Hawks Netball’s Division 1 team will play off for a Victorian Netball League premiership after an upset 54-49 win over North East Blaze in the major semi-final. The Hawks entered the game as underdogs against minor premiers Blaze, who went through the regular season undefeated, including one-goal and six-goal wins over the Hawks. But in...Read More
Hawks Netball will attempt to do what no Victorian Netball League Division 1 team has managed all season when they take to the court in their semi-final on Wednesday night: beat North East Blaze. The Hawks will go in as underdogs against the experienced Blaze outfit, who went through the regular season undefeated. But the...Read More
Hawks Netball’s Division 1 team will play off in the Victorian Netball League finals after securing second position on the ladder in the last round of the home and away season. The Hawks won a physical Round 18 contest 45-41 against fourth-placed Peninsula Waves, with Waves coming into the game requiring a victory in order...Read More
So it all comes down to this. After 89 games in the Victorian Netball League’s 19/Under division, the finals picture will not be complete until the very last game of the season, as Hawks Netball takes on Peninsula Waves. With the fifth-placed Hawks and third-placed Waves separated by just one win and a tiny percentage,...Read More
A five-minute lapse in the final quarter cost Hawks Netball dearly in its Round 13 contest against Boroondara Express, with the Hawks fading to a 49-59. The Hawks traded goals with Express throughout the contest and trailed by five in the third quarter before a run of goals early in the final term saw them...Read More
Hawks Netball’s 19/Under team has pulled off its most audacious win of the season, defeating ladder leaders Melbourne Uni Lightning by a single goal in a thrilling Victorian Netball League encounter. The Hawks weathered a second-half fightback by the Lightning, who came into the game two points clear of teams placed second to fourth, and...Read More
A tough first half proved too much for Hawks Netball’s Championship team to overcome against the top-of-the-table Geelong Cougars, going down 21 goals in Round 11 of the Victorian Netball League. The Hawks matched the experienced Cougars goal for goal in the third quarter and lost the final quarter by just four, but the damage...Read More
When Tayla Shannon walked into Hawks Netball Club more than 10 years ago as a wide-eyed 17-year-old, she was found out pretty quickly. “We had fitness testing, and you look at me now, I’m still not very strong,” she recalls. “My dad still talks about it, it was embarrassing. We did a fitness test where...Read More
An opposition goal in the dying seconds has snuffed out Hawks Netball’s Championship division team’s bid for a fifth win from the opening nine games of the season. In a heartstopping battle with Peninsula Waves, the Hawks led by as many as four goals throughout the contest but couldn’t break clear, with Waves netting a...Read More
Hawks Netball’s Championship division team is edging closer to a spot in the Victorian Netball League top four after its most impressive win of the season to date, as the Hawks completed a second consecutive clean sweep across the three divisions. The Hawks were too strong for Casey Demons in Round 8, scoring a 64-46...Read More