2018 ANZ Premiership season

2018 ANZ Premiership season
League	ANZ Premiership
Sport	Netball
Duration	6 May – 12 August
Number of teams	6
TV partner(s)	Sky Sport
Champions	Southern Steel
Minor premiers	Central Pulse

The 2018 ANZ Premiership season was the second season of the ANZ Premiership, the premier domestic netball league in New Zealand. In 2018 the league was contested by six teams from around New Zealand, with a total of 47 matches played between May and August. Southern Steel won their second consecutive premiership, defeating minor premiers Central Pulse in the Grand Final.[1]

Format

The 2018 ANZ Premiership season follows the same format as the inaugural season in 2017.

The official pre-season tournament was held at Te Wānanga o Raukawa in Otaki from 20–22 April, with all six teams competing.[2] The regular season started on 6 May, after the 2018 Commonwealth Games,[3] with a 13-week round-robin stage to be followed by a two-match finals series. Matches throughout the season are held on Sundays, Mondays and Wednesdays. Three Super Sunday events are held during the 2018 season, with three matches featuring all six teams being played back to back at one venue.[4]

During the round-robin stage, each team plays every other team three times, accumulating competition points for wins or losses of five match points or less. The three highest ranked teams at the end of the round-robin stage progress to the finals series: the 2nd- and 3rd-ranked teams play off in the elimination final, with the winner competing against the 1st-ranked team in the grand final on 12 August.[4]

Teams

Team	City	Main venue	Heach coach	Captain
Northern Mystics	Auckland	The Trusts Arena	Helene Wilson	Anna Harrison
Northern Stars	Auckland	Vodafone Events Centre	Kiri Wills	Grace Kara
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Hamilton	Claudelands Arena	Margaret Forsyth	Casey Kopua
Central Pulse	Wellington	TSB Bank Arena	Yvette McCausland-Durie	Katrina Grant
Mainland Tactix	Christchurch	Horncastle Arena	Marianne Delaney-Hoshek	Jess Maclennan
Southern Steel	Invercargill	ILT Stadium Southland	Reinga Bloxham	Wendy Frew

Source: 2018 ANZ Premiership media guide[4]

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team	P	W	L	GF	GA	GD	G%	BP	Pts
2018 ANZ Premiership ladder
1	Central Pulse	15	12	3	850	679	+171	125.2	3	27
2	Southern Steel	15	10	5	874	866	+8	100.9	2	22
3	Mainland Tactix	15	7	8	746	761	−15	98	5	19
4	Northern Mystics	15	7	8	783	796	−13	98.4	3	17
5	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	15	5	10	804	878	−74	91.6	3	13
6	Northern Stars	15	4	11	832	909	−77	91.5	5	13
Last updated: 05 August 2018 — Source

Round 1

Super Sunday round

Sun 6 May	Northern Mystics	47–55	Southern Steel	Fly Palmy Arena, Palmerston North
2:10 pm	Amani 19/21 (90%) Hume 14/20 (70%) Mes 14/27 (52%)	Report Stats	Bates 0/3 (0%) O'Connell 20/23 (87%) Selby-Rickit 35/46 (76%)

Sun 6 May	Central Pulse	45–33	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Fly Palmy Arena, Palmerston North
4:10 pm	Dunn 15/17 (88%) Ekenasio 20/28 (71%) Metuarau 10/11 (91%)	Report Stats	Falkner 8/12 (67%) Malesala 23/29 (79%) Smith 2/5 (40%)

Sun 6 May	Northern Stars	60–61	Mainland Tactix	Fly Palmy Arena, Palmerston North
6:10 pm	Griffin 19/28 (68%) Halpenny 5/7 (71%) Wilson 36/44 (82%)	Report Stats	Beveridge 21/25 (84%) Bird 30/38 (79%) Leaver 10/10 (100%)

Mon 7 May	Central Pulse	62–51	Southern Steel	Fly Palmy Arena, Palmerston North
7:40 pm	Dunn 41/45 (91%) Metuarau 21/22 (95%)	Report Stats	O'Connell 33/39 (85%) Selby-Rickit 18/27 (67%)

Wed 9 May	Northern Mystics	39–42	Mainland Tactix	The Trusts Arena, Auckland
7:40 pm	Amani 9/11 (82%) Folau 17/24 (71%) Hume 7/12 (58%) Mes 6/8 (75%)	Report Stats	Beveridge 16/18 (89%) Bird 25/32 (78%) Leaver 1/3 (33%)

Round 2

Sun 13 May	Northern Mystics	60–54	Northern Stars	The Trusts Arena, Auckland
4:10 pm	Folau 25/31 (81%) Hume 5/10 (50%) Mes 30/42 (71%)	Report Stats	Griffin 4/8 (50%) Halpenny 14/19 (74%) Wilson 36/39 (92%)

