The Melbourne Vixens and Adelaide Thunderbirds will face off in the Super Netball grand final on Saturday, capping a record-breaking season – and sparking hopes for further club expansion.
Netball great Bianca Chatfield says Super Netball has added a “new layer” to its audience in 2024 and believes club expansion is the next great frontier for the sport.
Chatfield, a leading commentator with sports streaming service Kayo, said netball was increasingly seen “as a form of entertainment on the weekend”. Chatfield, a six-time championship winner with the Vixens and the Melbourne Phoenix in an earlier incarnation, suggested a long-term vision should be expansion, taking the league from eight to 10 teams.
“I think the next iteration of what Super Netball looks like is going from eight to 10 teams … I really think we are at the point where we are ready for it.”
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