2017 Southern Steel season

The 2017 Southern Steel season saw the Southern Steel netball team compete in the 2017 ANZ Premiership and the 2017 Netball New Zealand Super Club.[1][2] With a team coached by Reinga Bloxham, captained by Wendy Frew and featuring Gina Crampton, Jhaniele Fowler-Reid, Shannon Francois, and Jane Watson, Steel finished the 2017 season as inaugural ANZ Premiership winners.[3][4] After finishing the regular season unbeaten and as minor premiers,[3][5][6] Steel defeated Central Pulse 69–53 in the grand final. This saw Steel complete a 16 match unbeaten ANZ Premiership season.[7][8][9][10] Steel remained unbeaten as they went onto win the inaugural Netball New Zealand Super Club tournament, defeating Northern Mystics 79–58 in the final. This saw Steel finish the season with 21 wins and zero defeats.[11][12][13][14]

Southern Steel
2017 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 winners
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours

Players

Player movements
Gains and losses
Increase GainsDecrease Losses

Sources:[1][2][3]

2017 roster
2017 Southern Steel roster
PlayersCoaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
New Zealand Olivia Bates (TRP) GA, WA (1991-03-20)20 March 1991 (aged 26) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
New Zealand Gina Crampton WA, C (1991-12-07)7 December 1991 (aged 25) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
New Zealand Aliyah Dunn (TRP) GS (1999-10-19)19 October 1999 (aged 17) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
New Zealand Abby Erwood GA, C, WA (1997-04-18)18 April 1997 (aged 19) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Jamaica Jhaniele Fowler-Reid GS (1989-07-21)21 July 1989 (aged 27) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
New Zealand Shannon Francois (vc) WA, C, GA (1990-10-12)12 October 1990 (aged 26) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
New Zealand Wendy Frew (c) WD, C, WA (1984-10-15)15 October 1984 (aged 32) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
New Zealand Dani Gray (TRP) WD, C (1995-11-03)3 November 1995 (aged 21) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
New Zealand Jamie Hume GA, GS (1996-03-22)22 March 1996 (aged 21) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
New Zealand Jennifer O'Connell GS (1997-06-16)16 June 1997 (aged 19) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
New Zealand Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit GK, GD (1989-04-03)3 April 1989 (aged 27) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
New Zealand Te Paea Selby-Rickit GS, GA (1992-01-14)14 January 1992 (aged 25) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
New Zealand Jane Watson GK, GD, WD (1990-03-07)7 March 1990 (aged 27) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 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

Sources:[1][2][3][4][17][18][19]

Pre-season

Ahead of the 2017 season, Steel appointed Reinga Bloxham as their new head coach.[18][20] During the pre-season, Steel played three series of two matches against Noeline Taurua's Sunshine Coast Lightning, Mainland Tactix and their own National Netball League team, Netball South. They also played three matches at the official ANZ Premiership pre-season tournament at Te Wānanga o Raukawa in Ōtaki.[21][22][23]

10 February 2017 Sunshine Coast Lightning 75–44 Southern Steel USC Stadium  
Report
12 February 2017 Sunshine Coast Lightning 56–44 Southern Steel USC Stadium  

Sources:[24][25]

26 February 2017 Southern Steel 77–39 Netball South Oamaru  
Report
4 March 2017 Southern Steel 79-51 Mainland Tactix Edgar Centre  
5 March 2017 Southern Steel 74–48 Mainland Tactix Edgar Centre  

Sources:[26]