Mon 14 May	Central Pulse	52–44	Mainland Tactix	TSB Bank Arena, Wellington
7:40 pm	Dunn 33/40 (83%) Ekenasio 3/4 (75%) Metuarau 16/17 (94%)	Report Stats	Beveridge 18/25 (72%) Bird 13/17 (76%) Leaver 13/16 (81%)

Wed 16 May	Southern Steel	64–60	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	More FM Arena, Dunedin
7:40 pm	Bates 3/3 (100%) O'Connell 29/35 (83%) TP Selby-Rickit 32/39 (82%)	Report Stats	Falkner 24/27 (89%) Malesala 4/5 (80%) Potgieter 32/39 (82%)

Round 3

Sun 20 May	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	46–61	Central Pulse	Claudelands Arena, Hamilton
4:10 pm	Falkner 4/7 (57%) Potgieter 40/43 (93%) Smith 2/4 (50%)	Report Stats	Dunn 38/40 (95%) Ekenasio 14/18 (78%) Metuarau 9/12 (75%)

Mon 21 May	Southern Steel	56–52	Northern Mystics	ILT Stadium Southland, Invercargill
7:40 pm	O'Connell 37/42 (88%) TP Selby-Rickit 19/24 (79%)	Report Stats	Amani 6/7 (86%) Hume 15/24 (63%) Mes 31/31 (100%)

Wed 23 May	Mainland Tactix	49–48	Northern Stars	Horncastle Arena, Christchurch
7:40 pm	Beveridge 17/21 (81%) Bird 24/31 (77%) Leaver 8/8 (100%)	Report Stats	Griffin 15/19 (79%) Halpenny 1/3 (33%) Wilson 32/40 (80%)

Round 4

Sun 27 May	Northern Stars	53–64	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Vodafone Events Centre, Auckland
4:10 pm	Griffin 20/26 (77%) Halpenny 5/8 (63%) Wilson 28/32 (88%)	Report Stats	Falkner 22/26 (85%) Potgieter 42/46 (91%)

Mon 28 May	Mainland Tactix	49–53	Northern Mystics	Horncastle Arena, Christchurch
7:40 pm	Beveridge 13/16 (81%) Bird 36/47 (77%)	Report Stats	Hume 24/34 (71%) Mes 29/36 (81%)

Wed 30 May	Central Pulse	71–40	Southern Steel	Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua
7:40 pm	Dunn 50/54 (93%) Ekenasio 12/19 (63%) Metuarau 9/12 (75%)	Report Stats	Bates 1/3 (33%) O'Connell 21/26 (81%) TP Selby-Rickit 18/27 (67%)

Round 5

Sun 3 Jun	Southern Steel	63–61	Northern Stars	ILT Stadium Southland, Invercargill
4:10 pm	Bates 5/6 (83%) O'Connell 21/27 (78%) TP Selby-Rickit 37/46 (80%)	Report Stats	Griffin 19/22 (86%) Wilson 42/45 (93%)

Sun 3 Jun	Northern Mystics	38–60	Central Pulse	The Trusts Arena, Auckland
6:10 pm	Hume 19/28 (68%) Mes 19/27 (70%)	Report Stats	Dunn 39/42 (93%) Ekenasio 16/18 (89%) Metuarau 5/7 (71%)

Wed 6 Jun	Mainland Tactix	48–55	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Horncastle Arena, Christchurch
7:40 pm	Beveridge 11/15 (73%) Bird 32/46 (70%) Leaver 5/10 (50%)	Report Stats	Falkner 10/19 (53%) Malesala 3/3 (100%) Potgieter 42/45 (93%)

Round 6

Super Sunday round

Sun 10 Jun	Northern Stars	60–63	Southern Steel	Horncastle Arena, Christchurch
12:10 pm	Griffin 12/13 (92%) Halpenny 10/13 (77%) Wilson 38/46 (83%)	Report Stats	O'Connell 37/44 (84%) TP Selby Rickit 26/30 (87%)

Sun 10 Jun	Mainland Tactix	47–48	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Horncastle Arena, Christchurch
2:10 pm	Beveridge 6/8 (75%) Bird 31/45 (69%) Leaver 10/16 (63%)	Report Stats	Falkner 12/12 (100%) Malesala 2/3 (67%) Potgieter 34/41 (83%)

Sun 10 Jun	Central Pulse	51–52	Northern Mystics	Horncastle Arena, Christchurch
4:10 pm	Dunn 36/40 (90%) Ekenasio 6/10 (60%) Metuarau 9/10 (90%)	Report Stats	Folau 22/25 (88%) Hume 7/9 (78%) Mes 23/26 (88%)

