Tactix overcome Magic’s fast start for vital win
MAINLAND Tactix were able to come back from a first quarter deficit to find the consistency they were craving and defeat Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic by three goals, 49-46. No Greer Sinclair for the Tactix for the remainder of the season meant promising young talent Paris Lokotui returned to elite netball after an anterior […]
2023 ANZ Premiership Team of the Week – Round 6
IT is Wednesday, which means it is time once again for another ANZ Premiership Team of the Week. After another weekend full of excellent performances, who stood out enough to make our Round 6 team? GS: Grace Nweke (Mystics) It was another solid performance from Nweke with plenty of goals coming from her. In her […]
Mystics deliver the weekend’s sole tight finish
AS the ANZ Premiership season reached its halfway point over the weekend, all the results seemed to follow a pattern. Well, almost all of them. In one tight result of the weekend, it was the Mystics who pinched a win over the Magic at the absolute death. After the Magic dominated early, the Mystics worked […]
2023 ANZ Premiership Team of the Week – Round 4
IT is Wednesday, which does mean it is time once again for another ANZ Premiership Team of the Week. After another weekend full of excellent performances, who stood out enough to make this week’s team? GS: Grace Nweke (Mystics) After a slight drop in form Nweke was back to her shooting best on the weekend […]
Tight results the flavour of the weekend in NZ
THERE was one overarching theme of all the results in the ANZ Premiership over the weekend – well almost – and that was small margins. In a thrilling upset, the Tactix showed they are a team to beat this season after they downed the Central Pulse 50 goals to 49. It did not take long […]
2023 ANZ Premiership Team of the Week – Round 3
IT is Wednesday, which does mean it is time once again for another ANZ Premiership Team of the Week. After another weekend full of excellent performances, who stood out enough to make this week’s team? GS – Maia Wilson (Stars) Another great game in front of the ring from the Stars’ goal shooter has seen […]
Shocks and revenge tasting very sweet in ANZ
ROUND 3 of the 2023 ANZ Premiership season saw it all. Upsets, Grand Final revenge, the whole lot. In the game of the round, the WBOP Magic have caused an absolute upset, defeating the Northern Mystics 57 goals to 56. The visitors dominated for much of the match, but the Magic never gave up and […]
2023 ANZ Premiership Team of the Week – Round 1
LAST weekend saw the opening weekend of the 2023 ANZ Premiership season, and plenty of star performances across all six teams. In this week’s Team of the Week, all six teams have at least one representative across the 10-player team, with the Northern Mystics having the most representatives with three. Goal Shooter – Grace Nweke […]
Diamonds sparkle in nailbiter to remain undefeated
AUSTRALIA has seen off a determined New Zealand outfit to record a tight two goal win and remain undefeated at the Quad Series. After losing the first quarter for the second match in a row, the Diamonds recovered to win 59 goals to 57. As to be expected in a clash between these two countries, […]
2023 Quad Series preview: New Zealand
THE 2023 Netball Quad Series is set to get underway this weekend, with Australia, England, New Zealand and South Africa all set to battle it out in Cape Town, South Africa for the title. In the build up, Rookie Me Central will be taking a look at each of the teams competing at the tournament […]
