The 2003 Southern Sting season saw the Southern Sting netball team compete in the 2003 National Bank Cup league season. With a team coached by Robyn Broughton, captained by Lesley Nicol and featuring Tania Dalton, Adine Harper, Donna Loffhagen and Wendy Telfer, Sting won their fifth consecutive league title. In the semi-final, they defeated Otago Rebels 56–43. In the grand final, they defeated Northern Force 51–49. It was the first time in the history of the league that it featured a South Island v North Island final.[1][2][3][4][5]
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| 2003 season | |
| Head coach | Robyn Broughton |
| Manager | Kate Mackintosh |
| Captain | Lesley Nicol |
| Main venue | Stadium Southland |
| Season results | |
| Wins–losses | 9–1 |
| Season placing | 1st |
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Players
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2003 roster
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- Notes
- ^1 Anna Veronese was signed as replacement for Bernice Mene but she found she was pregnant in January 2003.
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Regular season
editFixtures and results
edit- Round 1
| 29 March | Southern Sting | 80–29 | Counties Manukau Cometz | Stadium Southland | |
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- Round 2
| 6 April | Otago Rebels | 50–48 | Southern Sting | Edgar Centre | |
- Round 3
| 11 April | Southern Sting | 67–53 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | Stadium Southland | |
Donna Loffhagen  35/38 (92%)Tania Dalton 32/34 (94%)
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Irene van Dyk 44/48 (92%) ??
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- Round 4
| 13 April | Southern Sting | 53–49 | Northern Force | Stadium Southland | |
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- Round 5
| 17 April | Auckland Diamonds | 44–58 | Southern Sting | Auckland | |
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Donna Loffhagen 29/30 (97%)
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- Round 6
| 25 April | Canterbury Flames | 51–60 | Southern Sting | Christchurch | |
- Round 7
| 27 April | Western Flyers | 42–80 | Southern Sting | New Plymouth | |
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- Round 8
| 4 May | Southern Sting | 77–44 | Capital Shakers | Stadium Southland | |
- Round 9
Southern Sting received a bye.
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Finals series
editSemi-final
edit| 16 May | Southern Sting | 56–43 | Otago Rebels | Stadium Southland Attendance: 4,000 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15–9, 30–20, 41–29, 56–43 | ||||||
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Grand final
edit| 23 May | Southern Sting | 51–49 | Northern Force | Stadium Southland Attendance: 4,100 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 9–14, 25–24, 35–35, 51–49 | ||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Netball: Title within Sting's grasp". www.nzherald.co.nz. 16 May 2003. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Netball: Sting too strong for fading Force". www.nzherald.co.nz. 23 May 2003. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ a b "New Zealand. Netball Final. Southern Sting vs. Northern Force". www.photosport.nz. 23 May 2003. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Sting History 2003". www.sting.co.nz. Archived from the original on 26 May 2006. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Stadium Southland's impressive netball finals history". stuff.co.nz. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "Sting History 2002". www.sting.co.nz. Archived from the original on 26 May 2006. Retrieved 11 May 2023.