2019 MEDIA GUIDE THE BEKO LEAGUE is fundamental to strengthening Netball ’s performance pathway, the development of talent, and competitiveness of ’s elite teams.

Starting on 2 March 2019, the Northern Marvels, Northern Comets, Netball Waikato Bay of Plenty, Central Manawa, Hellers Mainland and Southern Blast will go head-to-head for the title over a 12-week round robin competition.

A total of 25 matches, 10 of those televised live on SKY Sport, will culminate in a Grand Final on 19 May at Horncastle Arena, .

Teams will be able to name up to three ANZ Premiership players – who have not played more than 36 quarters in the former trans-Tasman Netball League / ANZ Premiership prior to the current Beko Netball League season – on their match list alongside the emerging players from their Zone.

CONTENTS

The Beko Netball League 2

2019 Draw 3

Northern Marvels 4

Northern Comets 5

Netball WBOP 6 MEDIA CONTACTS Kerry Manders Central Manawa 7 Head of PR, Media and Government Relations Hellers Mainland 8 M: +64 21 410 970 E: [email protected] Southern Blast 9 Troy Han Placings 10 Marketing & Communications Executive M: +64 27 633 1116 Partners 11 E: [email protected] 2019 BEKO NETBALL LEAGUE DRAW #WeLiveThisGame

ROUND ONE ROUND TWO ROUND THREE ROUND FOUR

Sat 2 March, 12.10pm Sat 9 March, 1.40pm Sat 16 March, 1.10pm Sun 24 March, 11.10am Central Manawa v Northern Comets Northern Marvels v Northern Comets Hellers Mainland v Northern Comets Northern Comets v Central Manawa Nga Purapura, Netball Centre, Lincoln Events Centre, Pulman Arena, Ōtaki Auckland Lincoln Papakura Sat 2 March, 2.10pm Sun 10 March, 2.10pm Sun 17 March, 2.10pm Sun 24 March, 11.40am Northern Marvels v Southern Blast Central Manawa v Hellers Mainland Northern Marvels v WBOP Southern Blast v WBOP , Fly Palmy Arena, , More FM Arena, Auckland Auckland Dunedin Live on SKY Sport Live on SKY Sport Live on SKY Sport Sun 24 March, 2.10pm Sun 3 March, 12.10pm Sun 17 March, 2.40pm Hellers Mainland v Northern Marvels WBOP v Hellers Mainland Southern Blast v Central Manawa , , ILT , Nelson Rotorua Live on SKY Sport

ROUND FIVE ROUND SIX ROUND SEVEN ROUND EIGHT

Sun 31 March, 1.10pm Sun 7 April, 12.10pm Sun 14 April, 1.10pm Sun 21 April, 10.40am Southern Blast v Hellers Mainland WBOP v Northern Comets Hellers Mainland v WBOP Northern Comets v Hellers Mainland More FM Arena, Silver Fern Farms Event Centre, Lincoln Events Centre, Auckland Netball Centre, Dunedin Te Aroha Lincoln Auckland Sun 7 April, 2.10pm Sun 14 April, 2.10pm Sun 21 April, 2.10pm Northern Marvels v Central Northern Comets v Southern Blast Central Manawa v WBOP The Trusts Arena, Pulman Arena, TSB Arena, Auckland Papakura Live on SKY Sport Live on SKY Sport Live on SKY Sport

ROUND NINE ROUND TEN ROUND ELEVEN GRAND FINAL

Sun 28 April, 12.10pm Sat 4 May, 1.10pm Sun 12 May, 11.10am Sun 19 May, 2.10pm WBOP v Central Manawa Southern Blast v Northern Marvels Central Manawa v Southern Blast 1st in Round Robin The Peak, Rototuna Junior High School, ILT Stadium Southland, ASB Sports Centre, v 2nd in Round Robin Hamilton Invercargill Wellington Horncastle Arena, Christchurch Sun 28 April, 1.10pm Sun 12 May, 2.10pm Live on SKY Sport Hellers Mainland v Southern Blast WBOP v Northern Marvels Southern Trust Events Centre, , Timaru Hamilton Live on SKY Sport Sun 28 April, 2.10pm Northern Comets v Northern Marvels Pulman Arena, Papakura Live on SKY Sport

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/NetballNewZealand @NetballNZ NORTHERN MARVELS

NetballNorthern.co.nz /Netball Northern

PLAYER PROFILES

NAME DOB HEIGHT POSITIONS PLACE OF BIRTH Paxton Maligi TBC TBC TBC TBC Danielle Binks 10.01.02 173cm GS ,GA New Zealand Georgia Bodle 22.06.00 185cm C, WD, WA New Zealand Aisha Bower 26.05.94 181cm GD, WD New Zealand Shekynah Clarke 14.01.95 169cm GK, GD New Zealand Tayla Foster 15.07.96 178cm WA, C, WD New Zealand Courtney Katterns 13.07.00 179cm GD, GK, WD New Zealand Armani Lam 17.12.00 180cm WD, GD New Zealand Maine-Crystal Maro 22.09.00 177cm GA, GS Cook Islands Grace Nweke 07.02.02 193cm GS New Zealand Jessie Taylor 08.07.01 189cm GK, GD New Zealand Renee Te Rinii 09.12.95 175cm WA, C New Zealand Filda Vui 16.04.96 180cm GS, GA Samoa Nanise Waqaira 30.05.01 181.5cm GD, GK Fiji Hannah Ward 25.10.99 176.5cm GA, WA New Zealand

