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Trade shock: El Cardwell to depart Mavericks
SEN • July 30th, 2025 9:09 am
The Melbourne Mavericks have confirmed that star shooter Eleanor Cardwell will not be seeking a new contract for 2026.
Cardwell informed the club of her decision after a torrid season which was derailed by injury and surgery on her knee - her second round inside six months.
“It’s obviously been a really difficult year for me personally, not being able to take to the SSN court at all,” Cardwell said.
“As so many people know, the journey to return to play from injury is physically difficult, but emotionally it’s really hard too, and for me, it’s been compounded by not being surrounded by my family and close friends back home.
"The majority of my life out here is linked to netball, so when the girls are away for a game and I’m not travelling because I’m still rehabbing...it’s been a real mental challenge.
“I’ll be really sad to leave the girls but I’m looking forward to working towards my goal of returning to the court at the highest level and hopefully representing England at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games and the 2027 Netball World Cup in Sydney.”
July 23: Locked in: Jovic secures new Mavs deal
Molly Jovic has become the latest player to commit to the Mavericks' 2026 Super Netball campaign.
The versatile midcourter has been rewarded with another 12-month deal after a phenomenal season during which she always served as the club's vice-captain.
Among all the high of the 2025 season, Jovic secured a career-best 32 assists from 44 feeds in the Mavs destruction of the Swifts in their final home game of the season.
Jovic is the fourth Mav to put pen to paper for 2026 along with Kim Brown, Amy parmenter and Shimona Jok.
“I am really proud to continue my journey at the Mavs,” Jovic said. “I think - as we showed particularly during the latter stages of the season - we are building something special and growing together as a club.
"Hopefully we can continue that momentum into the 2026 season. The support from our fans is growing and I am excited to continue to represent them.”
July 17, 2025
Making the dreams of many a Mavericks fan come true, star shooter Shimona Jok has re-signed with the Melbourne SSN franchise for the 2026 season.
This season has seen Jok cement her place as the team’s starting goal shooter having played all 14 games, amassing a total of 937 Net Points whilst shooting 635 goals for the season – the third most in the League.
This capped off another season of personal career highlights for Jok, who celebrated her 100th national league game in Round 3, and notched her 4000th national league goal in Round 4.
A proud Jamaican, Jok is thrilled with her season and the fact she will remain with the Mavs for another year.
“It’s been talked about a lot, but to go from being without a contract last year to MVP, to now re-signing with the Mavs until the end of next season – its really nice to have certainty as to where I will be playing in the future," she said.
"Obviously, from a team perspective, this season didn’t play out as we hoped, but every single day in this environment, I’ve flourished.
"I’ve grown not just as a player, but as a person. I’m so grateful to the Mavs for believing in me and I really believe in what we’re building here, so I can’t wait to have a short break, re-set, and get stuck in again in 2026.”
July 2, 2025
The Melbourne Mavericks have made their first move in the 2025 trade a re-signing period locking down captain Amy Parmenter for the 2026 season.
The inaugural captain, who has led her side for the first two seasons in the Suncorp Super Netball, put pen to paper on a 12-month contract extension.
The move will bring stability and regular starting position to the 27-year-old in a crucial Diamonds year which will include the Commonwealth Games after the SSN season.
“I am so excited to be locked in with the Mavs for at least one more year,” she said. “It’s been tough at times, but we have built so much in the last year and a bit, and the team is really making moves, which is something I’m really proud of.
“My partner and I have bought a house in Melbourne and we’re really settled here now, so I’m going all in and looking forward to continuing to see the growth of our club both on and off the court.”
With the current Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) broadcast and digital rights deal between Netball Australia and the Foxtel Group expiring at the end of next year, the end of the 2026 SSN season is the longest any club can contract a player for this point in time.
Mavs General Manager, Shae Bolton-Brown, added that Parmenter’s signature was a crucial one team management were looking to secure to ensure the stability of the young club.
“Amy is a key member of our Mavs family; her leadership and guidance inspires everyone to be their best, no matter what their role is with the Mavs.
"She is a crucial cog in the machine on the court, and her ability also to read plays and her 100% effort into every game is something we want our entire team to leverage off.
“We are so lucky to have a human of Amy’s calibre leading our club both on and off the court."
