Katie McCarthy has a passion for women in sport and … scrunchies! 

Her business aims to make comfortable and colourful hair ties for girls to wear without it falling out as they play sport. 

At the Team Girls Cup, McCarthy ventured into netball for the first real time, partnering with Amy Parmenter’s Tie-Dye Project to donate money to the Confident Girls Foundation.

We hear more about the partnership, about Scrunchiko as a business and as a great example of the commercial opportunities that often go missed in women’s sport. 

The Adelaide Thunderbirds are the Super Netball champions of 2024 after winning back-to-back premiership titles. They were victorious over the Melbourne Vixens, 59-57, who were courageous until the final whistle.

There was nothing in the game, it was a real arm-wrestle and everything you would hope a grand final at this level would be. The win for the Thunderbirds cemented their undefeated record at home this season. For the Vixens, it is back to the drawing board with the knowledge they took it to the best team this year, and almost came away with a fairy tale finish. 

An MVP performance by 35-year-old veteran, Romelda Aiken-George, was a highlight of the grand final. Leading the Thunderbirds to the trophy off just two hours sleep mind you as her daughter was unwell the night before. After being let go by the Firebirds in 2022 after 14 years service, she has found her place at the top of the sport once more and is thriving in Adelaide.

Is there anything better than having netball back? We didn’t think so.

Hear our thoughts on each team’s RD1 performance and our verdict on the super shot so far.

Swifts defender Lauren Moore also dials in from sunny Queensland to tell us all about her “vacay with a side of netty” and her brilliant MVP return to court after a serious shoulder injury.