MANAGEMENT TEAM

RIPEKA PIRIE TBC CLAIRE MAGNESS COACH ASSISTANT COACH TEAM MANAGER

ALISHA MCKEOWN STEPHEN HILL-HAAS PHYSIO S & C COACH

TEAM DRESS #’s

101-130 CLAIRE MAGNESS TEAM MANAGER M: +64 21 042 0908 E: [email protected] NORTHERN COMETS

NetballNorthern.co.nz /Northern Comets

PLAYER PROFILES

NAME DOB HEIGHT POSITIONS PLACE OF BIRTH

Kirsten Dickson (nee Hurley) (C) 28.06.92 177cm WD, C Auckland Christie Anderson 26.11.96 183cm GA, GA Auckland Chanelle Campbell 17.06.95 180cm GD, GK, WD Auckland Chonaire Huriwai 24.02.93 176cm C, WA Auckland Tori Kolose 17.09.99 170cm WA, C Auckland Vika Koloto 08.05.02 181cm GS, GA Auckland Tamara Leonie 28.08.99 188cm WD, C Auckland Nadia Loveday 09.07.94 171cm C, WA Auckland Oceane Maihi 23.12.95 183cm GK, GD Whangarei Ivana Rowland 16.02.98 181cm GS, GA Auckland Teuila Sotutu 31.03.01 171cm C, WA Auckland Kristina Tipene 29.06.97 180cm GD, GK Auckland Halaevalu Toutaiolepo 25.12.00 178cm C, WD, GD Auckland Jazmin Tufuga 16.05.00 178cm GD, GK, WD Auckland Rahnee Wakefield 25.08.95 175cm WD, C, WA Auckland

MANAGEMENT TEAM

KATHERINE HENRY TANIA CARGO JILL CLAPCOTT DWAYNE MC’NEIL COACH ASSISTANT COACH TEAM MANAGER TRAINER

TALIA ROUT ANGAD MARWAH JESS SOUCHON PHYSIO S & C COACH PERFORMANCE ANALYST

TEAM DRESS #’s

601-630 JILL CLAPCOTT TEAM MANAGER M: +64 27 592 0832 E: [email protected] NETBALL WBOP

NetballWBOP.co.nz /NetballWaikatoBayOfPlentyZone

PLAYER PROFILES

NAME DOB HEIGHT POSITIONS PLACE OF BIRTH Eden Anderson 08.11.98 182cm GA, GS, WA Wellington Savanagh Cassidy 21.10.97 180cm WD, C New Plymouth Georgie Edgecombe 10.04.01 178cm GD, GK, WD Hamilton Lyanne Eukaliti 12.06.99 176cm GD, GK Hamilton Asher Grapes 16.03.01 173.5cm GA, WA, C Hastings Simmon Howe 29.06.93 171cm WA, C, GA Opotoki Laura Hutchison 01.01.94 190cm GS, GK, GA Hamilton Brooke Neilson 24.09.00 176cm WD GD GK New Plymouth Summer Parekura 19.12.00 175cm GA, GS, WA Whakatane Pourewa Ruri-Clarke 16.08.99 174cm GA, GD, GK Huntly Greer Sinclair 26.09.00 182cm GD, GK, WD Waikiki Braxton Te Riini 13.01.00 175cm WA, C, GA Palmerston North Georgia Tong 30.10.94 181cm GK, GD, WD Wellington Dawn Wakelin 23.05.95 176cm WA,C,WD Hamilton Khiarna Williams 07.12.02 183cm GS, GA Hamilton Ali Wilshire 29.05.99 164cm WA, C, WD Hamilton

MANAGEMENT TEAM

REBECCA GABEL SONYA NOBLE DAIRNE BURNS COACH ASSISTANT COACH TEAM MANAGER

REBEKAH GRAY-BIRD BARRIE JENNINGS JAKO BEKKER PHYSIO S & C COACH PERFORMANCE ANALYST

TEAM DRESS #’s

201-230 DAIRNE BURNS TEAM MANAGER M: +64 27 200 5808 E: [email protected] CENTRAL MANAWA

NetballCentral.co.nz /Netball-Central-Zone

PLAYER PROFILES

NAME DOB HEIGHT POSITIONS PLACE OF BIRTH Renee Savai’inaea (C) 15.07.00 179cm C, WD Hutt Valley Emily Autagavaia 09.11.98 184cm GA, GS Auckland Jessica Fagan-Pease 16.10.99 182cm WD, GD Palmerston North Rochelle Fourie 19.07.02 188cm GS, GA South Africa Monalisa Groom 25.11.95 172cm GA, WA Apia, Samoa Paris Lokotui 17.10.01 178cm GK, GD Auckland Grace McLean 25.11.99 185cm GS, GA Wellington Emma-May Murray-Fifita 02.10.96 178cm GA, WA Whanganui Bianca Nagaiya 07.11.00 181cm GA, GS Auckland Ainsleyana Puleiata 23.07.00 170cm WA, C Nelson Tahlia Runga 30.05.00 183cm GK, GD Wairoa Danielle Tafili 21.09.99 183cm GD, GK Wellington Api Taufa 03.12.97 187cm GK, GD Porirua Salote Taufa 06.07.00 172cm WA,C Wellington Saviour Tui 17.10.01 185cm GA, GS Hutt Valley Tori Watt 10.06.98 186cm GD, GK Wellington

