ANZ Premiership Round 10 preview: Super six in five days
A JAM-PACKED ANZ Premiership schedule is played for the weekend, with a massive six games across five days. In a four-game Round 10 fixture with a couple of rescheduled Round 5 clashes. The Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic and Northern Stars have a busy week, with three games each in those five days, including two […]
Apple Isle gets a taste of SSN action
AMONG the Round 9 highlights in this week’s Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) action is a game in Tasmania, as the Collingwood Magpies and Queensland Firebirds travel down to the Apple Isle on Sunday afternoon. We preview the four upcoming clashes. Sunshine Coast Lightning vs West Coast FeverSaturday, 5pm AESTUSC Stadium This weekend’s task is a […]
Hawks raise hell of their own over Demons in VNL
IN this week’s Victorian Netball League (VNL) Round 8 Match of the Round, Hawks Netball were far too strong for Casey Demons, winning by 18 goals, 64–46. A dominant third quarter in particular really set up the win, and they were able to maintain it in the last and capitalise on the scoreboard. There were […]
Lightning strikes late to grab win
WRAPPING up Round 17 of the Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) action, Wasps Netball defeated Celtic Dragons by a solitary goal. Aside fromManchester Thunder thrashing Leeds Rhinos on Sunday, all other games across Round 17 were decided by seven goals or less, and the other Monday night game was the same, with Loughborough Lightning defeating Team […]
SSN Player Focus: Gretel Bueta (Queensland)
QUEENSLAND Firebirds star Gretel Bueta is a stalwart of the Suncorp Super Netball, having played in the league for a long time and become a first choice shooter for both the Firebirds and the Diamonds. This Player Focus takes a look specifically at her efforts in last weekend’s match against the Vixens, which although the […]
VNL Round 8 preview: Lightning and Blaze lock horns in top three clash
A TOP three blockbuster clash between North East Blaze and Melbourne University Lightning highlights a big Round 8 of Victorian Netball League (VNL) action. Both sides sit at an identical five wins and two losses from seven matches, in the pick of the fixtures taking place tonight. A win would give the successful side a […]
SSN Stats Leaders – Round 8 2022
THE 2022 Suncorp Super Netball season is heading into its second half, so let us take another look at who the stats leaders are at the moment. Shooting Goals As she has all season, it is still Jhaniele Fowler who leads the way in terms of most goals scored. She has been so dominant this […]
Pulse suffocate Steel attack in low-scoring win
HOLDING Southern Steel to their lowest score of the season, Central Pulse won a crucial top three clash to go outright second thanks to a six-goal win to close out Round 9 of 2022 ANZ Premiership season. The Steel started incredibly, piling on 18 goals in the first term, but the Pulse defence clicked into […]
Derby take two proves history never repeats
THE second Sydney Derby of the 2022 Suncorp Super Netball has gone very differently to the first time around, with the NSW Swifts defeating the GIANTS 52 to 43. The first quarter was one of swinging momentums. The Swifts got the better start, before the GIANTS surged forward and then the Swifts retook the lead. […]
Efficient Mystics move eight points clear on top
A DOMINANT Northern Mystics outfit moved one step closer to earning an automatic ANZ Premiership Grand Final spot, defeating their northern rivals Northern Stars by three goals at Pulman Arena yesterday. The Mystics were on top for the majority of the contest, particularly at the breaks, but they never had it completely their own way, […]
Fourth quarter miracle sees West Coast take care of eastern visitors
IN an arm wrestle out west, Collingwood’s recent run of form has come to an end, going down to the West Coast Fever by five goals. It was an entertaining battle in the first term. It was goal for goal for much of the first half of the period, but the defensive pressure was also […]
Tactix storm home to win over Magic
AFTER trailing at each of the first three breaks, the Mainland Tactix stepped up when it counted to run over the top of Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic and keep their ANZ Premiership finals hopes alive. In a battle of the bottom two sides – who were both coming off losses the day before – […]
