Match Reviews and Reports
It was business as usual in Round 15 of the Vitality Netball SuperLeague for our top four teams, with Team Bath, Manchester Thunder, Loughborough Lightning and Wasps all putting another three points on the board and increasing the distance between them and their competitors.
After round three, it’s greatly differing fortunes for two of the pre-season favourites. Stars are still unbeaten and Tactix still hasn’t registered a victory.
Rounds 13 and 14 gave us another double header weekend at the Copperbox, with all eleven teams taking to the East London court. There were huge match ups throughout the weekend, with many teams taking on their ladder neighbours, giving us plenty of movement across the board.
Round two is done and dusted in the 2021 ANZ Premiership and we have just one undefeated team left standing. The Stars have started the season with two strong wins and sit alone on top of the ladder. Likewise, there is only one team yet to taste victory and that’s a surprise.
The Copperbox, also dubbed the home of England Netball, gave us the same bright lights, incredible graphics and professional feel that we saw in Wakefield and it is a true testament to the hard work that goes on behind the scenes from everyone involved with the league
Going in, there was a feeling this could be an even and unpredictable season. And the first round certainly did not disappoint in that regard. Last year’s two grand finalists both lost, while the two teams at the other end of the ladder in 2020, both won.
Contributors - Zara Collings, Rona Hunnisett, Eve Cobbett and Ian Harkin Defence is on top... By Zara Collings Round eight was the round for the defenders, with some incredible defensive performances across all six games of the round. A common conversation throughout the season has been how each team’s attacking units stand up to
Contributors - Zara Collings, Eve Corbett, Iona St Joseph, Bethany Lord & Ian Harkin Mid-Table Madness By Zara Collings After another tightly-fought weekend of netball, Loughborough Lightning and Team Bath have pushed ahead of the rest of the teams to sit at the top of the Vitality Netball SuperLeague table, with a five point gap
Contributors - Jaimie Keay, Andrew Kennedy and Ian Harkin. Photos by Steve McLeod. THE STORY SO FAR... By Jaimie Keay At the end of two test matches it is one win a piece and the series is alive and well. In two matches which were mirror-images of each other, the Silver Ferns came out
The opening rounds of the 2021 Vitality Netball Superleague produced some big wins.
