Diamonds sparkle as Roses wilt
AUSTRALIA has booked its rematch with Jamaica in the Gold Medal match of the Commonwealth Games after defeating an inconsistent England by nine goals overnight. The Aussies were on from the word go, with many surprised at the starting sevens and substitution changes throughout the match, which seemed to keep Australia on the front foot. […]
Australia and Jamaica book semi-final spots
THOUGH it always seemed like fait accompli, Australia and Jamaica have officially qualified for the 2022 Commonwealth Games semi-finals. Winning their penultimate Pool A matches overnight means both nations have gone 4-0 and cannot be knocked out of the semi-finals places. In eerily similar scorelines, the Diamonds and Sunshine Girls defeated Wales and Scotland by […]
2022 Commonwealth Games Preview: Australia
THE 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England are just around the corner. To celebrate, we are previewing each of the competing netball nations and predicting how they might fare in the tournament. Today, in the last but no means least preview, we take a look at Australia. After falling so close to gold at both […]
2022 SSN Season Review: Collingwood Magpies
THE 2022 Suncorp Super Netball season has come to an end, so let us now take a look back at each team’s season in retrospect. Today’s team in review is the Collingwood Magpies, who finished fourth in 2022. Despite the slow start to the season, once they really got going Collingwood did not let their […]
Four teams, two games, one dream
IT is finals time in the Suncorp Super Netball, as the final four teams left are all striving towards the same goal – to become 2022 Premiers. This weekend is the first of this year’s finals series, where we find out one half of the grand final equation, while also saying goodbye to another team. […]
Diamonds squad assembled, now destiny awaits in Birmingham
THE final 12 player Diamonds squad for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham has been released. The original squad of 20 has been whittled down to a squad of 12 plus three travelling reserves. Only four members of the squad from the last Commonwealth Games have made the squad again -Captain Liz Watson, Vice-Captain Steph […]
Epic Melbourne Derby sees both teams go home smiling
IN an epic second Melbourne Derby of 2022, the Melbourne Vixens may have won in a nail biter but the Collingwood Magpies went home smiling too because they will be playing finals in 2022. It was a nail biting affair for much of the afternoon which befitted the occasion and what was at stake, but […]
Undermanned but not to be undone as Thunderbirds beat Magpies
THE Adelaide Thunderbirds were undermanned against the Collingwood Magpies, but it mattered little as they swooped in for a 58-53 victory in the latest round of Super Netball action. The Thunderbirds had a number of huge outs pre-match, with Lenize Potgieter, Hannah Petty and Maisie Nankivell all missing the match, factors which made the crucial […]
SSN Player Focus: Molly Jovic (Collingwood)
COLLINGWOOD secured an important win in the Suncorp Super Netball on the weekend against their crosstown rivals the Melbourne Vixens, and a big part in that success was midcourt star Molly Jovic. Jovic has a strong season thus far in 2022, and although she has had strong performances, she often flies under the radar as […]
Collingwood swoops Vixens to rule Melbourne
COLLINGWOOD have caused one of the upsets of the Super Netball season, beating the Vixens in the Melbourne Derby 70 to 60. The Magpies got on top early in the first term. Their movement down court was smooth while their defence was strong. The Vixens also looked rattled in the first quarter, as uncharacteristic misses […]
