Regardless, her performances saw her names in the Australian Diamonds extended squad for the first time.

Hallinan made her much anticipated international debut for the Australian Diamonds against New Zealand in September 2009, owning the wing defence position for the entire international season.

Late in 2011, McMahon considered her 2012 future in the Australian Diamonds.

In 2011 Bassett was part of the 2011 World Championship winning Australian Diamonds Team, featuring in the final against New Zealand.

In the south, the Adelaide Thunderbirds pulled off one of the biggest coups, signing Australian Diamonds international Mo'onia Gerrard to team up with English import Geva Mentor in defence.

Up north in Australia, the Queensland Firebirds answered their shooting problems, by snaring Australian Diamonds star Natalie Medhurst from the Adelaide Thunderbirds.

Copeland is married to Australian Diamonds and NSW Swifts netballer, Kimberlee Green, despite being harshly described by the Australian press as "the very definition of unfashionable".

Emily Beaton (b. 1987), Australian netballer with the Adelaide Thunderbirds, currently in the Australian Diamonds Netball Squad.

To date, they have been one of the most dominant national netball teams in the world, along with the Australian Diamonds, and have a winning record against most other netball nations.

Australian Diamonds netball player Lauren Nourse began her career in Port Lincoln at age seven.