Sharelle McMahon: Pushing the boundaries
IN the midst of COVID-19 confusion, umpire supervisors at Melbourne-based Parkville Netball Competitions have taken it upon themselves to continue as much umpire-based learning as possible while matches are postponed. The competition is one of two umpiring Centres of Excellence in the state, seeing its Tuesday Premier Open division umpire cohort come together weekly during […]
Sharelle McMahon: Pathway to the 1999 World Netball Championship
IN the second instalment of our chat with Australian netball champion Sharelle McMahon, we take a look at her netball journey and that 1999 gold medal. PART 1 – Sharelle McMahon: Pushing the boundaries. McMahon’s pathway to the top level went a little differently to how it goes nowadays, with the talented goaler introduced to […]
Memorable Matches: Sunshine Girls defeat Silver Ferns – 2018 Comm Games
WITH netball taking a back seat to coronavirus in 2020, Draft Central is taking a look at memorable matches in world netball history. Next up is Jamaica’s bronze medal win over New Zealand at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, after missing out on the gold medal match by the slimmest of margins. It was a period […]
Compare the Pair: Laura Geitz and Shamera Sterling
THE next instalment in the Draft Central Compare the Pair series will aim to analyse two fan favourites from different eras across the netball world, with the next showcasing goal keepers, ex-Australian Diamonds captain Laura Geitz and Jamaican superstar, Shamera Sterling. Two tenacious defenders, that while they have different ways of going about their game […]
Top 20 players over 30: #3 Serena Guthrie
THERE are a host of international players across the world that, much like a fine wine, have simply gotten better with age. With netball on hold due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Draft Central takes a look at players that fall into the category of over 30 and still have plenty in the tank given their […]
Compare the Pair: Vicki Wilson and Lenize Potgieter
THE next instalment in the Draft Central Compare the Pair series will aim to analyse two fan favourites from different eras across the netball world, with the next showcasing game-changing goal shooters, ex-Australian captain Vicki Wilson and South African star Lenize Potgieter. Two quality names and big ones for their respective nations, Wilson and Potgieter […]
Top 20 players over 30: #5 Geva Mentor
THERE are a host of international players across the world that, much like a fine wine, have simply gotten better with age. With netball on hold due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Draft Central takes a look at players that fall into the category of over 30 and still have plenty in the tank given their […]
Memorable Matches: 1991 Netball World Cup – Frantic final sees Australia win sixth title
WITH netball taking a back seat to coronavirus in 2020, Draft Central is taking a look at memorable matches in world netball history. Next up is Australia’s 1991 World Netball Championship triumph in Sydney over New Zealand, with the one-goal victory the start of a decade of Australian netball dominance on the international stage. The […]
Top 20 players over 30: #7 Caitlin Bassett
THERE are a host of international players across the world that, much like a fine wine, have simply gotten better with age. With netball on hold due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Draft Central takes a look at players that fall into the category of over 30 and still have plenty in the tank given their […]
Compare the Pair: Kathryn Harby-Williams and Karla Pretorius
THE next instalment in the Draft Central Compare the Pair series will aim to analyse two fan favourites from different eras across the netball world, with the next showcasing goal defenders, ex-Australian Diamonds captain Kathryn Harby-Williams and South African superstar, Karla Pretorius. Two significant names in the netball community, Harby-Williams and Pretorius are formidable defenders […]
How does ANL cancellation affect netball in Australia?
WITH netball’s COVID-19 restrictions still in place for the indefinite future and the 2020 Suncorp Super Netball season put on hold until August, it was only a matter of time until pathway programs were brought into the mix with the announcement yesterday that the 2020 Australian Netball League (ANL) season has been cancelled due to […]
Top 20 players over 30: #9 Jo Harten
THERE are a host of international players across the world that, much like a fine wine, have simply gotten better with age. With netball on hold due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Draft Central takes a look at players that fall into the category of over 30 and still have plenty in the tank given their […]
