2025 ANZ Premiership Squads Finalised
THE NETBALL signing season has continued, with the ANZ Premiership becoming the second of the three big domestic leagues to finalise their squads ahead of the 2025 season. There has been very different amount of changes across the six sides. While some clubs have turned over half their lists, others have only changed a handful. […]
Spoilt for choice, Samason chooses life in NZ after tough 2023
THE relationship between Australian and New Zealand netball has always been idolised in the eyes of international viewers. From 2008 to 2016 there was the ANZ Championships, which saw five Australian and five New Zealand teams compete week in, week out. Each had their respective conference titles, but it was the overall competition that was […]
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 […]
2022 ANZ Premiership review: Northern Stars
FINISHING one win short of the 2022 ANZ Premiership title, the Northern Stars can still look back fondly on the season, knowing they did all they could to try and grab the trophy. The Stars won more games than any other side, picking up 11 regular season wins and only dropping four, while winning their […]
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 […]
Stars shine to defeat Mystics and set up pulsating Grand Final
IN an all Northern ANZ Premiership Elimination Final affair, the Stars lit it up and defeated the Mystics 63-57 to book their place in the 2022 Grand Final. The Mystics certainly fought back hard late, but ultimately could not get over the line. The win sees the Stars move on to Sunday’s Grand Final, where […]
ANZ Premiership elimination final preview: Northern Stars vs. Northern Mystics
AFTER a disastrous end to the regular season since shooter Grace Nweke‘s injury, there are question marks as to whether or not the Northern Mystics can in fact stop the run without her. The team that held pole position for most of the year once the season settled down, were one win away from securing […]
Stars shoot to top, set to host elimination final
SECURING the much needed three points, Northern Stars will host the 2022 ANZ Premiership elimination final after defeating Southern Steel in a massive 19-goal victory (68-49) in Auckland yesterday. The Stars showed their full potential against an out of sorts Steel outfit who only had pride on the line. After securing their spot in the […]
Stars shine early to down Magic
CLAIMING an important victory over the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic, the Northern Stars kept their hopes of an automatic grand final chance alive with a win in the postponed Round 5 ANZ Premiership clash. The Stars drew level with the Central Pulse and Northern Mystics on 31 points, sitting just percentage behind the pair […]
