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 […]
Diamonds crush Gems as Jamaica quells Wales
AUSTRALIA and Jamaica got their quests for Commonwealth Games golds off to the perfect start, winning their expected first-up Pool A matches. The Diamonds crushed an inexperienced Barbados – in a battle of the top-ranked netball nation up against the lowest ranked one – while the Sunshine Girls shook off an early fight from Wales […]
2022 Commonwealth Games Preview: Jamaica
THE 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England and just around the corner. To celebrate, we are previewing each of the competing netball nations and predicting how they might fare in the tournament. Today it is Jamaica, who won bronze last time around at the Commonwealth Games. After winning bronze at the last two consecutive games, […]
Fever silence the Thunder(birds) storm
THE West Coast Fever have flexed their muscles ahead of the finals, defeating the Adelaide Thunderbirds and in the process ending the Thunderbirds’ finals hopes for 2022. Despite it being a tight affair for much of the opening half, an excellent third term from the home side really set things up for the Fever. After […]
SSN Stats Check: Round 13 2022
As the Suncorp Super Netball competition heads into the final round of the season, let us take a look at who the key stats leaders are at the moment. Offensive Goals As she has done so all year, Jhaniele Fowler leads the single point goal tally and by a long way. Her current tally is […]
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 […]
GIANTS secure important win in finals race
AS the race for the Suncorp Super Netball finals heat up, the GIANTS’ win over the Adelaide Thunderbirds yesterday was a crucial one. The home side got off to a great start, which helped them to a 59-50 win. Piling on scoring pressure from the get-go at one end, the GIANTS also suffocated the Thunderbirds’ […]
Round 12 set to shake things up
Round 12 in the Suncorp Super Netball is an important one for more than one reason. On the court, it’s the third last round of the season, and with the top four very much unconfirmed, there is still plenty up for grabs for all the sides. Off the court, it is the first of two […]
