ANZ Premiership – Round 7: Steel stun Mystics to jump off the bottom of the ladder
IN their sole game of the round, the Southern Steel stunned the Northern Mystics in a complete four quarter performance, downing them by six goals (47-41). The Steel came out with a real fire in the belly, connecting well across the court and applying a wealth of pressure both in attack and defence to force […]
2020 ANZ Premiership stats wrap: Round 6
ROUND 6 of the ANZ Premiership ultimately saw the beginning of the end for a couple of teams this season, with just four rounds left leaving two teams with little to no chance of playing finals unless something drastic happens in the next few weeks. A couple of bigger margins and back-to-back one-goal victories told […]
2020 ANZ Premiership – Five talking points: Round 6
ROUND 6 of the ANZ Premiership brought plenty of excitement and close calls with the Pulse maintaining their winning record and Steel stunning the Magic in a hard fought battle to secure their second win of the season. The Tactix managed to leapfrog into third while the Stars slipped to fourth after a disappointing loss […]
ANZ Premiership – Round 6: Steel secure second win for the season
LOOKING for their first win since the ANZ Premiership season restart, Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic were on song from the get-go but it was Southern Steel that starred clinching a one goal win (41-40). Their increased intensity and hunger for the ball was evident maintaining a full four quarter effort to overrun the Magic […]
2020 ANZ Premiership preview: Round 6
PASSING the midpoint of the season, expect Round 6 of the ANZ Premiership to deliver plenty of excitement and close games once again. The Central Pulse sit pretty atop of the ladder with six wins straight while the Northern Mystics, Northern Stars and Mainland Tactix continue to battle it out for a position in the […]
2020 ANZ Premiership stats wrap: Round 5
WITH four of the six ANZ Premiership teams playing twice this round, there were some quality matchups and even more impressive compiled stats with teams putting on a show and mostly tight matches to close out Round 5. A couple of the same repeat performers are back in the stats this week, and while the […]
2020 ANZ Premiership – Team of the Week: Round 5
IT was a blockbuster round of ANZ Premiership action with only one of the five games decided by more than five goals showcasing the closeness of the competition. With impressive performances across the round no side dominated this round’s Team of the Week with at least one player from each team featured in the squad. […]
ANZ Premiership – Round 5: Mighty finish seals the deal for Stars
NORTHERN Stars have capitalised against a determined but understrength Southern Steel team that had to shuffle the magnets in the wake of key shooter, Jennifer O’Connell‘s injury. Despite the Steel coming close and giving the Stars a scare, the fourth quarter again proved to be the Steel’s downfall. The Stars, on the other hand, looked […]
ANZ Premiership – Round 5: Pulse survive nailbiter against error-ridden Steel
SOUTHERN Steel pushed the Central Pulse in Round 4 of the ANZ Premiership, and while they backed it up a week on, the Pulse treasured ball and maintained accuracy for a close 40-37 victory. It was the Pulse’s continuous drive that propelled them to a sixth straight victory, with the close finish for the Steel […]
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 […]