2002 Southern Sting season explained
| Year: | 2002 |
| Team: | Southern Sting |
| Manager: | Jackie Barron |
| Wins: | 10 |
| Losses: | 0 |
| Placing: | 1st |
| Pattern B1: | thinbluesides |
The 2002 Southern Sting season saw the Southern Sting netball team compete in the 2002 National Bank Cup league season. With a team coached by Robyn Broughton, captained by Bernice Mene and featuring Reinga Bloxham, Tania Dalton, Adine Harper, Donna Loffhagen and Lesley Nicol, Sting won their fourth league title. Sting went through the season unbeaten, winning all ten of their matches. In the semi-final, they defeated Capital Shakers 68–49. In the grand final, they defeated Canterbury Flames 54–48.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Players
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2002 roster
Stats
Sting went through the season unbeaten, winning all ten of their matches. Their dominance was such that Tania Dalton and Donna Loffhagen had the best attacking record of 490 goals for and Bernice Mene and Megan Hutton had the best defensive record of 327 against.
Regular season
Fixtures and results
- Round 1
Round 2Southern Sting received a bye.
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Finals series
Grand final
Notes and References
- Web site: Netball: Sting beat Diamonds 52-43. www.nzherald.co.nz. 21 April 2002. 27 May 2023.
- Web site: Netball: Sting secure fourth consecutive championship. www.nzherald.co.nz. 8 June 2002. 1 June 2023.
- Web site: Mene mum on future as Sting celebrate . Angelfire. https://web.archive.org/web/20190803231850/https://www.angelfire.com/sports/nash/bernice/menefinal.html. 3 August 2019. 10 June 2002. 15 June 2022.
- Web site: Sting History 2002. www.sting.co.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20060526172118/http://www.sting.co.nz/history/history_2002.html. 26 May 2006. 11 May 2023.
- News: Stadium Southland's impressive netball finals history. stuff.co.nz. 26 June 2017. 15 June 2022.
- Web site: Du Plooy joins Van Wyk at Shakers. www.news24.com. 27 January 2002. 31 May 2023.
