Gina Rinehart is no stranger to sport, but having a team of athletes ask questions about the money before accepting it is likely a new experience.
Netball Australia is in crisis mode despite declaring Monday's stepping down of chair Marina Go was a scheduled transition and with national team Diamonds players under pressure to support a much-needed sponsorship partnership with mining giant, Hancock Prospecting.
The logo of the company Ms Rinehart has chaired for the past 30 years can be found on the home page of numerous Australian sports bodies ranging from the Australian Olympic Committee to Volleyball Australia, Rowing Australia and at some point, Netball Australia.
