ANZ Premiership: Northern Stars and Northern Mystics look to bolster 2021 squad
WITH the ANZ Premiership season done and dusted, teams have started to finalise squads for the 2021 season as the Northern Stars and Northern Mystics announced their player lists throughout the week. There are a couple of notable changes for both sides, with some key players either departing or retiring while some shock inclusions are […]
2020 ANZ Premiership season review – Northern Stars
IT was an unprecedented season as the ANZ Premiership came to a halt after Round 1 due to the COVID-19 pandemic but later returned in June to round out the remainder of the season, bar Round 10. The season saw plenty of intriguing battles as teams plied their trade across the court in hope to […]
ANZ Premiership playoff hypotheticals
ALTHOUGH no ANZ Premiership playoffs will be held on Sunday due to COVID-19 precautions, Draft Central poses some hypotheticals taking into account recent form and history to predict the end result of each game, which would have completed the 2020 season. The original setup would have seen the third placed Northern Mystics take on the […]
ANZ Premiership cancels 2020 finals play-offs
SUNDAY August 23 was set to be an action-packed conclusion to the ANZ Premiership as all six teams were set to face off, finishing with a top two clash to determine the 2020 premiers. However, changed conditions due to the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown a spanner in the works with the ANZ Premiership opting to […]
ANZ Premiership – Round 9: Stars fight back to steal one-goal win over Magic
IN their sole game for the round the contest between the bottom placed Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic and fourth placed Northern Stars went right down to the wire with the Stars coming back from three goals down at three quarter time to snatch a one-goal win (45-46). Both sides went toe-to-toe but were forced […]
ANZ Premiership – Young gun focus: Round 9
WITH a host of young talent littered throughout the ANZ Premiership competition Draft Central takes a look at one key player each week. This week the player in focus is Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic goaler Khiarna Williams who starred in their victory over the Southern Steel last round. Age: 17 Height: 183cm Position: GS/GA […]
2020 ANZ Premiership- Preview: Round 9
TWO weeks out from ANZ Premiership finals, it is do or die for the Northern Mystics and Mainland Tactix who are battling for second spot on the ladder while the Central Pulse have first spot all but sewn up. Conversely, up the other end of the ladder the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic and Southern […]
ANZ Premiership: Round 8 – Deadly opening quarter gives Stars the edge
COMING off a difficult loss against the Mainland Tactix, the Northern Stars had no issue dominating the Southern Steel with a convincing 50-43 win. Uncertainty and a lack of connection in the Steel attack end, due to a string of unfortunate injuries, meant that a tenacious Stars defence were able to come out on top […]
2020 ANZ Premiership preview: Round 8
WITH one game already down, Round 8 of the ANZ Premiership will bring plenty of excitement and intense battles with a couple of ladder defining clashes. The top two match-up between the Central Pulse and Northern Mystics headlines the round while up the other end of the ladder the Magic and Steel do battle. Northern […]
ANZ Premiership – Round 8: Tactix too good in front of sellout home crowd
A SELLOUT crowd headlined the opening match of ANZ Premiership Round 8, with Mainland Tactix hosting their first match of the season and taking on the Northern Stars for the second time in just five days. With Tactix getting the win last round the Stars were back with a vengeance but with second position on […]
