Stats Central: Post-2023 NSL edition
THE 2023 Netball Super League season came to an entertaining end over the weekend, with the Loughborough Lightning picking up their second title in three years.
Now that the dust has settled on another exciting season, it is time to take a look at who the star players were across some of the stat categories in the 2023 season.
Goals
- Mary Cholhok (Loughborough Lightning) – 908
- Lenize Potgieter (Manchester Thunder) – 850
- Olivia Tchine (London Pulse) – 699
- Sigrid Burger (Severn Stars) – 672
- Proscovia Peace (Surrey Storm) – 564
- Ellie Bird (Leeds Rhinos) – 542
- Beth Goodwin (Strathclyde Sirens) – 494
- Ine-Mari Venter (Saracens Mavericks) – 479
- Sophie Drakeford-Lewis (Surrey Storm) – 422
- Betsy Creak (Bath) – 395
Intercepts
- Towera Vinkhumbo (Strathclyde Sirens) – 75
- Shaquanda Greene-Noel (Celtic Dragons) – 63
- Francesca Williams (Loughborough Lightning) – 60
- Jayda Pechova (Bath) – 53
- Funmi Fadoju (London Pulse) – 45
- Vicki Oyesola (Leeds Rhinos) – 45
- Jo Trip (Severn Stars) – 40
- Layla Guscoth (Surrey Storm) – 39
- Amy Flanagan (Surrey Storm) – 37
- Monique Meyer (Saracens Mavericks) – 30
Turnovers
- Towera Vinkhumbo (Strathclyde Sirens) – 115
- Shaquanda Greene-Noel (Celtic Dragons) – 114
- Funmi Fadoju (London Pulse) – 105
- Francesca Williams (Loughborough Lightning) – 100
- Jayda Pechova (Bath) – 86
- Layla Guscoth (Surrey Storm) – 84
- Vicki Oyesola (Leeds Rhinos) – 79
- Jo Trip (Severn Stars) – 79
- Amy Flanagan (Surrey Storm) – 63
- Josie Huckle (Manchester Thunder) – 56
Deflections
- Funmi Fadoju (London Pulse) – 144
- Layla Guscoth (Surrey Storm) – 92
- Vicki Oyesola (Leeds Rhinos) – 88
- Shaquanda Greene-Noel (Celtic Dragons) – 75
- Amy Flanagan (Surrey Storm) – 67
- Francesca Williams (Loughborough Lightning) – 65
- Josie Huckle (Manchester Thunder) – 65
- Jayda Pechova (Bath) – 57
- Zara Everitt (London Pulse) – 57
- Alice Harvey (Loughborough Lightning) – 51
Feeds
- Natalie Metcalf (Manchester Thunder) – 622
- Jessica Shaw (Severn Stars) – 513
- Bethany Dix (Strathclyde Sirens) – 496
- Hannah Joseph (Loughborough Lightning) – 464
- Amy Carter (Manchester Thunder) – 456
- Chelsea Pitman (London Pulse) – 400
- Sasha Corbin (Saracens Mavericks) – 397
- Ali Wilshier (Bath) – 372
- Jade Clarke (London Pulse) – 367
- Elle McDonald (Leeds Rhinos) – 361
Penalties
- Jo Trip (Severn Stars) – 291
- Alice Harvey (Loughborough Lightning) – 252
- Francesca Williams (Loughborough Lightning) – 248
- Shaquanda Greene-Noel (Celtic Dragons) – 246
- Towera Vinkhumbo (Strathclyde Sirens) – 237
- Halimat Adio (London Pulse) – 236
- Layla Guscoth (Surrey Storm) – 227
- Jayda Pechova (Bath) – 211
- Josie Huckle (Manchester Thunder) – 207
- Vicki Oyesola (Leeds Rhinos) – 206
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