PREVIEW | 2025 NSL: Birmingham Panthers
THE 2025 Netball Super League season is a mere fortnight away, and in the lead up to the competition Rookie Me Central will be previewing each of the teams and taking a look at how they might go in this new era of English netball. First cab off the rank is one of the competition’s […]
Around The Courts | NSL NXT Gen Round 4
LAST weekend’s action in the NSL NXT GEN competition saw both ends of the margin scale, with some thrashings combined with some absolute nail biters. ROUND 4 RESULTS Nottingham Forest vs Leeds Rhinos Nottingham Forest are off the mark this season after a 62-56 win over the Leeds Rhinos. It was a tight match right […]
SSN PRESEASON SCOUTING NOTES: Melbourne Mavericks vs West Coast Fever
LAST night the Melbourne Mavericks and West Coast Fever took an important step in their preparations for the upcoming Suncorp Super Netball season by playing out a practice match at Waverley Netball Centre. Although it was ultimately a narrow four goal win to the Fever, the scoreboard was not front of mind as plenty of […]
Five players to watch: Aussies in the NSL 2025
IT IS the dawn of a new era in English netball, and Aussies are right at the forefront of it. With the rebirth of the Netball Super League, Australians are a focal point of many of the eight teams set to contest the 2025 season. With that in mind, here are some of the Aussies […]
Around The Courts | NSL NXT Gen Round 3
THE RESULTS across the NSL Nxt Gen League last weekend were a lot closer than the weekend prior had been, as three undefeated sides became two. ROUND 3 RESULTS Team Bath vs London Pulse London Pulse have kept their undefeated record intact while handing Team Bath their first loss of the campaign. The Pulse exerted […]
Five players to watch: ANZ Premiership 2025
LIKE many others in the netballing world, the stars of the ANZ Premiership are racing towards the new season, with plenty of players and storylines to keep an eye on ahead of the upcoming season. From new players to familiar faces at new homes, here are five players to keep an eye on in 2025. […]
Around The Courts | NSL NXT Gen Round 2
ROUND 2 of the NSL NXT Gen League saw margins bigger than what we saw on opening weekend as three teams started to pull away at the top of the table. ROUND 2 RESULTS Manchester Thunder vs London Mavericks After a first round bye the London Mavericks had a less than ideal debut in the […]
Five (or six) players to watch: SSN 2025
THE AUSTRALIAN netball community is steamrolling towards yet another Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) season, and as we head into that new season, there are plenty of players to keep an eye on, but for a multitude of reasons. From youngsters just starting out to new faces to the league and even returnees from injury, here’s […]
ASICS put on a show at world first netball festival in Sydney
SEVERAL Diamonds, Silver Ferns and NSW Swift athletes were in attendance at the World’s First Netball Festival Celebrating Confidence over the weekend in Sydney. The event was supported by NETFIT who provided netball-focused fitness, coaching, skills and nutrition programs to young players. Exclusive workshops involved group warm ups and smaller sessions where the players learnt […]
Player Analysis: Jamie van Wyk (South Africa)
JUST like England got a chance to look to the future during the Nations Cup, South Africa is perhaps going through a similar process of its own at the moment. With the 2023 retirement of Phumza Maweni, the seeming but yet to be confirmed retirement of Karla Pretorious and the injury to Nicola Smith, South […]
Player Analysis: Jamie van Wyk (South Africa)
JUST like England got a chance to look to the future during the Nations Cup, South Africa is perhaps going through a similar process of its own at the moment. With the 2023 retirement of Phumza Maweni, the seeming but yet to be confirmed retirement of Karla Pretorious and the injury to Nicola Smith, South […]
Historic series between old enemies set for mid year
THERE was an exciting announcement in the world of men’s netball yesterday, with the announcing of a three match series between England and Australia for mid this year. This is a big jump for the men’s game, as these two do not get to play international series very often. The Thorns themselves only hosted their […]
Is it time for England to think about it’s future shooter health?
THE 2025 edition of the Netball Nations Cup got underway over the weekend, which saw South Africa win both of its matches, England win one match and Malawi win one match. For the English Roses at the moment, it is a time of discovery and of unearthing the future. When the team toured Australia and […]
Defenders shine again as Jamaica clean sweeps series
JAMAICA has clean swept the Margaret Beckford Sunshine Series after beating South Africa 58-47 in the final match of the series. The defensive work from the Jamaicans was the backbone of them getting the win, with skipper Shamera Sterling-Humphrey putting in a captain’s performance. Jamaica’s stellar defensive end was on show again early. An intercept […]
Jamaica shows class to take Sunshine Series
JAMAICA has won the Margaret Beckford Sunshine Series, after taking the second match of the series 59-47. A second quarter burst ultimately proved the difference for the Jamaicans, as the South Africans proved to be quite late to react to on court issues that needed to be fixed. Although both sides went goal for goal […]
No Fowler-Nembhard, no problem as Jamaica take early series lead
ANOTHER home game thriller for Jamaica saw them take out game one of the Margaret Beckford Sunshine Series against South Africa 55 goals to 47. The crowd was another vocal one, loud enough where none of the players could hear the umpires whistle to complete the game so all players on the court kept going. […]
Jamaica’s shooting conundrum – which combo will they choose?
JAMAICA’s international netball season is far from over, as the Sunshine Girls are gearing up for an intriguing series with South Africa later this month. They announced their squad for the upcoming series, with a few interesting names included and not included in it. The most interesting part of the court is their shooting contingent. […]
Jamaica announces Sunshine Series squad
JAMAICA’S squad for next month’s Margaret Beckford Sunshine Series against South Africa was released today with 15 players named for the competition. While the Jamaicans will be minus star shooter Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard after she recently announced her pregnancy, there is still plenty of quality on the list. Among those players set to step up in […]
England January/February Squads Revealed
ENGLAND Netball have revealed their first two squads for 2025, with the squads for both the Netball Nations Cup and the England A Series released. 12 members of the squad that battled Jamaica last month will feature in the Netball Nations Cup, alongside three of the Fast5 members in Zara Everitt, Paige Reed and Alicia […]
Sophie Garbin shines bright winning Liz Ellis Diamond
MELBOURNE Vixens goaler Sophie Garbin had a night to remember at the Australian Netball Awards, taking home the top Australian netball honour of the Liz Ellis award as well as International Player of the Year. Garbin becomes the 12th individual to win the award which focuses across both the international and domestic seasons, and the […]
