Super Netball’s rapid on-court evolution since the 2016 decision to split with New Zealand has not been matched off it
will barely touch. This fork-in-the-road moment is worth examining more closely, as it is indicative of many of the issues that continue to plague the sport.
While on the international stage, little could separate the two countries, at a domestic level there was a serious discrepancy in depth that needed to be addressed. Understandably, New Zealand were resistant to reducing the number of teams in the competition, as a significant portion of the funding came from their broadcast deal with Sky Sport who were not open to more games featuring two Australian teams, which their local subscribers would have limited interest in.
The decision to leave was made and announced before Australia negotiated its own new broadcast deal with Channel Nine – spruiked at the time as ground-breaking and momentous. In fact, the deal removed the financial certainty provided by Sky and was instead based on sponsorship and advertising.competition is the best in the world.
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