2005 Southern Sting season

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Southern Sting
2005 season
Head coach Robyn Broughton
Asst. coach Tania Dalton
ManagerKate Mackintosh
Captain Lesley Rumball
Main venue Stadium Southland
Season results
Wins–losses6–4
Season placing2nd
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Southern Sting seasons

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. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Contents

Players

Player movements

Gains and losses
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Sources: [7] [12]

2005 roster

2005 Southern Sting roster
PlayersCoaching staff
Nat.NamePosition(s)DoBHeight
Flag of New Zealand.svg Sarah BarnesWD, GD, GK(aged 23)1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Tania Dalton GS, GA (1971-11-26)26 November 1971 (aged 33)1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jenny Ferguson GD, WD(aged 26)1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Anna Galvan GK, GD, WD (1978-11-20)20 November 1978 (aged 26)1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Katie Fay 1  (TRP)GK–
Flag of New Zealand.svg Megan Hutton GK (1976-03-26)26 March 1976 (aged 29)1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Renee Jacobsen–
Flag of New Zealand.svg Donna Loffhagen GS, GA (1978-04-29)29 April 1978 (aged 26)1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Lesley Rumball  (c)WD, C (1973-05-09)9 May 1973 (aged 31)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 20)1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Adine Wilson WA, C, GA (1979-06-08)8 June 1979 (aged 25)1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Head coach


Manager: Kate Mackintosh
Physiotherapist:
Neil Familton
Sports Science:
Steve Jackson

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

Source: [7] [10]

Regular season

Fixtures and results

Round 1
Sun, 10 April Western Flyers 38–46 Southern Sting New Plymouth  
11.30am
Round 2
Sun, 17 April Southern Sting 55–33 Capital Shakers Stadium Southland  
1.00pm
Round 3
Sat, 23 April Otago Rebels 39–54 Southern Sting Edgar Centre  
7.00pm Report
Round 4
Sun, 1 May Auckland Diamonds 44–40 Southern Sting Auckland  
1.00pm
Round 5
Sat, 6 May Southern Sting 42–56 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Stadium Southland  
4.00pm Report
Round 6
Sun, 15 May Southern Sting 53–57 Northern Force Stadium Southland  
1.00pm Report
Round 7
Fri, 21 May Canterbury Flames 41–50 Southern Sting Christchurch  
7.30pm Report

Sources: [7] [8]

Finals series

Minor semi-final

Sun, 29 June
1:00pm		 Auckland Diamonds 48–52 Southern Sting    Auckland ONESport
Scoring by quarter: ?–?, 27–24, ?–?, 48–52

Source: [1]

Preliminary final

Fri, 3 June
7:30pm		 Northern Force 44–47 Southern Sting    North Shore Events Centre ONESport
Scoring by quarter: 10–9, 20–22, ?–?, 44–47

Sources: [2] [13] [14]

Grand final

Fri, 10 June Southern Sting 39–65 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic    Stadium Southland [15]
Attendance: 4,000		 ONESport
Scoring by quarter: 9–17, 16–33, 28–46, 39–65

Sources: [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

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