Coach Janine Southby (centre) is under pressure after the Silver Ferns failed to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games. Image: NZ HeraldA rift between players and coaching staff was behind the Silver Ferns' disastrous Commonwealth Games campaign, say netball insiders, and Janine Southby's position as coach appears untenable. The Herald on Sunday understands there is significant disconnect between some members of the squad and Southby, and it is hard to see how the relationship is repairable. "At the moment, we're a team of 12 [players], and we're doing what we can. When contacted by the Herald on Sunday, Netball New Zealand chief executive Jennie Wyllie declined to comment on the relationship between Southby and the Ferns squad.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 21, 2018 21:33 UTC