Country star Lavis takes major leaps to get a taste of SSN
TRAVELLING from Victoria-New South Wales border into Melbourne multiple times a week would take a toll on any person. Numerous hours in the car, training for two hours, then having to drive back. It’s an endless cycle. Mia Lavis has learnt to adapt to that being from the country town of Howlong, but she appreciates […]
Charlotte Sexton’s dreams are becoming a reality
“I WANT to make Suncorp Super Netball, not sure how many years I’m off doing that, but hopefully a training partner role is the next step.” Little did Charlotte Sexton know, that statement would soon become a reality. Sexton was announced as one of the five training partners with the Melbourne Vixens for the 2025 […]
Diamonds delve into positives despite disapointing result
DESPITE having already lost the series, the Australian Diamonds still came away from Wednesday night’s final Constellation Cup match with something to smile about having convincingly won the final test. Reflecting on it all post match, Diamonds’ head coach Stacey Marinkovich described the importance of winning the match to bookend the year as “huge”. “I […]
Silver Ferns don’t clean sweep but still come away happy
WEDNESDAY’s final Constellation Cup match brought mixed emotions for New Zealand, because although they lost that match they were still able to celebrate post match because they had already won the whole series. Speaking after Wednesday night’s final test of the series, Silver Ferns coach Dame Noeline Taurua was reflective of it all. “I thought […]
Kelpies big winners, but big picture shows plenty to still be done
DESPITE how things went for the Australian Diamonds in their recent Constellation Cup series against New Zealand, things could not have been more different for the Australian Kelpies, who clean swept their series with the Kiwis after a 71 to 39 goal win in game four yesterday. Speaking after yesterday’s match, star Kelpies’ defender Josh […]
Lightning strikes twice for Hobson
IMAGINE going in for a routine scan to see how your body is holding up and being told you had no ACL (anterior cruciate ligament). Being told that the previous surgery you had five years ago wasn’t performed correctly. Being told you had to have a corrective surgery right when you were climbing up ever […]
England boss evaluates where it all went wrong
AFTER impressing in test two of their series with Australia and ultimately winning that match, things went far from to plan for England on Wednesday night, and were completely outclassed by Australia in Bendigo. Reflecting on what transpired on court post-match, England coach Jess Thirlby said it felt different to the first test. “I thought […]
Ranger Stacey reflects on another series won
AUSTRALIA won the third match of its series against England on Wednesday night after ultimately pulling away late in the match. Especially after how things went during the second match of the series, the fact that the Diamonds were able to respond in the way that they did really impressed coach Stacey Marinkovich. “Full respect […]
Marvellous McKinnis makes Melbourne make history repeat
MELBOURNE Vixens head coach Simone McKinnis and her troops are back in a familiar place, back in a Suncorp Super Netball Grand Final two years after their last appearance in the big dance. McKinnis said that the fact that the vast majority of the group is the same as it was two years ago has […]
Namana goes to great heights to reach ANZ dreams
FOUR franchises in five years. The first people you think of might be Sulu Fitzpatrick, Chelsea Pitman or Kadie-Ann Dehaney. Well, Grace Namana knew her goal and she was willing to reach great heights in order to achieve her dreams. Born and raised in Rotorua, Namana moved to St Paul’s College in Hamilton in what […]
