Teams
The tournament featured eight teams. These included all six ANZ Premiership teams plus Collingwood Magpies from Suncorp Super Netball and Wasps Netball from the Netball Superleague. [1] [10] [11] [12]
| 2019 Netball New Zealand Super Club | |
|---|---|
| League | Netball New Zealand Super Club |
| Sport | Netball |
| Duration | 8 December–13 December 2019 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| TV partner(s) | Sky Sport (New Zealand) |
| Winners | Collingwood Magpies |
| Runners-up | Northern Mystics |
The 2019 Netball New Zealand Super Club was the third edition of the invitational club-based netball tournament organised by Netball New Zealand. [1] With a team coached by Rob Wright, captained by Geva Mentor and featuring Natalie Medhurst, Ashleigh Brazill and Shimona Nelson, Collingwood Magpies finished the 2019 tournament as winners after defeating Northern Mystics 49–42 in the final. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] The staging of the 2019 tournament was delayed because of the 2019 Netball World Cup. This effectively made it a pre-season tournament for the teams involved. [9] All the matches were hosted at the Trafalgar Centre in Nelson between 8 December and 13 December 2019 and were broadcast live on Sky Sport (New Zealand). [1] [10] [11]
The tournament featured eight teams. These included all six ANZ Premiership teams plus Collingwood Magpies from Suncorp Super Netball and Wasps Netball from the Netball Superleague. [1] [10] [11] [12]
| Sun 8 Dec | Southern Steel | 50–36 | Wasps Netball | ||
| 5.00pm | Jennifer O'Connell  24/26 (92%)Kalifa McCollin 14/15 (93%)Georgia Heffernan 12/19 (63%) | Report Stats | Rachel Dunn 29/33 (88%) Katie Harris 4/6 (67%)Tamsin Moala 3/7 (43%) |
| Sun 8 Dec | Central Pulse | 39–49 | Northern Mystics | ||
| 6.35pm | Aliyah Dunn 26/34 (76%) Tiana Metuarau 13/21 (62%) | Report Stats | Grace Nweke 37/44 (84%) Bailey Mes 7/9 (78%)Saviour Tui 5/7 (71%) |
| Mon 9 Dec | Southern Steel | 45–41 | Northern Mystics | ||
| 3.30pm | Jennifer O'Connell 20/26 (77%) Kalifa McCollin 10/11 (91%)Georgia Heffernan 11/17 (65%)Kiana Pelasio 4/6 (67%) | Report Stats | Grace Nweke 35/40 (88%) Bailey Mes 3/4 (75%)Saviour Tui 3/5 (60%) |
| Mon 9 Dec | Central Pulse | 56–39 | Wasps Netball | ||
| 8.10pm | Aliyah Dunn 27/28 (96%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio 14/15 (93%)Tiana Metuarau 15/16 (94%) | Report Stats | Rachel Dunn 34/40 (85%) Katie Harris 5/8 (63%)Alexia Baker 0/1 (0%) |
Source: [20]
| Tue 10 Dec | Northern Mystics | 52–31 | Wasps Netball | ||
| 5.00pm | Saviour Tui 23/25 (92%) Grace Nweke 19/24 (79%)Bailey Mes 10/11 (91%) | Stats | Rachel Dunn 20/23 (87%) Katie Harris 8/11 (73%)Tamsin Moala 3/5 (60%)Alexia Baker 0/2 (0%) |
| Tue 10 Dec | Central Pulse | 51–28 | Southern Steel | ||
| 8.10pm | Aliyah Dunn 26/30 (87%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio 20/23 (87%)Tiana Metuarau 15/16 (94%) | Report Stats | Jennifer O'Connell 17/23 (74%) Kalifa McCollin 11/13 (85%)Georgia Heffernan 0/4 (0%) |
Sources: [21]
| Group A | ||||||||||
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | % | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Northern Mystics | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 142 | 115 | 123.48 | 4 | |
| 2 | Central Pulse | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 146 | 116 | 125.86 | 4 | |
| 3 | Southern Steel | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 123 | 128 | 96.09 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Wasps Netball | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 106 | 158 | 67.09 | 0 | |
Qualified for Semi-finals
5th/8th place classification
Source: [1]
| Sun 8 Dec | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 33–52 | Collingwood Magpies | ||
| 3.30pm | Kelsey McPhee 12/18 (67%) Abigail Latu-Meafou 11/16 (69%)Georgia Marshall 10/12 (83%) | Stats | Shimona Nelson 41/44 (93%) Gabrielle Sinclair 9/12 (75%)Nyah Allen 2/3 (67%) |
| Sun 8 Dec | Mainland Tactix | 46–43 | Northern Stars | ||
| 8.10pm | Ellie Bird 23/28 (82%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit 15/19 (79%)Jess Prosser 8/11 (73%) | Stats | Maia Wilson 17/21 (81%) Vika Koloto 13/15 (87%)Jamie Hume 7/10 (70%)Julianna Naoupu 6/8 (75%) |
