Panthers rise to glory with Premier Mixed title
TWELVE months after suffering a shock loss to Geelong in the 2021/22 M-League Premier Mixed Grand Final, Parkville Panthers have returned the favour with a commanding victory over Geelong in the 2022/23 decider. From the opening centre pass, the match looked to be a blowout, and while Geelong to its credit worked back into the […]
Busy bee O’Hanlon certainly never bored
CAROLINE O’Hanlon may just be the busiest Super League netballer there is in 2023. Not only is she a midcourter for the Leeds Rhinos and the Northern Ireland national side, but also plays at the highest level of Gaelic football back in home county Armagh, and is a doctor by profession. Being a doctor was […]
City’s Heat ignites flag charge
CITY Heat are basking in premiership glory having defeated Netblacks by six goals in the M-League Premier Men’s Grand Final. In a willing contest that built up to a fitting finale, it was not until the dying minutes that City Heat could truly relax. A battle between two in-form goal shooters in Cameron Allum and […]
NSL Player Focus: Mary Cholhok (Loughborough Lightning)
THERE was plenty of exciting netball on the weekend to kick off the Netball Super League (NSL) season on the weekend, with plenty of players impressing on the opening day. One of those was Loughborough’s Mary Cholhok, who starred in her side’s first up win over Team Bath. After a season of over 600 goals […]
Titles on the line for M-League grand finalists
AFTER a fascinating and enthralling M-League season, it all comes to an end tonight when the Premier Men’s and Premier Mixed Grand Finals take place tonight. At 7pm, Premier Men’s minor premiers City Heat take on the Netblacks who will look to go one step better than last year, before the Premier Mixed grand finalists, […]
Super League season gets off to a super start
THE 2023 Netball Superleague season kicked off over the weekend, and as all the teams converged on Nottingham for the opening day, most results went as many would have expected but not all. The Severn Stars shocked the competition on the opening day, defeating the Saracens Mavericks 59 goals to 55 to get their season […]
Netblacks win thriller to face up to grand final Heat
ENDING the back-to-back premiership hopes of St Therese, the Netblacks booked their place in a second successive M-League Premier Men’s Grand Final. After splitting their head-to-head at one win apiece during the year, the Netblacks took no chances with their team selection as they had in the second clash, and got the job done by […]
St Therese and WDNA to meet in both Junior finals
TOP two sides St Therese and WDNA will face off in both Junior M-League finals after winning their respective semis on Wednesday night. The two netball sides finished in the top two of the 17 and Under and 14 and Under divisions in the Victorian Men’s and Mixed Netball Association (VMMNA) competition. In the 17 […]
Geelong and Parkville set for another grand final
LAST years grand finalists will again lock horns in Wednesday’s Premier Mixed decider after both Geelong and Parkville won their respective M-League semi-finals during the week. Reigning premiers Geelong will come into the grand final as underdogs as they did last year, having fought past Altona Falcons by nine goals in their semi-final, while Parkville […]
2023 NSL Round 1 Preview: New season, new hope, same dream
AFTER months of build up and excitement, the new Netball Super League (NSL) season is upon us. The 10 competing clubs will battle it out this weekend to get their campaigns off to the perfect start. Nottingham is the place to be this weekend as all teams converge on Motorpoint Arena for one big day […]
2023 NSL Season Preview: Manchester Thunder
THE 2023 Netball Super League (NSL) season is just around the corner, and clubs and fans alike are gearing up for another exciting season. After an eventful off season the 10 NSL clubs are ready to go for another year, and to prepare for the season we here at Rookie Me Central are going to go around […]
2023 NSL Season Preview: Loughborough Lightning
THE 2023 Netball Super League (NSL) season is just around the corner, and clubs and fans alike are gearing up for another exciting season. After an eventful off season the 10 NSL clubs are ready to go for another year, and to prepare for the season, Rookie Me Central is going around the league and take […]
