article_snippet: I think people don’t want to emphasise the fact that it is a physical game and women can go hard.
article_snippet: Netball-great Liz Ellis is adamant that women play with a level of physicality that can sometimes lead to injuries .
article_snippet: It screams violence not toughness,’ Netball-great Liz Ellis said in an article on Netball-great Liz Ellis website.
article_snippet: Respectfully disagreeing, Netball-great Liz Ellis said it would be a mistake to see elite female athletes, playing with the ferocity that men would, and assume it's an act of violence. '
article_snippet: Netball is a tough game and that’s what Netball portrays.'
article_snippet: I don’t think this conversation would have happened if Netball were a blokes sport,' she added.
article_snippet: Twitter users expressed Twitter users support by backing Netball-great Liz Ellis claims that women and girls can be tough on court.
article_snippet: Netball-great Liz Ellis said the notion of domestic violence is becoming 'all pervasive' due to the unfortunate fact that the notion of domestic violence is far more likely for a woman to suffer injuries at the hand of a partner than on a netball court.
highlights_snippet: Netball is a tough game and that’s what Netball portrays,' says Netball-great Liz Ellis .