History repeats as Mystics win epic decider
THE Northern Mystics are back-to-back champions of the ANZ Premiership after a nail-biting one-goal win (54-53) over the Central Pulse in today’s grand final. In an epic grand final momentum swapped several times in the game, and with the match ultimately going down to the final seconds of the final quarter. Both sets of defences […]
ANZ Premiership finals positions still yet to be confirmed
THE penultimate round of the ANZ Premiership witnessed some surprising results as the race for finals heats up ahead of next week’s final round. Mystics remain in the contest after all important win Northern Mystics (68) defeated Central Pulse (58) The game just proved how important Grace Nweke is to the Mystics in her first […]
All sides remain in hunt for finals spot
THERE were plenty of happy crowds this week in the ANZ Premiership with all home sides taking away the premiership points, making some moves on the ladder. Auckland Derby goes down to the wire Northern Mystics (51) defeated Northern Stars (49) There was no predicting which team would win this Auckland Derby with the lead […]
Blow out wins aplenty ANZ Premiership
THE ladder is starting to come together as the ANZ Premiership reaches games that are do or die. Stars get first win of the season Northern Stars (63) defeated Southern Steel (46) Thanks to an effective four quarter performance the Stars picked up their first win of the 2024 season. It was a relatively clean […]
Surprises aplenty restarts picture in ANZ Premiership
JUST as the ANZ Premiership season was starting to settle into a rhythm, Round 7 came along and spiced proceedings up in the run home to finals. WBOP wave some magic to end Pulse undefeated run The Central Pulse are no longer undefeated after being outclassed by the Magic. The Magic jumped out to a […]
RECAP | 2024 ANZ Premiership: Round 2
THE Central Pulse have made it two wins from as many matches after defeating the WBOP Magic 56-44. It was a tight first half, but a strong third term from the victors made all the difference. Some strong defensive work from the Magic allowed them to be the ones to break centre pass first, and […]
2023 ANZ Premiership Preview: Grand Final
THIS is it. The big one. It is time for the 2023 ANZ Premiership Grand Final. Tomorrow will see a new champion of New Zealand, with either the Northern Mystics or Northern Stars just 24 hours away from lifting the trophy. If the Mystics win, it will be trophy number two for the minor premiers […]
2023 ANZ Premiership: Team of the Week – Round 8
THERE is a Mystical, yet Starry and Tactical tone to the ANZ Premiership Team of the Week, with each side dominating our hypothetical lineup after Round 8. Only three teams contributed players to this week’s squad, with the Mystics and Stars leading the way with four players each. Another common theme amongst this week’s team […]
2023 ANZ Premiership | Round 8 preview: Final month mayhem on the horizon
THIS weekend sees the ANZ Premiership season hit its two thirds mark, and with the last month of the fixture just around the corner already, things are no doubt going to soon heat up. It will perhaps be as soon as this weekend, with Grand Final rematches and tight clashes aplenty up and down the […]
Ladder gets a shakeup across the ditch
AS the halfway point of the season is fast approaching in the ANZ Premiership, things are starting to get a bit of a shake up in terms of the ladder. In the tightest result of last weekend, the Magic have reversed the result from Round 1 and pinched a 48 goal to 47 goal win […]
