Australian cricket captain Alyssa Healy says she “refuses to believe netball is a poor sport” as the ongoing pay dispute continues to drag on.
The Australian Netball Players Association released a statement last week criticising the governing body for rejecting the players’ “modest requests” and offering an “unfair three-year deal” that “rejected a real partnership with the players”.
The pay dispute comes while Australia is dominating the Constellation Cup against New Zealand in yet another impressive performance by the Diamonds, who have won every trophy available in world netball.The Diamonds are one of Australia’s best sporting teams. “To go public with was not ideal, it’s something we didn’t want to have to do … it sort of got to that point,” she said.
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