Southern Steel | |
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2018 season | |
Head coach | Reinga Bloxham |
Asst. coach | Lauren Piebenga |
Manager | Dayna Kaio |
Captain | Wendy Frew |
Main venue | Stadium Southland |
Season results | |
Wins–losses | 21–0 |
Regular season | 1st |
Finals placing | ANZ Premiership winners Super Club 3rd place |
The 2018 Southern Steel season saw the Southern Steel netball team compete in the 2018 ANZ Premiership and the 2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club. [1] [2] With a team coached by Reinga Bloxham, captained by Wendy Frew and featuring Gina Crampton, Shannon Francois, Te Paea Selby-Rickit and Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit, Steel retained the ANZ Premiership title, winning their second consecutive premiership after defeating Central Pulse 54–53 in the grand final. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] In the Super Club tournament, Steel finished third. [8]
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^1 Malysha Kelly was injured during pre-season.
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Manager: Dayna Kaio
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^2 Georgia Heffernan, Taneisha Fifita, Jess Allan and Kendall McMinn were included in the extended squad for the Super Club. [27] [28]
In March 2018, Steel played a two match series against the 2017 Suncorp Super Netball premiers, Sunshine Coast Lightning. [32]
15 March 2018 | Southern Steel | 46–50 | Sunshine Coast Lightning | Edgar Centre | |
Report |
16 March 2018 | Southern Steel | 39–64 | Sunshine Coast Lightning | ILT Stadium Southland | |
Report |
Steel also participated in the official pre-season tournament at Te Wānanga o Raukawa in Otaki from 20 to 22 April. [33] [34] [35]
Fri 20 April | Southern Steel | 53–44 | Northern Mystics | Te Wānanga o Raukawa | |
1:00 pm | Report |
Sat 21 April | Central Pulse | 64–40 | Southern Steel | Te Wānanga o Raukawa | |
12:00 pm |
Sun 22 April | Southern Steel | 66–53 | Northern Stars | Te Wānanga o Raukawa | |
12:00 pm |
Steel's unbeaten run in competitive matches continued into the 2018 season. However, after defeating Northern Mystics in their opening match, they were beaten 62–51 by Central Pulse, ending a 22–match win streak. The streak included 17 ANZ Premiership matches and five Super Club matches. [36] [37] [38]
Sun 6 May | Northern Mystics | 47–55 | Southern Steel | Fly Palmy Arena | |
2:10 pm | Tera-Maria Amani ![]() Jamie Hume ![]() Bailey Mes ![]() | Report Stats | Olivia Bates ![]() Jennifer O'Connell ![]() Te Paea Selby-Rickit ![]() |
Mon 7 May | Central Pulse | 62–51 | Southern Steel | Fly Palmy Arena | |
7:40 pm | Aliyah Dunn ![]() Tiana Metuarau ![]() | Report Stats | Jennifer O'Connell ![]() Te Paea Selby-Rickit ![]() |
Wed 16 May | Southern Steel | 64–60 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | More FM Arena | |
7:40 pm | Olivia Bates ![]() Jennifer O'Connell ![]() Te Paea Selby-Rickit ![]() | Report Stats | Monica Falkner ![]() Amorangi Malesala ![]() Lenize Potgieter ![]() |
Mon 21 May | Southern Steel | 56–52 | Northern Mystics | ILT Stadium Southland | |
7:40 pm | Jennifer O'Connell ![]() Te Paea Selby-Rickit ![]() | Report Stats | Tera-Maria Amani ![]() Jamie Hume ![]() Bailey Mes ![]() |
Wed 30 May | Central Pulse | 71–40 | Southern Steel | Te Rauparaha Arena | |
7:40 pm | Aliyah Dunn ![]() Ameliaranne Ekenasio ![]() Tiana Metuarau ![]() | Report Stats | Olivia Bates ![]() Jennifer O'Connell ![]() Te Paea Selby-Rickit ![]() |
Sun 3 Jun | Southern Steel | 63–61 | Northern Stars | ILT Stadium Southland | |
4:10 pm | Olivia Bates ![]() Jennifer O'Connell ![]() Te Paea Selby-Rickit ![]() | Report Stats | Paula Griffin ![]() Maia Wilson ![]() |
Sun 10 Jun | Northern Stars | 60–63 | Southern Steel | Horncastle Arena | |
12:10 pm | Paula Griffin ![]() Ellen Halpenny ![]() Maia Wilson ![]() | Report Stats | Jennifer O'Connell ![]() Te Paea Selby-Rickit ![]() |
Mon 11 Jun | Mainland Tactix | 52–53 | Southern Steel | Horncastle Arena | |
5:40 pm | Kate Beveridge ![]() Ellie Bird ![]() Brooke Leaver ![]() | Report Stats | Olivia Bates ![]() Jennifer O'Connell ![]() Te Paea Selby-Rickit ![]() |
Wed 20 Jun | Northern Mystics | 62–57 | Southern Steel | North Shore Events Centre | |
