2022 ANZ Premiership season explained

League:ANZ Premiership
Sport:Netball
No Of Teams:6
Duration:13 March – 12 June 2022
Tv:Sky Sport (New Zealand)
Minor Premiers:Central Pulse
Mvp:Kelly Jury (Central Pulse)
Finals Link:
  1. Finals Series
Finals:Finals
Finals Champ:Central Pulse
Finals Runner-Up:Northern Stars
Seasonslistnames:ANZ Premiership
Prevseason Year:2021
Prevseason Link:2021 ANZ Premiership season
Nextseason Year:2023
Nextseason Link:2023 ANZ Premiership season

The 2022 ANZ Premiership season was the sixth season of Netball New Zealand's ANZ Premiership.[1] [2] [3] With a team coached by Yvette McCausland-Durie, co-captained by Kelly Jury and Tiana Metuarau and featuring Aliyah Dunn, Erikana Pedersen and Whitney Souness, Central Pulse won their third title.[4] [5] [6] [7] Pulse finished the regular season as minor premiers, finishing above Northern Stars and Northern Mystics.[8] [9] [10] In the Elimination final, Stars defeated Mystics 63–57.[11] [12] Pulse then defeated Stars 56–37 in the Grand final.[9] [13] [14] [15]

Transfers

Player 2021 team 2022 team
Courtney Elliott[16] [17] Northern Mendi RaysCentral Pulse
Temalisi FakahokotauMainland TactixCentral Pulse/Saracens Mavericks
Binnian Hunt[18] Sunshine Coast LightningCentral Pulse
Kristiana Manu'a[19] Giants NetballCentral Pulse
Tiana Metuarau[20] [21] [22] Southern SteelCentral Pulse
Erikana Pedersen[23] Mainland TactixCentral Pulse
Amelia Walmsley[24] Central Pulse
Vika Koloto[25] [26] Northern CometsMainland Tactix
Kate LloydNNL MainlandMainland Tactix
Kelera Nawai-Caucau[27] Central PulseMainland Tactix
Monica FalknerNorthern StarsNorthern Mystics
Claire O'BrienNorthern MarvelsNorthern Mystics
Holly Fowler[28] Waikato Bay of Plenty MagicNorthern Stars
Kayla Johnson[29] [30] Northern Stars
Kate Burley[31] Northern MysticsSouthern Steel
Georgia HeffernanSouthern BlastSouthern Steel
Saviour Tui[32] Northern MysticsSouthern Steel
Ameliaranne Ekenasio[33] [34] Central PulseWaikato Bay of Plenty Magic
Claire Kersten[35] [36] Central PulseWaikato Bay of Plenty Magic
Oceane MaihiNorthern StarsWaikato Bay of Plenty Magic
Bailey MesNorthern MysticsWaikato Bay of Plenty Magic
Katrina Rorematernity leaveWaikato Bay of Plenty Magic
Notes

Head coaches and captains

Team Head coach Captain
Central PulseYvette McCausland-Durie[43] Tiana Metuarau
Kelly Jury[44] [45]
Mainland TactixMarianne Delaney-HoshekKimiora Poi[46] [47] [48]
Northern MysticsHelene Wilson[49] Sulu Fitzpatrick
Northern StarsKiri WillsMaia Wilson
Southern Steel[50] Reinga Bloxham
Waikato Bay of Plenty MagicMary-Jane Araroa[51] [52] Samantha Winders[53] [54]

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic

Matches cancelled

Just like the 2020 season, the 2022 season was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Central Pulse were due to host the sixth edition of the official ANZ Premiership tournament at Te Wānanga o Raukawa in Otaki between 24 and 27 February. However, the tournament was cancelled after a change in COVID-19 alert levels.[55] Pulse's Round 1 match against Northern Stars was cancelled following a Covid-19 outbreak in their squad.[56] [57] Their head coach Yvette McCausland-Durie also tested positive for Covid-19.[58] [59] [60] Further matches were cancelled throughout the season, most notably in early April when six matches were cancelled across Rounds 4 and 5.[61] [62] [63] [64] Some cancelled matches were simply rescheduled and added to later rounds.[65] However, the backlog of cancelled matches effectively created a Round 13.[66]

