ANZ Premiership Round 1 preview: New season kicks off
JUST two ANZ Premiership games are set to take place this Sunday, as the first COVID-19 interruption has delayed the Northern Stars and Central Pulse match. In the two going ahead, reigning premiers Northern Mystics will hit the road to take on the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic, whilst last year’s preliminary finalists – Mainland […]
ANZ Premiership preview: 2021 finalists
IT is not long until the ANZ Premiership kicks off for another season, with Rookie Me Central taking a look at how each team is shaping up ahead of the new year. In this part of the two-part preview, we look at the three finalists from 2021, with the next edition to feature the bottom […]
2022 Quad Series preview: New Zealand
NEW ZEALAND Silver Ferns have a mix of young guns as well as experienced heads in the upcoming Quad Series. The Silver Ferns will look to overcome the losses of consistent shooting duo Maria Folau (retirement) and Ameliaranne Ekenasio (birth of her child) who had previously long been established in the shooting cirlcle. Though Folau […]
Poi to lead Tactix in 2022
A FRESH face will lead the Mainland Tactix in 2022, with speedy midcourter Kimiora Poi taking over the reins as captain of the club. Poi will assume the captaincy with the departure of defender and Silver Ferns star Jane Watson who will miss the season due to her pregnancy. Whilst the 24-year-old would have loved […]
NZ Silver Ferns/Aotearoa Men’s Cadbury Netball Series: Match 1 wrap
A HUGE opening match of Cadbury Netball Series action saw the New Zealand Silver Ferns and Aotearoa Men’s go head-to-head in an intriguing encounter, with the Ferns’ connections and composure ringing true as they ran home with an 11-goal victory over their male counterparts. While the Men’s got off to a flying start, the Ferns […]
2021 Cadbury Netball Series – NZ/ENG: Stats wrap
THE England Roses collected a historic test series win on New Zealand soil for the first time last week, taking out two of the three 2021 Cadbury Netball Series tests and claiming the Taini Jamison Trophy for the first time in the process. With all three matches done, dusted, and analysed, we delve into the […]
2021 Cadbury Netball Test Series – NZ/ENG: Roses stun Ferns in come-from-behind win to claim Taini Jamison Trophy
ENGLAND Roses have made history, coming back from a huge 10-goal half-time deficit against the Silver Ferns to claim the Cadbury Netball Series sealer and Taini Jamison Trophy, as well as their maiden test series win against New Zealand on home soil. The Roses scored just 16 goals in the first half before flying out […]
2021 Cadbury Netball Test Series – NZ/ENG: Roses send warning signs with comprehensive win
THE second international test match between the New Zealand Silver Ferns and England Roses could not have gone more different than the first, with a revved up Roses side coming in with a point to prove despite a shaky start. While the Roses played a full strength outfit though, the Ferns blooded up some less […]
2021 New Zealand/England test series preview – Which nation will clinch the Taini Jamison Trophy?
THE Cadbury Netball Series between New Zealand Silver Ferns and England Roses has arrived, with international netball gracing the stage for the first time since early 2021. With lockdowns and quarantine restrictions in place, neither team has had a significant amount of preparation heading into the series, set to contend for the Taini Jamison Trophy […]
Top of the tables: Who are the top international goaling prospects?
WITH the three major netball competitions – Suncorp Super Netball (SSN), ANZ Premiership and Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) – done and dusted for the year, it is time to delve into the top prospects from around the grounds. In the first edition, Draft Central will look into the most threatening goalers from the three major competitions and […]
