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Monday, 3 May 2021, 6:03 am Image copyright Michael Bradley Photography Pushed hard, the Robinhood Stars retained their unbeaten start to the season after completing a hard-fought 55-51 win over Splice Construction Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in Tauranga on Sunday. After being in control for three-quarters of the match, the Stars faced a testing final 15 minutes before making it three-from-three in the face of a resurgent Magic who threatened to spoil the visitors' perfect record. As the tension levels rose, composure also boiled over with numerous cautions and warnings being dished out as ...

Giants Netball season preview A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size Last season the Giants came sixth.  The biggest change to the Giants’ roster from 2020 is the loss of former Aussie Diamonds captain Caitlin Bassett. On paper that is a massive change. However, in 2020 Bassett struggled to receive court time and even resorted to reading books on the sideline. It was implied (or assumed) this was a result of the introduction of the super shot. This reasoning does not hold much weight given similar style goa...

Adelaide Thunderbirds season preview A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size The Thunderbirds finished last year in seventh. The biggest surprise to come out of the Thunderbirds camp in the offseason was that co-captain and former Aussie Diamond and English Rose Chelsea Pitman was not offered a new contract. Another key loss for the Thunderbirds is the return of the doctor Layla Guscoth to England to re-join Team Bath Netball, be closer to family and friends and to further her medical career. Adelaide also did ...

It’s not that the Tactix have lost both their matches so far this ANZ Premiership season. It’s that they’ve lost them with their opponents running away down the stretch. They were down by just six at halftime against the Steel in round one, before losing by 18, then were only down by three at halftime against the Stars on Sunday, before losing by 14. With no easy games on the schedule this season, turning in a 60-minute performance has to be the first thing on the pre-season favourites’ to-do list. Next round: Northern Mystics at Trusts Arena, Auckland; Monday, 7.15pm

2021 Super Netball preview A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size The new season of Super Netball is less than a week away and it is shaping up as the closest one yet, with a number of teams clearly in the mix. I will try and break it down for you, looking at the key storylines, the teams and most importantly where they will rank at the end of the season. Back to normal home-and-away COVID played havoc with an abridged season last year, with all teams based in Queensland. We are swinging back into a home-and-a...