World Cup hangovers kick in for some as Super Netball returns

Pressing pause on the world’s best netball league mid-season and re-starting it just six days after the conclusion to the sport’s pinnacle event – held 17,000km away – was always going to be problematic.

It was inevitable the spectacle would suffer. And now we’re back after an unprecedented five-week hiatus, it’s clear just how much lustre Super Netball has lost because of its World Cup break.

The weekend’s round made real many of the concerns raised when Netball Australia last year announced how it would structure the 2019 season, especially around potential player burnout.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jul/29/world-cup-hangovers-kick-in-for-some-as-super-netball-returns