Mon 11 Jun	Mainland Tactix	52–53	Southern Steel	Horncastle Arena, Christchurch
5:40 pm	Beveridge 1/1 (100%) Bird 36/42 (86%) Leaver 15/22 (68%)	Report Stats	Bates 1/5 (20%) O'Connell 28/33 (85%) TP Selby-Rickit 24/33 (73%)

Wed 13 Jun	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	64–61	Northern Stars	ASB Baypark Arena, Tauranga
5:40 pm	Falkner 16/21 (76%) Malesala 1/2 (50%) Potgieter 47/52 (90%)	Report Stats	Griffin 18/23 (78%) Halpenny 6/7 (86%) Wilson 37/40 (93%)

Round 7

Sun 17 Jun	Central Pulse	63–48	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	TSB Bank Arena, Wellington
2:10 pm	Dunn 45/49 (92%) Metuarau 18/20 (90%)	Report Stats	Falkner 15/20 (75%) Potgieter 33/35 (94%)

Mon 18 Jun	Northern Stars	56–53	Mainland Tactix	Vodafone Events Centre, Auckland
5:40 pm	Griffin 20/26 (77%) Wilson 36/40 (90%)	Report Stats	Beveridge 5/8 (63%) Bird 45/51 (88%) Leaver 3/4 (75%)

Wed 20 Jun	Northern Mystics	62–57	Southern Steel	North Shore Events Centre, Auckland
5:40 pm	Folau 29/35 (83%) Mes 33/37 (89%)	Report Stats	O'Connell 41/46 (89%) TP Selby-Rickit 16/25 (64%)

Round 8

Sun 24 Jun	Southern Steel	52–53	Mainland Tactix	More FM Arena, Dunedin
4:10 pm	O'Connell 42/52 (81%) TP Selby-Rickit 10/16 (63%)	Report Stats	Beveridge 9/12 (75%) Bird 38/43 (88%) Leaver 6/9 (67%)

Mon 25 Jun	Central Pulse	66–50	Northern Stars	Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua
7:40 pm	Dunn 40/43 (93%) Metuarau 26/30 (87%)	Report Stats	Griffin 2/4 (50%) Halpenny 7/8 (88%) Wilson 41/42 (98%)

Wed 27 Jun	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	67–52	Northern Mystics	Claudelands Arena, Hamilton
7:40 pm	Falkner 17/22 (77%) Potgieter 50/53 (94%)	Report Stats	Folau 17/20 (85%) Hume 13/19 (68%) Mes 22/27 (81%)

Round 9

Sun 1 Jul	Mainland Tactix	50–40	Northern Mystics	Trafalgar Centre, Nelson
4:15 pm	Bird 42/51 (82%) Leaver 8/13 (62%)	Report Stats	Amani 2/2 (100%) Hume 11/19 (58%) Mes 27/32 (84%)

Mon 2 Jul	Southern Steel	51–47	Central Pulse	ILT Stadium Southland, Invercargill
7:40 pm	O'Connell 30/37 (81%) TP Selby Rickit 21/28 (75%)	Report Stats	Dunn 22/23 (96%) Ekenasio 11/12 (92%) Metuarau 14/20 (70%)

Wed 4 Jul	Northern Stars	56–41	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Vodafone Events Centre, Auckland
7:40 pm	Wilson 42/46 (91%) Griffin 11/12 (92%) Halpenny 3/5 (60%)	Stats	Potgieter 34/38 (89%) Malesala 10/14 (71%) Falkner 7/11 (64%)

Round 10

Sun 8 Jul	Northern Mystics	55–58	Northern Stars	The Trusts Arena, Auckland
4:10 pm	Mes 31/37 (84%) Hume 24/32 (75%)	Stats	Wilson 48/54 (89%) Griffin 10/10 (100%)

Mon 9 Jul	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	60–76	Southern Steel	Claudelands Arena, Hamilton
7:40 pm	Potgieter 41/41 (100%) Falkner 19/22 (86%)	Stats	O'Connell 53/55 (96%) Selby-Rickit 23/26 (88%)

Wed 11 Jul	Mainland Tactix	36–47	Central Pulse	Horncastle Arena, Christchurch
7:40 pm	Bird 19/24 (79%) Beveridge 10/13 (77%) Leaver 7/7 (100%) Hazeldine 0/1 (0%)	Stats	Dunn 25/29 (86%) Metuarau 13/16 (81%) Ekenasio 9/11 (82%)

Round 11

Sun 15 Jul	Northern Stars	50–65	Central Pulse	Vodafone Events Centre, Auckland
4:10 pm	Wilson 32/34 (94%) Griffin 17/21 (81%) Halpenny 1/2 (50%)	Stats	Dunn 40/44 (91%) Ekenasio 13/17 (76%) Metuarau 12/14 (86%)

