Snapping back at ACL injuries in Australia
THE pop in the knee and the acceptance that you have ruptured your anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is the first hurdle, but the rehabilitation is a whole marathon. The heartbreak of knowing straight away what has happened is difficult to accept. ACL injuries happen at an alarming rate in Australian elite netball. For example, Australia’s […]
2023 SSN | Round 8 preview: Back half of season arrives
THIS weekend officially signals the start of the back end of the 2023 Suncorp Super Netball season, but like in a truly entertaining game of netball, it is hard to predict what will happen by the time the final whistle is blown on the season. This weekend sees all four games on the east coast […]
Fever return to winning ways
A FIRST half stunner by the West Coast Fever see them back on the winners list after defeating the Sunshine Coast Lightning by 10 goals. The Fever sit pretty on the top of the table with the Lightning just falling short of the top four after the Melbourne Vixens win last night over the Queensland […]
Strong start sees Adelaide swoop over Collingwood
Adelaide has continued its winning momentum, downing Collingwood 52 goals to 47 yesterday in Adelaide. The Thunderbirds got off to a blistering head start to open the game, and after that Collingwood was playing catch up all game. Collingwood learned the lesson the hard way early of no high balls anywhere near Latanya Wilson or […]
SSN After the Fact: Jo Weston
WELCOME to After the Fact, a new series here at Rookie Me Central, chatting to key figures in the Suncorp Super Netball post match and get their thoughts on the match that just transpired and the bigger issues in the game. In today’s inaugural edition, we chatted to Melbourne Vixens defender Jo Weston after she […]
Swifts take four points in NSW derby
A FAIRYTALE finish for the NSW Swifts get them one hand on the Carole Sykes Memorial Trophy in the NSW Derby over a tough GIANTS Netball outfit. A topsy turvy outing for both sides saw several momentum changes with each side winning the quarter to follow. A last quarter fight back from the Swifts saw […]
Valliant Vixens victorious after second half fightback
MELBOURNE Vixens put on a second half fightback to defeat the Queensland Firebirds 72-60 in the Suncorp Super Netball yesterday. After the visitors dominated the first half, the Vixens turned it around in the third term to record a big 12-goal win. The Firebirds pinched a goal off the third centre pass of the game, […]
2023 SSN | Round 7 preview: Season reaches halfway point
IN a way the 2023 Suncorp Super Netball season feels like it has only just begun, but already we have hit the halfway mark of the season. One and a half games is all that separates second from fifth right now, so there is still so much to play for. As for this weekend’s line […]
2023/24 Australian Diamonds Squad Revealed
THE 2023/24 Australian Diamonds Squad has been revealed, which is also the initial squad from which the final 2023 World Cup squad will be selected. 19 players have initially been selected, with room for another three players to be added over the next year. At the end of the 2023 Suncorp Super Netball season this […]
Lightning blitz Pies for history making win
SUNSHINE Coast Lightning picked up a really big win in the context of their season, comprehensively beating Collingwood Magpies 65-50 in a dominant display. In a historic first ever Anzac Day game, the Lightning blitzed the Pies in the second and third quarter, and a rattled Pies side was unable to recover. It was not […]
