Namana goes to great heights to reach ANZ dreams
FOUR franchises in five years. The first people you think of might be Sulu Fitzpatrick, Chelsea Pitman or Kadie-Ann Dehaney. Well, Grace Namana knew her goal and she was willing to reach great heights in order to achieve her dreams. Born and raised in Rotorua, Namana moved to St Paul’s College in Hamilton in what […]
RECAP | SSN 2024 Team Girls Cup Day 1 wrap
THE Suncorp Super Netball Show has rolled into Sydney, with the Team Girls Cup getting underway yesterday. In case you missed any of the action, here is a little snapshot of each game. Adelaide Thunderbirds vs Melbourne Vixens Thunderbirds 9 | 11 | 15 | 10 (45)Vixens 9 | 5 | 11 | 9 […]
SSN Scouting Notes – Ballarat Blitz 2024
LAST weekend saw the Ballarat Blitz take place, where four Suncorp Super Netball teams – Adelaide Thunderbirds, GIANTS Netball, Melbourne Vixens and West Coast Fever – gathered in the Victorian city of Ballarat for a mini preseason round robin event. Each team played two matches across the weekend. Below take a look at who played, […]
2024 Netball Super League Preview – London Pulse
THE 2024 Netball Super League season is almost upon us, and to celebrate the build up to the season, Rookie Me Central will be previewing each of the 10 competing teams to predict how this year might unfold for them. Next up are the London Pulse. Last season brought absolute heartbreak for the Pulse, going […]
Taini Jamison Trophy 2023 Preview: England
THIS weekend international netball returns, with the Taini Jamison Trophy being contested again in New Zealand. In the lead up to the series, we here at Rookie Me Central are going to be taking a deep dive into this series, continuing today by taking a look at the visitors England. This is a big […]
Pulse join list revealing 2024 NSL Squad
THE Netball Super League (NSL) signings for 2024 just keep rolling in, with the London Pulse the latest side to confirm their full squad for 2024. Unlike some of the other NSL clubs, the Pulse have kept a solid chunk of their squad from the 2023 season, which saw them reach the Grand Final. Alicia […]
2023 Netball World Cup review: England
ENGLAND fell agonisingly short of a Netball World Cup gold medal, but was able to still claim the silver, improving on its Commonwealth Games performance last year. The Roses went undefeated all the way to the final, but were unable to match Australia for four quarters in the decider. The Roses can come away knowing […]
Dozen it feel good? Australia claims 12th Netball World Cup
AUSTRALIA has reclaimed the Netball World Cup title to hold every international crown it could again, after defeating England by 16 goals in the Gold Medal Match. It was as ruthless and impressive from the Diamonds as it was disappointing and heartbreaking for the Roses, with the world number ones outclassing the side that beat […]
Roses rise to the occasion and topple the Diamonds
ENGLAND has done the unthinkable, defeating Australia by one goal in a thrilling final minute boilover which sees the Roses remain undefeated, while handing the Diamonds their first loss of the Netball World Cup. Many thought that the Diamonds had this game in the bag with the Roses putting out some arguably scrappy performances of […]
Tonga Tala topple Thistles
TONGA has justified its world ranking in netball by taking out the dangerous Scotland overnight in the 2023 Netball World Cup five round of matches. The Tala won their third match of the series and added Scotland to their list of scalps that included Zimbabwe and Fiji, in a hard-fought contest that saw them come […]
