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 […]
Netball to continue as Commonwealth Games sport
AFTER much upheaval and uncertainty, some more certainty has been given around the 2026 Commonwealth Games. Set to be held in Glasgow from July 23 to August 2 2026, it will be a scaled down event, with only 10 sports running. Luckily for netball, it is one of the events that survived the cull, and […]
2022 Commonwealth Games review: Australia
AS the curtain closes on another Commonwealth Games, we take a look back at how each of the netballing nations fared in our team-by-team review series. Wrapping up the series is Australia, with the world number ones able to go one better than their 2018 Commonwealth Games by taking home the Gold Medal, defeating Jamaica […]
2022 Commonwealth Games review: Jamaica
AS the curtain closes on another Commonwealth Games, we take a look back at how each of the netballing nations fared in our team-by-team review series. Next up is Jamaica, who recorded its best finish in nation history, rising above their previous best of Bronze at a Commonwealth Games or World Cup, to secure Silver […]
2022 Commonwealth Games review: New Zealand
AS the curtain closes on another Commonwealth Games, we take a look back at how each of the netballing nations fared in our team-by-team review series. Next up is New Zealand who snatched the Bronze Medal on the final day of the tournament, defeating England to reverse the result of the clash between the pair […]
2022 Commonwealth Games review: England
AS the curtain closes on another Commonwealth Games, we take a look back at how each of the netballing nations fared in our team-by-team review series. Next up is England, with the reigning Commonwealth Games Gold Medallists unable to repeat the feat of 2018, and went down to first Australia, and then New Zealand, to […]
2022 Commonwealth Games review: Uganda
AS the curtain closes on another Commonwealth Games, we take a look back at how each of the netballing nations fared in our team-by-team review series. Next up is Uganda, a side that would be thrilled with its tournament, having finished above both Malawi and South Africa, and only losing to top four sides, England […]
2022 Commonwealth Games review: South Africa
AS the curtain closes on another Commonwealth Games, we take a look back at how each of the netballing nations fared in our team-by-team review series. Next up is South Africa, a nation that came into the Commonwealth Games with high hopes despite missing key shooter Lenize Potgieter due to injury, but could not overcome […]
2022 Commonwealth Games review: Malawi
AS the curtain closes on another Commonwealth Games, we take a look back at how each of the netballing nations fared in our team-by-team review series. Next up is Malawi, a nation that has caused upsets in the past, but at Birmingham, could not quite repeat those feats and ended up finishing seventh overall with […]
2022 Commonwealth Games review: Wales
AS the curtain closes on another Commonwealth Games, we take a look back at how each of the netballing nations fared in our team-by-team review series. Next up is Wales who defied plenty of odds to have a good tournament, knocking off Scotland in the group stage on its way to an eighth placed finish […]
