The Netty Life

The news is out. The world’s best goal keeper is pregnant and will miss the rest of the 2025 Super Netball season. But did the Adelaide Thunderbirds start the ongoing speculation about Shamera Sterling-Humphrey by bringing her replacement to Australia so early? The Giants upset the Thunderbirds, the Vixens continued their dominance in the Melbourne Derby, the Fever pinched a win late against the L...

Robert Irwin is not only the face of a new racy Australian underwear campaign, he’s also a brand new Sunshine Coast Lightning fan. The zookeeper sent the crowd into a frenzy at the Queensland Derby as he delivered the match ball. In other news, Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard and the Fever are back. Cara Koenen has slotted her first super shot in two years. The Firebirds have been dealt a reality check a...

The curse is broken! After years of trying, the Swifts defeat the Thunderbirds at home in Adelaide. Newbie defender Teigan O’Shannassy shines as Shamera Sterling-Humphrey meets her match in Grace Nweke. Shimona Jok celebrates her 100th national league game as the Mavericks get their first win over a despondent looking Giants side. And while we might have missed two SSN games over the weekend there...

After round two, the Queensland Firebirds have achieved their best-ever start to a Super Netball season, while the Adelaide Thunderbirds have demolished another team on their way to a three-peat premiership. Meanwhile, the West Coast Fever are struggling at the bottom of the ladder and the return of powerhouse Jhanele Fowler-Nembhard cannot come quick enough. We interview Melbourne Vixens goal att...

The 2025 Super Netball season has officially started and boy, do we feel like we’re in for another big year of netty! As once again, the competition broke crowd records in round one. Jamaican imports Romelda Aiken-George and Shamera Sterling-Humphrey were cleared to play for the Adelaide Thunderbirds after being under an injury cloud in the pre-season. Their team will need them if they’re to chase...

It is almost time for Super Netball ' s first centre pass of 2025!  We discuss all eight teams' chances as we take a deep dive into their squads. Can the Thunderbirds make history with a three-peat? Can the Giants redeem themselves after a dismal campaign that saw them take home the wooden spoon?  We chat with Sunshine Coast Lightning ' s newest recruit Kristiana Manu ' a before we hear...

Well, well, well. Not only has the two-point super shot infiltrated the UK Superleague. It’s now also going to be introduced in the ANZ Premiership in New Zealand. So what does this mean? Are the top three netball leagues in the world becoming too similar? If each competition has the same rules, is there anything left to set them apart? And does this indicate that it’ll only be a matter of time be...

There's plenty happening this Super Netball off-season for us to sink our teeth into! In this episode, we discuss the umpiring blunders that overshadowed an excellent Nations Cup final between England and South Africa. Kath Tetley, the new head coach of the Scottish Thistles, tells us about her team’s inclusion in this week's Pacific Aus Sports Netball Series. Before we catch up with Netfit CEO Sa...

Weddings, engagements, baby announcements. You name it. This off-season may have had less international netball to watch, but the players have been busy! Marquee signings like Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard, Maddy Proud and Gina Crampton will be missing in action from the 2025 Super Netball season as they prep for motherhood. We list all of the happy news and discuss which team will be the most impacted...

The NSW Swifts have given their fans a Christmas gift by announcing the news of Verity Simmons' signing. It was this time last year that the two-time premiership winner announced her retirement from netball after 11 seasons at the top, instead choosing to pursue AFL Women's footy with the West Coast Eagles. Now, the NSW junior will switch back to her first love, filling the spot of pregnant Swifts...

The controversial super shot has made its way to the UK giving us PTSD from its badly received introduction to Super Netball in 2020.  But we’ve got lots of happy things to talk about too, as we wrap the year such as: the Australian Netball Awards, player pregnancies and the growth of the sport. Plus, what do we think about the Netball World Cup being held every two years? Kate and Britt disc...

A dominant display by the Silver Ferns dismantled Australia in the Constellation Cup 3-1, as New Zealand claimed the trophy for just the third time in 14 series. We discuss the Diamonds challenges throughout the four-game contest, such as fatigue and their struggle to get directly to post. Before we talk with Radio New Zealand sports journalist Bridget Tunnicliffe about how the victory has be...

