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2020 Central Pulse season

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]

Central Pulse
2020 season
Head coachYvette McCausland-Durie
Asst. coachPelesa Semu
CaptainKatrina Rore
Main venueTSB Bank Arena
Season results
Wins–losses15–4
Regular season1st
Finals placingSuper Club 3rd
ANZ Premiership 1st
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Central Pulse seasons

Players edit

Player movements edit

Gains and losses
  Gains   Losses

Source:[1]

2020 roster edit

2020 Central Pulse roster
Players Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
  Karin Burger GD, WD, GK (1993-04-12)12 April 1993 (aged 26) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
  Aliyah Dunn GS (1999-10-19)19 October 1999 (aged 20) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
  Ameliaranne Ekenasio GS, GA (1991-01-11)11 January 1991 (aged 29) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
  Maddy Gordon C, WA, WD (2000-01-16)16 January 2000 (aged 20) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
  Kelly Jury GK, GD (1996-10-22)22 October 1996 (aged 23) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
  Claire Kersten WD, C (1989-07-09)9 July 1989 (aged 30) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
  Tiana Metuarau GA, WA, GS (2001-01-15)15 January 2001 (aged 19) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
  Katrina Rore (c) GK, GD, WD (1987-05-06)6 May 1987 (aged 32) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
  Rene Savai'inaea WD, GD, C (2000-07-15)15 July 2000 (aged 19) 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
  Elle Temu GK, GD (1999-08-03)3 August 1999 (aged 20) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach
  •   Pelesa Semu

Physiotherapist:
Nikki Lynch
Operations Manager:
Jill Clapcott
High Performance Director/Specialist Coach:
Waimarama Taumaunu
Specialist Coaches:
Vicki Wilson
Anna Andrews
Strength and conditioning:
Adam Allen
Athlete Life: Helen Regan
Nutrition: Rebecca Jones
Mental Skills: Natalie Hogg

Notes
  • (c) – Captain
  • (cc) – Co-captain
  • (vc) – Vice-captain
  •   – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Sources:[1][7]

Pre-season edit

2019 Super Club edit

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 edit

Matches
Sun 8 Dec Central Pulse 39–49 Northern Mystics Trafalgar Centre  
6.35pm Aliyah Dunn   26/34 (76%)
Tiana Metuarau   13/21 (62%) 		Report
Stats 		Grace Nweke   37/44 (84%)
Bailey Mes   7/9 (78%)
Saviour Tui   5/7 (71%)
Mon 9 Dec Central Pulse 56–39 Wasps Netball Trafalgar Centre  
8.10pm Aliyah Dunn   27/28 (96%)
Ameliaranne Ekenasio   14/15 (93%)
Tiana Metuarau   15/16 (94%) 		Report
Stats 		Rachel Dunn   34/40 (85%)
Katie Harris   5/8 (63%)
Alexia Baker   0/1 (0%)
Tue 10 Dec Central Pulse 51–28 Southern Steel Trafalgar Centre  
8.10pm Aliyah Dunn   26/30 (87%)
Ameliaranne Ekenasio   20/23 (87%)
Tiana Metuarau   15/16 (94%) 		Report
Stats 		Jennifer O'Connell   17/23 (74%)
Kalifa McCollin   11/13 (85%)
Georgia Heffernan   0/4 (0%)
Final ladder
Group A
Pos Team P W D L GF GA % Pts
1   Northern Mystics 3 2 0 1 142 115 123.48 4
2   Central Pulse 3 2 0 1 146 116 125.86 4
3   Southern Steel 3 2 0 1 123 128 96.09 4
4   Wasps Netball 3 0 0 3 106 158 67.09 0

  Qualified for Semi-finals
  5th/8th place classification

Source:[6]

Semi-finals edit

Thu 12 Dec Collingwood Magpies 54–40 Central Pulse Trafalgar Centre  
6.35pm Shimona Nelson   41/44 (93%)
Natalie Medhurst   10/11 (91%)
Gabrielle Sinclair   2/2 (100%)
Nyah Allen   1/1 (100%) 		Report
Stats 		Aliyah Dunn   28/31 (90%)
Ameliaranne Ekenasio   9/12 (75%)
Tiana Metuarau   3/3 (100%)

