Southern Sting | |
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2007 season | |
Head coach | Robyn Broughton |
Asst. coach | Belinda Colling |
Manager | Kate Mackintosh |
Captain | Jenny Ferguson |
Vice-captain | Adine Wilson |
Main venue | Stadium Southland |
Season results | |
Wins–losses | 8–2 |
Season placing | 1st |
The 2007 Southern Sting season saw the Southern Sting netball team compete in the 2007 National Bank Cup league season. With a team coached by Robyn Broughton, captained by Jenny Ferguson and featuring Liana Barrett-Chase, Daneka Wipiiti, Megan Hutton and Donna Wilkins, Sting finished the season as champions. In the minor semi-final, Sting lost 39–47 to Northern Force and in the major semi-final, they defeated Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 48–46. In the grand final, Sting defeated Force 50–49 as they won their seventh Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup title. The grand final was Robyn Broughton's 100th match in charge of Sting. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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Manager: Kate Mackintosh
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Thur, 5 April | Southern Sting | 46–51 | Northern Force | Stadium Southland | |
7:30pm | Report |
Source: [1]
Sun, 15 April | Western Flyers | 34–67 | Southern Sting | Napier | |
1:00pm |
Sat, 21 April | Southern Sting | 81–33 | Capital Shakers | Stadium Southland | |
7:30pm |
Sat, 28 April | Southern Sting | 65–44 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | Stadium Southland | |
4:00pm | Report |
Sun, 29 April | Otago Rebels | 50–60 | Southern Sting | Edgar Centre | |
1:00pm |
Sat, 26 May | Auckland Diamonds | 42–50 | Southern Sting | Trusts Stadium | |
7:30pm |
Sources: [12]
Sat, 2 June | Canterbury Flames | 46–54 | Southern Sting | Westpac Centre | |
4:00pm | Report |
Source: [13]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | BP | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | Southern Sting | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 423 | 300 | 19 | |
2 | Northern Force | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 361 | 317 | 17 | |
3 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 385 | 320 | 16 | |
4 | Auckland Diamonds | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 339 | 313 | 15 | |
5 | Canterbury Flames | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 342 | 323 | 12 | |
6 | Otago Rebels | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 324 | 325 | 10 | |
7 | Capital Shakers | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 285 | 372 | 5 | |
8 | Western Flyers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 241 | 430 | 0 | |
Qualified for Major semi-final
Qualified for Minor semi-final
Pts = Points
Sources: [14]
Fri, 8 June 7:30pm | Southern Sting | 39–47 | Northern Force | Stadium Southland | ONESport | ||
Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 20–28, 33–36, 39–47 | |||||||
Daneka Wipiiti ![]() Donna Wilkins ![]() | Catherine Latu ![]() Megan Dehn ![]() |
Sources: [3]
Fri, 15 June 7:30pm | Stats | Southern Sting | 48–46 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | Stadium Southland | ONESport | |
Scoring by quarter: 14–10, 23–22, 36–35, 48–46 | |||||||
Donna Wilkins ![]() Daneka Wipiiti ![]() | Irene van Dyk ![]() Tanya Lund ![]() |
Sources: [4]
Fri, 22 June 7:30pm | Southern Sting | 50–49 | Northern Force | North Shore Events Centre | ONESport |
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