Heartstopper breaks Fever hearts as Vixens win nail biter
THE Melbourne Vixens have pinched a one goal win over the West Coast Fever at the absolute death yesterday in Melbourne. In a game that was as tight as they come all afternoon, it ultimately came down to the final two seconds. To the surprise of absolutely no one, the opening of the game was […]
SSN After the Fact: Jo Weston
WELCOME to After the Fact, a new series here at Rookie Me Central, chatting to key figures in the Suncorp Super Netball post match and get their thoughts on the match that just transpired and the bigger issues in the game. In today’s inaugural edition, we chatted to Melbourne Vixens defender Jo Weston after she […]
Valliant Vixens victorious after second half fightback
MELBOURNE Vixens put on a second half fightback to defeat the Queensland Firebirds 72-60 in the Suncorp Super Netball yesterday. After the visitors dominated the first half, the Vixens turned it around in the third term to record a big 12-goal win. The Firebirds pinched a goal off the third centre pass of the game, […]
The thrillers keep coming for Swifts
NSW Swifts have pulled off a solid comeback to defeat the Melbourne Vixens by one goal. 67-66 in Sydney last night. Melbourne Vixens went into the last quarter in a dominant position, but the Swifts never gave up and worked their way back into the match and thanks to a clutch moment from an unlikely […]
Thunderbirds full throttle to crush rattled Vixens
THE Adelaide Thunderbirds are back on the winners list after a dominant 61-50 win over the Melbourne Vixens in the Suncorp Super Netball yesterday. Despite the Vixens having the momentum early, once the Thunderbirds got going they really had the Vixens rattled and the visitors were never able to recover. Thanks to some stellar work […]
Vixens mastering the arm-wrestle
MELBOURNE Vixens have defeated the Sunshine Coast Lightning 60-56 in for what much of the match was an absolute arm-wrestle. Sunshine Coast matched it with the Vixens for much of the match, but fell away for much of the last quarter which let the Vixens back into the match and ultimately the win. The opening […]
Awesome arm wrestle sees Vixens ultimately prevail
The Melbourne Vixens have recorded their second win of the 2023 season, downing the GIANTS 62 to 57 in an absolute tussle. The lead see sawed multiple times across the match but the Vixens pulled away late to take the win. It was as tight as it could possibly get in the opening minutes of […]
Almighty comeback sees Vixens pinch thrilling yet controversial Derby
THE Melbourne Vixens have pulled off the almightiest of comebacks to steal a 62 to 61 goal win over Collingwood in the Melbourne Derby. After being out of it for much of the match, they fought back hard late and with a goal after the siren stole the win. However, the result was not without […]
History repeats as Fever win nail-biter to inflict more pain on Vixens
IN a match befitting of its Grand Final rematch status, the West Coast Fever have held on by the narrowest of margins to defeat the Melbourne Vixens 62-61 and start their season off with a win. It a match full of ebbs and flows, it was an on the buzzer shot that decided it all. […]
Netball legend McMahon honoured with statue on IWD
YESTERDAY, as the world was celebrating International Women’s Day, Victorian netball legend Sharelle McMahon was honoured with the unveiling of a statue in honour of her outside Melbourne’s John Cain Arena. McMahon became just the fifth sportswoman to have an honorary statue erected in Victoria, and the first of whom to hail from the state. […]
