The Netty Life

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 and the Vixens were smothered by some tough defence.

Plus we unpack the mess unfolding at Netball South Africa as president Cecilia Molokwane faces allegations of corruption and bullying.

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 was still plenty of netball action to enjoy. We chatted with NSW under 19s captain Nicola Barge on their Nationals win, as well as Aussie Kelpie Liam Killey on his Victorian sides win at the AMMNA nationals.

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 attack Kiera Austin and we discuss how the media can better protect players from online vitriol – like Indigenous Diamond Donnell Wallam.

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 a historic three-peat.

We do wonder what this means for Proteas defender Sanmarie Visser though? Would she have been better playing at home in the South African league? Plus, there is breaking news at the West Coast Fever about replacement shooter Mwai Kumwenda.

Our interview this week is with new Queensland Firebirds import Imogen Allison after she made her debut down under. Before we catch up on round four of the UK Super League.

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 about her experience playing with Samoa at the Pacific Aus Sports Netball Series. Plus, we get an update on the UK Super League's growing injury list after round three.

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 before we see a two-point shot in international netball? Would that be a bad thing?

We mull it over, as we discuss the results from the Team Girls Cup in Adelaide and the first two rounds of NSL 2.0 with Birmingham Panthers’ defender Gabby Coffey. 

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 Sarah Wall to find out more about one of the most iconic brands in the sport.

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 by their absence. That and more, on our first episode of 2025!

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 midcouter Maddy Proud for the 2025 season and feeding New Zealand import Grace Nweke.

We caught up with Vez to hear how it all came about on the day of her signing — turns out it all started with some rumours and a Facebook message.

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 discuss the good, the bad and the ugly of 2024, as they sign out for the year.