MEDIA GUIDE 2014 New Zealand Netball Team 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games
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MEDIA GUIDE 2014 New Zealand Netball Team 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games MEDIACONTACTS Kerry Manders NNZ Media & Communications Director +64 21 410 970 [email protected] Please contact Kerry Manders with any media queries or interview requests for the New Zealand Netball Team. Kerry will be based in Glasgow for the duration of the Commonwealth Games. Ashley Abbott NZOC Communications Manager +64 21 552 021 [email protected] Please contact Ashley Abbott with any media queries relating to the New Zealand Commonwealth Games Team. Ashley will be based in Glasgow for the duration of the Commonwealth Games. CONTENTS MEDIA INFORMATION Need to Know 2 NZ Broadcast Information 3 Netball Draw 4 Media Opportunities 6 Social & Digital 8 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• NEW ZEALAND NETBALL TEAM Team List 9 Player Profiles 10 Management Profiles 16 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• STATISTICS Head-to-Head 19 2010 Commonwealth Games 26 2006 Commonwealth Games 28 2002 Commonwealth Games 29 Milestones | Interesting Facts & Figures 30 Test Match History: Silver Ferns 32 www.mynetball.co.nz 1 MEDIA INFORMATION NEEDTOKNOW Draw & Results Broadcast Information Available on the Netball New Zealand All New Zealand Netball matches will be Website www.mynetball.co.nz or directly broadcast LIVE on SKY Sport with replays http://bit.ly/CWG2014.The results will be and highlights throughout the updated immediately after each event. Commonwealth Games. Playing Times Glasgow, Scotland is 11 hours behind New Zealand, so we have listed all match times in both local time and New Zealand time. For more indepth broadcast information, please check your local listings for details. 2 www.mynetball.co.nz MEDIA INFORMATION NZBROADCASTINFORMATION 25 July 2 August 8.20pm | New Zealand v Malawi 8.50pm | Semi Final 1 LIVE on SKY Sport LIVE on SKY Sport 26 July 2 August 10.20pm | Scotland v New Zealand 11.05pm | Semi Final 2 LIVE on SKY Sport LIVE on SKY Sport 28 July 3 August 5.50am | Northern Ireland v New Zealand 8.50pm | Bronze Medal Match LIVE on SKY Sport LIVE on SKY Sport 29 July 3 August 10.20pm | New Zealand v Saint Lucia 11.20pm | Gold Medal Match LIVE on SKY Sport LIVE on SKY Sport 30 July 10.20pm | New Zealand v Jamaica LIVE on SKY Sport www.mynetball.co.nz 3 MEDIA INFORMATION NETBALLDRAW Local Time NZ Time Pool Team 1 v Team 2 Score DAY 1 | 24 July 11.30am 10.30pm A Malawi Northern Ireland 1.30pm 12.30am* B Australia Wales 5.00pm 4.00am* B Trinidad & Tobago Barbados 7,00pm 6.00am* A Saint Lucia Jamaica DAY 2 | 25 July 9.30am 8.30pm A New Zealand Malawi 11.30am 10.30pm B England Wales 3.00pm 2.00am* B South Africa Trinidad & Tobago 5.00pm 4.00am* A Scotland Saint Lucia 7.00pm 6.00am* A Jamaica Northern Ireland DAY 3 | 26 July 9.30am 8.30pm B Australia England 11.30am 10.30pm A Scotland New Zealand 3.00pm 2.00am* B South Africa Barbados 5.00pm 4.00am* A Saint Lucia Malawi 7.00pm 6.00am* B Wales Trinidad & Tobago DAY 4 | 27 July 9.30am 8.30pm A Jamaica Scotland 11.30am 10.30pm B Barbados Australia 5.00pm 4.00am* B England South Africa 7.00pm 6.00am* A Northern Ireland New Zealand DAY 5 | 28 July 9.30am 8.30pm B Wales Barbados 11.30am 10.30pm B Trinidad & Tobago Australia * Indicates the following day, ie a game played at 1:30pm on the 24th of July local time will broadcast LIVE in NZ at 12.30am on the 25th July due to the time difference. 4 www.mynetball.co.nz MEDIA INFORMATION NETBALLDRAW Local Time NZ Time Pool Team 1 v Team 2 Score 5.00pm 4.00am* A Northern Ireland Saint Lucia 7.00pm 6.00am* A Jamaica Malawi DAY 6 | 29 July 9.30am 8.30pm B England Trinidad & Tobago 11:30am 10:30pm A New Zealand Saint Lucia 5.00pm 4.00am* B South Africa Wales 7.00pm 6.00am* A Malawi Scotland DAY 7 | 30 July 9.30am 8.30pm B Australia South Africa 11:30am 10:30pm A New Zealand Jamaica 5.00pm 4.00am* A Scotland Northern Ireland 7.00pm 6.00am* B Barbados England DAY 8 | 31 July 5.00pm 4.00am* Play-off 3rd Pool B 3rd Pool A 7.00pm 6.15am* Play-off 4th Pool B 4th Pool A DAY 9 | 1 August 9.30am 8.30pm Play-off 5th Pool B 5th Pool A 11.45am 10.45pm Play-off 6th Pool B 6th Pool A DAY 10 | 2 August 10.00am 9:00pm Semi-Final 1 1st Pool A 2nd Pool B 12:15pm 11:15pm Semi-Final 2 1st Pool B 2nd Pool A DAY 11 | 3 August 10.00am 9:00pm Bronze Match Loser SF 1 Loser SF 2 12:30pm 11:30pm GOLD MATCH Winner SF 1 Winner SF2 12:30pm 1:30am* Medal Ceremony * Indicates the following day, ie a game played at 1:30pm on the 24th of