Fantasy teams: New Zealand A v. Jamaica
NEW Zealand have steadily developed the next tier of players over the past couple of years with coach Noeline Taurua taking a clear look to the future of the Silver Ferns as shown with the New Zealand A team. Pitted up against a developing yet strong Jamaican team the battle sees a variety of up […]
Top 15 SSN training partners: #7 Jacqui Newton
WITH a number of netball leagues across the world being suspended due to COVID-19, the Draft Central team is taking a look at the top 15 training partners stepping up to the Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) plate in 2020. Sitting at number seven on the countdown is Melbourne Vixens training partner Jacqui Newton. This countdown […]
Draft Central’s Top 25 International Young Guns countdown – #9/#8
WITH a number of netball leagues across the world being suspended due to COVID-19, the Draft Central team is making a case for the top 25 players under 25-years-old across the netball world. Moving into the top 10 is a couple of former Melbourne Vixens teammates Kadie-Ann Dehaney and Ine-Mari Venter. With so much talent […]
Melbourne Vixens impress with back-to-back wins in Trans-Tasman Challenge
THE Trans-Tasman Challenge brought plenty of intrigue with both the Melbourne Vixens reigning supreme against ANZ Premiership sides, Northern Stars and Northern Mystics. The tournament proved to be a good opportunity for new recruits and young up and coming players to get some court time and iron out any issues ahead of the season. Northern […]
2020 Nations Cup: Team-by-team review
THE New Zealand Silver Ferns continued their strong international form taking out the Nations Cup while South Africa floundered their chances. Jamaica upped the ante with some convincing performances to make it to the finals but fall agonisingly short. England The Roses had an up and down Nations Cup but showed moments of magic with […]
Sunshine Girls survive Roses fourth quarter comeback to book Nations Cup final spot
JAMAICA Sunshine Girls have turned around the disappointment of missing out on the 2019 Netball World Cup by reaching the 2020 Netball Nations Cup final yesterday. Defeating England Roses on their home court 70-66, the Sunshine Girls now advance through to the final to try and find a way to take down the undefeated New […]
New Zealand flexes muscles against misfiring Jamaica
THE New Zealand Silver Ferns showed why they are the team to beat with a convincing performance against Jamaica 71-45. The Sunshine Girls simply had no answers for the Ferns who moved the ball with pace and precision, really exploiting their opposition through the midcourt. New Zealand dominated the first quarter with both Maia Wilson […]
2020 Nations Cup preview: Round 2
DAY 2 of the Nations Cup is set to be a big one at Arena Birmingham, seeing Day 1 winners Jamaica and New Zealand try to go two from two, while England take on South Africa. Only one side will be left undefeated heading into the third match and ‘finals’ series over the weekend. Jamaica […]
2020 Nations Cup: Jamaica stuns a stacked South African side
South Africa (54) defeated by Jamaica (59) It was a frantic final minute with South Africa looking to do the unthinkable and snatch victory from Jamaica, but the Sunshine Girls stood strong securing a four-goal win to kick start their international campaign. Jamaica flew out of the blocks early pushing their opposition into chase position […]
2020 Nations Cup Preview: Jamaica
WITH the Nations Cup set to commence on Sunday we take a look at how each team is faring up heading into the first international tournament of 2020. It is the inaugural time this competition will take place with England, South Africa, Jamaica and New Zealand all set to do battle in hope to claim […]
