ANZ Premiership

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ANZ Premiership
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Netball current event.svg 2024 ANZ Premiership season
ANZ Premiership logo.png
Formerly ANZ Championship
Sport Netball
Founded 2016
First season 2017
Administrator Netball New Zealand
No. of teams6
Country New Zealand
Most recent
champion(s)		 Northern Mystics (3rd title)
(2024)
Most titles Central Pulse, Northern Mystics (3 titles)
Broadcaster(s) Sky Sport (New Zealand)
Sponsor(s) ANZ
Level on pyramid1
Related
competitions		 Super Club
National Netball League
Official website anzpremiership.co.nz

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.

Contents

History

Formation

In May 2016, Netball Australia and Netball New Zealand announced that the ANZ Championship would be discontinued after the 2016 season. In New Zealand it was replaced by the ANZ Premiership, while in Australia it was replaced by Suncorp Super Netball The founding members of ANZ Premiership included the five former New Zealand ANZ Championship teams – Central Pulse, Mainland Tactix, Northern Mystics, Southern Steel and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic – plus a brand new franchise, Northern Stars. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Southern Steel

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. [7] [8] 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. [7] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] Steel subsequently went on to retain their title and in the 2018 grand final they again defeated Pulse. [14] [15] [16]

Central Pulse

During the early ANZ Premiership era, Central Pulse emerged as one of the leagues strongest teams. Between 2017 and 2020, with a team coached by Yvette McCausland-Durie, captained by Katrina Grant and featuring, among others, Karin Burger, Ameliaranne Ekenasio and Claire Kersten, Pulse played in four successive grand finals. Between 2018 and 2020 they won three successive minor premierships. Pulse were the 2019 and 2020 overall champions. [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] In 2022, Pulse won their third title. [22] [23] [24]

Northern Mystics

In 2021, with a team coached by Helene Wilson and captained by Sulu Fitzpatrick and featuring Ama Agbeze, Bailey Mes and Grace Nweke, Northern Mystics won their first ever premiership. After finishing the regular season as minor premiers, they defeated Mainland Tactix 61–59 in the grand final. [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] In 2023, with a team coached by Tia Winikerei, captained by Sulu Fitzpatrick and featuring Phoenix Karaka, Grace Nweke, Michaela Sokolich-Beatson and Peta Toeava, Mystics won their second title. [31] [32] [33] [34] Mystics finished the regular season as minor premiers, finishing above Central Pulse and Northern Stars. [34] [35] [36] Mystics defeated Stars 74–56 in the Grand final. [31] [32] [33]

Teams

TeamMain home venueCity/SuburbZone/Region
Central Pulse [17] TSB Bank Arena Wellington Central
Mainland Tactix [37] Christchurch Arena Christchurch Mainland (Canterbury)
Northern Mystics [38] The Trusts Arena Auckland Northern (Northland, Auckland)
Northern Stars [39] Pulman Arena Takanini East Auckland, South Auckland
Southern Steel [40] Stadium Southland Invercargill South (Southland, Otago)
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic [41] Claudelands Arena Hamilton Waikato/Bay of Plenty

Season Structure

From 2017 to 2024 teams played each other three times in the regular season. In 2025, the regular season was cut from three to two round robins. [42]

Teams receive three points for a win, one point for a loss by five or fewer goals and zero points for a loss of greater than five goals. There are no tied matches - if scores are equal at the end of regulation time two three minute periods of extra time will be played. If the scores are still tied, play continues until one team reaches a two goal advantage. [43] .

In 2017 and 2018 teams received two points for a win. [44] [45] In 2020, there was a change of format due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Teams were awarded 4 points for a win, one point for a loss by five or fewer goals, zero points for a loss by greater than five goals and two points for a draw. No extra time matches were played in 2020. [46] [47]

At the conclusion of the regular season, the top three teams qualify for the finals. The top placed team directly qualifies and gains home advantage for the grand final where they play the winner of the elimination final between the second and third placed teams.

