Delays, draws and drama as chaos hits in Adelaide
IN a chaotic evening in the City of Churches, the Adelaide Thunderbirds and NSW Swifts have played out a partially-abandoned draw after several delays. After the match was firstly delayed an hour due to court safety, the Swifts were very patient moving it down the court towards attack off their first centre but it was […]
Hot Pies start season with a bang
COLLINGWOOD has started its Suncorp Super Netball season of with a bang, dominating early and holding off a fast finishing NSW Swifts to win 71-63. After a tight start to the match, the Magpies blew the game open then survived a comeback from the Swifts side to take the win. The Swifts were the ones […]
Suncorp Super Netball Season Preview: NSW Swifts
THE 2023 Suncorp Super Netball Season is only a matter of weeks away, and in anticipation of the new season we here at Rookie Me Central are going to take an in depth look at each of the sides and preview what this year may have in store for them. Today’s preview is all about […]
2022 SSN Team-by-team reviews & Commonwealth Games previews coming soon
THE enthralling 2022 Suncorp Super Netball season has come to an end, and so over the last two weeks we here at Rookie Me Central have been taking a look back at each of the seasons of the eight super netball clubs individually, starting with the last placed Lightning and finishing up yesterday with this […]
2022 SSN Season Review: NSW Swifts
THE 2022 Suncorp Super Netball season has come to an end, so let us now take a look back at each team’s season in retrospect. Today’s team in review is the NSW Swifts, who finished fifth in 2022. After a poor showing at the Team Girls Cup and after Sam Wallace went down in Round […]
Swifts keep season alive in nail biter
THE season of the NSW Swifts is still alive, after they defeated the Queensland Firebirds 63-61. In a game full of swinging momentums, it was ultimately the home side who won. The Swifts got the better start to the match, racing ahead to a seven goal to none lead. Uncharacteristic errors from the Firebirds really […]
Fever book ticket to Major Semi in nail biter
THE West Coast Fever have broken NSW Swifts’ hearts and booked themselves a spot in the Major Semi Final after they beat the Swifts 73-72. It was an entertaining clash that ultimately came down to the dying seconds, but some inaccurate shooting from the Swifts really did cost them. Things started very evenly in […]
Tale of two halves sees Collingwood too Swift for NSW
IT was not the milestone match Maddy Turner would have liked, as her NSW Swifts went down to the Collingwood Magpies by eight goals, 66-58. The match was a tale of two halves, with the Swifts the more dominant side in the first half before Collingwood turned things around in the second. The communication in […]
Vixens bridge gap on rest of the pack
THE Melbourne Vixens are the holders of the Sargeant-McKinnis Cup, after defeating the NSW Swifts by six goals in yesterday’s Suncorp Super Netball (SSN), 59-53. It took them until the last quarter, but they ultimately showed their class to take the win and move a game clear of everyone else on the ladder. The Swifts […]
Swifts tackle Lightning storm to take narrow win
THE NSW Swifts have held on in one of the clashes of the season to beat the Sunshine Coast Lightning 61 – 60. It took until the final 10 seconds, but the Swifts held on to move into the top four and closer to the top two. NSW was the far more dominant side in […]
