Central Pulse | |
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2022 season | |
Head coach | Yvette McCausland-Durie |
Asst. coach | Anna Andrews-Tasola |
Manager | Jill Clapcott |
Co-captains | Kelly Jury Tiana Metuarau |
Main venue | TSB Bank Arena |
Season results | |
Wins–losses | 11–5 |
Regular season | 1st |
Finals placing | 1st |
The 2022 Central Pulse season saw the Central Pulse netball team compete in the 2022 ANZ Premiership. [1] [2] [3] 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. [4] [5] [6] [7] Pulse finished the regular season as minor premiers, finishing above Northern Stars and Northern Mystics. [8] [9] [10] Pulse defeated Stars 56–37 in the Grand final. [9] [11] [12] [13]
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Manager: Jill Clapcott
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Just like the 2020 season, the 2022 season was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Central Pulse were due to host the sixth edition of the official ANZ Premiership tournament at Te Wānanga o Raukawa in Otaki between 24 and 27 February. However, the tournament was cancelled after a change in COVID-19 alert levels. [29] Pulse's Round 1 match against Northern Stars was cancelled following a COVID-19 outbreak in their squad. [30] [31] Their head coach Yvette McCausland-Durie also tested positive for COVID-19. [32] [33] [34]
Mon 14 Mar | Northern Stars | (Note 2) | Central Pulse | Pulman Arena | |
7.15pm | Report |
Sat 19 Mar | Central Pulse | 60–66 | Northern Mystics | Te Rauparaha Arena | |
4.10pm | Aliyah Dunn 45/49 (92%) Tiana Metuarau 15/19 (79%) | Report Stats | Grace Nweke 49/51 (96%) Monica Falkner 11/16 (69%) Filda Vui 6/7 (86%) |
Sun 20 Mar | Central Pulse | 57–41 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | Te Rauparaha Arena | |
4.10pm | Aliyah Dunn 41/45 (91%) Tiana Metuarau 14/16 (88%) Renee Matoe 2/2 (100%) | Report Stats | Bailey Mes 19/23 (83%) Ivana Rowland 15/18 (83%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio 5/6 (83%) Martina Reekers 2/2 (100%) |
Sun 27 Mar | Northern Mystics | 62–61 | Central Pulse | The Trusts Arena | |
2.10pm | Grace Nweke 55/60 (92%) Filda Vui 4/6 (67%) Monica Falkner 3/8 (38%) | Report Stats | Aliyah Dunn 38/41 (93%) Tiana Metuarau 23/30 (77%) |
Sun 3 Apr | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 50–51 | Central Pulse | Globox Arena | |
4.10pm | Bailey Mes 24/28 (86%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio 18/21 (86%) Ivana Rowland 8/10 (80%) | Report Stats | Aliyah Dunn 37/40 (93%) Tiana Metuarau 14/17 (82%) |
Mon 11 Apr | Central Pulse | 63–66 | Southern Steel | TSB Bank Arena | |
7.15pm | Aliyah Dunn 52/53 (98%) Tiana Metuarau 11/12 (92%) | Report Stats | George Fisher 48/50 (96%) Georgia Heffernan 15/16 (94%) Saviour Tui 3/7 (43%) |
Mon 18 Apr | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 39–52 | Central Pulse | Energy Events Centre | |
7.15pm | Ameliaranne Ekenasio 21/27 (78%) Brooke Leaver 10/10 (100%) Ivana Rowland 8/10 (80%) | Report Stats | Aliyah Dunn 35/37 (95%) Tiana Metuarau 13/16 (81%) Amelia Walmsley 4/5 (80%) |
Sun 24 Apr | Central Pulse | 58–41 | Mainland Tactix | TSB Bank Arena | |
2.10pm | Aliyah Dunn 43/46 (93%) Tiana Metuarau 13/16 (81%) Amelia Walmsley 2/2 (100%) | Report Stats | Ellie Bird 25/29 (86%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit 12/17 (71%) Vika Koloto 4/4 (100%) |
Wed 27 Apr | Northern Stars | 46–56 | Central Pulse | Pulman Arena | |
7.15pm | Maia Wilson 26/28 (93%) Jamie Hume 14/20 (70%) Amorangi Malesala 6/9 (67%) | Report Stats | Aliyah Dunn 37/39 (95%) Tiana Metuarau 19/25 (76%) |
