2003 Southern Sting season explained

Year:	2003
Team:	Southern Sting
Manager:	Kate Mackintosh
Wins:	9
Losses:	1
Placing:	1st
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The 2003 Southern Sting season saw the Southern Sting netball team compete in the 2003 National Bank Cup league season. With a team coached by Robyn Broughton, captained by Lesley Nicol and featuring Tania Dalton, Adine Harper, Donna Loffhagen and Wendy Telfer, Sting won their fifth consecutive league title. In the semi-final, they defeated Otago Rebels 56–43. In the grand final, they defeated Northern Force 51–49. It was the first time in the history of the league that it featured a South Island v North Island final.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Players

Player movements

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Losses
Jenny Ferguson (Otago Rebels) Kate Lundy Emma Moynihan Gemma Russell Anna Veronese (Canterbury Flames) Debbie Telfer	Reinga Bloxham Kirsty Broughton (retirement) Bernice Mene (retirement) Debbie Munro Kate Newson Kylie Young

2003 roster

Notes

• Anna Veronese was signed as replacement for Bernice Mene but she found she was pregnant in January 2003.

Regular season

Fixtures and results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9Southern Sting received a bye.

Finals series

Grand final

Notes and References

1. Web site: Netball: Title within Sting's grasp. www.nzherald.co.nz. 16 May 2003. 6 June 2023.
2. Web site: Netball: Sting too strong for fading Force. www.nzherald.co.nz. 23 May 2003. 10 May 2023.
3. Web site: New Zealand. Netball Final. Southern Sting vs. Northern Force. www.photosport.nz. 23 May 2003. 9 May 2023.
4. Web site: Sting History 2003. www.sting.co.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20060526172131/http://www.sting.co.nz/history/history_2003.html. 26 May 2006. 11 May 2023.
5. News: Stadium Southland's impressive netball finals history. stuff.co.nz. 26 June 2017. 15 June 2022.