Central Pulse | |
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2023 season | |
Head coach | Yvette McCausland-Durie |
Asst. coach | Anna Andrews-Tasola |
Co-captains | Kelly Jury Tiana Metuarau |
Main venue | TSB Bank Arena |
Season results | |
Wins–losses | 10–6 |
Regular season | 2nd |
Finals placing | 3rd |
The 2023 Central Pulse season saw the Central Pulse netball team compete in the 2023 ANZ Premiership. [1] [2] 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. [3] [4]
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Central Pulse hosted the official ANZ Premiership tournament at Te Wānanga o Raukawa in Ōtaki between 17 and 19 February. All six ANZ Premiership teams took part. It was the sixth edition of the tournament. [17]
Fri Feb 17 | Central Pulse | 47–48 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | Te Wānanga o Raukawa | |
09:00am |
Fri Feb 17 | Central Pulse | 39–41 | Mainland Tactix | Te Wānanga o Raukawa | |
6.00pm |
Sat Feb 18 | Central Pulse | 48–44 | Southern Steel | Te Wānanga o Raukawa | |
9:00am |
Sat Feb 18 | Central Pulse | 50–54 | Northern Mystics | Te Wānanga o Raukawa | |
6:00pm |
Sun Feb 19 | Central Pulse | 46–48 | Northern Stars | Te Wānanga o Raukawa | |
12:00pm |
Sun 5 Mar | Central Pulse | 53–52 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | Fly Palmy Arena | |
4:00 PM | Amelia Walmsley 36/39 (92%) Tiana Metuarau 17/19 (89%) | Report Stats | Ameliaranne Ekenasio 27/31 (87%) Bailey Mes 25/30 (83%) |
Sat 11 Mar | Central Pulse | 57–37 | Southern Steel | TSB Bank Arena | |
7:00PM | Amelia Walmsley 42/45 (93%) Tiana Metuarau 13/15 (87%) Joyce Mvula 2/3 (67%) | Report Stats | Georgia Heffernan 20/22 (91%) Jess Allan 13/22 (59%) Meleitia Taupu 4/7 (57%) |
Sun 19 Mar | Northern Stars | 59–51 | Central Pulse | Pulman Arena | |
2:00PM | Maia Wilson 41/45 (91%) Jamie Hume 18/24 (75%) | Report Stats | Amelia Walmsley 32/37 (86%) Tiana Metuarau 17/20 (85%) Joyce Mvula 2/3 (67%) |
Sun 26 Mar | Mainland Tactix | 50–49 | Central Pulse | MainPower Stadium | |
2:00PM | Aliyah Dunn 33/37 (89%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit 17/20 (85%) | Report Stats | Amelia Walmsley 40/45 (89%) Tiana Metuarau 9/12 (75%) |
Sun 2 Apr | Central Pulse | 47–48 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | Te Rauparaha Arena | |
2:00PM | Amelia Walmsley 31/38 (82%) Tiana Metuarau 13/15 (87%) Joyce Mvula 3/5 (60%) | Report Stats | Bailey Mes 30/32 (94%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio 18/20 (90%) |
Mon 3 Apr | Central Pulse | 51–56 | Northern Mystics | Te Rauparaha Arena | |
7:00PM | Amelia Walmsley 27/34 (79%) Tiana Metuarau 17/18 (94%) Joyce Mvula 7/7 (100%) | Report Stats | Grace Nweke 45/48 (94%) Monica Falkner 11/12 (92%) |
Sat 8 Apr | Northern Stars | 44–58 | Central Pulse | Pulman Arena | |
7:00PM | Maia Wilson 33/35 (94%) Amorangi Malesala 8/10 (80%) Jamie Hume 3/3 (100%) | Report Stats | Amelia Walmsley 44/52 (85%) Tiana Metuarau 13/13 (100%) Joyce Mvula 1/1 (100%) |
Sat 15 Apr | Northern Mystics | 53–55 | Central Pulse | The Trusts Arena | |
4:00PM | Grace Nweke 41/45 (91%) Monica Falkner 11/12 (92%) Filda Vui 1/1 (100%) | Report Stats | Amelia Walmsley 36/50 (72%) Tiana Metuarau 17/19 (89%) Joyce Mvula 2/4 (50%) |
