PREVIEW | NSL 2024 Round 1 – New era, new look teams, same goal
TODAY is the day. Later today, the English netball community will once again descend on Nottingham to begin the 2024 Netball Super League season. In a move that is perhaps uniquely Super League, much of the league moved clubs in the offseason, which creates a whole lot of unpredictability heading into the new season. Not […]
2024 Netball Super League Preview – Surrey Storm
THE 2024 Netball Super League season is almost upon us, and to celebrate the build up to the season, Rookie Me Central will be previewing each of the 10 competing teams and seeing how this year might unfold for them. Today’s penultimate preview is on the Surrey Storm. Overall, 2023 was a year of progress […]
Young gun Kelly’s rapid rise to the red dress
SOPHIE Kelly is living every kid’s dream. Playing the sport you love at a professional level being able to be seen by millions having fans cheering you on. The youngster has quickly become a favourite in England netball. Debuting in the Netball Super League (NSL) at just 16-years-old, Kelly has made her way through the […]
Storm serve up 2024 Squad
THE Surrey Storm have also joined the procession of Netball Super League teams revealing their squad for the 2024 season, after making the announcement last week. Unlike many of their rivals, the Storm have managed to keep a large chunk of their 2023 squad at the club for next season. Led again by playing coach […]
Thunder roars loud to finish season on a high
MANCHESTER Thunder have finished their season on a high with a solid 55 goals to 38 win over the Surrey Storm to finish third in the Superleague for 2023. The game started much tighter than it ended, but a dominant third quarter from the Thunder really blew the match open. The first quarter was one […]
2023 NSL Season Preview: Surrey Storm
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 […]
Surrey creates VNSL Storm with Guscoth signing
THERE has been no shortage of massive signings in the Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) already, but it is hard to go past the bombshell signing of England Roses international Layla Guscoth to Surrey Storm. The defender dominated the 2022 season for Team Bath, but had announced she was leaving for other opportunities given Bath announced […]
2022 VNSL team review: Surrey Storm
IN the wake of the 2022 Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) season finishing, we have taken a look back at how each team fared. We continue the 11-team countdown with the seventh place Surrey Storm, who stood alone on eight wins. KEY NUMBERS Position: 7thWins: 8Losses: 12Goals For: 1088 (4th)Goals Against: 1163 (11th)Goal Difference: -75 (8th)Points: […]
Rhinos Storm to one-goal win over Surrey
LEEDS Rhinos have come from behind to run over the top of Surrey Storm and secure the one-goal Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) victory. It kicked off Round 17 of action on Friday night, with the standalone game tkaing place at the Allam Sports Centre, and the contest living up to all expectations.
Bath Storms to big win over Surrey
TEAM Bath has temporarily grabbed fourth spot on the Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) ladder after seeing off Surrey Storm in a 25-goal thriller at Surrey Sports Park. Both sides were competing for the spot, with the Storm three points ahead of Bath, but the blue and gold side had a far superior goal difference, and […]
PREVIEW | 2025 NSL: Loughborough Lightning
THE 2025 Netball Super League season is a mere fortnight away, and in the lead up to the competition Rookie Me Central will be previewing each of the teams and taking a look at how they might go in this new era of English netball. In today’s preview, it is time to take a look […]
FIRST LOOK | Birmingham Panthers & Nottingham Forest – NSL Super Cup 2025
OVER the weekend the first ever Netball Super League Super Cup was run, which gave fans a first look at how the eight Netball Super League clubs are looking ahead of Round 1 this coming weekend. Although each of the matches was no longer than a quarter of normal netball, it still gave those watching […]
PREVIEW | 2025 NSL: London Pulse
THE 2025 Netball Super League season is a mere fortnight away, and in the lead up to the competition Rookie Me Central will be previewing each of the teams and taking a look at how they might go in this new era of English netball. In this preview it is time to take a look […]
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW | NSL Super Cup 2025
THIS weekend sees the running of the first ever Netball Super Cup, the Netball Super League’s answer to the Team Girls Cup in Australia. Across one massive day this Saturday up in Sheffield, all the Super League clubs will be in action in a massive day of preseason action ahead of Round One the following […]
PREVIEW | 2025 NSL: London Mavericks
