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‘Farcical scenes’: Lightning lose netball match after thinking they’d won, but the result will stand

‘Farcical scenes’: Lightning lose netball match after thinking they’d won, but the result will stand

Sunshine Coast Lightning played keeping-off in the final 30 seconds of ordinary time, thinking they had a 70-71 lead. But replays later showed the scoreboard was wrong, and they were forced to play extra time.

  • by Steve Barrett

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Farcical netball scenes ripped
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Farcical netball scenes ripped

The Super Netball match between the Lightning and Giants was thrown into chaos by a scoring blunder at full time.

‘Deep scars’: Netball’s highest-profile critic has been appointed to its board

‘Deep scars’: Netball’s highest-profile critic has been appointed to its board

Netball great Liz Ellis, an outspoken critic of Netball Australia for its handling of the series of off-court dramas that upended the sport, has been appointed to its board.

  • by Carla Jaeger
Revealed: The secret talks that could transform Australian netball

Revealed: The secret talks that could transform Australian netball

An expansion of the Super Netball league to include teams from New Zealand has been discussed as part of secret talks between Netball Australia and their counterparts across the ditch.

  • by Carla Jaeger
Three weeks to cut a deal for a Melbourne team: How Craig Hutchison expanded his sporting empire

Three weeks to cut a deal for a Melbourne team: How Craig Hutchison expanded his sporting empire

In a perfect world, Craig Hutchison says it’d take two years to build a sports team to replace Collingwood. He had less than a year to create Super Netball’s Mavericks. And he’s never looked back.

  • by Marnie Vinall
Calm after the storm: Super Netball returns after tumultuous off-season

Calm after the storm: Super Netball returns after tumultuous off-season

The Super Netball season kicks off on Saturday, starting with the Giants hosting the Fever. Here’s everything you need to know about the prospects for the Swifts and Giants.

  • by Billie Eder
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‘I’m literally a hugger’: How interim CEO is tackling netball’s problem

‘I’m literally a hugger’: How interim CEO is tackling netball’s problem

This masthead put a number of questions about netball’s future to Stacey West, who has been interim CEO of Netball Australia since December. The sport has made progress, but she doesn’t have all the answers.

  • by Carla Jaeger
Swifts star apologises for online transgender comment

Swifts star apologises for online transgender comment

Samantha Wallace-Joseph commented on an Instagram headline which insinuated US President Joe Biden had declared Easter Sunday as Transgender Day of Visibility.

  • by Billie Eder
With the CEO, chair and a team gone, a new age dawns for Australian netball

With the CEO, chair and a team gone, a new age dawns for Australian netball

After months of upheaval, Australia’s leading netballers are looking forward to starting the new season with a clean slate, and a new Melbourne team.

  • by Marnie Vinall