And Netball Australia does need some support… It’s landed a fresh $15 million sponsor deal with the Victorian Government’s tourism body picking up where former partner Hancock Prospecting left off. The new deal lasts until 2027 and provides much-needed financial support to the debt-heavy organisation. It’ll see Diamonds players wear Visit Victoria branding on their uniforms and front tourism campaigns for the state – and the state is set to host the team a lot in the coming 4 years… To recap, the partnership with Hancock Prospecting went south when the team backed Indigenous player Donnell Wallam over her concerns about racist comments made by the mining company’s founder – and Gina Rinehart’s father – Lang Hancock back in the 80s. Netball Australia says it ended its partnership with Hancock “as best we can”. Onwards…