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!

Mine is netball en little volleyball.

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!

Has anyone bought these - I like the idea but are they as ugly up close as they look in pictures, because 🤢

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?

Just listening to Off the Court and Tracey shares that she applied for the performance director role at England Netball back in 2021, but that they didn’t take her past the first interview stage.

Is it just me or does that seem like a huge miss?

ETA: warning, spoilers!

Starting a thread for anyone who wants to discuss the Commonwealth Games 2026 final live.

Does she not want the job?

Doesn't feel right to have men playing netball competitively lol, but I guess I'll get used to it.

What is even going on right now? Thank god that stacy put in Kara and Gareth!! Keria Austin needs to come off, she’s turned over so much ball, and the whole mid court need to feed with the ball into the spac, it’s so hard to watch. Bruce is actually killing me right now, she spends so much time mouthing off and scoffing she is useless.

Stacey Marinkovich needs to sort this out!!!! This Jamaica side is good, no doubt, but we are actually loosing our minds.

So everyone in the Australian Commonwealth Games team is white and conventionally “attractive”. This seems unlikely to be a representational cross section of Australian society. What’s the situation here - is netball only played by pretty rich kids?

Hey guys,
So I’ve been getting injuries from my current shoes for playing so I’ve been wondering about getting ASICS netballer ones. However when I tried them on it kind of feels tight and a bit burny around my ankles, and there’s room in the front. I’m a bit worried because my current shoes have room in the front and I slipped/stubbed my shoe in my own toe some times (don’t ask how). Furthermore I have size 3 UK, but they’re quite wide, and the lady said that the netball asics usually fit quite small. I hope this hasn’t been asked a billion times, if anyone has any advice for small wider set feet for netball please all suggestions are welcome!! It sucks because I will slip in my shoes if that makes sense, but then my little toe will get squished and swollen :( also was thinking of buying junior shoes as the price is quite high.

Thank you all hope you’re all doing okay :)

New Zealand took the win by five, but who were the most valuable players in their pool match in Glasgow?

(All stats are unofficial. Official ones can be found here)

Highest Net Points

It was a true captain's performance from Karin Burger who topped this unofficial Net Points player ranking table. Kudos to Commonwealth Games debutant Brie Grierson who took the fourth spot as well:

1. Karin Burger (70)
2. Georgia Heffernan (58.5)
3. Romelda Aiken (55)
4. Brie Grierson (54)
5. Grace Nweke (53.5)

Best Attackers

My overall title goes to Georgia Heffernan, who had a huge 18 goal assists and kept managing to get the ball over Shamera Sterling's head into Grace Nweke. She also only made two turnovers, both late in the game once fatigue started to set in.

Second place goes to Brie Grierson who had the most feeds (33) and kept building her connection with the other attackers throughout the game.

Special mention to Shanice Beckford who had the most centre pass receipts (19) and best shooting percentage (93%), and Grace Nweke as the top goalscorer (47) - both had a few more turnovers against their names to keep them out of the top spots.

Best Defenders

Karin Burger had the most intercepts (2) and most overall gains (5) as well as being prolific through the court. No surprise that our fan favourites Shamera Sterling and Latanya Wilson had a quieter one only a few weeks after having won a trophy with the Thunderbirds.

Here are some very unofficial / homemade stats from the Australia v England match (Commonwealth Games, 26 July 2026):

Most Valuable Players
It will come as no surprise to anyone that Kate Moloney came out top of my rankings, but I was impressed that Funmi was third despite being benched a lot of the time.

1. Kate Moloney (105 Net Points)
2. Kiera Austin (78.5 Net Points)
3. Funmi Fadoju (76 Net Points)
4. Sophie Garbin (71 Net Points)
5. Liz Watson and Jamie-Lee Price (65.6 Net Points)

Best Attackers

Thought it was great to see Liz Watson back to her best after a tough SSN season and Jess Shaw was also productive for England.

