Preview: 2023 Constellation Cup
THE 2023 Constellation Cup kicks off tonight in Melbourne, as Australia and New Zealand face off for the first time since the Quad Series in January. The 2023 Series will be the 13th time the two countries have battled for the Cup. Australia has won the series seven times and the Kiwis have won it […]
New Zealand cop flack after dusty trophy cabinet
WHILE England’s selection decisions for the Taini Jamison Trophy sparked a war of words from Silver Ferns stakeholders, it is now New Zealand that will ponder its next month post-Constellation Cup. After losing the first game to the less experienced Roses, the Silver Ferns bounced back to win the last two and claim the trophy. […]
Silver Ferns announce 2023/24 Squad
EARLIER this week Netball New Zealand announced the members of the 2023/24 Silver Ferns Squad, with a number of first time faces in the squad. Shooter Amelia Walmsley is the first of the new faces in the Silver Ferns Squad for 2023/24. The Central Pulse shooter locked down a regular starting spot at ANZ Premiership […]
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 […]
Tactix overcome Magic’s fast start for vital win
MAINLAND Tactix were able to come back from a first quarter deficit to find the consistency they were craving and defeat Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic by three goals, 49-46. No Greer Sinclair for the Tactix for the remainder of the season meant promising young talent Paris Lokotui returned to elite netball after an anterior […]
Pulse suffocate Steel attack in low-scoring win
HOLDING Southern Steel to their lowest score of the season, Central Pulse won a crucial top three clash to go outright second thanks to a six-goal win to close out Round 9 of 2022 ANZ Premiership season. The Steel started incredibly, piling on 18 goals in the first term, but the Pulse defence clicked into […]
Stars shine in one-goal win over Pulse
TURNING around a 10-goal loss to their opponents five days earlier, the Northern Stars produced an impressive one-goal victory over Central Pulse in their Round 8 ANZ Premiership clash yesterday. The Stars started the way they hoped to lead at quarter time, and though the Pulse were able to hit back in a topsy-turvy momentum-swinging […]
Pulse shoot down Stars in 10-goal win
FORTY five days after the fact, Round 1 of the ANZ Premiership season is complete. The third and final game – which was scheduled for March 13 – took place last night, with Central Pulse getting the job done over Northern Stars by 10 goals at Pulman Arena. The Pulse moved up to equal top […]
Pulse rise late to claim big Tactix win
AFTER a tight first three quarters, Central Pulse stepped it up in the final quarter of their clash with Mainland Tactix to come away with the 17-goal win. The ANZ Premiership Round 7 clash at TSB Arena saw the home team win each of the three quarters, but by no more than three goals in […]
Steel galvanises late to storm past Pulse
IN the most remarkable game of the 2022 ANZ Premiership season, Southern Steel produced a stunning comeback to storm past Central Pulse in overtime by three goals. In what turned out to be the only played game in Round 5 of the competition, the Pulse looked to be in control after being up by a […]
