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PREVIEW | VNL 2024 – New season, new faces, same dream

IT is the most exciting day in the Victorian State netball calendar – the opening round of the Victorian Netball League (VNL) season. In perhaps a case of déjà vu, it is once again the City West Falcons who are the ones to beat in 2024 after defending their title last season. However, there are […]

Spoilt for choice, Samason chooses life in NZ after tough 2023

THE relationship between Australian and New Zealand netball has always been idolised in the eyes of international viewers. From 2008 to 2016 there was the ANZ Championships, which saw five Australian and five New Zealand teams compete week in, week out. Each had their respective conference titles, but it was the overall competition that was […]

ANZ Premiership Offseason Update: July 2023

ALTHOUGH the netball world’s attention is on the build up to the World Cup, there is still plenty happening on the domestic front. Let us check in with where the ANZ Premiership is at as the teams finalise their squads . This update will only include announcements made since our last update in June, so […]

2022 ANC Team Preview: GIANTS Academy

THE 2022 Australian Netball Championship (ANC) is just around the corner, and after a Covid induced two year hiatus the redesigned national second tier competition is back. 10 teams from across the country will be facing off in Traralgon later this month for the title. In preparation for the tournament, we are going to preview […]

2021 VNL Round 11 wrap

THE Victorian Netball League (VNL) made a one day only return on Wednesday night, with the competition going ahead on a rare weekday night between lockdowns before the state snapped back into lockdown on Thursday evening. Four huge clashes got away though, with significant results and missing faces on court setting the tone during a […]

2021 VNL Round 8 wrap

MINIMAL spectators returned to the fray as the Victorian Netball League (VNL) Championship division completed its eighth round of action on Wednesday evening. We wrap up the talking points of the inaugural VNL Pride Round. Ariels (50) defeated by Hawks Netball (75) The opening clash of the round was always set to be a tough […]

VIC M-League wrap: Mixed Premier Division – Round 13

ROUND 13 saw plenty of excitement brewing for the penultimate round of Mixed Premier Division for the season, with the top four almost settled unless something massive happens in the final round of the season. Parkville Panthers proved their dominance in their final home and away match for the season, defeating Valley Wolves by 35 […]

Victorian Netball League wrap Round 3: North East blazes to third win

THE North East Blaze continued their hot form, winning their third game while the Casey Demons claimed their first win at home in front of a strong crowd in Round 3. Ariels (53) defeated Wilson Storage Southern Saints (46) The Ariels kick-started their campaign, claiming their first win of the season over the Wilson Storage […]