FIRST LOOK | Birmingham Panthers & Nottingham Forest – NSL Super Cup 2025
OVER the weekend the first ever Netball Super League Super Cup was run, which gave fans a first look at how the eight Netball Super League clubs are looking ahead of Round 1 this coming weekend. Although each of the matches was no longer than a quarter of normal netball, it still gave those watching […]
SSN PRESEASON SCOUTING NOTES: Melbourne Mavericks vs West Coast Fever
LAST night the Melbourne Mavericks and West Coast Fever took an important step in their preparations for the upcoming Suncorp Super Netball season by playing out a practice match at Waverley Netball Centre. Although it was ultimately a narrow four goal win to the Fever, the scoreboard was not front of mind as plenty of […]
Player Analysis: Jamie van Wyk (South Africa)
JUST like England got a chance to look to the future during the Nations Cup, South Africa is perhaps going through a similar process of its own at the moment. With the 2023 retirement of Phumza Maweni, the seeming but yet to be confirmed retirement of Karla Pretorious and the injury to Nicola Smith, South […]
Is it time for England to think about it’s future shooter health?
THE 2025 edition of the Netball Nations Cup got underway over the weekend, which saw South Africa win both of its matches, England win one match and Malawi win one match. For the English Roses at the moment, it is a time of discovery and of unearthing the future. When the team toured Australia and […]
Prediction Zone: 2025 SSN Starting Sevens – Part 2
AFTER part one of the series yesterday, now it is time for part two of the prediction series for the first choice starting sevens for Suncorp Super Netball 2025. Melbourne Vixens GS: Sophie GarbinGA: Kiera AustinWA: Hannah MundyC: Kate MoloneyWD: Kate EddyGD: Jo WestonGK: Rudi EllisInterchange: Emily Mannix, Lily Graham and Zara Walters Explanation One […]
Jamaica’s shooting conundrum – which combo will they choose?
JAMAICA’s international netball season is far from over, as the Sunshine Girls are gearing up for an intriguing series with South Africa later this month. They announced their squad for the upcoming series, with a few interesting names included and not included in it. The most interesting part of the court is their shooting contingent. […]
Prediction Zone: 2025 SSN Starting Sevens – Part 1
IT IS about three months out from the start of the Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) season, and to celebrate let us try and predict who might be the first choice starting seven for each of the eight sides in the competition. In today’s part one, we will take a look at the first four clubs […]
SSN Scouting Notes – Ballarat Blitz 2024
LAST weekend saw the Ballarat Blitz take place, where four Suncorp Super Netball teams – Adelaide Thunderbirds, GIANTS Netball, Melbourne Vixens and West Coast Fever – gathered in the Victorian city of Ballarat for a mini preseason round robin event. Each team played two matches across the weekend. Below take a look at who played, […]
SSN Preseason Scouting Notes: Mavericks vs Lightning
SATURDAY night saw history made out at the Waverley Netball Centre, as the Melbourne Mavericks took to the court for the first time, facing the Sunshine Coast Lightning in a preseason friendly. Unfortunately the match had to be called off in the second term after star Maverick Sasha Glasgow suffered a sickening lower leg fracture, […]
How to fit three into two – Fever defence
THE squads lists for the 2024 Suncorp Super Netball Season have been confirmed, and fans can finally look forward to the season ahead. However, some teams have made some signings that leave questions about the makeup of their starting sevens. One of those is the West Coast Fever, specifically the defensive cohort of the Fever. […]
