ANC off with a bang in 2023
THE 2023 Australian Netball Championships are up and running, with the Adelaide Thunderbirds Futures, QBE Swifts Academy, Collingwood and Firebirds Futures all picking up Day 1 wins. Adelaide Thunderbirds Futures (57) defeated Sunshine Coast Lightning Bolts (41) The Thunderbirds got their 2023 campaign off to the perfect start, downing the Lightning Bolts in an impressive […]
2023 Netball World Cup preview
TONIGHT it all begins. Tonight Australian time will see the 2023 Netball World Cup get underway in Cape Town South Africa, with 16 countries taking to the court over the next few weeks all aiming to reach the pinnacle of world netball. As with any major tournament, different teams have different goals. There are teams […]
Diamonds excited but prepared for the challenge ahead
SPEAKING a few weeks ago ahead of her and her team’s journey to the World Cup in South Africa, Diamonds coach Stacey Marinkovich was fully aware of the challenges she and her team face at this year’s tournament, which starts tonight Australian time. Marinkovich said that they have not used the heartbreaking loss to New […]
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 […]
2023 Netball World Cup preview: Malawi
THE 2023 Netball World Cup is almost here, and to help count down to the tournament we here at Rookie Me Central will be previewing all the competing teams and seeing how they might fair at the tournament. Today’s focus is on Malawi. HISTORY OF MALAWI AT THE NETBALL WORLD CUP 2023 will see Malawi […]
2023 Netball World Cup preview: Wales
THE 2023 Netball World Cup is almost here, and to help count down to the tournament, Rookie Me Central will be previewing all the competing teams and seeing how they might fair at the tournament. Today’s focus is the Welsh Feathers. HISTORY OF WALES AT THE NETBALL WORLD CUP Wales’ history at the World Cup […]
2023 Netball World Cup preview: Jamaica
THE 2023 Netball World Cup is almost here, and to help count down to the tournament we here at Rookie Me Central will be previewing all the competing teams and seeing how they might fair at the tournament. Today, it is time to take a look at the rising force that is Jamaica. HISTORY OF […]
2023 Netball World Cup preview: Tonga
THE 2023 Netball World Cup is almost here, and to help count down to the tournament we here at Rookie Me Central will be previewing all the competing teams and seeing how they might fair at the tournament. Today is time to take a look at Tonga. HISTORY OF TONGA AT THE NETBALL WORLD CUP […]
2023 VNL | Round 16 preview: Four teams, one spot in final fortnight
ONE more fortnight. That is all that is left in the Victorian Netball League (VNL) season, and with four teams fighting for one spot in the finals, there is sure to be plenty of twists and turns left. It is another split round too in Round 16, with games spread across tonight and Sunday. Tonight’s […]
Swifts sad but proud of Grand Final efforts
ALTHOUGH clearly dejected after losing Saturday night’s Suncorp Super Netball Grand Final, the overwhelming sentiment of NSW Swifts’ trio Maddy Proud, Paige Hadley and coach Briony Akle was one of pride. Akle even said to her team post-match that “I’m proud of them.” “At the end of the day these are hard to win right? […]
2023 Netball World Cup preview: Scotland
THE 2023 Netball World Cup is almost here, and to help count down to the tournament, Rookie Me Central will be previewing all the competing teams and seeing how they might fair at the tournament. Today it is time to take a look at Scotland. HISTORY OF SCOTLAND AT THE NETBALL WORLD CUP Scotland will […]
Thunderbirds on a high after memorable win
IT was unsurprisingly hard to wipe the smile and the excitement off the faces of Eleanor Cardwell, Hannah Petty and their coach Tania Obst after their win in Saturday’s thrilling Suncorp Super Netball Grand Final. Cardwell had extra reasons to smile, after she completed the rare feet of back to back National League titles across […]
