2019 ANZ Premiership season

The 2019 ANZ Premiership season was the third season of the ANZ Premiership, the premier domestic netball league in New Zealand. The league was contested by six teams from around New Zealand, with a total of 47 matches played between February and June. Southern Steel were the defending premiers, though were knocked out of contention in the elimination final. The premiership was won by Central Pulse, who defeated the Northern Stars by four goals in the Grand Final.[1]

2019 ANZ Premiership season
LeagueANZ Premiership
SportNetball
Duration24 February – 2 June
Number of teams6
TV partner(s)Sky Sport
ChampionsCentral Pulse
Runners-upNorthern Stars
Minor premiersCentral Pulse

The season was brought forward by two months to ensure it did not clash with the Netball World Cup, played in Liverpool in July 2019.[2]

Format

The 2019 ANZ Premiership season followed the same format as the previous season.

Teams played 15 matches spread over 13 rounds for a 47 match season, ensuring each team played each other three times in the regular season. The second and third place teams qualified for the elimination final at the end of the season, with the winner of that match meeting the first place team in the Grand Final.[3]

Teams

TeamCityMain venueHeach coachCaptain(s)
Northern Mystics Auckland The Trusts Arena Helene Wilson Phoenix Karaka
Northern Stars Auckland Pulman Arena Kiri Wills Leana De Bruin
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Hamilton Claudelands Arena Amigene Metcalfe Casey Kopua
Central Pulse Wellington TSB Bank Arena Yvette McCausland-Durie Katrina Rore
Mainland Tactix Christchurch Horncastle Arena Marianne Delaney-Hoshek Jane Watson
Southern Steel Invercargill ILT Stadium Southland Reinga Bloxham Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit & Gina Crampton

Source: 2019 Media Guide

Regular season

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Ladder

2019 ANZ Premiership ladder
Pos Team P W L GF GA GD G% BP Pts
1 Central Pulse15132856676180126.6039
2 Southern Steel15123946809137116.9238
3 Northern Stars1569785840-5593.5321
4 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic15510713793-8089.9015
5 Mainland Tactix15510740849-10987.2015
6 Northern Mystics15411786859-7391.5214
Last updated: 27 May 2019 — Source

Finals

Elimination final

Wed 29 May
7.40pm
Report
Stats
Southern Steel5356Northern Stars    ILT Stadium Southland, Invercargill Sky Sport
Scoring by quarter: 15-14, 15-13, 11-16, 12-13
Potgieter  39/42 (93%)
Selby-Rickit  11/18 (61%)
O'Connell  3/5 (60%)
Wilson  43/45 (96%)
Hodges  13/18 (72%)

Grand Final

Mon 3 Jun
2.00pm
Report
Stats
Central Pulse5248Northern Stars    Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua Sky Sport
Scoring by quarter: 12-10, 15-15, 13-9, 12-14
Dunn  40/43 (93%)
Ekenasio  12/19 (63%)
Wilson  34/41 (83%)
Hodges  14/20 (70%)

References

  1. "Netball: Pulse win redemption Grand Final". NZ Herald. 3 June 2019.
  2. "2019 ANZ Premiership schedule released". ANZ Premiership. 28 August 2018.
  3. "2019 Fixtures & Results". ANZ Premiership.
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