Mon 16 Jul	Southern Steel	59–56	Mainland Tactix	ILT Stadium Southland, Invercargill
7:40 pm	O'Connell 40/49 (82%) Selby-Rickit 19/23 (83%)	Stats	Bird 40/51 (78%) Leaver 16/22 (73%)

Wed 18 Jul	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	46–53	Northern Mystics	Energy Events Centre, Rotorua
7:40 pm	Potgieter 39/43 (91%) Falkner 6/10 (60%) Malesala 1/4 (25%)	Stats	Amani 32/34 (94%) Mes 17/21 (81%) Hume 4/8 (50%)

Round 12

Super Sunday round

Sun 22 Jul	Mainland Tactix	44–39	Central Pulse	Vodafone Events Centre, Auckland
2:10 pm	Bird 35/41 (85%) Beveridge 6/8 (75%) Leaver 3/5 (60%)	Stats	Dunn 17/20 (85%) Ekenasio 14/16 (88%) Metuarau 8/12 (67%)

Sun 22 Jul	Northern Stars	52–70	Northern Mystics	Vodafone Events Centre, Auckland
4:10 pm	Wilson 39/45 (87%) Griffin 12/15 (80%) Halpenny 1/1 (100%)	Stats	Mes 31/35 (89%) Folau 29/34 (85%) Amani 10/10 (100%)

Sun 22 Jul	Southern Steel	75–58	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Vodafone Events Centre, Auckland
6:10 pm	O'Connell 51/63 (81%) Selby-Rickit 24/27 (89%)	Stats	Potgieter 42/44 (95%) Falkner 16/20 (80%)

Mon 23 Jul	Northern Stars	48–66	Central Pulse	Vodafone Events Centre, Auckland
7:40 pm	Wilson 38/43 (88%) Halpenny 7/13 (54%) Griffin 3/4 (75%)	Stats	Dunn 31/32 (97%) Ekenasio 29/35 (83%) Metuarau 6/7 (86%)

Wed 25 Jul	Northern Mystics	62–44	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	The Trusts Arena, Auckland
7:40 pm	Folau 36/40 (90%) Mes 26/32 (81%)	Stats	Potgieter 38/40 (95%) Falkner 4/7 (57%) Malesala 2/3 (67%)

Round 13

Sun 29 Jul	Northern Stars	65–59	Southern Steel	Vodafone Events Centre, Auckland
4:10 pm	Wilson 41/44 (93%) Griffin 24/26 (92%)	Stats	Selby-Rickit 48/52 (92%) Bates 11/14 (79%)

Mon 30 Jul	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	60–62	Mainland Tactix	Claudelands Arena, Hamilton
7:40 pm	Potgieter 44/47 (94%) Falkner 16/18 (89%)	Stats	Bird 54/61 (89%) Leaver 8/11 (73%)

Wed 1 Aug	Central Pulse	55–48	Northern Mystics	TSB Bank Arena, Wellington
7:40 pm	Ekenasio 30/37 (81%) Dunn 20/24 (83%) Metuarau 5/5 (100%)	Stats	Folau 33/44 (75%) Mes 15/20 (75%)

Finals

Elimination final

Wed 8 Aug 7:45 pm	Report Stats	Southern Steel	53–49	Mainland Tactix	ILT Stadium Southland, Invercargill	Sky Sport
		Scoring by quarter: 15-12, 13-17, 12-12, 13-8
		O'Connell 38/40 (95%) Selby-Rickit 15/22 (68%)		Bird 42/45 (93%) Beveridge 4/5 (80%) Leaver 3/3 (100%)

Grand final

Sun 12 Aug 4:15 pm	Report Stats	Central Pulse	53–54	Southern Steel	Fly Palmer Arena, Palmerston North	Sky Sport
		Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 14–14, 12–14, 11–16
		Dunn 32/35 (91%) Ekenasio 17/25 (68%) Metuarau 4/4 (100%)		O'Connell 40/44 (91%) Selby-Rickit 14/18 (78%)

References

"Fairy-tale finish for back-to-back champions Steel". ANZ Premiership. 12 August 2018.
"2018 Pre-Season Netball Tournament". Te Wānanga o Raukawa. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
"Netball NZ confirm later start to 2018 ANZ Premiership". The New Zealand Herald. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
"2018 ANZ Premiership Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 9 May 2018.

External links

ANZ Premiership website

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[1] "Fairy-tale finish for back-to-back champions Steel". ANZ Premiership. 12 August 2018.

[2] "2018 Pre-Season Netball Tournament". Te Wānanga o Raukawa. Retrieved 17 May 2018.

[3] "Netball NZ confirm later start to 2018 ANZ Premiership". The New Zealand Herald. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2018.

[media_guide-4] "2018 ANZ Premiership Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 9 May 2018.