2023 ANZ Premiership | Round 11 preview: One frantic fortnight left
IN some ways it feels like the season has barely started, but we have already reached the final fortnight of the 2023 ANZ Premiership season. With four teams still in with a shot of finals, the season is far from done. There are only three games his weekend, with every team only playing once and […]
2023 ANZ Premiership: Team of the Week – Round 10
WE are inside the final month of the 2023 ANZ Premiership season, and as such the focus across the league will start turning to the World Cup and players will be trying to prove why they belong on the plane to Cape Town. It was another strong week of performances across the league, with some […]
Magic back on winners list
WAIKATO Bay of Plenty Magic broke a four game losing streak over the still winless Southern Steel with a seven-goal victory (52-45), denying the Steel a bonus point in the dying seconds of the game. The Magic were coming off a one-goal loss to the reigning premiers in the previous 24 hours with their confidence […]
2023 ANZ Premiership | Round 10 preview: Potentially season defining games loom
IT is truly getting to the spicy end of the ANZ Premiership season, and with the ladder as tight as ever there really is still plenty to play for. This weekend may perhaps become a season defining one, the next step on the journey to confirming who will play finals in 2023. The team under […]
2023 ANZ Premiership: Team of the Week – Round 9
A HOST of in-form ANZ Premiership players form Round 9’s ANZ Premiership Team of the Week, giving a sign into what might be to come for the Silver Ferns at the World Cup later this year. There is also a Tactical feel to this week’s team, with about a third of the squad coming from […]
2023 ANZ Premiership | Round 9 preview: Pulsating, yet Tactical
This weekend sees the beginning of the final month of the ANZ Premiership season, and with five teams still in contention for finals, there really is plenty still to play for. The top three is far from decided, with anyone from first placed Mystics down to fifth placed Magic still in contention. Unfortunately the last […]
2023 ANZ Premiership: Team of the Week – Round 8
THERE is a Mystical, yet Starry and Tactical tone to the ANZ Premiership Team of the Week, with each side dominating our hypothetical lineup after Round 8. Only three teams contributed players to this week’s squad, with the Mystics and Stars leading the way with four players each. Another common theme amongst this week’s team […]
Pulse’s last quarter return overcomes Stars
A FIGHTBACK finish from Central Pulse saw them take home a 64-62 win at home over a Northern Stars outfit who led for the majority of the match. An attacking game through and through saw both sides fight for a spot in the top three, reaching the pointy end of the season. All midcourters used […]
2023 ANZ Premiership Team of the Week – Round 7
CENTRAL Pulse has dominated this week’s 2023 ANZ Premiership Team of the Week, with four players in Round 7 side. The Pulse lead all-comers while Southern Steel and Mainland Tactix had two apiece, with Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic and Northern Mystics contributing the remaining two members of the team. GS: Amelia Walmsley (Pulse) Making […]
2023 ANZ Premiership Team of the Week – Round 6
IT is Wednesday, which means it is time once again for another ANZ Premiership Team of the Week. After another weekend full of excellent performances, who stood out enough to make our Round 6 team? GS: Grace Nweke (Mystics) It was another solid performance from Nweke with plenty of goals coming from her. In her […]