In 2020 the top two teams qualified for the grand final which was hosted behind closed doors in Invercargill. [48] There was no elimination final, and a third and fourth playoff was scheduled to be played instead, however this match was cancelled. [49]

In 2023, the grand final was predetermined to be hosted at Globox Arena in Hamilton. This ended up being a neutral venue as the two Auckland-based teams Northern Mystics and Northern Stars were the qualifiers. [50]

Grand finals

SeasonWinnersScoreRunners UpVenue
2017 [11] [12] [13] Southern Steel 69–53 Central Pulse Stadium Southland
2018 [14] [15] [16] Southern Steel 54–53 Central Pulse Fly Palmy Arena
2019 [51] [52] [53] Central Pulse 52–48 Northern Stars Te Rauparaha Arena
2020 [54] [55] [56] Central Pulse 43–31 Mainland Tactix Stadium Southland
2021 [27] [28] [29] Northern Mystics 61–59 Mainland Tactix Spark Arena
2022 [22] [23] [24] Central Pulse 56–37 Northern Stars TSB Bank Arena
2023 [31] [32] [33] Northern Mystics 74–56 Northern Stars Globox Arena
2024 [57] [58] Northern Mystics 54–53 Central Pulse TSB Bank Arena

Minor premierships

SeasonWinners
2017 [7] [9] [10] [59] Southern Steel
2018 [60] [61] Central Pulse
2019 [62] [63] Central Pulse
2020 [21] [64] Central Pulse
2021 [26] [30] [65] Northern Mystics
2022 [66] [67] [68] Central Pulse
2023 [35] [34] Northern Mystics
2024 [69] Central Pulse

Premiership winning coaches

SeasonHead coachesTeam
2017 [7] [70] Reinga Bloxham Southern Steel
2018 [71] Reinga Bloxham Southern Steel
2019 [20] Yvette McCausland-Durie Central Pulse
2020 [54] [55] [56] Yvette McCausland-Durie Central Pulse
2021 [28] Helene Wilson Northern Mystics
2022 [22] [23] [24] Yvette McCausland-Durie Central Pulse
2023 [33] [34] Tia Winkikerei Northern Mystics
2024 [72] Tia Winkikerei Northern Mystics

Premiership winning captains

SeasonCaptainsTeam
2017 [12] [13] Wendy Frew Southern Steel
2018 [14] [15] Wendy Frew Southern Steel
2019 [20] Katrina Grant Central Pulse
2020 [54] [55] [56] Katrina Rore Central Pulse
2021 [28] Sulu Fitzpatrick Northern Mystics
2022 [22] [24] Tiana Metuarau
Kelly Jury 		Central Pulse
2023 [31] [32] [33] Sulu Fitzpatrick Northern Mystics
2024 Michaela Sokolich-Beatson Northern Mystics

Top goal scorers

SeasonGoal ShooterTeamGoals (%)
2017 [73] Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Southern Steel Netball.svg  790/859 (92%)
2018 [74] Maia Wilson Northern Stars Netball.svg  566/633 (89%)
2019 [46] Maia Wilson Northern Stars Netball.svg  619/743 (83%)
2020 [75] Grace Nweke Northern Mystics Netball.svg  471/527 (89%)
2021 [76] Grace Nweke Northern Mystics Netball.svg  852/951 (90%)
2022 Aliyah Dunn Central Pulse Netball.svg  618/664 (93%)
2023 [77] [78] Grace Nweke Northern Mystics Netball.svg  825/894 (92%)
2024 Maia Wilson Northern Stars Netball.svg  538/586 (92%)

Award winners

New Zealand Netball Awards

ANZ Premiership Player of the Year

SeasonPlayerTeam
2017 [79] Jane Watson Southern Steel
2018 [80] Katrina Rore Central Pulse
2019 [81] [82] [83] [84] Gina Crampton Southern Steel
2020 [85] Jane Watson Mainland Tactix
2021 [86] [87] Karin Burger Mainland Tactix
2022 [88] [89] [90] Kelly Jury Central Pulse
2023 [91] Maddy Gordon Central Pulse
2024 [92] Ameliaranne Ekenasio Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

ANZ Premiership Coach of the Year

SeasonCoachTeam
2017
2018
2019 [81] [82] [84] Yvette McCausland-Durie Central Pulse
2020 [85] Yvette McCausland-Durie Central Pulse
2021 [86] [87] Helene Wilson Northern Mystics
2022 [88] [89] [90] Yvette McCausland-Durie Central Pulse
2023 [91] Tia Winikerei Northern Mystics
2024 [92]

Tia Winikerei

 Northern Mystics

Sources: [93]

Television coverage

Matches are broadcast live on Sky Sport (New Zealand). [5] [6] [94] [95] Starting from the 2024 season, one match a week is broadcast live on TVNZ. [96] [42]

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