Replayed Netball Podcast

Simone Gordon brings the sunshine in this weeks episode. International player for Jamacia and Leeds Rhinos squad member Simone, opens up about her move to Leeds on short notice and how playing in the Netball Super league has made her hungry for more time playing netball abroad. We also look at her rise in netball from High School to the Sunshine Girls and what she gets up to off court.In this episode, we also round up the action from the SSN and NSL netball leagues as we get excited about the start of the New Zealand ANZ league.

After another week of high intensity netball, we bring you a round up of all the excitement of round 5. What is going on at London Pulse? Are LexisNexis Dragons top 4 contenders? When will Birmingham Panthers gain their first points of the season?We also talk about player fatigue, discuss how many times a player should be warned to adjust before moving to advancement and we look at some interesting ideas from Lisa Alexander AM on ways netball could continue to innovate.

Welcome back to another episode of Replayed Netball. We are delighted to bring you Loughborough Lightning defence player Celena Appleby-Prince. While catching up with Celena, we discuss how she got into netball, her time at Lexis Nexis Dragons and her move back to Loughborough Lightning. Celena talks about the pressure and excitement of being in a top flight club and rivalries with London Pulse. We also look at the Amex Super Shot defence and how this has changed the way defenders play their game.In this episode, we also review round 4 of the NSL and round 2 of the SSN competitions.

This season, we bring you in depth conversations with the next generation of players. And in our first player interview of the season, we bring you Birmingham Panthers Alanna Pullen.Alanna talks to us about the ebbs and flows of England trials and how she has dealt with the disappointment of non selection and the elation of being selected. We look at her move to Birmingham Panthers and the importance of a coach/player relationship.We wrap up Round 3 of the Netball Super League, take a quick look at the first weekend of the Suncorp Super Netball competition in Australia and look forward to round 4 as Loughborough Lightning and Nottingham Forest look to hold on to their 100% win records.

“It is with a heavy heart that I share my decision to step down from my role as Head Coach at England Netball, effective immediately.”What a news day! And we are here with our views on the shocking news.

Round 2 of the Netball Super League was explosive on and off the court. In this episode, we discuss the round 2 games including Lexis Nexis Dragons fight back against London Pulse and the continued surge from Loughborough Lightning scoring over 70 goals in their second game in a row. More streaming issues which affected the Nottingham Forest v Birmingham Panthers game as well as the moment of the round as we discuss "that push" and physicality in the sport.

And so it begins.... The Netball Super League is back for 2026! In this episode, we take a look at the 4 games that opened the season as well as discussing a couple of hot topics including the ongoing streaming issues, commentary, lack of pre and post game segments and where has the American Express Super Shot counter gone?

The Soft & Gentle Super Cup is the opening act to the NSL season.8 teams, 1 venue and 7 hours of fast and furious netball. This is where the netball fan gets their first glimpse of the new squads and the excitement starts to build for what will be an energy filled season.In today's episode, we review all 8 teams performance as well as talk about New Super Shot sponsors American Express. We also give our thoughts on England Netball and the NSL removing themselves from social media platform X and what this means for the netball fans who use that platform as their community.

We wrap up the International Season with a look at the Horizon Series between England and Jamacia and the Spar Challenge Cup played between South Africa and England. Should players be able to step back into the red dress when returning from injury/pregnancy without playing league netball?Why are players getting injured on tour?Why are the Roses under performing? So many questions and an episode which only scratches the surface of the mountain of questions

Better late than never!Recorded a few weeks ago, we both sat down and reviewed the England v New Zealand Test Series. Exciting debuts, intriguing returnees and a Roses squad we were both excited to watch.We also look at the upcoming series versus Jamacia and our expectations for this series.

Netball Super League club London Mavericks launched their 2026 season kit. They become the first professional club to launch an inclusive kit for all body types ensuring players feel confident in what they wear on court. Kat got the opportunity to catch up with Assistant Coach Mikki Austin and squad player Vicky Oyesola to find out more about how London Mavericks, with their sponsors and partners, came together to unveil a choice of kit wear including shorts, skorts, leggings and the traditional netball dress.

What a pleasure to have Debbie Hallas back on the podcast after the news that she would be taking more of a back seat at Manchester Thunder after 17 years. In this episode, we discuss Debbie's reasons behind this move and how it will in the long run benefit the longevity of the very successful Netball Super league club. We touch on Debbie's main business Netball UK, and its rapid growth over the years as well as take a deeper look at another role she holds within netball as Head Coach of Oldham Netball Club.In what was a very interesting insight into not just Premier Netball but also Regional and Pathways, we discuss the issues that are facing netball players across the country as they try to balance club, university, NSL/NXT Gen as well as International pathways. Are they playing too much netball? We also take a look at the rules and regulations around netball including, why different regions have different rules, and how regulations in the North West region are working against players and clubs by hindering player progression up and down the leagues.

