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Mystics coach Tia Winikerei is excited by what their new shooter will bring to the team. Australian shooter Donnell Wallam is set to debut for the two-time defending ANZ Premiership champions when they start their 2025 campaign against the Stars. She joined Piney to discuss. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Round 13 was the second installment of First Nations Round, delivering two spectacular one-point matches as we entered NAIDOC Week. We watched the Adelaide Thunderbirds take top spot on the ladder, and an emotional Donnell Wallam took to court after a tough week where she received a horrible racist letter. Plus we finally get to speak with West Coast Fever and Jamaican powerhouse Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard — the best goal shooter in the world — it's been a long time coming! Before we analyse all the big moments from the penultimate round, including that massive collision between Amy Sligar and Kim Jenner in the Giants and Mavericks game.
The Eddie Jones era is over as this weekend sees the launch of Joe Schmidt's first Walabies side. The Australians take on Wales in Sydney and we're trying to understand how things might change under the Kiwi. Britt Carter will help us get our head around a confronting Donnell Wallam racism story. AFL and NRL weekend forecasts and an all-time farewell speech at Wimbledon. Featured: Nick McArdle, rugby reporter, Stan Sport. Brittany Carter, netball journalist, ABC Sport.Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter
NRLW royalty is in the building and we'll make Kezie Apps re-live her State of Origin trauma and get her thoughts on the Jillaroos heading to Vegas. There's also plenty of Euros characters emerging off the field (mostly German sax guy), a step back for football in Australia, a rugby x lingerie ad making waves and Donnell Wallam showed strength when she could easily have suffered in silence.
For Donnell Wallam, 2022 was intense. After she found herself at the centre of one of year's biggest sports stories she was largely silent publicly as she sought to navigate a challenging landscape. She spoke with Patrick Stack about how that time made her stronger, why she feels a burden in being a spokesperson on Indigenous issues, but why she believed she needed to speak out, so future generations might not have to. Featured: Donnell Wallam, netballer, Queensland Firebirds, Australia Diamonds. Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter
Proud Noongar Woman Donnell Wallam joins Sarah Karaoglu to talk about her unique pathway to playing at the elite level and reflects on the incredible start to her professional career.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Round 11 marked the beginning of a two-week celebration honouring the First Nations people who are involved in all levels of netball, and we reflect on whether Netball Australia has done enough since signing the Declaration of Commitment in 2020. With confirmation that Collingwood's netball program has been axed, we discussed the possibility of a fresh start for some of the players and a possible location for the eighth team in 2024.With only three rounds until the end of the regular season, the Adelaide Thunderbirds and the NSW Swifts are tied for first place, enjoying wins in round 11. While the Firebirds celebrated First Nations Round with Noongar woman Donnell Wallam, and Wakka Wakka woman Leesa MiMi, all but dashing the hopes of Giants Netball making the finals.
For Donnell Wallam, 2022 was intense. After she found herself at the centre of one of year's biggest sports stories she was largely silent publicly as she sought to navigate a challenging landscape. Today, she speaks with Patrick Stack about how that time made her stronger, why she feels a burden in being a spokesperson on Indigenous issues, but how she believes she needs to speak out, so future generations might not have to. Featured: Donnell Wallam, netballer, Queensland Firebirds, Australia Diamonds. Listen to Jock Landale on his quest for an NBA title PLUS... Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter
