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I’ve been a fan of AFL Giants maintaining their connection with Australian netball and not quitting like Collingwood. But I was completely confused by the naming of Whitney Souness as Captain. A player brand new to the club. And its not like they don’t have players who had been there longer and could have stepped up, like Amy Sligar or Sophie Dwyer.

Now Souness has left Giants (I’m gonna keep calling them that til their new name is announced, which is hopefully today) and I’m really curious if anyone knows why she was given the Captaincy? I’m not hating on her, I just dont get why someone who wouldn’t have any connection to the rest of the players was given the main leadership role? Is it simply that it was extra enticement to get her to join the club? 😕

Hi all. I play in a social league and wanted advice on how to manage a situation on court. I’m GK and there are a couple of teams in the league with very physical attackers, GA in particular. Contesting the space is one thing, but these players will repeatedly shove into the back of me with force or elbow me. I’m not easy to move and because of this I feel like contact isn’t called by the umpires as the opposition arent moving me, but not for lack of trying. What would you do moving forward? If nothing else it seems unsportsmanlike but is it just part of the game or should I be a bit easier to knock off balance to draw attention to it?

hi everyone, I play in a social netball league and it’s the first time I’ve played netball. I’m a guy and tallish (6”0) so GK has become my position. I feel like I’ve been doing well, I get most rebounds, stop lots of passes and get intercepts it’s so fun. Usually I verse girls shorter then me or guys about my height and can stop people taller then me fairly easily, but at our game tonight the other teams GA was at least 6”5 with a wingspan that was probably longer. They would throw the ball up next to the hoop and he’d catch it and literally jump and drop it in. It did make it harder having to rush from their GS to the GA as he ran into the circle, and I can’t swap with our GD as she is our best player. anyway, By the end of the game I resorted to playing dirty and got some stops but I was lucky not to get called for a few things. The rest of my team played great and we won, but I was definitely outplayed. Was curious as to whether their is any strategies or tips for versing someone with such a height advantage or if it’s best to play dirty and pray. Thank you!

Since the Aussie netball league is still being described as the “Super Netball League” but no replacement for Suncorp has been announced, does anyone think that they will keep the Super Shot (it makes the game a lot more interesting) but without a partner?

It would be disappoiting without a partner, someone to support “The Confident Girls Foundation“ or another worthy netball organisation but I do hope they keep the super shot.

This is shaping up to be a huge trade period for Super Netball and it seems there are lots of players moving clubs which will make for an exciting 2027 season! There’s some players confirmed and lots of rumours at this stage. Keen to hear everyone’s thoughts!

Anyone able to help - playing in a social league and got called for held ball because I picked up the ball from way down out of the court and ran over to the line, positioned my feet and then took the throw in which was 3 seconds since I picked up the ball. Call me pedantic but if a ball is way down court, I'm not going to roll it all the way up to the sidelines to take the shot - any thoughts?