2004 Southern Sting season explained

Year:	2004
Team:	Southern Sting
Manager:	Jackie Barron
Wins:	8
Losses:	1
Placing:	1st
Pattern B1:	thinbluesides

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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Losses
Natalie Avellino (Adelaide Thunderbirds)^[8] ^[9] ^[10] Reinga Te Huia Kylie Smith	Megan Hutton (Capital Shakers) Kate Lundy Gemma Russell Jo Tapper

2004 roster

Notes

• 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.

Regular season

Fixtures and results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Finals series

Grand final

Notes and References

1. Web site: Netball: Sting set themselves for six straight titles. www.nzherald.co.nz. 4 June 2004. 3 June 2023.
2. Web site: Netball: Why the Sting stand out above all. www.nzherald.co.nz. 18 June 2004. 10 June 2023.
3. Web site: Netball: Sting win National Bank Cup. www.nzherald.co.nz. 18 June 2004. 9 May 2023.
4. Web site: The Sting' s captain Lesley Nicol hold up the cup. www.gettyimages.ae. 18 June 2004. 10 June 2023.
5. Web site: Sting History 2004. www.sting.co.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20060526172145/http://www.sting.co.nz/history/history_2004.html. 26 May 2006. 11 May 2023.
6. Web site: Sponsorship of netball. teara.govt.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20200811114841/https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/39229/sponsorship-of-netball. 11 August 2020. 5 September 2013. 10 June 2023.
7. News: Stadium Southland's impressive netball finals history. stuff.co.nz. 26 June 2017. 15 June 2022.
8. Web site: Avellino signs with NZ netball team. www.abc.net.au. 20 June 2023. 14 January 2004.
9. Web site: Netball: A few southern stings. www.nzherald.co.nz. 3 June 2004. 12 June 2023.
10. Web site: (Adelaide Thunderbirds) Past Players & Support Staff (1997–2007). anz-championship.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20211026212711/http://www.anz-championship.com/thunderbirds_subdomain/extra_id_757_OrgID_628.html. 26 October 2021. 30 October 2021.