Firebirds too strong in the Battle of the Birds
IN the first Battle of the Birds for season 2022, it was the Queensland Firebirds who emerged victorious, defeating the Adelaide Thunderbirds in the Suncorp Super Netball yesterday by 10 goals, 60-50. The Firebirds raced away to an early lead, and they were 4-0 up before the Thunderbirds scored their first. The Thunderbirds then called a […]
Fever bounce back in emphatic fashion
WEST Coast Fever have bounced back from their midweek loss in style, defeating the NSW Swifts by 18 goals in the Suncorp Super Netball (SSN), 76-58. It was actually the Swifts who got out to the fast start and got the early lead, before the Fever reeled it back in, and then built a lead […]
GIANTS tower over understrength Magpies
AFTER a tough few weeks, GIANTS Netball are back on the winners list, defeating Collingwood Magpies 76–61 at Ken Rosewall Arena in Round 5 of the Suncorp Super Netball. It was the Magpies who got out to a fast start, and raced out to a 4-1 lead before the GIANTS pegged it back. Just as […]
Lightning cause upset of the season over Vixens
THE Sunshine Coast Lightning have pulled off the upset of the season, defeating the Melbourne Vixens 71-58, handing the Vixens their first loss of the season. The first half was much more even than their respective ladder positions would have suggested. An attacking error saw the Vixens steal a goal from a Lightning centre pass […]
SSN Round 5 Preview: Gruelling week of netball comes to an end
THE netball in Australia never ends, not even for Easter, and round 5 of the Suncorp Super Netball ends a gruelling week of action for all teams. Fatigue may play a part across all four games this weekend, but stay tuned to find out if it does. Sunshine Coast Lightning vs Melbourne VixensTomorrow at 5pm […]
Swifts hang on in SSN nail-biter
THE NSW Swifts won their second match in a row last night, beating the Adelaide Thunderbirds by a single goal. One-point nail-biters are starting to become the Achilles heel of the Adelaide Thunderbirds so far this season. They lost their second nail biting match by the slimmest of margins in a row. Despite some brilliant […]
Undermanned Magpies on the board in 2022
DESPITE losing two of their shooters on the eve of the match, a stellar performance from inclusion Nyah Allen has seen Collingwood Magpies put their first win on the board for 2022, defeating the Sunshine Coast Lightning by 10 goals. It was goal for goal for much of the opening first five minutes, but then […]
Firebirds stand tall over under strength GIANTS
THE Queensland Firebirds bounced back from a tough loss on the weekend in emphatic style, defeating a slightly understrength GIANTS Netball by 13 goals. The first quarter saw swaying momentums, and quite a lot of silly mistakes from both sides as a number of players got penalised for footwork and for breaking. The Firebirds did […]
Vixens cure red hot Fever
THE Melbourne Vixens are the last remaining undefeated side in the 2022 Suncorp Super Netball season, after they defeated the West Coast Fever 75-66. A rare error in their front half left the Melbourne Vixens on the back foot early in the first quarter, and the Fever raced out to a 3-0 lead before Kiera […]
Super Netball Preview Round 4: Top two clash highlights mid-week action
IT is not even 48 hours after the end of Round 3 of the Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) season, and another round is upon us again. Tonight and tomorrow sees all teams play another match after only playing on the weekend, before they back up for their third match in the space of a week […]
