2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club

The 2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club was the second edition of Netball New Zealand's invitational tournament. With a team coached by Yvette McCausland-Durie, captained by Katrina Grant and featuring Karin Burger, Aliyah Dunn, Ameliaranne Ekenasio, Sulu Fitzpatrick and Claire Kersten, Central Pulse finished the tournament as winners after defeating Mainland Tactix 61–56 in the final.[1][2][3][4][5] All the matches were hosted at the Trafalgar Centre in Nelson between 19 August and 24 August 2018. All the matches were broadcast live on Sky Sport (New Zealand). The tournament also featured two-points for long shots as previously used in Fast5 netball.[6][7][8][9]

2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club
LeagueNetball New Zealand Super Club
SportNetball
Duration19 August–24 August 2018
Number of teams8
TV partner(s)Sky Sport (New Zealand)
WinnersCentral Pulse
  Runners-upMainland Tactix
Netball New Zealand Super Club seasons

Teams

The tournament featured eight teams. These included the top three from the 2018 ANZ Premiership seasonSouthern Steel, Central Pulse and Mainland Tactix.[6][7][8][9][10][11]

TeamLeague
Central PulseANZ Premiership
Gauteng JaguarsNetball League (South Africa)
Marama Vou(Note 1)
New South Wales Institute of Sport(Note 2)
Mainland TactixANZ Premiership
UWS Sirens[12][13][14][15]Netball Superleague
Southern SteelANZ Premiership
Singapore SneakersNetball Super League (Singapore)
Notes

^1 Marama Vou were a Pacific Islander representative team organised by Netball Fiji and featuring players from Fiji, Samoa and New Zealand. Vicki Wilson was the team's head coach. Frances Solia served as team mentor.[7][16][17]

^2 The New South Wales Institute of Sport team was effectively a combined Netball New South Wales Waratahs and Canberra Giants team.[18]

Group A

Matches

Day 1
19 August 2018Mainland Tactix86–51Sneakers 
6.40pmKate Beveridge  36/45 (80%)
Jess Prosser  23/36 (64%)
Brooke Leaver  9/18 (50%)
Hannah Glen  8/10 (80%)
StatsPei Ying Wong  17/31 (55%)
Amorangi Malesala  13/20 (65%)
Xin Yi Liu  0/4 (0%)
19 August 2018Southern Steel61–65Gauteng Jaguars 
8.30pmJennifer O'Connell  28/36 (78%)
Georgia Heffernan  12/26 (46%)
Olivia Bates  8/18 (44%)
Report
Stats
Ine-Marí Venter  40/48 (83%)
Chantelle Swart  16/26 (62%)

Sources:[19][20][21]

Day 2
20 August 2018Mainland Tactix64–36Gauteng Jaguars 
4.50pmEllie Bird  28/37 (76%)
Jess Prosser  14/19 (74%)
Brooke Leaver  12/21 (57%)
Hannah Glen  4/6 (67%)
StatsIne-Marí Venter  21/36 (58%)
Chantelle Swart  6/9 (67%)
Danielle Van Zyl  3/5 (60%)
Chante Louw  2/3 (67%)
20 August 2018Southern Steel80–52Sneakers 
6.40pmJennifer O'Connell  40/51 (78%)
Georgia Heffernan  24/38 (63%)
Olivia Bates  5/11 (45%)
Jess Allan  2/4 (50%)
Report
Stats
Xin Yi Liu  13/22 (59%)
Pei Ying Wong  12/27 (44%)
Amorangi Malesala  8/15 (53%)

Sources:[22][23][24]

Day 3
21 August 2018Gauteng Jaguars72–47Sneakers 
3.00pmIne-Marí Venter  38/42 (90%)
Chante Louw  11/15 (73%)
Danielle Van Zyl  10/28 (36%)
StatsAmorangi Malesala  18/29 (62%)
Xin Yi Liu  6/12 (50%)
Pei Ying Wong  5/13 (38%)
21 August 2018Southern Steel66–51Mainland Tactix 
8.30pmJennifer O'Connell  44/51 (86%)
Olivia Bates  9/13 (69%)
Georgia Heffernan  7/13 (54%)
Report
Stats
Ellie Bird  20/27 (74%)
Brooke Leaver  11/21 (52%)
Kate Beveridge  10/13 (77%)
Jess Prosser  2/3 (67%)

Source:[25]

Final ladder

Group A
PosTeamPWDLGFGA%BPPts
1 Southern Steel3201207168123.217
2 Mainland Tactix3201201153131.406
3 Gauteng Jaguars3201173172100.606
4 Sneakers300315023863.000

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

Source:[6]

Group B

Matches

Day 1
19 August 2018NSWIS71–51Marama Vou 
3.00pmGeorgia Marshall  27/35 (77%)
Kelly Singleton  15/24 (63%)
Ang Frketic  10/15 (67%)
Matisse Letherbarrow  3/4 (75%)
StatsLaisani Waqa  20/30 (67%)
Alyssa-Jean Savelio  15/24 (63%)
Kayla Kiss  5/7 (71%)
19 August 2018Central Pulse66–33UWS Sirens 
4.50pmAliyah Dunn  29/44 (66%)
Saviour Tui  14/36 (39%)
Mila Reuelu-Buchanan  0/1 (0%)
StatsBethan Goodwin  17/27 (63%)
Emma Barrie  4/4 (100%)
Laura Towell  4/6 (67%)
Monica Falkner  4/8 (50%)

