Iongi proud to wear the red and white amongst family
GROWING up in Australia, Kelea Iongi went with the status quo and followed the top three nations in Australia, New Zealand and England. She was a Diamonds support through and through. It wasn’t until Iongi started to become more familiar with her heritage where her focus shifted more towards representing Tonga at an international level. […]
A Tall Ferns aspirations in becoming a Silver Fern
ENERGETIC triple-code star Parris Mason has shifted her sights from the Tall Ferns and the lack of Olympic Games aspirations to pursue her netball dreams. The 21-year-old has always been a force on court whether that be in basketball or netball. Mason has played at high levels of netball, basketball and touch footy. But ever […]
Spoilt for choice, Samason chooses life in NZ after tough 2023
THE relationship between Australian and New Zealand netball has always been idolised in the eyes of international viewers. From 2008 to 2016 there was the ANZ Championships, which saw five Australian and five New Zealand teams compete week in, week out. Each had their respective conference titles, but it was the overall competition that was […]
ANZ Premiership 2024 Fixture revealed
NOT ones to wait around, Netball New Zealand have revealed the 2024 ANZ Premiership season fixture, with a few different factors in the 2024 fixture compared to the 2023 one. There will again be 15 rounds, but the season is set to start a month later than it did in 2023. Round 1 is slated […]
ANZ Premiership Offseason Update: July 2023
ALTHOUGH the netball world’s attention is on the build up to the World Cup, there is still plenty happening on the domestic front. Let us check in with where the ANZ Premiership is at as the teams finalise their squads . This update will only include announcements made since our last update in June, so […]
Fans Forum: 2023 ANZ Premiership Underrated Player edition
WELCOME to the Netball Fans Forum, a new series here at Rookie Me Central where we hear from netball fans themselves and see what they have to say about the domestic season that have recently come to a conclusion. In the final edition of this year’s series, we take a look at the players who the […]
Fans Forum: 2023 ANZ Premiership edition
Welcome to the Netball Fans Forum, a new series here at Rookie Me Central where we hear from netball fans themselves and see what they have to say about the domestic season that have recently come to a conclusion. Today’s article is taking a look at the 2023 ANZ Premiership Season, which was ultimately won […]
ANZ Premiership Offseason Update: June 2023
THE 2023 ANZ Premiership season may have only finished a few weeks ago, but already teams are finalising their squads for 2024. With this in mind, let’s take a trip around the league and see where every club is at with their list. Pulse Unfortunately for Pulse fans the Wellington side have not dropped any […]
Stats Central: 2023 ANZ Premiership season
THE 2023 ANZ Premiership season recently came to an entertaining end, with the Northern Mystics picking up their second title in three years. Now that the dust has settled on another exciting campaign, it is time to take a look at who the star players were across some of the statistical categories this year. While […]
2023 ANZ Premiership Team of the Season
AFTER 47 matches, two finals and a whole lot of entertainment, the 2023 ANZ Premiership season has come to a close, and to celebrate it is now time to reveal the Rookie Me Central Team of the Season. Last week’s list of 18 contenders has been whittled down to a squad of 10, with almost […]