Magpies storm into Super Netball finals

Magpies storm into Super Netball finals

The Magpies have stormed into the Super Netball top four in the last game of the season – a famous 58-47 defeat of the Melbourne Vixens,dislodging the Giants and earning a knockout semi-final rematch with their Victorian rivals next Sunday.

  • byLinda Pearce

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It's do or die as Magpies face Vixens

It's do or die as Magpies face Vixens

All eight points in Sunday's Melbourne derby would confirm Collingwood's place in the Super Netball finals,while seven would keep them alive.

  • byLinda Pearce
Magpies lose Browne but upset NSW Swifts

Magpies lose Browne but upset NSW Swifts

Picking up seven points from Saturday's win,the Magpies jumped into fourth place after beating the ladder leaders.

  • byAdrian Warren
Brazill hoping for Super Netball title as Magpies make their push

Brazill hoping for Super Netball title as Magpies make their push

Ash Brazill's belief that the Magpies have just played like a team for the first time this season is cause for her optimism about a maiden Super Netball title.

  • byLinda Pearce
Big names remain uncontracted two weeks into signing window

Big names remain uncontracted two weeks into signing window

Almost half the players on the Melbourne Vixens and Magpies Netball lists remain uncontracted two weeks into all eight clubs'exclusive re-signing window.

  • byLinda Pearce
Magpies'Medhurst has last laugh on Fever

Magpies'Medhurst has last laugh on Fever

Nat Medhurst was always going to return to Perth with a point to prove and the Collingwood Magpies veteran did just that by playing her team back into Super Netball finals contention.

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Magpies on'ridiculous'road trip for crucial clashes

Magpies on'ridiculous'road trip for crucial clashes

For a team that has not won a game from its six played outside Melbourne this season,the travel scenario for the teetering Magpies could scarcely be more challenging.

  • byLinda Pearce
A Magpie returns to her former nest,as Nelson confronts Thunderbirds

A Magpie returns to her former nest,as Nelson confronts Thunderbirds

Jamaican netball star Shimona Nelson had not even played sport – any sport – until,aged about 15.

  • byLinda Pearce
Magpies tempers flare as Giants take fourth spot

Magpies tempers flare as Giants take fourth spot

Pies coach Rob Wright and vice-captain Kelsey Browne exchange words courtside as the Giants notch a 63-56 victory at Melbourne Arena.

  • byLinda Pearce
'We’ve got a job to do':Brandley back from World Cup for milestone
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'We’ve got a job to do':Brandley back from World Cup for milestone

The Collingwood defender is back in club colours after the roller-coaster of the past month.

  • byLinda Pearce
Pies rise under heat of Firebirds pressure to keep finals bid alive

Pies rise under heat of Firebirds pressure to keep finals bid alive

Collingwood remain in the thick of the Super Netball semi-final race after overcoming a determined Queensland side to record their fourth win of the season.