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2004 Southern Sting season

The 2004 Southern Sting season saw the Southern Sting netball team compete in the 2004 National Bank Cup league season. With a team coached by Robyn Broughton, captained by Lesley Nicol and featuring Natalie Avellino, Adine Harper, Donna Loffhagen and Wendy Telfer, Sting won their sixth consecutive league title after defeating Canterbury Flames in both the major semi-final and the grand final.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Southern Sting
2004 season
Head coachRobyn Broughton
Asst. coachTania Dalton
ManagerJackie Barron
CaptainLesley Nicol
Main venueStadium Southland
Season results
Wins–losses8–1
Season placing1st
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Southern Sting seasons

Players edit

Player movements edit

Gains and losses
  Gains   Losses

Sources:[5][11]

2004 roster edit

2004 Southern Sting roster
Players Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
  Natalie Avellino WA, GA, GS (1970-12-15)15 December 1970 (aged 33) 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
  Sarah Barnes WD, GD, GK (aged 22) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
  Tania Dalton1   GS, GA (1971-11-26)26 November 1971 (aged 32) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
  Jenny Ferguson GD, WD (aged 25) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
  Anna Galvan GK, GD, WD (1978-11-20)20 November 1978 (aged 25) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
  Adine Harper WA, C, GA (1979-06-08)8 June 1979 (aged 24) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
  Donna Loffhagen GS, GA (1978-04-29)29 April 1978 (aged 25) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
  Emma Moynihan –
  Lesley Nicol (c) WD, C (1973-05-09)9 May 1973 (aged 30) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
  Kylie Smith –
  Debbie Telfer –
  Wendy Telfer WD, C, WA (1984-10-15)15 October 1984 (aged 19) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
  Reinga Te Huia WD, C (aged 29) –
Head coach
Assistant coach

Manager: Jackie Barron
Physiotherapist:
Neil Familton
Sports Science:
Steve Jackson
Marketing & Events Manager:
Liz McDonald
Sponsorship Manager:
Jan Spriggs

Notes
  • (c) – Captain
  • (cc) – Co-captain
  • (vc) – Vice-captain
  •   – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player
Notes
  • ^1 In the Round 2 match against Capital Shakers, in the third quarter, Tania Dalton suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in her right knee. She subsequently missed the rest of the season. However, she remained with the team as an assistant coach.

Source:[5][12][13][14][15]

Regular season edit

Fixtures and results edit

Round 1
18 April Southern Sting 76–29 Western Flyers Stadium Southland  
Report
Round 2
25 April Capital Shakers 29–61 Southern Sting Wellington  

Source:[15]

Round 3
1 May Southern Sting 62–42 Auckland Diamonds Stadium Southland  
Report
Round 4
9 May Southern Sting 58–49 Canterbury Flames Stadium Southland  
Donna Loffhagen  
Natalie Avellino   		Report
 Belinda Colling  
Jodi Te Huna  
Round 5
14 May Southern Sting 57–34 Otago Rebels Stadium Southland  
Report
Round 6
23 May Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 60–63 Southern Sting Mystery Creek Events Centre  
Irene van Dyk   42/42 (100%)
Anna Senio   18/20 (90%) 		Report
 Donna Loffhagen   42/43 (98%)
Natalie Avellino   21/27 (78%)
Round 7
30 May Northern Force 60–48 Southern Sting North Shore Events Centre  
Report

Source:[5]

Finals series edit

Major semi-final edit

4 June Southern Sting 55–52 Canterbury Flames    Stadium Southland
Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 28–30, 43–41, 55–52
Donna Loffhagen   33/36 (92%)
Natalie Avellino   22/30 (73%) 		Belinda Colling   30/31 (97%)
Jodi Te Huna   22/28 (79%)

Source:[1]

Grand final edit

18 June Southern Sting 63–55 Canterbury Flames    Stadium Southland
Scoring by quarter: 17–13, 35–25, 52–41, 63–55

Sources:[3][4][7][5]

Gallery edit

References edit

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  3. ^ a b "Netball: Sting win National Bank Cup". www.nzherald.co.nz. 18 June 2004. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  4. ^ a b "The Sting' s captain Lesley Nicol hold up the cup". www.gettyimages.ae. 18 June 2004. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
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  6. ^ "Sponsorship of netball". teara.govt.nz. 5 September 2013. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Stadium Southland's impressive netball finals history". stuff.co.nz. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Avellino signs with NZ netball team". www.abc.net.au. 14 January 2004. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Netball: A few southern stings". www.nzherald.co.nz. 3 June 2004. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  10. ^ "(Adelaide Thunderbirds) Past Players & Support Staff (1997–2007)". anz-championship.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Sting History 2003". www.sting.co.nz. Archived from the original on 26 May 2006. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Netball: Force set to unleash a secret weapon". www.nzherald.co.nz. 9 February 2004. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  13. ^ "Netball: The courts are now in session". www.nzherald.co.nz. 17 April 2004. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Netball: Drawing the Sting is rivals' big test". www.nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  15. ^ a b "Netball: Sting lose Tania Dalton for rest of season". www.nzherald.co.nz. 26 April 2004. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
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