as ▁to ▁play ▁professional ▁sport . ▁Among st ▁these ▁are ▁La uren ▁Jackson , ▁Er in ▁Phill ips , ▁Krist i ▁Har ro wer , ▁Bel inda ▁S nell ▁and ▁Pen ny ▁Taylor , ▁who ▁played ▁basketball ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁In ▁recent ▁years , ▁net ball ▁players ▁have ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁ear n ▁an ▁income ▁particularly ▁since ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁AN Z ▁Championship . ▁However , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Australian ▁Diam onds ▁players ▁argued ▁for ▁their ▁current ▁average ▁sal ary ▁of ▁$ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁a ▁year ▁to ▁be ▁boost ed ▁to ▁$ 2 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁During ▁the ▁dispute , ▁the ▁CE O ▁of ▁Net ball ▁Australia , ▁Kate ▁Pal mer , ▁stated ▁that ▁seven ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁Diam onds ▁earned ▁more ▁than ▁$ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁from ▁net ball ▁and ▁related ▁activities , ▁with ▁four ▁ear ning ▁more ▁than ▁$ 1 5 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁After ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁net ball ▁season , ▁Net ball ▁Australia ▁pulled ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁AN Z ▁Championship ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁setting ▁up ▁its ▁own ▁national ▁league , ▁which ▁launched ▁the ▁next ▁season ▁as ▁Sun cor p ▁Super ▁Net ball . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁season ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁league , ▁the ▁minimum ▁player ▁w age ▁was ▁set ▁at ▁over ▁$ 2 7 , 0 0 0 , ▁more ▁than ▁double ▁the ▁minimum ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁season ▁of ▁the ▁AN Z ▁Championship . ▁The