Tag: SUPER NETBALL

  • SAM POOLMAN SETS SIGHTS ON SUPER NETBALL TITLE

    SAM POOLMAN SETS SIGHTS ON SUPER NETBALL TITLE

    Despite star recruit Caitlin Bassett missing most of the pre-season with a broken arm, Sam Poolman says the Giants are determined to win their first national title. We caught up with the Hunter’s only Super Netball representative ahead of round one.

  • GIANTS EDGE CLOSER TO SUPER NETBALL TOP SPOT

    GIANTS EDGE CLOSER TO SUPER NETBALL TOP SPOT

    The Hunter’s Sam Poolman and her Giants, have edged closer to top spot in Super Netball, thanks to a comprehensive win over the Swifts. Looking to exact revenge for a loss to their New South Wales rivals in round three, the Giants raced out to an early lead and never gave it up. The 66…

  • POOLMAN COACHING CLINICS ALREADY PAYING DIVIDENDS IN THE HUNTER

    POOLMAN COACHING CLINICS ALREADY PAYING DIVIDENDS IN THE HUNTER

    Hunter netballer Sam Poolman has only been running her junior coaching program for a year, but it’s already paying dividends. Two girls she mentors have just returned from the Australian All Schools Championships with gold medals.

  • POOLMAN NAMED TO GIANTS 2018 ROSTER

    POOLMAN NAMED TO GIANTS 2018 ROSTER

    Newcastle netballer Sam Poolman has been named in the Giants’ roster for next year’s Super Netball season. It caps a stellar 2017 for the defender, who recently picked up the Members’ Player of the Year award. The Giants finished runner-up in the inaugural competition.

  • POOLMAN OUTGUNNED IN SUPER NETBALL GRAND FINAL

    POOLMAN OUTGUNNED IN SUPER NETBALL GRAND FINAL

    The Sunshine Coast Lightning has claimed the inaugural Super Netball title, thanks to a big grand final win over the Giants. The Lightning boasts the world’s best shooter in Caitlin Bassett, and the Hunter’s Sam Poolman had the tough assignment of shutting her down. The Sydney-based Giants took a slim lead into quarter time, but…

  • SAM POOLMAN PREPARES FOR THE BIGGEST GAME OF HER LIFE

    SAM POOLMAN PREPARES FOR THE BIGGEST GAME OF HER LIFE

    The Hunter’s Sam Poolman says the Giants can win the inaugural Super Netball grand final – if she does her job properly on Saturday night. The goal keeper will mark prolific Sunshine Coast Lightning shooter Caitlin Bassett in the decider.

  • POOLMAN PREPARES FOR TOP OF THE TABLE SUPER NETBALL CLASH

    POOLMAN PREPARES FOR TOP OF THE TABLE SUPER NETBALL CLASH

    The Hunter’s Sam Poolman faces her toughest test of the Super Netball season this Sunday, when the Giants take on the league-leading Vixens in Canberra. A win would see Poolman’s team become premiership favourites with just a handful of rounds left before the finals.

  • NEWCASTLE NETBALLER TALKS ABOUT TOUGH ROAD TO THE TOP

    NEWCASTLE NETBALLER TALKS ABOUT TOUGH ROAD TO THE TOP

    Newcastle netballer Sam Poolman has opened up about the sacrifices her family made to help her sporting career. “I was looking at six days a week needing to be in Sydney for training, so my mum or my dad would drive me 2 hours to training, I would train for 2 hours, then they’d drive…

  • POOLMAN AND THE GIANTS ON TOP AFTER 8 ROUNDS

    POOLMAN AND THE GIANTS ON TOP AFTER 8 ROUNDS

    Captain Jo Harten described it as ugly, but the Giants still walked away with a four point win over the Firebirds in Super Netball last night on the Gold Coast. The Hunter’s Sam Poolman drew one of the toughest assignments for the visitors, marking Jamaican star, Romelda Aiken. The two battled for the upper hand…

  • SAM POOLMAN PREPARES FOR ROUND ONE OF SUPER NETBALL

    SAM POOLMAN PREPARES FOR ROUND ONE OF SUPER NETBALL

    Anticipation is building for Saturday’s opening round of the new Super Netball league, which will feature a derby between the Giants and Swifts. The Hunter’s Samantha Poolman will take centre stage in defence for the new franchise.