2024 Lightning Reserves list revealed
SQUAD number four for the inaugural SSN Reserves competition has been announced, and it is that of the Sunshine Coast Lightning. The Lightning’s 13-player roster features a number of faces that will be familiar to those who have watched the SSN over the years. The club’s 11th player Maddie Hinchliffe is in the squad, alongside […]
Lightning strike hot to win Battle of the Bruce
THE Queensland Cup headed north up the Bruce Highway after the Sunshine Coast Lightning made it two wins from as many starts in 2023 with a comfortable 10-goal victory over the Queensland Firebirds.vDespite a Queensland resurgence in the second half, the Lightning were dominant enough in the first half that it did not matter. Teams […]
Three Questions With: Super Netball Commentators
ON the eve of yet another huge Suncorp Super Netball Season, it is time to hear some season predictions from some of the people who know the game best. At the recent league Season Launch, questions were posed to three of the most familiar faces in Australian commentary circles – Bianca Chatfield, Sue Gaudion and […]
Suncorp Super Netball Season Preview: Sunshine Coast Lightning
THE 2023 Suncorp Super Netball Season is only a matter of weeks away, and in anticipation of the new season we here at Rookie Me Central are going to take an in depth look at each of the sides and preview what this year may have in store for them. In today’s penultimate preview, it […]
Australian 21 & Under squad announced
NETBALL Australia has announced its 21 & Under squad for the remainder of the 2022 season, with the 14 selected athletes set to take part in a four-day training camp at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) next month. The squad was chosen off the back of the recently completed Australian Netball Championships (ANC) which […]
2022 ANC Team Preview: Queensland Sapphires
THE 2022 Australian Netball Championship (ANC) is just around the corner, and after a Covid induced two year hiatus, the redesigned national second tier competition is back. 10 teams from across the country will be facing off in Traralgon later this month for the title. In preparation for the tournament, we are going to preview […]
First crop of 2022 training partners announced
FOUR Suncorp Super Netball clubs have now announced their 2022 training partner selections, with GIANTS Netball and Sunshine Coast Lightning joining the Queensland Firebirds and Collingwood Magpies, who confirmed their nominations late last week. With plenty of exciting talent at hand, we run through the first crop of SSN training partners in the leadup to […]
