Shocks and revenge in season opener
THE VICTORIAN Netball League was back last week, with not all results going the way some may have expected. In the Grand Final rematch, it was Geelong who avenged its loss in last season’s decider by defeating City West 51 goals to 48. Geelong got off to the perfect start, pinching a goal off the […]
VNL 2023 | Round 1 Preview: New season, new opportunities
A NEW season is upon us in the Victorian Netball League (VNL) Championship Division. It has been a long time since last season’s entertaining Grand Final, and finally after what must have felt like a long six month offseason for players and coaches alike, it is finally time to get back into it all over […]
2023 VNL fixture released
NETBALL Victoria released the 2023 Victorian Netball League (VNL) fixture last week, with an 18-round season planned for next year. Reigning premiers City West Falcons will be eyeing off going back-to-back after defeating Geelong Cougars in the decider. The first grand final rematch will take place in the opening round in a standalone Sunday fixture […]
Falcons soar to VNL title
THE City West Falcons are Champions of the VNL, after defeating the Geelong Cougars in the Grand Final last night. After Geelong was on top for much of the game, City West surged home in the last quarter to run over the top and take the win. It was unsurprisingly a tight affair to begin […]
Preview: 2022 VNL Championship Grand Final
THIS is it, the big dance. The Victorian Netball League (VNL) has reached its Grand Final, and tonight one team will come away with the ultimate prize. With the last two years denied a Grand Final due to the pandemic, tonight’s decider is fittingly between the last two premiers, as 2019 champions Geelong take on […]
Cougars bounce back to move through to GF
IT is the Geelong Cougars who will face the City West Falcons in next weekend’s VNL Grand Final, after they defeated Melbourne Uni 57 to 39 in the Preliminary Final. Both teams traded blows in the opening few minutes, and the pressure and intensity as was up as many would have expected. However, it was […]
One last VNL Grand Finalist to be decided
IT is Preliminary Final Day in the Victorian Netball League (VNL), and all eyes will be on the State Netball and Hockey Centre as the Geelong Cougars tale on Melbourne University. It is certainly not the preliminary final fans would have expected, but it is the one they are going to get. Despite going into […]
Falcons stun Cougars in major VNL upset
WEEK 1 of the Victorian Netball League (VNL) finals was certainly entertaining, as there was an upset in the major semi-final, with City West Falcons upstaging the minor premiers Geelong Cougars. The Cougars will now face Melbourne University Lightning next week, after the Lightning down North East Blaze. Falcons stage almighty comeback in the Major […]
Cougars and Falcons to battle for VNL GF spot
FINALS have arrived in the Victorian Netball League (VNL) Championship division, as four teams are left in the race for the 2022 title. Two matches take place tonight, with the Geelong Cougars and City West Falcons playing off for a spot in the grand final, while there is no turning back for third and fourth […]
Season curtain call brings a largely as expected smorgasbord
THE final home and away round of the VNL Championship division produced an array of results that went as many would have expected. One of those was the Geelong vs. Ariels clash, which saw the Cougars demolish the Ariels to the tune of 47 goals. From the get go it was clear who the top […]
