Netball New Zealand chief executive Hilary Poole is confident Kiwi teams will be better off without the Australians next year. Netball New Zealand say they are better off without Australian teamsPETER MEECHAM/stuff.co.nzAs with any major upheaval, the devil is always in the detail. Over the past nine seasons Australian sides have won 170 matches against Kiwi opponents; New Zealand teams just 62 games against their dominant Aussie rivals. "We know we needed to maintain a minimum of five New Zealand teams. While reverting back to separate domestic leagues is likely to create more local interest than watching New Zealand teams being consistently flogged, two concerns linger here.

Source: Stuff May 18, 2016 23:32 UTC