MANAGEMENT TEAM

PELESA SEMU ANNA ANDREWS-TASOLA KELLY HERBERT COACH ASSISTANT COACH TEAM MANAGER

DAVID STURROCK DESSI BROUGHTON GEORGE METUARAU S & C COACH PERFORMANCE ANALYST PRIMARY CARE ASSISTANT

TBC PHYSIO

TEAM DRESS #’s KELLY HERBERT TEAM MANAGER 301-330 M: +64 27 499 0330 E: [email protected] HELLERS MAINLAND

Netballmainland.co.nz /NetballMainland

PLAYER PROFILES

NAME DOB HEIGHT POSITIONS PLACE OF BIRTH Nicola Mackle (C) 28.09.92 169cm C, WA, WD Timaru Tiuana-Marie Aiono 12.09.00 176cm GA, WA Wellington Kelsey Ashworth 21.07.92 164cm WA, C Rangiora Olivia Burnham 27.06.01 186cm GD, GK Christchurch Lily Fletcher 09.09.96 175cm GD, WD Buckinghamshire, England Hannah Glen 12.11.00 189cm GA, GS Christchurch Grace Namana 28.07.95 180cm GS, GA Hamilton Anteisha O’Connell 22.03.96 171cm WA, C Christchurch Tiana Placid 01.10.94 178cm WA, GA, C Christchurch Jess Prosser 09.06.96 183cm GA, GS Christchurch Courtney Quinn 14.12.99 178cm GA, GS, WA Christchurch Manaia Rapana-Feather 10.05.01 171cm C, WA Rotorua Natasha Ryan 30.06.99 182cm GK, GD Lower Hutt Claudine Wallace 12.05.96 169cm WA, C Auckland Chloe Williamson 16.10.93 169cm WD, C Christchurch Georgia Woollett 22.01.01 188cm GK, GD Auckland

MANAGEMENT TEAM

RONELLE VAN DONGEN ANDREA COUSINS TONI TOREPE COACH ASSISTANT COACH TEAM MANAGER

JEN CROKER SIMEON JOPLIN KEELY MCGUIGAN PHYSIO S & C COACH PERFORMANCE ANALYST

TEAM DRESS #’s

401-430 TONI TOREPE TEAM MANAGER M: +64 21 606 894 E: [email protected] SOUTHERN BLAST

NetballSouth.co.nz /NetballSouthZone

PLAYER PROFILES

NAME DOB HEIGHT POSITIONS PLACE OF BIRTH Jess Allan 12.03.00 180cm GA, C Auckland Annabel Angland 10.01.96 178cm GD, GK Invercargill Sarah Boomer 27.03.97 178cm GS, GA Christchurch Tarryn Dickson 19.04.97 183cm GK, GD Perth/Australia Taneisha Fifita 02.03.01 185cm GK, GA Tonga Renaye Flockton 08.05.94 172cm GD, C, WD Dunedin Zoey Flockton 12.12.95 170cm WA Dunedin Georgia Heffernan 07.10.99 181cm GS, GA Invercargill Julia Law 30.04.99 178cm WD, C Christchurch Killarney Morey 07.04.01 175cm C, WA, WD Kaitaia Holly Munro 20.12.00 179cm GA, GS Winton Laura Overton 18.11.96 179cm GK, GD Gore Kiana Pelasio 04.09.98 180cm GA, GS Paraparaumu Lauren Pickett 11.10.99 178cm WD, GK Auckland Hannah Riddle-Pelchen 21.05.99 184cm GS, GA Orange/Australia Meg Sycamore 01.05.01 167cm C, WA Dunedin

MANAGEMENT TEAM

LAUREN PIEBENGA JO MORRISON PAULA KAY-ROGERS COACH SPECIALIST COACH TEAM MANAGER

BRETT WOODLEY PHYSIO

TEAM DRESS #’s

501-530 PAULA KAY-ROGERS TEAM MANAGER M: +64 27 221 9454 E: [email protected] PLACINGS

2018

PLACINGS TEAM TOTAL POINTS 1st Central 30 2nd WBOP 32 3rd Hellers Mainland 29 4th Northern Comets 15 5th Northern Marvels 13 6th South 10

2017

PLACINGS TEAM TOTAL POINTS 1st Central 44 2nd Mainland 27 3rd South 20 4th WBOP 19 5th Marvels 18 6th Comets 7

2016

PLACINGS TEAM TOTAL POINTS 1st South 23 2nd Central 22 3rd Northern 21 4th WBOP 18 5th Mainland 5 6th South 10 PARTNERS 2019

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