Pecking order starts to settle in NSL
THE action over the weekend in the Netball Super League certainly helped give fans a better idea of how each team is tracking this season. In a match that was tight by comparison to others, the Saracens Mavericks got on the board in 2024 with a 53 to 44 goal win over the Leeds Rhinos. […]
2024 Netball Super League Preview – Cardiff Dragons
THE 2024 Netball Super League season is almost upon us, and to celebrate the build up to the season we here at Rookie Me Central will be previewing each of the 10 competing and seeing how 2024 might unfold for them. First cab off the ranks is the 2023 wooden spooners the Cardiff Dragons. 2023 […]
New name, plenty of new faces in green in 2024
IT is the dawn of a new era at the Dragons, with a new name and plenty of new faces at what was the Celtic Dragons ahead of 2024. The Netball Super League (NSL) club that was previously known as the Celtic Dragons is now known as the Cardiff Dragons, and throughout this week have […]
Bath blooding plenty of new faces in 2024
TEAM Bath have become the latest of the Netball Super League clubs to announce their full squads for the 2024 season. Like a few of their rivals, Bath have had a bit of list turnover this offseason, with a number of new faces joining the club. The first of these is not technically a new […]
VNSL Round 19 wrap: Final four locked in
ALL four teams are locked into the Final Four spots, with the ladder positions and semi-finals of the Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) all decided. Top of the table Manchester Thunder have too much of a goal difference gap on Loughborough Lightning and will finish top to take on Team Bath, while the reigning premiers Lightning […]
Bath overcomes challenges to beat Rhinos
TEAM Bath has overcome pre-match challenges and limited players to storm to an eye-catching 20-goal win over Leeds Rhinos to close out Round 3 of the Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL). The standalone Monday night clash took place at EIS Sheffield, with Bath announcing pre-game it had called up three players to its side after injury […]
2022 VNSL club preview: Team Bath
BOASTING a starting seven that will be stacked with international representatives, Team Bath will be one of the 2022 Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) contenders. They have a rock solid defence, star-studded midcourt and reliable attacking circle, making them very tricky to come up against. >> VNSL 2022 Team preview: Team Bath 2022 SQUAD: DEFENDERS: Lily-May […]
VNSL 2022 Team Preview: Team Bath
FALLING short of a the Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) title last season, Team Bath will hope to go one better next year. Reaching its first VNSL Grand Final since 2013, Bath benefited off the return of Roses internationals Layla Guscoth and Serena Guthrie. In 2021, Bath recorded 17 wins in what became a three-horse race […]
2022 VNSL lists: Part 2
A HUGE month of Vitality Netball Superleague list-building is now done and dusted, with the signing period complete and all 11 franchises creating exciting new-look teams and boasting some huge names. In the second edition of our VNSL 2022 team list articles, we run through the last five teams in alphabetical order and the newcomers […]
VNSL 2021: Round 8 – Sunday wrap
ROUND 8 of the Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) saw Team Bath make it eight wins straight with another strong performance to solidify their position atop of the table. Manchester Thunder, Loughborough Lightning and Wasps all claimed wins despite being challenged throughout their encounters. Manchester Thunder (48) defeated Leeds Rhinos (41) Player of the match: Laura […]
