Western Flyers
Defunct New Zealand netball team
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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.
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| Founded | 1998 | |
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| Disbanded | 2007 | |
| Based in | New Plymouth Whanganui Napier Palmerston North | |
| Region | Hawke's Bay Manawatū-Whanganui Taranaki | |
| Home venue | TSB Stadium Pettigrew Green Arena Arena Manawatu | |
| League | Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup | |
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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
Notable former players
Internationals
ANZ Championship players
ANZ Championship coaches
Captains
Coaches
Head coaches
| Coach | Years |
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| Barbara Clarke[14] | 2001 |
| Yvette McCausland-Durie[6][15][16] | 2004–2005 |
| Tanya Dearns[11] | 2006 |
| Annette Pearce[7][8] | 2007 |