Defenders delight as duo tie for VNL MVP
IT was a big night for the Victorian Netball League (VNL) last night, with the annual awards night taking place. In the Championship Division there was a tie for the MVP, with Sophie Hanrahan and Jessie Grenvold tying for the award. The win caps off a year that was just about perfect for Hanrahan, who […]
PREVIEW | 2024 VNL: Round 17
THERE are a number of enticing fixtures tonight in the VNL, and some of which could have a very big baring on the season. We preview Round 17 with a focus on our featured match between Geelong Cougars and City West Faclons. MATCH OF THE ROUND Geelong Cougars vs. City West Falcons LAST TIME THEY […]
Race tightens at ANC 2023
AS the 2023 Australian Netball Championships moves to the pointy end of the competition, the battle for finals places is getting tighter and tighter. Collingwood (65) defeated Capital Darters (52) Collingwood bounced back from the previous day’s loss with a win over the Capital Darters. A bad third quarter was what ultimately put the nail […]
Pecking order starts to settle at ANC
AS the competition moves to the halfway mark in the 2023 Australian Netball Championships, the pecking order of team strength starts to become more and more apparent. GIANTS Academy (66) defeated Capital Darters (47) The GIANTS picked up their first win of this year’s competition with a big win over the Darters. Although it was […]
Stanton secures MVP at VNL Awards night
EXPERIENCED shooter Kaylia Stanton earned the Victorian Netball League’s (VNL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) award at the 2023 awards night held on Sunday night. Stanton polled in 14 of the 18 matches to be crowned the Championship MVP where she played for Hawks Netball. Donning the brown and gold, Stanton was a towering presence in […]
Express claw their way into grand final over Cougars
BOROONDARA Express have secured their way into the 2023 Victorian Netball League (VNL) grand final after a tight two goal win over the Geelong Cougars. Last time these two sides met was not long ago only back in Round 15 where the Cougars took the game convincingly taking the win by 15-goals. This time around, […]
2023 VNL | Preliminary Final preview: Cougars and Express face off for grand final spot
GEELONG Cougars and Boroondara Express will face off tonight for a spot in the 2023 Victorian Netball League (VNL) Grand Final. The match takes place from 7pm and will be streamed via the Netball Victoria Facebook page as well as KommunityTV, to determine which side will take on the red-hot City West Falcons. The Cougars […]
2023 VNL | Semi-Finals preview: Four remain in title hunt
JUST four teams remain in the race to the Victorian Netball League (VNL) title, with the red-hot City West Falcons the side to beat, but three willing competitors still in contention. We preview the two massive semi-finals that take place tonight at the State Netball Centre. City West Falcons vs. Geelong CougarsWednesday, July 26 @ […]
Express fall to in-form Cougars
GEELONG Cougars got their third win in a row and overtook opponents Boroondara Express with a 15-goal defeat heading into the pointy end of the regular Victorian Netball league (VNL) season. A strong start by the Cougars quickly set the pace of the 56-41 game with the help of the accurate moving circle which was […]
Margins vary in mixed night of VNL action
LAST night’s results in the Victorian Netball League were either one of two options – either an absolute thrashing or a tight nail-biter. The tightest of the nail-biters was between the Geelong Cougars and Melbourne Uni Lightning, with the Cougars prevailing by a single goal in a match full of momentum swings. Geelong raced out […]
