2022 VNSL team review: Severn Stars
IN the wake of the 2022 Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) season finishing, we have taken a look back at how each team fared. We begin the 11-team countdown with the last placed Severn Stars who only managed the three wins in a challenging season. KEY NUMBERS Position: 11thWins: 3Losses: 17Goals For: 954 (11th)Goals Against: 1156 […]
ANZ Premiership elimination final preview: Northern Stars vs. Northern Mystics
AFTER a disastrous end to the regular season since shooter Grace Nweke‘s injury, there are question marks as to whether or not the Northern Mystics can in fact stop the run without her. The team that held pole position for most of the year once the season settled down, were one win away from securing […]
Manchester Thunders to 2022 VNSL title
WITHOUT a doubt the best team all year, Manchester Thunder stood up when it counted, claiming a memorable seven-goal win over Loughborough Lightning to take out the 2022 Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) title. The Thunder dominated early, then weathered the second half comeback from the Lightning, to secure the 60-53 triumph and win their second […]
Waikato Bay’s Magic finish to ANZ Premiership season
THOUGH it might not have been a memorable season for the last placed Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic, there was plenty to take away from a strong finish, as the Magic easily took case of fourth placed Southern Steel by 11 goals. The Magic won the first three quarters to set up the win, then […]
Pulsating win to book Central grand final place
CENTRAL Pulse are the team to beat in the 2022 ANZ Premiership finals series after running out whopping 18-goal winners over reigning premiers Northern Mystics. The full-strength Pulse were far too good fo a Mystics outfit still missing key goal shooter Grace Nweke, but also midcourters Tayla Earle and Elisapeta Toeava, which hurt not only […]
Thunder and Lightning to create grand final storm
THERE is little doubt the two best Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) teams are through to the decider, after top two sides Manchester Thunder and Loughborough Lightning both won their respective semi-finals. Their respective opponents – Team Bath and London Pulse – put up fights, but ultimately fell short against the sides, creating a grand final […]
VNSL Semi-Finals preview: Final four face off
IT is now or never for the four Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) finalists, with the knockout semi-finals taking place tonight at Sir David Wallace Arena. Ladder leaders Manchester Thunder went undefeated throughout the 2022 season, and will be strong favourites against fourth placed Team Bath, the first of two semi-finals at the arena. The second […]
Stars shoot to top, set to host elimination final
SECURING the much needed three points, Northern Stars will host the 2022 ANZ Premiership elimination final after defeating Southern Steel in a massive 19-goal victory (68-49) in Auckland yesterday. The Stars showed their full potential against an out of sorts Steel outfit who only had pride on the line. After securing their spot in the […]
Stars shine early to down Magic
CLAIMING an important victory over the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic, the Northern Stars kept their hopes of an automatic grand final chance alive with a win in the postponed Round 5 ANZ Premiership clash. The Stars drew level with the Central Pulse and Northern Mystics on 31 points, sitting just percentage behind the pair […]
VNL Round 11 preview: Can Peninsula make Waves against Southern Saints?
ROUND 11 of the Victorian Netball League (VNL) takes place tonight as the first night of winter dawns upon the league. With plenty on the line, the mid-table logjam is sure to get a workout across multiple matches. The match in focus today is the clash between fifth placed Southern Saints and eighth placed Peninsula […]
Thunder go undefeated as regular VNSL season wraps up
MANCHESTER Thunder finished the regular Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) season undefeated as last year’s grand finalists yet again were too good for reigning premiers Loughborough Lightning, setting up a massive post-season series. Though the Final Four was sorted coming into the game, the other two sides hoping to cause an upset in the knockout finals […]
Pulse grab top spot ahead of minor premier battle
IT will all come down to the final game of the season to determine the automatic ANZ Premiership grand finalist after Central Pulse temporarily grabbed top spot on the table. The Pulse took care of the fifth placed Mainland Tactix by eight goals at Christchurch last night to set up a winner-takes-all final round battle […]
