Adelaide Thunderbirds snatch up Victorian Samantha Gooden for 2020
THE Adelaide Thunderbirds have bolstered their shooting line-up with the addition of Samantha Gooden as a permanent replacement player for the 2020 Suncorp Super Netball season. Having lost Maria Folau at the end of 2019 and youngster Sasha Glasgow suffering a devastating ACL injury towards the latter half of the season the Thunderbirds were in […]
Lightning storm home to claim minor premiership
SUNSHINE Coast Lightning secured the minor premiership after a dominant performance against Adelaide Thunderbirds in the final game of the home and away season (58-37). Lightning walked away with seven points to snatch top spot from the NSW Swifts and claim rights to a home final while restricting the Thunderbirds to their lowest score to […]
SSN Round 14 Preview – Final round to determine minor premier
THE final round of 2019 has hit Suncorp Super Netball, with both Collingwood Magpies and GIANTS Netball still fighting for one spot in the top four while the title of minor premiers will be decided by this round’s results. The only position secured in the top four is the Melbourne Vixens in third, while all […]
Player Focus: Melbourne Vixens v. Adelaide Thunderbirds
THE final game of Round 10 brought plenty of excitement with the Adelaide Thunderbirds coming home strong and challenging the Melbourne Vixens in front of a hostile home crowd. We attended the match and took notes on one player from each side, analysing their impact on the match. MELBOURNE VIXENS: RENAE INGLES By: Sophie Taylor […]
Vixens too strong for forceful Thunderbirds
LAST time the Adelaide Thunderbirds and Melbourne Vixens met saw a comfortable win by the Vixens and a 16-goal margin that the Thunderbirds were unwilling to submit to again. The six-goal victory this time around was not the margin the Vixens wanted for Tegan Philip’s milestone game – overtaking Bianca Chatfield for the most games […]
ANL Review: Round 7
WITH the final round of the Australian Netball League done and dusted the NSW Waratahs claimed top spot with Victorian Fury also imposing themselves at the top of table. Cellar dwellers Queensland Fusion failed to make a splash this season while the Southern Force and Western Sting only managed four wins for the season. Western […]
ANL Review: Round 6
WITH the finals quickly approaching each team is pulling out all the stops in hope to feature late in the season. The Victorian Fury edged further ahead on top of the ladder while the New South Wales (NSW) Waratahs continued to stamp their authority on the competition with a couple of convincing wins. Territory Storm […]
ANL Review: Round 5
ROUND 5 of the Australian Netball League brought plenty of excitement with the first draw of the season and some narrow losses highlighting the closeness of the 2019 competition. Netball NSW Waratahs (54) defeated Tasmanian Magpies (53) It was a nail-biting encounter with the Waratahs narrowly edging the Magpies out to claim a one goal […]
Australian Netball League Review: Round 4
IN Round 4 of the Australian Netball League there were plenty of close encounters, with the Queensland Fusion and Southern Force creating a thriller while the Victorian Fury and NSW Waratahs also produced a nail biter. Southern Force (53) defeated Queensland Fusion (52) It was a tight tussle from the first centre pass with neither […]
Team of the Week: SSN – Round 4
THE Round 4 edition of Draft Central’s Team of the Week is here, featuring some returning names as well as some fresh faces to the mix this week after some big results across the past weekend. All but one team have a member in the 10-player side this week, with Collingwood Magpies dominating with three […]
