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Photo: PHOTOSPORT The team has a new coach, four new players and will be without their star goal attack, Silver Ferns captain Ameliaranne Ekenasio for the foreseable future as she takes time away from the game due to exhaustion. Ekenasio missed last month's pre-season tournament and had not been training with the Pulse ahead of the season opener. Pulse CEO Fran Scholey said the past 18 months had taken a toll on Ekenasio. After a distrupted 2020 premiership season predominantly based out of Auckland, Pulse captain Claire Kersten has learned not to look too far ahead. "While we look like we've...

Australian shooting great Caitlin Bassett brings star-power to the ANZ Premiership with the Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic. The fifth edition of the ANZ Premiership begins next Sunday with the two-time defending champion Pulse getting the competition started against the new look Northern Stars, who have recruited strongly. BRENDON EGAN looks at five players, who will be under the spotlight this season and must shine for their teams. CAITLIN BASSETT (MAGIC) All eyes will be on Australian legend Bassett when she makes her premiership debut for the Magic against the Mystics next Monday. The 102-ca...

Few know Wilson better than Wills, her coach for the last three years at the south Auckland-based Northern Stars. Wilson was also a key figure in Wills’ New Zealand under-21 side, who knocked over Australia in the final of the 2017 Youth Netball World Cup in Botswana. “I’m bloody proud because I’m that coach that left her behind on a couple of tours for [New Zealand] under-21s because she didn’t make it [with fitness],” Wills said. Kai Schwoerer/Getty Images Maia Wilson shone in her first series starting against Australia, playing all 240 minutes over the four matches.

Silver Fern star Jane Watson has taken a trip down memory lane in South Canterbury.

Australia needs better communication over its netball captaincy, says former Diamond Sharni Norder TueTuesday 9 MarMarch 2021 at 4:41am Australia's rotational captaincy plan for the Constellation Cup seemed to change after Liz Watson led for game two. ( Print text only Cancel After eight years holding the Constellation Cup, the Aussie Diamonds have handed it over to their rivals across the ditch. In fact, there is little left in the trophy cabinet at Netball Australia HQ, after the national side also conceded titles at the recent World Cup and Commonwealth Games. End of an era Silver Ferns wi...