2016 Southern Steel season

The 2016 Southern Steel season saw the Southern Steel netball team compete in the 2016 ANZ Championship. With a team coached by Noeline Taurua, captained by Wendy Frew and featuring Jhaniele Fowler-Reid, Steel finished the season as minor premiers.[1][2][3][4][5] However they subsequently lost the New Zealand Conference Final to Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic [6] and were defeated in the semi-finals by Queensland Firebirds.[7]

Southern Steel
2016 season
Head coachNoeline Taurua
Asst. coachReinga Te Huia
ManagerSam Stephens
CaptainWendy Frew
Main venueStadium Southland
Season results
Wins–losses11–4
Regular season1st (New Zealand Conference)
Finals placingSemi-finalists
Team colours

Players

Player movements
Gains and losses
Gains Losses

Sources:[8]

2016 roster
2016 Southern Steel roster
PlayersCoaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
Gina Crampton WA, C (1991-12-07)7 December 1991 (aged 24) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Abby Erwood –
Jhaniele Fowler-Reid GS (1989-07-21)21 July 1989 (aged 26) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Shannon Francois (vc) WA, C, GA (1990-10-12)12 October 1990 (aged 25) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Wendy Frew (c) WD, C, WA (1984-10-15)15 October 1984 (aged 31) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Jamie Hume GA, GS (1996-03-22)22 March 1996 (aged 20) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Brooke Leaver GS, GA –
Stacey Peeters –
Storm Purvis GD, GK (1993-04-20)20 April 1993 (aged 22) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit GK, GD (1989-04-03)3 April 1989 (aged 26) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit GS, GA (1992-01-14)14 January 1992 (aged 24) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Jane Watson GK, GD, WD (1990-03-07)7 March 1990 (aged 26) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach
  • Reinga Te Huia

Manager: Sam Stephens
Physiotherapist:
Corina Ngatuere
Brett Woodley
Strength and conditioning:
Mike Jacob
Henry Cheetham
Nutritionist:
Sara Richardson
Mental Skills Coach:
Jason McKenzie
Sports Science/Video Analysis:
Hayden Croft

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

Sources:[1][2][8]

Regular season

Fixtures and results
Round 1
Fri 1 April Northern Mystics 57 - 58 Southern Steel The Trusts Arena  
7:10 PM (NZDT) Maria Tutaia  22/30 (73%)
Cathrine Tuivaiti  35/40 (88%)		 Report
 Jhaniele Fowler-Reid  48/56 (86%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit  9/14 (64%)
Brooke Leaver  1/1 (100%)

Source:[9]

Round 2
Sun 10 April Southern Steel 58 - 58 Mainland Tactix Stadium Southland  
4:10 PM (NZST) Jhaniele Fowler-Reid  50/56 (89%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit  8/11 (73%)
Brooke Leaver  0/1 (0%)		 Report
 Mwai Kumwenda  35/38 (92%)
Bailey Mes  22/30 (73%)
Gemma Hazeldine  1/2 (50%)

Source:[10]

Round 3
Sun 17 April Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 53 - 63 Southern Steel Energy Events Centre  
4.10 PM (NZST) Joanne Harten  20/27 (74%)
Malia Paseka  31/45 (69%)
Ellen Halpenny  2/2 (100%)		 Report
 Jhaniele Fowler-Reid  44/47 (94%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit  19/24 (79%)

Source:[11]

Round 4
Sun 24 April Southern Steel 67 - 54 Central Pulse Stadium Southland  
4.10 PM (NZST) Jhaniele Fowler-Reid  41/47 (87%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit  25/28 (89%)
Brooke Leaver  1/3 (33%)		 Report
 Ameliaranne Wells  21/25 (84%)
Maia Wilson  33/35 (94%)

Source:[12]

Round 5
Sat 30 April Southern Steel 69 - 62 West Coast Fever Stadium Southland  
4:10 PM (NZST) Jhaniele Fowler-Reid  59/65 (91%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit  10/13 (77%)		 Report
 Caitlin Bassett  44/48 (92%)
Natalie Medhurst  18/19 (95%)

Source:[13]

Round 6
Sun 8 May Adelaide Thunderbirds 54 - 69 Southern Steel Priceline Stadium  
1:48 PM (ACST) Carla Borrego  40/50 (80%)
Erin Bell  7/10 (70%)
Stephanie Puopolo  7/9 (78%)		 Report
 Jhaniele Fowler-Reid  60/70 (86%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit  6/6 (100%)
Brooke Leaver  3/9 (33%)

Source:[14]

Round 7

Southern Steel received a bye.

