The 2007 Southern Sting season saw the Southern Sting netball team compete in the 2007 National Bank Cup league season. With a team coached by Robyn Broughton, captained by Jenny Ferguson and featuring Liana Barrett-Chase, Daneka Wipiiti, Megan Hutton and Donna Wilkins, Sting finished the season as champions. In the minor semi-final, Sting lost 39–47 to Northern Force and in the major semi-final, they defeated Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 48–46. In the grand final, Sting defeated Force 50–49 as they won their seventh Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup title. The grand final was Robyn Broughton's 100th match in charge of Sting.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
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| 2007 season | |
| Head coach | Robyn Broughton |
| Asst. coach | Belinda Colling |
| Manager | Kate Mackintosh |
| Captain | Jenny Ferguson |
| Vice-captain | Adine Wilson |
| Main venue | Stadium Southland |
| Season results | |
| Wins–losses | 8–2 |
| Season placing | 1st |
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Players edit
Player movements edit
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2007 roster edit
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Manager: Kate Mackintosh
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Regular season edit
Fixtures and results edit
- Round 1
| Thur, 5 April | Southern Sting | 46–51 | Northern Force | Stadium Southland | |
| 7:30pm | Report |
Source:[1]
- Round 2
| Sun, 15 April | Western Flyers | 34–67 | Southern Sting | Napier | |
| 1:00pm |
- Round 3
| Sat, 21 April | Southern Sting | 81–33 | Capital Shakers | Stadium Southland | |
| 7:30pm |
- Round 4
| Sat, 28 April | Southern Sting | 65–44 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | Stadium Southland | |
| 4:00pm | Report |
- Round 5
| Sun, 29 April | Otago Rebels | 50–60 | Southern Sting | Edgar Centre | |
| 1:00pm |
- Round 6
| Sat, 26 May | Auckland Diamonds | 42–50 | Southern Sting | Trusts Stadium | |
| 7:30pm |
Sources:[12]
- Round 7
| Sat, 2 June | Canterbury Flames | 46–54 | Southern Sting | Westpac Centre | |
| 4:00pm | Report |
Source:[13]
Final table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | BP | GF | GA | Pts | |
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| 1 | Southern Sting | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 423 | 300 | 19 | |
| 2 | Northern Force | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 361 | 317 | 17 | |
| 3 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 385 | 320 | 16 | |
| 4 | Auckland Diamonds | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 339 | 313 | 15 | |
| 5 | Canterbury Flames | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 342 | 323 | 12 | |
| 6 | Otago Rebels | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 324 | 325 | 10 | |
| 7 | Capital Shakers | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 285 | 372 | 5 | |
| 8 | Western Flyers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 241 | 430 | 0 | |
Qualified for Major semi-final
Qualified for Minor semi-final
- Pld = Games played
- W = Win (3 points)
- L = Loss (0 points)
- BP = Losing team within 5 points of winner (1 point)
- GF = Goals For
- GA = Goals Against
Pts = Points
Sources:[14]
Finals series edit
Major semi-final edit
| Fri, 8 June 7:30pm |
Southern Sting | 39–47 | Northern Force | Stadium Southland | ONESport | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 20–28, 33–36, 39–47 | |||||||
Daneka Wipiiti  20/30 (67%)Donna Wilkins 19/23 (83%)
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Catherine Latu 29/34 (85%) Megan Dehn 18/22 (82%)
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Sources:[3]
Preliminary final edit
| Fri, 15 June 7:30pm |
Stats |
Southern Sting | 48–46 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | Stadium Southland | ONESport | |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–10, 23–22, 36–35, 48–46 | |||||||
| Donna Wilkins 33/37 (89%) Daneka Wipiiti 15/26 (58%)
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Irene van Dyk 40/42 (95%) Tanya Lund 6/9 (67%)
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Sources:[4]
Grand final edit
| Fri, 22 June 7:30pm |
Southern Sting | 50–49 | Northern Force | North Shore Events Centre | ONESport |
Gallery edit
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Donna Wilkins playing for the 2007 Southern Sting team.
References edit
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- ^ a b "2007 Ascot Park Hotel Southern Sting". www.sting.co.nz. Archived from the original on 27 June 2007. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Force take the sting out of the southerners". www.infonews.co.nz. 9 June 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Netball: Sting conjure up a magic showdown". www.nzherald.co.nz. 15 June 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Netball: Fairytale end to final chapter of league". www.nzherald.co.nz. 22 June 2007. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
- ^ a b "National Bank Cup Final - Force v Sting". www.photosport.nz. 22 June 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "Southern Sting". www.sting.co.nz. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "2007 Images – General". www.sting.co.nz. Archived from the original on 29 June 2007. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "Colling makes bid for a place in southern franchise". stuff.co.nz. 31 January 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Netball: Diamonds are a goal attack's best friend". www.nzherald.co.nz. 24 October 2006. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Netball: National Championship teams". www.nzherald.co.nz. 4 April 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "National Bank Cup Netball". www.photosport.nz. 26 May 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "National Bank Cup- 2007". www.sting.co.nz. Archived from the original on 24 August 2007. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "Courtside Round Seven Review – Sting and Magic to host Semi Finals" (PDF). scoop.co.nz. 5 June 2007. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Photos: Fairytale ending to National Bank Cup". www.nzherald.co.nz. 22 June 2007. Retrieved 3 June 2023.