History repeats as Fever win nail-biter to inflict more pain on Vixens
IN a match befitting of its Grand Final rematch status, the West Coast Fever have held on by the narrowest of margins to defeat the Melbourne Vixens 62-61 and start their season off with a win. It a match full of ebbs and flows, it was an on the buzzer shot that decided it all. […]
Diamonds see off hosts to remain undefeated
AUSTRALIA has made it three from three at the 2023 Quad Series, recording a solid 65-48 win over South Africa. Despite the South Africans’ good start, they were ultimately no match for the Australians as they went on to record a 13-goal win. The match began very tightly, much closer than may have been expected. […]
Aussie title defence off to the perfect start
THE Australian Diamonds have fought from behind to come away with a six-goal win over the English Roses to start their Quad Series title defence. After a slow start, the Diamonds responded to win, 61-55. Thanks to strong midcourt pressure from the start, it was the Roses who were the first to build a lead, […]
Diamonds shine bright to secure Roses test series
AUSTRALIA has won the test series against rivals England, with the Diamonds closing out the best-of-three competition with an eight-goal win at Qudos Bank Arena. Having won the first game by a goal, Australia just needed a victory to ensure it saw off another top rival, while the Roses had to win to make it […]
Wonderful Wallam sinks English hearts in thriller
DONNELL Wallam is the pride of Aussie netball this morning, after her magical debut cameo saw Australia defeat England by a single goal in the opening match of their three match series. She did not have much time on court in her debut, but it did not matter as a trade mark lay up goal […]
Silver Ferns sizzling start downs Diamonds
A STUNNING finish to the first quarter resulted in the Silver Ferns going one-up over the Diamonds in the opening match of the Constellation Cup, winning by eight goals in Auckland. After trailing by two goals six and a half minutes into the opening term, the Silver Ferns piled on 14 of the last 15 […]
2022 Commonwealth Games review: Australia
AS the curtain closes on another Commonwealth Games, we take a look back at how each of the netballing nations fared in our team-by-team review series. Wrapping up the series is Australia, with the world number ones able to go one better than their 2018 Commonwealth Games by taking home the Gold Medal, defeating Jamaica […]
Australia and Jamaica book semi-final spots
THOUGH it always seemed like fait accompli, Australia and Jamaica have officially qualified for the 2022 Commonwealth Games semi-finals. Winning their penultimate Pool A matches overnight means both nations have gone 4-0 and cannot be knocked out of the semi-finals places. In eerily similar scorelines, the Diamonds and Sunshine Girls defeated Wales and Scotland by […]
Jamaica tons up as Diamonds shine again
AUSTRALIA and Jamaica have effectively stamped their tickets into the knockout stage of the 2022 Commonwealth Games netball with third victories in Pool A overnight. Australia took care of South Africa courtesy of a fast start by 25 goals, while Jamaica showed no mercy on its way to a crushing 79-goal victory over Barbados. AUSTRALIA […]
Diamonds and Sunshine Girls edge closer to semis
JAMAICA has beaten a 2022 Commonwealth Games Gold Medal challenger in South Africa to best advance its hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the event. It was less of a surprise to see Australia claim a 53-goal win over Scotland in the other Pool A match, but Jamaica’s 19-goal win over the SPAR Proteas was […]