Sun 1 May | Central Pulse | 46–47 | Northern Stars | Fly Palmy Arena | |
4.10pm | Aliyah Dunn 29/31 (94%) Tiana Metuarau 17/21 (81%) | Report Stats | Jamie Hume 24/32 (75%) Maia Wilson 23/29 (79%) |
Mon 9 May | Southern Steel | 44–50 | Central Pulse | Edgar Centre | |
7.15pm | George Fisher 29/34 (85%) Saviour Tui 14/16 (88%) Georgia Heffernan 1/4 (25%) | Report Stats | Aliyah Dunn 36/37 (97%) Tiana Metuarau 14/19 (74%) |
Sun 15 May | Central Pulse | 44–49 | Northern Stars | TSB Bank Arena | |
4.10pm | Aliyah Dunn 28/32 (88%) Tiana Metuarau 16/19 (84%) | Report Stats | Maia Wilson 36/42 (86%) Amorangi Malesala 8/10 (80%) Jamie Hume 5/9 (56%) |
Sat 21 May | Southern Steel | 49–59 | Central Pulse | Stadium Southland | |
4.10pm | George Fisher 39/41 (95%) Georgia Heffernan 10/20 (50%) Kiana Pelasio 0/1 (0%) | Report Stats | Aliyah Dunn 44/45 (98%) Tiana Metuarau 14/16 (88%) Amelia Walmsley 1/1 (100%) |
Mon 23 May | Central Pulse | 62–49 | Mainland Tactix | TSB Bank Arena | |
7.15pm | Aliyah Dunn 43/48 (90%) Tiana Metuarau 17/20 (85%) Renee Matoe 1/1 (100%) Amelia Walmsley 1/1 (100%) | Report Stats | Ellie Bird 39/45 (87%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit 10/12 (83%) |
Sat 28 May | Northern Mystics | (Note 2) | Central Pulse | The Trusts Arena | |
4.10pm | Report |
Mon 30 May | Mainland Tactix | 43–51 | Central Pulse | Christchurch Arena | |
7.15pm | Hannah Glen 19/23 (83%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit 18/22 (82%) Ellie Bird 6/6 (100%) | Report Stats | Aliyah Dunn 29/33 (88%) Tiana Metuarau 22/26 (85%) |
Fri 3 Jun | Northern Mystics | 40–58 | Central Pulse | The Trusts Arena | |
7.10pm | Grace Namana 32/37 (86%) Monica Falkner 5/6 (83%) Filda Vui 2/2 (100%) Phoenix Karaka 1/3 (33%) | Report Stats | Aliyah Dunn 37/41 (90%) Tiana Metuarau 17/21 (81%) Amelia Walmsley 3/4 (75%) Renee Matoe 1/2 (50%) |
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | G% | BP | Pts |
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1 | Central Pulse | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 828 | 732 | 96 | 113.1% | 4 | 34 |
2 | Northern Stars | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 836 | 783 | 53 | 106.8% | 1 | 34 |
3 | Northern Mystics | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 858 | 807 | 51 | 106.3% | 4 | 31 |
4 | Southern Steel | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 853 | 898 | -45 | 95% | 2 | 20 |
5 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 733 | 803 | -70 | 91.3% | 4 | 16 |
6 | Mainland Tactix | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 788 | 873 | -85 | 90.3% | 1 | 16 |
Last updated: 12 August 2022 |
Qualified for Grand final
Qualified for Elimination final
Source: [10]
12 June 2022 | Central Pulse | 56–37 | Northern Stars | TSB Bank Arena | Sky Sport | ||
Scoring by quarter:15–6, 26–15, 42–26, 56–37 | |||||||
Aliyah Dunn 44/47 (94%) Tiana Metuarau 11/13 (85%) Amelia Walmsley 1/2 (50%) Renee Matoe 0/2 (0%) | Maia Wilson 21/25 (84%) Amorangi Malesala 13/17 (76%) Jamie Hume 3/4 (75%) |
With a team featuring Renee Matoe, Parris Mason and Amelia Walmsley, Pulse's reserve team, Central Manawa, won the 2022 National Netball League title after defeating Mainland 49–41 in the grand final. [35] [36]
Award | Winner |
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Dame Lois Muir Supreme Award | Kelly Jury |
ANZ Premiership Player of the Year | Kelly Jury |
ANZ Premiership Coach of the Year | Yvette McCausland-Durie |
Award | Winner |
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Grand Final MVP [13] | Kelly Jury |
Four Central Pulse players were included in Brendon Egan's Stuff's team of the season.
