Posts Tagged "netball"
Resurgent Queensland Firebirds must find a way to break their Australian drought in the trans-Tasman netball competition when they resume domestic combat this weekend.
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Dropping the N-bomb: A bloke at the netball
By Chris Chard, 7 May 2012
Like dyeing my hair, going to a pilates class, or finishing that renovation on my bathroom, going to a game of netball was something I never thought I would undertake.
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Aussie defenders face huge netball task
By Adrian Warren, 5 May 2012
Australia’s top goalkeepers Laura Geitz and Susan Fuhrmann will test themselves against red-hot New Zealand shooters Irene van Dyk and Cathrine Latu this weekend, in a potential Test preview.
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Vixens score comeback victory over Firebirds
By Clare Cosy, 30 Apr 2012The Melbourne Vixens could be easily be renamed The Comeback Queens, after yesterday’s nail biting win over reigning premiers Queensland Firebirds.
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Melbourne Vixens steal win in thriller at home
By Clare Cosy, 23 Apr 2012
It was a game the Melbourne Vixens were destined to win and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic destined to drop. Sounds simple?
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Thunderbirds crash as Vixens claim top spot
By aj_hayes, 18 Apr 2012
What promised to be a see-sawing, tightly contested match between the top two Australian teams in this year’s ANZ Netball Championship became a one-sided display by the 2009 premiers Melbourne Vixens.
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Top of the table clash in ANZ Champs
By aj_hayes, 15 Apr 2012
In what looms as a mouth-watering top of the ladder clash between two old foes, a classic Victoria vs South Australia clash will decide who is the number one Australian team thus far in the 2012 ANZ Championship.
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Melbourne Vixens extinguish Firebirds’ flame
By aj_hayes, 4 Apr 2012
In the wake of last season’s undefeated title-winning season, the dominant Queensland Firebirds were again tipped as ANZ Netball Championship front-runners, paving a path towards back-to-back championships.
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NSW Swifts confident of netball success
By Adrian Warren, 29 Mar 2012
They’ve lost their inspirational captain and their long-standing coach has gone too, but the NSW Swifts insist they are genuine contenders for this season’s trans-Tasman netball title, which starts this weekend.
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Why netball is ignored by the Olympics
By alidee, 28 Mar 2012
The 2012 ANZ Championship will kick off this weekend with reining premiers the Queensland Firebirds hoping to go back-to-back come May. The question is, what is netball’s place in world sport?
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ANZ 2012 Netball Championship review
By Clare Cosy, 20 Mar 2012
Only days away from the opening round of the 2012 ANZ Championship season here is a run down on every team.
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2012 ANZ Championship netball preview
By SamFinn, 7 Mar 2012
After a longer than usual off-season, the 2012 ANZ Championship is less than a month away. And I have decided to throw out some out-there predictions, and some not so out-there predictions.
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Australia third in modified netball series
By AAP, 28 Nov 2011
Australia finished in third place at the World Netball Series, having lost just one of seven matches during the modified rules tournament in Britain.
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Diamonds beat Silver Ferms 51-44
By AAP, 27 Oct 2011
Veteran Australian goal shooter Catherine Cox has bounced back from a poor first Test to help Australia level their netball series with New Zealand.
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Aust netballers lose thriller to NZ
By AAP, 24 Oct 2011
A brave second half comeback wasn’t enough for Australia to avoid a 49-48 defeat to New Zealand in the first game of their three-Test netball series.
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Aussie netballers ready for NZ onslaught
By Justin Chadwick, 20 Oct 2011
Australia’s netballers will be on guard for a New Zealand outfit gunning for revenge when the arch rivals lock horns in Perth on Sunday.
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Australian netballers ‘must lift’ to beat New Zealand
By Melissa Woods, 18 Oct 2011
Australian goal shooter Caitlin Bassett says the Diamonds can’t afford another lacklustre performance if they want to beat arch-rivals New Zealand in their opening netball Test in Perth on Sunday.
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Australia beat England 62-47 in netball
By AAP, 10 Oct 2011
Australia picked up two significant milestones following their 62-47 netball Test victory over England in Newcastle on Sunday.
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New netball coach wants to keep Australia on top
By Melissa Woods, 12 Aug 2011
New national coach Lisa Alexander promises to keep Australia at the top of the world netball tree, and to keep niggling the New Zealanders.
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Plummer steps away from Test role
By Melissa Woods, 5 Aug 2011
The desire for a more hands-on role has forced netball coaching icon Norma Plummer to step away from the Australian position.
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