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The Vixens are a well-oiled machine, consistently.

Consistently consistent, Vixens the team to beat

They consistently score more goals than anyone else. They consistently score more goals from their centre pass. They consistently punish teams who cough up possession. But can they win the Championship?

Southern Steel coach Noeline Taurua (right) reacts to a win over the Mystics this year.

Steel bring the irony ... or is it just bad timing?

It's the dying days of the great netball experiment. Next year the groundbreaking trans-Tasman competition will be no more after Australian netball bosses deemed the Kiwi teams not competitive enough and decided to strike out on their own.

Laura Geitz.

Confidence the key as Silver Ferns regroup

Confidence is king, or given that we are talking about netball, queen. Whatever, the Silver Ferns now have some, and the Diamonds may come to regret handing it over last Sunday in the third Constellation Cup match in Melbourne.