The Netball Youth World Cup 2025 is taking place in Gibraltar from Friday September 19th until Sunday September 28th.20 teams will compete in this event, as New Zealand look to retain their title from 2017. In that same year, England finished 3rd with their best result of 2nd coming in 1988 and 2005.Hannah Knightbridge will be leading the 2025 team to Gibraltar with the dreams and ability to make history by lifting England's first Youth World Cup Trophy.Before Hannah flew out to Gibraltar, we had the opportunity to sit down and talk about her netball life and how proud she is to be captain of this young England Roses team.

Join us as we open Season 5 of the Replayed Podcast with part 1 of our discussion on the Netball Super league player announcements for 2026. In this episode, we look at the squads of 10 whose players have either been retained from the 2025 squads or who have been signed for the 2026 season. With a couple of teams still to finalise their squads, we discuss the first 4 teams to complete their teams. Settle in and hear our thoughts on Nottingham Forest, London Pulse, Manchester Thunder and Loughborough Lightning.Once the remaining teams have announced their squads, we will bring you part 2 of this episode.

Last episode of the weekly series. We take a look at the Grand Final game between London Pulse and Loughborough Lightning as well as discuss the newly added fan park and is The O2 the new home of netball? We also wrap up the 2025 season by looking at the teams performances as well as where we think and who we think teams should recruit to help them push for the top 4 in season 2026. We would also like to say THANK YOU to all our guests this season and to everyone who has messaged us, and who continue to listen to this podcast, it always means so much to us to have your support. We will be back throughout the off season as International season kicks off and of course as soon as the teams have announced their teams for 2026, we will be back in your ears to give you our views and predictions for the new season.

Cassie Howard has been one of the brightest stars in season 2025 of the Netball Super League so when she said yes to the podcast, you can imagine just how excited we both were!While Kat is away, we did not want to leave you with a gap in your podcast diaries, so we saved this amazing interview with our Wing Defence of the season to keep you going. You honestly do not want to skip this episode as we talk to Cassie about her journey in netball, Liberal Arts studies, playing with legends of the sport and fall in love with her passion, determination and love for the game and for her family. And do not worry, we will be back next week with our review of the Grand Final and our thoughts on the season as a whole.

On this weeks episode we look back on the Preliminary Final between Loughborough Lightning and Manchester Thunder. Two teams with a rich history and outstanding records in the Netball Super League.After giving our thoughts on who we thing would or should win the club players of the year a few weeks ago, we now turn a attention to who we think should or could win Head Coach of the Year. In Global News, we update you with the weekends games and how those results affected ladder positions and Finals positioning.

Semi Finals weekend and a new format for the Netball Super League this year. The Major Semi Final was between London Pulse and Loughborough Lightning who finished 1st and 2nd in the league. The winner of this game would book their place into the Grand Final at the O2 on July 6th, while the looser would get a second chance to reach that same Grand Final through the Preliminary Final. there opponent being the winner of the Minor Semi Final. The Minor Semi Final was between Manchester Thunder and London Mavericks who finished 3rd and 4th in the league. The loser would be eliminated from the finals series and finish 4th, while the winner would progress to the Preliminary Final where they would meet the loser of the major semi final and a chance to get themselves to the Grand Final.Listen to how the games finished and who ended up at where. Who fights again, and who's season has now ended.We also bring you news from around the netball world as well as discuss the changes to the Netball World Cup and the pros and cons of these changes.

After 14 rounds and 56 games of netball, the Netball Super League regular season has come to an end. Congratulations to London Mavericks, Manchester Thunder, Loughborough Lightning and London Pulse on reaching the semi finals.A bigger congratulations to London Pulse on winning the Minor Premiership, and it is very fitting that our guest this week is a player that throughout the season showed her capabilities, but really came into her own in the last few rounds. This week we interview London Pulse and Future Rose squad member Sophie Kelly.We review round 14 of the NSL as well as preview through stats, the two semi final games. Hear our thoughts on who we think will win the club players of the season as well as bringing you the netball news from around the world.This is a long episode, so buckle in and enjoy!

This week we sit and talk with Nottingham Forest and Scottish Thistle Hannah Leighton. Tune in and hear her thoughts on the loss of Strathclyde Sirens and her joy in joining new club Nottingham Forest. Hannah also tells us about how she joined the Scottish Thistles and the excitement about having the Commonwealth Games 2026 in GlasgowWe also review round 13 of the Netball Super League and drop in on the Suncorp Super Netball and ANZ Championships to bring you the news from their recent rounds.