10 March 2017 Southern Steel 74–64 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Te Wānanga o Raukawa  
Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Goals scored 38/40 (95%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 20/27 (74%)
Jennifer O'Connell Goals scored 9/12 (75%)
Jamie Hume Goals scored 7/8 (88%)		 Report
Stats		 Lenize Potgieter Goals scored 42/44 (95%)
Monica Falkner Goals scored 19/25 (76%)
Grace Rasmussen Goals scored 3/4 (75%)
11 March 2017 Central Pulse 48–53 Southern Steel Te Wānanga o Raukawa  
Tiana Metuarau Goals scored 26/30 (87%)
Te Amo Amaru-Tibble Goals scored 21/24 (88%)
Mila Reuelu-Buchanan Goals scored 1/2 (50%)		 Report
 Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Goals scored 31/35 (89%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 19/24 (79%)
Jamie Hume Goals scored 3/12 (25%)
12 March 2017 Southern Steel 70–49 Northern Mystics Te Wānanga o Raukawa  
Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Goals scored 39/44 (89%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 20/26 (77%)
Jamie Hume Goals scored 11/11 (100%)		 Report
 Eseta Autagavaia Goals scored 26/33 (79%)
Renee Matoe Goals scored 23/29 (79%)

Source:[23]

19 March 2017 Southern Steel 69–42 Netball South Stadium Southland  
Report

ANZ Premiership regular season

Fixtures and results
Round 1
26 March 2017 Southern Steel 75–57 Northern Stars Claudelands Arena  
2:00 pm Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Goals scored 52/54 (96%)
Jamie Hume Goals scored 3/4 (75%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 20/24 (83%)		 Report
Stats		 Afa Rusivakula Goals scored 8/10 (80%)
Malia Vaka Goals scored 12/13 (92%)
Maia Wilson Goals scored 37/40 (93%)
Round 2
3 April 2017 Northern Mystics 67–74 Southern Steel The Trusts Arena  
7:40 pm Bailey Mes Goals scored 39/43 (91%)
Maria Tutaia Goals scored 28/39 (72%)		 Report
Stats		 Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Goals scored 60–69
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 14/19 (74%)
Round 3
10 April 2017 Southern Steel 72–59 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Stadium Southland  
7:40 pm Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Goals scored 45/50 (90%)
Jamie Hume Goals scored 7/9 (78%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 20/27 (74%)		 Report
Stats		 Monica Falkner Goals scored 19/21 (90%)
Lenize Potgieter Goals scored 38/41 (93%)
Grace Rasmussen Goals scored 2/4 (50%)
Round 4
19 April 2017 Mainland Tactix 41–90 Southern Steel Horncastle Arena  
7:40 pm Kadeen Corbin Goals scored 6/10 (60%)
Brooke Leaver Goals scored 28/32 (88%)
Anna Thompson Goals scored 7/8 (88%)		 Report
Stats		 Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Goals scored 70/75 (93%)
Jamie Hume Goals scored 9/15 (60%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 11/13 (85%)
Round 5
26 April 2017 Northern Stars 51–73 Southern Steel Vodafone Events Centre  
7:40 pm Afa Rusivakula Goals scored 5/6 (83%)
Malia Vaka Goals scored 8/16 (50%)
Maia Wilson Goals scored 38/42 (90%)		 Report
Stats		 Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Goals scored 45/46 (98%)
Jamie Hume Goals scored 8/15 (53%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 20/26 (77%)
Round 6
30 April 2017 Southern Steel 66–46 Northern Mystics Stadium Southland  
4:00 pm Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Goals scored 50/59 (85%)
Jamie Hume Goals scored 3/4 (75%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 13/19 (68%)		 Report
Stats		 Tera-Maria Amani Goals scored 2/4 (50%)
Bailey Mes Goals scored 22/27 (81%)
Maria Tutaia Goals scored 22/33 (67%)
1 May 2017 Southern Steel 63–50 Central Pulse Stadium Southland  
7:40 pm Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Goals scored 49/54 (91%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 14/23 (61%)		 Report
Stats		 Tiana Metuarau Goals scored 24/31 (77%)
Cathrine Tuivaiti Goals scored 26/26 (100%)
Round 7
7 May 2017 Southern Steel 61—55 Mainland Tactix More FM Arena  
2:00 pm Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Goals scored 29/31 (94%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 16/19 (84%)
Jamie Hume Goals scored 16/23 (70%)		 Stats Ellie Bird Goals scored 34/39 (87%)
Brooke Leaver Goals scored 17/25 (68%)
Anna Thompson Goals scored 4/5 (80%)
Round 8
14 May 2017 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 61—65 Southern Steel Energy Events Centre  
2:00 pm Lenise Potgieter Goals scored 46/49 (94%)
Monica Falkner Goals scored 12/16 (75%)
Amorangi Malesala Goals scored 3/3 (100%)		 Report
Stats		 Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Goals scored 49/56 (88%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 16/21 (76%)
Round 9
24 May 2017 Central Pulse 44—80 Southern Steel Te Rauparaha Arena  
7:40 pm Cathrine Tuivaiti Goals scored 26/28 (93%)
Tiana Metuarau Goals scored 11/18 (61%)
Te Amo Amaru-Tibble Goals scored 7/8 (88%)		 Report
Stats		 Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Goals scored 66/70 (94%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 14/21 (67%)
Jamie Hume Goals scored 0/2 (0%)
Round 10
28 May 2017 Southern Steel 82—58 Northern Stars Stadium Southland  
2:00 pm Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Goals scored 56/59 (95%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 25/29 (86%)
Jennifer O'Connell Goals scored 1/3 (33%)		 Report
Stats		 Maia Wilson Goals scored 42/46 (91%)
Malia Vaka Goals scored 13/19 (68%)
Afa Rusivakula Goals scored 3/5 (60%)
Round 11
7 June 2017 Southern Steel 68 – 67 Northern Mystics More FM Arena  
7:40 pm Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Goals scored 53/58 (91%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 15/20 (75%)		 Report
Stats		 Maria Tutaia Goals scored 20/27 (74%)
Bailey Mes Goals scored 47/50 (94%)
Round 12
11 June 2017 Southern Steel 78–59 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic The Trusts Arena  
2:00 pm Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Goals scored 60/66 (91%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 18/23 (78%)		 Report
Stats		 Lenize Potgieter Goals scored 34/38 (89%)
Monica Falkner Goals scored 25/33 (76%)

