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2016 Southern Steel season

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]

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

Players edit

Player movements edit

Gains and losses
  Gains   Losses

Sources:[8]

2016 roster edit

2016 Southern Steel roster
Players Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
  Gina Crampton WA, C (1991-12-07)7 December 1991 (aged 24) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
  Abby Erwood GA, C, WA (1997-04-18)18 April 1997 (aged 18) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
  Jhaniele Fowler-Reid GS (1989-07-21)21 July 1989 (aged 26) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
  Shannon Francois (vc) WA, C, GA (1990-10-12)12 October 1990 (aged 25) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
  Wendy Frew (c) WD, C, WA (1984-10-15)15 October 1984 (aged 31) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
  Jamie Hume GA, GS (1996-03-22)22 March 1996 (aged 20) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
  Brooke Leaver GS, GA (1993-12-17)17 December 1993 (aged 22) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
  Stacey Peeters –
  Storm Purvis GD, GK (1993-04-20)20 April 1993 (aged 22) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
  Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit GK, GD (1989-04-03)3 April 1989 (aged 26) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
  Te Paea Selby-Rickit GS, GA (1992-01-14)14 January 1992 (aged 24) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
  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
  •   – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Sources:[1][2][8]

Regular season edit

Fixtures and results edit

Round 1
Fri 1 April Northern Mystics 57 - 58 Southern Steel The Trusts Arena  
7:10 PM (NZDT) Maria Tutaia   22/30 (73%)
Cathrine Tuivaiti   35/40 (88%) 		Report
 Jhaniele Fowler-Reid   48/56 (86%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit   9/14 (64%)
Brooke Leaver   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   50/56 (89%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit   8/11 (73%)
Brooke Leaver   0/1 (0%) 		Report
 Mwai Kumwenda   35/38 (92%)
Bailey Mes   22/30 (73%)
Gemma Hazeldine   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   20/27 (74%)
Malia Paseka   31/45 (69%)
Ellen Halpenny   2/2 (100%) 		Report
 Jhaniele Fowler-Reid   44/47 (94%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit   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   41/47 (87%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit   25/28 (89%)
Brooke Leaver   1/3 (33%) 		Report
 Ameliaranne Wells   21/25 (84%)
Maia Wilson   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   59/65 (91%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit   10/13 (77%) 		Report
 Caitlin Bassett   44/48 (92%)
Natalie Medhurst   18/19 (95%)

Source:[13]

Round 6
Sun 8 May Adelaide Thunderbirds 54 - 69 Southern Steel Priceline Stadium  
1:48 PM (ACST) Carla Borrego   40/50 (80%)
Erin Bell   7/10 (70%)
Stephanie Puopolo   7/9 (78%) 		Report
 Jhaniele Fowler-Reid   60/70 (86%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit   6/6 (100%)
Brooke Leaver   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   26/28 (93%)
Maia Wilson   37/40 (93%) 		Report
 Jhaniele Fowler-Reid   54/56 (96%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit   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   56/69 (81%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit   10/16 (63%) 		Report
 Maria Tutaia   13/21 (62%)
Cathrine Tuivaiti   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   24/26 (92%)
Bailey Mes   24/29 (83%)
Gemma Hazeldine   3/4 (75%) 		Report
 Jhaniele Fowler-Reid   64/66 (97%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit   13/18 (72%)
Brooke Leaver   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   51/57 (89%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit   15/17 (88%)
Brooke Leaver   0/1 (0%) 		Report
 Romelda Aiken   27/32 (84%)
Gretel Tippett   16/19 (84%)
Beryl Friday   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   55/61 (90%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit   9/15 (60%) 		Report
Stats 		Joanne Harten   37/45 (82%)
Ellen Halpenny   1/6 (17%)
Paula Griffin   16/21 (76%)
Round 13
Sat 25 June Southern Steel 65 - 56 Melbourne Vixens Stadium Southland  
4:10 PM (NZST) Jhaniele Fowler-Reid   49/54 (91%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit   16/19 (84%) 		Report
 Alice Teague-Neeld   23/27 (85%)
Karyn Bailey   13/15 (87%)
Kimberley Commane   4/5 (80%)
Emma Ryde   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   30/32 (94%)
Caitlin Thwaites   29/31 (94%) 		Report
 Jhaniele Fowler-Reid   50/52 (96%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit   9/12 (75%)

Source:[1][2][5]

Final standings edit

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 edit

New Zealand Conference Final edit

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   47/53 (89%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit   10/11 (91%) 		Joanne Harten   46/52 (88%)
Ellen Halpenny   13/17 (76%)

Sources:[6][24][25]

Semi-finals edit

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   57/68 (84%)
Gretel Tippett   10/13 (77%) 		Jhaniele Fowler-Reid   51/52 (98%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit   13/20 (65%)

Sources:[7][26][27]

Award winners edit

ANZ Championship awards edit

Award Winner
ANZ Championship MVP (New Zealand Conference) Jhaniele Fowler-Reid[28]

New Zealand Netball Awards edit

Award Winner
New Zealand ANZ Championship Player of the Year[2][29] Gina Crampton

National Netball League edit

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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