Future star balances sport and studies
FOR Team Bath young gun Imogen Allison, juggling her studies and netball career has become second nature. Surrounded by the likes of international stars Serena Guthrie and Eboni Usoro-Brown, Allison has plenty of talent to learn from and could one day be a real star of the future in the Roses line-up. Allison has captained […]
ANZ Premiership: Northern Mystics preview
WITH some promising new faces and a solid core of old hands, the Northern Mystics head into their third ANZ Premiership season with plenty to get excited about. Having missed finals, finishing fourth last year, the Auckland-based team have a point to prove. While there were good moments throughout their 2018 campaign, the Mystics struggled […]
ANZ Premiership: Magic preview
AFTER finishing in fifth position on the ladder in 2018 with only five wins under their belt, Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic will be hoping for a better season in 2019. The return of Casey Kopua will certainly bolster the side, with their captain missing for the second half of the 2018 season after succumbing […]
ANZ Premiership Guide: 2019
THE New Zealand ANZ Premiership competition is set to commence on February 24th with six teams competing to win the title in June. The league consists of the Northern Mystics, Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic, Northern Stars, Central Pulse, Southern Steel and Mainland Tactix. The season will span over 13 rounds with the six teams […]
Vitality Netball Superleague wrap: Round 5
WITH two close matches book-ending the round and all but one side losing in front of a home crowd, it was certainly an interesting week in the Vitality Netball Superleague. Game one of the round saw Strathclyde Sirens host the Celtic Dragons on Friday night. The Dragons managed to secure their second win for the […]
Ash Neal finds new home with London Pulse
Name: Ashleigh (Ash) Neal DOB: 23rd Sept 1988 Junior Club: Magpies Netball Club Western Australia Starting Position: WA/GA Team: London Pulse Australian-born attacker Ash Neal is not one to shy away from competition. From a young age Neal was surrounded by netball with her love for the sport stemming from her mother who was an […]
Diamonds H2H Battle: 2000s vs 2010s
WITH the upcoming Netball World Cup looming, we decided to take a trip down memory lane and come up with our definitive Diamonds of the 2000s side and Diamonds of the 2010s (so far) side. Both sides consist of some familiar names, with players put in a specific side based on when they played the […]
Battle of the minds: Neville v. Alexander
IT was the finale to what had been an unforgettable Quad Series. England was looking to repeat its Commonwealth Games heroics and knock Australia off for the first time on home soil, while the Australians hoped to move through the series undefeated and take home the title. While the battle on the court was heated, […]
The Wash-up: Northern Quad Series
WITH the last international series played before the World Cup in July, South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia put their best foot forward in the Northern Quad Series. Along with some top team performances, some players really stamped their authority on the competition. Though Australia were forced to make a multitude of changes due […]
Team of the Northern Quad Series: Fans vote
WITH five of the starting seven receiving a unanimous vote from the fans, Draft Central’s Team of the Northern Quad Series was 91.7 per cent accurate, with 11 of the 12 players in our team also making the fans’ vote side.. Five of the starting seven remain in their positions, while only the wing attack […]