On the eve of the Constellation Cup we preview the Australia vs New Zealand women’s series.  We take a look at both squads, discuss the Silver Ferns form and question what back-to-back series losses might mean for head coach Noeline Taurua. Before we catch up with Kelpies goal attack Brodie Roberts to preview the men’s Trans-Tasman Cup.

The Diamonds win their ninth Test series against England 2-1 to maintain their undefeated series streak against the Roses on Australian soil. Goal attack Kiera Austin was named Player of the Series after some exceptional performances up front alongside her Melbourne Vixens teammate Sophie Garbin. Meanwhile, the visitors showcased some exciting new talent and defender Funmi Fadoju was once again a...

International netball is back for the Diamonds in 2024 as they take on world number three in a series on Aussie soil. Both teams offer a mix of experience and youth in their squads, with potential debutants in play as coaches start to look towards the Netball World Cup in 2027.  We talk to Adelaide Thunderbirds No.11 player Tyler Orr, who is set to leave the championship-winning team to take...

Super Netball's 2025 contract signing window is now closed and while there are still a few missing pieces of the puzzle that need to fall into place with training partners and 11th players, we at least know the main 10 that will represent each of the eight teams. Kate and Britt go through each of the club's rosters for next season and discuss the biggest signing news. Before hearing from Uganda Sh...

The Adelaide Thunderbirds are the Super Netball champions of 2024 after winning back-to-back premiership titles. They were victorious over the Melbourne Vixens, 59-57, who were courageous until the final whistle. There was nothing in the game, it was a real arm-wrestle and everything you would hope a grand final at this level would be. The win for the Thunderbirds cemented their undefeated record...

Super Netball grand final time always feels a bit, like Christmas here at The Netty Life!   Now we know the deciding match of the season will be played between the Adelaide Thunderbirds and Melbourne Vixens we give our predictions.   We also take a look back at the poor West Coast Fever who have finished third for a consecutive year, losing by one goal in their last two prelimi...

The semi-finals of Super Netball have left us with three teams who now have to decide whether they are contenders or pretenders.  The Thunderbirds are through to back-to-back grand finals. The Fever are full of ruthless confidence as they head to Melbourne for the preliminary final.  Meanwhile, the Vixens have dropped off the pace and are battling mental demons as they try to shake off i...

Super Netball fans have stepped it up a gear this year and they ' re breaking records all over the place. Crowds, memberships, you name it. The sport is experiencing a huge boom in popularity across the board.   So why is this happening? Is it the Matildas '  effect? We take a deep dive into this topic.   Before we pick a side and debate whether the league really does need to introd...

Round 13 was the second installment of First Nations Round, delivering two spectacular one-point matches as we entered NAIDOC Week. We watched the Adelaide Thunderbirds take top spot on the ladder, and an emotional Donnell Wallam took to court after a tough week where she received a horrible racist letter.  Plus we finally get to speak with West Coast Fever and Jamaican powerhouse Jhaniele Fo...

We can hardly contain our excitement because Round 12 has been and gone and we’ve got just two rounds left before the finals! Woo hoo! On the weekend the majority of games were decided by three goals or less, as some teams lived by the super shot and died by the super shot in a desperate effort to stay in contention for finals. We take a closer look in our game analysis at how the Fever, Firebirds...

A week after parting ways with head coach Bec Bulley, the Queensland Firebirds bounced back with an emotional win against the West Coast Fever as their new co-coaches Katie Walker and Roselee Jencke took the reins for the rest of the 2024 season.  The Melbourne Vixens have maintained the No.1 spot on the ladder without looking like they’ve even hit top gear yet and the Adelaide Thunderbirds j...

Netball chaos indeed... The past week sent fan speculation into overdrive as the Queensland Firebirds “mutually” parted ways with their head coach Bec Bulley and the NSW Swifts also “mutually” parted ways with their import shooter Sam Wallace-Joseph.  We unpack both decisions from the clubs that happened to break news on the same night.  Before we analyse the Round 10 games and look ahea...

It’s a pivotal time in Super Netball with just five weeks left until finals. After round nine, the Vixens overtook the Fever to sit four points clear on the ladder after the Thunderbirds handed West Coast their biggest loss since 2018 — a whopping 18 goals. We also chat Diamonds selection in the wake of the 2024/25 national squad being named and featuring three new players in their early twenties:...