2002 Southern Sting season

Southern Sting
2002 season
Head coachRobyn Broughton
ManagerJackie Barron
CaptainBernice Mene
Main venueStadium Southland
Season results
Wins–losses10–0
Season placing1st
Team colours

The 2002 Southern Sting season saw the Southern Sting netball team compete in the 2002 National Bank Cup league season. With a team coached by Robyn Broughton, captained by Bernice Mene and featuring Reinga Bloxham, Tania Dalton, Adine Harper, Donna Loffhagen and Lesley Nicol, Sting won their fourth league title. Sting went through the season unbeaten, winning all ten of their matches. In the semi-final, they defeated Capital Shakers 68–49. In the grand final, they defeated Canterbury Flames 54–48.[1][2][3][4][5]

Players

Player movements

Gains and losses
Gains Losses

Sources:[4][7]

2002 roster

2002 Southern Sting roster
Players Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
Reinga Bloxham WD, C (aged 27) –
Kirsty Broughton WD, C –
Tania Dalton GS, GA (1971-11-26)26 November 1971 (aged 30) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Adine Harper WA, C, GA (1979-06-08)8 June 1979 (aged 22) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Megan Hutton GK (1976-03-26)26 March 1976 (aged 26) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Donna Loffhagen GS, GA (1978-04-29)29 April 1978 (aged 23) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Bernice Mene (c) GD, GK (1975-01-18)18 January 1975 (aged 27) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Debbie Munro GS, GA –
Kate Newson –
Lesley Nicol WD, C (1973-05-09)9 May 1973 (aged 28) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Jo Tapper –
Wendy Telfer WD, C, WA (1984-10-15)15 October 1984 (aged 17) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Kylie Young –
Head coach


Manager: Jackie Barron
Physiotherapist:
Neil Familton
Sports Science:
Steve Jackson
Marketing & Events Manager:
Liz McDonald
Sponsorship Manager:
Liz McDonald
Office Administrator:
Judy Fleck

Notes
  • (c) – Captain
  • (cc) – Co-captain
  • (vc) – Vice-captain
  • – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Source:[4]

Stats

Sting went through the season unbeaten, winning all ten of their matches. Their dominance was such that Tania Dalton and Donna Loffhagen had the best attacking record of 490 goals for and Bernice Mene and Megan Hutton had the best defensive record of 327 against.[4]

Regular season

Fixtures and results

Round 1
6 April Otago Rebels 32–64 Southern Sting Edgar Centre  
Katie Ritchie  18/33 (55%)
C. O'Connor  8/10 (80%)
J. Brown  6/7 (86%) 		Report
 Tania Dalton  33/37 (89%)
Donna Loffhagen  31/34 (91%)
Round 2

Southern Sting received a bye.

Round 3
21 April Southern Sting 52–43 Auckland Diamonds Stadium Southland  

Source:[1]

Round 4
27 April Southern Sting 53–38 Capital Shakers Stadium Southland  
Report
Round 5
3 May Counties Manukau Cometz 34–82 Southern Sting Papatoetoe  
Report
Round 6
5 May Northern Force 44–48 Southern Sting North Shore Events Centre  
Report
Round 7
11 May Southern Sting 77–41 Western Flyers Stadium Southland  
Report
Round 8
18 May Southern Sting 53–47 Canterbury Flames Stadium Southland  
Round 9
26 May Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 48–61 Southern Sting Mystery Creek Events Centre  
Report

Source:[4]

Finals series

Semi-final

2 June Report Southern Sting 68–49 Capital Shakers    Stadium Southland

Grand final

8 June Southern Sting 54–48 Canterbury Flames    Stadium Southland
Attendance: 4,000
Scoring by quarter: 13–15, 27–24, 39–38, 54–48

Sources:[2][3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Netball: Sting beat Diamonds 52-43". www.nzherald.co.nz. 21 April 2002. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Netball: Sting secure fourth consecutive championship". www.nzherald.co.nz. 8 June 2002. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Mene mum on future as Sting celebrate". Angelfire. 10 June 2002. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Sting History 2002". www.sting.co.nz. Archived from the original on 26 May 2006. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "Stadium Southland's impressive netball finals history". stuff.co.nz. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Du Plooy joins Van Wyk at Shakers". www.news24.com. 27 January 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Sting History 2001". www.sting.co.nz. Archived from the original on 26 May 2006. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
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