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2018 Southern Steel season

The 2018 Southern Steel season saw the Southern Steel netball team compete in the 2018 ANZ Premiership and the 2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club.[1][2] With a team coached by Reinga Bloxham, captained by Wendy Frew and featuring Gina Crampton, Shannon Francois, Te Paea Selby-Rickit and Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit, Steel retained the ANZ Premiership title, winning their second consecutive premiership after defeating Central Pulse 54–53 in the grand final.[3][4][5][6][7] In the Super Club tournament, Steel finished third.[8]

Southern Steel
2018 season
Head coachReinga Bloxham
Asst. coachLauren Piebenga
ManagerDayna Kaio
CaptainWendy Frew
Main venueStadium Southland
Season results
Wins–losses21–0
Regular season1st
Finals placingANZ Premiership winners
Super Club 3rd place
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Southern Steel seasons
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Players

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Player movements

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Gains and losses
  Gains   Losses
Notes

^1 Malysha Kelly was injured during pre-season.

Sources:[1][4][25][26]

2018 roster

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2018 Southern Steel roster
Players Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
  Jess Allan GS –
  Olivia Bates GA, WA (1991-03-20)20 March 1991 (aged 27) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
  Gina Crampton (vc) WA, C (1991-12-07)7 December 1991 (aged 26) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
  Courtney Elliott GK, GD, WD (1998-09-25)25 September 1998 (aged 19) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
  Abby Erwood GA, C, WA (1997-04-18)18 April 1997 (aged 21) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
  Taneisha Fifita (TRP) GK, GD (2001-02-03)3 February 2001 (aged 17) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
  Shannon Francois WA, C, GA (1990-10-12)12 October 1990 (aged 27) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
  Wendy Frew (c) WD, C, WA (1984-10-15)15 October 1984 (aged 33) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
  Dani Gray   WD, C (1995-11-03)3 November 1995 (aged 22) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
  Georgia Heffernan GA, GS (1999-10-07)7 October 1999 (aged 18) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
  Kate Heffernan (TRP) WD, C, WA (1999-10-07)7 October 1999 (aged 18) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
  Kendall McMinn (TRP) GD, WD, C (1992-04-15)15 April 1992 (aged 26) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
  Jennifer O'Connell GS (1997-06-16)16 June 1997 (aged 20) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
  Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit GK, GD (1989-04-03)3 April 1989 (aged 29) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
  Te Paea Selby-Rickit GS, GA (1992-01-14)14 January 1992 (aged 26) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach
  • Lauren Piebenga

Manager: Dayna Kaio
Physiotherapist:
Corina Ngatuere
Strength and conditioning:
Mike Jacob

Notes
  • (c) – Captain
  • (cc) – Co-captain
  • (vc) – Vice-captain
  •   – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player
Notes

^2 Georgia Heffernan, Taneisha Fifita, Jess Allan and Kendall McMinn were included in the extended squad for the Super Club.[27][28]

Sources:[1][3][4][7][29]

Debuts

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Pre-season

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Sunshine Coast Lightning series

In March 2018, Steel played a two match series against the 2017 Suncorp Super Netball premiers, Sunshine Coast Lightning.[32]

15 March 2018 Southern Steel 46–50 Sunshine Coast Lightning Edgar Centre  
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16 March 2018 Southern Steel 39–64 Sunshine Coast Lightning ILT Stadium Southland  
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Pre-Season Tournament

Steel also participated in the official pre-season tournament at Te Wānanga o Raukawa in Otaki from 20 to 22 April.[33][34][35]

Fri 20 April Southern Steel 53–44 Northern Mystics Te Wānanga o Raukawa  
1:00 pm Report
Sat 21 April Central Pulse 64–40 Southern Steel Te Wānanga o Raukawa  
12:00 pm
Sun 22 April Southern Steel 66–53 Northern Stars Te Wānanga o Raukawa  
12:00 pm

ANZ Premiership regular season

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Fixtures and results

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Round 1

Steel's unbeaten run in competitive matches continued into the 2018 season. However, after defeating Northern Mystics in their opening match, they were beaten 62–51 by Central Pulse, ending a 22–match win streak. The streak included 17 ANZ Premiership matches and five Super Club matches.[36][37][38]

