Delays, draws and drama as chaos hits in Adelaide
IN a chaotic evening in the City of Churches, the Adelaide Thunderbirds and NSW Swifts have played out a partially-abandoned draw after several delays. After the match was firstly delayed an hour due to court safety, the Swifts were very patient moving it down the court towards attack off their first centre but it was […]
Lightning strike hot to win Battle of the Bruce
THE Queensland Cup headed north up the Bruce Highway after the Sunshine Coast Lightning made it two wins from as many starts in 2023 with a comfortable 10-goal victory over the Queensland Firebirds.vDespite a Queensland resurgence in the second half, the Lightning were dominant enough in the first half that it did not matter. Teams […]
2023 NSL | Round 8 & 9 preview: Double weekend, double trouble
ONE thing that will be hard to do as a fan of British netball is be bored over the next few days, because this weekend is absolutely action packed. Not only is it another double round weekend, but there is absolutely no break between them, so it’s one mixed together weekend. As the last of […]
2023 SSN | Round 2 preview: Double derby delight
AFTER an entertaining opening round last weekend, Round 2 of the Suncorp Super Netball season is set to get underway tomorrow evening. This weekend is full of state derbies with both Queensland and Victoria seeing cross-state rivalries take centre stage. The Battle of the Bruce opens proceedings as the Sunshine Coast Lightning travel down to […]
2023 ANZ Premiership | Round 4 preview: A full menu of entertainment
FRIDAY means the eve of another exciting weekend of the ANZ Premiership season. After a round of only three matches, it is back to a four-match weekend this time out, with two lucky sides getting to turn out twice. One of those lucky sides is the Tactix, who have a real opportunity to make the […]
Margins vary in mixed night of VNL action
LAST night’s results in the Victorian Netball League were either one of two options – either an absolute thrashing or a tight nail-biter. The tightest of the nail-biters was between the Geelong Cougars and Melbourne Uni Lightning, with the Cougars prevailing by a single goal in a match full of momentum swings. Geelong raced out […]
NSL Player Focus: Caroline O’Hanlon (Leeds)
DESPITE going down to Loughborough on the weekend, the Leeds Rhinos made a good fight of the match, and were looking like winning for three quarters of the match. One Rhino that was in the thick of the action was one of its most experienced players, yet newest recruits, Caroline O’Hanlon. The Northern Irishwoman was […]
2023 ANZ Premiership Team of the Week – Round 3
IT is Wednesday, which does mean it is time once again for another ANZ Premiership Team of the Week. After another weekend full of excellent performances, who stood out enough to make this week’s team? GS – Maia Wilson (Stars) Another great game in front of the ring from the Stars’ goal shooter has seen […]
VNL 2023 | Round 2 Preview: Was last week a sign of what is to come this season?
IT IS another week, which means another round of exciting Victorian Netball League action. Last week through up a few surprises, so it will be interesting to see if those results are a sign of what is to come this season or not. The biggest surprise packets out of Round 1 were the Southern Saints, […]
Big wins the order of the day
THERE were some big wins on show over the weekend in the Netball Super League (NSL) as some teams made the most of a mismatch in ability to bank some goal difference. One such game was the one between Leeds and Loughborough, which finished 63 goals to 49 in favour of the Lightning. It was […]
Shocks and revenge tasting very sweet in ANZ
ROUND 3 of the 2023 ANZ Premiership season saw it all. Upsets, Grand Final revenge, the whole lot. In the game of the round, the WBOP Magic have caused an absolute upset, defeating the Northern Mystics 57 goals to 56. The visitors dominated for much of the match, but the Magic never gave up and […]
Shocks and revenge in season opener
THE VICTORIAN Netball League was back last week, with not all results going the way some may have expected. In the Grand Final rematch, it was Geelong who avenged its loss in last season’s decider by defeating City West 51 goals to 48. Geelong got off to the perfect start, pinching a goal off the […]
