St Therese cools Heat in statement win
REIGNING premiers St Therese handed City Heat their second straight defeat in the M-League Premier Men’s division as the netball action returned to Parkville last night. City Heat – who barnstormed their way to clear top spot – have now suffered successive defeats to the 2021/22 M-League Premier Men’s grand finalists with Netblacks and St […]
Three rounds remain in M-League season
JUST three rounds remain in the 2022/23 Victorian Men’s & Mixed Netball Association’s (VMMNA) M-League competitions, as matches resume tonight at Parkville. Rookie Me Central will take a look at where the leagues stand, and what could happen in the next three weeks ahead of the big finale. PREMIER MEN’S After 10 rounds, three teams […]
Parkville and Geelong to meet again
REIGNING grand finalists Parkville and Geelong will face off in the second rematch of the 2021/22 M-League Premier Mixed Grand Final for the new season. In their first encounter, it was Parkville that took home the chocolates, and the unbeaten side will be favourites again, but it is set to be a beauty. Meanwhile in […]
2023 VNL fixture released
NETBALL Victoria released the 2023 Victorian Netball League (VNL) fixture last week, with an 18-round season planned for next year. Reigning premiers City West Falcons will be eyeing off going back-to-back after defeating Geelong Cougars in the decider. The first grand final rematch will take place in the opening round in a standalone Sunday fixture […]
St Therese triumph over Darebin in shortened 17s match
ST THERESE continued its outstanding 17 and Under campaign with a hard-fought 15-goals win over Darebin in a shortened match last Wednesday night. Due to court availability just the one game took place, with the higher ranked St Therese adding more pain to Darebin’s campaign. Surprisingly trailing at quarter time, the favourites hit back in […]
Vipers strike to cut Quakes’ M-League Mixed run
NNE Vipers have ended the impressive three-game winning streak of Melbourne Quakes in Round 9 of the M-League Premier Mixed competition on Wednesday night. The Vipers, who have had an up and down season to-date, were able to strike at the right time to take control early and maintain that advantage to run out 11-goal […]
Thrillers galore in M-League Premier Men’s Round 9
ALL three M-League Premier Men’s matches were decided by five goals or less in a Round 9 nail-biting night of action. With an average winning margin of just four goals, there was plenty of intense netball contests across the three courts. In the top three clash between reigning premiers St Therese and the big improvers […]
Can Thunder strike thrice? Boroondara hopes to slay M-League Dragons
BOROONDARA Thunder will hope to pile on more pain to Darebin Dragons in the Men’s Premier grade of M-League as Round 8 takes place tonight. The Thunder are coming off back-to-back wins, while the Dragons search for their first victory of the season, though will be buoyed by the fact they only lost to the […]
St Therese win in standalone 14 & Under victory
JUST one Junior M-League match went ahead last Wednesday night, with a court clash forcing some rescheduling and divisional byes. In that match, St Therese defeated Melbourne Up & Comers by nine goals in a 14 and Under fixture on Court 2. The match took place at an earlier timeslot of 6pm, and in a […]
Thunder strike in back-to-back wins
BOROONDARA Thunder locked up back-to-back wins in the M-League Premier Men’s competition last week with a 61-44 victory over Ariels. After defeating Netblacks in a nail-biting one-goal victory in Round 7, the Thunder backed it up with a memorable 17-goal win over Ariels. The victories kept the Thunder’s finals hopes alive as the competition approaches […]
Falcons swoop in last to upset reigning premiers
ALTONA Falcons produced a stunning final term to take down M-League Premier Mixed reigning champions Geelong in a memorable one-goal nail-biter. Billed as a top three clash, the Falcons lived up to expectations after losing to Parkville last week, to win 53-52 on Court 6 despite the victors missing plenty of key players. It was […]
Watson scoops awards as Fowler crowned SSN’s best again
BECOMING just the second player in the past decade to earn two Liz Ellis Diamond trophies, Liz Watson was last night crowned Australia’s best overall domestic and international netballer. The midcourter starred throughout Melbourne Vixens’ season returning after missing the previous season through injury, then stepped up in a multitude of international events. Watson was […]
