2023 ANZ Premiership | Round 10 preview: Potentially season defining games loom
IT is truly getting to the spicy end of the ANZ Premiership season, and with the ladder as tight as ever there really is still plenty to play for. This weekend may perhaps become a season defining one, the next step on the journey to confirming who will play finals in 2023. The team under […]
2023 ANZ Premiership: Team of the Week – Round 9
A HOST of in-form ANZ Premiership players form Round 9’s ANZ Premiership Team of the Week, giving a sign into what might be to come for the Silver Ferns at the World Cup later this year. There is also a Tactical feel to this week’s team, with about a third of the squad coming from […]
Pulse dominant in fourth quarter
THE Central Pulse have emerged victorious over the Mainland Tactix by nine points after a flurry of goals in the final five minutes saw the Pulse take advantage. A 45-54 win to the Pulse edges them closer towards the minor premiership from the help of an 8-16 fourth quarter. The Pulse have been relatively known […]
2023 ANZ Premiership | Round 9 preview: Pulsating, yet Tactical
This weekend sees the beginning of the final month of the ANZ Premiership season, and with five teams still in contention for finals, there really is plenty still to play for. The top three is far from decided, with anyone from first placed Mystics down to fifth placed Magic still in contention. Unfortunately the last […]
2023 ANZ Premiership: Team of the Week – Round 8
THERE is a Mystical, yet Starry and Tactical tone to the ANZ Premiership Team of the Week, with each side dominating our hypothetical lineup after Round 8. Only three teams contributed players to this week’s squad, with the Mystics and Stars leading the way with four players each. Another common theme amongst this week’s team […]
Pulse’s last quarter return overcomes Stars
A FIGHTBACK finish from Central Pulse saw them take home a 64-62 win at home over a Northern Stars outfit who led for the majority of the match. An attacking game through and through saw both sides fight for a spot in the top three, reaching the pointy end of the season. All midcourters used […]
2023 ANZ Premiership | Round 8 preview: Final month mayhem on the horizon
THIS weekend sees the ANZ Premiership season hit its two thirds mark, and with the last month of the fixture just around the corner already, things are no doubt going to soon heat up. It will perhaps be as soon as this weekend, with Grand Final rematches and tight clashes aplenty up and down the […]
2023 ANZ Premiership Team of the Week – Round 7
CENTRAL Pulse has dominated this week’s 2023 ANZ Premiership Team of the Week, with four players in Round 7 side. The Pulse lead all-comers while Southern Steel and Mainland Tactix had two apiece, with Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic and Northern Mystics contributing the remaining two members of the team. GS: Amelia Walmsley (Pulse) Making […]
Tactix overcome Magic’s fast start for vital win
MAINLAND Tactix were able to come back from a first quarter deficit to find the consistency they were craving and defeat Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic by three goals, 49-46. No Greer Sinclair for the Tactix for the remainder of the season meant promising young talent Paris Lokotui returned to elite netball after an anterior […]
2023 ANZ Premiership | Round 7 preview: Big weekend of big connotations
ANOTHER weekend means another round of netball to enjoy in the ANZ Premiership. This weekend also sees the start of the second half of the season, so expect the ladder to tighten and the on court action to get even more fierce in the race to the finals. This weekend, it is the turn of […]