PREVIEW | 2024 VNL – Finals Series
AFTER an entertaining and at times unpredictable home and away season, it is now time for the finals series of the Victorian Netball League. Four teams are all that are left in contention to win the title – City West Falcons, Boroondara Express, Hawks and the North East Blaze. Coming into this three week finals […]
Stanton secures MVP at VNL Awards night
EXPERIENCED shooter Kaylia Stanton earned the Victorian Netball League’s (VNL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) award at the 2023 awards night held on Sunday night. Stanton polled in 14 of the 18 matches to be crowned the Championship MVP where she played for Hawks Netball. Donning the brown and gold, Stanton was a towering presence in […]
A showcase of talent for Boroondara in VNL
BOROONDARA Express put on an absolute clinic during against the North East Blaze, who were left feeling defeated after a 21-goal loss in the Victorian Netball League (VNL). This week marked the competition’s Pride Round, with trans and pride flags featured on the courts, decals, goal posts, and the players’ bibs in a stunning show of […]
Cougars and Falcons to battle for VNL GF spot
FINALS have arrived in the Victorian Netball League (VNL) Championship division, as four teams are left in the race for the 2022 title. Two matches take place tonight, with the Geelong Cougars and City West Falcons playing off for a spot in the grand final, while there is no turning back for third and fourth […]
Contrasting margins, but all make their mark on the ladder
ROUND 15 of the VNL saw quite the contrast in results across the league, with margins at the small and large ends of the scale, but all playing their part in how the ladder may end up. In the match of the round, the margin fit the former description, with the North East Blaze edging […]
Blaze and Express close in on fourth spot
TWO potential title contenders are eyeing off fourth spot in the Victorian Netball League (VNL), with fifth placed North East Blaze and sixth placed Boroondara Express to clash tonight. Though the winner will likely not take fourth spot just yet – with the current occupant Southern Saints taking on eighth placed Hawks Netball – it […]
VNL Round 10 preview: Cougars and Blaze to clash in top three battle
TWO of the Victorian Netball League (VNL) contenders will clash in a massive Round 10 encounter tonight for an evening of ladder-defining battles. Now at the mid-point of the season, seems are starting to play sides for a second time in the 2022 season, and it also marks the second time that the Geelong Cougars […]
VNL Round 6 preview: Hawks ready to swoop against Blaze
AFTER COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols forced North East Blaze bookend twins Nyah Allen and Sienna Allen to step up to the elite level, the furthest north side will be focused on bouncing back against Hawks Netball in Round 6 of the Victorian Netball League (VNL) Championship division. North East blazed away to wins in […]
Demons weather challenge to Blaze away
CASEY Demons have stormed away from a second term North East Blaze challenge to secure a huge 21-goal win at Casey Stadium last night. The Victorian Netball League (VNL) Round 5 clash saw the Blaze without their twin tower bookends in Nyah Allen and Sienna Allen who had stepped up to the Suncorp Super Netball […]
VNL Round 3 preview: Will North East Blaze or Cougars claw to their third wins?
A BLOCKBUSTER top three clash between two of the undefeated sides will bring about the Round 3 Match of the Round of the Victorian Netball League (VNL), as the North East Blaze takes on Geelong Cougars. The Cougars are coming off a massive win over City West Falcons on Sunday (29 goals), backing up their […]