2016 Southern Steel season

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
Southern Steel seasons
← 2015

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 Gains Decrease Losses

Sources:[8]

2016 roster

2016 Southern Steel roster
Players Coaching 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 13 11 2 0 796 656 140 121.3% 22
2 New South Wales Swifts 13 10 2 1 828 670 158 123.6% 21
3 Melbourne Vixens 13 8 5 0 731 679 52 107.7% 16
4 West Coast Fever 13 7 6 0 756 707 49 106.9% 14
5 Adelaide Thunderbirds 13 2 11 0 660 775 -115 85.2% 4
2016 New Zealand Conference
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD G% Pts
1 Southern Steel 13 11 0 2 852 732 120 116.4% 24
2 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 13 6 7 0 665 755 -90 88.1% 12
3 Northern Mystics 13 3 9 1 674 743 -69 90.7% 7
5 Mainland Tactix 13 2 10 1 708 825 -117 85.8% 5
4 Central Pulse 13 2 10 1 676 804 -128 84.1% 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 Steel 57–59 Waikato 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 Firebirds 67–64 Southern 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]

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