ANZ Premiership – Round 5: Stars fight hard for first back-to-back win
WITH a massive match culminating in a draw last week for the first time in ANZ Premiership history, the Northern Stars and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic went head to head once more in Round 5 with the Stars coming away with a come-from-behind two goal win, 45-43. Coming off a win on Saturday night, […]
2020 ANZ Premiership preview: Round 5
ROUND 5 of the ANZ Premiership sees five matches over the course of the weekend with the Magic, Stars and Tactix all taking the court twice. There are a couple of identical clashes from Round 4 with some teams hoping history does not repeat itself. The Pulse will be eager to maintain their unblemished start […]
2020 ANZ Premiership stats wrap: Round 4
ANOTHER high-powered round of ANZ Premiership action is done and dusted, with some interesting scorelines and stats telling the story of Round 4. We take a look at the numbers of the round that was. When it came to circle edge this round, there were none more impressive than Peta Toeava who continued her impressive […]
2020 ANZ Premiership – Five talking points: Round 4
ROUND 4 of the ANZ Premiership was historic with two sides playing out the first draw in competition history, while season high scores were recorded. The Pulse and Magic played two games apiece with fellow teams Southern Steel, Northern Stars, Northern Mystics and Mainland Tactix playing just the one. We take a look at the […]
2020 ANZ Premiership: Round 4 – Player of the Week
EACH week Draft Central will analyse player performances from across the round in the ANZ Premiership and determine a “Player of the Week” based on game day performances. A player can be nominated as many times as deemed necessary given their individual performance across the round. It is hard to go past the efforts of […]
2020 ANZ Premiership: Stars and Magic play out dramatic draw
A WINNER could not be decided between the Northern Stars and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic with the game resulting in the first draw of the season, 46 goals apiece. Playing their second game of the round, the Magic came out with a real fire in the belly, contesting every ball and taking an early […]
ANZ Premiership: Round 4 – Second quarter blitz gifts Pulse fifth straight win
DESPITE a slow start to their Round 4 ANZ Premiership match on Sunday, the Pulse proved why they are the team to beat, putting the foot down in the second quarter and asserting themselves on the last placed Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic running out convincing victors (51-30). The 21 goal thumping was off the […]
2020 ANZ Premiership – Head to Head: Round 4
IN each round we will identify one key match-up, provide an in-depth analysis of both players and compare the two styles. This match-up sees a mix of experience and youth going up against each other in the goal circle making for an interesting contest between the two sides, given just how much is on the […]
2020 ANZ Premiership Preview: Round 4
WITH three teams sitting on one win apiece expect Round 4 of the ANZ Premiership to bring plenty of excitement and cause a major shake-up to the ladder. Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic and Central Pulse both play two games in Round 4 with the latter hoping to keep their undefeated record intact. Northern Mystics […]
ANZ Premiership: Round 3 – Tactix defence stands up to conquer Magic win
MAINLAND Tactix have temporarily bounced back into third after putting their stomach bug loss to Northern Stars last week behind them to defeat Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic by nine goals last night (45-36). In what was a remarkable defensive performance – the three defenders picked up a combined seven intercepts and four rebounds – […]
