In celebrating 25 years of elite netball leagues in New Zealand, the cream has risen to the top with the naming of the top 25 players of the past quarter century (1998 – 2022).
Ameliaranne Ekenasio’s stature as a world-class netballer reached new heights when she moved to New Zealand in 2015, and on Sunday, the AVIS Magic captain will celebrate her 100th national league match.
With the second year of the ANZ Premiership about to get under way, much attention will focus on the impact provided by the burgeoning pool of exciting young talent on show.
WBOP Magic are banking on the retention of a stable core of players and team unity to provide the difference in what most are predicting to be a tightly-raced contest in 2018.
Northern Mystics v Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel
Saturday, March 2 in Auckland
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How much will the physical toll impact an Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel side suiting up for its third game in a week?
With their defensive strike power back on deck, it is at the shooting end where Splice Construction Magic have undergone the biggest change heading into the 2019 season.
Defending champions Te Wānanga o Raukawa Pulse will open the 2020 ANZ Premiership in a season which sees several changes to New Zealand’s premier netball league.
New Zealand’s ANZ Premiership along with Community Netball have been suspended for the foreseeable future whilst the Beko Netball League has been cancelled for 2020.
Not all of their changes were anticipated but five new faces have added experience and flair to the 2020 ANZ Premiership campaign of Splice Construction Waikato BOP Magic.