2021 SSN Round 6 – Head to head
ANOTHER round of Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) action is upon us and this week sees some exciting match-ups across the board. The battle we will cast an eye over is that of Adelaide Thunderbirds goal shooter Lenize Potgieter and Melbourne Vixens defender Kadie-Ann Dehaney with the two internationals pillars for their respective sides. Melbourne Vixens […]
Magpies steal first win of the season
BOLSTERED by the return of Geva Mentor and Molly Jovic, Collingwood Magpies looked much more at ease against Adelaide Thunderbirds as they secured their first win of the 2021 Suncorp Super Netball season (60-56). It was an incredibly topsy-turvy encounter as neither team could settle with the lead ebbing and flowing for majority of the […]
Thunderbirds looking for consistency in 2021
NEW year, new season and with that brings new opportunities, as the Adelaide Thunderbirds look to improve on their 2020 season by finding that level of consistency to grind out games according to captain Hannah Petty. “Our main area of growth is our consistency and we see our team as a top four side and […]
2021 SSN Preview: Adelaide Thunderbirds
THE Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) season has swung around once again with teams shaping up for an exciting year of netball. Having played through a global pandemic last season, the 2021 campaign will be hoping to restore a bit of normality to the netball world as the eight sides compete for that all-elusive premiership. Coach: […]
Top 10 teams we are looking forward to in 2021: #10 Adelaide Thunderbirds
IT has been an unconventional year of netball and as 2020 comes to a close, the Draft Central team casts an eye to the future and which teams we are excited to see take the court for the 2021 season. There have been a number of player changes throughout the offseason across the ANZ Premiership, […]
Positional analysis: Pitman v. Watson (WA)
WHILST the 2020 Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) season was completed last month, the postseason content does not stop with our positional analysis series up next. The final position to look at is wing attack with a couple of internationals and regulars in the Suncorp Super Netball fixture Chelsea Pitman and Liz Watson set to go […]
2020 SSN positional analysis: Potgieter v. Fowler (GS)
WHILST the 2020 Suncorp Super Netball season was completed last month, the postseason content does not stop with our positional analysis series up next. The two players in focus for today’s analysis are South African and Adelaide Thunderbirds shooter Lenize Potgieter and Jamaican shooting sensation Jhaniele Fowler. Both players are prolific in their own right […]
How could the Thunderbirds defensive unit look in 2021?
AS the Suncorp Super Netball lists start to shape up for the 2021 season, one big question that comes to mind when thinking of the Adelaide Thunderbirds is: who will fill the defensive hole left by Layla Guscoth’s departure? A constant figure of commitment and hard work, Guscoth provided that calming element in the defence […]
Lightning sharp against Thunderbirds to stay in touch with top two
OPENING up Wednesday night’s Suncorp Super Netball proceedings was a huge matchup between Adelaide Thunderbirds and Sunshine Coast Lightning. The Thunderbirds were hoping to close the gap on the ladder with a win, but the Lightning’s continuous intensity paid off for a six-goal 56-50 win, to stay in touch with the Vixens and Swifts at […]
Firebirds hold on in thriller against Thunderbirds
AFTER leading from the opening minutes of the game the Battle of the Birds went right down to the wire as Queensland Firebirds notched up their second win of the year in the final 10 seconds of the game (54-53). It was a pulsating finish to the game as the Thunderbirds threw everything they had […]
