2022 SSN Season Review: Queensland Firebirds
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 Queensland Firebirds, who finished sixth in 2022. 2022 can be described as so close, but no cigars for the Firebirds. They were in finals […]
GIANTS take giant step towards finals
GIANTS Netball have taken a crucial step towards securing their place in the finals, with a win over the Queensland Firebirds in yesterday’s Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) clash, 73-72. The narrow, hard fought win means that the GIANTS extend the gap between them and the chasing pack and makes their finals spot just that little […]
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 […]
Firebirds fire up to cause huge upset
THE Queensland Firebirds have caused one of the upsets of the Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) season, downing the West Coast Fever by four goals, 72-68 and jumping to third on the ladder in the process. It was a tight game all night, but the Firebirds held strong late to take the crucial win. It did […]
Lightning strike big blow to Firebirds
THE Sunshine Coast Lightning have dealt a serious blow to the finals hopes of the Queensland Firebirds, defeating their Queensland rivals by 19 goals, 82–61 in the Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) Round 11 contest yesterday. A particularly fruitful final term saw the Lightning dish out some payback after the Firebirds comprehensively beat them in Round […]
Thunderbirds too strong in Battle of the Birds
THE Adelaide Thunderbirds have got their season right back on track, comfortably defeating the Queensland Firebirds by 13 goals in the Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) last night. It did not take long for Shamera Sterling to make an impact on the game, and she took an intercept on the very first entry into the Firebirds’ […]
Vixens clip Firebirds’ wings in nail-biter
AFTER trailing by four goals at half-time, the Melbourne Vixens have fought back to defeat Queensland Firebirds in front of a big John Cain Arena crowd to deliver a 66-64 Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) victory. In what was an enthralling encounter, the Firebirds still lead by a goal at the final break, and scores remained […]
Queensland Fires up to defeat nifty Swifts
QUEENSLAND Firebirds have bounced back from last week’s disappointing loss to defeat the New South Wales Swifts by 13 goals in the Suncorp Super Netball (SSN). The first quarter was fast paced and intense. It was goal for goal for the opening four centre passes, before the Firebirds pinched a goal off the Swifts’ centre. […]
Magpies bounce back to cause shockwaves
AFTER getting a full strength side back, Collingwood Magpies have caused one of the upsets of the Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) season thus far, beating the Queensland Firebirds 67-59. Both sides traded blows early on, with both teams going goal for goal for much of the opening five minutes of the first term. Then Collingwood […]
Firebirds too strong in the Battle of the Birds
IN the first Battle of the Birds for season 2022, it was the Queensland Firebirds who emerged victorious, defeating the Adelaide Thunderbirds in the Suncorp Super Netball yesterday by 10 goals, 60-50. The Firebirds raced away to an early lead, and they were 4-0 up before the Thunderbirds scored their first. The Thunderbirds then called a […]
