2017 Southern Steel season

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Gains and losses

Gains	Losses
Olivia Bates (Netball South) Aliyah Dunn (Netball South) Dani Gray (Netball South) Jennifer O'Connell[15] (Netball South)	Brooke Leaver (Mainland Tactix) Stacey Peeters (Celtic Dragons)[16] Storm Purvis (Northern Mystics)

Sources:^[1][2][3]

2017 Southern Steel roster
Players	Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height Olivia Bates (TRP) GA, WA (1991-03-20)20 March 1991 (aged 26) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Gina Crampton WA, C (1991-12-07)7 December 1991 (aged 25) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Aliyah Dunn (TRP) GS (1999-10-19)19 October 1999 (aged 17) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Abby Erwood GA, C, WA (1997-04-18)18 April 1997 (aged 19) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Jhaniele Fowler-Reid GS (1989-07-21)21 July 1989 (aged 27) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Shannon Francois (vc) WA, C, GA (1990-10-12)12 October 1990 (aged 26) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Wendy Frew (c) WD, C, WA (1984-10-15)15 October 1984 (aged 32) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Dani Gray (TRP) WD, C (1995-11-03)3 November 1995 (aged 21) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Jamie Hume GA, GS (1996-03-22)22 March 1996 (aged 21) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Jennifer O'Connell GS (1997-06-16)16 June 1997 (aged 19) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit GK, GD (1989-04-03)3 April 1989 (aged 27) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Te Paea Selby-Rickit GS, GA (1992-01-14)14 January 1992 (aged 25) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Jane Watson GK, GD, WD (1990-03-07)7 March 1990 (aged 27) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	Head coach Reinga Bloxham Assistant coach Lauren Piebenga Manager: Dayna Kaio Physiotherapist: Corina Ngatuere Strength and conditioning: Mike Jacob Notes (c) – Captain (cc) – Co-captain (vc) – Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Sources:^{[1][2][3][4][17][18][19]}

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Ahead of the 2017 season, Steel appointed Reinga Bloxham as their new head coach.^[18][20] During the pre-season, Steel played three series of two matches against Noeline Taurua's Sunshine Coast Lightning, Mainland Tactix and their own National Netball League team, Netball South. They also played three matches at the official ANZ Premiership pre-season tournament at Te Wānanga o Raukawa in Ōtaki.^[21][22][23]

10 February 2017	Sunshine Coast Lightning	75–44	Southern Steel	USC Stadium
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12 February 2017	Sunshine Coast Lightning	56–44	Southern Steel	USC Stadium

Sources:^[24][25]

26 February 2017	Southern Steel	77–39	Netball South	Oamaru
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4 March 2017	Southern Steel	79-51	Mainland Tactix	Edgar Centre

5 March 2017	Southern Steel	74–48	Mainland Tactix	Edgar Centre

Sources:^[26]

10 March 2017	Southern Steel	74–64	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Te Wānanga o Raukawa
	Jhaniele Fowler-Reid  38/40 (95%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  20/27 (74%) Jennifer O'Connell  9/12 (75%) Jamie Hume  7/8 (88%)	Report Stats	Lenize Potgieter  42/44 (95%) Monica Falkner  19/25 (76%) Grace Rasmussen  3/4 (75%)

11 March 2017	Central Pulse	48–53	Southern Steel	Te Wānanga o Raukawa
	Tiana Metuarau  26/30 (87%) Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  21/24 (88%) Mila Reuelu-Buchanan  1/2 (50%)	Report	Jhaniele Fowler-Reid  31/35 (89%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  19/24 (79%) Jamie Hume  3/12 (25%)

12 March 2017	Southern Steel	70–49	Northern Mystics	Te Wānanga o Raukawa
	Jhaniele Fowler-Reid  39/44 (89%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  20/26 (77%) Jamie Hume  11/11 (100%)	Report	Eseta Autagavaia  26/33 (79%) Renee Matoe  23/29 (79%)

Source:^[23]

19 March 2017	Southern Steel	69–42	Netball South	Stadium Southland
		Report

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Round 1

26 March 2017	Southern Steel	75–57	Northern Stars	Claudelands Arena
2:00 pm	Jhaniele Fowler-Reid  52/54 (96%) Jamie Hume  3/4 (75%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  20/24 (83%)	Report Stats	Afa Rusivakula  8/10 (80%) Malia Vaka  12/13 (92%) Maia Wilson  37/40 (93%)

Round 2

3 April 2017	Northern Mystics	67–74	Southern Steel	The Trusts Arena
7:40 pm	Bailey Mes  39/43 (91%) Maria Tutaia  28/39 (72%)	Report Stats	Jhaniele Fowler-Reid  60–69 Te Paea Selby-Rickit  14/19 (74%)

Round 3

10 April 2017	Southern Steel	72–59	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Stadium Southland
7:40 pm	Jhaniele Fowler-Reid  45/50 (90%) Jamie Hume  7/9 (78%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  20/27 (74%)	Report Stats	Monica Falkner  19/21 (90%) Lenize Potgieter  38/41 (93%) Grace Rasmussen  2/4 (50%)

Round 4

19 April 2017	Mainland Tactix	41–90	Southern Steel	Horncastle Arena
7:40 pm	Kadeen Corbin  6/10 (60%) Brooke Leaver  28/32 (88%) Anna Thompson  7/8 (88%)	Report Stats	Jhaniele Fowler-Reid  70/75 (93%) Jamie Hume  9/15 (60%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  11/13 (85%)

Round 5

26 April 2017	Northern Stars	51–73	Southern Steel	Vodafone Events Centre
7:40 pm	Afa Rusivakula  5/6 (83%) Malia Vaka  8/16 (50%) Maia Wilson  38/42 (90%)	Report Stats	Jhaniele Fowler-Reid  45/46 (98%) Jamie Hume  8/15 (53%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  20/26 (77%)

