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    The Silver Ferns physio is backing the ANZ Premiership umpires in their policing of dangerous contact

    The Silver Ferns physio is backing the ANZ Premiership umpires in their policing of dangerous contact


    Northern Mystics assistant coach Rob Wright claims the netball is getting rougher, with the Central Pulse and Northern Stars in particular managing lengthy injury lists.

    World Netball this year introduced stricter rules around head and neck contact.

    Ferns physio Sharon Kearney says Pulse midcourter Whitney Souness' concussion in June against the Southern Steel is the competition's lone head knock.



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