PREVIEW | VNL 2024 – New season, new faces, same dream
IT is the most exciting day in the Victorian State netball calendar – the opening round of the Victorian Netball League (VNL) season. In perhaps a case of déjà vu, it is once again the City West Falcons who are the ones to beat in 2024 after defending their title last season. However, there are […]
2023 VNL | Preliminary Final preview: Cougars and Express face off for grand final spot
GEELONG Cougars and Boroondara Express will face off tonight for a spot in the 2023 Victorian Netball League (VNL) Grand Final. The match takes place from 7pm and will be streamed via the Netball Victoria Facebook page as well as KommunityTV, to determine which side will take on the red-hot City West Falcons. The Cougars […]
Express fall to in-form Cougars
GEELONG Cougars got their third win in a row and overtook opponents Boroondara Express with a 15-goal defeat heading into the pointy end of the regular Victorian Netball league (VNL) season. A strong start by the Cougars quickly set the pace of the 56-41 game with the help of the accurate moving circle which was […]
Lightning strikes over Cougars in hard-fought win
DESPITE a third quarter fight back from the Geelong Cougars, the Melbourne University Lightning added another victory to their Victorian Netball League (VNL) tally, winning 51-46 last night. Many expected this to be a convincing win for the Cougars, but a first half push by the Lightning proved otherwise. Lightning went off to an early […]
Panthers rise to glory with Premier Mixed title
TWELVE months after suffering a shock loss to Geelong in the 2021/22 M-League Premier Mixed Grand Final, Parkville Panthers have returned the favour with a commanding victory over Geelong in the 2022/23 decider. From the opening centre pass, the match looked to be a blowout, and while Geelong to its credit worked back into the […]
Final fours set for M-League semis
FINALS action gets underway in the Victorian Men’s and Mixed Netball Association (VMMNA) tonight at Parkville, with the knockout semi-finals taking place. Just four teams remain in the race for the title, with the winners advancing through to the grand finals next Wednesday night. PREMIER MEN’S: A new grand finalist will take its place in […]
Parkville and Geelong to meet again
REIGNING grand finalists Parkville and Geelong will face off in the second rematch of the 2021/22 M-League Premier Mixed Grand Final for the new season. In their first encounter, it was Parkville that took home the chocolates, and the unbeaten side will be favourites again, but it is set to be a beauty. Meanwhile in […]
Falcons swoop in last to upset reigning premiers
ALTONA Falcons produced a stunning final term to take down M-League Premier Mixed reigning champions Geelong in a memorable one-goal nail-biter. Billed as a top three clash, the Falcons lived up to expectations after losing to Parkville last week, to win 53-52 on Court 6 despite the victors missing plenty of key players. It was […]
LTU bounces back to hand Ariels fourth straight loss
A STRONG performance from towering goal shooter Liam Killey has spurred on LTU to victory against Ariels, recording an impressive win in the M-League Premier Mixed Round 7 action last night. In the closest match of a blowout night, LTU got up by 11 goals despite being challenged by Ariels on a number of occasions. […]
Panthers first half sets up Wolves win
PARKVILLE Panthers have come away with a hard-fought nine-goal win over Valley Wolves off the back of a strong first half in Round 4 of their M-League Mixed Premier division clash. The Panthers piled on27 goals to 16 in the first half to open up a double-digit lead, though the reigning premiers did not have […]
