Three Sunshine Coast Lightning youngsters may well have played themselves into an Australian Diamonds uniform.

• LIZ ELLIS

There are now plenty of questions to be answered in the wake of the grand final, starting with the Australian squad.

The Sunshine Coast Lightning demolished the Giants on Saturday to claim the inaugural Super Netball title.

The Giants' netball culture, forged in Sydney's blistering summer heat, has led the club to Saturday's grand final against Sunshine Coast.

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.

• Liz Ellis

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.