Southern Steel
2016 season
Head coachNoeline Taurua
Asst. coachReinga Te Huia
ManagerSam Stephens
CaptainWendy Frew
Main venueStadium Southland
Season results
Wins–losses11–4
Regular season1st (New Zealand Conference)
Finals placingSemi-finalists
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours

The 2016 Southern Steel season saw the Southern Steel netball team compete in the 2016 ANZ Championship. With a team coached by Noeline Taurua, captained by Wendy Frew and featuring Jhaniele Fowler-Reid, Steel finished the season as minor premiers.[1][2][3][4][5] However they subsequently lost the New Zealand Conference Final to Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic [6] and were defeated in the semi-finals by Queensland Firebirds.[7]

Players

Player movements

Gains and losses
Increase GainsDecrease Losses

Sources:[8]

2016 roster

2016 Southern Steel roster
PlayersCoaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
New Zealand Gina Crampton WA, C (1991-12-07)7 December 1991 (aged 24) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
New Zealand Abby Erwood GA, C, WA (1997-04-18)18 April 1997 (aged 18) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Jamaica Jhaniele Fowler-Reid GS (1989-07-21)21 July 1989 (aged 26) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
New Zealand Shannon Francois (vc) WA, C, GA (1990-10-12)12 October 1990 (aged 25) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
New Zealand Wendy Frew (c) WD, C, WA (1984-10-15)15 October 1984 (aged 31) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
New Zealand Jamie Hume GA, GS (1996-03-22)22 March 1996 (aged 20) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
New Zealand Brooke Leaver GS, GA (1993-12-17)17 December 1993 (aged 22) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
New Zealand Stacey Peeters –
New Zealand Storm Purvis GD, GK (1993-04-20)20 April 1993 (aged 22) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
New Zealand Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit GK, GD (1989-04-03)3 April 1989 (aged 26) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
New Zealand Te Paea Selby-Rickit GS, GA (1992-01-14)14 January 1992 (aged 24) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
New Zealand Jane Watson GK, GD, WD (1990-03-07)7 March 1990 (aged 26) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach

Manager: Sam Stephens
Physiotherapist:
Corina Ngatuere
Brett Woodley
Strength and conditioning:
Mike Jacob
Henry Cheetham
Nutritionist:
Sara Richardson
Mental Skills Coach:
Jason McKenzie
Sports Science/Video Analysis:
Hayden Croft

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

Sources:[1][2][8]

Regular season

Fixtures and results

Round 1
Fri 1 April Northern Mystics 57 - 58 Southern Steel The Trusts Arena  
7:10 PM (NZDT) Maria Tutaia Goals scored 22/30 (73%)
Cathrine Tuivaiti Goals scored 35/40 (88%)		 Report
 Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Goals scored 48/56 (86%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 9/14 (64%)
Brooke Leaver Goals scored 1/1 (100%)

Source:[9]

Round 2
Sun 10 April Southern Steel 58 - 58 Mainland Tactix Stadium Southland  
4:10 PM (NZST) Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Goals scored 50/56 (89%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 8/11 (73%)
Brooke Leaver Goals scored 0/1 (0%)		 Report
 Mwai Kumwenda Goals scored 35/38 (92%)
Bailey Mes Goals scored 22/30 (73%)
Gemma Hazeldine Goals scored 1/2 (50%)

Source:[10]

Round 3
Sun 17 April Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 53 - 63 Southern Steel Energy Events Centre  
4.10 PM (NZST) Joanne Harten Goals scored 20/27 (74%)
Malia Paseka Goals scored 31/45 (69%)
Ellen Halpenny Goals scored 2/2 (100%)		 Report
 Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Goals scored 44/47 (94%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 19/24 (79%)

Source:[11]

Round 4
Sun 24 April Southern Steel 67 - 54 Central Pulse Stadium Southland  
4.10 PM (NZST) Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Goals scored 41/47 (87%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 25/28 (89%)
Brooke Leaver Goals scored 1/3 (33%)		 Report
 Ameliaranne Wells Goals scored 21/25 (84%)
Maia Wilson Goals scored 33/35 (94%)

Source:[12]

Round 5
Sat 30 April Southern Steel 69 - 62 West Coast Fever Stadium Southland  
4:10 PM (NZST) Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Goals scored 59/65 (91%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 10/13 (77%)		 Report
 Caitlin Bassett Goals scored 44/48 (92%)
Natalie Medhurst Goals scored 18/19 (95%)

Source:[13]

Round 6
Sun 8 May Adelaide Thunderbirds 54 - 69 Southern Steel Priceline Stadium  
1:48 PM (ACST) Carla Borrego Goals scored 40/50 (80%)
Erin Bell Goals scored 7/10 (70%)
Stephanie Puopolo Goals scored 7/9 (78%)		 Report
 Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Goals scored 60/70 (86%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 6/6 (100%)
Brooke Leaver Goals scored 3/9 (33%)

Source:[14]

Round 7

Southern Steel received a bye.

