2016 Southern Steel season explained

Year:2016
Team:Southern Steel
Alt-Colours:Southern Steel 2011
Manager:Sam Stephens
Wins:11
Losses:4
Placing:1st (New Zealand Conference)
Finals:Semi-finalists
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The 2016 Southern Steel season saw the Southern Steel netball team compete in the 2016 ANZ Championship. With a team coached by Noeline Taurua, captained by Wendy Frew and featuring Jhaniele Fowler-Reid, Steel finished the season as minor premiers.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] However they subsequently lost the New Zealand Conference Final to [6] and were defeated in the semi-finals by Queensland Firebirds.[7]

Players

Player movements

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Losses

2016 roster

Regular season

Fixtures and results

Round 1
  • Round 2
  • Round 3
  • Round 4
  • Round 5
  • Round 6
  • Round 7 received a bye.
  • Round 8
  • Round 9
  • Round 10
  • Round 11
  • Round 12
  • Round 13
  • Round 14

    • Final standings

    Finals series

    Semi-finals

    Award winners

    New Zealand Netball Awards

    National Netball League

    With a team captained by Hayley Crofts, Steel's reserve team, Netball South won the inaugural National Netball League title after defeating Central Zone 51–46 in the grand final at The Trusts Arena.[2] [10] [11] [12] At the 2016 New Zealand Netball Awards, Netball South winning the inaugural title was named Moment of the Year and head coach, Lauren Piebenga, was named National Coach of the Year.[2] [9]

    Notes and References

    1. News: Southern Steel 2016 Netball Team. www.southernsteel.co.nz. 7 June 2021.
    2. Web site: 2016 Netball South Annual Report. www.silverferns.co.nz. 2 May 2022.
    3. Web site: 2016 ANZ Netball Championship, club-by-club guide. www.smh.com.au. 30 March 2016. 3 June 2021.
    4. Web site: Steel seal top spot in trans-Tasman league with victory over Melbourne Vixens. stuff.co.nz. 25 June 2016. 10 June 2021.
    5. Web site: ANZ Championship netball finals guide: NSW Swifts v Melbourne Vixens in elimination final, Firebirds, Steel finish top. www.dailytelegraph.com.au. 6 July 2016. 10 June 2021.
    6. Web site: Fast finishing Southern Steel fall short as Magic claim New Zealand trans-Tasman netball conference. stuff.co.nz. 17 July 2016. 11 June 2021.
    7. Web site: Queensland Firebirds beat Southern Steel to reach trans-Tasman netball final. www.abc.net.au. 24 July 2016. 11 June 2021.
    8. Web site: Robinson, Fowler-Reid named winners of Conference MVP awards. www.scoop.co.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20160715145612/https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1607/S00172/robinson-fowler-reid-named-winners-of-conference-mvp-awards.htm. 15 July 2016. 14 July 2016. 19 April 2021.
    9. Web site: New Zealand Netball Awards – Winners. nznetballawards.co.nz. 15 April 2022.
    10. Web site: Netball South claim thrilling national development league final. stuff.co.nz. 26 June 2016. 2 May 2022.
    11. Web site: Central dip out to South in national netball league final. stuff.co.nz. 27 June 2016. 2 May 2022.
    12. Web site: Central dip out to South. www.pressreader.com. Manawatū Standard. 28 June 2016. 2 May 2022.

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