The Netty Life

There are just three teams left standing in Super Netball for 2021, and while the NSW Swifts are headed straight to the Grand Final, the Giants and West Coast Fever will battle it out for the final spot.

Plenty of questions on the agenda, such as:
- Has the Fever's goal attack rotation been a key to their success?
- What will the Giants newbies learn from their one-point semi-final loss? AND
- Which wing defence is right for the NSW Swifts?

With our top four locked and loaded and GIANTS Netball named Minor Premiers for 2021, the finish line is close and discuss how each team faired in their last game before the finals series starts this weekend.

For the first time in SSN history both NSW teams, the GIANTS and the Swifts have made finals, and we wonder if Lighting have enough in reserve to beat Fever.

With the Diamonds squad announcement hot off the press, we discuss some of the exclusions as well as some of our favourite inclusions, like Amy Parmenter and Sunday Aryang.

We also catch up with the in-form Maddie Hay, about her team being Minor Premiers and being named in the Diamonds Development squad.

A couple of upsets in RD12 have made for some interesting changes to the ladder with just two rounds to go.

Now some teams are fighting to stay in the top four, while the Giants and West Coast Fever battle it out for the Minor Premiership.

On the podcast, Kate and Britt take a closer look at each of the teams and where they sit at the business end of the competition.

What do the teams in finals contention need to think about? And what changes should the lower-ranked teams make for next year?

Just when you think Super Netball had waved goodbye to its troubles and had happily settled in Adelaide ready to finish the season off, another outbreak throws the league into a relocation chaos.

Meanwhile, when it comes to the ladder, the top four is pretty much cemented, with only a couple of teams still able to challenge for fourth place.

Plus we have a crack at picking our Aussie Diamonds teams.

To celebrate the wonder that is double centurion Geva Mentor, we spent some time with the Commonwealth Games gold medallist and Collingwood Magpies captain — talking netball, friendships and spa baths.

Also on the agenda: Fever's back-to-back losses, which teams are still fighting fatigue and are the Swifts the new favourites to win the competition?

As players spend extended time away from home some teams are dealing with it better than others.

The NSW Swifts are one of those teams, who, despite their challenges were able to beat the undefeated West Coast Fever and elevate their chances as a serious contender for the title.

We're excited to chat to talented Adelaide Thunderbirds defender Matlida Garrett on this podcast and to have a full round with 4 games to talk about.

With COVID-19 threatening to derail the Super Netball fixture, players have again been asked to be flexible to keep the competition going, as most teams head to Melbourne to form another hub.

Meanwhile, fans weren't happy about the Fever's not-so-subtle swipe at the Vixens online, playing the blame game after the Melbourne team didn't turn up for their scheduled RD8 game in Perth.

Leadership has also been a hot topic on social media, as we all went into a bit of a frenzy trying to piece together the controversy of events that have unfolded over the past week, lacking a clear figurehead that could provide updates on what was happening and perhaps take better control of the situation.

Round 8 is a split round in SSN, so we discuss the two games that were on offer.

The Swifts were clinical against a struggling Firebirds outfit who may have just squandered away their top four dreams; meanwhile Jo Harten brought the Giants back to life against a penalty heavy Thunderbirds who looked disjointed.

- Have the Swifts found their starting seven yet?
- Has the Thunderbirds winning ways of the past and former reputation bought them more time than they deserve?

We're halfway through the 2021 season and former Aussie Diamonds coach Lisa Alexander joins us to discuss all things Super Netball.

While some teams are starting to fatigue and struggling with consistency, the West Coast Fever show no signs of slowing down.

The team are still undefeated seven rounds in, and are certainly the team to beat right now — despite more rumblings within the netball community about whether their salary cap sanctions were harsh enough.

Bold coaching decisions, the psychological effect of interstate players playing at home and league expansion are also on the agenda.

After searching long and hard, Netball Australia has finally appointed its new Chief Executive Officer.

We sit down with Kelly Ryan to find out what drew her to netball, and how her previous experience in the AFL and sports marketing will influence her tenure.

Hot topics include:
- the super shot
- umpiring funding
- men's netball

Kelly also shares the netty position she played growing up and her favourite Super Netball team.