Player pool

In order to reduce the number of cancelled matches, the ANZ Premiership created a free agent player pool that teams could use to recruit temporary replacements.[67] Greer Sinclair subsequently played for four teams during the season. As well as played for Northern Comets in the National Netball League, she also played for Northern Stars, Northern Mystics and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in the ANZ Premiership.[68] [69] [70] [71] Another member of the pool, Storm Purvis came out of retirement to play for Stars. This saw her make her 100th senior league appearance.[72]

Regular season

Round 6

Rescheduled Round 4 match

Round 13

Originally only twelve rounds of matches were scheduled.[1] However, the backlog of cancelled matches effectively created a Round 13.[66]

Rescheduled matches
Notes

Finals series

Grand final

Awards

New Zealand Netball Awards

AwardWinnerTeam
Dame Lois Muir Supreme AwardGrace NwekeNorthern Mystics
Dame Lois Muir Supreme AwardKelly JuryCentral Pulse
ANZ Premiership Coach of the YearYvette McCausland-DurieCentral Pulse
ANZ Premiership Player of the YearKelly JuryCentral Pulse
Notes

Team of the season

Brendon Egan selected Stuffs team of the season.

Stuff Super Seven
PositionPlayerTeam
GS Grace NwekeNorthern Mystics
GATiana MetuarauCentral Pulse
WAGina CramptonNorthern Stars
CMila Reuelu-BuchananNorthern Stars
WDMaddy GordonCentral Pulse
GDElle TemuNorthern Stars
GKKelly JuryCentral Pulse
Bench
PositionsPlayerTeam
GSMaia WilsonNorthern Stars
WA, CWhitney SounessCentral Pulse
WD, C, WAKate HeffernanSouthern Steel
GD, WD, GKKarin BurgerMainland Tactix
GK, GD, WDAnna HarrisonNorthern Stars

