There's a sentiment in team sports at multi-sport events like the Commonwealth Games that you lose silver and win bronze.The bronze medallists get to climb on the podium having won their last match, while second place is coming off a heartbreaking loss, having let gold slip through their grasp.For the Diamonds, bronze at the 2026 Commonwealth Games is a complicated celebration.Less than 20 hours after Jamaica ripped their hearts out in the semifinal, the Aussie netballers were back on court at 9am in Glasgow for the first centre pass of their first-ever bronze-medal match.It was hard to bounce back from the loss but they did so against England, winning 65-80."We had such a quick time to process what happened, I think a lot of us still feel quite numb," defender Jo Weston said."Then you go out and have a game like we did, we're so proud and we know all of Australia have been behind us, so it's been a real rollercoaster of emotions in a very short time frame And in Glasgow, they went even better to take the Diamonds down in a knockout match to fight New Zealand for gold.Four countries is not an enormous range of winners or even contenders, but in every event around the world there are dominant forces.With six years to the Brisbane Olympics and a push for the sport's inclusion, the Diamonds' bronze may have been the best thing for game."It's great for the sport because we always want the game to grow