Super Netball Round-Up: Umpire justified in send-off, an Aussie Diamond loses her shine and the Jamaicans dance their way to the top

Only the West Coast Fever remain undefeated after Super Netball round six and the team had to fight tooth and nail with last year's premiers the Adelaide Thunderbirds to keep a clean sheet in their tightest contest yet, 57-56. Chelsea Pitman colliding with the commentary team and smashing one of their computer screens, a lippy moment from Jo Harten that got her a warning for backchat, some choice words from Swifts shooter Helen Housby to her opposing defender, and the first player suspension we've seen since 2020 make it one of the all-time Super Netball classics. In one of our previous Super Netball Round-Ups we reported the World Netball Rules Panel had been keeping a close eye on how each of the different competitions were implementing the new process that removes cautions and warnings for dangerous play and upgrades anything of this nature to either a two-minute suspension or a send-off, based on intent. But because a suspension hasn't been called yet in Super Netball when it should have or at least the league's stance on the rule, the moment involving Jamie-Lee Price and Allie Smith has instead put a spotlight on the umpire six rounds in. "Obviously, I'm going for the ball and nine times out of 10 I'm just a strong body, so there's going to be bodies on the floor … I'm not proud of being the first one to be sent off the court but that's the rules and what the umpire thought," Price told Fox Netball show Pivot.