2019 New Zealand Super Club preview
THE five day Trans-Tasman competition – the New Zealand Super Club competition – is set to take place from December 8-13 with the Collingwood Magpies making the trek across the ditch to play against all six ANZ Premiership teams and Vitality Netball Super League team, Wasps Netball. There are eight teams competing in the Super […]
Is umpire inconsistency causing headaches at international level?
UMPIRING standards in netball have been brought to the forefront of media contention over the last few weeks, not for the first time in 2019 – and with the standard of the sport itself growing every year, it is clear why. With so much questioned regarding fairness in sports these days, whether it be from […]
Draft Central 2019 Netball Power Rankings: Top 15
AFTER a busy year of international netball and domestic competitions such as Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) and ANZ Premiership, we cast an eye over who our top 15 netballers in the world are based purely on 2019 form. The list is composed of five defenders, shooters and midcourters. This is purely an opinion based piece, […]
2020 ANZ Premiership fixture confirmed
AFTER a successful 2019 ANZ Premiership season the draw for the 2020 season, starting on March 15, was announced today with a number of key scheduling changes highlighted thanks to High Performance and Competitions reviews and audience feedback. The 2020 season will see a combined 45 matched played out over 16 rounds, starting March and […]
Magpies and Wasps to battle Kiwis in Super Club tournament
COLLINGWOOD Magpies and Wasps Netball will join New Zealand’s six ANZ Premiership sides to contest the 2019 Super Club tournament in December. Held from December 8-13 in Nelson, the competition features 20 games played over six days at the Trafalgar Centre, with a Grand Final between the two best sides taking place on Friday, December […]
ANZ Premiership Review: Northern Mystics
IT was a pretty disappointing season for the Northern Mystics who only mustered up the four wins for the season. With relatively new connections across the court the Mystics struggled to compete with the top teams in the competition and were unable to put out consistent four quarter performances. Ladder: 6th Win-loss: 4-11 Percentage: 91.5% […]
ANZ Premiership Review: Mainland Tactix
THE Mainland Tactix had an inconsistent season to say the least getting an early win on the table but quickly fell away unable to take it up to the top two teams. They proved that their best was good enough with convincing wins over the Northern Stars and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic. Ladder: 5th […]
ANZ Premiership Review: Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
WITH the ANZ Premiership season done and dusted we take a look back at each club and analyse their season. In this edition we look at Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic who narrowly missed out on finals due to a relatively inconsistent season. Ladder: 4th Win-loss: 5-10 Percentage: 89.9% It was an up and down […]
ANZ Premiership Season Review: Southern Steel
WITH the ANZ Premiership season done and dusted we take a look back at each club and analyse their season. In this edition we look at Southern Steel, who impressed throughout the season but fell short when it all counted. Ladder: 2nd Win-loss: 12-3 Percentage: 116.9% After claiming the premiership in 2018 the Southern Steel […]
ANZ Premiership Season Review: Northern Stars
WITH the ANZ Premiership done and dusted for the season we reflect on each teams year. The next in line is the Northern Stars who had a very up-and-down season but fired when they had to. Ladder: 3rd Win-loss: 6-9 Percentage: 93.5% After a strong start to the season the Northern Stars fell away with […]
