Writers: Andrew Kennedy, Jenny Sinclair, Ian Harkin, Elly McNerney, Georgia Doyle, Katrina Nissen
Photographers: Danny Dalton, Aliesha Vicars, Joshua Collins
Cover Photo: Danny Dalton
Results
Melbourne Mavericks 55 def GIANTS Netball 54
Sunshine Coast Lightning 83 def Queensland Firebirds 67
West Coast Fever 68 def Melbourne Vixens 67
Adelaide Thunderbirds 60 def NSW Swifts 48
No one was happier than Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard after the win. Image Aliesha Vicars
Milestones
Sam Winders (Giants) played her 150th national league game.
Eleanor Cardwell (Mavericks) played her 150th national league game.
Injuries
Kim Jenner (Mavericks) dislocated her finger during the game, but was able to return to court.
After a massive collision and fall late in the game, Amy Sligar (Giants) left the court immediately holding her wrist.
Hannah Mundy was ruled out of the game against the Fever due to a minor quad injury.
Kim Jenner is attended to by Mavericks medical team after dislocating a finger. Image Danny Dalton/Tah Dah Sports
LET’S TALK ABOUT:
News of the Week
In a midweek Instagram post, Donnell Wallam revealed that she’d received a spiteful, racist letter referring back to the Hancock Prospecting saga two years ago. The netball community was quick to rally around Wallam and condemn the abuse, and the Firebirds have committed to a review about how mail received by the club is screened. Players will be involved in the review. While Wallam showed incredible strength and dignity in dealing with the letter, no athlete should ever receive such toxic abuse. It’s to be hoped that further investigations reveal the sender who is appropriately dealt with, but that doesn’t change the harm that has been done to Wallam.
After an emotional week, Wallam wore paint on her face during the Firebirds First Nations round match against Lightning. The meaning behind the paint was to “empower women to speak out.”
