Commonwealth Games 2026 LIVE: Online outcry over netball’s frock ‘atrocity’
Pinned post from 3.40pmGo to latest‘Those frocks are an atrocity’By When does a netball dress become a netball singlet? It’s a question that has occurred to many watching the Australian Diamonds start their Commonwealth Games title defence in winning fashion. GettyIt’s important to note the criticism has been more about the dresses’ functionality than their appearance.
- ▪Pinned post from 3.40pmGo to latest‘Those frocks are an atrocity’By When does a netball dress become a netball singlet?
- ▪It’s a question that has occurred to many watching the Australian Diamonds start their Commonwealth Games title defence in winning fashion.
- ▪GettyIt’s important to note the criticism has been more about the dresses’ functionality than their appearance.
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Pinned post from 3.40pmGo to latest‘Those frocks are an atrocity’By When does a netball dress become a netball singlet? It’s a question that has occurred to many watching the Australian Diamonds start their Commonwealth Games title defence in winning fashion. The Diamonds first trounced Tonga and then defeated England in their opening two games, showing it hasn’t taken long for the team to click since coming together so soon after the end of the Super Netball season.However, there has been plenty of social media commentary about their uniforms, with some players having to tug at gold dresses that ride up above the bike shorts underneath.Kiera Austin and Sophie Garbin in the dresses, which tend to ride up.
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