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. […]
2022 SSN Season Review: NSW Swifts
THE 2022 Suncorp Super Netball season has come to an end, so let us now take a look back at each team’s season in retrospect. Today’s team in review is the NSW Swifts, who finished fifth in 2022. After a poor showing at the Team Girls Cup and after Sam Wallace went down in Round […]
It’s the Final(s) Calculator! SSN Edition
THERE is only one fortnight left in this year’s Suncorp Super Netball season, but there are still so many questions left to be answered. One of those is who will make finals. Half of the finalists have been determined, but that still leaves two spots left to fill, with five teams still in contention to […]
Tale of two halves sees Collingwood too Swift for NSW
IT was not the milestone match Maddy Turner would have liked, as her NSW Swifts went down to the Collingwood Magpies by eight goals, 66-58. The match was a tale of two halves, with the Swifts the more dominant side in the first half before Collingwood turned things around in the second. The communication in […]
Vixens bridge gap on rest of the pack
THE Melbourne Vixens are the holders of the Sargeant-McKinnis Cup, after defeating the NSW Swifts by six goals in yesterday’s Suncorp Super Netball (SSN), 59-53. It took them until the last quarter, but they ultimately showed their class to take the win and move a game clear of everyone else on the ladder. The Swifts […]
Lightning strikes twice to defeat Swifts
EARNING their second successive Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) victory, the Sunshine Coast Lightning have taken down a couple of key scalps, the latest being reigning premiers NSW Swifts by seven goals. The Lightning backed up their shock win over Melbourne Vixens the week before with a commanding start in the opening quarter against the Swifts, […]
Fever bounce back in emphatic fashion
WEST Coast Fever have bounced back from their midweek loss in style, defeating the NSW Swifts by 18 goals in the Suncorp Super Netball (SSN), 76-58. It was actually the Swifts who got out to the fast start and got the early lead, before the Fever reeled it back in, and then built a lead […]
Swifts hang on in SSN nail-biter
THE NSW Swifts won their second match in a row last night, beating the Adelaide Thunderbirds by a single goal. One-point nail-biters are starting to become the Achilles heel of the Adelaide Thunderbirds so far this season. They lost their second nail biting match by the slimmest of margins in a row. Despite some brilliant […]
Red-hot Swifts break drought against Magpies
REIGNING premiers NSW Swifts have racked up their first Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) win of 2022, defeating the winless Collingwood Magpies by 11 goals. The Round 3 result meant the Swifts finally got on the board this year after back-to-back losses – largely due to injuries and COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols – whilst the […]
Vixens experience wins out against Swifts
DESPITE a spirited effort from an understrength NSW Swifts, Melbourne Vixens proved too strong in their Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) clash yesterday to win by five goals. The Vixens dominated the first half to race out to a 32-19 lead, before the home team came to life in the second half to outscore the Vixens […]
