2016 Southern Steel season

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Southern Steel
2016 season
Head coach Noeline Taurua
Asst. coach Reinga Te Huia
ManagerSam Stephens
Captain Wendy Frew
Main venue Stadium Southland
Season results
Wins–losses11–4
Regular season1st (New Zealand Conference)
Finals placingSemi-finalists
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Southern Steel seasons
 2015

The 2016 Southern Steel season saw the Southern Steel netball team compete in the 2016 ANZ Championship. With a team coached by Noeline Taurua, captained by Wendy Frew and featuring Jhaniele Fowler-Reid, Steel finished the season as minor premiers. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] However they subsequently lost the New Zealand Conference Final to Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic [6] and were defeated in the semi-finals by Queensland Firebirds. [7]

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Players

Player movements

Gains and losses
Increase2.svg GainsDecrease2.svg Losses

Sources: [8]

2016 roster

2016 Southern Steel roster
PlayersCoaching staff
Nat.NamePosition(s)DoBHeight
Flag of New Zealand.svg Gina Crampton WA, C (1991-12-07)7 December 1991 (aged 24)1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Abby ErwoodGA, C, WA (1997-04-18)18 April 1997 (aged 18)1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Flag of Jamaica.svg Jhaniele Fowler-Reid GS (1989-07-21)21 July 1989 (aged 26)1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Shannon Francois  (vc)WA, C, GA (1990-10-12)12 October 1990 (aged 25)1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Wendy Frew  (c)WD, C, WA (1984-10-15)15 October 1984 (aged 31)1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jamie HumeGA, GS (1996-03-22)22 March 1996 (aged 20)1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Brooke LeaverGS, GA (1993-12-17)17 December 1993 (aged 22)1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Stacey Peeters
Flag of New Zealand.svg Storm Purvis GD, GK (1993-04-20)20 April 1993 (aged 22)1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit GK, GD (1989-04-03)3 April 1989 (aged 26)1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Te Paea Selby-Rickit GS, GA (1992-01-14)14 January 1992 (aged 24)1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jane Watson GK, GD, WD (1990-03-07)7 March 1990 (aged 26)1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach

Manager: Sam Stephens
Physiotherapist:
Corina Ngatuere
Brett Woodley
Strength and conditioning:
Mike Jacob
Henry Cheetham
Nutritionist:
Sara Richardson
Mental Skills Coach:
Jason McKenzie
Sports Science/Video Analysis:
Hayden Croft


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

Sources: [1] [2] [8]

Regular season

Fixtures and results

Round 1
Fri 1 April Northern Mystics 57 - 58 Southern Steel The Trusts Arena  
7:10 PM (NZDT) Maria Tutaia Netball.svg  22/30 (73%)
Cathrine Tuivaiti Netball.svg  35/40 (88%)
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Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Netball.svg  48/56 (86%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Netball.svg  9/14 (64%)
Brooke Leaver Netball.svg  1/1 (100%)

Source: [9]

Round 2
Sun 10 April Southern Steel 58 - 58 Mainland Tactix Stadium Southland  
4:10 PM (NZST) Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Netball.svg  50/56 (89%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Netball.svg  8/11 (73%)
Brooke Leaver Netball.svg  0/1 (0%)
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Mwai Kumwenda Netball.svg  35/38 (92%)
Bailey Mes Netball.svg  22/30 (73%)
Gemma Hazeldine Netball.svg  1/2 (50%)

Source: [10]

Round 3
Sun 17 April Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 53 - 63 Southern Steel Energy Events Centre  
4.10 PM (NZST) Joanne Harten Netball.svg  20/27 (74%)
Malia Paseka Netball.svg  31/45 (69%)
Ellen Halpenny Netball.svg  2/2 (100%)
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Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Netball.svg  44/47 (94%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Netball.svg  19/24 (79%)

Source: [11]

Round 4
Sun 24 April Southern Steel 67 - 54 Central Pulse Stadium Southland  
4.10 PM (NZST) Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Netball.svg  41/47 (87%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Netball.svg  25/28 (89%)
Brooke Leaver Netball.svg  1/3 (33%)
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Ameliaranne Wells Netball.svg  21/25 (84%)
Maia Wilson Netball.svg  33/35 (94%)

Source: [12]

Round 5
Sat 30 April Southern Steel 69 - 62 West Coast Fever Stadium Southland  
4:10 PM (NZST) Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Netball.svg  59/65 (91%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Netball.svg  10/13 (77%)
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Caitlin Bassett Netball.svg  44/48 (92%)
Natalie Medhurst Netball.svg  18/19 (95%)

Source: [13]

Round 6
Sun 8 May Adelaide Thunderbirds 54 - 69 Southern Steel Priceline Stadium  
1:48 PM (ACST) Carla Borrego Netball.svg  40/50 (80%)
Erin Bell Netball.svg  7/10 (70%)
Stephanie Puopolo Netball.svg  7/9 (78%)
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Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Netball.svg  60/70 (86%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Netball.svg  6/6 (100%)
Brooke Leaver Netball.svg  3/9 (33%)

Source: [14]

Round 7

Southern Steel received a bye.

