Iongi proud to wear the red and white amongst family
GROWING up in Australia, Kelea Iongi went with the status quo and followed the top three nations in Australia, New Zealand and England. She was a Diamonds support through and through. It wasn’t until Iongi started to become more familiar with her heritage where her focus shifted more towards representing Tonga at an international level. […]
A Tall Ferns aspirations in becoming a Silver Fern
ENERGETIC triple-code star Parris Mason has shifted her sights from the Tall Ferns and the lack of Olympic Games aspirations to pursue her netball dreams. The 21-year-old has always been a force on court whether that be in basketball or netball. Mason has played at high levels of netball, basketball and touch footy. But ever […]
2022 ANZ Premiership review: Central Pulse
IT was a remarkable come-from-behind premiership victory for Central Pulse who caught the two northern sides and ended up with the automatic grand final spot. Finishing on top helped, as it gave the Pulse the extra rest, and set the eventual premiers up for a big grand final win. They were red-hot from the first […]
Pulse dominate Stars to take title
THE Central Pulse are the toast of New Zealand netball, after they beat the Northern Stars 56-37 to win the 2022 ANZ Premiership title. Their dominant win sees them claim their third title in their history, and officially become the most successful franchise in the history of the competition. It was actually the Stars who […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
