netball minor semi-final nailbiter on Saturday night.

Sunshine Coast are through to the Super Netball grand final after upsetting minor premiers Melbourne Vixens with a 56-55 win at Margaret Court Arena.

As the Magpies prepare for a Super Netball semi-final showdown with the Giants, Shae Brown reflects on her journey from midcourt to the goal circle.

The Giants expect the Magpies to bring their best in Saturday's Super Netball elimination final.

The first of just two losses this season for the Melbourne Vixens on their way to the minor premiership became a critical signpost in the pursuit of the Super Netball championship now within sight. It was round two, away, against the Sunshine Coast Lightning, and a six-goal defeat that vice-captain Liz Watson regards as the catalyst for much of what has followed.

Kristina Brice has been a second-half superstar for the Giants en route to Saturday's elimination final against the Magpies.