Posts Tagged "netball"
Australia third in modified netball series
By AAP, 28 Nov 2011Australia 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 2011Veteran 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 2011A 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 2011Australia’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 2011Australian 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 2011Australia 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 2011New 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 2011The 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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Netballer Bassett to reach for the stars
By Justin Chadwick, 13 Jul 2011Australian netball’s new golden girl Caitlin Bassett hopes her world championship heroics will prove to be the launching pad for a long and fruitful international career.
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Diamond Gerrard inspires Wallabies
By Adrian Warren, 12 Jul 2011A second world netball title win for Diamonds’ defender Mo’onia Gerrard has upped the ante for two Wallaby squad members, her brother Mark and boyfriend Dave Dennis.
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Rookie Bassett steals netball glory for Australia
By Melissa Woods, 11 Jul 2011Australian netball has a new hero after Caitlin Bassett scored in the dying seconds of extra time to steal the world title from New Zealand 58-57 in Singapore.
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Australia to play NZ for netball crown
By Melissa Woods, 10 Jul 2011Australia and New Zealand will play off for the world title in yet another chapter between netball’s greatest rivals.
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Australia must lift says veteran Gerrard
By Melissa Woods, 9 Jul 2011Australia will have to play 50 per cent better to beat Jamaica in Saturday’s semi-final showdown at the world netball championship according to Diamonds defender Mo’onia Gerrard.
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No surprises from NZ at netball showpiece
By Melissa Woods, 8 Jul 2011It’s the halfway mark of the netball world championship in Singapore and Australia coach Norma Plummer says she hasn’t seen any surprises from arch rival New Zealand.
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Push for new format at lopsided netball
By Melissa Woods, 7 Jul 2011As the lopsided results at the netball world championship in Singapore continue, support increases for Australia’s push for a new format for the 2015 titles in Sydney.
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Australia crush Samoa in world netball opener
By Melissa Woods, 5 Jul 2011Coach Norma Plummer gave rivals a taste of her team’s new-found versatility as Australia stormed to an 81-23 win over Samoa to open their world netball championship title defence.
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Diamonds ready to defend netball world crown
By Melissa Woods, 3 Jul 2011Australia will enter the world netball championship in Singapore confident of claiming back-to-back titles.
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Robert Wright: the changing face of netball
By jbennett50, 21 Jun 2011Netball is perhaps the most female orientated sport in Australia, so it would be a surprise to many that one of the most successful netball coaches is actually a male.
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Diamonds look to world title defence
By Melissa Woods, 14 Jun 2011The Australian netball team have proven there’s life after Sharelle McMahon despite drawing a two-Test series against New Zealand.
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Australia lose to New Zealand but coach happy
By Melissa Woods, 13 Jun 2011Australia might have lost the second netball Test to New Zealand, but coach Norma Plummer regards the performance as a victory in many departments.
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