Iongi proud to wear the red and white amongst family
GROWING up in Australia, Kelea Iongi went with the status quo and followed the top three nations in Australia, New Zealand and England. She was a Diamonds support through and through. It wasn’t until Iongi started to become more familiar with her heritage where her focus shifted more towards representing Tonga at an international level. […]
A Tall Ferns aspirations in becoming a Silver Fern
ENERGETIC triple-code star Parris Mason has shifted her sights from the Tall Ferns and the lack of Olympic Games aspirations to pursue her netball dreams. The 21-year-old has always been a force on court whether that be in basketball or netball. Mason has played at high levels of netball, basketball and touch footy. But ever […]
Stars book ticket to grand final
NORTHERN Stars have booked their spot in the ANZ Premiership Grand Final after a 53-52 win over Central Pulse. Last year’s grand final rematch proved to be a heart wrenching showdown as both teams had something to prove coming off of losses last week. The pure emotion from the players on and off the court […]
Jury’s verdict: Get to know the quiet Kiwi defensive assassin
SILVER Fern and Central Pulse defender Kelly Jury is a fierce defender on court, but what is the story behind this fearless defender? Let us get to know this quiet assassin of the New Zealand defensive end. Jury’s sporting career could have been very different, if not for a cousin who initially sparked her passion […]
2022 ANZ Premiership review: Central Pulse
IT was a remarkable come-from-behind premiership victory for Central Pulse who caught the two northern sides and ended up with the automatic grand final spot. Finishing on top helped, as it gave the Pulse the extra rest, and set the eventual premiers up for a big grand final win. They were red-hot from the first […]
Pulse dominate Stars to take title
THE Central Pulse are the toast of New Zealand netball, after they beat the Northern Stars 56-37 to win the 2022 ANZ Premiership title. Their dominant win sees them claim their third title in their history, and officially become the most successful franchise in the history of the competition. It was actually the Stars who […]
Who will Star in the Pulsating 2022 ANZ Premiership Grand Final?
IT all comes down to this. One match. One hour of netball left in the 2022 ANZ Premiership season, between the Central Pulse and the Northern Stars, for ultimate glory. It is Grand Final time in New Zealand’s premier competition, with this year’s decided set to take place in Wellington on Sunday afternoon. Ultimately, it […]
Pulsating win to book Central grand final place
CENTRAL Pulse are the team to beat in the 2022 ANZ Premiership finals series after running out whopping 18-goal winners over reigning premiers Northern Mystics. The full-strength Pulse were far too good fo a Mystics outfit still missing key goal shooter Grace Nweke, but also midcourters Tayla Earle and Elisapeta Toeava, which hurt not only […]
Pulse grab top spot ahead of minor premier battle
IT will all come down to the final game of the season to determine the automatic ANZ Premiership grand finalist after Central Pulse temporarily grabbed top spot on the table. The Pulse took care of the fifth placed Mainland Tactix by eight goals at Christchurch last night to set up a winner-takes-all final round battle […]
ANZ Premiership Round 12 preview: Will Steel or Stars shine brighter?
THREE games take place over the final weekend of action as part of Round 12, with only four rescheduled matches remaining after the weekend. There is plenty at stake for three of the teams in action, with the Northern Stars and Southern Steel both battling it out for a finals spot, as the Stars and […]
