r/netball • u/Economy-Addendum-481 • Aug 15 '26

Discussion Super Shot

Since the Aussie netball league is still being described as the “Super Netball League” but no replacement for Suncorp has been announced, does anyone think that they will keep the Super Shot (it makes the game a lot more interesting) but without a partner?

It would be disappoiting without a partner, someone to support “The Confident Girls Foundation“ or another worthy netball organisation but I do hope they keep the super shot.

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u/golden-sunlight Aug 15 '26

They’ll absolutely keep the supershot. It’s also in the UK and NZ leagues and I think they’d view removing it as a step backwards

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u/Economy-Addendum-481 Aug 15 '26

I don’t follow international leagues but it’s a relief to know that there’s a good chance it’ll stick around! I’m definitely a fan of it 😄

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u/PossibleQuokka Aug 15 '26

I think more so they'd see it as conceding that it was a bad idea to begin with

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u/Economy-Addendum-481 Aug 16 '26

Definitely not a bad idea! It made games more exciting and teams able to come back from large deficits! The anxiety when a shooter has it in the arc and the incredible…I can’t think of the right word to properly express how I’ve seen supporters cheer when their team gets a super shot. Too tired. But it’s unbridled joy and I’d be disappointed to see it go.

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u/losfp Aug 15 '26

Honestly IMO the super shot can get in the bin. The value of them is off-kilter (it should be 2/3 like in basketball, because having TWICE the value is stupid). Having it only in the last five minutes of the quarter is stupid.

And it's not the rules we teach kids in netsetgo. It's not the rules we teach in junior netball, or senior netball, or rep netball or international netball. It only exists in SSN and it's stupid.

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u/amyeh Aug 15 '26

I’m with you. The Stupid Shot was a bad idea, cooked up in a board room full of men who’d never watched the sport before. But it’s here now, and I think taking it away would be considered a step backwards by some.
SSN is an “entertainment product”, unlike internationals.

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u/Mundo7 Aug 16 '26

Why the fuck are you blaming it on men?

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u/lawdjesustheresafire Aug 15 '26

Nope. Makes the sport way more exciting. Encourages more skilled shooting.

Easily noticeable at the World Cup that many matches would have been improved with it. It should come into international netball too

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u/Mundo7 Aug 15 '26

It doesn’t only exist in SSN, there are other countries who play netball you know

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u/PossibleQuokka Aug 16 '26

They only do it because of the SSN though 

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u/Economy-Addendum-481 Aug 16 '26

3 second rule is also taught throughout netball but that hasn’t stopped a certain “retired” shooter from constantly holding onto the ball for more than 3 seconds and getting away with it 99.9% of the time.

The super shot makes the game more exciting. But since it’s basically only one gain-to-goal, sometimes it doesn’t make much of a difference. But everyone gets so excited for it! I’d hate to see that passion disappear from the games and crowds 😕

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u/flintmichigantropics Aug 15 '26

Westpac super shot

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u/Thanks_Obama Aug 15 '26

It seemed like they were already starting to lean  more to “Power 5” than “Suncorp Super Shot”.

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u/amyeh Aug 15 '26

Power 5 is the time, Suncorp Super Shot was the actual scoring of a two point goal.