July local time will broadcast LIVE in NZ at 12.30am on the 25th July due to the time difference. www.mynetball.co.nz 5 MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIAOPPORTUNITIES Wednesday 23rd July Tuesday 29th July 2.00pm | Press Conference Media Mixed Zone: Post game Commonwealth Games Media Centre SECC Match Venue Thursday 24th July Wednesday 30th July 2.30pm-3.30pm | Visuals & Interviews after Media Mixed Zone: Post game Training SECC Match Venue Langside Campus Friday 1st August Friday 25th July 9.30am-10.15am | Visuals & Interviews Media Mixed Zone: Post game during and after training SECC Match Venue Langside Campus Saturday 26th July Wednesday 6th August Media Mixed Zone: Post game 11.00am | Media Opportunity SECC Match Venue Auckland International Airport - Arrivals (Flight Number: SQ285) Sunday 27th July Media Mixed Zone: Post game SECC Match Venue TRAINING VENUES Commonwealth Games Media Centre: Inside the Scottish Exhibition Conference Centre (SECC Match Venue): Exhibition Way, Glasgow, G38 YW. Ph:+44 141 248 3000 Langside Campus: 50 Prospecthill Road, Glasgow G42 9LB. Scottish Exhibition Conference Centre (SECC Match Venue): Exhibition Way, Glasgow, G38 YW. Ph:+44 141 248 3000 MEDIA OPPORTUNITY Auckland International Airport: Ray Emery Dr, Auckland 2022. +64 9 275 0789 6 www.mynetball.co.nz 7 MEDIA INFORMATION SOCIAL&DIGITAL Keep up-to-date with the NZ Netball Team via the Silver Ferns social platforms including exclusive images, LIVE scoring and so much more. Official Hashtags: #Glasgow2014 #NetballNZ #CWG2014 FACEBOOK Facebook.com/SilverFernsNZ A dedicated New Zealand Netball Team forum page where fans can engage and keep up to date with the latest scores, photos and Netball news. INSTAGRAM Instagram.com/SilverFernsNZ Behind-the-scenes photos and video clips of the New Zealand Netball Team. TWITTER @SilverFernsNZ LIVE updates, scores and the latest New Zealand Netball Team News. YOUTUBE YouTube.com/SilverFernsTV Check out video clips of the New Zealand Netball Team behind the scenes. WEBSITE MyNetball.co.nz MyNetball is the one-stop-shop for all things Netball New Zealand including information, event details, news, history and player blogs – just to name a few. PINTEREST Pinterest.com/MyNetball Check out the Netball New Zealand Pins for fun photo galleries and fan interactions. 8 www.mynetball.co.nz NEW ZEALAND NETBALL TEAM LIST PLAYER POSITIONS HEIGHT AGE CAPS TEST DEBUT Jodi Brown GA, GS 1.85m 33 (6 May) 35 12 Jul 2003 Leana de Bruin GD, GK 1.90m 36 (9 July) 74 (NZ) 26 Feb 2003 34 (RSA) Shannon Francois C, WA 1.78m 23 (12 Oct) 6 4 Oct 2013 Katrina Grant GK, GD 1.86m 27 (6 May) 49 20 Sep 2008 Ellen Halpenny GA, GS 1.85m 23* (25 July) 0 - Anna Harrison GK, GD, WD 1.87m 31 (15 April) 74 1 Nov 2002 Joline Henry WD, GD 1.83m 31 (29 Sept) 78 5 Jul 2004 Casey Kopua (c) GD, GK 1.88m 29 (19 June) 77 14 Nov 2005 Laura Langman (vc)C, WA,WD 1.73m 28 (16 April) 100 12 Mar 2005 Cathrine Latu GS, GA 1.89m 27 (25 Oct) 16 3 Oct 2011 30 (SAM) Liana Leota C, WA 1.68m 29 (31 Oct) 30 26 Oct 2008 Maria Tutaia GA, GS 1.88m 27 (18 Feb) 84 13 Nov 2005 *Ellen’s 24th birthday is during the Commonwealth Games, on the same day as the New Zealand vs Malawi game. COACH Waimarama Taumaunu ASSISTANT COACH Vicki Wilson OPERATIONS MANAGER Esther Molloy MEDICAL DIRECTOR Dr Mark Fulcher PHYSIOTHERAPIST Sharon Kearney PERFORMANCE ANALYST Dr Bobby Willcox www.mynetball.co.nz 9 NEW ZEALAND NETBALL TEAM PLAYER PROFILES CASEY LAURA KOPUA (C) LANGMAN (VC) (ONZM) Silver Ferns Squad: 2004-2014 Silver Ferns Squad: 2004-2014 Caps: 77 Caps: 100 Debut: 14 November 2005 vs Barbados, in Debut: 12 March, 2005 v England in Auckland Jamaica Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist: 2006, Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist: 2006, 2010 2010 World Netball Series Gold Medallist: 2009 World Netball Series Gold Medallist: 2009 FAST5 Netball World Series Gold Medallist: FAST5 Netball World Series Gold Medallist: 2013 2012-2013 World Netball Championship Silver Medallist: World Youth Netball Championship Gold 2007, 2011 Medallist: 2005 New Zealand A: 2004 NZU21: 2002-2005 New Zealand U21: 2003-2005 Dynamic mid-courter Laura Langman is one of World Youth Netball Championship Gold the finest ball carriers in the game. The 28 year Medallist: 2005 old boasts an incredible record of taking to the court for every Silver Ferns match since her The Silver Ferns have a proud history of selection in 2005 and is only the third player to producing outstanding defenders, none have reached the 100 game milestone, which more so than captain Casey Kopua (formerly she did in January 2014.