2023 VNL | Round 6 preview: Usual programming resumes
AFTER an out of the ordinary weekend round, it is back to the usual Wednesday night schedule this week in the Victorian Netball League (VNL). Tonight’s action marks the one third mark of the 2023 season, and though so much has happened already, there is still so much to go. The Round 6 action begins […]
Saints rise to down Hawks in VNL Round 5
SOUTHERN Saints got the win they were expected to have over Hawks Netball in an unusually scheduled round of Victorian Netball League (VNL) action. Though there were some other surprising results, the Saints were favourites against the Hawks and got the job done by nine goals, 60-51. The first quarter was a tight affair. The […]
2023 VNL | Round 5 preview: Is the break just what the doctor ordered?
AFTER a break for Nationals, the Victorian Netball League returns tomorrow night for a bit of a restart to the season. In a bit of an unusual shake up to the usual fixture, four of this week’s five matches will be taking place tomorrow night, while the final game of the round is scheduled for […]
Considerate Caris consolidates sporting pursuits
MELBOURNE Vixens Training Partner and Melbourne Uni defender Maggie Caris has sure had a busy life over the past few years. Not only is she a rising force in the netball world, but until recently was also pursuing an AFL Women’s career with the Melbourne Demons. Caris said that it was really tough to balance […]
Incoming brings out full smorgasbord of results
THERE was no real rhyme or reason to the results in the Victorian Netball League last night, with big margins and small margins both recorded. In the top of the table clash, it was the Boroondara Express who prevailed over the Southern Saints in a match full of swinging momentums. After both sides pinched a […]
VNL 2023 | Round 4 Preview: One last chance to set early season narrative
THE Victorian Netball League (VNL) train just keeps powering along, with Round 4 upon us already. Tonight’s fixtures are also the last before the Nationals break, so the last chance for sides to cement early season form or reverse it before a week and a half’s break. Just like it did last week, both the […]
Not all goes as expected in the VNL
LAST night’s action in the Victorian Netball League (VNL) saw not all the results pan out quite like most would have expected. In a clash that was closer than anticipated, the North East Blaze prevailed over the Peninsula Waves 59-54 after surviving a late Waves’ fightback. After much back and forth play, it took over […]
VNL 2023 | Round 3 Preview: Ladder set to be shaken up
IN the blink of an eye, the Victorian Netball League season is already up to Round 3, and after an interesting opening fortnight the pecking order is starting to settle. There is a clear divide between top and bottom on the table already, but it is only a fortnight into a very long season so […]
Margins vary in mixed night of VNL action
LAST night’s results in the Victorian Netball League were either one of two options – either an absolute thrashing or a tight nail-biter. The tightest of the nail-biters was between the Geelong Cougars and Melbourne Uni Lightning, with the Cougars prevailing by a single goal in a match full of momentum swings. Geelong raced out […]
VNL 2023 | Round 2 Preview: Was last week a sign of what is to come this season?
IT IS another week, which means another round of exciting Victorian Netball League action. Last week through up a few surprises, so it will be interesting to see if those results are a sign of what is to come this season or not. The biggest surprise packets out of Round 1 were the Southern Saints, […]
