2018 Central Pulse season

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Central Pulse
2018 season
Head coach Yvette McCausland-Durie
Asst. coach Sandra Edge
ManagerJoanne Holmes
Captain Katrina Grant
Main venue TSB Bank Arena
Season results
Wins–losses16–5
Regular season1st
Finals placing ANZ Premiership runners-up
Super Club winners
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Central Pulse seasons

The 2018 Central Pulse season saw the Central Pulse netball team compete in the 2018 ANZ Premiership and the 2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club. [1] [2] With a team coached by Yvette McCausland-Durie, captained by Katrina Grant and featuring Karin Burger, Aliyah Dunn, Ameliaranne Ekenasio, Sulu Fitzpatrick and Claire Kersten, Central Pulse finished the regular season as minor premiers. However, in the grand final Southern Steel defeated Pulse 54–53. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] However, Pulse subsequently won the 2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club tournament, defeating Mainland Tactix 61–56 in the final. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Contents

Players

Player movements

Gains and losses
Increase2.svg GainsDecrease2.svg Losses

Sources: [1] [22] [23]

2018 roster

2018 Central Pulse roster
PlayersCoaching staff
Nat.NamePosition(s)DoBHeight
Flag of New Zealand.svg Karin Burger GD, WD, GK (1993-04-12)12 April 1993 (aged 25)1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Aliyah Dunn GS, GA (1999-10-19)19 October 1999 (aged 18)1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Ameliaranne Ekenasio GS, GA (1991-01-11)11 January 1991 (aged 27)1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Sulu Fitzpatrick GD, GK (1992-08-20)20 August 1992 (aged 25)1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Katrina Grant  (c)GK, GD, WD (1987-05-06)6 May 1987 (aged 31)1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Maddy Gordon 1 C, WA, WD (2000-01-16)16 January 2000 (aged 18)1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Claire Kersten WD, C (1989-07-09)9 July 1989 (aged 28)1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Paris Lokotui 1 WD, C (2001-10-17)17 October 2001 (aged 16)1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Tiana Metuarau GA, WA, GS (2001-01-15)15 January 2001 (aged 17)1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Mila Reuelu-BuchananWA, C (1998-05-11)11 May 1998 (aged 19)1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Rene Savai'inaeaWD, GD, C (2000-07-15)15 July 2000 (aged 17)1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Whitney Souness C, WA (1995-11-12)12 November 1995 (aged 22)1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Elle Temu 1 GK, GD (1999-08-03)3 August 1999 (aged 18)1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Saviour Tui 1 GS, GA (2001-10-17)17 October 2001 (aged 16)1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach

Manager: Joanne Holmes
Strength and conditioning:
Adam Allen

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

Sources: [1] [7] [11] [22] [23]


Notes

Pre-season

Pulse hosted the official ANZ Premiership pre-season tournament at Te Wānanga o Raukawa in Otaki between 20 and 22 April. [25]

Fri 20 April Central Pulse 64–46 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Te Wānanga o Raukawa  
4:00 pm
Sat 21 April Central Pulse 64–40 Southern Steel Te Wānanga o Raukawa  
12:00 pm
Sat 21 April Central Pulse 48–29 Northern Stars Te Wānanga o Raukawa  
7:00 pm
Sun 22 April Central Pulse 59–46 Northern Mystics Te Wānanga o Raukawa  
2:00 pm

Sources: [26] [27]

