The 2005 Southern Sting season saw the Southern Sting netball team compete in the 2005 National Bank Cup league season. With a team coached by Robyn Broughton, captained by Lesley Rumball and featuring Tania Dalton, Donna Loffhagen, Wendy Telfer and Adine Wilson, Sting finished the season as grand finalists and runners up to Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic. After winning four matches and losing three during the regular season, Sting qualified for the final series. In the minor semi-final they defeated Auckland Diamonds 52–48 and in the preliminary final they defeated Northern Force 47–44. However, in the grand final they lost 65–39 to Magic.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
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2005 season | |
Head coach | Robyn Broughton |
Asst. coach | Tania Dalton |
Manager | Kate Mackintosh |
Captain | Lesley Rumball |
Main venue | Stadium Southland |
Season results | |
Wins–losses | 6–4 |
Season placing | 2nd |
Players
editPlayer movements
editGains | Losses |
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2005 roster
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- Notes
- ^1 With Adine Wilson, Megan Hutton, Anna Galvan and Lesley Rumball all suffering injuries, Katie Fay, formerly of Otago Rebels and Auckland Diamonds, was called up as a temporary replacement player for the Round 5 match against Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic.
Regular season
editFixtures and results
edit- Round 1
Sun, 10 April | Western Flyers | 38–46 | Southern Sting | New Plymouth | |
11.30am |
- Round 2
Sun, 17 April | Southern Sting | 55–33 | Capital Shakers | Stadium Southland | |
1.00pm |
- Round 3
Sat, 23 April | Otago Rebels | 39–54 | Southern Sting | Edgar Centre | |
7.00pm | Report |
- Round 4
Sun, 1 May | Auckland Diamonds | 44–40 | Southern Sting | Auckland | |
1.00pm |
- Round 5
Sat, 6 May | Southern Sting | 42–56 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | Stadium Southland | |
4.00pm | Report |
- Round 6
Sun, 15 May | Southern Sting | 53–57 | Northern Force | Stadium Southland | |
1.00pm | Report |
- Round 7
Fri, 21 May | Canterbury Flames | 41–50 | Southern Sting | Christchurch | |
7.30pm | Report |
Finals series
editMinor semi-final
editSun, 29 June 1:00pm |
Auckland Diamonds | 48–52 | Southern Sting | Auckland | ONESport | ||
Scoring by quarter: ?–?, 27–24, ?–?, 48–52 |
Source:[1]
Preliminary final
editFri, 3 June 7:30pm |
Northern Force | 44–47 | Southern Sting | North Shore Events Centre | ONESport | ||
Scoring by quarter: 10–9, 20–22, ?–?, 44–47 |
Grand final
editFri, 10 June | Southern Sting | 39–65 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | Stadium Southland[15] Attendance: 4,000 |
ONESport | ||
Scoring by quarter: 9–17, 16–33, 28–46, 39–65 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Netball: Sting step up a gear to keep title hopes alive". www.nzherald.co.nz. 29 May 2005. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Sting time run perfectly for final". www.nzherald.co.nz. 3 June 2005. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Magic stun Sting for NBC crown". www.tvnz.co.nz. 10 June 2005. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Waikato Magic 65-39 Southern Sting". www.photosport.nz. 10 June 2005. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Triple treat for sports fans". www.teawamutu.nz. 14 June 2005. Archived from the original on 8 February 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Netball: Broughton to stay in charge of Sting". www.nzherald.co.nz. 12 June 2005. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Sting History 2005". www.sting.co.nz. Archived from the original on 26 May 2006. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "Netball New Zealand – Events Calendar – The National Bank Cup – 2005 Draw". netballnz.co.nz. 10 June 2005. Archived from the original on 16 July 2005. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Stadium Southland's impressive netball finals history". stuff.co.nz. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Netball: Diamonds plan to unseat Sting". www.nzherald.co.nz. 4 April 2005. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "(Adelaide Thunderbirds) Past Players & Support Staff (1997–2007)". anz-championship.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "Sting History 2004". www.sting.co.nz. Archived from the original on 26 May 2006. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "Netball Force v Sting Semi Final". www.photosport.nz. 3 June 2005. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ "Netball Force v Sting Semi Final". www.photosport.nz. 3 June 2005. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ "Magic lose their home advantage as stadium is rejected". www.nzherald.co.nz. 2 June 2005. Retrieved 14 June 2009.