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Karin Burger

Karin Burger (born 12 April 1993) is a New Zealand netball international. She was a member of the New Zealand teams that won the 2019 Netball World Cup and the 2021 Constellation Cup. Burger has also played for both Central Pulse and Mainland Tactix in the ANZ Premiership. She was a member of the Pulse teams that won 2019 and 2020 ANZ Premiership titles. While playing for Tactix, she was named 2021 ANZ Premiership Player of the Year.

Karin Burger
Personal information
Full name Karin Burger
Born (1993-04-12) 12 April 1993 (age 31)[1][2]
Cape Town, South Africa[3]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1][2]
Netball career
Playing position(s): GK, GD, WD
Years Club team(s) Apps
2011–2016 Naenae Collegians United
2016–2017 Central Manawa
2017–2020 Central Pulse 56
2020– Mainland Tactix
Years National team(s) Caps
2018– New Zealand 46
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Netball World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2019 Liverpool Team
Fast5 World Series
Gold medal – first place 2018 Melbourne Team

Early life and family edit

Burger was born and raised in South Africa.[4] Her family home is in Vredendal, Western Cape. She is daughter of Alma and Gerrit Burger. She has a sister, Almarie, and a brother Gerrit Junior.[5][6][7] Burger started playing netball aged 6. In her youth, she greatly admired Irene van Dyk and Leana de Bruin. At aged 18, she made the decision to move to Wellington, New Zealand to pursue a netball career.[8][9][10][11]

Playing career edit

Naenae Collegians United edit

Burger began her New Zealand netball career with Naenae Collegians United in Lower Hutt. She played for NNCU in Hutt Valley club netball competitions. While playing for Central Pulse, Burger continued to coach and mentor at NNCU.[10][12][13][14][15][16][17]

Central Zone edit

In 2016 and 2017, Burger played for Central Zone in the Beko Netball League. Her team mates included Tiana Metuarau and Kimiora Poi.[18][19] In 2016 she was a member of the Central Zone team that finished the season as runners up to Netball South.[18][20][21][22] She was subsequently named the 2016 Beko Netball League Player of the Year.[8][23][24] In 2017 she was a member of the Central Zone team that won the title. In the grand final they defeated Hellers Netball Mainland 43–41 and Burger was named player of the match.[19][25]

Central Pulse edit

Between 2017 and 2020, Burger played for Central Pulse in the ANZ Premiership.[26][27][28][29] After impressing in the Beko Netball League, Burger was invited by Yvette McCausland-Durie to join the Pulse squad for 2017. However, her court time was limited in her first season with Katrina Grant being the first chose goal defender. She switched to wing defence for 2018 and went on to establish herself as a regular member of the team.[8][9] She was subsequently a member of the Pulse teams that won 2019 and 2020 titles. Along the way, between 2018 and 2019, Burger played in three successive grand finals for Pulse.[16][30][31][32]

Mainland Tactix edit

In September 2020, Burger switched from Central Pulse to Mainland Tactix.[7][33][34][35] The move to Tactix gave her the opportunity to play at goal defence and to partner with her New Zealand team mate, Jane Watson.[36] She subsequently enjoyed a stand out season and was named the 2021 ANZ Premiership Player of the Year.[5][6][24][37] On 7 May 2023, she made her 100th senior league appearance in a Round 10 match against Northern Stars.[38]

New Zealand edit

Burger made her senior debut for New Zealand on 15 September 2018 against England during the September 2018 Netball Quad Series. It was a debut that was memorable for the wrong reasons, as she was sent off the court.[2][4][9][39] She was a prominent member of the New Zealand team that won the 2019 Netball World Cup.[40][41] She was also a member of the New Zealand team that won the 2021 Constellation Cup.[42] Burger had to pull out of trials for the 2022 Commonwealth Games due to a navicular fracture in her foot.[43]

Tournaments Place
2018 Netball Quad Series (September)[39][44] 3rd
2018 Fast5 Netball World Series[45]  
2019 Netball Quad Series[46] 3rd
2019 Netball World Cup[4][40][41][47][48]  
2019 Constellation Cup[49][50]  
2020 Netball Nations Cup[51][52]  
2020 Taini Jamison Trophy Series[53]  
2021 Constellation Cup[42][54][55][56]  
2021 Taini Jamison Trophy Series[57][58] 2nd
2022 Netball Quad Series[59] 3rd
2023 Netball Quad Series[60][61]  
2023 Netball World Cup[62][63] 4th
2023 Taini Jamison Trophy Series[64][65][66] 1st
2023 Constellation Cup[67] 2nd
2024 Netball Nations Cup[68] 3rd

Statistics edit

Grand finals edit

Grand finals Team Place Opponent
1 2018[30][69] Central Pulse Runners up Southern Steel
2 2019[31][70] Central Pulse Winners Northern Stars
3 2020[32][71][72][73] Central Pulse Winners Mainland Tactix
4 2021[74] Mainland Tactix Runners up Northern Mystics

ANZ Premiership edit

Season Team G/A GA RB CPR FD IC DF PN TO MP
2017 Pulse 0/0 ? 4 ? ? 5 7 27 3 10
2018 Pulse 0/0 ? 1 ? ? 28 37 172 25 16
2019 Pulse 0/0 ? 2 ? ? 41 79 149 27 16
2020 Pulse 0/0 ? 0 ? ? 22 37 123 21 14
2021 Tactix 0/0 ? 27 142 ? 48 69 189 29 17
2022 Tactix 0/0
Career

Sources:[1][75]

Honours edit

New Zealand
Central Pulse
Mainland Tactix
Central Zone
Individual Awards
Year Award
2016[8][23][24] Beko Netball League Player of the Year
2021[24][37][76] ANZ Premiership Player of the Year
2021[24] Fan Favourite

References edit

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