The 2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club was the second edition of Netball New Zealand's invitational tournament. With a team coached by Yvette McCausland-Durie, captained by Katrina Grant and featuring Karin Burger, Aliyah Dunn, Ameliaranne Ekenasio, Sulu Fitzpatrick and Claire Kersten, Central Pulse finished the tournament as winners after defeating Mainland Tactix 61–56 in the final.[1][2][3][4][5] All the matches were hosted at the Trafalgar Centre in Nelson between 19 August and 24 August 2018. All the matches were broadcast live on Sky Sport (New Zealand). The tournament also featured two-points for long shots as previously used in Fast5 netball.[6][7][8][9]
| 2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club | |
|---|---|
| League | Netball New Zealand Super Club |
| Sport | Netball |
| Duration | 19 August–24 August 2018 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| TV partner(s) | Sky Sport (New Zealand) |
| Winners | Central Pulse |
| Runners-up | Mainland Tactix |
Teams
editThe tournament featured eight teams. These included the top three from the 2018 ANZ Premiership season – Southern Steel, Central Pulse and Mainland Tactix.[6][7][8][9][10][11]
- Notes
^1 Marama Vou were a Pacific Islander representative team organised by Netball Fiji and featuring players from Fiji, Samoa and New Zealand. Vicki Wilson was the team's head coach. Frances Solia served as team mentor.[7][16][17]
^2 The New South Wales Institute of Sport team was effectively a combined Netball New South Wales Waratahs and Canberra Giants team.[18]
Group A
editMatches
edit- Day 1
| 19 August 2018 | Mainland Tactix | 86–51 | Sneakers | ||
| 6.40pm | Kate Beveridge  36/45 (80%)Jess Prosser 23/36 (64%)Brooke Leaver 9/18 (50%)Hannah Glen 8/10 (80%)
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Stats | Pei Ying Wong 17/31 (55%) Amorangi Malesala 13/20 (65%)Xin Yi Liu 0/4 (0%)
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| 19 August 2018 | Southern Steel | 61–65 | Gauteng Jaguars | ||
| 8.30pm | Jennifer O'Connell 28/36 (78%) Georgia Heffernan 12/26 (46%)Olivia Bates 8/18 (44%)
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Report Stats |
Ine-Marí Venter 40/48 (83%) Chantelle Swart 16/26 (62%)
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- Day 2
| 20 August 2018 | Mainland Tactix | 64–36 | Gauteng Jaguars | ||
| 4.50pm | Ellie Bird 28/37 (76%) Jess Prosser 14/19 (74%)Brooke Leaver 12/21 (57%)Hannah Glen 4/6 (67%)
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Stats | Ine-Marí Venter 21/36 (58%) Chantelle Swart 6/9 (67%)Danielle Van Zyl 3/5 (60%)Chante Louw 2/3 (67%)
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| 20 August 2018 | Southern Steel | 80–52 | Sneakers | ||
| 6.40pm | Jennifer O'Connell 40/51 (78%) Georgia Heffernan 24/38 (63%)Olivia Bates 5/11 (45%)Jess Allan 2/4 (50%)
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Report Stats |
Xin Yi Liu 13/22 (59%) Pei Ying Wong 12/27 (44%)Amorangi Malesala 8/15 (53%)
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- Day 3
| 21 August 2018 | Gauteng Jaguars | 72–47 | Sneakers | ||
| 3.00pm | Ine-Marí Venter 38/42 (90%) Chante Louw 11/15 (73%)Danielle Van Zyl 10/28 (36%)
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Stats | Amorangi Malesala 18/29 (62%) Xin Yi Liu 6/12 (50%)Pei Ying Wong 5/13 (38%)
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| 21 August 2018 | Southern Steel | 66–51 | Mainland Tactix | ||
| 8.30pm | Jennifer O'Connell 44/51 (86%) Olivia Bates 9/13 (69%)Georgia Heffernan 7/13 (54%)
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Report Stats |
Ellie Bird 20/27 (74%) Brooke Leaver 11/21 (52%)Kate Beveridge 10/13 (77%)Jess Prosser 2/3 (67%)
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Source:[25]
Final ladder
edit| Group A | ||||||||||
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | % | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Southern Steel |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 207 | 168 | 123.2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Mainland Tactix |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 201 | 153 | 131.4 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 |  Gauteng Jaguars |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 173 | 172 | 100.6 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 |  Sneakers |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 150 | 238 | 63.0 | 0 | 0 |
Qualified for Semi-finals
5th/8th place classification
Source:[6]
Group B
editMatches
edit- Day 1
| 19 August 2018 | NSWIS | 71–51 | Marama Vou | ||
| 3.00pm | Georgia Marshall 27/35 (77%) Kelly Singleton 15/24 (63%)Ang Frketic 10/15 (67%)Matisse Letherbarrow 3/4 (75%)
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Stats | Laisani Waqa 20/30 (67%) Alyssa-Jean Savelio 15/24 (63%)Kayla Kiss 5/7 (71%)
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| 19 August 2018 | Central Pulse | 66–33 | UWS Sirens | ||
| 4.50pm | Aliyah Dunn 29/44 (66%) Saviour Tui 14/36 (39%)Mila Reuelu-Buchanan 0/1 (0%)
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Stats | Bethan Goodwin 17/27 (63%) Emma Barrie 4/4 (100%)Laura Towell 4/6 (67%)Monica Falkner 4/8 (50%)
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- Day 2
| 20 August 2018 | UWS Sirens | 57–60 | Marama Vou | ||
| 3.00pm | Bethan Goodwin 20/24 (83%) Monica Falkner 19/33 (58%)Laura Towell 4/6 (67%)
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Report Stats |
Laisani Waqa 13/18 (72%) Alyssa-Jean Savelio 23/40 (58%)Kayla Kiss 4/7 (57%)
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| 20 August 2018 | Central Pulse | 49–50 | NSWIS | ||