Third place play-off edit

Fri 13 Dec
6.35pm 		Report
Stats 		Central Pulse 47–45 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic    Trafalgar Centre Sky Sport
Aliyah Dunn   32/35 (91%)
Ameliaranne Ekenasio   11/13 (85%)
Tiana Metuarau   4/4 (100%) 		Kelsey McPhee   31/40 (78%)
Georgia Marshall   10/11 (91%)
Abigail Latu-Meafou   4/7 (57%)

Queensland Firebirds series edit

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 edit

Central Pulse played matches against Mainland Tactix and Southern Steel in Queenstown.[18]

Otaki tournament edit

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

Sources:[19][20][21]

Regular season edit

Fixtures and results edit

Round 1
Sun 15 Mar Mainland Tactix 41–53 Central Pulse Stadium 2000, Blenheim  
4:10 pm Ellie Bird   26/29 (90%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit   15/22 (68%) 		Report
Stats 		Aliyah Dunn   35/38 (92%)
Ameliaranne Ekenasio   18/22 (82%)
Round 2
Sun 21 Jun Northern Stars 39–63 Central Pulse Auckland Netball Centre  
Maia Wilson   30/36 (83%)
Jamie Hume   7/10 (70%)
Vika Koloto   2/3 (67%) 		Stats Aliyah Dunn   43/45 (96%)
Ameliaranne Ekenasio   20/22 (91%)
Round 3
Mon 29 Jun Central Pulse 42–35 Northern Mystics Auckland Netball Centre  
Ameliaranne Ekenasio   21/24 (88%)
Aliyah Dunn   12/14 (86%)
Tiana Metuarau   9/12 (75%) 		Report
Stats 		Grace Nweke   28/33 (85%)
Saviour Tui   6/7 (86%)
Asher Grapes   1/1 (100%)
Round 4
Sat 4 Jul Central Pulse 47–40 Southern Steel Auckland Netball Centre  
Ameliaranne Ekenasio   25/25 (100%)
Aliyah Dunn   22/22 (100%) 		Report
Stats 		Jennifer O'Connell   27/32 (84%)
Kalifa McCollin   13/14 (93%)
Sun 5 Jul Central Pulse 51–30 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Auckland Netball Centre  
Aliyah Dunn   23/27 (85%)
Ameliaranne Ekenasio   21/24 (88%)
Tiana Metuarau   7/11 (64%) 		Report
Stats 		Kelsey McPhee   19/26 (73%)
Khiarna Williams   8/11 (73%)
Abigail Latu-Meafou   3/3 (100%)
Round 5
Fri 10 Jul Central Pulse 40–37 Southern Steel Auckland Netball Centre  
Aliyah Dunn   23/25 (92%)
Ameliaranne Ekenasio   17/20 (85%) 		Report
Stats 		Jennifer O'Connell   25/34 (74%)
Kalifa McCollin   12/17 (71%)
Round 6
Sat 18 Jul Central Pulse 44–38 Northern Mystics Auckland Netball Centre  
Aliyah Dunn   24/29 (83%)
Ameliaranne Ekenasio   14/19 (74%)
Tiana Metuarau   6/11 (55%) 		Report
Stats 		Grace Nweke   37/39 (95%)
Saviour Tui   1/1 (100%)
Sun 19 Jul Central Pulse 33–32 Mainland Tactix Auckland Netball Centre  
Aliyah Dunn   13/13 (100%)
Ameliaranne Ekenasio   13/16 (81%)
Tiana Metuarau   7/11 (64%) 		Report
Stats 		Ellie Bird   24/28 (86%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit   8/11 (73%)
Round 7
Fri 24 Jul Central Pulse 52–29 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Auckland Netball Centre  
Aliyah Dunn   19/20 (95%)
Ameliaranne Ekenasio   29/30
Tiana Metuarau   2/4 (50%)
Grace McLean   2/2 (100%) 		Report
Stats 		Khiarna Williams   12/17 (71%)
Kelsey McPhee   9/13 (69%)
Abigail Latu-Meafou   6/10 (60%)
Harley Smith   2/2 (100%)
Sat 25 Jul Central Pulse 46–36 Northern Stars Auckland Netball Centre  
Aliyah Dunn   27/30 (90%)
Ameliaranne Ekenasio   19/20 (95%) 		Report
Stats 		Maia Wilson   29/35 (83%)
Jamie Hume   7/13 (54%)
Round 8
Sun 2 Aug Central Pulse 42–44 Northern Mystics Te Rauparaha Arena  
Aliyah Dunn   21/23 (91%)
Ameliaranne Ekenasio   20/28 (71%)
Tiana Metuarau   1/2 (50%) 		Report
Stats 		Grace Nweke   38/44 (86%)
Saviour Tui   4/4 (100%)
Filda Vui   2/2 (100%)
Round 9
Mon 10 Aug Central Pulse 32–39 Mainland Tactix TSB Bank Arena  
Aliyah Dunn   20/24 (83%)
Tiana Metuarau   12/17 (71%) 		Report
Stats 		Ellie Bird   32/38 (84%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit   7/9 (78%)
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 edit

