Rotorua Daily Post
  • Rotorua Daily Post home
  • Latest news
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
  • Sport
  • Video
  • Death notices
  • Classifieds

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • On The Up
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
    • All Lifestyle
    • Residential property listings
  • Property
    • All Property
    • Dairy farming
    • Sheep & beef farming
    • Horticulture
    • Animal health
    • Rural business
    • Rural life
    • Rural technology
  • Rural
  • Sport

Locations

  • Tauranga
  • Te Puke
  • Whakatāne
  • Rotorua
  • Tokoroa
  • Taupō & Tūrangi

Media

  • Video
  • Photo galleries
  • Today's Paper - E-Editions
  • Photo sales

Weather

  • Rotorua
  • Tauranga
  • Whakatāne
  • Tokoroa
  • Taupō

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Home / Rotorua Daily Post

Magic's Sam Sinclair aiming for victory against Central Pulse in her Rotorua homecoming

Rotorua Daily Post
4 Apr, 2017 02:00 AM3 mins to read

Subscribe to listen

Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.
Already a subscriber?  Sign in here

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌
Save

    Share this article

Magic's midcourter Sam Sinclair, pictured in action against the Stars earlier this season, and her team take on the Pulse in Rotorua. Photo/ Michael Bradley

Magic's midcourter Sam Sinclair, pictured in action against the Stars earlier this season, and her team take on the Pulse in Rotorua. Photo/ Michael Bradley

Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic aim to continue their unbeaten start to the ANZ Premiership in Rotorua.

Magic, on the hunt for a third straight win, take on Central Pulse at the Energy Events Centre, tomorrow night.

The new-look side go into the crucial game on the back of two impressive results - beating Tactix 71-48 and a 67-47 victory over the Stars, with the games just one day apart.

The Pulse, currently training in Cambridge, claimed a nail-biting 56-55 win over the Mystics in their opening ANZ Premiership super round match.

Magic midcourter Sam Sinclair - a former John Paul College student - said she was excited to be back playing in her home town and was confident her side could maintain their unbeaten start.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

"I'm really excited to be back here. I get a day off before Wednesday and am definitely heading home to see the family and enjoy being back in town," she said. "I think a few people are quite surprised with what a strong start we've made because we have a young, fresh team. We haven't surprised ourselves though. The new-look team is going really well [and] we want to take the game to Pulse."

The Magic and Pulse met 18 times in the former Trans-Tasman Netball League, with Magic winning 13 and the Pulse five of the encounters. One of those clashes was in Rotorua and the Magic won the Round 8, 2010 match 56-44.

Despite the dominant record Sinclair said Magic weren't taking anything for granted and targeted the Pulse defence combination of Katrina Grant and Phoenix Karaka as a "big hurdle to overcome".

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

"Pulse will have done their homework on us and having seen them so far they are threatening and have a strong line-up," she said.

"We know that we have strong vision and that capability to turn a defence but Katrina and Phoenix are always hunting out there," she said. "The key will be to mix it up and turn them inside out.

"We know that we are good at changing our style up during the game - moving from a long to a short game. We'll just have to keep them off their guard and then shutting them down in attack."

Magic have the bonus of fielding Lenize Potgieter - the ANZ Premiership-leading scorer after round 1, with 104 goals across her two matches to average 52 goals a match at 95 per cent accuracy.

Discover more

Netball

Magic pass first real test

05 Apr 09:10 AM

The Magic also have the best defensive record after Round 1 with just 47.5 goals against per match, while the Pulse have the second-best record with 55 goals against.

Sinclair, one of five players in the Magic squad to have played test netball, said she hoped a Rotorua crowd would lift her performance.

"This is a homecoming for me, it's so awesome. The crowd always gets really behind the team and creates a good atmosphere. Hopefully this will raise the game of each player even more because we don't want to stop this winning streak."

ANZ Premiership fixture:

WBOP Magic v Central Pulse
When: 7.30pm, Wednesday
Where: Energy Events Centre, Rotorua
Tickets: From $9.99 via Ticketmaster or door sales.

Save

    Share this article

Latest from Rotorua Daily Post

Rotorua Daily Post

Caught on tape: Identity finally revealed of Jaguar-driving teen behind CBD rampage

06 Jul 06:00 AM
Rotorua Daily Post

'He's just scared of me': Teen's Māori wards challenge to PM

06 Jul 03:55 AM
Rotorua Daily Post

'Safety risks': Concerns as hospital security guards double as cleaners

05 Jul 10:45 PM

There’s more to Hawai‘i than beaches and buffets – here’s how to see it differently

sponsored
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Latest from Rotorua Daily Post

Caught on tape: Identity finally revealed of Jaguar-driving teen behind CBD rampage

Caught on tape: Identity finally revealed of Jaguar-driving teen behind CBD rampage

06 Jul 06:00 AM

Police and footpath pedestrians had to dodge the vehicle to avoid getting run over.

'He's just scared of me': Teen's Māori wards challenge to PM

'He's just scared of me': Teen's Māori wards challenge to PM

06 Jul 03:55 AM
'Safety risks': Concerns as hospital security guards double as cleaners

'Safety risks': Concerns as hospital security guards double as cleaners

05 Jul 10:45 PM
Bid for inquiry into Ōhinemutu sewage spills fails

Bid for inquiry into Ōhinemutu sewage spills fails

05 Jul 06:00 PM
From early mornings to easy living
sponsored

From early mornings to easy living

NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Newsletters
  • Classifieds
  • Help & support
  • Contact us
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Our use of AI
Subscriber Services
  • Rotorua Daily Post e-edition
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Subscribe to the Rotorua Daily Post
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • The Northern Advocate
  • Waikato Herald
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • Hawke's Bay Today
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Book your classified ad
  • Photo sales
  • NZME Events
  • © Copyright 2025 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP