New Zealand Cadbury Series: Squad release
THE Cadbury Netball Series is set to kick off on Wednesday with the competition consisting of four teams; Silver Ferns, New Zealand A, New Zealand Under 21s and New Zealand Men’s making for an action packed couple of days. The competition will be run over four days, with two games per night. The top two […]
ANZ Premiership: Southern Steel releases full squad while Pulse and Magic add to list
THERE has been plenty of player movement already in the ANZ Premiership with the Northern Stars and Northern Mystics releasing their player rosters a couple of weeks ago. Following on from that, the Southern Steel have announced their full squad for the 2021 ANZ Premiership season while both the Central Pulse and Waikato Bay of […]
Australia and New Zealand release Under 21 squads
BOTH Australia and New Zealand have released their Under 21 squads ahead of the Netball World Youth Cup expected to take place in 2021, with some familiar and exciting names amongst the ranks for both countries. AUSTRALIA Coached by Kylee Byrne there is no shortage of excitement looking at the Australian Under 21s squad which […]
2020 ANZ Premiership season review- Southern Steel
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 […]
2020 ANZ Premiership: Most developed players
WITH Round 10 of the ANZ Premiership season cancelled due to a change in COVID-19 restrictions, Draft Central casts an eye over each side’s most developed players for 2020 ahead of the finals. It has been an unconventional season to say the least with the ANZ Premiership season brought to a halt back March due […]
ANZ Premiership – Round 9: Pulse claim emphatic win over Steel
COMING off their first loss in the ANZ Premiership last round, Central Pulse were determined to get back in the winning books against the Southern Steel, running out 15-goal victors (34-49). It was a clinical performance by the Pulse who led at every single break and steadily increase their margin by shutting down the Steel’s […]
ANZ Premiership – Round 9: First quarter flurry gifts Steel huge win
AN energetic and highly contested match opened Round 9 of ANZ Premiership action, with the penultimate round seeing Southern Steel host the Northern Mystics. The Steel may not be in with a chance at a grand final berth, but they played like it against the Mystics and burst out of the blocks for a huge […]
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 […]
