Former top-tier players, Renee Matoe and Cushla Lichtwark will be part of an exciting new-look coaching trio after being appointed assistant coaches for defending champions Central Manawa in next year’s National Netball League (NNL).
An assistant with the title-winning Central Manawa team in this year’s National Netball League, Ngarama Milner-Olsen will step into the head coach role for 2023.
Central Manawa turned the tables on Mainland to secure a fourth title when posting a 49-41 win in the Grand Final of the Synergy Hair Netball League in Auckland on Saturday.
Continuing a proud tradition, Central Manawa will line up for a fifth shot at the title when they meet Mainland in the 2022 Synergy Hair Netball League grand final in Auckland on Saturday.
With a place in the grand final on the line, it’s a boom or bust situation for Central Manawa against the Northern Comets in the Synergy Hair Netball League in Auckland on Saturday.
With the business end of the Synergy Hair Netball League approaching, Central Manawa defender Danielle Tafili has highlighted the personal sacrifice players at this level make, most of which largely go unseen.
Sibling solidarity rose to new levels when Central Manawa netball sisters Salote and Api Taufa shared extended time on the side-lines after both fell victim to the same serious injury at the same time.
With the view to keeping all her options open, moving to Wellington couldn’t have turned out any better for shooter Grace Namana as she juggles her netball and law careers.