ANZ Premiership regular season

Fixtures and results

Round 1
Sun 6 May Central Pulse 45–33 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Fly Palmy Arena  
4:10 pm Aliyah Dunn Netball.svg  15/17 (88%)
Ameliaranne Ekenasio Netball.svg  20/28 (71%)
Tiana Metuarau Netball.svg  10/11 (91%)		 Report
Stats 		Monica Falkner Netball.svg  8/12 (67%)
Amorangi Malesala Netball.svg  23/29 (79%)
Harley Smith Netball.svg  2/5 (40%)
Mon 7 May Central Pulse 62–51 Southern Steel Fly Palmy Arena  
7:40 pm Aliyah Dunn Netball.svg  41/45 (91%)
Tiana Metuarau Netball.svg  21/22 (95%)		 Report
Stats 		Jennifer O'Connell Netball.svg  33/39 (85%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Netball.svg  18/27 (67%)
Round 2
Mon 14 May Central Pulse 52–44 Mainland Tactix TSB Bank Arena  
7:40 pm Aliyah Dunn Netball.svg  33/40 (83%)
Ameliaranne Ekenasio Netball.svg  3/4 (75%)
Tiana Metuarau Netball.svg  16/17 (94%)		 Report
Stats 		Kate Beveridge Netball.svg  18/25 (72%)
Ellie Bird Netball.svg  13/17 (76%)
Brooke Leaver Netball.svg  13/16 (81%)
Round 3
Sun 20 May Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 46–61 Central Pulse Claudelands Arena  
4:10 pm Monica Falkner Netball.svg  4/7 (57%)
Lenize Potgieter Netball.svg  40/43 (93%)
Harley Smith Netball.svg  2/4 (50%)		 Report
Stats 		Aliyah Dunn Netball.svg  38/40 (95%)
Ameliaranne Ekenasio Netball.svg  14/18 (78%)
Tiana Metuarau Netball.svg  9/12 (75%)
Round 4
Wed 30 May Central Pulse 71–40 Southern Steel Te Rauparaha Arena  
7:40 pm Aliyah Dunn Netball.svg  50/54 (93%)
Ameliaranne Ekenasio Netball.svg  12/19 (63%)
Tiana Metuarau Netball.svg  9/12 (75%)		 Report
Stats 		Olivia Bates Netball.svg  1/3 (33%)
Jennifer O'Connell Netball.svg  21/26 (81%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Netball.svg  18/27 (67%)
Round 5
Sun 3 Jun Northern Mystics 38–60 Central Pulse The Trusts Arena  
6:10 pmJamie Hume Netball.svg  19/28 (68%)
Bailey Mes Netball.svg  19/27 (70%)		 Report
Stats 		Aliyah Dunn Netball.svg  39/42 (93%)
Ameliaranne Ekenasio Netball.svg  16/18 (89%)
Tiana Metuarau Netball.svg  5/7 (71%)
Round 6
Sun 10 Jun Central Pulse 51–52 Northern Mystics Horncastle Arena  
4:10 pm Aliyah Dunn Netball.svg  36/40 (90%)
Ameliaranne Ekenasio Netball.svg  6/10 (60%)
Tiana Metuarau Netball.svg  9/10 (90%)		 Report
Stats 		Maria Folau Netball.svg  22/25 (88%)
Jamie Hume Netball.svg  7/9 (78%)
Bailey Mes Netball.svg  23/26 (88%)
Round 7
Sun 17 Jun Central Pulse 63–48 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic TSB Bank Arena  
2:10 pm Aliyah Dunn Netball.svg  45/49 (92%)
Tiana Metuarau Netball.svg  18/20 (90%)		 Report
Stats 		Monica Falkner Netball.svg  15/20 (75%)
Lenize Potgieter Netball.svg  33/35 (94%)
Round 8
Mon 25 Jun Central Pulse 66–50 Northern Stars Te Rauparaha Arena  
7:40 pm Aliyah Dunn Netball.svg  40/43 (93%)
Tiana Metuarau Netball.svg  26/30 (87%)		 Report
Stats 		Paula Griffin Netball.svg  2/4 (50%)
Ellen Halpenny Netball.svg  7/8 (88%)
Maia Wilson Netball.svg  41/42 (98%)
Round 9
Mon 2 Jul Southern Steel 51–47 Central Pulse ILT Stadium Southland  
7:40 pmJennifer O'Connell Netball.svg  30/37 (81%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Netball.svg  21/28 (75%)		 Report
Stats 		Aliyah Dunn Netball.svg  22/23 (96%)
Ameliaranne Ekenasio Netball.svg  11/12 (92%)
Tiana Metuarau Netball.svg  14/20 (70%)
Round 10
Wed 11 Jul Mainland Tactix 36–47 Central Pulse Horncastle Arena  
7:40 pmEllie Bird Netball.svg  19/24 (79%)
Kate Beveridge Netball.svg  10/13 (77%)
Brooke Leaver Netball.svg  7/7 (100%)
Gemma Hazeldine Netball.svg  0/1 (0%)		 Report
Stats 		Aliyah Dunn Netball.svg  25/29 (86%)
Tiana Metuarau Netball.svg  13/16 (81%)
Ameliaranne Ekenasio Netball.svg  9/11 (82%)
Round 11
Sun 15 Jul Northern Stars 50–65 Central Pulse Vodafone Events Centre  
4:10 pm Maia Wilson Netball.svg  32/34 (94%)
Paula Griffin Netball.svg  17/21 (81%)
Ellen Halpenny Netball.svg  1/2 (50%)		 Report
Stats 		Aliyah Dunn Netball.svg  40/44 (91%)
Ameliaranne Ekenasio Netball.svg  13/17 (76%)
Tiana Metuarau Netball.svg  12/14 (86%)
Round 12
Sun 22 Jul Mainland Tactix 44–39 Central Pulse Vodafone Events Centre  
2:10 pmEllie Bird Netball.svg  35/41 (85%)
Kate Beveridge Netball.svg  6/8 (75%)
Brooke Leaver Netball.svg  3/5 (60%)		 Report
Stats 		Aliyah Dunn Netball.svg  17/20 (85%)
Ameliaranne Ekenasio Netball.svg  14/16 (88%)
Tiana Metuarau Netball.svg  8/12 (67%)
Mon 23 Jul Northern Stars 48–66 Central Pulse Vodafone Events Centre  
7:40 pm Maia Wilson Netball.svg  38/43 (88%)
Ellen Halpenny Netball.svg  7/13 (54%)
Paula Griffin Netball.svg  3/4 (75%)		 Report
Stats 		Aliyah Dunn Netball.svg  31/32 (97%)
Ameliaranne Ekenasio Netball.svg  29/35 (83%)
Tiana Metuarau Netball.svg  6/7 (86%)
Round 13
Wed 1 Aug Central Pulse 55–48 Northern Mystics TSB Bank Arena  
7:40 pm Ameliaranne Ekenasio Netball.svg  30/37 (81%)
Aliyah Dunn Netball.svg  20/24 (83%)
Tiana Metuarau Netball.svg  5/5 (100%)		 Report
Stats 		Maria Folau Netball.svg  33/44 (75%)
Bailey Mes Netball.svg  15/20 (75%)

