Western Flyers Explained

Team Name:	Western Flyers
Founded:
Disbanded:
Location:	New Plymouth Whanganui Napier Palmerston North
Region:	Hawke's Bay Manawatū-Whanganui Taranaki
Venue:	TSB Stadium Pettigrew Green Arena Arena Manawatu
League:	Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup
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Western Flyers are a former New Zealand netball team that represented Hawke's Bay, Manawatū-Whanganui and Taranaki. Between 1998 and 2007, Flyers played in the Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup league. Ahead of the 2008 season, Flyers merged with Capital Shakers to form the new ANZ Championship team, Central Pulse.

History

Founding members

In 1998, together with Auckland Diamonds, Bay of Plenty Magic, Capital Shakers, Canterbury Flames, Counties Manukau Cometz, Northern Force, Otago Rebels, Southern Sting and Waikato Wildcats, Flyers, were founding members of the Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup league.^{[1] [2]}

Merger

Ahead of the 2008 season, Flyers merged with Capital Shakers to form the new ANZ Championship team, Central Pulse.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Home venues

Flyers represented Netball New Zealand's Western and Eastern regions. This included Hawke's Bay, Manawatū-Whanganui and Taranaki. They played their home matches at New Plymouth's TSB Stadium, Napier's Pettigrew Green Arena and Palmerston North's Arena Manawatu.^{[6] [7] [8] [9] [10]}

Stats

Season	Position	Won	Drawn	Lost
1998	7th
1999	8th
2000	8th
2001	6th
2002	8th
2003	9th
2004	8th
2005^[11]	7th
2006	8th
2007	8th

Notable former players

Internationals

Liana Barrett-Chase Joline Henry Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit Jessica Tuki Daneka Wipiiti

• Charlotte Kight

• Joanne Morgan

• Brooke Williams

ANZ Championship players

Amber Bellringer Erika Burgess Lauren Burgess

Candyce Edwards Hayley Stockman Jodi Tod

ANZ Championship coaches

• Yvette McCausland-Durie
• Janine Southby

Captains

Coaches

Head coaches

Coach	Years
Barbara Clarke^[12]	2001
Yvette McCausland-Durie^[13] ^[14]	2004–2005
Tanya Dearns	2006
Annette Pearce	2007

Notes and References

1. News: Celebrating 25 years of elite netball. anzpremiership.co.nz. 16 February 2022. 14 June 2022.
2. Web site: Sting History 1998. www.sting.co.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20060526172026/http://www.sting.co.nz/history/history_1998.html. 26 May 2006. 11 May 2023.
3. Web site: Netball: Nod to all five Tasman Trophy bids. www.nzherald.co.nz. 8 May 2007. 20 June 2021.
4. Web site: New life for central netball: We have The Pulse. www.nzherald.co.nz. 17 November 2007. 9 February 2021.
5. Web site: Grand final win would be the perfect way for Central Pulse to cap remarkable rise. stuff.co.nz. 12 August 2018. 31 May 2023.
6. News: Netball: The courts are now in session. www.nzherald.co.nz. 17 April 2004. 26 May 2020.
7. Web site: The National Bank Cup teams – 2007 Flyers Team. www.netballnz.co.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20080516091727/http://www.netballnz.co.nz/default.aspx?s=nbank_team_flyers. 16 May 2008. 8 May 2023.
8. Web site: Netball: National Championship teams. www.nzherald.co.nz. 4 April 2007. 22 January 2019.
9. Web site: Regions & Franchises. www.netballnz.co.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20080424051835/http://www.netballnz.co.nz/default.aspx?s=regions_franchises. 24 April 2008. 8 May 2023.
10. Web site: Netball. www.nationalbank.co.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20070202213734/http://www.nationalbank.co.nz/about/netball/default.htm. 2 February 2007. 9 May 2023.
11. Web site: Masterton to host top netball teams. www.nzherald.co.nz. 28 April 2006. 30 May 2023.
12. Web site: Netball: Little agreement on competition's standout players. www.nzherald.co.nz. 6 May 2001. 29 May 2023.
13. Web site: New Pulse coach faces player selection issues. stuff.co.nz. 19 March 2009. 29 May 2022.
14. Web site: McCausland-Durie never gave up on Pulse. stuff.co.nz. 28 May 2010. 29 May 2022.