Pies end home run with emotion-charged win
COLLINGWOOD has signed off from home games in Melbourne with a nail-biting three goal win over the Adelaide Thunderbirds in a massive upset upset which saw the last placed Magpies topple the ladder leaders. After dominating for most of the game, Collingwood almost blew it in the last quarter but held on for a memorable […]
2023 SSN | Round 12 preview: Potentially season defining weekend
THERE are three weeks left in the Suncorp Super Netball for 2023, but this weekend has the potential to be season defining if some results go a certain way. The weekend begins with possibly one of the most emotionally charged matches of the season. Collingwood will be hosting Adelaide in its last home match in […]
SSN After the Fact: Briony Akle
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. This week’s interviewee is NSW Swifts’ coach Briony Akle, who chatted with us after […]
Firebirds back on the winners list after hard fought GIANT win
THE Queensland Firebirds have returned to the winners list in an emphatic way, comfortably defeating the GIANTS 68 goals to 50. Although the game may have started out tight, the Firebirds really lifted in the second half to ultimately run away with the win. After making the most of a defensive turnover and then consolidating […]
Super Shot shootout sees scorching Swifts succeed
THE NSW Swifts have earned a win over the Melbourne Vixens, winning 70 to 62 in a display that was dominant at times. Despite the final scoreline, things were looking very different in the middle portion of the game as the Swifts put the foot down and dominated. Things only got as close as they […]
Thunderbirds edge out Fever in history-repeating win
AFTER a poor performance last week, the Adelaide Thunderbirds bounced back in a big way, defeating West Coast Fever by one goal to hand the Fever their fourth single goal loss this season. In an eerily similar way to the last time these two sides met, he Fever came out of the blocks firing, but […]
Lightning break losing run with hard fought win
SUNSHINE Coast Lightning broke a four-game losing streak with a 66-62 win over a valiant Collingwood Magpies. After Collingwood shocked everyone with a dominant second term to take a solid lead into half-time, the Lightning rallied and ultimately came away victorious by four goals. Collingwood pounced on a footwork call in their favour to be […]
2023 SSN | Round 11 preview: One supercharged month left
AFTER an emotional few days in the Australian netball community, it is time to shift focus and try and focus on court for one final month of the 2023 Suncorp Super Netball season. This weekend could potentially be season defining. Currently the fifth placed GIANTS and sixth placed Lightning are three and four wins respectively […]
Collingwood to withdraw from SSN
COLLINGWOOD has informed the netballing world today that it will not be continuing in the Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) competition after the 2023 season. The club released a statement this afternoon with the news many netball fans had been dreading. “Collingwood regrets to inform it has made a decision to withdraw its licence from the […]
Fever-paced West Coast break records and put out Queensland’s Fire
THE West Coast Fever have returned to the winners list in emphatic fashion, defeating the Queensland Firebirds by 34 goals. The Fever dominated from the outset, scoring a competition record score and breaking a winning margin record in the process. Sparked by a flying Courtney Bruce, the Fever raced ahead to an early lead in […]
