Spoilt for choice, Samason chooses life in NZ after tough 2023
THE relationship between Australian and New Zealand netball has always been idolised in the eyes of international viewers. From 2008 to 2016 there was the ANZ Championships, which saw five Australian and five New Zealand teams compete week in, week out. Each had their respective conference titles, but it was the overall competition that was […]
Destined Vixen looks to take passion to the next level
THE Australian Netball Championships. The tournament that many aspiring netballers aim to showcase their athleticism in. When watching the seven day event, there were names people threw around for tournament MVP. Many notable names such as Sophie Fawns, Lucy Austin and Jordan Cransberg. It was Emily Andrew who took home the award. “It was like […]
SSN After the Fact: Jo Weston
WELCOME to After the Fact, a new series here at Rookie Me Central, chatting to key figures in the Suncorp Super Netball post match and get their thoughts on the match that just transpired and the bigger issues in the game. In today’s inaugural edition, we chatted to Melbourne Vixens defender Jo Weston after she […]
2022 SSN Season Review: Melbourne Vixens
THE 2022 Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) season has come to an end, so we now take a look back at each team’s season in retrospect. Today’s team in review is the Melbourne Vixens, who were the 2022 runners-up. It was almost the perfect fairytale comeback for the Vixens. After winning the flag in 2020, 2021 […]
Fever red hot to win inaugural title
THE West Coast Fever have created some history tonight, defeating the Melbourne Vixens by 11 goals, 70-59 to win their first Super Netball title. Thanks to some stellar performances from MVP Sasha Glasgow (four Super Shots, 26 goal assists and 28 feeds), Jhaniele Fowler (58 goals from 59 attempts), Alice Teague-Neeld (34 feeds and 16 […]
Vixens pull off massive comeback to move into Grand Final
THE Melbourne Vixens have put their double chance to good use, after defeating the GIANTS Netball 55-54 to move through to the Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) Grand Final. After being 10 goals down early in the last quarter, the Vixens staged one almighty comeback to claw their way back and take the win. The Vixens […]
Underdogs look to cause GIANT upset
JUST one game remains until the grand final of the 2022 Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) season, with the winner of Melbourne Vixens and GIANTS Netball set to clash tomorrow night at John Cain Arena. The GIANTS have not been able to get on top of the Vixens in the two clashes the sides have had […]
Vixens take minor premiership in almighty comeback
THE Melbourne Vixens are the Suncorp Super Netball minor premiers for 2022, after staging an almighty comeback against the Adelaide Thunderbirds to win by four goals, 51-47. The Vixens really stole the win from the Thunderbirds in the dying minutes after Adelaide led for most of the game and really should have gone on to […]
It’s the Final(s) Calculator! SSN Edition
THERE is only one fortnight left in this year’s Suncorp Super Netball season, but there are still so many questions left to be answered. One of those is who will make finals. Half of the finalists have been determined, but that still leaves two spots left to fill, with five teams still in contention to […]
Vixens hold off Lightning storm
DESPITE an almighty effort from the Sunshine Coast Lightning, the Melbourne Vixens have emerged victorious, 64 to 60, to move further ahead of the rest of the pack atop the Super Netball ladder. Melbourne got off to a dominant start, but the Lightning produced an almighty comeback and almost took the lead on a number […]