Position | Player |
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GA | Tiana Metuarau |
WD | Maddy Gordon |
GK | Kelly Jury |
Positions | Player |
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WA, C | Whitney Souness |
Sources: [41]
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.
Te Amo Amaru-Tibble is a New Zealand netball player who has had three spells playing for Central Pulse. She first played for Pulse between 2009 and 2011, during the ANZ Championship era. In 2016 and 2017, she had a second spell. In 2021, Amaru-Tibble returned to Pulse for a third time.
Yvette McCausland-Durie is a New Zealand netball coach and former netball player. As a player, she played for Western Flyers during the National Bank Cup era and represented New Zealand at under-21 level. She was a member of the New Zealand team that won the 1992 World Youth Netball Championships. As a head coach, McCausland-Durie guided Central Pulse to the 2019 and 2020 ANZ Premierships and the 2018 Super Club title. She has also worked with the senior New Zealand team as an assistant coach and with the under-21 team as a head coach. She was head coach when New Zealand won gold at the 2009 World Youth Netball Championships. McCausland-Durie is also a schoolteacher and educator. Together with her husband, she is a co-founder of the Manukura School based in Palmerston North. She is also a member of its board of trustees.
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Kelly Jury is a New Zealand netball international. She represented New Zealand at the 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games. During the ANZ Championship era Jury played for Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic. Since 2020, she has played for Central Pulse in the ANZ Premiership. Jury was a prominent member of the Pulse teams that won the 2020 and 2022 ANZ Premierships. Alongside Tiana Metuarau, she was co-captain of the 2022 Pulse team. She was the 2022 ANZ Premiership Player of the Year and shared the 2022 Dame Lois Muir Supreme Award with Grace Nweke.
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Tiana Metuarau is a New Zealand netball international. Between 2017 and 2020, she was a prominent member of the Central Pulse team that won the 2018 Super Club title and the 2019 and 2020 ANZ Premiership titles. In 2022, Metuarau was co-captain of the Pulse team that won a third ANZ Premiership title.
The 2022 ANZ Premiership season was the sixth season of Netball New Zealand's 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. In the Elimination final, Stars defeated Mystics 63–57. Pulse then defeated Stars 56–37 in the Grand final.
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 Central Pulse season saw the Central Pulse netball team compete in the 2019 ANZ Premiership. With a team coached by Yvette McCausland-Durie, captained by Katrina Rore and featuring Karin Burger, Aliyah Dunn, Ameliaranne Ekenasio and Sulu Fitzpatrick, Pulse finished the regular season as minor premiers. In the grand final, Pulse defeated Northern Stars 52–48, winning their first premiership.
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 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 Northern Stars season saw the Northern Stars netball team compete in the 2022 ANZ Premiership. With a team coached by Kiri Wills, captained by Maia Wilson and featuring Gina Crampton, Anna Harrison and Kayla Johnson, Stars finished the regular season in second place, behind Central Pulse and above Northern Mystics. In the Elimination final, Stars defeated Mystics 63–57. Pulse then defeated Stars 56–37 in the Grand final.
The 2023 Central Pulse season saw the Central Pulse netball team compete in the 2023 ANZ Premiership. With a team coached by Yvette McCausland-Durie, co-captained by Kelly Jury and Tiana Metuarau and featuring Maddy Gordon, Whitney Souness and Amelia Walmsley, Central Pulse, finished the regular season in second place behind Northern Mystics. Overall, Pulse finished third after losing 53–52 to Northern Stars and in the Elimination final.
The 2022 Northern Mystics season saw Northern Mystics compete in the 2022 ANZ Premiership. With a team coached by Helene Wilson, captained by Sulu Fitzpatrick and featuring Grace Nweke, Elisapeta Toeava and Michaela Sokolich-Beatson, Mystics finished third in the regular season, behind Central Pulse and Northern Stars. In the Elimination final, Stars defeated Mystics 63–57.