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]
Players
Player movements
Gains and losses
Gains
Losses
Sources :[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
2017 roster
2017 Southern Steel roster
Players
Coaching staff
Nat.
Name
Position(s)
DoB
Height
Olivia Bates (TRP)
GA, WA
(1991-03-20 ) 20 March 1991 (aged 26)
1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Gina Crampton
WA, C
(1991-12-07 ) 7 December 1991 (aged 25)
1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Aliyah Dunn (TRP)
GS
(1999-10-19 ) 19 October 1999 (aged 17)
1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Abby Erwood
GA, C, WA
(1997-04-18 ) 18 April 1997 (aged 19)
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Jhaniele Fowler-Reid
GS
(1989-07-21 ) 21 July 1989 (aged 27)
1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Shannon Francois (vc)
WA, C, GA
(1990-10-12 ) 12 October 1990 (aged 26)
1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Wendy Frew (c)
WD, C, WA
(1984-10-15 ) 15 October 1984 (aged 32)
1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Dani Gray (TRP)
WD, C
(1995-11-03 ) 3 November 1995 (aged 21)
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Jamie Hume
GA, GS
(1996-03-22 ) 22 March 1996 (aged 21)
1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Jennifer O'Connell
GS
(1997-06-16 ) 16 June 1997 (aged 19)
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit
GK, GD
(1989-04-03 ) 3 April 1989 (aged 27)
1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit
GS, GA
(1992-01-14 ) 14 January 1992 (aged 25)
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Jane Watson
GK, GD, WD
(1990-03-07 ) 7 March 1990 (aged 27)
1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach
Manager : Dayna Kaio
Physiotherapist : Corina Ngatuere
Strength and conditioning : Mike Jacob
Notes
(c) – Captain
(cc) – Co-captain
(vc) – Vice-captain
– 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]
Sources :[ 24] [ 25]
Sources :[ 26]
Source :[ 23]
ANZ Premiership regular season
Fixtures and results
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
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 underwent 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]
Sources :[ 31] [ 32] [ 33]
Round 13
Final standings
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
Sources :[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
Netball New Zealand Super Club
Group stage
Source :[ 34] [ 35]
Source :[ 36] [ 37]
Source :[ 38]
Final ladder
Qualified for Semi-finals 5th/8th place classification
Source :[ 39]
1st/4th Play offs
Semi-finals
Source :[ 40]
Final
Sources :[ 11] [ 12] [ 13] [ 14]
Award winners
New Zealand Netball Awards
Source :[ 42]
References
Premierships (2) Seasons
Home venues Captains Head coaches History
Organising body Teams Seasons
Main articles Premiers Grand finalists
Related competitions See also
Tournaments Winners Host venue Organising body Related competitions