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

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]

Players

Player movements

Gains and losses
Increase GainsDecrease Losses
Notes

^1 Malysha Kelly was injured during pre-season.

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

2018 roster

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

Pre-season

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  
Report
16 March 2018 Southern Steel 39–64 Sunshine Coast Lightning ILT Stadium Southland  
Report
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

Fixtures and results

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

Final standings

2018 ANZ Premiership ladder
Pos Team P W L GF GA GD G% BP Pts
1 Central Pulse15123850679+171125.2327
2 Southern Steel15105874866+8100.9222
3 Mainland Tactix1578746761−1598519
4 Northern Mystics1578783796−1398.4317
5 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic15510804878−7491.6313
6 Northern Stars15411832909−7791.5513

  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

Elimination final

Wed 8 Aug
7:45 pm		 Report
Stats		 Southern Steel53–49Mainland Tactix    ILT Stadium Southland Sky Sport
Scoring by quarter: 15-12, 13-17, 12-12, 13-8
Jen O'Connell Goals scored 38/40 (95%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 15/22 (68%)		 Ellie Bird Goals scored 42/45 (93%)
Kate Beveridge Goals scored 4/5 (80%)
Brooke Leaver Goals scored 3/3 (100%)

Grand final

Sun 12 Aug
4:15 pm		 Central Pulse53–54Southern Steel    Fly Palmy Arena Sky Sport
Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 14–14, 12–14, 11–16
Aliyah Dunn Goals scored 32/35 (91%)
Ameliaranne Ekenasio Goals scored 17/25 (68%)
Tiana Metuarau Goals scored 4/4 (100%)		 Jen O'Connell Goals scored 40/44 (91%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 14/18 (78%)

Source:[5][6][7]

Netball New Zealand Super Club

Group stage

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

Sources:[40]

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

Sources:[41]

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

Source:[42]

Final ladder

Group A
Pos Team P W D L GF GA % BP Pts
1 New Zealand Southern Steel3201207168123.217
2 New Zealand Mainland Tactix3201201153131.406
3 South Africa Gauteng Jaguars3201173172100.606
4 Singapore Sneakers300315023863.000

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

Source:[2]

1st/4th Play offs

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

Sources:[43]

Third place play-off

24 August 2018
6.40pm		 Report
Stats		 Southern Steel54–45NSWIS    Sky Sport
Scoring by quarter: 11–7, 26–22, 36–35, 54–45
Jennifer O'Connell Goals scored 31/34 (91%)
Georgia Heffernan Goals scored 12/21 (57%)
Jess Allan Goals scored 4/5 (80%)
Olivia Bates Goals scored 2/7 (29%)
Shannon Francois Goals scored 1/1 (100%)		 Matisse Letherbarrow Goals scored 16/22 (73%)
Georgia Marshall Goals scored 14/19 (74%)
Kelly Singleton Goals scored 8/15 (53%)

Award winners

Team of the season

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

Position Player
GATe Paea Selby-Rickit
WAGina Crampton

Sources:[44]

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