Stanton secures MVP at VNL Awards night
EXPERIENCED shooter Kaylia Stanton earned the Victorian Netball League’s (VNL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) award at the 2023 awards night held on Sunday night. Stanton polled in 14 of the 18 matches to be crowned the Championship MVP where she played for Hawks Netball. Donning the brown and gold, Stanton was a towering presence in […]
2023 Netball World Cup review: Wales
WALES stepped up in the ninth placed playoff to defeat rivals Scotland to cap off an all-round solid Netball World Cup performance. Aside from heavy losses to Jamaica and New Zealand, the Feathers were largely competitive, knocking off Sri Lanka and Trinidad & Tobago in the group stage to make it to the playoffs. A […]
2023 Netball World Cup review: Scotland
SCOTLAND came into the Netball World Cup with plenty of hope, and finished up with some competitive outings. Though the Thistles ultimately lost to England and Australia comfortably, Scotland’s other defeats to top 10 nations – Malawi, Tonga and Wales – were all respectable. RESULTS Group B: 3rd (1-2, -22 goal difference) lost to Malawi […]
Wood signs off after achieving Diamonds “dream”
DIAMONDS star Steph Wood officially stepped down from international duties, announcing her retirement at the conclusion of Australia’s Netball World Cup success. Citing it as being the “right time”, Wood said she was privileged to don the green and gold more than 50 times since making her debut in 2016. “It was a dream of […]
2023 Netball World Cup review: Fiji
FIJI had an incredibly memorable carnival, escaping Group A and being competitive in all bar two matches. Both the heavy losses came against the eventual finalists, with the other results being 16 goals or less. The Pearls defeated Zimbabwe and only just fell short of Tonga, while also storming to a massive win over Trinidad […]
2023 Netball World Cup review: Trinidad & Tobago
FOR one-time Netball World Cup winner Trinidad & Tobago, the 2023 edition was not a fortnight to remember. The Calypso Girls have plenty of talent on paper, but could never put it all together and only came away with one win, against the lowest ranked nation in Singapore. Even that win was only margin by […]
Back to back for City West
CITY West Falcons won back-to-back premierships in the Victorian Netball League (VNL) championship division after a fourth quarter turnaround, going home victorious by six-goals (54-60). The Falcons came into the game with a lot of confidence. Minor premiers, 18 wins in a row, and the upper hand on Boroondara Express winning both previous encounters. This […]
2023 Netball World Cup review: Zimbabwe
THOUGH Zimbabwe finished last in its initial Netball World Cup group, the Gems were able to come away with a 13th placed finish after defeating Barbados in the playoffs in the final match of the tournament. Finishing fourth overall from the African nations, the Gems showed spirit throughout the World Cup with some memorable highlights. […]
Flying Falcons look to halt Express in VNL decider
CITY West Falcons are on a red-hot winning streak and will head into tonight’s Victorian Netball League (VNL) grand final as strong favourites. Though the Falcons are on a 18-game winning streak from Round 2 until the semi-final, the post-season series is a different beast and Boroondara Express will give themselves every chance of an […]
2023 Netball World Cup review: Barbados
THOUGH it was not always smooth sailing for Barbados, the Bajan Gems did what they needed to do to avoid the bottom two spots and finish 14th overall at the 2023 Netball World Cup. Recruiting a couple of talented Roses, the Bajan Gems have shown potential at international events, and though there were some forgettable […]
2023 Netball World Cup review: Singapore
SINGAPORE was able to accomplish what it came to do in Cape Town, which was beat its 2019 Netball World Cup effort of 16th. Though Singapore only beat the one team – Sri Lanka – it did so twice, including in the 15th Placed Playoff to secure that spot. RESULTS Group D: 4th (0-3, -116 […]
2023 Netball World Cup review: Sri Lanka
SRI Lanka came into the 2023 Netball World Cup as an underdog and while there were some comparative strong performances ultimately the Asian nation finished last at the tournament. Luckily the team did not come away without a victory, defeating Barbados by four goals in the highlight of the nation’s tournament, but three-goal losses to […]
