Central Pulse | |
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2020 season | |
Head coach | Yvette McCausland-Durie |
Asst. coach | Pelesa Semu |
Captain | Katrina Rore |
Main venue | TSB Bank Arena |
Season results | |
Wins–losses | 15–4 |
Regular season | 1st |
Finals placing | Super Club 3rd ANZ Premiership 1st |
The 2020 Central Pulse season saw the Central Pulse netball team compete in the 2020 ANZ Premiership.[1][2][3] As part of their pre-season preparations, Pulse competed in the 2019 Netball New Zealand Super Club, finishing the tournament in third place.[4][5][6] With a team coached by Yvette McCausland-Durie, captained by Katrina Rore and featuring Karin Burger, Aliyah Dunn and Ameliaranne Ekenasio, Pulse finished the regular ANZ Premiership season as minor premiers.[7][8] In the grand final, Pulse defeated Mainland Tactix 43–31, winning their second consecutive premiership.[9][10][11][12]
Players
Player movements
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Source:[1]
2020 roster
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Physiotherapist:
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Pre-season
2019 Super Club
In December 2019, Central Pulse together with the other five ANZ Premiership teams plus Collingwood Magpies from Suncorp Super Netball and Wasps Netball from the Netball Superleague competed in the 2019 Netball New Zealand Super Club. Pulse finished the tournament in third place.[4][5][6]
Group A
- Matches
Sun 8 Dec | Central Pulse | 39–49 | Northern Mystics | Trafalgar Centre | |
6.35pm | Aliyah Dunn ![]() Tiana Metuarau ![]() |
Report Stats |
Grace Nweke ![]() Bailey Mes ![]() Saviour Tui ![]() |
Mon 9 Dec | Central Pulse | 56–39 | Wasps Netball | Trafalgar Centre | |
8.10pm | Aliyah Dunn ![]() Ameliaranne Ekenasio ![]() Tiana Metuarau ![]() |
Report Stats |
Rachel Dunn ![]() Katie Harris ![]() Alexia Baker ![]() |
Tue 10 Dec | Central Pulse | 51–28 | Southern Steel | Trafalgar Centre | |
8.10pm | Aliyah Dunn ![]() Ameliaranne Ekenasio ![]() Tiana Metuarau ![]() |
Report Stats |
Jennifer O'Connell ![]() Kalifa McCollin ![]() Georgia Heffernan ![]() |
- Final ladder
Group A | ||||||||||
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | % | Pts | |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 142 | 115 | 123.48 | 4 | |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 146 | 116 | 125.86 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 123 | 128 | 96.09 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 106 | 158 | 67.09 | 0 |
Qualified for Semi-finals
5th/8th place classification
Source:[6]
Semi-finals
Thu 12 Dec | Collingwood Magpies | 54–40 | Central Pulse | Trafalgar Centre | |
6.35pm | Shimona Nelson ![]() Natalie Medhurst ![]() Gabrielle Sinclair ![]() Nyah Allen ![]() |
Report Stats |
Aliyah Dunn ![]() Ameliaranne Ekenasio ![]() Tiana Metuarau ![]() |
Third place play-off
Fri 13 Dec 6.35pm |
Report Stats |
Central Pulse | 47–45 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | Trafalgar Centre | Sky Sport | |
Aliyah Dunn ![]() Ameliaranne Ekenasio ![]() Tiana Metuarau ![]() |
Kelsey McPhee ![]() Georgia Marshall ![]() Abigail Latu-Meafou ![]() |
Queensland Firebirds series
Central Pulse hosted Queensland Firebirds for a two match series at Te Wānanga o Raukawa in Otaki on 8 and 9 February. Both teams one a match each.[16][17]
8 Feb | Central Pulse | 58–56 | Queensland Firebirds | Te Wānanga o Raukawa | |
9 Feb | Central Pulse | 54–61 | Queensland Firebirds | Te Wānanga o Raukawa | |
Queenstown series
Central Pulse played matches against Mainland Tactix and Southern Steel in Queenstown.[18]
Otaki tournament
Central Pulse hosted the official ANZ Premiership tournament at Te Wānanga o Raukawa in Otaki between 28 February and 1 March. All six ANZ Premiership teams took part.[18]
Fri 28 Feb | Central Pulse | 52–51 | Mainland Tactix | Te Wānanga o Raukawa | |
11:00am |
Fri 28 Feb | Central Pulse | 42–25 | Southern Steel | Te Wānanga o Raukawa | |
6:00 pm |
Sat 29 Feb | Central Pulse | 61–42 | Northern Stars | Te Wānanga o Raukawa | |
11:00pm |
