Suzanne McFadden

Auckland, Whenuapai

Journalist and Writer at Freelance

Editor of LockerRoom, dedicated to women in sport; veteran America’s Cup follower; also wife, mother-of-two and new Nanna-Suze.

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Articles

Netball’s radical change is a long shot, but it could change the game forever

6 days ago | nzherald.co.nz | Suzanne McFadden

Tactix goal attack Te Paea Selby-Rickit is comfortable shooting from distance, and will be dangerous with the new super shot in the ANZ Premiership. Photo / Michael BradleySuzanne McFadden for LockerRoomThe two-point super shot is one of the most seismic changes in netball since the game moved indoors and headlines the tweaks in an abridged ANZ Premiership starting this weekend.
It's a long shot, but it could change netball forever

1 week ago | newsroom.co.nz | Suzanne McFadden

The two-point super shot is one of the most seismic changes in netball since the game moved indoors – headlining the tweaks in an abridged ANZ Premiership starting this weekend. It arrives five years after the innovative Australians introduced it to Suncorp Super Netball, and two months behind its debut in England’s Netball Super League.
From Texas farm to Tall Ferns: Ella's big homecoming

2 weeks ago | newsroom.co.nz | Suzanne McFadden

Ella Tofaeono’s return to her birthplace has been a long time coming. The dynamic Tall Ferns centre, known for her big personality and big presence on court, hasn’t set foot in New Zealand since she was eight years old. Born in Auckland 27 years ago, Tofaeono left when she was six months old to be raised by an aunt and uncle in Sydney. Despite her Australian roots, she’s only ever wanted to represent New Zealand in basketball; now she’s realising her dream.
Reward for revealing netball’s forgotten past

2 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Suzanne McFadden

Dr Margaret Henley at the opening of the Auckland Museum exhibition Our Game: A Century of Netball in Aotearoa New Zealand last September. Photo / Suzanne McFaddenSuzanne McFadden for LockerRoom. Once or twice a week, Dr Margaret Henley rolls up the door on a windowless storage locker in central Auckland, pulls her plastic chair up to a picnic table and sifts through the history of netball in New Zealand.
Reward for revealing netball's forgotten past

2 weeks ago | newsroom.co.nz | Suzanne McFadden

Once or twice a week, Dr Margaret Henley rolls up the door on a windowless storage locker in central Auckland, pulls her plastic chair up to a picnic table and sifts through the history of netball in New Zealand. She works alongside netball archivist and statistician Todd Miller, together trawling through the thousands of newspaper clippings, tournament programmes and photos, and hundreds of ageing video tapes and dog-eared scrapbooks – all holding priceless insights into the sport they love.
Written in the Stars: Netball icons reunited

3 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Suzanne McFadden

Leana de Bruin (left) and Temepara Bailey are happy to step back on court (in mismatched bibs) to show the Stars their new way of thinking. Photo / Sideline StudiosTemepara Bailey and Leana de Bruin can read each other’s minds. They can glance across the netball court and communicate with a simple nod. They finish each other’s sentences. Their relationship has built over 25 years to ‘best mate’ status, and it’s about to take on a new dimension as they become coaching partners.
End finally in sight for swimmer’s 38-year challenge

3 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Suzanne McFadden

Grainne Moss has between sunrise and sunset to swim across Japan's Tsugaru Strait and complete the Oceans Seven challenge. Photo / NewsroomSuzanne McFadden for LockerRoomVeteran open water swimmer Gràinne Moss will battle wind, tide, time and giant tuna to complete her Oceans Seven marathon challenge after almost four decades. Gràinne Moss knows she can’t tackle the final leg of one of the world’s toughest swimming challenges alone.
End finally in sight for swimmer's 38-year challenge

3 weeks ago | newsroom.co.nz | Suzanne McFadden

Gràinne Moss knows she can’t tackle the final leg of one of the world’s toughest swimming challenges alone. In her quest to complete the Oceans Seven marathon challenge, 38 years after she began, she’s enlisted the help of two remarkable women – one barely out of her teens, and the other an octogenarian. One is a record-smashing swimmer; the other is Moss’ mum. In her day jobs, Moss is chief executive of a government ministry and a mother of four.
On The Up: Rookie Blues fullback an oval ball superstar in the making - LockerRoom

1 month ago | nzherald.co.nz | Suzanne McFadden

Braxton Sorensen-McGee in action for the Blues in Saturday's Aupiki final against Matatū. Photo / SmartFrameSuzanne McFadden for LockerRoomAt 18, Braxton Sorensen-McGee already has the sports world taking notice – and she’s aiming to wear the silver fern in three different codes, she tells Suzanne McFadden. At just 2 years old, Braxton Sorensen-McGee would run on to the field during her big brother’s league trainings and jump straight into the action.
'Superstar in the making': Blues rookie aims for triple-code achievement

1 month ago | nzherald.co.nz | Suzanne McFadden

“I want to be able to play all three – first with sevens, then 15s and then on to league,” the confident, talented teen says. Her growing band of followers believe she’s capable of achieving the rare triple. Former English rugby captain Paula George, who helps support Sorensen-McGee through the Tania Dalton Foundation scholarship programme, loves watching her fluid, intelligent play. “She’s a superstar in the making,” George said.