A secret report shows Australia’s elite netball league is bleeding money and being propped up by the fees paid by junior and club players at a time when competition from rival sports is intensifying.
The report’s contents have not been made public, but sections seen by this masthead warn that, without significant change, the league is “highly unlikely” to become “the commercial jewel in the crown of the game, nor return a dividend to the game”.
The report added that it was likely Super Netball and its teams would be dependent on other parts of the sport “to sustain them”, including “money flowing” from the grassroots level; essentially fees from clubs, players and parents.Former Diamonds coach Lisa Alexander said clubs at community level felt disconnected from the top league.
Netball is Australia’s biggest participation sport for women and girls, but it is facing fierce competition from rival professional women’s leagues, such as AFLW and cricket’s Women’s Big Bash League, and amid anFive sources briefed on the report, who were not authorised to speak publicly as its contents are confidential, expressed frustration and dismay that there had been little action since it was handed down.
Ryan said while the sport was looking into potential models for capital injection, the organisation was focused on other priorities for the foreseeable future.
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