Elite Netballers Reveal Distress After Singer Who Pleaded Guilty To Domestic Violence Performs At Grand Final

Australia’s elite netballers person expressed their disappointment that an creator who performed astatine past week’s Super Netball expansive last has antecedently pleaded blameworthy to home unit charges.

Siala Robson, who appeared connected The Voice successful 2020, was 1 of 3 Universal Music singers selected to entertain much than 15,000 netball fans during half-time astatine Rod Laver Arena past Saturday.

Robson appeared successful tribunal successful Queensland past twelvemonth and pleaded blameworthy to 2 charges of battle occasioning bodily harm successful a nationalist spot while adversely affected by an intoxicating substance. No condemnation was recorded and Robson was ordered to salary $1,000 successful compensation and fixed a organization work bid of 60 hours.

Players national nan Australian Netball Players’ Association [ANPA] issued a connection connected Friday expressing nan distress of their athletes.

“ANPA is highly disappointed that an individual, who has antecedently been recovered blameworthy of home unit charges, was engaged to execute astatine 1 of nan sport’s premier events,” it said.

“This determination has caused genuine wounded among nan playing group and undermines nan values they guidelines for – peculiarly their beardown and ongoing committedness to ending home unit successful Australia.”

Netball Australia issued a connection saying they were not alert of nan offences committed by Robson earlier nan arena and nan matter was only brought to their attraction aft nan match.

“Netball Australia has a zero-tolerance position connected unit and actively campaigns against home unit pinch nan support of our playing group, who are profoundly connected to this society-wide issue,” it said.

“With respect to nan basal checks and balances successful place, we relied connected nan third-party agency we collaborated pinch to proviso nan talent. This was not capable and Netball Australia will instantly fortify its arena consequence guidance protocols to guarantee this doesn’t hap again.”

Universal Music has been contacted for comment.

ANPA said they acknowledged Netball Australia has accepted work for “this superior oversight” and appreciated nan governing body’s committedness to ensuring it does not hap again.

“Our players person consistently utilized their level to advocator for change,” nan national said.

“They wore purple armbands astatine each Suncorp Super Netball lucifer past twelvemonth to raise consciousness of unit against women, precocious produced a video reaffirming their committedness to being portion of nan solution, and proceed to activity connected further initiatives aimed astatine making Australia safer for all.”

Melbourne Vixens defeated West Coast Fever successful nan entertaining decider, watched by a grounds crowd of 15,013. The full attendance for nan Super Netball play was 386,455, making it nan past year’s most-attended women’s sporting convention successful Australia.