2017 Netball Quad Series (August/September)

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2017 Netball Quad Series (August/September)
Tournament details
Host countriesFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Dates26 August–3 September 2017
Teams4
TV partner(s) Nine/9Gem (Australia)
Sky Sports (UK/Ireland)
Sky Sport (New Zealand)
SuperSport (South Africa)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (1st title)
Runner-upFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Third placeFlag of England.svg  England
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Top scorer(s) Lenize Potgieter
Netball.svg  126/138 (91%)
  2017 (I)
2018 (I)  

The second 2017 Netball Quad Series was the fourth Netball Quad Series series. It was co-hosted by Netball Australia and Netball New Zealand. It featured Australia, England, New Zealand and South Africa playing each other in a series of six netball test matches in August and September 2017. It was the second of two Netball Quad Series' played in 2017. The first series was played in January and February. [1] [2] [3] In Round 2, England defeated New Zealand 49–45. It was only their fifth victory over New Zealand in 88 meetings. [4] [5] In Round 3, South Africa defeated England 54–51. It was the first time South Africa had won a Netball Quad Series match and it was their biggest win over England since 1997. [6] [7] With a team coached by Janine Southby and captained by Katrina Grant, New Zealand won their first Quad series, securing the title with a 57–47 win over Australia. [8] [9] [10] [11]

Contents

The series was broadcast live on Nine/9Gem in Australia, [12] [13] on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom and Ireland, [4] on Sky Sport in New Zealand [14] and on SuperSport (South Africa). [15]

Squads

Participating teams and rosters
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia [16] [17] [18] [19] Flag of England.svg  England [5] [17] [20] Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand [5] [19] [21] Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa [18] [22]
Caitlin Bassett (c) [13]
April Brandley
Courtney Bruce
Emily Mannix
Tegan Philip
Kim Ravaillion
Madison Robinson
Gabi Simpson
Caitlin Thwaites
Gretel Tippett
Liz Watson
Jo Weston
Ama Agbeze (c)
Sara Bayman
Eboni Beckford-Chambers
Eleanor Cardwell
Jade Clarke (vc)
Beth Cobden
Kadeen Corbin
Stacey Francis
Jodie Gibson
Serena Guthrie
Jo Harten (vc)
Natalie Haythornthwaite
Helen Housby
Geva Mentor
Chelsea Pitman
Gina Crampton
Monica Falkner
Shannon Francois
Katrina Grant (c)
Kelly Jury
Phoenix Karaka
Bailey Mes
Te Paea Selby-Rickit
Samantha Sinclair
Whitney Souness
Maria Tutaia
Jane Watson
Maia Wilson
Erin Burger
Maryka Holtzhausen
Danelle Lochner
Rochelle Loubser
Phumza Maweni
Karla Mostert (vc)
Bongiwe Msomi (c)
Precious Mthembu
Nadia Uys Pienaar
Lenize Potgieter
Ine-Marí Venter
Zanele Vimbela
Coach: Lisa Alexander Coach: Tracey Neville [5] Coach: Janine Southby Coach: Elsje Jordaan [15]

Debuts

Matches

Round 1

26 August 2017Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 54–50Flag of England.svg  England Brisbane Entertainment Centre  
3:00 PM Caitlin Bassett Netball.svg  43/46 (93%)
Gretel Tippett Netball.svg  7/9 (78%)
Tegan Philip Netball.svg  4/5 (80%)
Helen Housby Netball.svg  30/34 (88%)
Kadeen Corbin Netball.svg  20/25 (80%)

Sources: [17] [23]

26 August 2017Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 63–56Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Brisbane Entertainment Centre  
5:00 PM Bailey Mes Netball.svg  35/36 (97%)
Maria Tutaia Netball.svg  28/34 (82%)
Stats Lenize Potgieter Netball.svg  43/49 (88%)
Maryka Holtzhausen Netball.svg  13/20 (65%)

Sources: [24] [25]

Round 2

30 August 2017Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 58–52Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa AIS Arena  
7:30 PM Caitlin Thwaites Netball.svg  30/33 (91%)
Gretel Tippett Netball.svg  16/20 (80%)
Caitlin Bassett Netball.svg  7/7 (100%)
Tegan Philip Netball.svg  5/8 (63%)
Lenize Potgieter Netball.svg  40/44 (91%)
Maryka Holtzhausen Netball.svg  12/14 (86%)

Sources: [18] [26]

30 August 2017Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 45–49Flag of England.svg  England The Trusts Arena  
7:30 PM Bailey Mes Netball.svg  28/33 (85%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Netball.svg  17/21 (81%)
Stats Helen Housby Netball.svg  26/32 (81%)
Kadeen Corbin Netball.svg  23/30 (77%)

Sources: [4] [5]

Round 3

3 September 2017Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 54–51Flag of England.svg  England ILT Stadium Southland  
2:00 PM Lenize Potgieter Netball.svg  43/45 (96%)
Maryka Holtzhausen Netball.svg  11/15 (73%)
Stats Helen Housby Netball.svg  26/29 (90%)
Jo Harten Netball.svg  15/18 (83%)
Kadeen Corbin Netball.svg  10/13 (77%)

Sources: [6] [7] [11] [27]

3 September 2017Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 57–47Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand ILT Stadium Southland  
4:00 PM Te Paea Selby-Rickit Netball.svg  35/41 (85%)
Bailey Mes Netball.svg  17/18 (94%)
Maia Wilson Netball.svg  5/5 (100%)
Caitlin Bassett Netball.svg  22/24 (92%)
Tegan Philip Netball.svg  11/12 (92%)
Caitlin Thwaites Netball.svg  10/11 (91%)
Gretel Tippett Netball.svg  4/5 (80%)

Sources: [8] [9] [10] [11] [19]

Final table

PosTeamPWLGFGAGD%Pts
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 321165152+13108.55%4
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3211591590100.00%4
3Flag of England.svg  England 312150153–398.04%2
4Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 312162172–1094.19%2

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