Sat 29 Feb | Central Pulse | 39–36 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | Te Wānanga o Raukawa | |
6:00 pm |
Sun 1 Mar | Central Pulse | 69–55 | Northern Mystics | Te Wānanga o Raukawa | |
1:00 pm |
Regular season
Fixtures and results
- Round 1
Sun 15 Mar | Mainland Tactix | 41–53 | Central Pulse | Stadium 2000, Blenheim | |
4:10 pm | Ellie Bird ![]() Te Paea Selby-Rickit ![]() |
Report Stats |
Aliyah Dunn ![]() Ameliaranne Ekenasio ![]() |
- Round 2
Sun 21 Jun | Northern Stars | 39–63 | Central Pulse | Auckland Netball Centre | |
Maia Wilson ![]() Jamie Hume ![]() Vika Koloto ![]() |
Stats | Aliyah Dunn ![]() Ameliaranne Ekenasio ![]() |
- Round 3
Mon 29 Jun | Central Pulse | 42–35 | Northern Mystics | Auckland Netball Centre | |
Ameliaranne Ekenasio ![]() Aliyah Dunn ![]() Tiana Metuarau ![]() |
Report Stats |
Grace Nweke ![]() Saviour Tui ![]() Asher Grapes ![]() |
- Round 4
Sat 4 Jul | Central Pulse | 47–40 | Southern Steel | Auckland Netball Centre | |
Ameliaranne Ekenasio ![]() Aliyah Dunn ![]() |
Report Stats |
Jennifer O'Connell ![]() Kalifa McCollin ![]() |
Sun 5 Jul | Central Pulse | 51–30 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | Auckland Netball Centre | |
Aliyah Dunn ![]() Ameliaranne Ekenasio ![]() Tiana Metuarau ![]() |
Report Stats |
Kelsey McPhee ![]() Khiarna Williams ![]() Abigail Latu-Meafou ![]() |
- Round 5
Fri 10 Jul | Central Pulse | 40–37 | Southern Steel | Auckland Netball Centre | |
Aliyah Dunn ![]() Ameliaranne Ekenasio ![]() |
Report Stats |
Jennifer O'Connell ![]() Kalifa McCollin ![]() |
- Round 6
Sat 18 Jul | Central Pulse | 44–38 | Northern Mystics | Auckland Netball Centre | |
Aliyah Dunn ![]() Ameliaranne Ekenasio ![]() Tiana Metuarau ![]() |
Report Stats |
Grace Nweke ![]() Saviour Tui ![]() |
Sun 19 Jul | Central Pulse | 33–32 | Mainland Tactix | Auckland Netball Centre | |
Aliyah Dunn ![]() Ameliaranne Ekenasio ![]() Tiana Metuarau ![]() |
Report Stats |
Ellie Bird ![]() Te Paea Selby-Rickit ![]() |
- Round 7
Fri 24 Jul | Central Pulse | 52–29 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | Auckland Netball Centre | |
Aliyah Dunn ![]() Ameliaranne Ekenasio ![]() Tiana Metuarau ![]() Grace McLean ![]() |
Report Stats |
Khiarna Williams ![]() Kelsey McPhee ![]() Abigail Latu-Meafou ![]() Harley Smith ![]() |
Sat 25 Jul | Central Pulse | 46–36 | Northern Stars | Auckland Netball Centre | |
Aliyah Dunn ![]() Ameliaranne Ekenasio ![]() |
Report Stats |
Maia Wilson ![]() Jamie Hume ![]() |
- Round 8
Sun 2 Aug | Central Pulse | 42–44 | Northern Mystics | Te Rauparaha Arena | |
Aliyah Dunn ![]() Ameliaranne Ekenasio ![]() Tiana Metuarau ![]() |
Report Stats |
Grace Nweke ![]() Saviour Tui ![]() Filda Vui ![]() |
- Round 9
Mon 10 Aug | Central Pulse | 32–39 | Mainland Tactix | TSB Bank Arena | |
Aliyah Dunn ![]() Tiana Metuarau ![]() |
Report Stats |
Ellie Bird ![]() Te Paea Selby-Rickit ![]() |
- Round 10
Sun 16 Aug | Central Pulse | drawn | Northern Stars | TSB Bank Arena | |
Mon 17 Aug | Central Pulse | drawn | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | TSB Bank Arena | |
Sources:[7]
Final standings
Pos | Team | P | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | G% | BP | Pts |
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1 | Central Pulse | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 594 | 474 | 120 | 125.3 | 1 | 49 |
2 | Mainland Tactix | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 606 | 566 | 40 | 107.1 | 2 | 42 |
3 | Northern Mystics | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 582 | 475 | 7 | 101.2 | 3 | 35 |
4 | Northern Stars | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 590 | 626 | -36 | 94.2 | 3 | 29 |
5 | Southern Steel | 15 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 578 | 637 | -59 | 90.7 | 3 | 21 |
6 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 520 | 592 | -72 | 87.8 | 3 | 19 |
Qualified for Grand final
Qualified for 3rd/4th place match
Qualified for 5th/6th place match
- Point System
- Win = 4 points
- Draw = 2 points
- Loss of 5 or less goals = 1 point
- Loss of more than 5 goals = 0 points
Finals Series
Grand final
