Cross code sensation chooses both loves in pursuit for greatness
MERGING both loves, netball and basketball. Similar sports but very different at the same time. Who’s the first person to come to mind? Majority will answer Gretel Bueta, Myah Healey’s hero. She first met the Australian Diamond and fan favourite Bueta at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) whilst in a camp and was nothing […]
Suncorp Super Netball Season Preview: Queensland Firebirds
THE 2023 Suncorp Super Netball Season is only a matter of weeks away, and in anticipation of the new season, Rookie Me Central will take an in-depth look at each of the sides and preview what the year may have in store for them. Today’s preview is all about the Queensland Firebirds. Last year was […]
2023 Quad Series preview: Australia
THE 2023 Netball Quad Series is set to get underway this weekend, with Australia, England, New Zealand and South Africa all set to battle it out in Cape Town, South Africa for the title. In the build up, Rookie Me Central will be taking a look at each of the teams competing at the tournament […]
Diamonds Quad Series Squad Revealed
THE Australian Diamonds have announced their squad that will contest the 2023 Quad Series in Cape Town, South Africa. The 14 player squad is largely the same as the one that faced England in October/November, but there are a few changes. Ash Brazill is back in the squad, after choosing to not contest the England […]
Watson scoops awards as Fowler crowned SSN’s best again
BECOMING just the second player in the past decade to earn two Liz Ellis Diamond trophies, Liz Watson was last night crowned Australia’s best overall domestic and international netballer. The midcourter starred throughout Melbourne Vixens’ season returning after missing the previous season through injury, then stepped up in a multitude of international events. Watson was […]
Preview: 2022 Australia v England test series
AFTER an enthralling Constellation Cup series, international netball is set to continue in Australia in 2022 as the English Roses come to town. The 2022 Australian Diamonds vs English Roses test series gets underway tonight, in what is set to be an enthralling series. Both teams are coming off solid series wins against New Zealand […]
PREVIEW: 2022 Constellation Cup
THE 2022 Constellation Cup kicks off tomorrow night, with Australia and New Zealand once again set to do battle. The 2022 Series will be the 12th time the two countries have battled for the Cup. Australia has won the series seven times and the Kiwis have won it twice (the 2015 and 2019 series were […]
2022 Commonwealth Games review: Australia
AS the curtain closes on another Commonwealth Games, we take a look back at how each of the netballing nations fared in our team-by-team review series. Wrapping up the series is Australia, with the world number ones able to go one better than their 2018 Commonwealth Games by taking home the Gold Medal, defeating Jamaica […]
Super subs shine as Diamonds dig deep for Gold
IT WAS a history-making night for Australian netball as the world number one Diamonds clinched Commonwealth Gold by turning the tables on a brave Jamaican outfit by just four goals. In what was to become their nation’s 1000th Gold Medal at a Commonwealth Games, Australia also became the first nation to win the Gold after […]
Diamonds sparkle as Roses wilt
AUSTRALIA has booked its rematch with Jamaica in the Gold Medal match of the Commonwealth Games after defeating an inconsistent England by nine goals overnight. The Aussies were on from the word go, with many surprised at the starting sevens and substitution changes throughout the match, which seemed to keep Australia on the front foot. […]