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ANZ Premiership 2022 Media Guide. anzpremiership.co.nz. 14 August 2022. 29 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220529134032/http://anzpremiership.co.nz/Images/Assets/156137/1/2022%20ANZP%20MEDIA%20GUIDE.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: Brendon Egan. Your guide to the battle for netball supremacy. www.pressreader.com. Waikato Times. 12 March 2022. 7 November 2022.
  3. Web site: Brendon Egan. ANZ Premiership: Your team-by-team guide to the 2022 competition. stuff.co.nz. 12 March 2022. 30 November 2022.
  4. Web site: Pulse welcome return of co-captains. www.pulse.org.nz. 23 February 2022. 24 November 2022.
  5. News: Brendon Egan. 'I couldn't say no': How Erikana Pedersen went from retired to starting in ANZ Premiership final. stuff.co.nz. 11 June 2022. 5 November 2022.
  6. Web site: Brendon Egan. Central Pulse rise above the challenges to create ANZ Premiership history. stuff.co.nz. 13 June 2022. 20 June 2022.
  7. Web site: Brendon Egan. Central Pulse three-year title plan achieved quicker than anyone expected. stuff.co.nz. 18 June 2022. 28 November 2022.
  8. Web site: Pulse clinch home ANZ Premiership Grand Final. www.anzpremiership.co.nz. 12 June 2022. 25 June 2022.
  9. Web site: Netball: Stars v Pulse - all signs point to tight ending. www.rnz.co.nz. 12 June 2022. 25 June 2022.
  10. Web site: (2022) Fixtures & results. www.anzpremiership.co.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20220819203224/http://www.anzpremiership.co.nz/fixtures-and-results/ladder. 19 August 2022. 16 October 2022.
  11. Web site: Stars defeat Mystics to seal Grand Final place. www.anzpremiership.co.nz. 8 June 2022. 26 November 2022.
  12. Web site: Stars hold on to beat Mystics 63-57 in ANZ Premiership elimination final. stuff.co.nz. 8 June 2022. 23 November 2022.
  13. Web site: Netball: Central Pulse crush Northern Stars in ANZ Premiership final. www.nzherald.co.nz. 12 June 2022. 20 June 2022.
  14. Web site: Brendon Egan. Central Pulse thump Stars to secure third ANZ Premiership title in four years. stuff.co.nz. 12 June 2022. 20 June 2022.
  15. Web site: Pulse re-write record books with third title. www.pulse.org.nz. 12 June 2022. 20 June 2022.
  16. Web site: Elliott ready to make the most of surprise Pulse call-up. www.pulse.org.nz. 17 January 2022. 24 November 2022.
  17. Web site: Elliott to replace Fakahokotau for 2022. www.anzpremiership.co.nz. 18 January 2022. 24 November 2022.
  18. Web site: Well-connected off-shore pair complete Pulse roster for 2022. www.pulse.org.nz. 1 September 2021. 26 November 2022.
  19. Web site: Brendon Egan. Kristiana Manu'a's netball career comes full circle at Central Pulse. stuff.co.nz. 1 May 2022. 30 November 2022.
  20. Web site: Southern Steel moves quick to replace Silver Ferns shooter Tiana Metuarau. stuff.co.nz. 16 August 2021. 11 December 2022.
  21. Web site: Metuarau returns to Pulse for 2022 season. www.anzpremiership.co.nz. 16 August 2021. 24 November 2022.
  22. Web site: ANZ Premiership: Tiana Metuarau in, Ameliaranne Ekenasio out at Central Pulse. stuff.co.nz. 17 August 2021. 8 December 2022.
  23. Web site: Retirement on hold for Pulse-bound Pedersen. www.pulse.org.nz. 17 February 2022. 5 November 2022.
  24. Web site: Rookie shooter and imposing defender join Pulse mix for 2022. www.pulse.org.nz. 23 August 2021. 26 November 2022.
  25. Web site: Koloto named as replacement player for Trident Homes Tactix. www.anzpremiership.co.nz. 24 January 2022. 24 November 2022.
  26. Web site: Netball's six breakout stars for 2022. stuff.co.nz. 7 March 2022. 1 December 2022.
  27. Web site: ANZ Premiership: Tactix add Kelera Nawai-Caucau in settled 2022 squad. stuff.co.nz. 20 August 2021. 28 November 2022.
  28. Web site: ANZ Premiership netball: Kayla Johnson and Holly Fowler return as Northern Stars reveal squad for 2022 season. www.nzherald.co.nz. 25 August 2021. 30 November 2022.
  29. Web site: ANZ Premiership: Stars bolster defence with former Silver Fern Kayla Johnson. stuff.co.nz. 25 August 2021. 30 November 2022.
  30. News: Kayla Johnson returns to the Stars. www.rnz.co.nz. 25 August 2021. 30 November 2022.
  31. Web site: Burley heads south to link up with Steel. www.anzpremiership.co.nz. 12 August 2021. 24 November 2022.
  32. Web site: Saviour Tui signs with Steel for 2022. www.anzpremiership.co.nz. 16 August 2021. 24 November 2022.
  33. Web site: Ameliaranne Ekenasio makes Magic move. www.anzpremiership.co.nz. 19 August 2021. 24 November 2022.
  34. Web site: Magic move a fresh start for Silver Ferns captain Ameliaranne Ekenasio. stuff.co.nz. 19 August 2021. 28 November 2022.