5:40 pm | Maria Folau ![]() Bailey Mes ![]() | Report Stats | Jennifer O'Connell ![]() Te Paea Selby-Rickit ![]() |
Sun 24 Jun | Southern Steel | 52–53 | Mainland Tactix | More FM Arena | |
4:10 pm | Jennifer O'Connell ![]() Te Paea Selby-Rickit ![]() | Report Stats | Kate Beveridge ![]() Ellie Bird ![]() Brooke Leaver ![]() |
Mon 2 Jul | Southern Steel | 51–47 | Central Pulse | ILT Stadium Southland | |
7:40 pm | Jennifer O'Connell ![]() Te Paea Selby-Rickit ![]() | Report Stats | Aliyah Dunn ![]() Ameliaranne Ekenasio ![]() Tiana Metuarau ![]() |
Mon 9 Jul | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 60–76 | Southern Steel | Claudelands Arena | |
7:40 pm | Lenize Potgieter ![]() Monica Falkner ![]() | Report Stats | Jennifer O'Connell ![]() Te Paea Selby-Rickit ![]() |
Mon 16 Jul | Southern Steel | 59–56 | Mainland Tactix | ILT Stadium Southland | |
7:40 pm | Jen O'Connell ![]() Te Paea Selby-Rickit ![]() | Report Stats | Ellie Bird ![]() Brooke Leaver ![]() |
Sun 22 Jul | Southern Steel | 75–58 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | Vodafone Events Centre | |
6:10 pm | Jen O'Connell ![]() Te Paea Selby-Rickit ![]() | Report Stats | Lenize Potgieter ![]() Monica Falkner ![]() |
Sun 29 Jul | Northern Stars | 65–59 | Southern Steel | Vodafone Events Centre | |
4:10 pm | Maia Wilson ![]() Paula Griffin ![]() | Report Stats | Te Paea Selby-Rickit ![]() Olivia Bates ![]() |
Pos | Team | P | W | L | GF | GA | GD | G% | BP | Pts |
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1 | Central Pulse | 15 | 12 | 3 | 850 | 679 | +171 | 125.2 | 3 | 27 |
2 | Southern Steel | 15 | 10 | 5 | 874 | 866 | +8 | 100.9 | 2 | 22 |
3 | Mainland Tactix | 15 | 7 | 8 | 746 | 761 | −15 | 98 | 5 | 19 |
4 | Northern Mystics | 15 | 7 | 8 | 783 | 796 | −13 | 98.4 | 3 | 17 |
5 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 15 | 5 | 10 | 804 | 878 | −74 | 91.6 | 3 | 13 |
6 | Northern Stars | 15 | 4 | 11 | 832 | 909 | −77 | 91.5 | 5 | 13 |
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: [39]
Wed 8 Aug 7:45 pm | Report Stats | Southern Steel | 53–49 | Mainland Tactix | ILT Stadium Southland | Sky Sport | |
Scoring by quarter: 15-12, 13-17, 12-12, 13-8 | |||||||
Jen O'Connell ![]() Te Paea Selby-Rickit ![]() | Ellie Bird ![]() Kate Beveridge ![]() Brooke Leaver ![]() |
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 ![]() Ameliaranne Ekenasio ![]() Tiana Metuarau ![]() | Jen O'Connell ![]() Te Paea Selby-Rickit ![]() |
19 August 2018 | Southern Steel | 61–65 | Gauteng Jaguars | ||
8.30pm | Jennifer O'Connell ![]() Georgia Heffernan ![]() Olivia Bates ![]() | Report Stats | Ine-Marí Venter ![]() Chantelle Swart ![]() |
Sources: [40]
20 August 2018 | Southern Steel | 80–52 | Sneakers | ||
6.40pm | Jennifer O'Connell ![]() Georgia Heffernan ![]() Olivia Bates ![]() Jess Allan ![]() | Report Stats | Xin Yi Liu ![]() Pei Ying Wong ![]() Amorangi Malesala ![]() |
Sources: [41]
21 August 2018 | Southern Steel | 66–51 | Mainland Tactix | ||
8.30pm | Jennifer O'Connell ![]() Olivia Bates ![]() Georgia Heffernan ![]() | Report Stats | Ellie Bird ![]() Brooke Leaver ![]() Kate Beveridge ![]() Jess Prosser ![]() |
Source: [42]
Group A | ||||||||||
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | % | BP | Pts |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 207 | 168 | 123.2 | 1 | 7 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 201 | 153 | 131.4 | 0 | 6 |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 173 | 172 | 100.6 | 0 | 6 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 150 | 238 | 63.0 | 0 | 0 |
Qualified for Semi-finals
5th/8th place classification
Source: [2]
23 August 2018 | Central Pulse | 64–55 | Southern Steel | ||
8.30pm | Aliyah Dunn ![]() Ameliaranne Ekenasio ![]() Tiana Metuarau ![]() | Stats | Jennifer O'Connell ![]() Georgia Heffernan ![]() Olivia Bates ![]() |
Sources: [43]
24 August 2018 6.40pm | Report Stats | Southern Steel | 54–45 | NSWIS | Sky Sport | ||
Scoring by quarter: 11–7, 26–22, 36–35, 54–45 | |||||||
Jennifer O'Connell ![]() Georgia Heffernan ![]() Jess Allan ![]() Olivia Bates ![]() Shannon Francois ![]() | Matisse Letherbarrow ![]() Georgia Marshall ![]() Kelly Singleton ![]() |
Two Southern Steel players were named in Brendon Egan's Stuff Seven team of the season.
