GIANTS effort ensures season stays alive
AFTER contending with everything the Collingwood Magpies threw at them, the GIANTS took out Sunday’s Super Netball semi-final 55-48, to keep their season alive. It was a contest of seesawing momentum shifts, and despite the seven-goal final margin, the result went down to the wire. The GIANTS were led by some exceptional work from Maddie […]
Epic Melbourne Derby sees both teams go home smiling
IN an epic second Melbourne Derby of 2022, the Melbourne Vixens may have won in a nail biter but the Collingwood Magpies went home smiling too because they will be playing finals in 2022. It was a nail biting affair for much of the afternoon which befitted the occasion and what was at stake, but […]
Collingwood keeps finals hopes alive
THE final game of Round 13 of Suncorp Super Netball was a tight as the ones that preceded it, with Collingwood securing a crucial win the Sunshine Coast Lightning 68-60. A tight affair for much of the match, the win was a crucial one for Collingwood’s finals chances, as they now sit in fourth with […]
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 […]
Undermanned but not to be undone as Thunderbirds beat Magpies
THE Adelaide Thunderbirds were undermanned against the Collingwood Magpies, but it mattered little as they swooped in for a 58-53 victory in the latest round of Super Netball action. The Thunderbirds had a number of huge outs pre-match, with Lenize Potgieter, Hannah Petty and Maisie Nankivell all missing the match, factors which made the crucial […]
Magpies the victim of a GIANT comeback in Tassie
GIANTS Netball have jumped up into the top four of the Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) ladder with a win over Collingwood Magpies 69-60. It was the GIANTS’ 11th straight win against the Magpies, while it was Collingwood’s first loss in Tasmania ever. A remarkable second half comeback from the GIANTS saw them come from 11 […]
Magpies do it in style on the Apple Isle
COLLINGWOOD continues to keep pace with the top four, after defeating the Queensland Firebirds 71-67 in Tasmania on the weekend. The final margin did not reflect how dominant the Magpies were at times, but at the same time hardly does justice to the Firebirds’ incredible late comeback. Collingwood got the jump and raced ahead to […]
Fourth quarter miracle sees West Coast take care of eastern visitors
IN an arm wrestle out west, Collingwood’s recent run of form has come to an end, going down to the West Coast Fever by five goals. It was an entertaining battle in the first term. It was goal for goal for much of the first half of the period, but the defensive pressure was also […]
SSN Player Focus: Molly Jovic (Collingwood)
COLLINGWOOD secured an important win in the Suncorp Super Netball on the weekend against their crosstown rivals the Melbourne Vixens, and a big part in that success was midcourt star Molly Jovic. Jovic has a strong season thus far in 2022, and although she has had strong performances, she often flies under the radar as […]
SSN Mid Season Report Cards
IT is officially halfway through the 2022 Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) season, so it is time to take a look at where everyone sits on the ladder, and how the back half of their season might look. 8th – NSW Swifts – 2 wins The reigning champions have had a season they would rather forget […]
