2004 Southern Sting season

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Southern Sting
2004 season
Head coach Robyn Broughton
Asst. coach Tania Dalton
ManagerJackie Barron
Captain Lesley Nicol
Main venue Stadium Southland
Season results
Wins–losses8–1
Season placing1st
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Southern Sting seasons

The 2004 Southern Sting season saw the Southern Sting netball team compete in the 2004 National Bank Cup league season. With a team coached by Robyn Broughton, captained by Lesley Nicol and featuring Natalie Avellino, Adine Harper, Donna Loffhagen and Wendy Telfer, Sting won their sixth consecutive league title after defeating Canterbury Flames in both the major semi-final and the grand final. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Contents

Players

Player movements

Gains and losses
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Sources: [5] [11]

2004 roster

2004 Southern Sting roster
PlayersCoaching staff
Nat.NamePosition(s)DoBHeight
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Natalie Avellino WA, GA, GS (1970-12-15)15 December 1970 (aged 33)1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Sarah BarnesWD, GD, GK(aged 22)1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Tania Dalton 1   Star of life gold.svg GS, GA (1971-11-26)26 November 1971 (aged 32)1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jenny Ferguson GD, WD(aged 25)1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Anna Galvan GK, GD, WD (1978-11-20)20 November 1978 (aged 25)1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Adine Harper WA, C, GA (1979-06-08)8 June 1979 (aged 24)1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Donna Loffhagen GS, GA (1978-04-29)29 April 1978 (aged 25)1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Emma Moynihan–
Flag of New Zealand.svg Lesley Nicol  (c)WD, C (1973-05-09)9 May 1973 (aged 30)1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Kylie Smith–
Flag of New Zealand.svg Debbie Telfer–
Flag of New Zealand.svg Wendy Telfer WD, C, WA (1984-10-15)15 October 1984 (aged 19)1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Reinga Te Huia WD, C(aged 29)–
Head coach
Assistant coach

Manager: Jackie Barron
Physiotherapist:
Neil Familton
Sports Science:
Steve Jackson
Marketing & Events Manager:
Liz McDonald
Sponsorship Manager:
Jan Spriggs

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

Source: [5] [12] [13] [14] [15]

Regular season

Fixtures and results

Round 1
18 April Southern Sting 76–29 Western Flyers Stadium Southland  
Report
Round 2
25 April Capital Shakers 29–61 Southern Sting Wellington  

Source: [15]

Round 3
1 May Southern Sting 62–42 Auckland Diamonds Stadium Southland  
Report
Round 4
9 May Southern Sting 58–49 Canterbury Flames Stadium Southland  
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Natalie Avellino Netball.svg 		Report
Belinda Colling Netball.svg
Jodi Te Huna Netball.svg
Round 5
14 May Southern Sting 57–34 Otago Rebels Stadium Southland  
Report
Round 6
23 May Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 60–63 Southern Sting Mystery Creek Events Centre  
Irene van Dyk Netball.svg  42/42 (100%)
Anna Senio Netball.svg  18/20 (90%)		 Report
Donna Loffhagen Netball.svg  42/43 (98%)
Natalie Avellino Netball.svg  21/27 (78%)
Round 7
30 May Northern Force 60–48 Southern Sting North Shore Events Centre  
Report

Source: [5]

Finals series

Major semi-final

4 June Southern Sting 55–52 Canterbury Flames    Stadium Southland
Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 28–30, 43–41, 55–52
Donna Loffhagen Netball.svg  33/36 (92%)
Natalie Avellino Netball.svg  22/30 (73%)		 Belinda Colling Netball.svg  30/31 (97%)
Jodi Te Huna Netball.svg  22/28 (79%)

Source: [1]

Grand final

18 June Southern Sting 63–55 Canterbury Flames    Stadium Southland
Scoring by quarter: 17–13, 35–25, 52–41, 63–55

Sources: [3] [4] [7] [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 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.

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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