Final standings

2018 ANZ Premiership ladder
PosTeamPWLGFGAGDG%BPPts
1 Central Pulse 15123850679+171125.2327
2 Southern Steel 15105874866+8100.9222
3 Mainland Tactix 1578746761−1598519
4 Northern Mystics 1578783796−1398.4317
5 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 15510804878−7491.6313
6 Northern Stars 15411832909−7791.5513

  Qualified for Grand final and the 2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club
  Qualified for Elimination final and the 2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club

Source: [4]

ANZ Premiership Finals Series

Grand final

Sun 12 Aug
4:15 pm		 Central Pulse 53–54 Southern Steel    Fly Palmy Arena Sky Sport
Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 14–14, 12–14, 11–16
Aliyah Dunn Netball.svg  32/35 (91%)
Ameliaranne Ekenasio Netball.svg  17/25 (68%)
Tiana Metuarau Netball.svg  4/4 (100%)		Jen O'Connell Netball.svg  40/44 (91%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Netball.svg  14/18 (78%)

Source: [5] [6] [7]

Netball New Zealand Super Club

Group stage

19 August 2018 Central Pulse 66–33 UWS Sirens Trafalgar Centre  
4.50pm Aliyah Dunn Netball.svg  29/44 (66%)
Saviour Tui Netball.svg  14/36 (39%)
Mila Reuelu-Buchanan Netball.svg  0/1 (0%)		 Stats Bethan Goodwin Netball.svg  17/27 (63%)
Emma Barrie Netball.svg  4/4 (100%)
Laura Towell Netball.svg  4/6 (67%)
Monica Falkner Netball.svg  4/8 (50%)

Source: [28]

20 August 2018 Central Pulse 49–50 NSWIS Trafalgar Centre  
8.30pm Aliyah Dunn Netball.svg  21/26 (81%)
Ameliaranne Ekenasio Netball.svg  11/32 (34%)
Saviour Tui Netball.svg  3/5 (60%)		 Stats Georgia Marshall Netball.svg  24/33 (73%)
Kelly Singleton Netball.svg  9/14 (64%)
Matisse Letherbarrow Netball.svg  7/10 (70%)

Source: [29]

