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The Central Pulse are on a mission to get turnover ball The Central Pulse are on a mission to get turnover ball 11 July 2021 The reigning two time ANZ Premiership netball champions are taking on the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in Wellington this afternoon. Both sides are out of finals contention. Pulse midcourter Maddy Gordon says their defence end has taken a while to settle. Centre pass is at quarter past four, followed by the Mystics and Steel at quarter past six.

“But I’m excited to see what life away from the netball court will look like and I’m looking forward to new challenges ahead, whatever they may be. “The results haven’t gone our way this year but I can’t speak highly enough of the team we have in place at the Magic. The girls have been fantastic and an amazing bunch to work with – that connection will be something that I will forever treasure.” Metcalfe, a former Magic midcourter, has been in the role since 2019 after taking ...

Surging Steel edge closer to playoffs with thumping win over Magic Newshub 3 hrs ago © Image - Photosport, video - Newshub Tiana Metuarau in action The Southern Steel have jumped to sole ownership of third place in the ANZ Premiership with a 65-50 win over the Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic in Invercargill. A decisive first-half assault with near-flawless shooting paved the way for the Southerners,  who now jump clear of the chasing pack on 21 points - four behind the Stars and six behind le...

English international shooter Geroge Fisher was the hero for the Southern Steel with a last-gasp shot to revive their ANZ Premiership playoff hopes with a crucial 59-58 win over bottom-placed Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in Dunedin.

Steel consign Magic to seventh straight loss with George Fisher scoring the winning goal as fulltime whistle sounds.

The Central Pulse are motivated to return their winning ways

Teenage Magic shooter Khiarna Williams Photo: Photosport The Magic lead for three quarters of the game before letting the visiting Mystics back into the game in Tauranga. The Mystics ground out a hard-fought 67-59 win. The Magic got the strong start thats been missing in recent weeks, bolting out of the blocks to take a healthy lead after the first quarter but were slowly reeled in by the Mystics as the game progressed. The Mystics have now moved to within one-point of the Stars at the top of ...

Netball: Southern Steel continue solid start to ANZ Premiership season with win over Central Pulse 16 May, 2021 07:05 AM 3 minutes to read Steel shooter George Fisher takes the ball ahead of Kelera Nawai. Photo / Photosport NZ Herald Pulse 52 The Southern Steel have taken another step toward proving their credentials as title contenders, with their first win away from home of the ANZ Premiership season. There was a sense of déjà vu to the Steels 56-52 win over the Central Pulse in Porirua on ...

Bailey Mes has returned from a long injury layoff to play for the Northern Mystics this year. Bailey Mes had to be patient for more than a year while she recovered from a knee injury, but she’s back on court with the Northern Mystics and making up for lost time. The 31-year-old has started all four of their matches at goal attack alongside teenage shooting sensation Grace Nweke, helping them up to second on the ANZ Premiership ladder, behind their crosstown rivals, the Stars. She first retu...

Former Silver Fern and Hamilton City councillor Margaret Forsyth died on May 4. She had been on sick leave from council duties since April following a cancer diagnosis and she died on May 4, 2021. On Saturday, May 8, friends, family, former teammates and political colleagues gathered at St Paul’s Collegiate’s Chapel of Christ the King, for a service to commend  Forsyth’s contribution to her community and her country. She leaves behind three sons, Thomas, Jonathan and Lucien and a gran...