SSN Scouting Notes – Ballarat Blitz 2024
LAST weekend saw the Ballarat Blitz take place, where four Suncorp Super Netball teams – Adelaide Thunderbirds, GIANTS Netball, Melbourne Vixens and West Coast Fever – gathered in the Victorian city of Ballarat for a mini preseason round robin event. Each team played two matches across the weekend. Below take a look at who played, […]
Prediction Zone: 2024 Starting 7s – SSN Part 1
IT is 100 days to go until the start of the 2024 Suncorp Super Netball season, so to celebrate, Rookie Me Central tries to predict what the Round 1 starting 7s would be for each of the eight clubs. Adelaide Thunderbirds GS: Romelda Aiken-GeorgeGA: Georgie HorjusWA: Laura ScherianC: Tayla WilliamsWD: Latanya WilsonGD: Matilda GarrettGK: Shamera […]
SSN signings are done, but announcements are not
AFTER a chaotic few days, the Suncorp Super Netball signing period for the 2024 season is now complete. Yesterday was the deadline for clubs to have submitted all their signings, even though not everyone has quite finished announcing who their signings are. Check out below all the names that have been officially confirmed to be […]
2024 SSN Signings Catch Up – Edition 1
IT has been a chaotic few days in the world of the Suncorp Super Netball. But, it is finally signing season for the competition and already much of the picture is coming together. With just over 24 hours left in the signing period, let us take a look and see how everyone’s list is shaping […]
2023 FAST5 day two recap
DAY TWO of the FAST5 international netball tournament is in the books after six of the best nations went head-to-head across multiple matches. We review how the clashes went down. WOMEN’S: Jamaica (27) defeated by England (33) MVP = Abbeygail Linton (JAM) The opening game of the day could have gone either way as neither […]
T’birds hold nerve to break title drought
TEN years after their last title, the Adelaide Thunderbirds are once again Queens of Australian netball after downing the NSW Swifts 60-59 to win the 2023 Suncorp Super Netball title. In a match very fitting of the occasion, the Thunderbirds held their nerves in extra time to win the trophy, thanks in large part to […]
Thunderbirds book ticket to Melbourne
AN extra time thriller proved to be a blockbuster of an event with the Adelaide Thunderbirds booking a ticket to the Suncorp Super Netball Grand Final with a two-goal emotional win over the NSW Swifts. It was only last week where the Thunderbirds ended the Swifts’ nine-game winning streak to earn their major semi-final position […]
Lightning strike down fast-finishing Thunderbirds
SUNSHINE Coast Lightning survived a valiant fightback from the Adelaide Thunderbirds to win 56-54 in the Suncorp Super Netball yesterday. Despite the Lightning dominating for much of the match, the Thunderbirds put together an almighty comeback late but could not quite get over the line. After a number of mistakes from both sides off the […]
Pies end home run with emotion-charged win
COLLINGWOOD has signed off from home games in Melbourne with a nail-biting three goal win over the Adelaide Thunderbirds in a massive upset upset which saw the last placed Magpies topple the ladder leaders. After dominating for most of the game, Collingwood almost blew it in the last quarter but held on for a memorable […]
Thunderbirds edge out Fever in history-repeating win
AFTER a poor performance last week, the Adelaide Thunderbirds bounced back in a big way, defeating West Coast Fever by one goal to hand the Fever their fourth single goal loss this season. In an eerily similar way to the last time these two sides met, he Fever came out of the blocks firing, but […]