Results we found for: Southern Saints
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]