Sun 6 May Northern Mystics 47–55 Southern Steel Fly Palmy Arena  
2:10 pm Tera-Maria Amani   19/21 (90%)
Jamie Hume   14/20 (70%)
Bailey Mes   14/27 (52%) 		Report
Stats 		Olivia Bates   0/3 (0%)
Jennifer O'Connell   20/23 (87%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit   35/46 (76%)
Mon 7 May Central Pulse 62–51 Southern Steel Fly Palmy Arena  
7:40 pm Aliyah Dunn   41/45 (91%)
Tiana Metuarau   21/22 (95%) 		Report
Stats 		Jennifer O'Connell   33/39 (85%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit   18/27 (67%)
Round 2
Wed 16 May Southern Steel 64–60 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic More FM Arena  
7:40 pm Olivia Bates   3/3 (100%)
Jennifer O'Connell   29/35 (83%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit   32/39 (82%) 		Report
Stats 		Monica Falkner   24/27 (89%)
Amorangi Malesala   4/5 (80%)
Lenize Potgieter   32/39 (82%)
Round 3
Mon 21 May Southern Steel 56–52 Northern Mystics ILT Stadium Southland  
7:40 pm Jennifer O'Connell   37/42 (88%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit   19/24 (79%) 		Report
Stats 		Tera-Maria Amani   6/7 (86%)
Jamie Hume   15/24 (63%)
Bailey Mes   31/31 (100%)
Round 4
Wed 30 May Central Pulse 71–40 Southern Steel Te Rauparaha Arena  
7:40 pm Aliyah Dunn   50/54 (93%)
Ameliaranne Ekenasio   12/19 (63%)
Tiana Metuarau   9/12 (75%) 		Report
Stats 		Olivia Bates   1/3 (33%)
Jennifer O'Connell   21/26 (81%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit   18/27 (67%)
Round 5
Sun 3 Jun Southern Steel 63–61 Northern Stars ILT Stadium Southland  
4:10 pm Olivia Bates   5/6 (83%)
Jennifer O'Connell   21/27 (78%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit   37/46 (80%) 		Report
Stats 		Paula Griffin   19/22 (86%)
Maia Wilson   42/45 (93%)
Round 6
Sun 10 Jun Northern Stars 60–63 Southern Steel Horncastle Arena  
12:10 pm Paula Griffin   12/13 (92%)
Ellen Halpenny   10/13 (77%)
Maia Wilson   38/46 (83%) 		Report
Stats 		Jennifer O'Connell   37/44 (84%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit   26/30 (87%)
Mon 11 Jun Mainland Tactix 52–53 Southern Steel Horncastle Arena  
5:40 pm Kate Beveridge   1/1 (100%)
Ellie Bird   36/42 (86%)
Brooke Leaver   15/22 (68%) 		Report
Stats 		Olivia Bates   1/5 (20%)
Jennifer O'Connell   28/33 (85%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit   24/33 (73%)
Round 7
Wed 20 Jun Northern Mystics 62–57 Southern Steel North Shore Events Centre  
5:40 pm Maria Folau   29/35 (83%)
Bailey Mes   33/37 (89%) 		Report
Stats 		Jennifer O'Connell   41/46 (89%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit   16/25 (64%)
Round 8
Sun 24 Jun Southern Steel 52–53 Mainland Tactix More FM Arena  
4:10 pm Jennifer O'Connell   42/52 (81%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit   10/16 (63%) 		Report
Stats 		Kate Beveridge   9/12 (75%)
Ellie Bird   38/43 (88%)
Brooke Leaver   6/9 (67%)
Round 9
Mon 2 Jul Southern Steel 51–47 Central Pulse ILT Stadium Southland  
7:40 pm Jennifer O'Connell   30/37 (81%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit   21/28 (75%) 		Report
Stats 		Aliyah Dunn   22/23 (96%)
Ameliaranne Ekenasio   11/12 (92%)
Tiana Metuarau   14/20 (70%)
Round 10
Mon 9 Jul Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 60–76 Southern Steel Claudelands Arena  
7:40 pm Lenize Potgieter   41/41 (100%)
Monica Falkner   19/22 (86%) 		Report
Stats 		Jennifer O'Connell   53/55 (96%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit   23/26 (88%)
Round 11
Mon 16 Jul Southern Steel 59–56 Mainland Tactix ILT Stadium Southland  
7:40 pm Jen O'Connell   40/49 (82%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit   19/23 (83%) 		Report
Stats 		Ellie Bird   40/51 (78%)
Brooke Leaver   16/22 (73%)
Round 12
Sun 22 Jul Southern Steel 75–58 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Vodafone Events Centre  
6:10 pm Jen O'Connell   51/63 (81%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit   24/27 (89%) 		Report
Stats 		Lenize Potgieter   42/44 (95%)
Monica Falkner   16/20 (80%)
Round 13
Sun 29 Jul Northern Stars 65–59 Southern Steel Vodafone Events Centre  
4:10 pm Maia Wilson   41/44 (93%)
Paula Griffin   24/26 (92%) 		Report
Stats 		Te Paea Selby-Rickit   48/52 (92%)
Olivia Bates   11/14 (79%)

