Compare the Pair: Donnell Wallam and Grace Nweke
AS the off-season continues, Draft Central will return to a weekly Compare the Pair series; delving into and analysing two fan favourites from different competitions. Next we compare and contrast a couple of key goal shooters in Donnell Wallam and Grace Nweke. Both Nweke and Wallam are in a key developmental period with their individual games […]
2021 SSN signings update: 14/9
IT has been a relatively quiet start to the Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) free agency period this week, with just one player announced to return to their 2021 club on the opening day yesterday, with just one more confirmation and a somewhat expected departure the only news on Tuesday. The first of the day’s announcements […]
Where does Sophie Garbin fit in 2022?
WITH the 2022 Suncorp Super Netball season free agency period finally underway, it’s time to dive into potential changes around the grounds. Yesterday, Draft Central posed the question of whether Sophie Garbin would leave the NSW Swifts in search for a starting position; with the Swifts announcing yesterday afternoon that the talented goal shooter “has decided to […]
2021 SSN signings update: 13/9
IT was a quiet weekend in Suncorp Super Netball land over the weekend, with a real calm before the storm feel ahead of the official free agency period opening today. With only re-signings allowed to be confirmed across the eight squads last week, expect the signings to come thick and fast now despite just a […]
What player changes could we see amongst SSN clubs?
WITH the 2021 free agency period officially open for business today, we pose the question of what kind of players each of the eight Suncorp Super Netball clubs need ahead of season 2022. The Vixens are the easiest club to spot the hole in, with the goal attack position the clear area to switch up […]
This week in netball – SSN pay deal and Dan Ryan to Fever
WITH a fresh pay deal in the books, the first signing period open and plenty of questions about player futures, it was yet another huge week of netball this week despite no matches going ahead during the off-season. The Suncorp Super Netball’s landmark pay deal and resulting pay increase was the big news to hit […]
Constellation Cup series to be rescheduled
AUSTRALIAN netball fans will have to wait a little longer for international matches, with Netball Australia announcing today that the Constellation Cup between Australian Diamonds and New Zealand Silver Ferns will be rescheduled due to the current closure of the trans-Tasman travel bubble and ongoing COVID-19 restrictions in both countries. The Diamonds and Ferns were […]
Queensland-based ‘Born to Shine’ mini-series confirmed
WITH the Australian Netball Championships forced into state-based models due to continued COVID-19 disruptions, Netball Queensland, in collaboration with Sunshine Coast Lightning, Queensland Suns and the Pacific AusSport partnership, has confirmed today that a Queensland-based ‘Born to Shine’ mini-series will take its place. Purely focusing on the depth of Queensland talent and with just a […]
What if: Chelsea Pitman makes a return to professional netball?
THERE are a number of influential midcourters on the market, with the Suncorp Super Netball re-signing period officially open and a couple of sides which could do with one of the most experienced midcourters across the league – who notably did not earn a 2021 contract. With the 2022 signing period officially open, Draft Central poses […]
SSN announces 2022 signing period
WITH speculation about Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) 2022 player signings running rampant over the past few days, the SSN has now confirmed the sign and trade period following the league’s landmark pay deal heading into next season. It is safe to say that huge moves are expected across the board given no players could be […]
What if: The ANC does not go ahead
AS mid-September approaches, so do the initially planned dates for the 2021 Australian Netball Championships (ANC) – the maiden event replacing the former Australian Netball League (ANL), which played weekly in tandem with the Suncorp Super Netball (SSN). But as have many competitions over the last 18 months, with ongoing COVID-19 restrictions in place the […]
The new centurions: Former Fern and Diamond make fresh history at age 100
IN a relatively quiet netball week on the court, off the court a couple of former international talents hit an unsuspecting milestone – the big 100 – but in a very different way to how international talent usually become a centurion. No, for former New Zealand Silver Ferns captain Oonah Shannahan (nee Murray) and former Australian […]
