Sharelle McMahon's 1999 last-second winning goal slipped through the net in slow motion | Megan Maurice
16/01/2024 16:00
A team of scrappy, over-the-hill underdogs in a come-from-behind netball victory over New Zealand? Nothing could be more Australian
Allow me to take you back to a simpler time. The year was 1999. We were all wearing cargo shorts and halter tops (OK, so that doesn't sound so different, but stay with me). Things were very different in the world of women's sport.
Outside the Olympics and the occasional tennis match, netball was the only women's sport with a television presence, and even that was limited. National league games were played on Friday nights and broadcast on a Saturday afternoon. But with the final of the then World Netball Championships taking place in New Zealand, a rare live broadcast was on offer. For a young netball fan, it was exhilarating.
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