Position | Player |
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GA | Te Paea Selby-Rickit |
WA | Gina Crampton |
Sources: [44]
Mainland Tactix are a New Zealand netball team based in Christchurch, Canterbury. Between 1998 and 2007, as Canterbury Flames, they played in the Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup league. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship. Between 2008 and 2012 they were known as Canterbury Tactix. However, after Netball Mainland was established in October 2012, the team subsequently adopted their current name. Netball Mainland is the governing body that represents the South Island regions of Canterbury, West Coast, Nelson and Marlborough. Since 2017, Tactix have represented Netball Mainland in the ANZ Premiership. During the ANZ Championship era, Tactix won just 20 of their 114 games and never featured in a finals series. However, during the ANZ Premiership era they emerged as challengers. They were grand finalists in both 2020 and 2021
Central Pulse are a New Zealand netball team based in Wellington. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship. Since 2017 they have represented Netball Central in the ANZ Premiership. Netball Central is the governing body that represents the Hawke's Bay, Manawatū-Whanganui, Taranaki and Wellington Regions. Pulse were 2019, 2020 and 2022 ANZ Premiership winners. They also won the 2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club tournament.
Southern Steel are a New Zealand netball team based in Invercargill. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship. Since 2017 they have represented Netball South in the ANZ Premiership. Netball South is the governing body that represents Southland and Otago. In 2017 they won their first premiership when they were the inaugural ANZ Premiership winners. In 2018 they won their second premiership when they retained the title. In 2017 Steel were the inaugural winners of the Netball New Zealand Super Club tournament.
Wendy Frew, previously known as Wendy Telfer, is a former New Zealand netball international. During the National Bank Cup era, she played for Southern Sting. During the ANZ Championship era and early ANZ Premiership era, she played for Southern Steel. She was a member of six premiership winning teams – the 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2007 Southern Sting teams and the 2017 and 2018 Southern Steel teams. She captained Steel when they won both premierships. She also captained Steel when they won the 2017 Netball New Zealand Super Club tournament. In 2022, she was included on a list of the 25 best players to feature in netball leagues in New Zealand since 1998.
Te Paea Selby-Rickit is a New Zealand netball international. She was a member of the New Zealand teams that won the 2019 Netball World Cup. She has also represented New Zealand at the 2018 and the 2022 Commonwealth Games and the 2023 Netball World Cup. She was a member of two premiership winning teams – the 2017 and 2018 Southern Steel teams. She was also a member of the Steel team that won the 2017 Netball New Zealand Super Club tournament. Since 2019 she has played for Mainland Tactix. Her older sister, Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit, is a former New Zealand netball international. Her father, Hud Rickit, is a former New Zealand rugby union international.
The ANZ Premiership is the top level netball league featuring teams from New Zealand. In 2017 it replaced the ANZ Championship, which also included teams from Australia, as the top level netball league in New Zealand. It is organised by Netball New Zealand. Its main sponsor is ANZ. In 2017, Southern Steel were the inaugural ANZ Premiership winners. Central Pulse are the league's most successful team, having won three premierships.
The 2017 ANZ Premiership season was the inaugural season of Netball New Zealand's ANZ Premiership. All matches were broadcast on Sky Sport. With a team coached by Reinga Bloxham, captained by Wendy Frew and featuring Gina Crampton, Jhaniele Fowler-Reid, Shannon Francois, and Jane Watson, Southern Steel finished the 2017 season as inaugural ANZ Premiership winners. After finishing the regular season unbeaten and as minor premiers, Steel defeated Central Pulse 69–53 in the grand final. This saw Steel complete a 16 match unbeaten season. The top three teams from the season – Steel, Pulse and Northern Mystics qualified for the 2017 Netball New Zealand Super Club.
