SUPER NETBALL DEAL EARNS HIGH PRAISE
A STEELY resolve through the two-year Covid crisis has paid off for Netball Australia.
Working with the Australian Netball Players Association, the national body has secured a landmark pay deal for Super Netball.
The deal, which delivers significant rises to the overall salary cap of teams as well as increases to the average minimum and average maximum player salaries, has earned high praise from Toowoomba’s netball community.
NETBALL: After months of uncertainty, a landmark Super Netball pay deal has further enhanced netball’s status as Australia’s benchmark female sport.
The collective player agreement (CPA) negotiated between Netball Australia (NA) and the Australian Netball Players Association (ANPA) ensures Super Netball players are now the highest paid female athletes in the country.
“I’m know I’m a little bias, but I’ve always considered netball to be the leading women’s team sport in the country,” Darling Downs Panthers veteran Jane Herrick said.
“I think this deal is a massive step in the direction.
“Super Netball players have always committed to playing the game at an elite level, but the income hasn’t always been at the same level.
“The deal gives them (the players) the opportunity to focus more on their sport without the extra pressures.
“Hopefully it also means other female athletes can negotiate better deals as well.”
The agreement delivers significant rises to the overall salary cap of teams as well as increases to the average minimum and average maximum player salaries and is supported by Super Netball’s new broadcast deal with the Foxtel Group.
“It’s great to see Super Netball will be televised more,” Herrick said.
“It will help the game grow. “Not everyone has the opportunity to go and watch a Firebirds game live.
“Having it on Foxtel and other broadcasts gives more people the chance to see how the game is played at that level.
“It will inspire the next generation of players because they’ll be able to pick up little things they can practise and work on.”