2020 ANZ Premiership stats wrap: Round 6
ROUND 6 of the ANZ Premiership ultimately saw the beginning of the end for a couple of teams this season, with just four rounds left leaving two teams with little to no chance of playing finals unless something drastic happens in the next few weeks. A couple of bigger margins and back-to-back one-goal victories told […]
2020 ANZ Premiership preview: Round 7
WITH the ANZ Premiership finals quickly approaching and the battle for third spot in hot dispute expect each team to come out firing and with a real intensity in Round 7. There are a number of key games across the round that will have a huge influence on ladder positioning, while the Magic and Steel […]
2020 ANZ Premiership – Five talking points: Round 6
ROUND 6 of the ANZ Premiership brought plenty of excitement and close calls with the Pulse maintaining their winning record and Steel stunning the Magic in a hard fought battle to secure their second win of the season. The Tactix managed to leapfrog into third while the Stars slipped to fourth after a disappointing loss […]
2020 ANZ Premiership – Team of the Week: Round 6
ROUND 6 of the ANZ Premiership was always set to be a big one with the pointy end of the competition drawing ever closer and a tight mid-ladder logjam making every game from now on count. With some huge performances across the board and a couple of close finishes, just Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic […]
2020 ANZ Premiership: Round 6 – Player of the week
EACH week Draft Central will analyse player performances from across the round in the ANZ Premiership and determine a “Player of the Week” based on gameday performances. A player can be nominated as many times as deemed necessary given their individual performance across the round. Playing two high intensity games for the round, Mainland Tactix […]
Mainland Tactix stun Steel in battle of the south
COMING off a loss, the Mainland Tactix had a day out against the Southern Steel with the defensive unit generating a wealth of ball and shutting down any movement in attack to run home 13 goal victors (48-35). Their connections across the court were second to none dominating from the first whistle to the last. […]
ANZ Premiership – Round 6: Steel secure second win for the season
LOOKING for their first win since the ANZ Premiership season restart, Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic were on song from the get-go but it was Southern Steel that starred clinching a one goal win (41-40). Their increased intensity and hunger for the ball was evident maintaining a full four quarter effort to overrun the Magic […]
ANZ Premiership – Round 6: Pulse survive close shave with tough Tactix
A HEARTBREAKINGLY close loss opened up proceedings on a big evening of ANZ Premiership netball action on Sunday, with the Central Pulse staying true to form once more with a sixth straight win and unbeaten record intact, defeating the Mainland Tactix by just one goal after Te Paea Selby-Rickit’s goal to level was denied. While […]
ANZ Premiership – Round 6: Dominant Pulse leave Mystics empty handed
THE hotly anticipated top of the table clash turned into a nightmare for the Northern Mystics, after a troublesome first half left them to chase the title favourites, Central Pulse for the remainder of the game. Off the back of a tough game against the Stars, fatigue seems to play a role for the Northern […]
ANZ Premiership – Round 6: Mystics flex muscle in final minutes of quarter against Stars
IN a Battle of the North contest between the Northern Mystics and Northern Stars lived up to the hype with neither side willing to give an inch. Headlined with two towering goal shooters, the game was dictated by their potency with the Mystics coming out on top thanks to a last quarter flurry (51-47). There […]
