2022 Commonwealth Games review: Jamaica
AS the curtain closes on another Commonwealth Games, we take a look back at how each of the netballing nations fared in our team-by-team review series. Next up is Jamaica, who recorded its best finish in nation history, rising above their previous best of Bronze at a Commonwealth Games or World Cup, to secure Silver […]
2022 Commonwealth Games Preview: Jamaica
THE 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England and just around the corner. To celebrate, we are previewing each of the competing netball nations and predicting how they might fare in the tournament. Today it is Jamaica, who won bronze last time around at the Commonwealth Games. After winning bronze at the last two consecutive games, […]
What we learnt: Roses Reunited Series
THERE was plenty to take out of the 2021 Roses Reunited Series, with England defeated Jamaica 2-1 this week. Whilst England comfortably took out the first two games, the Sunshine Girls hit back to grab the last, so what can we take out of the matches. FIVE THINGS WE LEARNT 1 England is a serious […]
Jamaica prune Reunited Roses in final game
IT took until a third game, but Jamaica finally clicked into gear against England, producing the best four-quarter performance of the entire Reunited Roses Series to win by 10 goals. Winning three of the four quarters and getting out to as much as a 13-goal lead at one point, the Sunshine Girls, led by bookends […]
Roses Reunited Series weekend preview: England vs. Jamaica
AFTER England claimed the all-important first game win over Jamaica, the Roses will be out to clean up the series in the final two games. This weekend sees the second and third games of the Roses Reunited Series, which take place on Saturday and Sunday respectively. The first game of the series saw the Roses […]
Draft Central’s top international performers in SSN
THERE is no shortage of international stars throughout the Suncorp Super Netball league and with one round remaining in the home and away season Draft Central casts an eye over the top performers hailing from the some of the top ranked netballing nations. Given that there is only one player in Laura Langman representing New […]
Memorable Matches: Sunshine Girls defeat Silver Ferns – 2018 Comm Games
WITH netball taking a back seat to coronavirus in 2020, Draft Central is taking a look at memorable matches in world netball history. Next up is Jamaica’s bronze medal win over New Zealand at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, after missing out on the gold medal match by the slimmest of margins. It was a period […]
Fantasy teams: New Zealand A v. Jamaica
NEW Zealand have steadily developed the next tier of players over the past couple of years with coach Noeline Taurua taking a clear look to the future of the Silver Ferns as shown with the New Zealand A team. Pitted up against a developing yet strong Jamaican team the battle sees a variety of up […]
Fantasy teams: Australia/Jamaica v. New Zealand/England
WITH a wealth of netball talent across the world Draft Central has created two teams based on the current top four nations according to the International Netball Federation rankings. The first team comprises of first and fourth – Australia and Jamaica – while the second team is made up of players from New Zealand and […]
Top 20 players over 30: #14 Romelda Aiken
THERE are a host of international players across the world that much like fine wine, have simply gotten better with age. With netball on hold due to the COVID-19 outbreak Draft Central takes a look at players that fall into the category of over 30 and still have plenty in the tank given their on-court […]
