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 […]
Time flying as NSL reaches halfway point
AS the Netball Super League reached its halfway point of the season over the weekend, teams finally evened out the number of games they played so the ladder is now starting to paint a more accurate picture. One of the winners over the weekend was the Manchester Thunder, who downed the Strathclyde Sirens by 13 […]
Ladder gets a shakeup across the ditch
AS the halfway point of the season is fast approaching in the ANZ Premiership, things are starting to get a bit of a shake up in terms of the ladder. In the tightest result of last weekend, the Magic have reversed the result from Round 1 and pinched a 48 goal to 47 goal win […]
Awesome arm wrestle sees Vixens ultimately prevail
The Melbourne Vixens have recorded their second win of the 2023 season, downing the GIANTS 62 to 57 in an absolute tussle. The lead see sawed multiple times across the match but the Vixens pulled away late to take the win. It was as tight as it could possibly get in the opening minutes of […]
West Coast hit Fever pitch in ruthless display
THE West Coast Fever have been ruthless against Collingwood, downing the Magpies 80 goals to 53 in an absolutely dominant display. The Fever really started to put the foot down in the second term and never looked back, and combined with plenty of uncharacteristic errors from Collingwood meant that the visitors were well outclassed. After […]
Thunderbirds are go after statement win
THE Adelaide Thunderbirds have recorded a statement win, downing the Sunshine Coast Lightning 66-42. Things were tight early, but things started to fall apart for the Lightning at the end of the second term and they never recovered. It did not take long for the Thunderbirds to pinch a goal off a Lightning centre pass […]
Nifty Swifts on the board in 2023
ROMELDA Aiken-George had a milestone match to remember, after her NSW Swifts got the win 74-72 over her old side the Queensland Firebirds. The Firebirds were the better side for much of the game, but fell away in the last quarter to ultimately hand the Swifts the win, but staged a bit of a comeback […]
2023 NSL | Round 10 preview: NSL reaches halfway point
IT is officially the halfway mark of the 2023 Netball Super League season this weekend, and so much has happened so far this season, and yet there is still so much to play out. As things stand at the moment, only three points separate first and third on the ladder, and its only three points […]
2023 ANZ Premiership | Round 5 preview: Repeat fixtures, repeat results?
ANOTHER weekend means another exciting round of ANZ Premiership, and as the competition heads towards the halfway point of the season, things are starting to spice up. By the time this weekend is up, everyone will have played six games so there will be a solid idea of where everyone sits in the pecking order. […]
2023 SSN | Round 3 preview: A return to normal transmission?
AFTER a rather dramatic weekend of Suncorp Super Netball last weekend, all who truly love the league will no doubt be hoping for a less dramatic one this weekend. With one match being unable to be completed in Round 2 and one finishing in controversial circumstances, some regular but still exciting netball will no doubt […]
Marvellous Miller makes many sacrifices to get to the top
SUNSHINE Coast Lightning mid courter Annie Miller may only be young, but has still had quite the journey to get to where she is today. and is well aware of the sacrifices necessary to make it to the elite level. The 22-year-old’s netballing journey began far away from the lights of the Suncorp Super Netball, […]
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 […]