Round 8
Mon 23 May Central Pulse 63 - 67 Southern Steel TSB Bank Arena  
7:40 PM (NZST) Ameliaranne Wells Netball.svg  26/28 (93%)
Maia Wilson Netball.svg  37/40 (93%)
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Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Netball.svg  54/56 (96%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Netball.svg  13/21 (62%)

Sources: [15] [16]

Round 9
Sun 29 May Southern Steel 66 - 60 Northern Mystics Edgar Centre  
4:10 PM (NZST) Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Netball.svg  56/69 (81%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Netball.svg  10/16 (63%)
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Maria Tutaia Netball.svg  13/21 (62%)
Cathrine Tuivaiti Netball.svg  47/49 (96%)

Sources: [17] [18]

Round 10
Sun 5 June Mainland Tactix 51 - 81 Southern Steel Horncastle Arena  
4:10 PM (NZST) Mwai Kumwenda Netball.svg  24/26 (92%)
Bailey Mes Netball.svg  24/29 (83%)
Gemma Hazeldine Netball.svg  3/4 (75%)
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Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Netball.svg  64/66 (97%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Netball.svg  13/18 (72%)
Brooke Leaver Netball.svg  4/6 (67%)

Source: [19]

Round 11
Sat 11 June Southern Steel 66 - 51 Queensland Firebirds Edgar Centre  
4:10 PM (NZST) Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Netball.svg  51/57 (89%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Netball.svg  15/17 (88%)
Brooke Leaver Netball.svg  0/1 (0%)
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Romelda Aiken Netball.svg  27/32 (84%)
Gretel Tippett Netball.svg  16/19 (84%)
Beryl Friday Netball.svg  8/9 (89%)

Source: [20]

Round 12
Sun 19 June Southern Steel 64 - 54 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Stadium Southland  
4:10 PM (NZST) Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Netball.svg  55/61 (90%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Netball.svg  9/15 (60%)
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Joanne Harten Netball.svg  37/45 (82%)
Ellen Halpenny Netball.svg  1/6 (17%)
Paula Griffin Netball.svg  16/21 (76%)
Round 13
Sat 25 June Southern Steel 65 - 56 Melbourne Vixens Stadium Southland  
4:10 PM (NZST) Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Netball.svg  49/54 (91%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Netball.svg  16/19 (84%)
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Alice Teague-Neeld Netball.svg  23/27 (85%)
Karyn Bailey Netball.svg  13/15 (87%)
Kimberley Commane Netball.svg  4/5 (80%)
Emma Ryde Netball.svg  16/23 (70%)

Sources: [21] [22]

Round 14
Sat 2 July New South Wales Swifts 59 - 59 Southern Steel Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre  
5:18 PM (AEST) Susan Pettitt Netball.svg  30/32 (94%)
Caitlin Thwaites Netball.svg  29/31 (94%)
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Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Netball.svg  50/52 (96%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Netball.svg  9/12 (75%)

Source: [1] [2] [5]

Final standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDG%Pts
1 ANZ Firebirds.svg Queensland Firebirds 131120796656140121.3%22
2 ANZ Swifts.svg New South Wales Swifts 131021828670158123.6%21
3 ANZ Vixens.svg Melbourne Vixens 1385073167952107.7%16
4 ANZ Fever.svg West Coast Fever 1376075670749106.9%14
5 ANZ Thunderbirds.svg Adelaide Thunderbirds 132110660775-11585.2%4
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDG%Pts
1 ANZ Steel 2009.svg Southern Steel 131102852732120116.4%24
2 ANZ Magic.svg Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 13670665755-9088.1%12
3 ANZ Mystics.svg Northern Mystics 13391674743-6990.7%7
5 ANZ Tactix.svg Mainland Tactix 132101708825-11785.8%5
4 ANZ Pulse.svg Central Pulse 132101676804-12884.1%5

  Qualified for Conference finals
  Qualified for Elimination finals

Source: [23]

Finals series

New Zealand Conference Final

17 July 2016
4.15 pm (NZST)

Stats
Southern Steel 5759 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic    Stadium Southland
Scoring by quarter: 13 -19, 14 -16, 15-12, 15-12
Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Netball.svg  47/53 (89%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Netball.svg  10/11 (91%)
Joanne Harten Netball.svg  46/52 (88%)
Ellen Halpenny Netball.svg  13/17 (76%)

Sources: [6] [24] [25]

Semi-finals

24 July 2016
12.18 pm (AEST)

Stats
Queensland Firebirds 6764 Southern Steel    Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Scoring by quarter:19 - 16, 13 - 19, 15 - 14, 20 -15
Romelda Aiken Netball.svg  57/68 (84%)
Gretel Tippett Netball.svg  10/13 (77%)
Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Netball.svg  51/52 (98%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Netball.svg  13/20 (65%)

Sources: [7] [26] [27]

Award winners

ANZ Championship awards

AwardWinner
ANZ Championship MVP (New Zealand Conference) Jhaniele Fowler-Reid [28]

New Zealand Netball Awards

AwardWinner
New Zealand ANZ Championship Player of the Year [2] [29] Gina Crampton

National Netball League

With a team captained by Hayley Crofts, Steel's reserve team, Netball South won the inaugural National Netball League title after defeating Central Zone 51–46 in the grand final at The Trusts Arena. [2] [30] [31] [32] At the 2016 New Zealand Netball Awards, Netball South winning the inaugural title was named Moment of the Year and head coach, Lauren Piebenga, was named National Coach of the Year. [2] [29]

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