This week in netball: SSN coaches extend contracts as ANZ signings continue
THIS week in netball, the Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) finals series got off to a raring start, as ANZ Premiership player signings began and a number of SSN coaches extended their current contracts. The SSN finals produced some intriguing outcomes, as NSW Swifts earned a free ride to the 2021 grand final in a week’s […]
2021 SSN preview: Preliminary final
A SPOT in the Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) Grand Final is up for grabs when GIANTS Netball take on West Coast Fever in the preliminary final this weekend. GIANTS Netball vs. West Coast Fever Saturday, August 21 @3:00pm These two sides met in the final round of the SSN, with the GIANTS coming away with […]
Lightning celebrates five years as Kylee Byrne signs on for 2022/23
THE Sunshine Coast Lightning are undoubtably the most successful Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) club in the competition, with five years of history and five years of finals berths to prove it. Whilst both 2020 and 2021 saw the Lightning’s finals chance ended prematurely – with both seasons seeing plenty of disruptions due to COVID and […]
Connections key for Nelson’s continued success
WHEN it comes to player growth over the past couple of seasons, it is hard to look past the development of Collingwood Magpies goal shooter Shimona Nelson. The Jamaican goaler started out her Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) career at the Adelaide Thunderbirds before taking an opportunity with the Magpies in 2019, and has developed at […]
2021 Stats wrap: SSN Semi-finals
A HUGE semi-final round of Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) action has been won and done over the weekend, with the NSW Swifts earning a free ride to the grand final after defeating the GIANTS, and the West Coast Fever weathering the Sunshine Coast Lightning storm to knock them out of contention. We delve into the […]
Fever weather Lightning storm to earn preliminary final chance
A HUGE do-or-die clash played out between the West Coast Fever and Sunshine Coast Lightning in the minor Suncorp Super Netball semi-final. It was the Fever that reigned supreme by eight goals, 75-67 despite a hard-fought effort from the Lightning, heading into next week’s preliminary final against the GIANTS and ending the Lightning’s season in […]
Swifts clinch nail-biting win to book a grand final date
NSW Swifts secured the first spot in the 2021 Suncorp Super Netball grand final with a narrow one goal win over the GIANTS (62-61). It was a heart-in-mouth finish with both sides fighting tooth and nail to get the chocolates with the Swifts in the end doing enough to just hold on. It was an […]
Will bench depth be the key to finals success in 2021?
THERE has been no shortage of twists and turns throughout the 2021 Suncorp Super Netball season with border restrictions playing a huge part in dictating the season once more. But in amongst the chaos there has been plenty of netball action and now at the pointy end of the season it will come down to […]
2021 SSN preview: Semi-finals
IT is that time of the year when Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) finals roll around with the GIANTS taking out the minor premiership and looking to leapfrog ahead while the Fever, Swifts and Lightning will be eager to assert their dominance. The weekend will play host to two action packed games with the loser from […]
GIANTS secure minor premiership with win over Fever
IT was a battle of the Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) heavyweights as the Fever and GIANTS went head to head, but in the end it was the latter that got the chocolates and the minor premiership (75-73). The GIANTS pulled off a huge come-from-behind win to set up an exciting preliminary final next week. Jo […]
