Sophie Taylor

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2020 ANZ Premiership: Round 8 – Player of the Week

EACH week Draft Central will analyse player performances from across the round in the ANZ Premiership and determine a “Player of the Week” based on game day performances. A player can be nominated as many times as deemed necessary given their individual performance across the round. Whitney Souness is a well-deserving recipient for Round 8, with the […]

SSN Momentum Shifts: Round 1

THE exciting return of Suncorp Super Netball over the weekend saw some phenomenal matchups across all four games and some highly talented players take the court. The condensed fixture and introduction of rolling subs this year has seen plenty of young names already jump on the court and have a huge impact despite their lack […]

ANZ Premiership – Round 8: Mystics end Pulse’s 10-match winning streak

FIGHTING for a potential second spot on the ladder the Northern Mystics knew they had to play hard for a win against Central Pulse, and fight they did, in a season-defining match in Round 8 of the ANZ Premiership. The Mystics stood tall for their greatest win of the season so far, defeating Pulse by […]

Swifts swoop on GIANTS in Proud’s return

THE NSW Swifts had the perfect win to start their 2019 premiership defence, beating GIANTS Netball in a two-goal 63-61 nail-biter after trailing for much of the match. While the GIANTS had all the early momentum and well and truly took advantage of the two-goal super shot, the Swifts were cleaner and chipped back the […]

Consistent Fever too good for new-look Thunderbirds

BOTH the West Coast Fever and Adelaide Thunderbirds came out flying in their first battle for the 2020 Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) season, with the Fever’s constant pressure down court paying off for an excellent 12-goal win to start the season on the ultimate high.  The timing from Shamera Sterling was impressive from the get-go, […]

ANZ Premiership – Young gun focus: Round 8

WITH a host of young talent littered throughout the ANZ Premiership competition Draft Central takes a look at one key player each week. This week Southern Steel midcourter Kate Heffernan is in the spotlight, with the wing defence playing her role well over the past few weeks and upping her pressure. Age: 20 Height: 181cm […]

ANZ Premiership – Round 8: Tactix too good in front of sellout home crowd

A SELLOUT crowd headlined the opening match of ANZ Premiership Round 8, with Mainland Tactix hosting their first match of the season and taking on the Northern Stars for the second time in just five days. With Tactix getting the win last round the Stars were back with a vengeance but with second position on […]

SSN: Five things we’re looking forward to – #2

WITH the 2020 Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) season beginning in just a couple of days, the Draft Central team has decided to count down five things we are looking forward to this season. One of the most interesting adaptations this season is the addition of rolling subs, with a few teams that could benefit more […]

2020 ANZ Premiership stats wrap: Round 7

ROUND 7 of ANZ Premiership action was a huge one with some blowout score lines seeing a couple of star players pull out astounding stats. With the hunt on for the finals playoff and still second spot up for grabs on the ladder, some stellar performances were had all round.  Draft Central‘s Player of the […]

SSN: Five things we’re looking forward to – #3

WITH the 2020 Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) season beginning in less than a week, the Draft Central team has decided to count down five things we are looking forward to this season. Number three on the countdown is the imminent return of some critical players and who have really benefited from the extended time off. […]

2020 ANZ Premiership – Team of the Week: Round 7

A BLOWOUT round of ANZ Premiership action saw plenty of mixed results in the last round of the centralised Auckland-based competition. Central Pulse once again put out some stellar performances seeing three Pulse players feature on court for our Team of the Week, while both Mainland Tactix and Southern Steel have two players on the […]

SSN: Five things we’re looking forward to – #4

WITH the 2020 Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) season beginning in less than a week, the Draft Central team has decided to count down five things we are looking forward to this season. Number four on the countdown is how a number of crucial list changes could impact ladder positions and really change up this season […]

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