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VNSL Round 4a preview: Standalone games kick off new round

SIX games played across four days – including a triple treat on Monday – is what faces fans in the Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) for Round 4. The standalone fixtures take place over Friday, Saturday and Sunday, culminating in the huge Monday fixture, with Surrey Storm doing the double this round. We preview the three […]

2022 VNSL club preview: Severn Stars

LOOKING to rise up the Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) ladder in 2022, Severn Stars had quite the off-season. Recruiting four players from opposition VNSL sides and getting an international star back on court in the new season, expect the Stars to rise up the table. >> VNSL 2022 Team preview: Severn Stars 2022 SQUAD: DEFENDERS: […]

2022 VNSL club preview: Surrey Storm

IT was another tough season for Surrey Storm in 2021, finishing in the bottom four for the fourth consecutive time (excluding 2020). The Storm will hope to get back to its success of five years ago, and have recruited some fresh faces into the squad for the 2022 season. >> VNSL 2022 Team preview: Surrey […]

VNSL 2022 Team Preview: Severn Stars

DESPITE having the majority of their list re-sign, the Severn Stars lineup will still feature a number of fresh faces in 2022. The Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) side recruited four players from opposing teams in a bid to improve their ninth placed finish from 2021. The Stars won four out of 20 games had suffered […]

VNSL 2022 Team Preview: Surrey Storm

LOSING a player of Karyn Bailey‘s quality is never easy, but Surrey Storm found just the replacement over the Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) off-season. Bailey announced her retirement ahead of her final game on June 21, with the goal shooter being a prolific goal shooter even in her 16th professional year. Having been named in […]

2022 VNSL lists: Part 2

A HUGE month of Vitality Netball Superleague list-building is now done and dusted, with the signing period complete and all 11 franchises creating exciting new-look teams and boasting some huge names. In the second edition of our VNSL 2022 team list articles, we run through the last five teams in alphabetical order and the newcomers […]

2021 VNSL Season preview: Surrey Storm

WITH the Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) season around the corner after a yearlong hiatus due to the COVID-19 enforced cancellation in 2020 Draft Central takes a look at each team, player lists and expectations. Continuing the analysis of each team the next side in focus is Surrey Storm. The Storm did not get off to […]

VNSL 2020 team preview: Surrey Storm

WITH the 2020 season of the Vitality Netball Superleague now upon us, we take a look at each team heading into a massive year in Superleague netball. The next team in our season preview is Surrey Storm. Coach: Mikki Austin 2019 finish: 8th (6-12) Storm really slid under the radar in 2019, finding some form […]

Vitality Netball Superleague preview: Round 10

THE season has officially reached its first repeat round in 2019, where all 10 teams get ready to take on sides for the second time. With two big games coming up this week, Round 10 will see the top four of the competition face off in what could be a potential finals scenario down the […]

Vitality Netball Superleague wrap: Round 9

ROUND 9 of the Vitality Netball Superleague saw a lot of unconventionally close matches, showing the growth of less experienced sides since the beginning of the season. Meanwhile, the 2019 ladder did not change with the outcomes of this week’s results, proving the closeness of the competition as we edge closer to the midway point […]