THE 2025 Netball Super League season is a mere fortnight away, and in the lead up to the competition Rookie Me Central will be previewing each of the teams and taking a look at how they might go in this new era of English netball. Next up, it is time to take a look at […]
PREVIEW | 2025 NSL: Leeds Rhinos
THE 2025 Netball Super League season is a mere fortnight away, and in the lead up to the competition, Rookie Me Central will be previewing each of the teams and taking a look at how they might go in this new era of English netball. Next up, it is time to take a look at […]
PREVIEW | 2025 NSL: Cardiff Dragons
THE 2025 Netball Super League season is a mere fortnight away, and in the lead-up to the competition, Rookie Me Central will be previewing each of the teams’ campaigns by analysing how they may fare in this new era of English netball. Next up are the Cardiff Dragons. Cardiff Dragons 2025 Netball Super League Squad […]
PREVIEW | 2025 NSL: Birmingham Panthers
THE 2025 Netball Super League season is a mere fortnight away, and in the lead up to the competition Rookie Me Central will be previewing each of the teams and taking a look at how they might go in this new era of English netball. First cab off the rank is one of the competition’s […]
Five players to watch: Aussies in the NSL 2025
IT IS the dawn of a new era in English netball, and Aussies are right at the forefront of it. With the rebirth of the Netball Super League, Australians are a focal point of many of the eight teams set to contest the 2025 season. With that in mind, here are some of the Aussies […]
Around The Courts | NSL NXT Gen Round 2
ROUND 2 of the NSL NXT Gen League saw margins bigger than what we saw on opening weekend as three teams started to pull away at the top of the table. ROUND 2 RESULTS Manchester Thunder vs London Mavericks After a first round bye the London Mavericks had a less than ideal debut in the […]
PREVIEW | NSL 2024 Round 1 – New era, new look teams, same goal
TODAY is the day. Later today, the English netball community will once again descend on Nottingham to begin the 2024 Netball Super League season. In a move that is perhaps uniquely Super League, much of the league moved clubs in the offseason, which creates a whole lot of unpredictability heading into the new season. Not […]
2024 Netball Super League Preview – Surrey Storm
THE 2024 Netball Super League season is almost upon us, and to celebrate the build up to the season, Rookie Me Central will be previewing each of the 10 competing teams and seeing how this year might unfold for them. Today’s penultimate preview is on the Surrey Storm. Overall, 2023 was a year of progress […]
Young gun Kelly’s rapid rise to the red dress
SOPHIE Kelly is living every kid’s dream. Playing the sport you love at a professional level being able to be seen by millions having fans cheering you on. The youngster has quickly become a favourite in England netball. Debuting in the Netball Super League (NSL) at just 16-years-old, Kelly has made her way through the […]
Storm serve up 2024 Squad
THE Surrey Storm have also joined the procession of Netball Super League teams revealing their squad for the 2024 season, after making the announcement last week. Unlike many of their rivals, the Storm have managed to keep a large chunk of their 2023 squad at the club for next season. Led again by playing coach […]
Thunder roars loud to finish season on a high
MANCHESTER Thunder have finished their season on a high with a solid 55 goals to 38 win over the Surrey Storm to finish third in the Superleague for 2023. The game started much tighter than it ended, but a dominant third quarter from the Thunder really blew the match open. The first quarter was one […]
2023 NSL Season Preview: Surrey Storm
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 […]
Surrey creates VNSL Storm with Guscoth signing
THERE has been no shortage of massive signings in the Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) already, but it is hard to go past the bombshell signing of England Roses international Layla Guscoth to Surrey Storm. The defender dominated the 2022 season for Team Bath, but had announced she was leaving for other opportunities given Bath announced […]
2022 VNSL team review: Surrey Storm
IN the wake of the 2022 Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) season finishing, we have taken a look back at how each team fared. We continue the 11-team countdown with the seventh place Surrey Storm, who stood alone on eight wins. KEY NUMBERS Position: 7thWins: 8Losses: 12Goals For: 1088 (4th)Goals Against: 1163 (11th)Goal Difference: -75 (8th)Points: […]
Rhinos Storm to one-goal win over Surrey
LEEDS Rhinos have come from behind to run over the top of Surrey Storm and secure the one-goal Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) victory. It kicked off Round 17 of action on Friday night, with the standalone game tkaing place at the Allam Sports Centre, and the contest living up to all expectations.
