Jamaica Suns win again in tighter contest
THE Jamaican Suns have made it two wins from as many tests, this time defeating the English Thorns 42-38. In a much tighter and at times more even game than Wednesday’s series opener, a strong back end to the third term from the Jamaicans ultimately proved to be the difference as the English ran out […]
Suns shine bright to take early series lead
THE Jamaican Suns have started their three match series with England in the perfect way, defeating the Thorns 55 goals to 35. It was a comprehensive performance from the Suns as England struggled at times to keep up with the pace in transition of the Jamaicans. Defensive pressure was high from both sides from the […]
PREVIEW | SSN Preliminary Final: One last chance
ONE last chance to make the ultimate opportunity. One chance to keep your season alive. That is what the NSW Swifts and West Coast Fever face this weekend as they take to the court in the 2023 Suncorp Super Netball Preliminary Final. The Swifts come into this weekend’s match after a heartbreaking loss in the […]
Fans Forum: 2023 NSL 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 Netball Super League season, which was won […]
PREVIEW | England Thorns vs Jamaica Suns
TONIGHT a historic series begins in London, with the English Thorns set to take on the Jamaican Suns for the very first time. This is also the first home international series for the Thorns, who look to continue to build on recent matches both at home and last year’s international series. Led by midcourter James […]
2023 VNL | Round 15 preview: One final month to go
TONIGHT signals the beginning of the final month of the 2023 Victorian Netball League (vnl) season, and with seven teams fighting for three spots in the finals series, the last few weeks is going to be hard-fought and entertaining. It is also another spread out round, with matches taking place tonight and across the weekend. […]
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 […]
Dominant defence decisive as Fever live another day
THE West Coast Fever live to fight another day in the 2023 Suncorp Super Netball season, after defeating the Melbourne Vixens 64-57 in the Suncorp Super Netball Minor Semi-Final. In a match that ultimately came down to the final minutes, some stellar defensive performances from the Fever, in particular Courtney Bruce and Sunday Aryang, ultimately […]
PREVIEW | SSN Finals Week 1: Four teams, one goal
AFTER the windiest of rollercoasters that was the 2023 Suncorp Super Netball season, it is now time for the crunch time of the fixture – finals. There are four teams left – NSW Swifts, Adelaide Thunderbirds, West Coast Fever and Melbourne Vixens. This weekend, one of them will progress to the Grand Final, one will […]
As one door closes, more open for retiring Pies star
RETIRING netball star Ash Brazill certainly has not had the smoothest of ends to her netball career. Since announcing her retirement earlier this Super Netball season, she has had to help her team mates navigate all that the saga surrounding Collingwood handing back their SSN license. “To be honest it’s probably been the hardest month […]
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 […]
2023 VNL | Round 14 preview: Potentially season-defining fixtures
IT is once again time for Victorian Netball League action, and as the season races towards its final month of action, things are as tight and surprising as they ever have been. Also, with only two of the 10 teams officially out of contention for finals there is still so much to play for this […]
