2019 Central Pulse season

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Gains and losses

Gains	Losses
Maddy Gordon (Central Zone) Elle Temu (Central Zone)	Mila Reuelu-Buchanan (Northern Stars) Rene Savai'inaea [11] (Central Manawa)

Source:^[1][12]

2019 Central Pulse roster
Players	Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height Karin Burger GD, WD, GK (1993-04-12)12 April 1993 (aged 25) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Aliyah Dunn GS (1999-10-19)19 October 1999 (aged 19) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Ameliaranne Ekenasio GS, GA (1991-01-11)11 January 1991 (aged 28) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Sulu Fitzpatrick GD, GK (1992-08-20)20 August 1992 (aged 26) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Maddy Gordon C, WA, WD (2000-01-16)16 January 2000 (aged 19) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Claire Kersten WD, C (1989-07-09)9 July 1989 (aged 29) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Tiana Metuarau GA, WA, GS (2001-01-15)15 January 2001 (aged 18) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Katrina Rore (c) GK, GD, WD (1987-05-06)6 May 1987 (aged 31) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Whitney Souness C, WA (1995-11-12)12 November 1995 (aged 23) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Elle Temu GK, GD (1999-08-03)3 August 1999 (aged 19) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Head coach Yvette McCausland-Durie Assistant coach Sandra Edge Manager: Joanne Holmes High Performance Director/Specialist Coach: Waimarama Taumaunu Specialist Coach: Irene van Dyk Physiotherapist: Tim Doyvbsch Strength and conditioning: Adam Allen Athlete Life: Helen Regan Nutrition: Rebecca Jones Mental Skills: Natalie Hogg Notes (c) – Captain (cc) – Co-captain (vc) – Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Sources:^{[1][4][12][13]}

In early February, Pulse traveled to Brisbane and played a series of matches against Queensland Fusion and the Queensland under-19 team.^[14] Pulse also hosted the official ANZ Premiership pre-season tournament at Te Wānanga o Raukawa in Ōtaki on February 8–10.^[15]

Fri 8 Feb	Central Pulse	64–45	Mainland Tactix	Te Wānanga o Raukawa
11:00am

Fri 8 Feb	Central Pulse	36–27	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Te Wānanga o Raukawa
6:00 pm

Sat 9 Feb	Central Pulse	64–48	Northern Stars	Te Wānanga o Raukawa
11:00pm

Sat 9 Feb	Central Pulse	42–29	Northern Mystics	Te Wānanga o Raukawa
6:00 pm

Sun 10 Feb	Central Pulse	59–52	Southern Steel	Te Wānanga o Raukawa
1:00 pm

Sources:^[16][17][18]

Summarize Timeline Top Qs Fact Check

Round 1

Sun 24 Feb	Northern Mystics	39–62	Central Pulse	Claudelands Arena
6:10 pm	Kristina Brice  18/21 (86%) Bailey Mes  15/24 (63%) Jamie Hume  6/9 (67%)	Report Stats	Aliyah Dunn  37/40 (93%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio  22/29 (76%) Tiana Metuarau  3/5 (60%)

Round 2

Mon 4 Mar	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	37–43	Central Pulse	Energy Events Centre
7:40 pm	Monica Falkner  16/21 (76%) Abigail Latu-Meafou  12/15 (80%) Kelsey McPhee  9/14 (64%)	Report Stats	Aliyah Dunn  25/26 (96%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio  18/26 (69%)

Round 3

Sun 10 Mar	Central Pulse	52–40	Mainland Tactix	Fly Palmy Arena
4:10 pm	Aliyah Dunn  41/45 (91%) Tiana Metuarau  11/14 (79%)	Report Stats	Ellie Bird  28/31 (90%) Kate Beveridge  8/10 (80%) Brooke Leaver  4/7 (57%)

Round 4

Mon 18 Mar	Northern Stars	50–61	Central Pulse	Pulman Arena
7:40 pm	Maia Wilson  35/43 (81%) Ellen Halpenny  6/10 (60%) Charlee Hodges  9/12 (75%)	Report Stats	Aliyah Dunn  43/45 (96%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio  17/25 (68%) Tiana Metuarau  1/2 (50%)

Round 5

Mon 25 Mar	Central Pulse	54–50	Southern Steel	TSB Bank Arena
7:40 pm	Ameliaranne Ekenasio  34/37 (92%) Aliyah Dunn  20/23 (87%) Tiana Metuarau  0/3 (0%)	Report Stats	Lenize Potgieter  23/27 (85%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  18/19 (95%) Jennifer O'Connell  9/11 (82%)