The 2018 ANZ Premiership season was the second season of Netball New Zealand's ANZ Premiership. With a team coached by Reinga Bloxham, captained by Wendy Frew and featuring Gina Crampton, Shannon Francois, Te Paea Selby-Rickit and Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit, Southern Steel retained the title, winning their second consecutive premiership. Central Pulse finished the regular season as minor premiers. However, in the grand final Steel defeated Pulse 54–53. The top three teams from the season – Steel, Pulse and Mainland Tactix qualified for the 2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club.
The 2019 ANZ Premiership season was the third season of Netball New Zealand's ANZ Premiership. With a team coached by Yvette McCausland-Durie, captained by Katrina Grant and featuring Karin Burger, Aliyah Dunn, Ameliaranne Ekenasio and Sulu Fitzpatrick, Central Pulse finished the regular season as minor premiers. In the grand final, Pulse defeated Northern Stars 52–48, winning their first premiership.
Jane Watson is a New Zealand netball international. She was a member of the New Zealand teams that won the 2019 Netball World Cup and the 2021 Constellation Cup. Watson has also played for both Mainland Tactix and Southern Steel in the ANZ Championship and the ANZ Premiership. In 2017 she was a member of the Steel team that won the inaugural ANZ Premiership title. She was named ANZ Premiership Player of the Year in both 2017 and 2020. In April 2022, Watson was included on a list of the 25 best players to feature in netball leagues in New Zealand since 1998.
The 2020 ANZ Premiership season was the fourth season of Netball New Zealand's ANZ Premiership. With a team coached by Yvette McCausland-Durie, captained by Katrina Rore and featuring Karin Burger, Aliyah Dunn and Ameliaranne Ekenasio, Central Pulse finished the regular season as minor premiers. In the grand final, Pulse defeated Mainland Tactix 43–31, winning their second consecutive premiership. Throughout the season, Netball New Zealand had to deal with considerable disruption because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This initially saw the league suspended for April and May. On its return in June, Round 2 through to Round 7 matches were all played behind closed doors at a single venue. In August, all Round 10 and two Final Series matches were cancelled and the Grand final was played behind closed doors.
The 2021 ANZ Premiership season was the fifth season of Netball New Zealand's ANZ Premiership. With a team coached by Helene Wilson, captained by Sulu Fitzpatrick and featuring Ama Agbeze, Bailey Mes and Grace Nweke, Northern Mystics won their first ever premiership. Mystics finished the regular season as minor premiers, above Southern Steel and Mainland Tactix. In the Elimination final, Tactix defeated Steel 54–49. In the Grand final, Mystics defeated Tactix 61–59.
The 2017 Southern Steel season saw the Southern Steel netball team compete in the 2017 ANZ Premiership and the 2017 Netball New Zealand Super Club. With a team coached by Reinga Bloxham, captained by Wendy Frew and featuring Gina Crampton, Jhaniele Fowler-Reid, Shannon Francois, and Jane Watson, Steel finished the 2017 season as inaugural ANZ Premiership winners. After finishing the regular season unbeaten and as minor premiers, Steel defeated Central Pulse 69–53 in the grand final. This saw Steel complete a 16 match unbeaten ANZ Premiership season. Steel remained unbeaten as they went onto win the inaugural Netball New Zealand Super Club tournament, defeating Northern Mystics 79–58 in the final. This saw Steel finish the season with 21 wins and zero defeats.
The 2017 Central Pulse season saw the Central Pulse netball team compete in the 2017 ANZ Premiership and the 2017 Netball New Zealand Super Club. With a team coached by Yvette McCausland-Durie, captained by Katrina Grant and featuring Cathrine Tuivaiti, Pulse finished the 2017 ANZ Premiership season as grand finalists and runners-up. In the grand final they lost 69–53 to Southern Steel. In the inaugural Netball New Zealand Super Club tournament, Pulse finished fourth.
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. 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. However, Pulse subsequently won the 2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club tournament, defeating Mainland Tactix 61–56 in the final.
The 2019 Northern Stars season saw the Northern Stars netball team compete in the 2019 ANZ Premiership. With a team coached by Kiri Wills, captained by Leana de Bruin and featuring Temepara Bailey, Storm Purvis and Maia Wilson, Stars finished the regular season in third place behind Central Pulse and Southern Steel. In the elimination final, Stars defeated Steel 53–56. However, in the grand final, they lost 52–48 to Pulse, finishing the season in second place overall.
The 2020 Central Pulse season saw the Central Pulse netball team compete in the 2020 ANZ Premiership. As part of their pre-season preparations, Pulse competed in the 2019 Netball New Zealand Super Club, finishing the tournament in third place. With a team coached by Yvette McCausland-Durie, captained by Katrina Rore and featuring Karin Burger, Aliyah Dunn and Ameliaranne Ekenasio, Pulse finished the regular ANZ Premiership season as minor premiers. In the grand final, Pulse defeated Mainland Tactix 43–31, winning their second consecutive premiership.
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 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.