The 2018
Netball New Zealand Super Club was the second edition of
Netball New Zealand
Netball New Zealand is the national body which oversees, promotes and manages netball in New Zealand, including the Silver Ferns.
In 2019, 137,713 players were registered with Netball New Zealand, the governing body for organised netball in the ...
's invitational tournament. With a team coached by
Yvette McCausland-Durie
Yvette McCausland-Durie is a New Zealand netball coach and former netball player. As a player, she played for Western Flyers during the National Bank Cup era and represented New Zealand at under-21 level. She was a member of the New Zealand ...
, captained by
Katrina Grant
Katrina Rore (née Grant; born 6 May 1987 in Papakura, Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand international netball player. Rore is the current vice-captain of the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns, and plays for the Cent ...
and featuring
Karin Burger,
Aliyah Dunn,
Ameliaranne Ekenasio
Ameliaranne Ekenasio (née Wells; born 11 January 1991) is an Australian-born, New Zealand netball player.
She currently plays for Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in the ANZ Premiership. Ekenasio is known for her high work rate and smooth long-rang ...
,
Sulu Fitzpatrick and
Claire Kersten
Claire Kersten (born 9 July 1989) is a New Zealand netball player who plays in the ANZ Premiership, playing for the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic. Claire can play WD and C. In 2013, she made her ANZ Championship debut for the Central Pulse
...
,
Central Pulse
Central Pulse are a New Zealand netball team based in Wellington. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship. Since 2017 they have represented Netball Central in the ANZ Premiership. Netball Central is the governing body that ...
finished the tournament as winners after defeating
Mainland Tactix
Mainland Tactix are a New Zealand netball team based in Christchurch, Canterbury. Between 1998 and 2007, as Canterbury Flames, they played in the Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup league. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Champions ...
61–56 in the final.
All the matches were hosted at the
Trafalgar Centre in
Nelson
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* ''Nelson'' (1926 film), a historical film directed by Walter Summers
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between 19 August and 24 August 2018. All the matches were broadcast live on
Sky Sport (New Zealand)
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History
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. The tournament also featured two-points for long shots as previously used in
Fast5 netball.
Teams
The tournament featured eight teams. These included the top three from the
2018 ANZ Premiership season
The 2018 ANZ Premiership season was the second season of Netball New Zealand's ANZ Premiership.
With a team coached by Reinga Bloxham, captained by Wendy Frew and featuring Gina Crampton, Shannon Francois, Te Paea Selby-Rickit and Te Huinga ...
–
Southern Steel
Southern Steel are a New Zealand netball team based in Invercargill. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship. Since 2017 they have represented Netball South in the ANZ Premiership. Netball South is the governing body that ...
,
Central Pulse
Central Pulse are a New Zealand netball team based in Wellington. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship. Since 2017 they have represented Netball Central in the ANZ Premiership. Netball Central is the governing body that ...
and
Mainland Tactix
Mainland Tactix are a New Zealand netball team based in Christchurch, Canterbury. Between 1998 and 2007, as Canterbury Flames, they played in the Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup league. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Champions ...
.
;Notes
Marama Vou were a
Pacific Islander
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representative team organised by
Netball Fiji and featuring players from
Fiji,
Samoa
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and
New Zealand
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.
Vicki Wilson
Vicki Wilson, OAM, (born 11 February 1965 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian netball coach and retired international player. She is the current head coach of the Netball Fiji side.
Netball career
Wilson was a part of the Australian nati ...
was the team's head coach.
Frances Solia
Frances Solia (born 20 September 1976) is a Samoan netball player in the ANZ Championship, playing for the Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic in New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. I ...
served as team mentor.
The
New South Wales Institute of Sport
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team was effectively a combined
Netball New South Wales Waratahs
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and
Canberra Giants team.
Group A
Matches
;Day 1
;Day 2
;Day 3
Final ladder
Group B
Matches
;Day 1
;Day 2
;Day 3
Final ladder
5th/8th place classification
Semi-finals
7th/8th place match
5th/6th place match
1st/4th Play offs
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
Final standings
References
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2018 in netball
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2018 in Australian netball
2018 in Scottish women's sport
2018 in Fijian sport
2018 in Singaporean sport
2018 in South African women's sport
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