| Mon 9 Dec | Northern Stars | 39–53 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | ||
| 5.00pm | Maia Wilson 20/22 (91%) Jamie Hume 12/18 (67%)Vika Koloto 1/1 (100%)Julianna Naoupu 6/10 (60%) | Stats | Kelsey McPhee 34/37 (92%) Abigail Latu-Meafou 11/14 (79%)Khiarna Williams 5/5 (100%)Georgia Marshall 3/4 (75%) |
| Mon 9 Dec | Mainland Tactix | 38–51 | Collingwood Magpies | ||
| 6.35pm | Ellie Bird 22/27 (81%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit 12/15 (80%)Jess Prosser 3/4 (75%)Hannah Glen 1/2 (50%) | Stats | Shimona Nelson 33/37 (89%) Natalie Medhurst 14/17 (82%)Nyah Allen 4/5 (80%) |
Source: [20]
| Tue 10 Dec | Northern Stars | 41–53 | Collingwood Magpies | ||
| 3.30pm | Maia Wilson 31/33 (94%) Julianna Naoupu 6/9 (67%)Vika Koloto 4/6 (67%) | Stats | Shimona Nelson 36/38 (95%) Nyah Allen 7/8 (88%)Gabrielle Sinclair 7/9 (78%)Natalie Medhurst 3/3 (100%) |
| Tue 10 Dec | Mainland Tactix | 43–51 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | ||
| 6.35pm | Ellie Bird 19/21 (90%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit 20/22 (91%)Jess Prosser 4/4 (100%) | Stats | Kelsey McPhee 32/40 (80%) Abigail Latu-Meafou 9/11 (82%)Georgia Marshall 10/12 (83%) |
Sources: [21]
| Group B | ||||||||||
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | % | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Collingwood Magpies | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 112 | 139.29 | 6 | |
| 2 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 137 | 134 | 102.24 | 4 | |
| 3 | Mainland Tactix | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 127 | 145 | 87.59 | 2 | |
| 4 | Northern Stars | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 123 | 152 | 80.92 | 0 | |
Qualified for Semi-finals
5th/8th place classification
Source: [1]
| Thu 12 Dec | Mainland Tactix | 41–37 | Wasps Netball | ||
| 3.30pm | Ellie Bird 15/15 (100%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit 16/21 (76%)Jess Prosser 10/12 (83%) | Stats | Rachel Dunn 24/25 (96%) Katie Harris 13/17 (76%) |
| Thu 12 Dec | Southern Steel | 38–37 | Northern Stars | ||
| 5.00pm | Jennifer O'Connell 13/20 (65%) Kalifa McCollin 14/20 (70%)Georgia Heffernan 7/8 (88%)Kiana Pelasio 4/4 (100%) | Stats | Maia Wilson 26/32 (81%) Jamie Hume 8/11 (73%)Julianna Naoupu 3/5 (60%) |
| Fri 13 Dec | Northern Stars | 52–41 | Wasps Netball | ||
| 3.30pm | Maia Wilson 26/32 (81%) Jamie Hume 8/11 (73%)Julianna Naoupu 3/5 (60%) | Stats | Rachel Dunn 28/32 (88%) Katie Harris 12/14 (86%)Tamsin Moala 1/2 (50%) |
| Fri 13 Dec | Southern Steel | 50–45 | Mainland Tactix | ||
| 5.00pm | Jennifer O'Connell 38/51 (75%) Kalifa McCollin 9/11 (82%)Georgia Heffernan 3/6 (50%)Kiana Pelasio 0/3 (0%) | Stats | Ellie Bird 31/36 (86%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit 10/15 (67%)Jess Prosser 4/7 (57%) |
| Thu 12 Dec | Collingwood Magpies | 54–40 | Central Pulse | ||
| 6.35pm | Shimona Nelson 41/44 (93%) Natalie Medhurst 10/11 (91%)Gabrielle Sinclair 2/2 (100%)Nyah Allen 1/1 (100%) | Report Stats | Aliyah Dunn 28/31 (90%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio 9/12 (75%)Tiana Metuarau 3/3 (100%) |
| Thu 12 Dec | Northern Mystics | 49–42 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | ||
| 8.10pm | Grace Nweke 42/48 (88%) Bailey Mes 5/6 (83%)Saviour Tui 2/4 (50%) | Stats | Georgia Marshall 19/23 (83%) Kelsey McPhee 18/25 (72%)Abigail Latu-Meafou 5/7 (71%) |
| Fri 13 Dec 6.35pm | Report Stats | Central Pulse | 47–45 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | Sky Sport | ||
| Aliyah Dunn 32/35 (91%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio 11/13 (85%)Tiana Metuarau 4/4 (100%) | Kelsey McPhee 31/40 (78%) Georgia Marshall 10/11 (91%)Abigail Latu-Meafou 4/7 (57%) |
| Fri 13 Dec 8.10pm | Stats | Northern Mystics | 42–49 | Collingwood Magpies | Sky Sport | ||
| Grace Nweke 30/33 (91%) Bailey Mes 7/10 (70%)Saviour Tui 5/7 (71%) | Shimona Nelson 32/37 (86%) Natalie Medhurst 17/18 (94%) |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | Collingwood Magpies |
 | Northern Mystics |
 | Central Pulse |
| 4th | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic |
| 5th | Southern Steel |
| 6th | Mainland Tactix |
| 7th | Northern Stars |
| 8th | Wasps Netball |
Source: [1]
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