2018 Central Pulse season
Central Pulse | |
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2018 season | |
Head coach | Yvette McCausland-Durie |
Asst. coach | Sandra Edge |
Manager | Joanne Holmes |
Captain | Katrina Grant |
Main venue | TSB Bank Arena |
Season results | |
Wins–losses | 16–5 |
Regular season | 1st |
Finals placing | ANZ Premiership runners-up Super Club winners |
The 2018 Central Pulse season saw the Central Pulse netball team compete in the 2018 ANZ Premiership and the 2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club.[1][2] With a team coached by Yvette McCausland-Durie, captained by Katrina Grant and featuring Karin Burger, Aliyah Dunn, Ameliaranne Ekenasio, Sulu Fitzpatrick and Claire Kersten, Central Pulse finished the regular season as minor premiers. However, in the grand final Southern Steel defeated Pulse 54–53.[3][4][5][6][7] However, Pulse subsequently won the 2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club tournament, defeating Mainland Tactix 61–56 in the final.[8][9][10][11][12]
Players
[edit]Player movements
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2018 roster
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Manager: Joanne Holmes
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- Notes
- ^1 Four Central Zone players, Maddy Gordon, Paris Lokotui, Elle Temu and Saviour Tui were added to the squad for the 2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club.[24]
Pre-season
[edit]Pulse hosted the official ANZ Premiership pre-season tournament at Te Wānanga o Raukawa in Otaki between 20 and 22 April.[25]
Fri 20 April | Central Pulse | 64–46 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | Te Wānanga o Raukawa | |
4:00 pm |
Sat 21 April | Central Pulse | 64–40 | Southern Steel | Te Wānanga o Raukawa | |
12:00 pm |
Sat 21 April | Central Pulse | 48–29 | Northern Stars | Te Wānanga o Raukawa | |
7:00 pm |
Sun 22 April | Central Pulse | 59–46 | Northern Mystics | Te Wānanga o Raukawa | |
2:00 pm |
ANZ Premiership regular season
[edit]Fixtures and results
[edit]- Round 1
Sun 6 May | Central Pulse | 45–33 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | Fly Palmy Arena | |
4:10 pm | Aliyah Dunn 15/17 (88%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio 20/28 (71%) Tiana Metuarau 10/11 (91%) | Report Stats | Monica Falkner 8/12 (67%) Amorangi Malesala 23/29 (79%) Harley Smith 2/5 (40%) |
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
Mon 14 May | Central Pulse | 52–44 | Mainland Tactix | TSB Bank Arena | |
7:40 pm | Aliyah Dunn 33/40 (83%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio 3/4 (75%) Tiana Metuarau 16/17 (94%) | Report Stats | Kate Beveridge 18/25 (72%) Ellie Bird 13/17 (76%) Brooke Leaver 13/16 (81%) |
- Round 3
Sun 20 May | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 46–61 | Central Pulse | Claudelands Arena | |
4:10 pm | Monica Falkner 4/7 (57%) Lenize Potgieter 40/43 (93%) Harley Smith 2/4 (50%) | Report Stats | Aliyah Dunn 38/40 (95%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio 14/18 (78%) Tiana Metuarau 9/12 (75%) |
- 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 | Northern Mystics | 38–60 | Central Pulse | The Trusts Arena | |
6:10 pm | Jamie Hume 19/28 (68%) Bailey Mes 19/27 (70%) | Report Stats | Aliyah Dunn 39/42 (93%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio 16/18 (89%) Tiana Metuarau 5/7 (71%) |
- Round 6
Sun 10 Jun | Central Pulse | 51–52 | Northern Mystics | Horncastle Arena | |
4:10 pm | Aliyah Dunn 36/40 (90%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio 6/10 (60%) Tiana Metuarau 9/10 (90%) | Report Stats | Maria Folau 22/25 (88%) Jamie Hume 7/9 (78%) Bailey Mes 23/26 (88%) |
- Round 7
Sun 17 Jun | Central Pulse | 63–48 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | TSB Bank Arena | |
2:10 pm | Aliyah Dunn 45/49 (92%) Tiana Metuarau 18/20 (90%) | Report Stats | Monica Falkner 15/20 (75%) Lenize Potgieter 33/35 (94%) |
- Round 8
Mon 25 Jun | Central Pulse | 66–50 | Northern Stars | Te Rauparaha Arena | |
7:40 pm | Aliyah Dunn 40/43 (93%) Tiana Metuarau 26/30 (87%) | Report Stats | Paula Griffin 2/4 (50%) Ellen Halpenny 7/8 (88%) Maia Wilson 41/42 (98%) |
- 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
Wed 11 Jul | Mainland Tactix | 36–47 | Central Pulse | Horncastle Arena | |
