Lightning strike hot to win Battle of the Bruce
THE Queensland Cup headed north up the Bruce Highway after the Sunshine Coast Lightning made it two wins from as many starts in 2023 with a comfortable 10-goal victory over the Queensland Firebirds.vDespite a Queensland resurgence in the second half, the Lightning were dominant enough in the first half that it did not matter. Teams […]
New look Lightning strike Giant opening blow
A new look Sunshine Coast Lightning side have absolutely dominated their way to a Round 1 win, downing the GIANTS 66 goals to 50. The much improved Lightning side looked and played much differently to the one fans saw in 2022, and after blowing the game open in the second term never looked back. Thanks […]
Suncorp Super Netball Season Preview: Sunshine Coast Lightning
THE 2023 Suncorp Super Netball Season is only a matter of weeks away, and in anticipation of the new season we here at Rookie Me Central are going to take an in depth look at each of the sides and preview what this year may have in store for them. In today’s penultimate preview, it […]
2022 SSN Team-by-team reviews & Commonwealth Games previews coming soon
THE enthralling 2022 Suncorp Super Netball season has come to an end, and so over the last two weeks we here at Rookie Me Central have been taking a look back at each of the seasons of the eight super netball clubs individually, starting with the last placed Lightning and finishing up yesterday with this […]
2022 SSN Season Review: Sunshine Coast Lightning
THE 2022 Suncorp Super Netball season has come to an end, so let us now take a look back at each team’s season in retrospect. Today’s team in review is the Sunshine Coast Lightning, who ultimately finished last in 2022. To say 2022 did not go to plan for the Sunshine Coast Lightning would be […]
GIANTS book Minor Semi hosting duties
GIANTS Netball will host the Super Netball Minor Semi Final next weekend, after they defeated the Sunshine Coast Lightning 68-65. Despite the final score line, the GIANTS dominated much of the game and were very much the deserving winners. The victors’ intent was there for all to see from the get-go, as they raced out […]
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 […]
Queensland Derby comparison
THE two Queensland derbies in the Suncorp Super Netball this season, also known as the ‘Battle of the Bruce’, produced two very different results. Back in Round 2, it was Queensland who got the emphatic win 82 to 54, then last weekend it was the Sunshine Coast who got the win 82 to 61. That […]
Lightning strike big blow to Firebirds
THE Sunshine Coast Lightning have dealt a serious blow to the finals hopes of the Queensland Firebirds, defeating their Queensland rivals by 19 goals, 82–61 in the Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) Round 11 contest yesterday. A particularly fruitful final term saw the Lightning dish out some payback after the Firebirds comprehensively beat them in Round […]
Swifts tackle Lightning storm to take narrow win
THE NSW Swifts have held on in one of the clashes of the season to beat the Sunshine Coast Lightning 61 – 60. It took until the final 10 seconds, but the Swifts held on to move into the top four and closer to the top two. NSW was the far more dominant side in […]
