If ever there was a time for players to perform, it’s now as the 2019 ANZ Premiership gets set to begin with July’s Netball World Cup looming in the background.
Fa’amu Ioane is the latest to have her name added to a list no one wants to be on – those with season ending injuries. The Northern Stars WD ruptured the ACL in her left knee, during her side’s win over the Mystics last Sunday.
A few things are becoming clear.
The Pulse are very good, the Steel and Tactix are pretty good, the Mystics are getting better, the Stars just need some luck and there’s a big question mark hanging over the Magic.
The ANZ Premiership is at a point as close to halfway as possible, with each team having played eight with seven to go at the conclusion of Sunday’s matches, writes Sky Sport commentator Jenny Woods.
The ANZ Premiership will launch its 2018 season with a blockbuster north versus south rivalry when the defending champion Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel meet the SKYCITY Mystics.
The Splice Construction Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic are thrilled to announce the signing of defender Temalisi Fakahokotau for the 2021 ANZ Premiership season.
The Trident Homes Tactix moved into second place on the table after a storming second half helped the southerners clinch a tight 49-46 win over AVIS Magic in Tauranga on Sunday.
Breaking a tight deadlock, AVIS Magic flew home with a dominant final quarter to deliver a compelling 54-45 win over Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel in Rotorua on Saturday.
Achieving the desired result, AVIS Magic now have a nervous wait after posting a well-merited 55-44 win over Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel in Invercargill on Saturday.
Reappointed for a third term as head coach, Mary-Jane Araroa has retained a solid core while unveiling key new additions to the AVIS Magic line-up for the 2024 ANZ Premiership netball league.
Assuming the head coach’s role for the first time, Margaret Forsyth is relishing the opportunity of leading Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic into the new era of Netball in New Zealand – the ANZ Premiership.