Round 8
Mon 23 May Central Pulse 63 - 67 Southern Steel TSB Bank Arena  
7:40 PM (NZST) Ameliaranne Wells Goals scored 26/28 (93%)
Maia Wilson Goals scored 37/40 (93%)		 Report
 Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Goals scored 54/56 (96%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 13/21 (62%)

Sources:[15][16]

Round 9
Sun 29 May Southern Steel 66 - 60 Northern Mystics Edgar Centre  
4:10 PM (NZST) Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Goals scored 56/69 (81%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 10/16 (63%)		 Report
 Maria Tutaia Goals scored 13/21 (62%)
Cathrine Tuivaiti Goals scored 47/49 (96%)

Sources:[17][18]

Round 10
Sun 5 June Mainland Tactix 51 - 81 Southern Steel Horncastle Arena  
4:10 PM (NZST) Mwai Kumwenda Goals scored 24/26 (92%)
Bailey Mes Goals scored 24/29 (83%)
Gemma Hazeldine Goals scored 3/4 (75%)		 Report
 Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Goals scored 64/66 (97%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 13/18 (72%)
Brooke Leaver Goals scored 4/6 (67%)

Source:[19]

Round 11
Sat 11 June Southern Steel 66 - 51 Queensland Firebirds Edgar Centre  
4:10 PM (NZST) Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Goals scored 51/57 (89%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 15/17 (88%)
Brooke Leaver Goals scored 0/1 (0%)		 Report
 Romelda Aiken Goals scored 27/32 (84%)
Gretel Tippett Goals scored 16/19 (84%)
Beryl Friday Goals scored 8/9 (89%)

Source:[20]

Round 12
Sun 19 June Southern Steel 64 - 54 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Stadium Southland  
4:10 PM (NZST) Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Goals scored 55/61 (90%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 9/15 (60%)		 Report
Stats		 Joanne Harten Goals scored 37/45 (82%)
Ellen Halpenny Goals scored 1/6 (17%)
Paula Griffin Goals scored 16/21 (76%)
Round 13
Sat 25 June Southern Steel 65 - 56 Melbourne Vixens Stadium Southland  
4:10 PM (NZST) Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Goals scored 49/54 (91%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 16/19 (84%)		 Report
 Alice Teague-Neeld Goals scored 23/27 (85%)
Karyn Bailey Goals scored 13/15 (87%)
Kimberley Commane Goals scored 4/5 (80%)
Emma Ryde Goals scored 16/23 (70%)

Sources:[21][22]

Round 14
Sat 2 July New South Wales Swifts 59 - 59 Southern Steel Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre  
5:18 PM (AEST) Susan Pettitt Goals scored 30/32 (94%)
Caitlin Thwaites Goals scored 29/31 (94%)		 Report
 Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Goals scored 50/52 (96%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 9/12 (75%)

Source:[1][2][5]

Final standings

2016 Australian Conference
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD G% Pts
1 Queensland Firebirds 131120796656140121.3%22
2 New South Wales Swifts 131021828670158123.6%21
3 Melbourne Vixens 1385073167952107.7%16
4 West Coast Fever 1376075670749106.9%14
5 Adelaide Thunderbirds 132110660775-11585.2%4
2016 New Zealand Conference
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD G% Pts
1 Southern Steel 131102852732120116.4%24
2 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 13670665755-9088.1%12
3 Northern Mystics 13391674743-6990.7%7
5 Mainland Tactix 132101708825-11785.8%5
4 Central Pulse 132101676804-12884.1%5

  Qualified for Conference finals
  Qualified for Elimination finals

  • Pld = Games played
  • W = Win (2 points)
  • D = Draw (1 points)
  • L = Loss (0 points)
  • GF = Goals For
  • GA = Goals Against
  • GD = Goals Difference (= GF−GA)
  • G% = Goal percentage (= 100 × GF/GA)
  • Pts = Points

Source:[23]

Finals series

New Zealand Conference Final

17 July 2016
4.15 pm (NZST)
Stats		 Southern Steel57–59Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic    Stadium Southland
Scoring by quarter: 13 -19, 14 -16, 15-12, 15-12
Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Goals scored 47/53 (89%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 10/11 (91%)		 Joanne Harten Goals scored 46/52 (88%)
Ellen Halpenny Goals scored 13/17 (76%)

Sources:[6][24][25]