  35. Web site: ANZ Premiership: Silver Ferns Bailey Mes, Claire Kersten join Ameliaranne Ekenasio at new-look Magic. stuff.co.nz. 23 August 2021. 30 November 2022.
  36. News: Mes and Kersten head to Magic. www.rnz.co.nz. 23 August 2021. 30 November 2022.
  37. Web site: Fakahokotau to miss 2022 season. www.pulse.org.nz. 11 January 2022. 26 November 2022.
  38. Web site: Former Silver Fern Temalisi Fakahokotau signs with UK side. www.rnz.co.nz. 1 April 2022. 1 May 2022.
  39. Web site: Katrina Rore completes Magic team for 2022. www.anzpremiership.co.nz. 30 August 2021. 24 November 2022.
  40. Web site: ANZ Premiership netball: Former Silver Ferns captain Katrina Rore signs with Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic. www.nzherald.co.nz. 30 August 2021. 30 November 2022.
  41. News: Rore reveals surprise pregnancy. www.rnz.co.nz. 6 March 2022. 8 April 2022.
  42. Web site: Brendon Egan. Pregnant Katrina Rore may not feature for Magic in ANZ Premiership. stuff.co.nz. 11 March 2022. 30 November 2022.
  43. Web site: McCausland-Durie back for Pulse in 2022. www.pulse.org.nz. 2 August 2021. 23 May 2022.
  44. Web site: Pulse co-captains named for Silver Ferns Quad Series. www.pulse.org.nz. 17 December 2021. 23 May 2022.
  45. Web site: New co-captain Metuarau jokes 'no beef' with mum coaching Pulse. www.1news.co.nz. 16 March 2022. 22 May 2022.
  46. Web site: Kimiora Poi named Tactix captain. anzpremiership.co.nz. 8 December 2021. 29 April 2022.
  47. Web site: Poi to captain Trident Homes Tactix . www.tactixnetball.co.nz. 8 December 2021. 29 April 2022.
  48. News: First Māori netball player to captain Tactix in 2022. www.teaomaori.news. 10 December 2021. 17 June 2022.
  49. Web site: Wilson to call time as Mystics head coach. www.northernmystics.co.nz. 18 May 2022. 28 July 2022.
  50. News: Southern Steel 2022 Netball Team. www.southernsteel.co.nz. 22 November 2022.
  51. Web site: Magic Name Mary-jane Araroa As New Coach For 2022 ANZ Premiership. www.scoop.co.nz. 28 July 2021. 5 July 2022.
  52. Web site: Netball: Mary-Jane Araroa's promotion one of several major changes for Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic. www.nzherald.co.nz. 12 March 2022. 5 July 2022.
  53. Web site: Pure As: Sam Winders. www.newsroom.co.nz. 4 June 2022. 20 July 2022.
  54. Web site: Captain's word: Samantha Winders 2022. www.netballmagic.co.nz. 2 July 2022.
  55. Web site: Popular Ōtaki pre-season tournament cancelled. www.pulse.org.nz. 3 February 2022. 26 November 2022.
  56. Web site: ANZ Premiership game postponed due to Covid-19 outbreak in Central Pulse squad. stuff.co.nz. 8 March 2022. 28 November 2022.
  57. Web site: Round 1 Pulse v Stars match postponed. www.anzpremiership.co.nz. 8 March 2022. 24 November 2022.
  58. Web site: Central Pulse coach Yvette McCausland-Durie tests positive for Covid-19. stuff.co.nz. 16 March 2022. 28 November 2022.
  59. Web site: Pulse ready to roll as coach takes a back seat. www.pulse.org.nz. 17 March 2022. 1 December 2022.
  60. Web site: Back Chat: How Yvette McCausland-Durie bounced back to become a champion coach. stuff.co.nz. 22 May 2022. 1 December 2022.
  61. Web site: Brendon Egan. Covid-19 continues to cause havoc for teams in ANZ Premiership. stuff.co.nz. 1 April 2022. 28 November 2022.
  62. Web site: Four ANZ Premiership matches rescheduled. www.anzpremiership.co.nz. 8 April 2022. 26 November 2022.
  63. Web site: ANZ Premiership Round 5 matches rescheduled. www.anzpremiership.co.nz. 14 April 2022. 26 November 2022.
  64. Web site: Two more Southern Steel games postponed on back of Covid-19. stuff.co.nz. 20 April 2022. 28 November 2022.
  65. Web site: 2022 ANZ Premiership Round 10 Preview. www.anzpremiership.co.nz. 12 May 2022. 26 November 2022.
  66. Web site: 2022 ANZ Premiership Rescheduled Matches Preview. www.anzpremiership.co.nz. 1 June 2022. 26 November 2022.
  67. Web site: Brendon Egan. ANZ Premiership teams can use free agent player pool for help amid Covid-19 surge. stuff.co.nz. 9 March 2022. 30 November 2022.
  68. News: Netball: Mystics borrow rival player to get on court. www.rnz.co.nz. 10 March 2022. 1 December 2022.
  69. News: MG Mystics Fall Just Short After Stirring Comeback. www.northernmystics.co.nz. 13 March 2022. 1 December 2022.
  70. News: Netball: Southern Steel bounce back to beat Stars. www.nzherald.co.nz. 27 March 2022. 1 December 2022.
  71. Web site: Netballer Greer Sinclair plays three ANZ Premiership games for different teams. stuff.co.nz. 20 April 2022. 30 November 2022.
  72. Web site: Storm Purvis grateful for second chance at netball milestone after Covid-19 twists. stuff.co.nz. 22 May 2022. 29 November 2022.

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