Top 10 teams we are looking forward to seeing in 2021: #3 Melbourne Vixens
IT has been an unconventional year of netball and as 2020 comes to a close the Draft Central team casts an eye to the future and which teams we are excited to see take the court for the 2021 season. There has been a number of player changes throughout the offseason across the ANZ Premiership, […]
This week in netball: SSN coaches announced, Wasps Netball feature and Junior Levi on the Centre Pass Podcast
ANOTHER huge week in netball has culminated in some significant signings across the netball world as the Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) trade period officially came to a close. A couple of new faces enter the SSN for season 2021, including former Celtic Dragons defender Latanya Wilson – joining an international-stacked Adelaide Thunderbirds outfit – and two […]
SSN Update: 2021 squads finalised
THE Suncorp Super Netball signing period has officially come to a close with the Melbourne Vixens, Adelaide Thunderbirds and GIANTS Netball all finalising their squads heading into the 2021 season. A couple of fresh faces join all three sides with youth a key element for both the Thunderbirds and Vixens who have rewarded some talented […]
This week in netball: SSN debutant countdown concludes, Guscoth announces return to UK
THIS week on Draft Central, we finished off our countdown of the top 15 Suncorp Super Netball debutants in season 2020, as well as beginning a new positional analysis series which delves into comparisons of SSN players in their specific position. We also continued to track all the movers and shakers of the past week […]
This week in netball: Langman retires, SSN signings and NZ Cadbury Series
THIS week in netball saw a heap of excitement, with the 2020 Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) season complete last weekend and the beginning of Draft Central‘s postseason SSN content following the Melbourne Vixens’ maiden SSN grand final victory. In international netball, the Netball New Zealand Cadbury Series began on Wednesday with Silver Ferns coming out […]
Suncorp Super Netball: Best attack heading into finals
HEADING into finals, Draft Central assess the best attacking unit of the four teams set to take part in the postseason proceedings. When determining the best shooting combinations it will take into consideration elements such as goals for, accuracy, offensive rebounds and attempts across the 14 rounds of Suncorp Super Netball. #1 West Coast Fever […]
2020 Suncorp Super Netball: Five Talking points – Round 14
CLOSE games and super shots dominated the final round of the home and away season as the Melbourne Vixens, Sunshine Coast Lightning, West Coast Fever and NSW Swifts all confirmed their top four positions. Some stellar performances from the bottom four teams caught the top four sides off-guard while uncertainty clouds a couple of key […]
Thunderbirds bid Pitman farewell with clutch win over Fever
THE Adelaide Thunderbirds delivered a huge one-goal come-from-behind win against the West Coast Fever to bid farewell co-captain Chelsea Pitman and close out their 2020 season. It was a huge effort from both sides seeing neither team look comfortable with ball in hand. Despite winning each of the final three quarters, the Thunderbirds did not […]
SSN Momentum Shifts: Round 13
THE penultimate round of Suncorp Super Netball saw some phenomenal matchups across every games and some highly talented players take the court. The condensed fixture and introduction of rolling subs this year have seen plenty of young names already jump on the court and have a huge impact despite their lack of experience. We take […]
Fever end GIANTS finals hopes with five-goal victory
IN a do-or-die clash for the GIANTS, it was West Coast Fever that flexed their muscles in the final quarter with a narrow five-goal win (71-66) in the Suncorp Super Netball (SSN). Having not trailed at half-time since Round 6 the Fever came out with a real intensity in the second half, riding through the […]