Semi-finals

24 July 2016
12.18 pm (AEST)
Stats		 Queensland Firebirds67–64Southern Steel    Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Scoring by quarter: 19 - 16, 13 - 19, 15 - 14, 20 -15
Romelda Aiken Goals scored 57/68 (84%)
Gretel Tippett Goals scored 10/13 (77%)		 Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Goals scored 51/52 (98%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 13/20 (65%)

Sources:[7][26][27]

Award winners

ANZ Championship awards

Award Winner
ANZ Championship MVP (New Zealand Conference)Jhaniele Fowler-Reid[28]

New Zealand Netball Awards

Award Winner
New Zealand ANZ Championship Player of the Year[2][29]Gina Crampton

National Netball League

With a team captained by Hayley Crofts, Steel's reserve team, Netball South won the inaugural National Netball League title after defeating Central Zone 51–46 in the grand final at The Trusts Arena.[2][30][31][32] At the 2016 New Zealand Netball Awards, Netball South winning the inaugural title was named Moment of the Year and head coach, Lauren Piebenga, was named National Coach of the Year.[2][29]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Southern Steel 2016 Netball Team". www.southernsteel.co.nz. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "2016 Netball South Annual Report" (PDF). www.silverferns.co.nz. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "2016 ANZ Netball Championship, club-by-club guide". www.smh.com.au. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Steel seal top spot in trans-Tasman league with victory over Melbourne Vixens". stuff.co.nz. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  5. 1 2 "ANZ Championship netball finals guide: NSW Swifts v Melbourne Vixens in elimination final, Firebirds, Steel finish top". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Fast finishing Southern Steel fall short as Magic claim New Zealand trans-Tasman netball conference". stuff.co.nz. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  7. 1 2 "Queensland Firebirds beat Southern Steel to reach trans-Tasman netball final". www.abc.net.au. 24 July 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  8. 1 2 "ANZ championship 2016 guide: Teams, tips, draw, TV, netball guns, player movement". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  9. ↑ "ANZ Championship netball 2016: What we learned from round one of the league". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. 6 April 2016. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  10. ↑ "ANZ Championship netball 2016: What we learned from round two of the league". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. 13 April 2016. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  11. ↑ "ANZ Championship netball Rd 3: Swifts, Firebirds star, Jamaican shoots to success and new sister act". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. 25 April 2016. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  12. ↑ "ANZ Championship netball round 4: NSW Swifts unbeaten as Caitlin Bassett, Firebirds create history". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. 26 April 2016. Archived from the original on 8 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  13. ↑ "ANZ Championship netball Rd 5: Firebirds extend record with Swifts win, Vixens back, shooter flies high". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. 4 May 2016. Archived from the original on 12 July 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  14. ↑ "ANZ Championship netball rd 6: Swifts record win, Firebirds stay unbeaten, rare NZ win on Aussie soil". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  15. ↑ "ANZ Championship 2016: Firebirds on top after Round eight". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. 24 May 2016. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  16. ↑ "ANZ Championship 2016: Firebirds on top after Round eight". www.perthnow.com.au. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  17. ↑ "Pain just keeps piling up for battling Adelaide Thunderbirds". www.adelaidenow.com.au. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  18. ↑ "Pain just keeps piling up for battling Adelaide Thunderbirds". www.perthnow.com.au. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  19. ↑ "ANZ Championship 2016: Milestones galore as Queensland Firebirds find winning form". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. 14 June 2016. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  20. ↑ "ANZ Championship 2016: West Coast Fever pull off upset win against NSW Swifts". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. 14 June 2016. Archived from the original on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  21. ↑ "Caretaker coach Kristy Keppich-Birrell wants full-time job at Thunderbirds' helm". www.adelaidenow.com.au. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  22. ↑ "Caretaker coach Kristy Keppich-Birrell wants full-time job at Thunderbirds' helm". www.foxsports.com.au. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  23. ↑ "ANZ Championship 2016 – Standings". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  24. ↑ "Netball: Halpenny keeps cool as Magic upsets Steel". www.odt.co.nz. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  25. ↑ "Magic crowned NZ Conference Champions". www.netballnz.co.nz. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  26. ↑ "Queensland Firebirds reach fourth straight netball grand final". www.theguardian.com. 24 July 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  27. ↑ "Brave Southern Steel edged out by Queensland Firebirds in trans-Tasman netball league semifinal". stuff.co.nz. 24 July 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  28. ↑ "Robinson, Fowler-Reid named winners of Conference MVP awards". www.scoop.co.nz. 14 July 2016. Archived from the original on 15 July 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  29. 1 2 "New Zealand Netball Awards – Winners". nznetballawards.co.nz. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  30. ↑ "Netball South claim thrilling national development league final". stuff.co.nz. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  31. ↑ "Central dip out to South in national netball league final". stuff.co.nz. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  32. ↑ "Central dip out to South". Manawatū Standard. www.pressreader.com. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.