Steel's perfect season was almost derailed on 12 June when a van with six of their players on board was involved in a road traffic accident in Fendalton, Christchurch. Four of the players were injured. Wendy Frew received over seventy stitches and under went surgery while Te Paea Selby-Rickit suffered a dual fractured rib. Shannon Francois and Jhaniele Fowler-Reid had minor injuries. Just two days later, on 14 June, Steel notched up win number 14 of the season against Mainland Tactix. Sophie Erwood, Olivia Bates, Dani Gray and Aliyah Dunn were seconded from Steel's National Netball League team, Netball South. Despite been 41–38 down after three quarters, Steel launched a comeback in the fourth quarter to win 51–46.[3][27][28][29][30][31]

14 June 2017 Mainland Tactix 46–51 Southern Steel Horncastle Arena  
6:00 pm Ellie Bird Goals scored 35/41 (85%)
Brooke Leaver Goals scored 11/14 (79%)		 Stats Jennifer O'Connell Goals scored 38/45 (84%)
Jamie Hume Goals scored 8/15 (53%)
Olivia Bates Goals scored 4/6 (67%)
Aliyah Dunn Goals scored 1/2 (50%)

Sources:[31][32][33]

Round 13
19 June 2017 Southern Steel 64–51 Central Pulse Stadium Southland  
7:40 pm Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Goals scored 51/53 (96%)
Jamie Hume Goals scored 6/8 (75%)
Olivia Bates Goals scored 4/4 (100%)
Jennifer O'Connell Goals scored 3/6 (50%)		 Report
Stats		 Cathrine Tuivaiti Goals scored 28/29 (97%)
Tiana Metuarau Goals scored 12/15 (80%)
Te Amo Amaru-Tibble Goals scored 11/12 (92%)

