TNL 2025 live stream: South East Suns set to open campaign in Round 2 against Devon

Co-captain Gemma Collyer has put the brakes on the South East Suns in her new role as Devon rocketed to the top of the TNL table with back-to-back wins. Watch Opens and U19 REPLAYS.

By Gemma Collyer’s own admission, replacing Charlotte Walker as Devon goal-keeper are “big shoes to fill”.

But the 20-year-old looks to be adapting to the role, after helping lead her side to a second straight TNL win to start the season against South East Suns in Launceston on Sunday.

After accounting for Karana 68-30 in round one on Saturday, Devon cruised to another comfortable 52-32 victory against the Suns.

Co-captain Collyer moved from wing-defence to goal-keeper for most of the second half and looked comfortable in the role.

REPLAYS

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Devon v South East Suns (19 & U)

Walker is one of Australia’s brightest young talents and recently accepted a training partner position with reigning Super Netball champions Adelaide Thunderbirds.

“I was talking to Charlotte before and she said I’ll be all right, but they’re big shoes to fill,” Collyer said.

“It’s good to change it around. With Charlotte gone it’s a big gap and trying to find different combinations, I’m happy to do that if they need me to do the job.

“It gives the girls a lot of confidence getting these wins under our belt.”

Devon finished just outside the finals in fifth last year, and are hellbent on breaking into the top four this season.

Dean Stubbs has taken over the coaching role from long-time mentor Helen Payne after his retirement from playing.

“We’ve had Helen for a few years but it’s another good shift up. Everyone coaches differently, so it’s good to have some variation in there,” Collyer said.

Co-captain Gemma Collyer is enjoying her new role as goal-keeper for Devon despite its demanding nature. Picture: Supplied

“He’s maybe a bit more attacking, he played mixed at nationals last year and he’s a good addition to the team.

“Finals is definitely on the cards for us, we’re really excited for this year and what we can do.”

Meanwhile, defending premiers the Hawks launched another recovery to avoid their first loss in some time in a gritty 41-39 win over Kingston.

Having gone unbeaten last season, the Hawks scored the last five goals of the game.

They also had to overturn a four-goal halftime deficit to beat Cripps Waratah on Saturday.

Waratah and the Cavaliers will play the final match of the round on Sunday afternoon.

RESULTS

OPENS

Round one: Hawks 48 def Cripps Waratah 38, Devon 68 def Karana 30, Cavaliers 57 def Kingston 42

Round two: Devon def SE Suns 52-32, Hawks def Kingston 41-39, Cavaliers def Cripps Waratah 53-32

19S

Round one: Hawks 56 def Cripps Waratah 44, Devon 45 def Karana 38, Kingston 43 def Cavaliers 40

Round two: Devon 43 def SE Suns 26, Hawks def Kingston 53-48, Cripps Waratah def Cavaliers 62-37

PREVIEW

With a core group of players returning for the first time – and a round one bye giving them a chance to scope out the rest of the competition – South East Suns coach Andrew Jackson is hoping his side can produce its best TNL season to date in 2025.

Joining the competition two years ago, the Suns have somewhat battled in their early infancy, securing just three wins in their history.

But after retaining seven players from last year and adding a few exciting prospects to their squad, a much improved season could be on the cards in year three.

That could begin with a first-up win against Devon on Sunday with the round 2 clash to be streamed LIVE on KommunityTV from 11.30am.

After leading the Suns through their first two seasons of state league netball, Jackson will once again be at the helm and is confident a strong pre-season can be the backbone of an improved season.

“We should advance from where we were last year, but the goal is to continue to be competitive and be even more competitive,” Jackson said.

“This is the first year we’ve had a core group return. Last year we only had (captain) Alanna Cooper and Maddi Hay return, but I think we’ve got seven players back from last year.

“That continuity is really helpful and then we’ve brought in a couple of new players who have really added to the buy-in from the whole group.

“I think that’s probably one of their better attributes, that they’re all very connected.”

Connection will be an important piece for every side this season, with TNL officials introducing an extended 21-round home and away fixture following calls for more games from coaches right across the competition.

South East Suns Coach Andrew Jackson will lead the Opens side for a third season. Picture: Linda Higginson

And while the Suns will have to wait an extra day to kick-off their campaign, Jackson said it would allow the coaching staff to get eyes on Devon in their round one clash against Karana on Saturday.

“I’ll go and have a look at them all on Saturday and see how they are doing,” he said.

“It’s an advantage obviously to see what they’re doing but it’s also an advantage that they get a hitout before they play us.”

One advantage Devon won’t have over the Suns is knowing much about new recruit Emilia Kerr.

The defender has joined the Suns after time spent in both South Australia and England with Jackson excited about what she can add in a season where continued improvement is the main goal.

“She’d only come over about two or three weeks ago and she sort of fitted in seamlessly and into the group,” Jackson said.

“I think she can add a lot to this group. We were competitive last year but at times we had a couple of bad games. So, we need to build on that and continue to be more competitive for longer periods.”

Originally published as TNL 2025 live stream: South East Suns set to open campaign in Round 2 against Devon