2003 Southern Sting season

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Southern Sting
2003 season
Head coach Robyn Broughton
ManagerKate Mackintosh
Captain Lesley Nicol
Main venue Stadium Southland
Season results
Wins–losses9–1
Season placing1st
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Southern Sting seasons

The 2003 Southern Sting season saw the Southern Sting netball team compete in the 2003 National Bank Cup league season. With a team coached by Robyn Broughton, captained by Lesley Nicol and featuring Tania Dalton, Adine Harper, Donna Loffhagen and Wendy Telfer, Sting won their fifth consecutive league title. In the semi-final, they defeated Otago Rebels 56–43. In the grand final, they defeated Northern Force 51–49. It was the first time in the history of the league that it featured a South Island v North Island final. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Players

Player movements

Gains and losses
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Sources: [4] [6]

2003 roster

2003 Southern Sting roster
PlayersCoaching staff
Nat.NamePosition(s)DoBHeight
Flag of New Zealand.svg Tania Dalton GS, GA (1971-11-26)26 November 1971 (aged 31)1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jenny Ferguson GD, WD(aged 24)1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Adine Harper WA, C, GA (1979-06-08)8 June 1979 (aged 23)1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Megan Hutton GK (1976-03-26)26 March 1976 (aged 27)1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Donna Loffhagen GS, GA (1978-04-29)29 April 1978 (aged 24)1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Kate Lundy
Flag of New Zealand.svg Emma Moynihan
Flag of New Zealand.svg Lesley Nicol  (c)WD, C (1973-05-09)9 May 1973 (aged 29)1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Gemma Russell
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jo Tapper
Flag of New Zealand.svg Debbie Telfer
Flag of New Zealand.svg Wendy Telfer WD, C, WA (1984-10-15)15 October 1984 (aged 18)1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Anna Veronese 1   Star of life gold.svg GK, GD, WD (1978-11-20)20 November 1978 (aged 24)1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Head coach


Manager: Kate Mackintosh
Physiotherapist:
Neil Familton and
Victoria O'Connell
Sports Science:
Steve Jackson
Marketing & Events Manager:
Liz McDonald
Sponsorship Manager:
Karen Brown
Office Administrator:
Judy Fleck


Notes
  • (c) Captain
  • (cc) Co-captain
  • (vc) Vice-captain
  • Star of life gold.svg Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP) Temporary Replacement Player
Notes

Source: [4]

Regular season

Fixtures and results

Round 1
29 March Southern Sting 80–29 Counties Manukau Cometz Stadium Southland  
Report
Round 2
6 April Otago Rebels 50–48 Southern Sting Edgar Centre  
Round 3
11 April Southern Sting 67–53 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Stadium Southland  
Donna Loffhagen Netball.svg  35/38 (92%)
Tania Dalton Netball.svg  32/34 (94%)
Report
Irene van Dyk Netball.svg  44/48 (92%)
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Round 4
13 April Southern Sting 53–49 Northern Force Stadium Southland  
Report
Round 5
17 April Auckland Diamonds 44–58 Southern Sting Auckland  
Report
Donna Loffhagen Netball.svg  29/30 (97%)
Round 6
25 April Canterbury Flames 51–60 Southern Sting Christchurch  
Round 7
27 April Western Flyers 42–80 Southern Sting New Plymouth  
Report
Round 8
4 May Southern Sting 77–44 Capital Shakers Stadium Southland  
Round 9

Southern Sting received a bye.

Source: [4]

Finals series

Semi-final

16 May Southern Sting 5643 Otago Rebels    Stadium Southland
Attendance: 4,000
Scoring by quarter: 15–9, 30–20, 41–29, 56–43

Sources: [1]

Grand final

23 May Southern Sting 5149 Northern Force    Stadium Southland
Attendance: 4,100
Scoring by quarter: 9–14, 25–24, 35–35, 51–49

Sources: [2] [3] [4] [5]

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The 1999 Southern Sting season saw the Southern Sting netball team compete in the 1999 Coca-Cola Cup league season. With a team coached by Robyn Broughton, captained by Bernice Mene and featuring Reinga Bloxham, Kirsty Broughton, Julie Carter and Donna Loffhagen, Sting won their first Coca-Cola Cup title. In the grand final, they defeated Otago Rebels 63–54.

The 2000 Southern Sting season saw the Southern Sting netball team compete in the 2000 Coca-Cola Cup league season. With a team coached by Robyn Broughton, captained by Bernice Mene and featuring Kirsty Broughton, Julie Carter, Donna Loffhagen and Lesley Nicol, Sting won their second Coca-Cola Cup title. Sting began the season with a 65–56 win against Capital Shakers, making their league debut at a new home venue, Stadium Southland, in front of 3000 fans. Sting subsequently went through the season unbeaten, winning all ten of their matches. In the grand final, they defeated Canterbury Flames 43–40.

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The 2005 Southern Sting season saw the Southern Sting netball team compete in the 2005 National Bank Cup league season. With a team coached by Robyn Broughton, captained by Lesley Rumball and featuring Tania Dalton, Donna Loffhagen, Wendy Telfer and Adine Wilson, Sting finished the season as grand finalists and runners up to Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic. After winning four matches and losing three during the regular season, Sting qualified for the final series. In the minor semi-final they defeated Auckland Diamonds 52–48 and in the preliminary final they defeated Northern Force 47–44. However, in the grand final they lost 65–39 to Magic.

The 2006 Southern Sting season saw the Southern Sting netball team compete in the 2006 National Bank Cup league season. With a team coached by Robyn Broughton and featuring Tania Dalton, Donna Loffhagen, Wendy Telfer, Lesley Rumball and Adine Wilson, Sting finished the regular season as minor premiers. However, they subsequently lost the major semi-final to Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 61–51. In the preliminary final they defeated Northern Force 64–59. In the grand final they lost 67–43 to Magic and finished the season as runners up.

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