Jamaica’s shooting conundrum – which combo will they choose?
JAMAICA’s international netball season is far from over, as the Sunshine Girls are gearing up for an intriguing series with South Africa later this month. They announced their squad for the upcoming series, with a few interesting names included and not included in it. The most interesting part of the court is their shooting contingent. […]
Jamaica announces Sunshine Series squad
JAMAICA’S squad for next month’s Margaret Beckford Sunshine Series against South Africa was released today with 15 players named for the competition. While the Jamaicans will be minus star shooter Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard after she recently announced her pregnancy, there is still plenty of quality on the list. Among those players set to step up in […]
Sharp shooter taking advantage of opportunities
YOU would think being 5’10 would be tall. In general yes, but this day in the age of netball, that is seen as being on the shorter side, especially as a shooter. Nowadays you see 6 ‘5 shooters like Grace Nweke, Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard and Caitlin Bassett. Jess Tetley has figured out how to turn her […]
PREVIEW | 2024 Horizon Series
THE LAST international series between the big countries of world netball gets underway this weekend as England and Jamaica battle it out for the 2024 Horizon Series. The first two matches will be played in the AO Arena in Manchester, before the series heads to Kingston in Jamaica a week later for tests three and […]
England and Jamaica name squads for upcoming series
IT HAS been a big few days for squad announcements, with both England and Jamaica announcing key squads for upcoming series. England has announced its squads for both the series against Jamaica and the Fast 5 World Series in New Zealand. For the Jamaica series, there is no change to the squad that toured Australia […]
Vixens out fox Fever to reach yet another decider
THE Melbourne Vixens are through to their third Grand Final in five years after a 73-72 goal win over the West Coast Fever in yesterday’s Suncorp Super Netball Preliminary Final. In a match worthy of its title and a continuation of the rivalry these teams have built over the past few years, it was as […]
PREVIEW | 2024 SSN Preliminary Final
THE Suncorp Super Netball has one grand finalist for 2024, and tomorrow the second will be decided. The Melbourne Vixens and the West Coast Fever are both perennial finalists in recent years, but which one will make it back into the Super Netball Grand Final for the first time since 2022? PRELIMINARY FINAL Melbourne Vixens […]
West Coast hits Fever pitch to set up battle out east
THE West Coast Fever have kept their 2024 Suncorp Super Netball alive after defeating the Sunshine Coast Lightning by 10 goals in yesterday’s Minor Semi Final. WEST COAST FEVER 16 | 20 | 18 | 18 (72)SUNSHINE COAST LIGHTNING 18 | 17 | 12 | 15 (62) It was the Lightning who actually led at quarter […]
PREVIEW | 2024 SSN Minor Semi-Final
AFTER all the excitement of yesterday’s major semi-final, today’s Suncorp Super Netball finals action becomes a bit more life and death. The West Coast Fever are hosting the Sunshine Coast Lightning at RAC Arena this afternoon, with the winner travelling to face the Vixens next week in the preliminary final, while the loser has to […]
Wilkinson’s Wild West Adventure to achieve dream
IT has been a huge year for West Coast Fever’s Olivia Wilkinson, with a long held dream finally becoming a reality in the earning of her first full Suncorp Super Netball contract and moving across the other side of the country. Wilkinson said being signed by the Fever was really a “spur of the moment” […]