| 8.30pm | Aliyah Dunn 21/26 (81%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio 11/32 (34%)Saviour Tui 3/5 (60%)
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Stats | Georgia Marshall 24/33 (73%) Kelly Singleton 9/14 (64%)Matisse Letherbarrow 7/10 (70%)
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- Day 3
| 21 August 2018 | NSWIS | 57–49 | UWS Sirens | ||
| 4.50pm | Georgia Marshall 29/36 (81%) Kelly Singleton 9/13 (69%)Ang Frketic 6/8 (75%)Matisse Letherbarrow 4/5 (80%)
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Stats | Monica Falkner 21/35 (60%) Bethan Goodwin 14/21 (67%)Laura Towell 3/5 (60%)
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| 21 August 2018 | Central Pulse | 81–35 | Marama Vou | ||
| 6.40pm | Aliyah Dunn 20/29 (69%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio 26/39 (67%)Saviour Tui 10/15 (67%)Tiana Metuarau 6/10 (60%)
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Report Stats |
Laisani Waqa 13/20 (65%) Alyssa-Jean Savelio 11/22 (50%)Kayla Kiss 0/3 (0%)
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Source:[25]
Final ladder
edit| Group B | ||||||||||
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | % | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Pulse |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 196 | 118 | 166.1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 |  NSWIS |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 149 | 119.5 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 |  Marama Vou |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 146 | 209 | 69.9 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  UWS Sirens |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 139 | 183 | 76.0 | 0 | 0 |
Qualified for Semi-finals
5th/8th place classification
Source:[6]
5th/8th place classification
editSemi-finals
edit| 23 August 2018 | Marama Vou | 84–66 | Sneakers | ||
| 3.00pm | Laisani Waqa 42/49 (86%) Alyssa-Jean Savelio 22/33 (67%)Kayla Kiss 2/4 (50%)
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Report Stats |
Pei Ying Wong 22/36 (61%) Xin Yi Liu 14/23 (61%)Amorangi Malesala 7/16 (44%)
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| 23 August 2018 | UWS Sirens | 46–39 | Gauteng Jaguars | ||
| 4.50pm | Monica Falkner 22/31 (71%) Bethan Goodwin 9/15 (60%)Emma Barrie 5/5 (100%)Laura Towell 1/3 (33%)
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Stats | Ine-Marí Venter 31/36 (86%) Chantelle Swart 4/7 (57%)Danielle Van Zyl 1/8 (13%)
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7th/8th place match
edit| 24 August 2018 | Sneakers | 60–57 | Gauteng Jaguars | ||
| 3.00pm | Amorangi Malesala 27/42 (64%) Pei Ying Wong 11/25 (44%)
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Stats | Chante Louw 25/31 (81%) Ine-Marí Venter 18/29 (62%)Chantelle Swart 6/15 (40%)Danielle Van Zyl 3/5 (60%)
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5th/6th place match
edit| 24 August 2018 | UWS Sirens | 66–57 | Marama Vou | ||
| 4.50pm | Bethan Goodwin 34/45 (76%) Monica Falkner 23/31 (74%)
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Stats | Laisani Waqa 26/33 (79%) Alyssa-Jean Savelio 16/24 (67%)Kayla Kiss 1/2 (50%)
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1st/4th Play offs
editSemi-finals
edit| 23 August 2018 | Mainland Tactix | 64–62 | NSWIS | ||
| 6.40pm | Ellie Bird 30/40 (75%) Kate Beveridge 16/22 (73%)Brooke Leaver 3/4 (75%)
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Stats | Georgia Marshall 27/34 (79%) Kelly Singleton 22/28 (79%)
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| 23 August 2018 | Central Pulse | 64–55 | Southern Steel | ||
| 8.30pm | Aliyah Dunn 34/39 (87%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio 18/26 (69%)Tiana Metuarau 3/6 (50%)
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Stats | Jennifer O'Connell 28/35 (80%) Georgia Heffernan 13/26 (50%) Olivia Bates 4/8 (50%)
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Sources:[26]
Third place play-off
edit| 24 August 2018 6.40pm |
Report Stats |
Southern Steel | 54–45 | NSWIS | Sky Sport | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 11–7, 26–22, 36–35, 54–45 | |||||||
| Jennifer O'Connell 31/34 (91%) Georgia Heffernan 12/21 (57%) Jess Allan 4/5 (80%)Olivia Bates 2/7 (29%)Shannon Francois 1/1 (100%)
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Matisse Letherbarrow 16/22 (73%) Georgia Marshall 14/19 (74%)Kelly Singleton 8/15 (53%)
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Final
edit| 24 August 2018 8.30pm |
Central Pulse | 61–56 | Mainland Tactix | Sky Sport | |||
| Aliyah Dunn 35/39 (90%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio 16/30 (53%)Tiana Metuarau 2/2 (100%)
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Ellie Bird 30/38 (79%) Kate Beveridge 15/19 (79%)Brooke Leaver 4/8 (50%)
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Final standings
edit| Rank | Team |
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Central Pulse
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Mainland Tactix
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Southern Steel
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| 4th | NSWIS
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| 5th | UWS Sirens
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| 6th | Marama Vou
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| 7th | Sneakers
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| 8th | Gauteng Jaguars
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Source:[1]
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