The Netty Life
Season 1 Episode: 105Jillian is one of the best netball brains in NQ.
In this candid interview, we chat about the role she plays in uncovering netball talent up north, the growth of the men’s game, how her team are breaking down the stigma that is still associated with women’s health in the high-performance arena, her support of Sharon Finnan-White’s First Nations Academy of Excellence, and how Sharon and the athletes in that program have changed Jillian’s life.
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As the Diamonds gear up to face their fiercest rivals, the Silver Ferns, so do their Aussie and New Zealand male counterparts.
For a second year running, the Trans-Tasman Cup will be played as a double header alongside the women’s Constellation Cup, with all matches to be televised.
The Australian team will debut its new name – the Kelpies – when they hit the court Thursday for Game 1, after a long time between games and a lot of training.
Here to help us preview the men’s series and share some of his netball story is midcourter Riley Richardson.
We hope you enjoy hearing more about his career!
Teenage sensation and Giants sharp shooter Sophie Dwyer has had an incredible year in netball!
The 19-year-old played her first full season of Super Netty in 2021 and helped her team make it all the way to the grand final with her long-bomb accuracy.
Now she's been elevated from an Aussie Diamonds camp invitee to a fully-fledged member of the national squad.
So we caught up with the young superstar to see how she was feeling when she found out the exciting news.
Round three saw two matches where teams could only be separated by extra time.
A Jamaican legend hit 8000 Super Netball goals and an English Rose became a centurion.
The Giants and Mavericks are still without wins and Fever make it three wins from three rounds.
Plus we hear from sports journalist Bridget Tunnicliffe about Netball New Zealand’s desire to enter three of their teams in the Super Netball league.