7:40 pm | Ellie Bird 19/24 (79%) Kate Beveridge 10/13 (77%) Brooke Leaver 7/7 (100%) Gemma Hazeldine 0/1 (0%) | Report Stats | Aliyah Dunn 25/29 (86%) Tiana Metuarau 13/16 (81%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio 9/11 (82%) |
- Round 11
Sun 15 Jul | Northern Stars | 50–65 | Central Pulse | Vodafone Events Centre | |
4:10 pm | Maia Wilson 32/34 (94%) Paula Griffin 17/21 (81%) Ellen Halpenny 1/2 (50%) | Report Stats | Aliyah Dunn 40/44 (91%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio 13/17 (76%) Tiana Metuarau 12/14 (86%) |
- Round 12
Sun 22 Jul | Mainland Tactix | 44–39 | Central Pulse | Vodafone Events Centre | |
2:10 pm | Ellie Bird 35/41 (85%) Kate Beveridge 6/8 (75%) Brooke Leaver 3/5 (60%) | Report Stats | Aliyah Dunn 17/20 (85%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio 14/16 (88%) Tiana Metuarau 8/12 (67%) |
Mon 23 Jul | Northern Stars | 48–66 | Central Pulse | Vodafone Events Centre | |
7:40 pm | Maia Wilson 38/43 (88%) Ellen Halpenny 7/13 (54%) Paula Griffin 3/4 (75%) | Report Stats | Aliyah Dunn 31/32 (97%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio 29/35 (83%) Tiana Metuarau 6/7 (86%) |
- Round 13
Wed 1 Aug | Central Pulse | 55–48 | Northern Mystics | TSB Bank Arena | |
7:40 pm | Ameliaranne Ekenasio 30/37 (81%) Aliyah Dunn 20/24 (83%) Tiana Metuarau 5/5 (100%) | Report Stats | Maria Folau 33/44 (75%) Bailey Mes 15/20 (75%) |
Final standings
[edit]Pos | Team | P | W | L | GF | GA | GD | G% | BP | Pts |
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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:[4]
ANZ Premiership Finals Series
[edit]Grand final
[edit]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%) |
Netball New Zealand Super Club
[edit]Group stage
[edit]19 August 2018 | Central Pulse | 66–33 | UWS Sirens | Trafalgar Centre | |
4.50pm | Aliyah Dunn 29/44 (66%) Saviour Tui 14/36 (39%) Mila Reuelu-Buchanan 0/1 (0%) | Stats | Bethan Goodwin 17/27 (63%) Emma Barrie 4/4 (100%) Laura Towell 4/6 (67%) Monica Falkner 4/8 (50%) |
Source:[28]
20 August 2018 | Central Pulse | 49–50 | NSWIS | Trafalgar Centre | |
8.30pm | Aliyah Dunn 21/26 (81%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio 11/32 (34%) Saviour Tui 3/5 (60%) | Stats | Georgia Marshall 24/33 (73%) Kelly Singleton 9/14 (64%) Matisse Letherbarrow 7/10 (70%) |
Source:[29]
21 August 2018 | Central Pulse | 81–35 | Marama Vou | Trafalgar Centre | |
6.40pm | Aliyah Dunn 20/29 (69%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio 26/39 (67%) Saviour Tui 10/15 (67%) Tiana Metuarau 6/10 (60%) | Report Stats | Laisani Waqa 13/20 (65%) Alyssa-Jean Savelio 11/22 (50%) Kayla Kiss 0/3 (0%) |
Source:[30]
Final ladder
[edit]Group B | ||||||||||
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | % | BP | Pts |
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1 | Central Pulse | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 196 | 118 | 166.1 | 1 | 7 |
2 | NSWIS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 149 | 119.5 | 0 | 9 |
3 | Marama Vou | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 146 | 209 | 69.9 | 0 | 3 |
4 | UWS Sirens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 139 | 183 | 76.0 | 0 | 0 |
Qualified for Semi-finals
5th/8th place classification
Source:[2]
1st/4th Play offs
[edit]- Semi-finals
23 August 2018 | Central Pulse | 64–55 | Southern Steel | Trafalgar Centre | |
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%) |
Source:[31]
- Final
24 August 2018 8.30pm | Central Pulse | 61–56 | Mainland Tactix | Trafalgar Centre | Sky Sport | ||
Aliyah Dunn 35/39 (90%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio 16/30 (53%) Tiana Metuarau 2/2 (100%) | Ellie Bird 30/38 (79%) Kate Beveridge 15/19 (79%) Brooke Leaver 4/8 (50%) |
National Netball League
[edit]With a team featuring Maddy Gordon, Saviour Tui and Ainsleyana Puleiata, Pulse's reserve team, Central Zone won the 2018 National Netball League title after defeating Waikato Bay of Plenty 62–53 in the grand final.[19][32][33]
Award winners
[edit]New Zealand Netball Awards
[edit]Award | Winner |
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ANZ Premiership Player of the Year[34] | Katrina Grant |
Team of the season
[edit]Three Central Pulse players were named in Brendon Egan's Stuff Seven team of the season.
Position | Player |
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GS | Aliyah Dunn |
WD | Karin Burger |
GD | Katrina Grant |
Sources:[35]
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