Layton hasn't 'missed a beat' in Diamonds return
She might still be coming back from exhaustion, but defender Sharni Layton is expected to give the selectors some tough decisions.
She might still be coming back from exhaustion, but defender Sharni Layton is expected to give the selectors some tough decisions.
NSW Swift Maddy Proud will enter this year's Super Netball season as a published children's author.
The Diamonds are also bucking the trend of taking it one game at a time.
The Diamonds will simulate their Commonwealth Games path at AIS over the next four days.
Netball in Australia enjoyed one of its most historic years in a bumper 2017, and there's more to come.
Australian defender Sharni Layton has been pulled from the Diamonds' squad to play next month's Quad Series.
ACT Brumbies Wharenui Hawera and Canberra Giants Ngawai Eyles sporting power couple
Diamonds coach Lisa Alexander will give Laura Geitz a chance to prove herself for the Commonwealth Games at a training camp next year.
Star defender Sharni Layton is set to return to international netball after being selected in the Australian Diamonds' squad for next January's Quad Series matches in London and Johannesburg.
Australian Fast5 coach Stacey Marinkovich believes her young players will emerge stronger from this year's Fast5 World Series despite falling into the bronze medal game.
England is unbeaten and will start Sunday's final day as favourites but Australia found form on Saturday night to beat New Zealand and all but end the reigning champions hopes.
Something about the relentless tempo of Fast5 netball suits Ash Brazill.
Australian coach Lisa Alexander has welcomed the prospect of more selection headaches, after the Diamonds beat New Zealand 58-42 to complete their first Constellation Cup sweep in four years.
The quest for just the second Constellation Cup clean sweep will drive Australia in the final match.
The Diamonds may have clinched the Constellation Cup against the Silver Ferns with a 12-goal victory in Adelaide on Wednesday, but my hunch is that they will head to the final match in Sydney knowing that they have a heap of improvement left.
Australia have overcome a third-quarter meltdown to clinch the 2017 Constellation Cup with a 55-43 win over New Zealand in Adelaide.
Giants Netball will only play one game at AIS Arena next season, after two this year.
The Diamonds have wrapped up the Constellation Cup series after just two matches, outplaying the Silver Ferns 60-52 in Christchurch on Sunday.
The Diamonds have wrapped up the Constellation Cup series after just two matches, outplaying the Silver Ferns 60-52 in Christchurch on Sunday.
The Australian Diamonds will take a huge stride towards a seventh Constellation Cup if they beat New Zealand on Sunday.