Men’s netball brought out from ‘behind closed doors’ in landmark series

Dylan Nexhip said the opportunity to participate in a training camp with the Australian Diamonds was a “milestone”. Photograph: May Bailey/Clusterpix Photography

“If you can see it, you can be it” is a maxim synonymous with women’s sport.

But the 12 men representing Australia in netball in a history-making trans-Tasman series starting this week hope to co-opt the inspirational expression as they bring the male game out from “behind closed doors”.