Heartstopper breaks Fever hearts as Vixens win nail biter
THE Melbourne Vixens have pinched a one goal win over the West Coast Fever at the absolute death yesterday in Melbourne. In a game that was as tight as they come all afternoon, it ultimately came down to the final two seconds. To the surprise of absolutely no one, the opening of the game was […]
Valliant Vixens victorious after second half fightback
MELBOURNE Vixens put on a second half fightback to defeat the Queensland Firebirds 72-60 in the Suncorp Super Netball yesterday. After the visitors dominated the first half, the Vixens turned it around in the third term to record a big 12-goal win. The Firebirds pinched a goal off the third centre pass of the game, […]
SSN Stats Zone: Round 5 2023 Edition
WE are just over a month into the 2023 Suncorp Super Netball season, so it is time to take a look at the individual player stats and who are leading some of the key areas. REBOUNDS OFFENSIVE Romelda Aiken – 22 Donnell Wallam – 21 Shimona Nelson – 17 Cara Koenen – 12 Mwai Kumwenda […]
Almighty comeback sees Vixens pinch thrilling yet controversial Derby
THE Melbourne Vixens have pulled off the almightiest of comebacks to steal a 62 to 61 goal win over Collingwood in the Melbourne Derby. After being out of it for much of the match, they fought back hard late and with a goal after the siren stole the win. However, the result was not without […]
2022 Commonwealth Games review: Malawi
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. Next up is Malawi, a nation that has caused upsets in the past, but at Birmingham, could not quite repeat those feats and ended up finishing seventh overall with […]
Queens rule over Wales to secure seventh
MALAWI Queens have come back from an early deficit to knock off Wales in a memorable six-goal victory at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The Queens trailed by four goals at quarter time, but soon found the groove with an early change at wing attack, and then largely maintaining the same starting seven to win the […]
Roses top Pool, as Uganda and Northern Ireland nab wins
ENGLAND topped Pool B at the 2022 Commonwealth Games thanks to a 10-goal victory over New Zealand, while Uganda moved into third spot, and Northern Ireland grabbed its first win of the tournament. NEW ZEALAND 8 | 16 | 9 | 11 (44)ENGLAND 15 | 10 | 14 | 15 (54) In the battle for top […]
Uganda and Malawi go two up on opponents
UGANDA and Malawi may not be able to make the semi finals anymore, but that did not stop them playing some stellar netball overnight to defeat Northern Ireland and Trinidad and Tobago respectively. UGANDA 11 | 17 | 17 | 18 (63)NORTHERN IRELAND 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 (26) The She Cranes have […]
Malawi and Uganda get on the board
DAY 3 for Group B saw two different countries get their first wins on the board for these Commonwealth Games. After pushing their opponents the previous day, both Malawi and Uganda got on the winner’s list overnight, defeating Northern Ireland and Trinidad and Tobago respectively. MALAWI 12 | 13 | 17 | 12 (54)NORTHERN IRELAND […]
England and New Zealand go 2 from 2
DAY 2 of Group B action at the Commonwealth Games saw Day 1 winners England and New Zealand go two for two, but the competition was certainly stiffer this time around. ENGLAND 19 | 16 | 13 | 18 (66)MALAWI 9 | 11 | 13 | 8 (41) Up against Malawi, England earned a handy 25-goal win, […]
