Northern Mystics “mana” set to spur them on in season 2021
NORTHERN Mystics fell short of a grand final appearance in the 2020 ANZ Premiership season, finishing third with goaler Grace Nweke headlining their shooting circle. Heading into Round 1 of the 2021 season, Nweke and the Mystics have a new mantra which the club are looking to implement entitled “Mystics mana”, with the side focusing […]
ANZ Premiership: Southern Steel releases full squad while Pulse and Magic add to list
THERE has been plenty of player movement already in the ANZ Premiership with the Northern Stars and Northern Mystics releasing their player rosters a couple of weeks ago. Following on from that, the Southern Steel have announced their full squad for the 2021 ANZ Premiership season while both the Central Pulse and Waikato Bay of […]
2020 ANZ Premiership season review – Northern Mystics
IT was an unprecedented season as the ANZ Premiership came to a halt after Round 1 due to the COVID-19 pandemic but later returned in June to round out the remainder of the season, bar Round 10. The season saw plenty of intriguing battles as teams plied their trade across the court in hope to […]
2020 ANZ Premiership: Most developed players
WITH Round 10 of the ANZ Premiership season cancelled due to a change in COVID-19 restrictions, Draft Central casts an eye over each side’s most developed players for 2020 ahead of the finals. It has been an unconventional season to say the least with the ANZ Premiership season brought to a halt back March due […]
ANZ Premiership – Round 8: Mystics end Pulse’s 10-match winning streak
FIGHTING for a potential second spot on the ladder the Northern Mystics knew they had to play hard for a win against Central Pulse, and fight they did, in a season-defining match in Round 8 of the ANZ Premiership. The Mystics stood tall for their greatest win of the season so far, defeating Pulse by […]
2020 ANZ Premiership preview: Round 8
WITH one game already down, Round 8 of the ANZ Premiership will bring plenty of excitement and intense battles with a couple of ladder defining clashes. The top two match-up between the Central Pulse and Northern Mystics headlines the round while up the other end of the ladder the Magic and Steel do battle. Northern […]
ANZ Premiership – Round 7: Mystics bounce back to deliver Magic an eighth straight loss
WITH both the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic and Northern Mystics coming into the last match of ANZ Premiership Round 7 off the back of frustrating losses, both teams came out with a fire in the belly in a must-win for the Mystics. The fading Magic are still yet to get a win on the […]
2020 ANZ Premiership preview: Round 7
WITH the ANZ Premiership finals quickly approaching and the battle for third spot in hot dispute expect each team to come out firing and with a real intensity in Round 7. There are a number of key games across the round that will have a huge influence on ladder positioning, while the Magic and Steel […]
ANZ Premiership – Round 6: Dominant Pulse leave Mystics empty handed
THE hotly anticipated top of the table clash turned into a nightmare for the Northern Mystics, after a troublesome first half left them to chase the title favourites, Central Pulse for the remainder of the game. Off the back of a tough game against the Stars, fatigue seems to play a role for the Northern […]
2020 ANZ Premiership preview: Round 6
PASSING the midpoint of the season, expect Round 6 of the ANZ Premiership to deliver plenty of excitement and close games once again. The Central Pulse sit pretty atop of the ladder with six wins straight while the Northern Mystics, Northern Stars and Mainland Tactix continue to battle it out for a position in the […]