Tension mounts as relationship between Super Netball players and Netball Australia reaches boiling point

Australian netballers say they are fed up with the governing body's lack of transparency, after another key decision regarding Super Netball was dropped on them with little notice and zero consultation. The Australian Netball Players' Association released a statement on social media via their president, Diamonds defender Jo Weston, suggesting the tensions between the playing group and governing body were reaching breaking point. Former ANPA vice-president and Sunshine Coast Lightning player Maddy McAuliffe said if NA were to follow through on this, it would go a long way towards repairing its relationship with the players. "So when NA come out and say things like 'the decision-making process was too quick, we couldn't consult the players', it really is tough for us to understand because we've sacrificed our own interests for the betterment of the sport and done so on a really tight turnaround before." "At the end of the day that's what you want on any board anyway; you want representation of your key stakeholders, you want people to understand the commercial reality, but you also want people to understand the players' point of view … the other thing that would be helpful in that sense is that our players are very involved at a grassroots level, so we actually have a good grasp with what the fans want too."