Mystics deliver the weekend’s sole tight finish
AS the ANZ Premiership season reached its halfway point over the weekend, all the results seemed to follow a pattern. Well, almost all of them. In one tight result of the weekend, it was the Mystics who pinched a win over the Magic at the absolute death. After the Magic dominated early, the Mystics worked […]
2023 ANZ Premiership Team of the Week – Round 4
IT is Wednesday, which does mean it is time once again for another ANZ Premiership Team of the Week. After another weekend full of excellent performances, who stood out enough to make this week’s team? GS: Grace Nweke (Mystics) After a slight drop in form Nweke was back to her shooting best on the weekend […]
Tight results the flavour of the weekend in NZ
THERE was one overarching theme of all the results in the ANZ Premiership over the weekend – well almost – and that was small margins. In a thrilling upset, the Tactix showed they are a team to beat this season after they downed the Central Pulse 50 goals to 49. It did not take long […]
2023 ANZ Premiership | Round 2 preview: Plenty of questions already
AFTER an exciting opening round last weekend, the ANZ Premiership is back for Round 2. If the opening exchanges taught us anything at all, it is that the 2022 pecking order means nothing in 2023. For example, take the Tactix. They finished last in 2022 and made a lot of changes in the offseason, but […]
2023 ANZ Premiership Team of the Week – Round 1
LAST weekend saw the opening weekend of the 2023 ANZ Premiership season, and plenty of star performances across all six teams. In this week’s Team of the Week, all six teams have at least one representative across the 10-player team, with the Northern Mystics having the most representatives with three. Goal Shooter – Grace Nweke […]
True smorgasbord to kick off the season
THE OPENING weekend of the ANZ Premiership season truly had it all. Big wins, small wins and wins that prove the 2022 pecking order means nothing this year. In the clash of last year’s runners up versus last year’s wooden spooners, it was the Tactix who got the upset win, downing the Stars by six […]
2023 ANZ Premiership | Round 1 preview: New season, same goal
FIRST it was the English, now it is New Zealand’s turn to get its domestic netball campaign underway as the 2023 ANZ Premiership season kicks off this weekend. There has been plenty of change across all the teams over the offseason, and now that the Te Wānanga o Raukawa pre-season tournament is done and World […]
Diamonds claim first ever Fast5 Netball World Series
AUSTRALIA has claimed the final missing trophy from its illustrious cabinet by winning the Fast5 Netball World Series, defeating South Africa in the final. After a shock loss to Uganda on the second day, the Diamonds were able to claim victories over the remaining nations to book their spot in the final. There, they took […]
Bird flies north to land in Leeds
DETERMINED to keep playing at the highest domestic level possible, New Zealander Ellie Bird has opted to test herself in the Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) after six strong years at Mainland Tactix. With her career coming to an end in the red dress following the recruitment of Silver Ferns rising talent Aliyah Dunn who crossed […]
2023 ANZ Premiership schedule released
THE 2023 ANZ Premiership schedule has been confirmed in an announcement from the league yesterday. The condensed 12-round season will run from March 4 until May 22, before the finals take place to decide the champion. With the 2023 Netball World Cup in South Africa taking place in July, the earlier schedule allows for a […]
