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Revision as of 01:16, 14 August 2024

ANZ Premiership
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2024 ANZ Premiership season
FormerlyANZ Championship
SportNetball
Founded2016
First season2017
AdministratorNetball New Zealand
No. of teams6
CountryNew Zealand
Most recent
champion(s)		Northern Mystics (3rd title)
(2024)
Most titlesCentral Pulse, Northern Mystics (3 titles)
TV partner(s)Sky Sport (New Zealand)
Sponsor(s)ANZ
Level on pyramid1
Related
competitions		Super Club
National Netball League
Official websiteanzpremiership.co.nz

The ANZ Premiership is the top level netball league featuring teams from New Zealand. In 2017 it replaced the ANZ Championship, which also included teams from Australia, as the top level netball league in New Zealand. It is organised by Netball New Zealand. Its main sponsor is ANZ. In 2017, Southern Steel were the inaugural ANZ Premiership winners. Central Pulse are the league's most successful team, having won three premierships.

History

Formation

In May 2016, Netball Australia and Netball New Zealand announced that the ANZ Championship would be discontinued after the 2016 season. In New Zealand it was replaced by the ANZ Premiership, while in Australia it was replaced by Suncorp Super Netball The founding members of ANZ Premiership included the five former New Zealand ANZ Championship teams – Central Pulse, Mainland Tactix, Northern Mystics, Southern Steel and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic – plus a brand new franchise, Northern Stars.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Southern Steel

With a team coached by Reinga Bloxham, captained by Wendy Frew and featuring Gina Crampton, Jhaniele Fowler-Reid, Shannon Francois, and Jane Watson, Southern Steel finished the 2017 season as inaugural ANZ Premiership winners.[7][8] After finishing the regular season unbeaten and as minor premiers, Steel defeated Central Pulse 69–53 in the grand final. This saw Steel complete a 16 match unbeaten season.[7][9][10][11][12][13] Steel subsequently went on to retain their title and in the 2018 grand final they again defeated Pulse.[14][15][16]

Central Pulse

During the early ANZ Premiership era, Central Pulse emerged as one of the leagues strongest teams. Between 2017 and 2020, with a team coached by Yvette McCausland-Durie, captained by Katrina Grant and featuring, among others, Karin Burger, Ameliaranne Ekenasio and Claire Kersten, Pulse played in four successive grand finals. Between 2018 and 2020 they won three successive minor premierships. Pulse were the 2019 and 2020 overall champions.[17][18][19][20][21] In 2022, Pulse won their third title.[22][23][24]

Northern Mystics

In 2021, with a team coached by Helene Wilson and captained by Sulu Fitzpatrick and featuring Ama Agbeze, Bailey Mes and Grace Nweke, Northern Mystics won their first ever premiership. After finishing the regular season as minor premiers, they defeated Mainland Tactix 61–59 in the grand final.[25][26][27][28][29][30] In 2023, with a team coached by Tia Winikerei, captained by Sulu Fitzpatrick and featuring Phoenix Karaka, Grace Nweke, Michaela Sokolich-Beatson and Peta Toeava, Mystics won their second title.[31][32][33][34] Mystics finished the regular season as minor premiers, finishing above Central Pulse and Northern Stars.[34][35][36] Mystics defeated Stars 74–56 in the Grand final.[31][32][33]

Teams

Team Main home venue City/Suburb Zone/Region
Central Pulse[17] TSB Bank Arena Wellington Central
Mainland Tactix[37] Christchurch Arena Christchurch Mainland (Canterbury)
Northern Mystics[38] The Trusts Arena Auckland Northern (Northland, Auckland)
Northern Stars[39] Pulman Arena Takanini East Auckland, South Auckland
Southern Steel[40] Stadium Southland Invercargill South (Southland, Otago)
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic[41] Claudelands Arena Hamilton Waikato/Bay of Plenty

Grand finals

Season Winners Score Runners Up Venue
2017[11][12][13] Southern Steel 69–53 Central Pulse Stadium Southland
2018[14][15][16] Southern Steel 54–53 Central Pulse Fly Palmy Arena
2019[42][43][44] Central Pulse 52–48 Northern Stars Te Rauparaha Arena
2020[45][46][47] Central Pulse 43–31 Mainland Tactix Stadium Southland
2021[27][28][29] Northern Mystics 61–59 Mainland Tactix Spark Arena
2022[22][23][24] Central Pulse 56–37 Northern Stars TSB Bank Arena
2023[31][32][33] Northern Mystics 74–56 Northern Stars Globox Arena
2024[48][49] Northern Mystics 54–53 Central Pulse TSB Bank Arena

Minor premierships

Season Winners
2017[7][9][10][50] Southern Steel
2018[51][52] Central Pulse
2019[53][54] Central Pulse
2020[21][55] Central Pulse
2021[26][30][56] Northern Mystics
2022[57][58][59] Central Pulse
2023[35][34] Northern Mystics
2024

Premiership winning coaches

Premiership winning captains

Season Head coaches Team
2017[7][60] Reinga Bloxham Southern Steel
2018[61] Reinga Bloxham Southern Steel
2019[20] Yvette McCausland-Durie Central Pulse
2020[45][46][47] Yvette McCausland-Durie Central Pulse
2021[28] Helene Wilson Northern Mystics
2022[22][23][24] Yvette McCausland-Durie Central Pulse
2023[33][34] Tia Winkikerei Northern Mystics
Season Captains Team
2017[12][13] Wendy Frew Southern Steel
2018[14][15] Wendy Frew Southern Steel
2019[20] Katrina Grant Central Pulse
2020[45][46][47] Katrina Rore Central Pulse
2021[28] Sulu Fitzpatrick Northern Mystics
2022[22][24] Tiana Metuarau
Kelly Jury		 Central Pulse
2023[31][32][33] Sulu Fitzpatrick Northern Mystics
2024 Michaela Sokolich-Beatson Northern Mystics

Top goal scorers

Season Goal Shooter Team Goals (%)
2017[62] Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Southern Steel Goals scored 790/859 (92%)
2018[63] Maia Wilson Northern Stars Goals scored 566/633 (89%)
2019[64] Maia Wilson Northern Stars Goals scored 619/743 (83%)
2020[65] Grace Nweke Northern Mystics Goals scored 471/527 (89%)
2021[66] Grace Nweke Northern Mystics Goals scored 852/951 (90%)
2022 Aliyah Dunn Central Pulse Goals scored 618/664 (93%)
2023[67][68] Grace Nweke Northern Mystics Goals scored 825/894 (92%)
2024

Award winners

New Zealand Netball Awards

ANZ Premiership Player of the Year

Season Player Team
2017[69] Jane Watson Southern Steel
2018[70] Katrina Rore Central Pulse
2019[71][72][73][74] Gina Crampton Southern Steel
2020[75] Jane Watson Mainland Tactix
2021[76][77] Karin Burger Mainland Tactix
2022[78][79][80] Kelly Jury Central Pulse
2023 Maddi Gordon Central Pulse
2024

ANZ Premiership Coach of the Year

Season Coach Team
2017
2018
2019[71][72][74] Yvette McCausland-Durie Central Pulse
2020[75] Yvette McCausland-Durie Central Pulse
2021[76][77] Helene Wilson Northern Mystics
2022[78][79][80] Yvette McCausland-Durie Central Pulse
2023
2024

Sources:[81]

Television coverage

Matches are broadcast live on Sky Sport (New Zealand).[5][6][82][83]

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