Round 6

Sun 31 Mar	Central Pulse	48–33	Mainland Tactix	The Trusts Arena
2:10 pm	Ameliaranne Ekenasio  21/26 (81%) Tiana Metuarau  15/20 (75%) Aliyah Dunn  12/12 (100%)	Report Stats	Ellie Bird  21/22 (95%) Kate Beveridge  10/14 (71%) Brooke Leaver  2/6 (33%)

Source:^[19]

Round 7

Wed 10 Apr	Southern Steel	50–66	Central Pulse	More FM Arena
7:40 pm	Lenize Potgieter  33/38 (87%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  17/22 (77%)	Report Stats	Aliyah Dunn  37/37 (100%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio  29/34 (85%)

Round 8

Wed 17 Apr	Central Pulse	59–49	Northern Mystics	Te Rauparaha Arena
7:40 pm	Aliyah Dunn  43/47 (91%) Tiana Metuarau  9/11 (82%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio  7/9 (78%)	Report Stats	Grace Nweke  24/30 (80%) Bailey Mes  20/25 (80%) Jamie Hume  5/5 (100%)

Round 9

Sun 21 Apr	Central Pulse	54–33	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	TSB Bank Arena
4:10 pm	Aliyah Dunn  30/32 (94%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio  22/32 (69%) Tiana Metuarau  2/3 (67%)	Report Stats	Monica Falkner  18/24 (75%) Kelsey McPhee  8/11 (73%) Abigail Latu-Meafou  4/7 (57%) Khiarna Williams  3/3 (100%)

Round 10

Mon 29 Apr	Mainland Tactix	44–62	Central Pulse	Horncastle Arena
7:40 pm	Ellie Bird  39/42 (93%) Kate Beveridge  4/8 (50%) Brooke Leaver  1/1 (100%)	Report Stats	Aliyah Dunn  36/38 (95%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio  26/31 (84%) Tiana Metuarau  0/1 (0%)

Round 11

Sun 5 May	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	45–53	Central Pulse	Stadium Southland
2:10 pm	Kelsey McPhee  28/38 (74%) Monica Falkner  17/20 (85%)	Report Stats	Ameliaranne Ekenasio  28/37 (76%) Aliyah Dunn  20/24 (83%) Tiana Metuarau  5/7 (71%)

Mon 6 May	Southern Steel	62–52	Central Pulse	Stadium Southland
7:40 pm	Lenize Potgieter  45/47 (96%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  17/21 (81%) Georgia Heffernan  0/3 (0%)	Report Stats	Aliyah Dunn  32/34 (94%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio  20/26 (77%)

Sources:^[20][21]

Round 12

Mon 13 May	Central Pulse	68–42	Northern Stars	TSB Bank Arena
7:40 pm	Aliyah Dunn  28/34 (82%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio  33/37 (89%) Tiana Metuarau  7/9 (78%)	Report Stats	Maia Wilson  32/40 (80%) Charlee Hodges  7/12 (58%) Ellen Halpenny  3/10 (30%)

Round 13

Mon 20 May	Northern Mystics	60–54	Central Pulse	The Trusts Arena
7:40 pm	Grace Nweke  47/58 (81%) Bailey Mes  13/19 (68%)	Report Stats	Aliyah Dunn  39/44 (89%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio  9/17 (53%) Tiana Metuarau  6/9 (67%)

Sources:^[4]

2019 ANZ Premiership ladder v t e
Pos	Team	P	W	L	GF	GA	GD	G%	BP	Pts
1	Central Pulse	15	13	2	856	676	180	126.6	0	39
2	Southern Steel	15	12	3	946	809	137	116.9	2	38
3	Northern Stars	15	6	9	785	840	-55	93.5	3	21
4	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	15	5	10	713	793	-80	89.9	0	15
5	Mainland Tactix	15	5	10	740	849	-109	87.2	0	15
6	Northern Mystics	15	4	11	786	859	-73	91.5	2	14

  Qualified for Grand final
  Qualified for Elimination final

Source:^[5][22]

Mon 3 Jun 2.00pm		Central Pulse	52–48	Northern Stars		Te Rauparaha Arena	Sky Sport
		Scoring by quarter: 12–10, 27–25, 40–34, 52–48
		Aliyah Dunn  40/43 (93%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio  12/19 (63%)		Maia Wilson  34/41 (83%) Charlee Hodges  14/20 (70%)

Sources:^{[6][7][8][9][10]}