Sun 23 Aug 6.45pm |
Stats |
Central Pulse | 43–31 | Mainland Tactix | Stadium Southland | Sky Sport | |
Scoring by quarter: 12–6, 23–13, 31–24, 43–31 | |||||||
Aliyah Dunn ![]() Ameliaranne Ekenasio ![]() |
Ellie Bird ![]() Te Paea Selby-Rickit ![]() |
Award winners
New Zealand Netball Awards
Award | Winner |
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ANZ Premiership Coach of the Year | Yvette McCausland-Durie |
ANZ Premiership Awards
Award | Winner |
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Grand Final MVP[11][25] | Maddy Gordon |
Team of the season
Three Pulse players were included in Stuff's team of the season, selected by Brendon Egan.
Position | Player |
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GA | Ameliaranne Ekenasio |
C | Claire Kersten |
WD | Karin Burger |
Sources:[26]
References
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- ^ "Your guide to the 2020 ANZ Premiership netball season". stuff.co.nz. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "ANZ Premiership: Franchise by franchise guide for 2020 season". www.skysports.com. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Pulse keen to stamp their mark at Super Club". www.pulse.org.nz. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Temu a shining light for Pulse in Super Club finale". www.pulse.org.nz. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ a b c "(2019) Super Club". www.netballnz.co.nz. Archived from the original on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ a b c "Netball Central – Annual Report 2020" (PDF). www.netballcentral.co.nz. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ a b "(2020) Fixtures & results". www.anzpremiership.co.nz. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Netball: Central Pulse beat Mainland Tactix to claim ANZ Premiership title". www.nzherald.co.nz. 23 August 2020.
- ^ a b "ANZ Premiership: Central Pulse retain title with Grand Final victory over Tactix". www.skysports.com. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ^ a b c "Pulse send their coach off in style". www.pulse.org.nz. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ^ a b Brendon Egan (23 August 2020). "ANZ Premiership: Central Pulse overpower Mainland Tactix to defend title". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Silver Ferns goal keep Kelly Jury joins ANZ Premiership champions Central Pulse". stuff.co.nz. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Jury and Savai'inaea join Pulse for 2020". anzpremiership.co.nz. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Northern Mystics confirm Sulu Fitzpatrick signing for 2020 ANZ Premiership". stuff.co.nz. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Pulse welcome Firebirds for two pre-season matches in Ōtaki". www.pulse.org.nz. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Pulse and Firebirds share the spoils". www.pulse.org.nz. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ a b "All roads lead to Ōtaki for pre-season tester". www.pulse.org.nz. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Jury makes welcome return to on-court action for the Pulse". www.pulse.org.nz. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Pulse only unbeaten team after two days of pre-season action". www.pulse.org.nz. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Unbeaten Pulse end pre-season tournament in style". www.pulse.org.nz. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
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- ^ "New Zealand Netball Awards – Winners". nznetballawards.co.nz. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ "2020 ANZ Premiership season winners announced". www.anzpremiership.co.nz. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ Brendon Egan (25 August 2020). "Central Pulse standout Maddy Gordon the lone new cap in Silver Ferns squad". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ Brendon Egan (16 August 2020). "ANZ Premiership: No place for Silver Ferns star Katrina Rore in Stuff's team of the season". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 28 October 2022.