Round 8
Mon 23 May Central Pulse 63 - 67 Southern Steel TSB Bank Arena  
7:40 PM (NZST) Ameliaranne Wells  26/28 (93%)
Maia Wilson  37/40 (93%)		 Report
 Jhaniele Fowler-Reid  54/56 (96%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit  13/21 (62%)

Sources:[15][16]

Round 9
Sun 29 May Southern Steel 66 - 60 Northern Mystics Edgar Centre  
4:10 PM (NZST) Jhaniele Fowler-Reid  56/69 (81%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit  10/16 (63%)		 Report
 Maria Tutaia  13/21 (62%)
Cathrine Tuivaiti  47/49 (96%)

Sources:[17][18]

Round 10
Sun 5 June Mainland Tactix 51 - 81 Southern Steel Horncastle Arena  
4:10 PM (NZST) Mwai Kumwenda  24/26 (92%)
Bailey Mes  24/29 (83%)
Gemma Hazeldine  3/4 (75%)		 Report
 Jhaniele Fowler-Reid  64/66 (97%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit  13/18 (72%)
Brooke Leaver  4/6 (67%)

Source:[19]

Round 11
Sat 11 June Southern Steel 66 - 51 Queensland Firebirds Edgar Centre  
4:10 PM (NZST) Jhaniele Fowler-Reid  51/57 (89%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit  15/17 (88%)
Brooke Leaver  0/1 (0%)		 Report
 Romelda Aiken  27/32 (84%)
Gretel Tippett  16/19 (84%)
Beryl Friday  8/9 (89%)

Source:[20]

Round 12
Sun 19 June Southern Steel 64 - 54 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Stadium Southland  
4:10 PM (NZST) Jhaniele Fowler-Reid  55/61 (90%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit  9/15 (60%)		 Report
Stats		 Joanne Harten  37/45 (82%)
Ellen Halpenny  1/6 (17%)
Paula Griffin  16/21 (76%)
Round 13
Sat 25 June Southern Steel 65 - 56 Melbourne Vixens Stadium Southland  
4:10 PM (NZST) Jhaniele Fowler-Reid  49/54 (91%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit  16/19 (84%)		 Report
 Alice Teague-Neeld  23/27 (85%)
Karyn Bailey  13/15 (87%)
Kimberley Commane  4/5 (80%)
Emma Ryde  16/23 (70%)

Sources:[21][22]

Round 14
Sat 2 July New South Wales Swifts 59 - 59 Southern Steel Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre  
5:18 PM (AEST) Susan Pettitt  30/32 (94%)
Caitlin Thwaites  29/31 (94%)		 Report
 Jhaniele Fowler-Reid  50/52 (96%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit  9/12 (75%)

Source:[1][2][5]

Final standings
2016 Australian Conference
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD G% Pts
1 Queensland Firebirds 131120796656140121.3%22
2 New South Wales Swifts 131021828670158123.6%21
3 Melbourne Vixens 1385073167952107.7%16
4 West Coast Fever 1376075670749106.9%14
5 Adelaide Thunderbirds 132110660775-11585.2%4
2016 New Zealand Conference
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD G% Pts
1 Southern Steel 131102852732120116.4%24
2 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 13670665755-9088.1%12
3 Northern Mystics 13391674743-6990.7%7
5 Mainland Tactix 132101708825-11785.8%5
4 Central Pulse 132101676804-12884.1%5

  Qualified for Conference finals
  Qualified for Elimination finals

  • Pld = Games played
  • W = Win (2 points)
  • D = Draw (1 points)
  • L = Loss (0 points)
  • GF = Goals For
  • GA = Goals Against
  • GD = Goals Difference (= GF−GA)
  • G% = Goal percentage (= 100 × GF/GA)
  • Pts = Points

Source:[23]

Finals Series

New Zealand Conference Final
17 July 2016
4.15 pm (NZST)
Stats		 Southern Steel57–59Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic    Stadium Southland
Scoring by quarter: 13 -19, 14 -16, 15-12, 15-12
Jhaniele Fowler-Reid  47/53 (89%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit  10/11 (91%)		 Joanne Harten  46/52 (88%)
Ellen Halpenny  13/17 (76%)

Sources:[6][24][25]

Semi-Finals
24 July 2016
12.18 pm (AEST)
Stats		 Queensland Firebirds67–64Southern Steel    Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Scoring by quarter: 19 - 16, 13 - 19, 15 - 14, 20 -15
Romelda Aiken  57/68 (84%)
Gretel Tippett  10/13 (77%)		 Jhaniele Fowler-Reid  51/52 (98%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit  13/20 (65%)

Sources:[7][26][27]

Award winners

ANZ Championship awards
Award Winner
ANZ Championship MVP (New Zealand Conference)Jhaniele Fowler-Reid[28][29]

New Zealand Netball Awards
Award Winner
New Zealand ANZ Championship Player of the Year[2][30][31]Gina Crampton

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