Final standings
2017 ANZ Premiership ladder
Pos Team P W L GF GA GD G% BP Pts
1 Southern Steel151501062812250130.79%030
2 Central Pulse159678375627103.57%220
3 Northern Mystics158787885127111.35%319
4 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic157887384825102.95%519
5 Northern Stars15411738868-13085.02%19
6 Mainland Tactix15213676875-19977.26%26

  Qualified for Grand final and the 2017 Netball New Zealand Super Club
  Qualified for Elimination final and the 2017 Netball New Zealand Super Club

Source:[6]

ANZ Premiership Finals Series

Grand final
28 June
7:40 pm
Stats		 Southern Steel69–53Central Pulse    Stadium Southland Sky Sport
Scoring by quarter: 18–10, 35–20, 55–38, 69–53
Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Goals scored 56/60 (93%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 13/19 (68%)		 Tiana Metuarau Goals scored 27/30 (90%)
Cathrine Tuivaiti Goals scored 26/29 (90%)

Sources:[7][8][9][10]

Netball New Zealand Super Club

Group stage
2 July 2017 Southern Steel 81–37 Gauteng Jaguars Trafalgar Centre  
Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Goals scored 58/64 (91%)
Jamie Hume Goals scored 13/18 (72%)
Olivia Bates Goals scored 6/7 (86%)
Jennifer O'Connell Goals scored 4/8 (50%)		 Stats Ine-Marí Venter Goals scored 21/31 (68%)
Renske Stoltz Goals scored 13/18 (72%)
Chante Louw Goals scored 4/5 (80%)
Anique Grobler Goals scored 1/2 (50%)

Source:[34][35]

3 July 2017 Southern Steel 86–55 UTT Trafalgar Centre  
6:40pm Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Goals scored 59/64 (92%)
Jamie Hume Goals scored 9/14 (64%)
Jennifer O'Connell Goals scored 11/15 (73%)
Olivia Bates Goals scored 7/16 (44%)		 Stats Samantha Wallace Goals scored 35/38 (92%)
Kalifa McCollin Goals scored 20/25 (80%)

Source:[36][37]

5 July 2017 Southern Steel 77–61 NSWIS Trafalgar Centre  
Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Goals scored 68/72 (94%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 4/5 (80%)
Jamie Hume Goals scored 3/7 (43%)
Olivia Bates Goals scored 2/2 (100%)		 Report
 Kristina Brice Goals scored 41/47 (87%)
Sophie Garbin Goals scored 15/18 (83%)
Georgia Marshall Goals scored 5/6 (83%)

Source:[38]

Final ladder
Group A
Pos Team P W D L GF GA Pts
1 New Zealand Southern Steel33002441536
2 Australia NSWIS32012091684
3 Trinidad and Tobago UTT30121642231
4 South Africa Gauteng Jaguars30121452181

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

Source:[39]

1st/4th Play offs
Semi-finals
6 July 2017 Southern Steel 70–54 Central Pulse Trafalgar Centre  
6:40pm Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Goals scored 55/59 (93%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 12/15 (80%)
Olivia Bates Goals scored 3/7 (43%)
Jamie Hume Goals scored 0/1 (0%)		 Stats Cathrine Tuivaiti Goals scored 30/30 (100%)
Te Amo Amaru-Tibble Goals scored 24/29 (83%)

Source:[40]

Final
7 July 2017
Stats		 Southern Steel79–58Northern Mystics    Trafalgar Centre Sky Sport
Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 32–34, 53–46, 79–58
Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Goals scored 65/70 (93%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 12/18 (67%)
Olivia Bates Goals scored 2/3 (67%)		 Bailey Mes Goals scored 32/33 (97%)
Maria Tutaia Goals scored 20/27 (74%)
Tera-Maria Amani Goals scored 6/8 (75%)

Sources:[11][12][13][14]

Award winners

New Zealand Netball Awards
Award Winner
ANZ Premiership Player of the Year[41]Jane Watson

Source:[42]

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