Back-to-back netball is coming in 2016, with the sport's peak body announcing it will pair ANZ Championship matches with games from the second tier, the Australian Netball League.
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When the season begins on the weekend of April 30 in Brisbane and Melbourne, six ANL matches will be played as double-headers with ANZ Championship games.
With the ANZ Championships attracting healthy crowds, it is hoped the move will help boost the ANL's profile.
It would also mean athletes could move more easily between the two competitions, organisers said.
"We want to continue to challenge our athletes, raise the standard of the ANL and ensure that it continues to be a greater feeder competition to the ANZ Championship. We are confident that the changes implemented for 2016 will do that," head of high performance Andrew Collins said.
Struggling ANL teams the Tassie Spirit and Territory Storm will not compete this season, although Netball Australia insists it planned to include them again in 2017.
Victoria Fury have won six of the eight ANL championships since the competition began in 2008, including the last three seasons.
