2014 Constellation Cup

2014 Constellation Cup

Tournament details
Host countries	Australia   New Zealand
Dates	2–15 October 2014
Final positions
Champions	Australia (4th title)
Runners-up	New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Top scorer(s)	Caitlin Bassett  129/147 (88%)
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The 2014 Constellation Cup was the 5th Constellation Cup series played between Australia and New Zealand. The series, also known as the New World Netball Series, featured four netball test matches, played in October 2014. The Australia team was coached by Lisa Alexander and captained by Laura Geitz. New Zealand were coached by Waimarama Taumaunu and captained by Casey Kopua. Australia won the series 4–0. It was the first time since the Constellation Cup was introduced that one team had gained a clean sweep in the series. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Squads

Australia

Australia roster
Players	Coaches
Name Pos DOB Height Club Nat Caps Caitlin Bassett GS (1988-05-23)23 May 1988 (aged 26) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) West Coast Fever 40 Tegan Caldwell GA, GS (1988-09-03)3 September 1988 (aged 26) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Melbourne Vixens 5 Julie Corletto GD, WD, GK (1986-10-10)10 October 1986 (aged 27) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Northern Mystics 41 Laura Geitz  (c) GK, GD (1987-11-04)4 November 1987 (aged 26) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Queensland Firebirds 49 Kimberlee Green C, WA (1986-03-05)5 March 1986 (aged 28) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) New South Wales Swifts 62 Renae Hallinan WD, C (1986-07-18)18 July 1986 (aged 28) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Adelaide Thunderbirds 51 Sharni Layton GK, GD, WD (1988-01-06)6 January 1988 (aged 26) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) New South Wales Swifts 18 Clare McMeniman GD, WD (1985-07-11)11 July 1985 (aged 29) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Queensland Firebirds 0 Natalie Medhurst GA, GS (1984-01-20)20 January 1984 (aged 30) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) West Coast Fever 60 Kim Ravaillion C, WD, WA (1993-07-26)26 July 1993 (aged 21) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Queensland Firebirds 13 Madison Robinson WA, C (1988-01-05)5 January 1988 (aged 26) 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Melbourne Vixens 38 Caitlin Thwaites GS, GA (1986-12-29)29 December 1986 (aged 27) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) New South Wales Swifts 8	Head coach Lisa Alexander Assistant coach Margaret Caldow Manager: Julie Richardson Physiotherapist: Alanna Antcliff Performance Analyst: Mitchell Mooney Media Manager: Chris Gottaas Doctor: Sophie Armstrong Massage Therapist: Bernd Adolph Notes (c)– Captain (cc)– Co-captain (vc)– Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP)– Temporary Replacement Player

Milestones

• Caitlin Bassett scored her 1,000th international goal, midway through the third quarter of the first test, on 2 October 2014. ^[6]

Sources: ^{[3] [5]}

New Zealand

New Zealand roster
Players	Coaches
Name Pos DOB Height Club Nat Caps Jodi Brown GA, GS (1981-05-06)6 May 1981 (aged 33) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Southern Steel 42 Leana de Bruin GD, GK (1977-07-09)9 July 1977 (aged 37) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 81 Kayla Cullen GD, WD, C (1992-02-13)13 February 1992 (aged 22) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Northern Mystics 12 Temalisi Fakahokotau GD, WD, GK (1994-09-09)9 September 1994 (aged 20) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Northern Mystics 0 Katrina Grant GK, GD, WD (1987-05-06)6 May 1987 (aged 27) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Central Pulse 55 Joline Henry GD, WD (1982-09-29)29 September 1982 (aged 32) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Central Pulse 85 Casey Kopua  (c) GD, GK (1985-06-19)19 June 1985 (aged 29) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 84 Laura Langman  (vc) C, WD (1986-04-16)16 April 1986 (aged 28) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Northern Mystics 107 Cathrine Latu GS, GA (1986-10-25)25 October 1986 (aged 27) 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Northern Mystics 20 Liana Leota C, WA (1984-10-31)31 October 1984 (aged 29) 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Central Pulse 37 Bailey Mes GS, GA (1989-05-27)27 May 1989 (aged 25) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Northern Mystics 3 Grace Rasmussen GA, WA (1988-03-18)18 March 1988 (aged 26) 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 8 Ameliaranne Wells GS, GA (1991-01-11)11 January 1991 (aged 23) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Central Pulse 0	Head coach Waimarama Taumaunu Assistant coach Vicki Wilson Manager: Esther Molloy Physiotherapist: Sharon Kearney Performance Analyst: Dr Bobby Willcox Head of Communication and Marketing: Kerry Manders Notes (c)– Captain (cc)– Co-captain (vc)– Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP)– Temporary Replacement Player

Debuts

• Ameliaranne Wells made her senior debut for New Zealand in the second test on 8 October 2014. ^{[7] [8] [9]}
• Temalisi Fakahokotau made her senior debut for New Zealand in the fourth test on 15 October 2014. ^{[4] [10]}

Sources: ^{[3] [4] [11]}

Matches

First test

2 October 2014		New Zealand	42–59	Australia		Stadium Southland
		Scoring by quarter: 8–13, 17–32, 28–45, 42–59
		Cathrine Latu  26/28 (93%) Jodi Brown  5/8 (63%) Bailey Mes  11/19 (58%)		Caitlin Bassett  44/48 (92%) Tegan Caldwell  4/5 (80%) Natalie Medhurst  11/15 (73%)

Sources: ^{[6] [12] [13] [14]}

Second test

8 October 2014		Australia	49–40	New Zealand		Hisense Arena
		Scoring by quarter: 11–7, 24–21, 35–29, 49–40
		Caitlin Bassett  33/40 (83%) Natalie Medhurst  7/7 (100%) Tegan Caldwell  9/10 (90%)		Cathrine Latu  25/25 (100%) Ameliaranne Wells  14/20 (70%) Bailey Mes  1/4 (25%)

Sources: ^{[8] [9]}

Third test

11 October 2014		Australia	47–34	New Zealand		Allphones Arena
		Scoring by quarter: 14–7, 24–15, 35–24, 47–34
		Caitlin Bassett  32/37 (86%) Natalie Medhurst  10/10 (100%) Tegan Caldwell  5/6 (83%)		Cathrine Latu  14/14 (100%) Jodi Brown  8/12 (67%) Ameliaranne Wells  7/8 (88%) Bailey Mes  5/9 (56%)

Sources: ^{[1] [15] [16]}

Fourth test

15 October 2014		New Zealand	47–51	Australia		The Trusts Arena
		Scoring by quarter: 11–12, 22–21, 38–34, 47–51
		Jodi Brown  25/31 (81%) Bailey Mes  22/33 (67%)		Caitlin Bassett  20/22 (91%) Caitlin Thwaites  15/16 (94%) Natalie Medhurst  10/10 (100%) Tegan Caldwell  6/9 (67%)

Sources: ^{[2] [3]}

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