2004 Southern Sting season
Southern Sting season
Southern Sting | |
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2004 season | |
Head coach | Robyn Broughton |
Asst. coach | Tania Dalton |
Manager | Jackie Barron |
Captain | Lesley Nicol |
Main venue | Stadium Southland |
Season results | |
Wins–losses | 8–1 |
Season placing | 1st |
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Southern Sting seasons | |
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The 2004 Southern Sting season saw the Southern Sting netball team compete in the 2004 National Bank Cup league season. With a team coached by Robyn Broughton, captained by Lesley Nicol and featuring Natalie Avellino, Adine Harper, Donna Loffhagen and Wendy Telfer, Sting won their sixth consecutive league title after defeating Canterbury Flames in both the major semi-final and the grand final.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Players
Player movements
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Sources:[5][11]
2004 roster
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Manager: Jackie Barron
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- Notes
- ^1 In the Round 2 match against Capital Shakers, in the third quarter, Tania Dalton suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in her right knee. She subsequently missed the rest of the season. However, she remained with the team as an assistant coach.
Source:[5][12][13][14][15]
Regular season
Fixtures and results
- Round 1
18 April | Southern Sting | 76–29 | Western Flyers | Stadium Southland | |
Report |
- Round 2
25 April | Capital Shakers | 29–61 | Southern Sting | Wellington | |
Source:[15]
- Round 3
1 May | Southern Sting | 62–42 | Auckland Diamonds | Stadium Southland | |
Report |
- Round 4
9 May | Southern Sting | 58–49 | Canterbury Flames | Stadium Southland | |
Donna Loffhagen ![]() Natalie Avellino ![]() | Report | Belinda Colling ![]() Jodi Te Huna ![]() |
- Round 5
14 May | Southern Sting | 57–34 | Otago Rebels | Stadium Southland | |
Report |
- Round 6
23 May | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 60–63 | Southern Sting | Mystery Creek Events Centre | |
Irene van Dyk ![]() Anna Senio ![]() | Report | Donna Loffhagen ![]() Natalie Avellino ![]() |
- Round 7
30 May | Northern Force | 60–48 | Southern Sting | North Shore Events Centre | |
Report |
Source:[5]
Finals series
Major semi-final
4 June | Southern Sting | 55–52 | Canterbury Flames | Stadium Southland | ||
Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 28–30, 43–41, 55–52 | ||||||
Donna Loffhagen ![]() Natalie Avellino ![]() | Belinda Colling ![]() Jodi Te Huna ![]() |
Source:[1]
Grand final
18 June | Southern Sting | 63–55 | Canterbury Flames | Stadium Southland | ||
Scoring by quarter: 17–13, 35–25, 52–41, 63–55 |
Sources:[3][4][7][5]
Gallery
- 18 June 2004: Natalie Avellino (centre) playing for Southern Sting against Canterbury Flames in the 2004 National Bank Cup final at Stadium Southland. She competes with Flames players Vilimaina Davu (left) and Peta Stephens.
References
- ^ a b "Netball: Sting set themselves for six straight titles". www.nzherald.co.nz. 4 June 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Netball: Why the Sting stand out above all". www.nzherald.co.nz. 18 June 2004. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Netball: Sting win National Bank Cup". www.nzherald.co.nz. 18 June 2004. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ a b "The Sting' s captain Lesley Nicol hold up the cup". www.gettyimages.ae. 18 June 2004. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Sting History 2004". www.sting.co.nz. Archived from the original on 26 May 2006. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "Sponsorship of netball". teara.govt.nz. 5 September 2013. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Stadium Southland's impressive netball finals history". stuff.co.nz. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "Avellino signs with NZ netball team". www.abc.net.au. 14 January 2004. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Netball: A few southern stings". www.nzherald.co.nz. 3 June 2004. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ "(Adelaide Thunderbirds) Past Players & Support Staff (1997–2007)". anz-championship.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "Sting History 2003". www.sting.co.nz. Archived from the original on 26 May 2006. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "Netball: Force set to unleash a secret weapon". www.nzherald.co.nz. 9 February 2004. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "Netball: The courts are now in session". www.nzherald.co.nz. 17 April 2004. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "Netball: Drawing the Sting is rivals' big test". www.nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Netball: Sting lose Tania Dalton for rest of season". www.nzherald.co.nz. 26 April 2004. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
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