This week in netball: SSN coaches extend contracts as ANZ signings continue
THIS week in netball, the Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) finals series got off to a raring start, as ANZ Premiership player signings began and a number of SSN coaches extended their current contracts. The SSN finals produced some intriguing outcomes, as NSW Swifts earned a free ride to the 2021 grand final in a week’s […]
2021 ANZ Premiership: Top 10 quiet achievers – #6 Whitney Souness
NOW that the ANZ Premiership season has come to a close Draft Central takes a look back at some of the quiet achievers that effectively plied their trade throughout the year. Returning to the Central Pulse this season and making her way in at number six on the countdown is speedster Whitney Souness. After plying […]
2021 SSN preview: Preliminary final
A SPOT in the Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) Grand Final is up for grabs when GIANTS Netball take on West Coast Fever in the preliminary final this weekend. GIANTS Netball vs. West Coast Fever Saturday, August 21 @3:00pm These two sides met in the final round of the SSN, with the GIANTS coming away with […]
2021 ANZ Premiership: Top 10 quiet achievers – #7 Sam Winders
NOW that the ANZ Premiership season has come to a close Draft Central takes a look back at some of the quiet achievers that effectively plied their trade throughout the year. Courageous Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic captain, Sam Winders takes out number seven on the countdown. With a number of big name recruits and […]
Lightning celebrates five years as Kylee Byrne signs on for 2022/23
THE Sunshine Coast Lightning are undoubtably the most successful Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) club in the competition, with five years of history and five years of finals berths to prove it. Whilst both 2020 and 2021 saw the Lightning’s finals chance ended prematurely – with both seasons seeing plenty of disruptions due to COVID and […]
2021 ANZ Premiership: Top 10 quiet achievers – #8 Filda Vui
NOW that the ANZ Premiership season has come to a close Draft Central takes a look back at some of the quiet achievers that effectively plied their trade throughout the year. Making her way in at number eight is premiership player Filda Vui. The Northern Mystics goal attack spent her fair share of time behind […]
Connections key for Nelson’s continued success
WHEN it comes to player growth over the past couple of seasons, it is hard to look past the development of Collingwood Magpies goal shooter Shimona Nelson. The Jamaican goaler started out her Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) career at the Adelaide Thunderbirds before taking an opportunity with the Magpies in 2019, and has developed at […]
2021 ANZ Premiership: Top 10 quiet achievers – #9 Claire Kersten
OW that the ANZ Premiership season has come to a close Draft Central takes a look back at some of the quiet achievers that effectively plied their trade throughout the year. Coming in at number nine is Pulse captain Claire Kersten. Missing a number of lynchpins and experienced players heading into season 2021, it was […]
2021 ANZ Premiership: Top 10 quiet achievers – #10 Samon Nathan
NOW that the ANZ Premiership season has come to a close, Draft Central takes a look back at some of the quiet achievers that effectively plied their trade throughout the year. Starting off the Top 10 countdown is Mainland Tactix midcourter Samon Nathan. Although it took a while for the Tactix to kick into gear, […]
2021 Stats wrap: SSN Semi-finals
A HUGE semi-final round of Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) action has been won and done over the weekend, with the NSW Swifts earning a free ride to the grand final after defeating the GIANTS, and the West Coast Fever weathering the Sunshine Coast Lightning storm to knock them out of contention. We delve into the […]
Fever weather Lightning storm to earn preliminary final chance
A HUGE do-or-die clash played out between the West Coast Fever and Sunshine Coast Lightning in the minor Suncorp Super Netball semi-final. It was the Fever that reigned supreme by eight goals, 75-67 despite a hard-fought effort from the Lightning, heading into next week’s preliminary final against the GIANTS and ending the Lightning’s season in […]
Swifts clinch nail-biting win to book a grand final date
NSW Swifts secured the first spot in the 2021 Suncorp Super Netball grand final with a narrow one goal win over the GIANTS (62-61). It was a heart-in-mouth finish with both sides fighting tooth and nail to get the chocolates with the Swifts in the end doing enough to just hold on. It was an […]