Round 6

30 April 2017	Southern Steel	66–46	Northern Mystics	Stadium Southland
4:00 pm	Jhaniele Fowler-Reid  50/59 (85%) Jamie Hume  3/4 (75%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  13/19 (68%)	Report Stats	Tera-Maria Amani  2/4 (50%) Bailey Mes  22/27 (81%) Maria Tutaia  22/33 (67%)

1 May 2017	Southern Steel	63–50	Central Pulse	Stadium Southland
7:40 pm	Jhaniele Fowler-Reid  49/54 (91%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  14/23 (61%)	Report Stats	Tiana Metuarau  24/31 (77%) Cathrine Tuivaiti  26/26 (100%)

Round 7

7 May 2017	Southern Steel	61—55	Mainland Tactix	More FM Arena
2:00 pm	Jhaniele Fowler-Reid  29/31 (94%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  16/19 (84%) Jamie Hume  16/23 (70%)	Stats	Ellie Bird  34/39 (87%) Brooke Leaver  17/25 (68%) Anna Thompson  4/5 (80%)

Round 8

14 May 2017	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	61—65	Southern Steel	Energy Events Centre
2:00 pm	Lenise Potgieter  46/49 (94%) Monica Falkner  12/16 (75%) Amorangi Malesala  3/3 (100%)	Report Stats	Jhaniele Fowler-Reid  49/56 (88%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  16/21 (76%)

Round 9

24 May 2017	Central Pulse	44—80	Southern Steel	Te Rauparaha Arena
7:40 pm	Cathrine Tuivaiti  26/28 (93%) Tiana Metuarau  11/18 (61%) Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  7/8 (88%)	Report Stats	Jhaniele Fowler-Reid  66/70 (94%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  14/21 (67%) Jamie Hume  0/2 (0%)

Round 10

28 May 2017	Southern Steel	82—58	Northern Stars	Stadium Southland
2:00 pm	Jhaniele Fowler-Reid  56/59 (95%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  25/29 (86%) Jennifer O'Connell  1/3 (33%)	Report Stats	Maia Wilson  42/46 (91%) Malia Vaka  13/19 (68%) Afa Rusivakula  3/5 (60%)

Round 11

7 June 2017	Southern Steel	68 – 67	Northern Mystics	More FM Arena
7:40 pm	Jhaniele Fowler-Reid  53/58 (91%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  15/20 (75%)	Report Stats	Maria Tutaia  20/27 (74%) Bailey Mes  47/50 (94%)

Round 12

11 June 2017	Southern Steel	78–59	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	The Trusts Arena
2:00 pm	Jhaniele Fowler-Reid  60/66 (91%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  18/23 (78%)	Report Stats	Lenize Potgieter  34/38 (89%) Monica Falkner  25/33 (76%)

Steel's perfect season was almost derailed on 12 June when a van with six of their players on board was involved in a road traffic accident in Fendalton, Christchurch. Four of the players were injured. Wendy Frew received over seventy stitches and underwent surgery while Te Paea Selby-Rickit suffered a dual fractured rib. Shannon Francois and Jhaniele Fowler-Reid had minor injuries. Just two days later, on 14 June, Steel notched up win number 14 of the season against Mainland Tactix. Sophie Erwood, Olivia Bates, Dani Gray and Aliyah Dunn were seconded from Steel's National Netball League team, Netball South. Despite been 41–38 down after three quarters, Steel launched a comeback in the fourth quarter to win 51–46.^{[3][27][28][29][30][31]}

14 June 2017	Mainland Tactix	46–51	Southern Steel	Horncastle Arena
6:00 pm	Ellie Bird  35/41 (85%) Brooke Leaver  11/14 (79%)	Stats	Jennifer O'Connell  38/45 (84%) Jamie Hume  8/15 (53%) Olivia Bates  4/6 (67%) Aliyah Dunn  1/2 (50%)

Sources:^[31][32][33]

Round 13

19 June 2017	Southern Steel	64–51	Central Pulse	Stadium Southland
7:40 pm	Jhaniele Fowler-Reid  51/53 (96%) Jamie Hume  6/8 (75%) Olivia Bates  4/4 (100%) Jennifer O'Connell  3/6 (50%)	Report Stats	Cathrine Tuivaiti  28/29 (97%) Tiana Metuarau  12/15 (80%) Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  11/12 (92%)

2017 ANZ Premiership ladder v t e
Pos	Team	P	W	L	GF	GA	GD	G%	BP	Pts
1	Southern Steel	15	15	0	1062	812	250	130.79%	0	30
2	Central Pulse	15	9	6	783	756	27	103.57%	2	20
3	Northern Mystics	15	8	7	878	851	27	111.35%	3	19
4	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	15	7	8	873	848	25	102.95%	5	19
5	Northern Stars	15	4	11	738	868	-130	85.02%	1	9
6	Mainland Tactix	15	2	13	676	875	-199	77.26%	2	6

  Qualified for Grand final and the 2017 Netball New Zealand Super Club
  Qualified for Elimination final and the 2017 Netball New Zealand Super Club

Source:^[6]

28 June 7:40 pm	Stats	Southern Steel	69–53	Central Pulse		Stadium Southland	Sky Sport
		Scoring by quarter: 18–10, 35–20, 55–38, 69–53
		Jhaniele Fowler-Reid  56/60 (93%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  13/19 (68%)		Tiana Metuarau  27/30 (90%) Cathrine Tuivaiti  26/29 (90%)

Sources:^{[7][8][9][10]}