Injuries, rivalries in netball Premiership
- Dave Worsley
- 2 days ago
- 2 min read
Just one round completed and already teams are having to shuffle their playing roster in the ANZ Premiership netball comp.
The Stars have injury issues as Greer Sinclair has ruptured the Anterior Cruciate Ligament in her left knee and will miss the remainder of the ANZ Premiership season.
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Sinclair will undergo surgery before working towards a return to the netball court in 2026.
Kate Burley has suffered an injury to her left foot and will be assessed week to week.
Burley will continue to be monitored and follow return to play protocols – with an update to be provided once she is cleared to return to the court.
Stars foundation player Kayla Johnson will join the team as injury cover, having last worn the Stars dress during the 2022 season.
Sisters Lisa and Holly Mather will go head-to-head in Round 2 of the netball’s ANZ Premiership, when the VIP Frames and Trusses Tactix take on the Go Media stars in Auckland this weekend.
Older sister Lisa (25) plays at wing defence and centre for the Stars with Holly (24) at centre in her first full ANZ Premiership contract for the Tactix.
Playing for the Comets in the National Netball League, Lisa was elevated from training partner with the Stars to injury cover in the midcourt in 2024, before signing with the Tactix for 2025.
It is the first time the Mather sisters have come up against each other professionally, and Holly expects some healthy sibling competition in the mid-court.
The Stars host the Tactix Sunday 18 may at 4pm at Pulman Arena in Auckland
Meanwhile across Auckland the Mystics and Pulse clash in a replay of last season's final
Mystics captain Michaela Sokolich-Beatson says they're expecting a tough game.
"We’re expecting physicality, we’re expecting speed, we’re expecting smarts, we’re expecting them to have shot accuracy.” For her the head to head to get excited about will be,
“Donnell (Wallam) versus Kelly (Jackson)....I’m intrigued to see how that match up goes. I’ve actually never seen them against each other, so I’m keen to see that. Plus there is a tantalising midcourt match up,“ I
"’m also really excited to see Tayla Earle and Gabby Simpson...that it’s gonna be a match up of speed and strength and agility, and I think we’ll give fans something really exciting to watch.”
The game is 4pm, Saturday 17 May at Trusts Stadium in Auckland.
The round is completed on Monday night as the Magic are at home against the Steel at 7pm at Globox Arena. Both sides suffered losses on the opening weekend and will be looking to avoid the early running for the wooeden spoon.