Pulsating win to book Central grand final place
CENTRAL Pulse are the team to beat in the 2022 ANZ Premiership finals series after running out whopping 18-goal winners over reigning premiers Northern Mystics. The full-strength Pulse were far too good fo a Mystics outfit still missing key goal shooter Grace Nweke, but also midcourters Tayla Earle and Elisapeta Toeava, which hurt not only […]
Pulse grab top spot ahead of minor premier battle
IT will all come down to the final game of the season to determine the automatic ANZ Premiership grand finalist after Central Pulse temporarily grabbed top spot on the table. The Pulse took care of the fifth placed Mainland Tactix by eight goals at Christchurch last night to set up a winner-takes-all final round battle […]
ANZ Premiership Round 12 preview: Will Steel or Stars shine brighter?
THREE games take place over the final weekend of action as part of Round 12, with only four rescheduled matches remaining after the weekend. There is plenty at stake for three of the teams in action, with the Northern Stars and Southern Steel both battling it out for a finals spot, as the Stars and […]
Pulse control Tactix to keep touch on top spot
A DOMINANT four-quarter performance from second placed Central Pulse against Mainland Tactix has set the Pulse up to challenge the top of the table Northern Mystics for the ANZ Premiership automatic grand final spot. The Pulse are in great form, and they took care of the Tactix, winning all four quarters on their way to […]
Pulse still alive for top with Stars win
IT might be feint, but Central Pulse is still a chance for top spot in the ANZ Premiership, having accounted for Southern Steel last night. The Pulse and Northern Stars have been neck-and-neck all season, but the now second placed side took a leap forward towards not only finishing second, but potentially grabbing top spot […]
ANZ Premiership Round 11 preview: Finals race heats up
FOUR of the six teams will again do battle twice as Round 11 of the ANZ Premiership takes place over three days. The Northern Mystics, Mainland Tactix, Southern Steel and Central Pulse will all play twice, whilst Northern Stars and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic will just play one each on Sunday. The race towards […]
Stars step up in second half to stop Pulse
AFTER an even first half where either side cold be split, it was the Northern Stars who stepped up to the plate and recorded a five-goal win over fellow contenders Central Pulse in the ANZ Premiership Round 10 clash yesterday. The Stars were without veteran goal keeper Anna Harrison, but called on another former Silver […]
ANZ Premiership Round 10 preview: Super six in five days
A JAM-PACKED ANZ Premiership schedule is played for the weekend, with a massive six games across five days. In a four-game Round 10 fixture with a couple of rescheduled Round 5 clashes. The Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic and Northern Stars have a busy week, with three games each in those five days, including two […]
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 […]