It's been a pretty tumultuous couple of years for a sport that has typically done its best to stay away from negative headlines.
There's been salary cap scandals, disputes around rule changes, player unrest, serious financial issues, and a spotlight on its historically poor treatment of Indigenous people.
In 2020, the Queensland Firebirds were heavily criticised for their approach to Super Netball's annual First Nations Round, after those in charge used the one and only Indigenous player in the league to market the themed fixtures, but failed to understand the importance of her actually making it onto the court.
