2020 ANZ Premiership season

The 2020 ANZ Premiership season was the fourth 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 March and August. Defending premiers Central Pulse won their second consecutive premiership, defeating Mainland Tactix by 12 goals in the Grand Final.[1]

2020 ANZ Premiership season
LeagueANZ Premiership
SportNetball
Duration15 March – 23 August
Number of teams6
TV partner(s)Sky Sport
ChampionsCentral Pulse
Runners-upMainland Tactix
Minor premiersCentral Pulse

Following the first round of fixtures, the season was suspended due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.[2] The season recomenced on 19 June, with most matches played at the Auckland Netball Centre.[3][4]

Format

The 2020 ANZ Premiership season originally changed from a 13-round to a 16-round season.[5]

Following the suspension of the season after round 1, the re-arranged fixture was reduced to ten rounds. At the conclusion of these matches, the top two teams meet in the Grand Final, and the other teams compete for finishing positions from third to sixth.[4]

Teams
Team City Home Venues Heach coach Captain(s) Import Players Sponsor
Northern Mystics Auckland The Trusts Arena,

Eventfinda Stadium

 Helene Wilson Phoenix Karaka None None
Northern Stars Auckland Pulman Arena Kiri Wills Grace Kara Daystar Swift Robinhood
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Hamilton Claudelands Arena,

Trustpower Arena

 Amigene Metcalfe Samantha Winders Georgia Marshall Splice Construction Ltd
Central Pulse Wellington TSB Bank Arena,

Fly Palmy Arena

 Yvette McCausland-Durie Katrina Rore None Te Wānanga O Raukawa
Mainland Tactix Christchurch Horncastle Arena,

Trafalgar Centre

 Marianne Delaney-Hoshek Jane Watson None The Good Oil
Southern Steel Invercargill ILT Stadium Southland,

More FM Arena

 Reinga Bloxham Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit

& Gina Crampton

 Kalifa McCollin Ascot Park Hotel

Source: 2020 Media Guide

Regular season

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10
  • On 12 August, Netball New Zealand declared all five matches of Round 10 drawn, with all teams awarded two competition points for their respective matches. This occurred due to a change in the country's COVID-19 alert levels.[6]

Ladder
Pos Team P W L D GF GA GD G% BP Pts
1 Central Pulse151122594474120125.3149
2 Mainland Tactix1594260656640107.1242
3 Northern Mystics157625824757101.2335
4 Northern Stars15573590626-3694.2329
5 Southern Steel154101578637-5990.7321
6 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic15294520592-7287.8319
Last updated: 14 August 2020 — Source

Grand Final
Sun 23 Aug
6.45pm		 Report
Stats		 Central Pulse43–31Mainland Tactix    ILT Stadium Southland Sky Sport

References
  1. "Netball: Central Pulse beat Mainland Tactix to claim ANZ Premiership title". NZ Herald. 23 August 2020.
  2. "Netball's ANZ Premiership joins list of postponed competitions". RNZ. 2020-03-20. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  3. "ANZ Premiership confirms plans to resume season". ANZ Premiership. 11 May 2020.
  4. "ANZ Premiership fixtures to return to home venues in front of fans in July". NewsChain. 17 June 2020.
  5. "The League • ANZ Premiership Netball". anzpremiership.co.nz. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  6. "All Upcoming ANZ Premiership Round 10 Matches Declared Drawn". ANZ Premiership. 12 August 2020.
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