How a team performs at the back can be the difference between title winners and also-rans
In the shadow of Super Netball’s most tumultuous season – punctuated by fury over rule changes, a last-minute relocation to Queensland, the first send-off, the national captain being benched and a
racism row which has shaken the sport to its core – finals begin this weekend.
Despite constant controversy on and off the court in 2020, it could be one of netball’s great truisms – that defence wins championships – which proves the best predictor of who will be crowned premiers in a fortnight.