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.
On this weeks episode we were delighted to welcome back our very first guest, London Maverick's Kira Rothwell. Kira first appeared on our show 4 years ago and it was exciting to be able to catch up with her and find out all that has happened in those 4 years.Before we got to talking with Kira, we bring you the netball news headlines from around the world including news from two legends of the game. Casey Kopua New Zealand defender coming out of retirement and making her debut in the SSN for Giants. And closer to home, the news that England defender Geva Mentor will retire from netball at the end of the NSL 2025 season.We review round 12 of the Netball Super League and with the news of the England Roses Squads being announced, we take a look at the players who have been selected and also discuss if the Roses programme is fit for purpose
Join us this week as we review round 11 of the Netball Super League. Loughborough Lightning and London Pulse become the first two teams guaranteed to make it through to the semi finals. Season ending injuries, warnings and suspensions as we look at the injury list so far in 2025.And as always, we look at the results and news from around the world of netball including the Suncorp Super Netball as they hit the half way mark of their season and the ANZ Premiership. As the SSN is half way through their season, we also share out teams of the season so far.
History will be made as the England Thorns take on the Australian Kelpies in a 3 game test series here in the UK. The Aurora Series takes place from the 25th of May at the Copper Box in London before moving to the MotorPoint Arena in Nottingham on May 31st and finishing back at the Copper Box on June 1st. To celebrate this momentous occasion, we were lucky to be able to catch up with London Giant and England Thorn player Ky Lewis. Tune in and listen to what Ky has to say about the growth of Men's netball in the UK as well as around the world. Ky also, lets us into his life off court as we her about his love for coaching and for music.We also review round ten of the Netball Super League and update you all on the Suncorp Super Netball from Australia and the ANZ premiership in New Zealand
On this weeks episode we were delighted to chat with Manchester Thunder's very own Elia McCormick.We covered topics such as her journey into netball, her time with Manchester Thunder, Injury blows and comebacks, how the support from family and friends in netball is important as well as juggling a semi professional career with a full time job.We review round 9 of the Netball Super League (NSL) and look forward to round 10. The ANZ Premiership League started last weekend so we welcomed the New Zealand League to the 2025 season by looking at their results for round 1 and the highlights from their first weekend.It was also round 5 in the Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) at the weekend, so listen out for scores and news from the round in our Global News section.
What a week of netball! Undefeated records broken, extra time, scoreboard controversy, appeals and statements. Oh My! As well as covering all the talking points from the Netball Super League Round 8 games, we also had the pleasure of talking with a Suncorp Super Netball player. Take a seat, grab a drink and listen as we spend some time with Sunshine Coast Lightning shooting sensation Reilley Batcheldor.We also bring you news from around the netball world including round 4 results from the SSN
This week, we review Round 7 of the #NSL2025 as well as our stand out players for the first half of the seasonWe also round up Round 3 of the SSN and talk about the netball news from around the globe
On this week's episode, we had the pleasure of sitting down and chatting with Ané Retif. The South Africa Spar Proteas defensive player recently joined Manchester Thunder as a temporary replacement player for the then injured Nicola Smith. Ané is a very inspirational person as we discuss the mind set of not only herself but also of the Spar Proteas under new coach Jenny van Dyke as well as Ané's time playing in the Telkom Netball League in South Africa, playing for her home country in the international stage and her future plans in netball and in life.We also review round 6 of the Netball Super League (NSL) and round 3 of the Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) as well as give you a round up of Netball news making headlines around the world
On this week's episode, we find out more about the Be An Inspiration Programme which is run by Netball America. It was amazing to sit down and talk with Dr Marlene Holmes about the programme and how it not only introduces the youth and adults of the USA to netball, but how it also helps to educate them about nutrition as well as how to deal with their mental health. We review round 5 of the Netball Super League including the ongoing streaming issues as well as looking at results from the Suncorp Super Netball league in Australia
On this episode, we review round 4 of the Netball Super League as London Pulse continue to dominate the league. The first East Midlands Derby between Nottingham Forest and Loughborough Lightning takes place while Manchester Thunder are working through the gears in some style with an emphatic win against Cardiff Dragons. The last game of the saw netball head to Brighton as London Mavericks took on Birmingham Panthers with a last second goal extravaganza.We continue discuss the Super shot as well as welcome the Suncorp Super Netball season. We would love to hear from you so please leave your comments on any of our socials.
On this weeks episode we review round 3 of the Netball Super League. A London Derby that was more of a smash and grab and the postponement of the Cardiff Dragons game against Birmingham Panthers due to an horrific injury on court.Our frustration continue with the ongoing issues with You Tube streaming and the lack of communication or apology for such bad service to our sport.Our guest this week is the very talented Gracie Smith from London Pulse who at the age of 15 signed her first ever NSL contract. Hear how Gracie would have signed for a fruit shoot as well as her future goals on and off the court.
It has been an extremely busy week for us both. And so just a short episode this week. We look back at Round 2 of the 2025 season which saw another set of results with huge margins as well as the game of the round which consisted of a buzzer beater super shot ending.