2023 SSN | Round 12 preview: Potentially season defining weekend
THERE are three weeks left in the Suncorp Super Netball for 2023, but this weekend has the potential to be season defining if some results go a certain way. The weekend begins with possibly one of the most emotionally charged matches of the season. Collingwood will be hosting Adelaide in its last home match in […]
2023 NSL | Round 20 preview: Last hurrah for some, last chance to gear up for others
AFTER a long season full of twists and turns, it has finally arrived – the final round of the 2023 Netball Super League season. For some, it is the end of the road for 2023. One last match before either a break or thinking ahead to the World Cup. For others, it is one last […]
2023/24 Roses and Future Roses program revealed
ENGLAND Netball has announced the 24 athletes who will be in the Roses program for 2023/24, with a few new faces among the group. All up, 19 members of the Senior Roses program play in England in the Super League, while two play in the ANZ Premiership in New Zealand and three play in the […]
NSL Player Focus: Shaquanda Greene-Noel (Celtic Dragons)
IT had been a long time coming, but finally the Celtic Dragons picked up their second win of the 2023 Netball Super League season last weekend with a convincing win over the Strathclyde Sirens. A big factor in that win was the efforts of Shaquanda Greene-Noel, with the Trinidad and Tobago skipper continuing her excellent […]
2023 VNL | Round 11 preview: Ladder to get another shake up?
TONIGHT is First Nations Round in the Victorian Netball League (VNL), and with it coinciding with the Suncorp Super Netball rounds bearing the same name it is an important week on the netball calendar. Tonight’s action begins with a seventh versus eighth placed battle between two teams that are quickly running out of time to […]
2023 ANZ Premiership: Team of the Season – Contenders
AFTER a year of excellent performances across the ANZ Premiership, it is time to see who is in contention to make the final Rookie Me Central Team of the Year for 2023. Below you will see all the 18 players who are in contention to make the final Team of the Season, listed by their […]
Hoodoos broken, tops secured and seasons ended in exciting round
LAST weekend in the Netball Super League really had it all. Losing streaks broken, ladder positions finalised and the end of another team’s season. One of the biggest results over the weekend was the Celtic Dragons, who dominated the Sirens at times to win 50 goals to 37. Although he game started tight, the Dragons […]
SSN After the Fact: Briony Akle
WELCOME to After the Fact, a new series here at Rookie Me Central, chatting to key figures in the Suncorp Super Netball post match and get their thoughts on the match that just transpired and the bigger issues in the game. This week’s interviewee is NSW Swifts’ coach Briony Akle, who chatted with us after […]
Firebirds back on the winners list after hard fought GIANT win
THE Queensland Firebirds have returned to the winners list in an emphatic way, comfortably defeating the GIANTS 68 goals to 50. Although the game may have started out tight, the Firebirds really lifted in the second half to ultimately run away with the win. After making the most of a defensive turnover and then consolidating […]
Super Shot shootout sees scorching Swifts succeed
THE NSW Swifts have earned a win over the Melbourne Vixens, winning 70 to 62 in a display that was dominant at times. Despite the final scoreline, things were looking very different in the middle portion of the game as the Swifts put the foot down and dominated. Things only got as close as they […]
Thunderbirds edge out Fever in history-repeating win
AFTER a poor performance last week, the Adelaide Thunderbirds bounced back in a big way, defeating West Coast Fever by one goal to hand the Fever their fourth single goal loss this season. In an eerily similar way to the last time these two sides met, he Fever came out of the blocks firing, but […]
Lightning break losing run with hard fought win
SUNSHINE Coast Lightning broke a four-game losing streak with a 66-62 win over a valiant Collingwood Magpies. After Collingwood shocked everyone with a dominant second term to take a solid lead into half-time, the Lightning rallied and ultimately came away victorious by four goals. Collingwood pounced on a footwork call in their favour to be […]
