Netball Australia has confirmed that after the Expression of Interest process, the Collingwood Football Club has been selected as a Preferred Bidder for a license in the new National Netball League (NNL) starting in 2017.
Netball Australia unveiled the new-look competition today, announcing that three additional teams would join the existing five ANZ Championship franchises in an Australian-only competition.
Collingwood has been elected by Netball Australia as a preferred bidder for one of the new teams.
The club will now enter into a period of negotiation with Netball Australia to take into consideration all aspects of the proposed licence agreement.
Collingwood has been announced as one of three preferred license holders in the new @NetballAust national league. pic.twitter.com/y6AdJki2ND
— Collingwood FC (@CollingwoodFC) May 19, 2016
Pert: "For 120 years men have looked at the CFC + said that's somewhere I want to be.. We want young women to look at the club the same way"
— Collingwood FC (@CollingwoodFC) May 19, 2016
"We will look like the big, diverse sporting clubs around the world. It provides the opportunity for men, women + families to connect." Pert
— Collingwood FC (@CollingwoodFC) May 19, 2016
Pert: "We want to be more than just an AFL club, we want to be a community club." #sidebyside pic.twitter.com/0hVyblwv83
— Collingwood FC (@CollingwoodFC) May 19, 2016