2020 ANZ Premiership ladder
Pos Team P W L D GF GA GD G% BP Pts
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

Sources:[1][8][22]


Finals Series edit

Grand final edit

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   28/30 (93%)
Ameliaranne Ekenasio   15/18 (83%) 		Ellie Bird   19/23 (83%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit   12/13 (92%)

Sources:[9][10][11][12]

Award winners edit

New Zealand Netball Awards edit

Award Winner
ANZ Premiership Coach of the Year Yvette McCausland-Durie

Sources:[23][24]

ANZ Premiership Awards edit

Award Winner
Grand Final MVP[11][25] Maddy Gordon

Team of the season edit

Three Pulse players were included in Stuff's team of the season, selected by Brendon Egan.

Position Player
GA Ameliaranne Ekenasio
C Claire Kersten
WD Karin Burger

Sources:[26]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "2020 Media Guide ANZ Premiership" (PDF). anzpremiership.co.nz. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Your guide to the 2020 ANZ Premiership netball season". stuff.co.nz. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  3. ^ "ANZ Premiership: Franchise by franchise guide for 2020 season". www.skysports.com. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Pulse keen to stamp their mark at Super Club". www.pulse.org.nz. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Temu a shining light for Pulse in Super Club finale". www.pulse.org.nz. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  6. ^ a b c "(2019) Super Club". www.netballnz.co.nz. Archived from the original on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  7. ^ a b c "Netball Central – Annual Report 2020" (PDF). www.netballcentral.co.nz. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  8. ^ a b "(2020) Fixtures & results". www.anzpremiership.co.nz. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Netball: Central Pulse beat Mainland Tactix to claim ANZ Premiership title". www.nzherald.co.nz. 23 August 2020.
  10. ^ a b "ANZ Premiership: Central Pulse retain title with Grand Final victory over Tactix". www.skysports.com. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  11. ^ a b c "Pulse send their coach off in style". www.pulse.org.nz. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  12. ^ a b Brendon Egan (23 August 2020). "ANZ Premiership: Central Pulse overpower Mainland Tactix to defend title". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Silver Ferns goal keep Kelly Jury joins ANZ Premiership champions Central Pulse". stuff.co.nz. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  14. ^ a b "Jury and Savai'inaea join Pulse for 2020". anzpremiership.co.nz. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  15. ^ "Northern Mystics confirm Sulu Fitzpatrick signing for 2020 ANZ Premiership". stuff.co.nz. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  16. ^ "Pulse welcome Firebirds for two pre-season matches in Ōtaki". www.pulse.org.nz. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  17. ^ "Pulse and Firebirds share the spoils". www.pulse.org.nz. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  18. ^ a b "All roads lead to Ōtaki for pre-season tester". www.pulse.org.nz. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  19. ^ "Jury makes welcome return to on-court action for the Pulse". www.pulse.org.nz. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  20. ^ "Pulse only unbeaten team after two days of pre-season action". www.pulse.org.nz. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  21. ^ "Unbeaten Pulse end pre-season tournament in style". www.pulse.org.nz. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  22. ^ "Green light given for 2020 ANZ Premiership Grand Final". anzpremiership.co.nz. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  23. ^ "New Zealand Netball Awards – Winners". nznetballawards.co.nz. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  24. ^ "2020 ANZ Premiership season winners announced". www.anzpremiership.co.nz. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  25. ^ 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.
  26. ^ 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.
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