Australia may be a nation playing catch up in the sport/sustainability space but recent events suggest its moving rapidly in the right direction, led by athletes! Amy Steel and Emma Pocock join Jonathan and Melissa on Episode 14 to discuss playing for pride and purpose; including Donnell Wallam and the whole Australia Diamonds Netball Team, Amy's former colleagues, standing firm against an uncomfortable sponsorship and Cricket skipper Pat Cummins refusing to appear in ads for the main backer of Cricket Australia, a company which subsequently announced it wouldn't continue with the partnership. Also on the pod we hear from Melbourne City goalkeeper Melissa Barbieri, talking about the increased demands of the younger generations and the actions they want to translate as normal behaviour. Jonathan also gets the chance to quiz the Chief Executive of Origin Energy, Frank Calabria, one of the big sponsors in Australian sport. 1.30 Our first guest is Amy Steel, former Australia Netball International. Amy's still effected on a daily basis by the severe heat illness which wrecked her sporting career. 2.20. Amy gives us the background to the recent stand-off between the Australian Diamonds and sponsor Hancock Prospecting (with Netball Australia in the middle). 4.00 Jonathan explains the controversial history of the Netball Australia sponsors. 5.00. Amy tells us how Donnell Wallam bravely raised concerns with the Players Association and then Netball Australia about the deal. 08.00. Melissa's been listening in and offers her commentary on the Donnell Wallam story; praising the bravery of the individual and the solidarity of the team. 10.30. Melissa and Amy discuss the idea of "staying in your lane" as an athlete; what that actually means and how effective athletes can be in using their voices. 13.30. Jonathan outlines what some may feel is a conflict; the netball partnership with an energy company; Origin. It's a chance for us to explore whether partnerships with fossil fuel providers can have upsides; depending on the track record and ambition of the company involved. 14.00. We hear from Origin Chief Executive, Frank Calabria. He was speaking on an Origin webinar, first broadcast in October. Used with permission. 19.00 Amy gives her assessment of Origin and Frank's comments. Are the netball players comfortable with wearing the Origin logo? 22.10 We get a great perspective on the issue of partnerships with purpose from soccer legend Melissa Barbieri, the Melbourne City goalkeeper and Australia international. 23.45 Our next guest joins the pod; CEO of Frontrunners, Emma Pocock, almost two years since she and husband David kicked off series one! 26.00. Emma talks about the action that has helped drive cricket's transition towards a solar future and mentions the leadership of the PFA on climate action. 29.00. More from Melissa Barbieri on the demands of the younger generations at Melbourne City. "Some things are actually more important to us", she says. 31.00. Emma Pocock reacts to Melissa's comments and says increased expectation of clubs is mirrored across the work she does with Frontrunners. 34.30. Jonathan's interested to learn more about Pat Cummins' stance in a sport with fossil fuel sponsors. Emma discusses the delicate balance which needs to be struck. 40.00. Melissa says scrutiny is so important, such as in the British Cycling deal with Shell. 41.30. Emma says athletes rarely want to expose themselves to commenting in public. Those who do are so courageous, says Emma.
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We are back. And we would like to think better than ever! This episode we catch up on what we have been up to while we were on holiday and in particular with our running. We then dive deep into the power of the female athletes voice. We speak about the recent news around the Australian Netball team and the impressive stance Donnell Wallam took to push back on racism. And go further into the changing landscape of sporting media and how women, alongside the digital world we live in, is helping to progress this for the better.Interested in our Sports Period Underwear? Head to femmi.co/sports-period-thongWant to find out more about Femmi Theory? Go to femmi.co/femmi-theory-courseFollow Femmi on IG - @femmi.coHead to our website femmi.co
Seb and Jonno discuss the Australian Diamonds and First Nations player Donnell Wallam's refusal to wear the Hancock Prospecting logo on her playing dress due to the genocidal comments made by founder Lang Hancock.
