2021 Central Pulse season

Gains and losses

Gains	Losses
Te Amo Amaru-Tibble[10] Paris Lokotui (Central Manawa) Parris Mason (Central Manawa) Kelera Nawai Ivana Rowland[11] (NNL Waikato Bay of Plenty) Whitney Souness (Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic)	Karin Burger[12][13][14] (Mainland Tactix) Tiana Metuarau[15] (Southern Steel) Katrina Rore[16] (pregnancy) Rene Savai'inaea (Southern Steel) Elle Temu (Northern Stars)

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2021 Central Pulse roster
Players	Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height Te Amo Amaru-Tibble GS, GA (1989-05-11)11 May 1989 (aged 31) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Aliyah Dunn GS (1999-10-19)19 October 1999 (aged 21) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Ameliaranne Ekenasio1 (c)  GS, GA (1991-01-11)11 January 1991 (aged 30) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Maddy Gordon C, WA, WD (2000-01-16)16 January 2000 (aged 21) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Kelly Jury GK, GD (1996-10-22)22 October 1996 (aged 24) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Claire Kersten1 (c) WD, C (1989-07-09)9 July 1989 (aged 31) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Paris Lokotui WD, C (2001-10-17)17 October 2001 (aged 19) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Parris Mason GK, GD (2002-12-13)13 December 2002 (aged 18) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Kelera Nawai GK, GD (1997-12-14)14 December 1997 (aged 23) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Ivana Rowland (TRP) GS, GA (1998-02-16)16 February 1998 (aged 23) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Whitney Souness C, WA (1995-11-12)12 November 1995 (aged 25) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	Head coach Gail Parata Assistant coach Pelesa Semu Manager: Jill Clapcott Physiotherapist: Nikki Lynch Specialist Shooting Coach: Anna Andrews[21] Strength and conditioning: Adam Allen Analyst: Dessi Broughton Notes (c) – Captain (cc) – Co-captain (vc) – Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

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Notes

• ^1 Ameliaranne Ekenasio was initially named as captain. However she subsequently missed the entire season. She was rested for the Otaki tournament, then went on medical leave due to fatigue and then became pregnant.^[22][23][24] She was replaced as captain by Claire Kersten.^[1][8]

Central Pulse hosted the official ANZ Premiership tournament at Te Wānanga o Raukawa in Otaki between 26 and 28 March. All six ANZ Premiership teams took part.^[25] Earlier in March, Pulse played friendlies against Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic, Southern Steel and Mainland Tactix.^[26][27]

Sources:^{[22][28][29][30]}

Round 1

Sun 18 Apr	Central Pulse	53–57	Northern Stars	Fly Palmy Arena
4.15pm	Aliyah Dunn  36/39 (92%) Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  17/19 (89%)	Report	Maia Wilson  44/50 (88%) Jamie Hume  10/12 (83%) Monica Falkner  3/4 (75%)

Round 2

Sun 25 Apr	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	47–59	Central Pulse	Claudelands Arena
6.15pm	Caitlin Bassett  23/26 (88%) Khiarna Williams  18/20 (90%) Chiara Semple  6/6 (100%)	Report	Aliyah Dunn  41/46 (89%) Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  16/19 (84%) Whitney Souness  2/3 (67%) Ivana Rowland  0/1 (0%)

Round 3

Sunday 2 May	Southern Steel	56–52	Central Pulse	Stadium Southland
4.15pm	George Fisher  48/52 (92%) Tiana Metuarau  8/8 (100%)	Report	Aliyah Dunn  38/39 (97%) Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  14/18 (78%)

Round 4

10 May 2021	Central Pulse	47–58	Northern Mystics	TSB Bank Arena
7.15pm	Aliyah Dunn  27/34 (79%) Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  18/24 (75%) Whitney Souness  2/4 (50%)	Report Stats	Grace Nweke  51/55 (93%) Bailey Mes  5/7 (71%) Saviour Tui  2/3 (67%)

Round 5

Sun 16 May	Central Pulse	52–56	Southern Steel	Te Rauparaha Arena
4.15pm	Aliyah Dunn  39/40 (98%) Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  13/14 (93%)	Report	George Fisher  44/49 (90%) Tiana Metuarau  12/15 (80%)

Round 6

Sun 23 May	Northern Stars	44–57	Central Pulse	Pulman Arena
4.15pm	Maia Wilson  23/29 (79%) Jamie Hume  13/16 (81%) Amorangi Malesala  8/12 (67%)	Report	Aliyah Dunn  35/39 (90%) Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  22/27 (81%)

Round 7

Sun 30 May	Central Pulse	64–53	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	TSB Bank Arena
6.15pm	Aliyah Dunn  42/46 (91%) Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  22/25 (88%)	Report	Caitlin Bassett  47/55 (85%) Grace Kara  6/14 (43%)

Round 8

Sat 5 Jun	Mainland Tactix	55–52	Central Pulse	Christchurch Arena
5.15pm	Ellie Bird  46/57 (81%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  9/14 (64%)	Report	Aliyah Dunn  47/54 (87%) Whitney Souness  5/9 (56%)

Round 9

Sun 13 Jun	Northern Stars	55–53	Central Pulse	Pulman Arena
6.15pm	Maia Wilson  37/45 (82%) Jamie Hume  18/21 (86%)	Report	Aliyah Dunn  39/46 (85%) Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  14/17 (82%)

Round 10

Sun 20 Jun	Northern Mystics	64–51	Central Pulse	The Trusts Arena
2.15 pm	Grace Nweke  54/63 (86%) Bailey Mes  2/9 (22%) Saviour Tui  2/3 (67%)	Report Stats	Aliyah Dunn  31/39 (79%) Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  16/20 (80%) Whitney Souness  4/7 (57%)

Round 11

Round 12

Sun 4 Jul	Mainland Tactix	47–34	Central Pulse	Trafalgar Centre
6.15pm	Ellie Bird  31/40 (78%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  16/23 (70%)	Report	Aliyah Dunn  21/22 (95%) Ivana Rowland  11/13 (85%) Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  2/4 (50%)

Round 13

Fri 9 Jul	Central Pulse	49–52	Mainland Tactix	Te Rauparaha Arena
	Aliyah Dunn  35/38 (92%) Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  12/18 (67%) Ivana Rowland  2/2 (100%)	Report	Ellie Bird  41/44 (93%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  11/14 (79%)

Sun 11 Jul	Central Pulse	55–51	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	TSB Arena
4.15pm	Aliyah Dunn  41/44 (93%) Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  14/17 (82%)	Report	Caitlin Bassett  31/36 (86%) Khiarna Williams  20/23 (87%)

Round 14

18 July 2021	Central Pulse	54–56	Northern Mystics	TSB Bank Arena
6.15pm	Aliyah Dunn  31/36 (86%) Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  18/26 (69%) Ivana Rowland  5/10 (50%)	Report Stats	Grace Nweke  52/61 (85%) Filda Vui  2/3 (67%) Bailey Mes  2/5 (40%)

Round 15

Sat 24 Jul	Southern Steel	59–57	Central Pulse	Stadium Southland
5.15pm	George Fisher  42/45 (93%) Tiana Metuarau  17/21 (81%)	Report	Aliyah Dunn  36/39 (92%) Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  21/21 (100%)

Notes

• ^2 Pulse's Round 11 match against Mainland Tactix was postponed after a change in COVID-19 alert levels.^[31] The match was rescheduled for Friday, 9 July.^[32]

  Qualified for Grand final
  Qualified for Elimination final

Source:^[9]