Sources:[17][19][20]

Day 2
20 August 2018UWS Sirens57–60Marama Vou 
3.00pmBethan Goodwin  20/24 (83%)
Monica Falkner  19/33 (58%)
Laura Towell  4/6 (67%)
Report
Stats
Laisani Waqa  13/18 (72%)
Alyssa-Jean Savelio  23/40 (58%)
Kayla Kiss  4/7 (57%)
20 August 2018Central Pulse49–50NSWIS 
8.30pmAliyah Dunn  21/26 (81%)
Ameliaranne Ekenasio  11/32 (34%)
Saviour Tui  3/5 (60%)
StatsGeorgia Marshall  24/33 (73%)
Kelly Singleton  9/14 (64%)
Matisse Letherbarrow  7/10 (70%)

Sources:[22][23][24]

Day 3
21 August 2018NSWIS57–49UWS Sirens 
4.50pmGeorgia Marshall  29/36 (81%)
Kelly Singleton  9/13 (69%)
Ang Frketic  6/8 (75%)
Matisse Letherbarrow  4/5 (80%)
StatsMonica Falkner  21/35 (60%)
Bethan Goodwin  14/21 (67%)
Laura Towell  3/5 (60%)
21 August 2018Central Pulse81–35Marama Vou 
6.40pmAliyah Dunn  20/29 (69%)
Ameliaranne Ekenasio  26/39 (67%)
Saviour Tui  10/15 (67%)
Tiana Metuarau  6/10 (60%)
Report
Stats
Laisani Waqa  13/20 (65%)
Alyssa-Jean Savelio  11/22 (50%)
Kayla Kiss  0/3 (0%)

Source:[25]

Final ladder

Group B
PosTeamPWDLGFGA%BPPts
1 Central Pulse3201196118166.117
2 NSWIS3300178149119.509
3 Marama Vou310214620969.903
4 UWS Sirens300313918376.000

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

Source:[6]

5th/8th place classification

Semi-finals

23 August 2018Marama Vou84–66Sneakers 
3.00pmLaisani Waqa  42/49 (86%)
Alyssa-Jean Savelio  22/33 (67%)
Kayla Kiss  2/4 (50%)
Report
Stats
Pei Ying Wong  22/36 (61%)
Xin Yi Liu  14/23 (61%)
Amorangi Malesala  7/16 (44%)
23 August 2018UWS Sirens46–39Gauteng Jaguars 
4.50pmMonica Falkner  22/31 (71%)
Bethan Goodwin  9/15 (60%)
Emma Barrie  5/5 (100%)
Laura Towell  1/3 (33%)
StatsIne-Marí Venter  31/36 (86%)
Chantelle Swart  4/7 (57%)
Danielle Van Zyl  1/8 (13%)

7th/8th place match

24 August 2018Sneakers60–57Gauteng Jaguars 
3.00pmAmorangi Malesala  27/42 (64%)
Pei Ying Wong  11/25 (44%)
StatsChante Louw  25/31 (81%)
Ine-Marí Venter  18/29 (62%)
Chantelle Swart  6/15 (40%)
Danielle Van Zyl  3/5 (60%)

5th/6th place match

24 August 2018UWS Sirens66–57Marama Vou 
4.50pmBethan Goodwin  34/45 (76%)
Monica Falkner  23/31 (74%)
StatsLaisani Waqa  26/33 (79%)
Alyssa-Jean Savelio  16/24 (67%)
Kayla Kiss  1/2 (50%)

1st/4th Play offs

Semi-finals

23 August 2018Mainland Tactix64–62NSWIS 
6.40pmEllie Bird  30/40 (75%)
Kate Beveridge  16/22 (73%)
Brooke Leaver  3/4 (75%)
StatsGeorgia Marshall  27/34 (79%)
Kelly Singleton  22/28 (79%)
23 August 2018Central Pulse64–55Southern Steel 
8.30pmAliyah Dunn  34/39 (87%)
Ameliaranne Ekenasio  18/26 (69%)
Tiana Metuarau  3/6 (50%)
StatsJennifer O'Connell  28/35 (80%)
Georgia Heffernan  13/26 (50%)
Olivia Bates  4/8 (50%)

Sources:[26]

Third place play-off

24 August 2018
6.40pm
Report
Stats
Southern Steel54–45NSWIS  Sky Sport
Scoring by quarter: 11–7, 26–22, 36–35, 54–45
Jennifer O'Connell  31/34 (91%)
Georgia Heffernan  12/21 (57%)
Jess Allan  4/5 (80%)
Olivia Bates  2/7 (29%)
Shannon Francois  1/1 (100%)
Matisse Letherbarrow  16/22 (73%)
Georgia Marshall  14/19 (74%)
Kelly Singleton  8/15 (53%)

Final

24 August 2018
8.30pm
Central Pulse61–56Mainland Tactix  Sky Sport
Aliyah Dunn  35/39 (90%)
Ameliaranne Ekenasio  16/30 (53%)
Tiana Metuarau  2/2 (100%)
Ellie Bird  30/38 (79%)
Kate Beveridge  15/19 (79%)
Brooke Leaver  4/8 (50%)

Sources:[1][2][3][4][5]

Final standings

RankTeam
Central Pulse
Mainland Tactix
Southern Steel
4th NSWIS
5th UWS Sirens
6th Marama Vou
7th Sneakers
8th Gauteng Jaguars

Source:[1]

References