Weekend road trip delivers up important results
THE Victorian Netball League (VNL) Round 19 fixture saw plenty of clubs hit the road with each club playing away from the State Netball Central. Warriors add tick to debut season, add roadblock to Lightning finals hopes The Western Warriors won their sixth match of their debut season, after defeating Melbourne Uni by 10 goals […]
Mavericks stay in finals contention
THE FIGHT for top four spots continues to get closer and closer with only a few weeks left of the Super Netball regular season. In the latest round of action, Melbourne Mavericks moved one step closer to finals qualification, while the Thunderbirds, Swifts, and Fever also picked up wins. Adelaide Thunderbirds (73) defeated Melbourne Vixens […]
VNL heats up as teams enter final month
THERE is now only a month left of the VNL season, and the results are all the more crucial as finals approach. Bendigo Strikes in battle of newbies The Bendigo Strikers have picked up their seventh win of the season after defeating the Western Warriors on Sunday. The lead remained pretty tight right throughout the […]
Magic sneak into top three
THERE are only four more rounds to play in the ANZ Premiership home-and-away season, and things are starting to heat up with some unexpected results in the latest batch of fixtures. Tactix keep their consistency Southern Steel (47) def. by Mainland Tactix (71) A clinical performance by the ladder leading Tactix saw them defeat the […]
Fever suffer shocking loss at the hands of the Firebirds
EVERY home side again won this week in Round 11 of Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) as a slight gap formed between the top and bottom four. Queensland Firebirds (78) defeated West Coast Fever (70) The weekend started with a bang as the Firebirds overcame the out-of-form Fever. It was pure domination by the Firebirds, winning […]
Margins surprise more than winners in Round 17 of VNL
ALTHOUGH the winners in last night’s VNL action may not surprise many, the margins by which they did win may certainly intrigue. Bendigo picked up the sixth win of its debut campaign after defeating Casey. Initially though it was the Dees who held the advantage, taking a small lead into quarter time. But that all […]
All sides remain in hunt for finals spot
THERE were plenty of happy crowds this week in the ANZ Premiership with all home sides taking away the premiership points, making some moves on the ladder. Auckland Derby goes down to the wire Northern Mystics (51) defeated Northern Stars (49) There was no predicting which team would win this Auckland Derby with the lead […]
Thunderbirds continue their league wide dominance
WITH only one month left of the regular season, the top three has never been clearer with the Vixens, Fever and Thunderbirds continuing on their merry ways. GIANTS Netball (42) defeated by Adelaide Thunderbirds (57) Julie Fitzgerald celebrated her 400th national league game as a coach, but it unfortunately came out of the clash with […]
Surprises aplenty in VNL results
THERE were plenty of surprises among the VNL results last night, which makes things very interesting in the context of the season. The City West Falcons have maintained their stranglehold on top of the ladder after a solid win over the Bendigo Strikers. However the margin was not always that big, with the teams locked […]
Vixens defence delivers in Melbourne Derby
ROUND 8 of the Suncorp Super Netball saw many players return from injury, some shine under the microscope and others crumble under the pressure. NSW Swifts (64) defeated by Sunshine Coast Lightning (66) This clash proved to be the battle of the coaches and who would take advantage of the players they had on the […]