Mon 17 Apr | Central Pulse | 62–38 | Southern Steel | TSB Bank Arena | |
7:00PM | Amelia Walmsley 52/58 (90%) Tiana Metuarau 10/13 (77%) | Report Stats | Saviour Tui 11/13 (85%) Georgia Heffernan 18/23 (78%) Jess Allan 9/10 (90%) |
Sat 22 Apr | Central Pulse | 64–62 | Northern Stars | TSB Bank Arena | |
7:00PM | Amelia Walmsley 53/61 (87%) Tiana Metuarau 11/11 (100%) | Report Stats | Maia Wilson 42/43 (98%) Amorangi Malesala 20 |
Sat 29 Apr | Southern Steel | 43–44 | Central Pulse | Stadium Southland | |
7:00PM | Saviour Tui 31/38 (82%) Georgia Heffernan 12/14 (86%) | Report Stats | Amelia Walmsley 25/26 (96%) Tiana Metuarau 13/16 (81%) Joyce Mvula 6/7 (86%) |
Mon 1 May | Mainland Tactix | 45–54 | Central Pulse | Christchurch Arena | |
7:00PM | Aliyah Dunn 18/20 (90%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit 27/27 (100%) Vika Koloto 0/1 (0%) | Report Stats | Amelia Walmsley 45/54 (83%) Tiana Metuarau 9/11 (82%) |
Sun 7 May | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 49–50 | Central Pulse | Globox Arena | |
2:00PM | Bailey Mes 25/30 (83%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio 24/25 (96%) | Report Stats | Amelia Walmsley 37/39 (95%) Tiana Metuarau 13/15 (87%) |
Sun 14 May | Central Pulse | 62–56 | Northern Mystics | TSB Bank Arena | |
4:00PM | Amelia Walmsley 47/57 (82%) Tiana Metuarau 15/15 (100%) | Report Stats | Grace Nweke 46/51 (90%) Filda Vui 10/15 (67%) |
Sat 20 May | Central Pulse | 45–54 | Mainland Tactix | TSB Bank Arena | |
7:00PM | Amelia Walmsley 40/47 (85%) Tiana Metuarau 5/5 (100%) | Report Stats | Aliyah Dunn 37/40 (93%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit 17/23 (74%) |
Pos | Team | P | W | L | GF | GA | GD | G% | BP | Pts | |
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1 | Northern Mystics | 15 | 11 | 4 | 930 | 828 | 102 | 112.3% | 3 | 36 | |
2 | Central Pulse | 15 | 10 | 5 | 802 | 746 | 56 | 107.5% | 3 | 33 | |
3 | Northern Stars | 15 | 9 | 6 | 889 | 835 | 54 | 106.5% | 3 | 30 | |
4 | Mainland Tactix | 15 | 9 | 6 | 793 | 760 | 33 | 104.3% | 1 | 28 | |
5 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 15 | 6 | 9 | 791 | 830 | -39 | 95.3% | 4 | 22 | |
6 | Southern Steel | 15 | 0 | 15 | 653 | 859 | -206 | 76.0% | 4 | 4 | |
Last updated: 7 August 2023 |
Qualified for Grand final
Qualified for Elimination final
Source: [21]
28 May 2023 | Central Pulse | 52–53 | Northern Stars | Te Rauparaha Arena | Sky Sport | ||
Scoring by quarter: 14–12, 29–25, 37–41, 52–53 | |||||||
Amelia Walmsley 41/45 (91%) Tiana Metuarau 11/13 (85%) | Maia Wilson 36/38 (95%) Amorangi Malesala 17/21 (81%) |
With a team featuring Parris Mason, Ainsleyana Puleiata and Jazz Scott, Pulse's reserve team, Central Manawa, won the 2023 National Netball League title after defeating Northern Comets 45–43 in the grand final at TSB Bank Arena. [14] [15] [22] [23]
Three Central Pulse players were included in Brendon Egan's Stuff's team of the season.
Position | Player |
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C | Maddy Gordon |
GK | Kelly Jury |
Positions | Player |
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WA, C | Whitney Souness |
Source: [24]
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