2020 ANZ Premiership stats wrap: Round 6
ROUND 6 of the ANZ Premiership ultimately saw the beginning of the end for a couple of teams this season, with just four rounds left leaving two teams with little to no chance of playing finals unless something drastic happens in the next few weeks. A couple of bigger margins and back-to-back one-goal victories told […]
2020 ANZ Premiership preview: Round 7
WITH the ANZ Premiership finals quickly approaching and the battle for third spot in hot dispute expect each team to come out firing and with a real intensity in Round 7. There are a number of key games across the round that will have a huge influence on ladder positioning, while the Magic and Steel […]
ANZ Premiership – Round 6: Mystics flex muscle in final minutes of quarter against Stars
IN a Battle of the North contest between the Northern Mystics and Northern Stars lived up to the hype with neither side willing to give an inch. Headlined with two towering goal shooters, the game was dictated by their potency with the Mystics coming out on top thanks to a last quarter flurry (51-47). There […]
2020 ANZ Premiership – Young gun focus: Round 6
WITH a host of young talent littered throughout the ANZ Premiership competition Draft Central takes a look at one key player each week. After stunning in Round 5 the player in focus for this week is Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic goaler Abigail Latu-Meafou. Age: 23 Height: 181cm Position: GA/GS It has been a trying […]
2020 ANZ Premiership stats wrap: Round 5
WITH four of the six ANZ Premiership teams playing twice this round, there were some quality matchups and even more impressive compiled stats with teams putting on a show and mostly tight matches to close out Round 5. A couple of the same repeat performers are back in the stats this week, and while the […]
ANZ Premiership – Round 5: Stars fight hard for first back-to-back win
WITH a massive match culminating in a draw last week for the first time in ANZ Premiership history, the Northern Stars and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic went head to head once more in Round 5 with the Stars coming away with a come-from-behind two goal win, 45-43. Coming off a win on Saturday night, […]
ANZ Premiership – Round 5: Mighty finish seals the deal for Stars
NORTHERN Stars have capitalised against a determined but understrength Southern Steel team that had to shuffle the magnets in the wake of key shooter, Jennifer O’Connell‘s injury. Despite the Steel coming close and giving the Stars a scare, the fourth quarter again proved to be the Steel’s downfall. The Stars, on the other hand, looked […]
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: Stars and Magic play out dramatic draw
A WINNER could not be decided between the Northern Stars and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic with the game resulting in the first draw of the season, 46 goals apiece. Playing their second game of the round, the Magic came out with a real fire in the belly, contesting every ball and taking an early […]
ANZ Premiership: Round 3 – Steel notch up opening win of the season
IN a rematch of the 2019 elimination final there was plenty of feeling in the game with the Steel claiming redemption and their first win of the season (49-47). Although the two goal win was marred with injury the Steel proved the short turnaround did not phase them, coming out hot from the get go, […]
