Malawi overcomes slow start to thwart Thistles
AN INCREDIBLE 20 goals to eight final term saw sixth ranked Malawi come back from the brink of defeat to knock off Scotland in a stirring first round Netball World Cup action. The Queens trailed at every break after a slow start, but dug deep and found a way to win, getting up by six […]
2023 Netball World Cup preview: South Africa
THE 2023 Netball World Cup is almost here, and to help count down to the tournament we here at Rookie Me Central will be previewing all the competing teams and seeing how they might fair at the tournament. Today it is all about the tournament hosts South Africa. HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA AT THE NETBALL […]
2023 NSL | Round 20 preview: Last hurrah for some, last chance to gear up for others
AFTER a long season full of twists and turns, it has finally arrived – the final round of the 2023 Netball Super League season. For some, it is the end of the road for 2023. One last match before either a break or thinking ahead to the World Cup. For others, it is one last […]
2023 NSL | Round 19 preview: Season defining weekend
THERE is one fortnight left in the Netball Super League (NSL) for 2023. One fortnight left for teams to change the trajectory of their season. This weekend is the last match for the Severn Stars in 2023, who after playing their Round 20 game back in February, only have one more match left this season. […]
Potgieter left shocked by “horrible” Thunderbirds axing
SOUTH African goal shooting star Lenize Potgieter has sensationally declared the Suncorp Super Netball as “not normal netball anymore” and described her dumping from Adelaide Thunderbirds as a “rubbish feeling”. In an exclusive interview with Rookie Me Central, Potgieter said she was “quite shocked” to not earn another contract with the Thunderbirds after what she […]
Variety aplenty as final month gets underway
AS the final month of the 2023 Netball Super League season got underway, there was certainly variety to the results over the weekend. One match that kept fans on the edge of their seats was the Mavericks’ four goal win over the Stars. It was tight for much of the match, but the Mavericks survived […]
Bank holiday double header begins with a bang
ROUND 14 of the Netball Super League may have been small in terms of number of games, but it was certainly far from it terms of entertainment value. One of two close games on Friday night was in Hull, with the Rhinos prevailing 49 goals to 45 over the Sirens. It was close for much […]
History repeats for most in the NSL, but not all
IN a repeat of the Netball Super League fixtures from Round 2, some match ups saw history repeat themselves, others did not. One fixture that did see history repeat itself in more ways than one was the one between the Rhino and Mavericks, which the Mavericks ultimately won 63 goals to 62. In another tight […]
Big wins, little wins, all the types of wins
IN the first of two rounds this weekend in the Netball Super League, there was a real mixture of margins across the four games. In the opening game of the round the Leeds Rhinos again fell agonisingly short of their first win of the season, going down to the Severn Stars 53 to 51. Teams […]
NSL Player Focus: Alice Harvey (Loughborough Lightning)
LAST weekend’s action in the Netball Super League saw Loughborough Lightning continue their undefeated start to the season with a win over the Saracens Mavericks. Someone who was particularly impressive in that game was Alice Harvey, who at goal keeper really lifted her defensive body work from the second quarter onwards which correlated in the […]
