Replayed Netball Podcast

The signing and announcement period has now closed for the 2027 season. All 8 NSL teams have chosen their squads of 10. With the ongoing issues over in New Zealand, we have seen the biggest intake of New Zealand players into the league as well as the biggest signing of the year with ex Australian Diamond Steph Fretwell signing for the 2027 season. In this bumper episode, we take a look at all 8 teams and discuss our thoughts on the ins and outs of the squads. Which teams have strengthened? Which teams still have holes in their squads? We discuss the talking points of the signing season including the rise in players coming to play in the league from New Zealand and Australia on UK passports. Will signing international players hurt our pathways? Why aren't coaches looking to our pathways for players? Is the influx of international players helping to strengthen the league?

2027 is going to a big year for Bella Baylis. A player who is looking to step out of her comfort zone and push herself to the limits, Bella Baylis joins a London Pulse squad full of Internationals and with the mental attitude of Champions Elect.In this bonus episode, we catch up with Bella to find out her reasons behind moving to London Pulse and how a passionate talk with Sam Bird led to Bella feeling emotional and determined to join a club that will help her not only grow as a player but also hopefully help her fulfil her dreams of playing for the England Roses.

Well that is the Game!What a Grand Final to end a spectacular season. The Co Op Live in Manchester was bouncing with over 8,000 netball fans cheering on their teams as AO Manchester Thunder beat last years Champions London Pulse to become not only the 2026 NSL Champions but also can now claim to be one of the most successful teams in UK netball history with 5 titles equalling Team Bath. A game that had us on the edge of our seats with momentum swinging with every minute that passed. In this episode, we take a look at the game and talk about the moments that won and lost the game for each team.This week, the Vitality England Roses Commonwealth Games squad was announced, a squad that was what we thought would be announced but why no Alicia Scholes? Should she have been picked? Should Gracie Smith have been taken? Hear what we both have to say about the squad and do we think the team will get out of the pool stage of the competition?

AO Manchester Thunder versus London Pulse and Loughborough Lightning versus Nottingham Forest, two games that promised grit, determination, drama and plenty of free flowing netball. We sit and review both games as well as look at the overall TV package of the semi finals which once again had many issues.

This week, we find out more about the Team Manager's role within a Netball Super League Club. To help us deep dive, we were delighted to talk with Birmingham Panthers Team Manager, Lucy Capener. Lucy explains her role within Birmingham Panthers including pre-season, game day and everything in between. A Team Manager, who is the heart of every squad and the person who if clubs did not have, would be sorely missed. Global News rounding up the weeks netball results from Australia and New Zealand and fan discussion reviewing round 13 of the Netball Super League

On this weeks episode we sit down and talk with AO Manchester Thunder and England Roses player Amy Carter. We hear about how Amy started playing netball and her journey through the North West Pathways accumulating in her captaincy of the senior team at Manchester Thunder. We find out about Amy's debut for the England Roses and her role at the 2023 Netball World Cup in South Africa.Off the court, Amy work as an A&E doctor as she balances the pressures of sport and her career which in itself has its own pressure points.We also review round 11 of the Netball Super League, and have a quick look at the SSN and ANZ Leagues from Australia and New Zealand

With Kat away on holiday, we needed to call in reinforcements. Thank you to Claire Headland more widely known as the netball creator Claire Talks Netball for stepping in. On this episode, we review round 9 of the Netball Super League and have a quick look at the results from the SSN in Australia and the ANZ in New Zealand. We finally found out how much a AMEX Super shot is worth so we discuss the ins and outs of the deal.

We are half way through the Netball Super League 2026 season. And what better way to celebrate than for us to go through our Team of the Season so far. There may be a few surprises in our teams so its worth a listen.Round 7 brought Birmingham Panthers first win and Loughborough Lightning continued their unbeaten streak making it 7 games won. Can they go unbeaten this season? Not only do we review round 7 but we are also delighted to bring you a candid interview from World Youth Cup Bronze medallist and London Pulse NXT Gen player Hannah Gibson.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.