ANZ Premiership elimination final preview: Northern Stars vs. Northern Mystics
AFTER a disastrous end to the regular season since shooter Grace Nweke‘s injury, there are question marks as to whether or not the Northern Mystics can in fact stop the run without her. The team that held pole position for most of the year once the season settled down, were one win away from securing […]
Pulsating win to book Central grand final place
CENTRAL Pulse are the team to beat in the 2022 ANZ Premiership finals series after running out whopping 18-goal winners over reigning premiers Northern Mystics. The full-strength Pulse were far too good fo a Mystics outfit still missing key goal shooter Grace Nweke, but also midcourters Tayla Earle and Elisapeta Toeava, which hurt not only […]
Tactix upset Mystics, keep finals hopes alive
FIFTH placed Mainland Tactix have taken down the top of the table Northern Mystics to keep their faint ANZ Premiership finals alive thanks to a five-goal win last night. The result was the second time in as many weeks that the seemingly settled Mystics went down to a bottom two sides, further illustrating the massive […]
2021 ANZ Premiership: Round 13 preview
IT is going to be a huge round of ANZ Premiership action with the rescheduled contest between Central Pulse and Mainland Tactix set to open proceedings tonight. Both sides will take the court twice this round with the Tactix hoping to stay in touch with the top three. Central Pulse vs. Mainland Tactix Friday, July […]
2021 ANZ Premiership: Young guns – Round 12
ROUND 12 of the ANZ Premiership is done and dusted and with that came some scintillating performances from the next generation of players. This series will cast an eye over a host of under 21s players that made their way out on court and the impact they had for their respective sides. Northern Mystics: Grace […]
Steel dig deep to withstand last quarter comeback
SOUTHERN Steel hung on for dear life against a rampaging Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic side (56-54). It was an improved effort from the Magic, who had gone down by 15 goals last round but had a point to prove in this clash. The Steel picked up where they left off with Grace Namana slotting […]
2021 ANZ Premiership: Round 12 preview
IN a copy of Round 11’s ANZ Premiership action, Round 12 will see the same match-ups take place, only with different home venues. Central Pulse and Mainland Tactix will be eager to get out on court after missing last round due to the COVID-19 alert in place. Northern Mystics vs. Northern Stars Sunday, July 4 […]
2021 ANZ Player of the Week: Round 11 – Tiana Metuarau
IN a new series, Draft Central casts an eye over the top performer from the round taking into account not only their individual stats, but their overall impact on the game. Round 11 of the ANZ Premiership saw a number of key players lead the way for their respective teams and put their best foot […]
2021 Stats wrap: SSN Round 8 and ANZ Premiership Round 11
IT was a chaotic round of Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) and ANZ Premiership action with one game from each round abandoned due to COVID-19 clusters impacting play. But that did not stop the three games that did happen across the two competitions from producing some impressive performances as we delve into the leading stats-getters in […]
Steel overrun shaky Magic
IT was a consistent performance from the Southern Steel as they continued to mount pressure on the leading ANZ Premiership teams, piling on a huge 35-21 first half effort before retaining control in the closer second half. Once again the Magic worked hard to rein in their opposition after half time, however the early deficit […]