Netball Australia has signed a $15 million sponsorship deal with Visit Victoria just over a week after Hancock Prospecting pulled its contract with the sport. Under the deal, which will run from 2023 to 2027, the Australian Diamonds will wear Visit Victoria branding on the uniform and players and coaches will appear in tourism campaigns to promote Victoria as a travel destination. Victoria will effectively become the home of the Diamonds and will host at least one international Test match for the next five years. The Diamonds will also hold their high performance training camps in the state. On top of that, the new deal means the 2023 Super Netball Grand Final will be held in Victoria. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said he was “thrilled” to announce the deal, declaring it a major “coup” for the state. “This is just a really fantastic day for us to be able to secure this sponsorship deal,” he said. “Victoria is a proud sporting state, and we are delighted to announce a new partnership with Visit Victoria. The partnership will guarantee Victorians the opportunity to experience more netball across the next four and a half years,” Netball Australia CEO Kelly Ryan said. Diamonds captain Liz Watson added: “This is a significant partnership for the Origin Australian Diamonds as we prepare to defend our Commonwealth Games gold medal in Victoria in 2026. “Visit Victoria is a proud supporter of netball, and this investment will benefit all levels of our game.” The deal with Visit Victoria, the state's tourism agency, will only enhance Melbourne's status as the so-called sporting capital of the Australia — adding to a calendar already boasting the Australian Open, AFL Grand Final, Melbourne Cup, cricket's Boxing Day Test match and the Formula 1 Grand Prix at Albert Park. The contract with Visit Victoria is a major boost to Netball Australia, which was desperately searching for a new sponsor after Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting pulled its $15 million deal. Now the sport's governing has found a replacement, with Visit Victoria's deal exactly the same amount Hancock Prospecting withdrew. Indigenous player Donnell Wallam had expressed concern about wearing the Hancock Prospecting logo because of comments made by Rinehart's father and Hancock Prospecting founder Lang Hancock. Donnell Wallam of the Australia Diamonds. Photo / Getty In an interview in the 1980s, Hancock proposed parts of the Indigenous community should be sterilised so they would “breed themselves out”. The breakdown of the deal with Hancock sparked heated responses from Australian sporting legends including Andrew Gaze, Anthony Mundine and Dawn Fraser, politicians, as well as media personalities such as Lisa Wilkinson and Tony Armstrong. There had been calls for Australian billionaire companies including software firm Atlassian to intervene but Netball Australia has found an alternative. Netball Australia's other major sponsors including Suncorp, Origin Energy and Nissan have stated they are standing by the Diamonds and will continue their funding of netball in Australia. The sport's governing body is reportedly $7 million in debt due to costs associated with running the Super Netball competition during the pandemic. Just four months ago, in June, Netball Australia was issued a “going concern” notice from auditors after losing a whopping $7.2 million in just two years. The deal with Visit Victoria will go a long way to recouping those losses. On the court, Wallam made a fairytale Diamonds debut last week in the series opener against England, coming off the bench in the last quarter and scored the matchwinning buzzer beat goal in the one-goal victory. The Diamonds took an unassailable 2-0 series lead against the Roses with a dominant 56-48 victory in game two on Sunday night. The result wrapped up a perfect 2022 for the Diamonds — who won the Quad Series in January, the Commonwealth Games gold medal, reclaimed the Constellation Cup from New Zealand and have now dominated the old enemy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Former Diamonds captain Sharni Norder was full of praise for the Diamonds and Donnell Wallam
The boys discussed Collingwood's senior players, Tasmania and the plans for their draft benefits, Donnell Wallam, the T20 World Cup, and more.
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She's stuck in the middle of a highly divisive story around sports sponsorship, but what do you actually know about Donnell Wallam? The 28 year-old is about to make her Diamonds debut, becoming just the third First Nations player to achieve the honour, but most of what we read about her centres on her unwillingness to wear a Hancock Prospecting logo. Today we dig into who Wallam is as a person, as a netballer, and learn about her unusual pathway into the Australian side. Featured: Brittany Carter, ABC Sport Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter
She's stuck in the middle of a highly divisive story around sports sponsorship, but what do you actually know about Donnell Wallam? The 28 year-old is about to make her Diamonds debut, becoming just the third First Nations player to achieve the honour, but most of what we read about her centres on her unwillingness to wear a Hancock Prospecting logo. Today we dig into who Wallam is as a person, as a netballer, and learn about her unusual pathway into the Australian side. Featured: Brittany Carter, ABC Sport Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter
Gerard and Peter spoke about Donnell Wallam, the T20 World Cup, Aaron Finch, the weather dilemma, DLS in T20, Tim Paine's book, and more.