21 August 2018 Central Pulse 81–35Marama Vou Trafalgar Centre  
6.40pm Aliyah Dunn Netball.svg  20/29 (69%)
Ameliaranne Ekenasio Netball.svg  26/39 (67%)
Saviour Tui Netball.svg  10/15 (67%)
Tiana Metuarau Netball.svg  6/10 (60%)		 Report
Stats 		Laisani Waqa Netball.svg  13/20 (65%)
Alyssa-Jean Savelio Netball.svg  11/22 (50%)
Kayla Kiss Netball.svg  0/3 (0%)

Source: [30]

Final ladder

Group B
PosTeamPWDLGFGA%BPPts
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Central Pulse 3201196118166.117
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg NSWIS 3300178149119.509
3 Flag of Fiji.svg Marama Vou 310214620969.903
4 Flag of Scotland.svg UWS Sirens 300313918376.000

  Qualified for Semi-finals
  5th/8th place classification

Source: [2]

1st/4th Play offs

Semi-finals
23 August 2018 Central Pulse 64–55 Southern Steel Trafalgar Centre  
8.30pm Aliyah Dunn Netball.svg  34/39 (87%)
Ameliaranne Ekenasio Netball.svg  18/26 (69%)
Tiana Metuarau Netball.svg  3/6 (50%)		 Stats Jennifer O'Connell Netball.svg  28/35 (80%)
Georgia Heffernan Netball.svg  13/26 (50%)
Olivia Bates Netball.svg  4/8 (50%)

Source: [31]

Final
24 August 2018
8.30pm		 Central Pulse 61–56 Mainland Tactix    Trafalgar Centre Sky Sport
Aliyah Dunn Netball.svg  35/39 (90%)
Ameliaranne Ekenasio Netball.svg  16/30 (53%)
Tiana Metuarau Netball.svg  2/2 (100%)		Ellie Bird Netball.svg  30/38 (79%)
Kate Beveridge Netball.svg  15/19 (79%)
Brooke Leaver Netball.svg  4/8 (50%)

Sources: [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

National Netball League

With a team featuring Maddy Gordon, Saviour Tui and Ainsleyana Puleiata, Pulse's reserve team, Central Zone won the 2018 National Netball League title after defeating Waikato Bay of Plenty 62–53 in the grand final. [19] [32] [33]

Award winners

New Zealand Netball Awards

AwardWinner
ANZ Premiership Player of the Year [34] Katrina Grant

Team of the season

Three Central Pulse players were named in Brendon Egan's Stuff Seven team of the season.

PositionPlayer
GS Aliyah Dunn
WD Karin Burger
GD Katrina Grant

Sources: [35]

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The 2020 Mainland Tactix season saw the Mainland Tactix netball team compete in the 2020 ANZ Premiership. As part of their pre-season preparations, Tactix competed in the 2019 Netball New Zealand Super Club, finishing the tournament in sixth place. With a team coached by Marianne Delaney-Hoshek, captained by Jane Watson and featuring Ellie Bird, Temalisi Fakahokotau, Erikana Pedersen, Kimiora Poi and Te Paea Selby-Rickit, Tactix finished the regular ANZ Premiership season in second place, qualifying for their first grand final. However, in the grand final, Tactix lost to Central Pulse 43–31.

The 2021 Central Pulse season saw the Central Pulse netball team compete in the 2021 ANZ Premiership. The 2021 season saw Gail Parata replace Yvette McCausland-Durie as Pulse's head coach. However, Parata would be replaced by a returning McCausland-Durie after just one season. The team was captained by Claire Kersten. Pulse finished the regular season in 5th place and did not qualify for the Final Series.

The 2021 Mainland Tactix season saw the Mainland Tactix netball team compete in the 2021 ANZ Premiership. With a team coached by Marianne Delaney-Hoshek, captained by Jane Watson and featuring Ellie Bird, Karin Burger, Erikana Pedersen, Kimiora Poi and Te Paea Selby-Rickit, Tactix finished the regular ANZ Premiership season in third place, behind Northern Mystics and Southern Steel. In the Elimination final, Tactix defeated Steel 54–49. However, in the grand final, they lost 61–59 to Mystics, finishing the season second overall.

The 2022 Central Pulse season saw the Central Pulse netball team compete in the 2022 ANZ Premiership. With a team coached by Yvette McCausland-Durie, co-captained by Kelly Jury and Tiana Metuarau and featuring Aliyah Dunn, Erikana Pedersen and Whitney Souness, Central Pulse won their third title. Pulse finished the regular season as minor premiers, finishing above Northern Stars and Northern Mystics. Pulse defeated Stars 56–37 in the Grand final.

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