2020 ANZ Premiership- Young gun focus: Round 5
WITH a host of young talent littered throughout the ANZ Premiership competition Draft Central takes a look at one key player each week. The player in focus for Round 5 is Grace Nweke, with the Northern Mystics goal shooter stunning last round with her accuracy to post. Age: 18 Height: 193cm Position: GS Nweke is […]
2020 ANZ Premiership preview: Round 5
ROUND 5 of the ANZ Premiership sees five matches over the course of the weekend with the Magic, Stars and Tactix all taking the court twice. There are a couple of identical clashes from Round 4 with some teams hoping history does not repeat itself. The Pulse will be eager to maintain their unblemished start […]
2020 ANZ Premiership – Five talking points: Round 4
ROUND 4 of the ANZ Premiership was historic with two sides playing out the first draw in competition history, while season high scores were recorded. The Pulse and Magic played two games apiece with fellow teams Southern Steel, Northern Stars, Northern Mystics and Mainland Tactix playing just the one. We take a look at the […]
ANZ Premiership: Round 4 – Mystics bounce back for stellar come-from-behind win
IT was a quality game from the get-go with highly touted matchups across the court when the Northern Mystics and Mainland Tactix went head-to-head on Friday night. Coming off their first loss last round, the Mystics were hoping to bounce back well and so they did, winning 47-42 in a tightly contested match. The Tactix […]
2020 ANZ Premiership Preview: Round 4
WITH three teams sitting on one win apiece expect Round 4 of the ANZ Premiership to bring plenty of excitement and cause a major shake-up to the ladder. Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic and Central Pulse both play two games in Round 4 with the latter hoping to keep their undefeated record intact. Northern Mystics […]
2020 ANZ Premiership stats wrap: Round 3
WITH Round 3 of the ANZ Premiership done and dusted, it’s time to take a look at the best stats of the week. Both Northern Mystics and Southern Steel took the court twice, making for some interesting numbers to finish the round. In a round that seemed a lot more defensively focused than last week, […]
2020 ANZ Premiership – Five talking points: Round 3
THE ANZ Premiership delivered once again over the weekend with all six teams showcasing their skill and dominance across the court. Round 3 was unfortunately marred with injury while the Pulse continued their merry way and ended the Mystics winning streak on the way. Steel claim first win of the season: In their second game […]
2020 ANZ Premiership – Team of the Week: Round 3
ROUND 3 brought plenty of action and close encounters with the Steel notching up their first win of the season and Tactix getting back on the winning board. A strong performance from the Northern Mystics and Central Pulse saw a couple of players catapult into the Team of the Week while the Magic failed to […]
ANZ Premiership: Round 3 – Tactix defence stands up to conquer Magic win
MAINLAND Tactix have temporarily bounced back into third after putting their stomach bug loss to Northern Stars last week behind them to defeat Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic by nine goals last night (45-36). In what was a remarkable defensive performance – the three defenders picked up a combined seven intercepts and four rebounds – […]
2020 ANZ Premiership Preview: Round 3
AFTER an action packed return of netball, teams will be eager to prove that it was not a one off with strong showings in Round 3. The Steel and Magic will both play two games this round with the remainder only taking part in the one game. Arguably the game of the round will be […]
