Lightning strikes over Cougars in hard-fought win
DESPITE a third quarter fight back from the Geelong Cougars, the Melbourne University Lightning added another victory to their Victorian Netball League (VNL) tally, winning 51-46 last night. Many expected this to be a convincing win for the Cougars, but a first half push by the Lightning proved otherwise. Lightning went off to an early […]
2023 VNL | Round 12 preview: So many potential connotations
AS we race towards the two-thirds mark of the 2023 Victorian Netball League season, things are starting to tighten up in the race to the end. There is only 1.29 per cent currently separating fourth place and fifth place, and a further single per cent between fifth and sixth, meaning there really is still so […]
Hawks soar over a drowning Waves
A STRONG starting Hawks Netball came away 25-point victors over the Peninsula Waves, who are still chasing their first win of the Victorian Netball League (VNL) season. First Nations round in the VNL saw everyone looking stunning with their dresses, warm up shirts and bibs. The posts and centre circle was decorated with Indigenous designs […]
2023 VNL | Round 11 preview: Ladder to get another shake up?
TONIGHT is First Nations Round in the Victorian Netball League (VNL), and with it coinciding with the Suncorp Super Netball rounds bearing the same name it is an important week on the netball calendar. Tonight’s action begins with a seventh versus eighth placed battle between two teams that are quickly running out of time to […]
Saints stun astonished Ariels
SOUTHERN Saints rose in the almighty championship quarter to demolish the Ariels by 28 goals in the second half of the Victorian Netball League (VNL) Round 10 clash. A 75-47 victory for the Southern Saints pushed their campaign for the top four even further with their convincing third quarter performance over the ninth placed Ariels. […]
2023 VNL | Round 10 preview: Second act commences
TONIGHT sees the beginning of the second half of the 2023 Victorian Netball League season. Although there is still so much to play for in the VNL, with so much happening in the Suncorp Super Netball competition at the moment, VNL players should start thinking about trying to impress ahead of next season. In terms […]
A showcase of talent for Boroondara in VNL
BOROONDARA Express put on an absolute clinic during against the North East Blaze, who were left feeling defeated after a 21-goal loss in the Victorian Netball League (VNL). This week marked the competition’s Pride Round, with trans and pride flags featured on the courts, decals, goal posts, and the players’ bibs in a stunning show of […]
2023 VNL | Round 9 preview: Pride Round marks halfway
AS the old saying goes, time flies when you are having fun, and in the blink of an eye it has already reached the halfway mark of the 2023 Victorian Netball League (VNL) season. It is also Pride Round in the VNL tonight, and on International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) it is […]
Demons set fire to Ariels in VNL
A CONSISTENT outing for Casey Demons saw them get a 25-goal win (39 – 64) over the Ariels, getting one up over their opposition on the ladder in the Victorian Netball League (VNL) on Mother’s Day. It was a difficult game for the Ariels with plenty of chances to get the ball through the ring, […]
2023 VNL | Round 8 preview: Unique week, unique result pattern?
IN what may feel like a blink of an eye, we are almost at the halfway point of the 2023 Victorian Netball League season. Although next week is the official midpoint of the season, teams can now start thinking about how their season has gone so far and perhaps reassess how they approach the back […]