Final standings

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2018 ANZ Premiership ladder
Pos Team P W L GF GA GD G% BP Pts
1 Central Pulse 15 12 3 850 679 +171 125.2 3 27
2 Southern Steel 15 10 5 874 866 +8 100.9 2 22
3 Mainland Tactix 15 7 8 746 761 −15 98 5 19
4 Northern Mystics 15 7 8 783 796 −13 98.4 3 17
5 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 15 5 10 804 878 −74 91.6 3 13
6 Northern Stars 15 4 11 832 909 −77 91.5 5 13

  Qualified for Grand final and the 2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club
  Qualified for Elimination final and the 2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club

Source:[39]


ANZ Premiership Finals Series

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Elimination final

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Wed 8 Aug
7:45 pm 		Report
Stats 		Southern Steel 53–49 Mainland Tactix    ILT Stadium Southland Sky Sport
Scoring by quarter: 15-12, 13-17, 12-12, 13-8
Jen O'Connell   38/40 (95%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit   15/22 (68%) 		Ellie Bird   42/45 (93%)
Kate Beveridge   4/5 (80%)
Brooke Leaver   3/3 (100%)

Grand final

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Sun 12 Aug
4:15 pm 		Central Pulse 53–54 Southern Steel    Fly Palmy Arena Sky Sport
Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 14–14, 12–14, 11–16
Aliyah Dunn   32/35 (91%)
Ameliaranne Ekenasio   17/25 (68%)
Tiana Metuarau   4/4 (100%) 		Jen O'Connell   40/44 (91%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit   14/18 (78%)

Source:[5][6][7]

Netball New Zealand Super Club

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Group stage

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19 August 2018 Southern Steel 61–65 Gauteng Jaguars  
8.30pm Jennifer O'Connell   28/36 (78%)
Georgia Heffernan   12/26 (46%)
Olivia Bates   8/18 (44%) 		Report
Stats 		Ine-Marí Venter   40/48 (83%)
Chantelle Swart   16/26 (62%)

Sources:[40]

20 August 2018 Southern Steel 80–52 Sneakers  
6.40pm Jennifer O'Connell   40/51 (78%)
Georgia Heffernan   24/38 (63%)
Olivia Bates   5/11 (45%)
Jess Allan   2/4 (50%) 		Report
Stats 		Xin Yi Liu   13/22 (59%)
Pei Ying Wong   12/27 (44%)
Amorangi Malesala   8/15 (53%)

Sources:[41]

21 August 2018 Southern Steel 66–51 Mainland Tactix  
8.30pm Jennifer O'Connell   44/51 (86%)
Olivia Bates   9/13 (69%)
Georgia Heffernan   7/13 (54%) 		Report
Stats 		Ellie Bird   20/27 (74%)
Brooke Leaver   11/21 (52%)
Kate Beveridge   10/13 (77%)
Jess Prosser   2/3 (67%)

Source:[42]

Final ladder

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Group A
Pos Team P W D L GF GA % BP Pts
1   Southern Steel 3 2 0 1 207 168 123.2 1 7
2   Mainland Tactix 3 2 0 1 201 153 131.4 0 6
3   Gauteng Jaguars 3 2 0 1 173 172 100.6 0 6
4   Sneakers 3 0 0 3 150 238 63.0 0 0

  Qualified for Semi-finals
  5th/8th place classification

Source:[2]

1st/4th Play offs

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23 August 2018 Central Pulse 64–55 Southern Steel  
8.30pm Aliyah Dunn   34/39 (87%)
Ameliaranne Ekenasio   18/26 (69%)
Tiana Metuarau   3/6 (50%) 		Stats Jennifer O'Connell   28/35 (80%)
Georgia Heffernan   13/26 (50%)
Olivia Bates   4/8 (50%)

Sources:[43]

Third place play-off

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24 August 2018
6.40pm 		Report
Stats 		Southern Steel 54–45 NSWIS    Sky Sport
Scoring by quarter: 11–7, 26–22, 36–35, 54–45
Jennifer O'Connell   31/34 (91%)
Georgia Heffernan   12/21 (57%)
Jess Allan   4/5 (80%)
Olivia Bates   2/7 (29%)
Shannon Francois   1/1 (100%) 		Matisse Letherbarrow   16/22 (73%)
Georgia Marshall   14/19 (74%)
Kelly Singleton   8/15 (53%)

Award winners

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Team of the season

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Two Southern Steel players were named in Brendon Egan's Stuff Seven team of the season.

Position Player
GA Te Paea Selby-Rickit
WA Gina Crampton

Sources:[44]

References

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