2023 ANZ Premiership Preview: Grand Final
THIS is it. The big one. It is time for the 2023 ANZ Premiership Grand Final. Tomorrow will see a new champion of New Zealand, with either the Northern Mystics or Northern Stars just 24 hours away from lifting the trophy. If the Mystics win, it will be trophy number two for the minor premiers […]
2023 ANZ Premiership: Team of the Season – Contenders
AFTER a year of excellent performances across the ANZ Premiership, it is time to see who is in contention to make the final Rookie Me Central Team of the Year for 2023. Below you will see all the 18 players who are in contention to make the final Team of the Season, listed by their […]
2023 ANZ Premiership Preview: Elimination Final
AFTER three months of an exciting home and away ANZ Premiership season, the finals kick off. This weekend sees a rematch of the 2022 Grand Final, with the Central Pulse hosting the Northern Stars in a battle that will see the winner progress to play the Northern Mystics in the 2023 Grand Final. Both teams […]
Stars sit seamlessly for finals
THE Northern Stars have come out victorious with an 11-goal win (47 – 58) over the still winless Southern Steel. The Stars entered this game historically having their best quarter in the third, and this game proved to be no different with a 10 – 18 game solidifier. The Stars were able to capitalise on […]
2023 ANZ Premiership | Round 11 preview: One frantic fortnight left
IN some ways it feels like the season has barely started, but we have already reached the final fortnight of the 2023 ANZ Premiership season. With four teams still in with a shot of finals, the season is far from done. There are only three games his weekend, with every team only playing once and […]
2023 ANZ Premiership: Team of the Week – Round 9
A HOST of in-form ANZ Premiership players form Round 9’s ANZ Premiership Team of the Week, giving a sign into what might be to come for the Silver Ferns at the World Cup later this year. There is also a Tactical feel to this week’s team, with about a third of the squad coming from […]
2023 ANZ Premiership | Round 9 preview: Pulsating, yet Tactical
This weekend sees the beginning of the final month of the ANZ Premiership season, and with five teams still in contention for finals, there really is plenty still to play for. The top three is far from decided, with anyone from first placed Mystics down to fifth placed Magic still in contention. Unfortunately the last […]
2023 ANZ Premiership: Team of the Week – Round 8
THERE is a Mystical, yet Starry and Tactical tone to the ANZ Premiership Team of the Week, with each side dominating our hypothetical lineup after Round 8. Only three teams contributed players to this week’s squad, with the Mystics and Stars leading the way with four players each. Another common theme amongst this week’s team […]
Pulse’s last quarter return overcomes Stars
A FIGHTBACK finish from Central Pulse saw them take home a 64-62 win at home over a Northern Stars outfit who led for the majority of the match. An attacking game through and through saw both sides fight for a spot in the top three, reaching the pointy end of the season. All midcourters used […]
2023 ANZ Premiership | Round 8 preview: Final month mayhem on the horizon
THIS weekend sees the ANZ Premiership season hit its two thirds mark, and with the last month of the fixture just around the corner already, things are no doubt going to soon heat up. It will perhaps be as soon as this weekend, with Grand Final rematches and tight clashes aplenty up and down the […]