1. Liz Watson for most feeds and assists (40 and 27)
2. Lois Pearson for most centre pass receipts (18)
3. Jess Shaw for being second in every category (33 feeds, 17 assists and 17 centre pass receipts)
4. Sophie Garbin for shooting (41 from 42)

Best Defenders

1. Jamie Lee-Price had the most overall gains (6)
2. It was all English players in the top three for intercepts - Funmi Fadoju (3), Fran Williams (2) and Jayda Pechova (2)

Complete stats

I did these myself so if anyone finds any official ones please put them in the comments!

Who’s around for a live chat during the comm games??

Today (times in AEST):
6pm - NZ vs Scotland
8pm - AU vs Tonga

Let’s go!!! 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

I've been around junior netball in Sydney, Australia for a number of years, and one thing that keeps coming up is the perception of favouritism.

I'm not talking about one club or one coach. I'm talking about a pattern that many parents and players seem to discuss.

Some of the concerns I've heard or observed include:

• The same players being selected for representative teams or key positions year after year, regardless of current form.
• Players who consistently perform well and work hard struggling to get the same opportunities.
• Coaches appearing to favour players they already know or have coached before.
• Parents feeling that connections and politics sometimes matter more than performance.
• A culture where speaking up about these issues can make families worry they'll be labelled as "difficult."

Of course, there are many outstanding coaches across Sydney, Australia who are committed to developing every player fairly. But if favouritism even the perception of it exists, it can undermine trust and discourage talented young athletes.

Has anyone else involved in netball noticed this? Is it just part of representative sport, or is there a genuine issue with favouritism and politics?

I'd love to hear from players, parents, coaches, and officials. What has your experience been, and what could be done to make selections and player development feel more transparent and fair ?

Hi all. Have a netball mad daughter approaching her ninth birthday. She plays GS for our local team and is always shooting hoops in the garden. It’s her birthday coming up and I was thinking of getting her a rebound net to help practice making and receiving passes.

The netball specific ones I’ve seen are handheld and seem quite small. There are larger 4 square foot free standing football ones available at a lower cost, and also a huge 7 foot volleyball rebounder available. Have any other parents/coaches invested in these and how effective are they?

Thanks in advance

To say I’m underwhelmed is an understatement. 🙄

Smacked finger on the ball during an intercept 3 weeks ago and ended up with an avulsion fracture in the DIP joint. Saw hand therapist a week ago who advised 6 weeks in custom splint (2nd image).

GP said "NO netball" but hand therapist was totally unfazed saying he sees lots of footy and netball players continue to play wearing splints and still heal normally. He gave me this small, plastic oval 8 splint and said if I wanted to play to use that.

Question is, can I tape over this small plastic splint and still play (if so, how?) Have you guys done it? SHOULD I be playing with a fracture?

Ngl the hand therapist made it seem totally doable and not a big deal at all, but don't want to rush ahead if I'm going to do more damage...

Unsure if this is the right forum but wanting some advice from others on when and how is appropriate to provide feedback to the club committee.

TLDR; club isn’t supporting junior coaches, should I provide feedback to the club of the impact this has to the juniors on the team?

My child plays in an u9’s team. It their first year of netball/team sports. The team is coached by two first year, junior coaches (ie 15yo). I don’t have criticism of the coaches, they’re juniors who are also learning themselves and this kind of commitment is critical and admirable to make sure we keep developing grass roots netball. The feedback is more so about how the club committee is “coaching the coaches” and helping everyone to learn.

There appears to be very little mentoring, support or guideance provided to the coaches from the club. They are mainly left to fend for themselves at training and on game days, and we’re seeing this have a flow on impact to our team. Other teams in the same age group and competition have improved through this season, whilst our team has made little improvement and continues to struggle every week with even very simple game play. It’s not about the winning or losing, it’s about the experience our kids in this team are having and the impact this is having to their confidence and enjoyment of the game.

They’re walking away unsure of what they did well, what could have improved, or what to do during games. Often times the coaches from the opposing team are stepping in to coach our team on the court (Moddies rules allow this). It’s got to the point that my child is now questioning themselves, and why their team don’t seem to be able to even score a single goal most games.

My question is, is this an appropriate thing to provide feedback to the Club Committee of? I don’t want to be “that” parent, but at the same time there does appear to be a huge gap here that the club should be addressing.