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The Australian Diamonds are making final preparations ahead of this month's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The top-ranked netball side is training in Melbourne before departing for Scotland tomorrow. The reigning gold medallists are hopeful another strong performance could bolster the sport's bid to be included in the Brisbane Olympics in 2032.

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00:02The goal is gold, as the diamonds prepare to shine on the big stage.
00:07No strangers to success at the Commonwealth Games,
00:10Australia leads the all-time medal tally for netball with four gold.
00:14But success brings with it expectation, something the players are relishing.
00:18Whether it is, you know, a Commonwealth Games or a Consolation Cup
00:22or just a test series, the diamonds are always expected to win
00:25and we take that privilege really seriously.
00:26Helping in that quest are five comms games debutants.
00:30Among them is Jamie Lee Price,
00:32who will look to build off a strong domestic season in Super Netball.
00:35It's been like such a long build for us
00:37and a lot of us have been together for a really long time.
00:40So I think, yeah, we're really keen just to get over there and get started.
00:44The Diamonds believe that this hard work will pay dividends
00:47with gold at both the Commonwealth Games and next year's Home World Cup.
00:50And with a new five-year broadcast deal coming into effect from 2027,
00:54the sport is hoping that continued success and growth will help bolster its bid
00:59to be included at the Brisbane Olympics in 2032.
01:02That's the part that, you know, teams across the world have a responsibility.
01:08We showcase what the sport is and then we're sort of, you know,
01:12adding to the bid of being in the Olympics.
01:15A jam-packed schedule awaits in Glasgow,
01:17with the 12 teams playing a total of 38 matches across nine days.
01:21For Australia, that journey begins next weekend against eighth-ranked Tonga.
01:27Biggest physical eating and food is very effective.
01:30Best of all, the snail, the oyster, and the other side of the country.
01:30In the future, the eyes of the grandfather,
01:30the sailor is very effective.
01:31There is a lot of people in the Philippines,
01:31You
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