There are growing calls for the federal government to intervene in the electricity sector and establish price caps, Russia has carried out a series of drills with their nuclear forces, In netball, Donnell Wallam, the diamonds player at the centre of the sponsorship saga, produced a thrilling performance in Australia's win against England last night, Rihanna is set to release her first song in six years this week, Matthew Perry has opened up about his disastrous date with Cameron DiazSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ireland beats England in T20 World Cup upset, Donnell Wallam hands Diamonds thrilling win over England and excitement builds ahead of Gold Coast 500 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Irish eyes were left smiling at the MCG yesterday following their upset victory over England in the T20 World Cup. - Donnell Wallam has silenced her sponsorship saga critics with an Australian debut never to be forgotten, winning the Test for the Diamonds over England. - Australia has two more NBA stars to get behind after they showed off their supreme talents in scintillating displays on Wednesday. There are “positive signs” that tennis champion Novak Djokovic will be granted entry to Melbourne for this summer's Australian Open despite his three-year visa ban.
The row over the Hancock Prospecting sponsorship deal of the Australian Diamonds has overshadowed the Constellation Cup series. The CEO of the Australian Netball Players Association Kathryn Harby-Williams says what disappointed her most was the lack of consultation with the players and that Donnell Wallam was never given the option to play without the sponsor logo on her dress.
Imagine securing a $15m sponsorship deal, only to realise it's not something the players can unanimously support. That's the situation facing Netball Australia after a sponsorship with the Gina Rinehart led Hancock Prospecting saw divisions within the sport laid bare. Why were some unwilling to wear the company's logo? How might players and administrators find a compromise? What does it say about the changing dynamic between sponsors and athletes? Today, ABC Sport Daily's Patrick Stack picks through a sprawling story. Featured: Georgina Robinson, senior journalist, Sydney Morning Herald
Imagine securing a $15m sponsorship deal, only to realise it's not something the players can unanimously support. That's the situation facing Netball Australia after a sponsorship with the Gina Rinehart led Hancock Prospecting saw divisions within the sport laid bare. Why were some unwilling to wear the company's logo? How might players and administrators find a compromise? What does it say about the changing dynamic between sponsors and athletes? Today, ABC Sport Daily's Patrick Stack picks through a sprawling story. Featured: Georgina Robinson, senior journalist, Sydney Morning Herald
Some of Australia's most high-profile athletes are taking a stand against cashed-up sponsors, leading to a new wave of political action in sport. In netball, the Diamonds rallied around the rookie shooter Donnell Wallam when she raised concerns over Netball Australia's new $15 million deal with Hancock Prospecting, owned by Gina Rinehart. Meanwhile Australia's men's cricket captain, Pat Cummins, confronted Cricket Australia bosses to object to a $40 million deal with the energy company Alinta. And now, members and supporters of the Fremantle Dockers are calling on the AFL club to cut ties with the oil and gas giant Woodside. Today on Please Explain, sports reporter Georgina Robinson joins Chris Paine to discuss this new wave of activism and what it could mean for the future of sport in Australia. Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Some of Australia's most high-profile athletes are taking a stand against cashed-up sponsors, leading to a new wave of political action in sport. In netball, the Diamonds rallied around the rookie shooter Donnell Wallam when she raised concerns over Netball Australia's new $15 million deal with Hancock Prospecting, owned by Gina Rinehart. Meanwhile Australia's men's cricket captain, Pat Cummins, confronted Cricket Australia bosses to object to a $40 million deal with the energy company Alinta. And now, members and supporters of the Fremantle Dockers are calling on the AFL club to cut ties with the oil and gas giant Woodside. Today on Please Explain, sports reporter Georgina Robinson joins Chris Paine to discuss this new wave of activism and what it could mean for the future of sport in Australia. Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Imagine securing a $15m sponsorship deal, only to realise it's not something the players can unanimously support. That's the situation facing Netball Australia after a sponsorship with the Gina Rinehart led Hancock Prospecting saw divisions within the sport laid bare. Why were some unwilling to wear the company's logo? How might players and administrators find a compromise? What does it say about the changing dynamic between sponsors and athletes? We pick through a sprawling story. Featured: Georgina Robinson, senior journalist, Sydney Morning Herald Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter
Imagine securing a $15m sponsorship deal, only to realise it's not something the players can unanimously support. That's the situation facing Netball Australia after a sponsorship with the Gina Rinehart led Hancock Prospecting saw divisions within the sport laid bare. Why were some unwilling to wear the company's logo? How might players and administrators find a compromise? What does it say about the changing dynamic between sponsors and athletes? We pick through a sprawling story. Featured: Georgina Robinson, senior journalist, Sydney Morning Herald Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter
In this special episode of The 4th Qtr Podcast, Hannah Hollis sits down with Donnell Wallam and Jemma Mi Mi of the Queensland Firebirds to delve deeper into what it means to be a First Nations netballer today and the importance of celebrating and recognising Indigenous Culture in the sporting world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sarah Karaoglu hosts The 4th Qtr Podcast, the Official podcast of Fox Sports Australia and Fox Netball. Each week Sarah will be joined by some of the best minds in Netball to preview and review every round of the Super Netball Season. This week Sarah is joined by the INCREDIBLE Gretel Bueta to chat about how she juggles motherhood and professional netball, as well as the impact Donnell Wallam has had on the Firebirds offense.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sarah Karaoglu hosts The 4th Qtr Podcast, the Official podcast of Fox Sports Australia and Fox Netball. Each week Sarah will be joined by some of the best minds in Netball to preview and review every round of the Super Netball Season. Sharon Finnan-White joins The 4th Qtr podcast to reflect on becoming a Diamond and what led her to a career dedicated to ensuring First Nations athletes have the opportunity to pursue their dreams in a culturally safe environment. She reveals what it means to have Donnell Wallam follow in her footsteps as just the third-ever indigenous representative, and what she brings to the Diamonds squad. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We talk to Sharoma Indigenous Corporation founders, Sharon Finnan-White and Aunty Roma Pregarc about The Indigenous Diamonds, who are playing in their inaugural season in the Townsville City Netball Premier League, how they felt when they heard the news about Donnell Wallam being selected for the Diamonds Squad and their dreams to see more Indigenous netball teams around the country.
After 3 days of back-to-back netball we got to see who has come to play in season 2022. There is no doubt the Vixens are back have made their intentions clear, putting the rest of the comp on notice. We ponder why West Coast Fever always seem to fall short of the big wins and how Sophie Garbin now looks in Magpies colours. Donnell Wallam set the court on fire for the Firebirds, but was it enough to get a contract? And will the Thunderbirds be able to keep up their momentum for the whole season?We officially met Lightning star Reilley Batcheldor and with Giants and the Swifts performing below par having troops side-lined, can they pull it together before the start of the season?
Donnell Wallam started playing netball with the West Coast Warriors in the West Australian Netball League in 2019. Fast forward to 2021 and Donnell was offered a contract by the Leeds Rhinos in the Vitality Netball Super League.Having returned to Australia to be closer to family, I caught up with Donnell and we spoke about her past few years, adjusting to life in the UK and what's next?!
This week on the Centre Pass Podcast, join Sophie Taylor and Taylah Melki as they discuss the fallout of the West Coast Fever and Melbourne Vixens situation last Friday, the current COVID-19 problems around the nation and chat to Donnell Wallam upon her return to Australia. As usual, the team also discusses the latest SSN and ANZ action.
Round 5 of the 2021 Super Netball season has been the best yet, with extremely tight matches and a great start to the first half of Indigenous Round.This episode features analysis from former Australian Diamond and proud Dunghutti and Gumbaynggirr woman, Sharon Finnan-White.As well as an interview with Indigenous shooter and Kaniyan-Noongar woman Donnell Wallam, who is on the rise in the UK's Super League.One of the longest podcasts we've done, but we promise it's worth the commitment!
In the Superleague we hear from Lightnings Sara Bayman, London Pulse's Sam Bird and Donnell Wallam has an update on her injuryThere's reaction to New Zealand's Contellation Cup win and a chat with Ryan Allan from London Giants as they're holding an open day in May. INFOSky Sports Postmatch interviews are used with their permissionSKY SPORTS LIVE NETBALL GAME FIXTURE LIST The Netball Show partnered with Flyhawk
Chloe spoke to Donnell Wallam ahead of the season starting in less than a week, Madi Browne on her decision to defer the move until 2021 and Dan Ryan on finally getting the season underwayThe Netball Show partnered with FlyhawkLINKSFlyhawk Website2021 Superleague FixturesLeeds Rhinos Netball Twitter