VNSL 2021: Round 4 – Monday wrap
ROUND 4 of the Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) is complete with Loughborough Lightning getting its second win of the round on the board as the Saracens Mavericks piled on the pressure to dispose of a weary-looking Celtic Dragons outfit. This round’s completion marks the end of the first grouping of the season, with the entire […]
2021 Constellation Cup preview: Ferns and Diamonds suit up for first time since 2019
INTERNATIONAL netball finally returns for the trans-Tasman nations this afternoon, as the Australian Diamonds and New Zealand Silver Ferns hit the court for the first time in well over a year, and gear up for a huge four-match Constellation Cup series. Whilst the series is usually hosted evenly between the two nations, due to ongoing […]
VNSL 2021: Round 4 – Sunday wrap
THE beginning of Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) Round 4 saw a number of blowouts as the Thunder, Wasps and Lightning flexed their muscles as serious contenders for the 2021 season. Two more matches will take place to complete the round, with the Lightning and Stars handed a chance to add another win to their respective […]
Who will get the starting goal attack position for the Diamonds?
THE 2021 Constellation Cup is only days away and boasting a new and inexperienced shooting line the Diamonds have a number of options to keep the Silver Ferns on their toes. With three debutants named in the side there are plenty of moving parts when looking at the Diamonds shooting circle but one thing that […]
Koenen has her eye on the prize in debut Diamonds tour
A NEW ERA of Diamonds is set to be unleashed when Australia takes on New Zealand in the Constellation Cup in March. Littered with fresh faces across the court, newcomer Cara Koenen sees this as an opportunity to “create something a little bit different” for the Diamonds given the youth across the squad. Having developed […]
VNSL 2021: Round 4 preview – Teams look to consolidate strong starts in huge round of action
THE fourth round of Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) action will see 10 of the 11 teams go head-to-head once more, as Team Bath gets an extended break before the next double round commencing on March 12, handed the bye round this week. Whilst the ledger will even for a few side this round with the […]
2021 Constellation Cup: Hypothetical starting 7
THE Constellation Cup is only days away and with that comes speculation on what both New Zealand and Australia’s potential starting sevens could look like. With a couple of key figures missing for both sides with Gretel Bueta, Steph Wood and Emily Mannix out for Australia and Katrina Rore unavailable for New Zealand, it provides […]
2021 VNSL: Team of the Week – Round 3
ROUND 3 of the Vitality Netball Superleague saw plenty of close contests and impressive performances from individuals making the task for Draft Central to create a Team of the Week tricky. Team Bath had the most with three players, while big wins to Loughborough Lightning and Manchester Thunder had a couple of players make the […]
Dwan excited about Diamonds opportunity
AFTER taking the Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) competition by storm with the Queensland Firebirds in 2020, youngster Tippah Dwan earned herself a call-up to the Australian Diamonds as a training partner. Still relatively new to the elite system, Dwan is still coming to terms with her rapid rise into Diamonds contention, which involved selection to […]
2021 VNSL Stats: Round 3
ROUND 3 of the Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) saw a number of players impress and showcase that the they are raring to go after their year long hiatus from netball. With newcomers aplenty and some familiar faces once again taking the court Draft Central takes a look at some of the top performers and which […]
VNSL 2021: Round 3 – Monday wrap
WITH a number of matches played on Sunday afternoon at Studio 001 in Wakefield, just two Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) matches remained as Monday night’s proceedings rolled around, with the first played between two sides heading into their second matchup of the weekend, and the second encounter between sides that had at least a week […]
VNSL 2021: Round 3 ladder update
A HUGE opening weekend of Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) action began last week, with Round 3 continuing over the past few days and proving how difficult it can be to predict outcomes given how much the competition has stepped up over the past few seasons. In a new series, each week Draft Central will compare the […]
