VNSL 2022 Team Preview: Wasps Netball
WITH a greater turnover than any other side, the 2022 Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) will be a challenging one for Wasps Netball. That is not to say they cannot compete, but rather adapting to plenty of fresh faces and a high turnover – with eight players departing the club – making it a new-look overall […]
VNSL 2022 Team Preview: London Pulse
A SEASON is a long time in netball, and it is fair to say that a large chunk of the London Pulse starting seven might be unrecognisable. Similarly, finding the right seven and sticking with it looms as the first challenge of the 2022 Pulse side. They have been able to recruit former Australian Diamonds […]
VNSL 2022 Team Preview: Team Bath
FALLING short of a the Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) title last season, Team Bath will hope to go one better next year. Reaching its first VNSL Grand Final since 2013, Bath benefited off the return of Roses internationals Layla Guscoth and Serena Guthrie. In 2021, Bath recorded 17 wins in what became a three-horse race […]
VNSL 2022 Team Preview: Saracens Mavericks
MISSING out on the 2021 Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) finals series by just two points last season, Saracens Mavericks will be one determined side in 2022. The Mavericks won 11 games and drew one in their 20 matches, only marginally falling short of Leeds Rhinos, and finishing fifth overall. Though still someway off the top […]
VNSL 2022 Team Preview: Strathclyde Sirens
OFF the back of an impressive Rise Again Festival appearance, Strathclyde Sirens are on the up in the Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL). The Scottish-based side finished sixth last season with 10 wins, eight losses and two draws from 20 matches, to sit just four points – though with a negative 48-goal difference – and will […]
VNSL 2022 Team Preview: Loughborough Lightning
REIGNING premiers Loughborough Lightning will once again be among the teams to beat in the 2022 Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) competition. The Lightning lost a few players to opposition sides, but picked up a huge signing in Fran Williams from Wasps to create a star-studded defensive circle. She joins fellow international and recruit Zanele Vimbela […]
VNSL 2022 Team Preview: Manchester Thunder
AFTER a third placed finish in 2021, Manchester Thunder are looking to go one step – or realistically two steps – further, and win their second Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) title in three years. The Thunder went down to Team Bath in the semi-finals in June, but their off-season signings, coupled with their success at […]
Roses confirm Quad Series squad
ENGLAND Roses will welcome back star defender Geva Mentor for next month’s Quad Series after the goalkeeper finished up her Super Netball preseason with the Magpies. Mentor returns to the Roses outfit after missing the Roses Reunited Series against Jamaica, replacing Fran Williams in the 14-player squad from that series. The Roses won the series […]
SPAR Proteas name 2022 Quad Series squad
SOUTH Africa SPAR Proteas have named their 14-player squad for next month’s 2022 Quad Series tournament in England. Though the squad will be without star talent Karla Pretorius after the defender announced her pregnancy, the SPAR Proteas have plenty of players to watch. The loss of Pretorius and shooter Lenize Potgieter does leave the side […]
2021/22 Junior M-League season update
WHILST the senior grades in the Victorian Men’s and Mixed Netball Association (VMMNA) have been heating up, the Junior M-League grades have been just as competitive. Though WDNA Panthers seem to have the stranglehold on the competition in the 18 and Under Boys, both the 18 and Under Mixed Division and 15 and Under Boys […]
Silver Ferns announce 2022 Quad Series squad
NEW Zealand’s squad which will head to England for the 2022 Quad Series has been named. Coach Dame Noeline Taurua has named 14 players to take on the Australia, England and South Africa, in a speedy five-day tournament where nations are guaranteed four matches in that time. Whilst the side may look vastly difference to […]
Sharelle McMahon to be immortalised at John Cain Arena
AUSTRALIAN netball legend Sharelle McMahon is set to be immortalised in the heart of Melbourne, recognising her contribution to the sporting world. McMahon will become the first Victorian-born – and fifth overall – woman to receive a bronze statue, following in the footsteps of Betty Cuthbert, Shirley Strickland, Nova Peris and Tayla Harris. The accolade […]
