Round nine of the Super Netball season fell on Mother’s Day weekend in Australia and that was extremely fitting as we found out the shock news that NSW Swifts midcourter Paige Hadley would be returning to the court just 10 weeks on from the birth of her son Tully. What a plot twist! The women in our game just continue to keep redefining what’s possible. 

We celebrate Paige and the seven other mums currently playing in the world’s best league. Including Shamera Sterling-Humphrey, who had us tearing up with the level of vulnerability and honesty she showed while discussing her ongoing battle with postpartum depression.

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 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 imposter syndrome and reclaim their inner belief. 

Listen here for all your finals analysis, plus an interview with Bess Schnioffsky about the research she’s done into netball’s historical white femininity.