Bailey Mes will be back in action for the Mystics in next year's ANZ Premiership after the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. Photo / Photosport
Netball NZ have confirmed the late start date to next year's ANZ Premiership, with the domestic competition to be put on hold until after the Commonwealth Games.
The 2018 national league will get underway on May 6 - three weeks after the conclusion of next year's tournament on the Gold
Coast - to prevent any disruption to the national programme.
The Commonwealth Games is the Ferns' pinnacle event for 2018.
The ANZ Premiership will launch its 2018 season in Palmerston North with a "Super Sunday" round, which sees all six franchises in action at the same venue. Christchurch and Auckland will host the other two Super Sunday rounds next season.
The competition will follow the same format as this year's inaugural season, featuring 13 rounds before culminating in a two-game Finals Series involving the top three teams.
