Compare the Pair: Temepara Bailey and Laura Langman
THE next instalment in the Draft Central Compare the Pair series will aim to analyse two fan favourites from across the netball world, with the next showcasing New Zealand Silver Ferns midcourters, Temepara Bailey and Laura Langman. Two players with plenty of versatility and an innate ability to constantly apply pressure, Bailey and Langman have […]
Winders keeping one eye on the future
AFTER pulling on the dress for the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic for the past seven years, the 2020 ANZ Premiership season looks a little bit different for defensive minded midcourter Sam Winders. The COVID-19 outbreak caused a netball hiatus in New Zealand and across the world but play is set to resume on June […]
Compare the Pair: Maria Folau and Ameliaranne Ekenasio
THE next instalment in the Draft Central Compare the Pair series will aim to analyse two fan favourites from across the netball world, with the next showcasing New Zealand Silver Ferns goalers, Maria Folau and Ameliaranne Ekenasio. Both impressive goalers in their own way, Folau and Ekenasio’s respective journeys to the top level could not […]
Netball fantasy teams: 1999 World Cup All-Stars v. 2015 World Cup All-Stars
OVER the years there have been some a-class players grace the court with them all coming together at the most coveted event in the netball calendar. With so many influential players from varying countries Draft Central has made a team from the 1999 World Cup and 2015 World Cup compiled of star players from the […]
Players that got away: Cathrine Tuivati
THERE are a number of netballers in the world that have pulled on the international dress for more than one country throughout the career. With netball on hold due to the outbreak of COVID-19, Draft Central has decided to take a look at those players and their international careers and what could have been. Now […]
Compare the Pair: Irene Van Dyk and Maia Wilson
THE next instalment in the Draft Central Compare the Pair series will aim to analyse two fan favourites from across the netball world, with the next showcasing New Zealand Silver Ferns goal shooters, Irene van Dyk and Maia Wilson. Two players with wildly different experience at the international level, van Dyk and Wilson are two […]
Who will be world number one by the end of 2021?
DESPITE not winning the past two major tournaments in the netball calendar Australia still sit pretty at number one in the world rankings. Last year, arch rivals New Zealand pipped Australia at the post with a thrilling one goal win at the Liverpool World Cup while England also reigned supreme in 2018, crushing Australian hearts […]
Compare the Pair: Anna Harrison and Katrina Rore
THE next instalment in the Draft Central Compare the Pair series will aim to analyse two fan favourites from across the netball world, with the next showcasing New Zealand Silver Ferns defenders, Anna Harrison and Katrina Rore. Both talented defenders in their own right, Harrison and Rore have a couple of things in common – […]
Compare the Pair: Casey Kopua and Jane Watson
THE next instalment in the Draft Central Compare the Pair series will aim to analyse two fan favourites from across the netball world, with the next showcasing New Zealand Silver Ferns defenders, Casey Kopua and Jane Watson. With respective tenacity and a game-winning ability to match, the impressive force of Kopua and Rore saw a […]
Who will replace Maria Folau at the Ferns?
WITH long bomb specialist Maria Folau retiring from international duties the Silver Ferns are in desperate need of a replacement. Renowned for her impeccable shooting range and no fuss attitude on court, Folau has long been one of the most influential goalers in Ferns history. Throughout her career, the talented shooter has tasted plenty of […]
