2002 Southern Sting season

Southern Sting season May 2023 May 2023 2002 Southern Sting Robyn Broughton Jackie Barron Bernice Mene Stadium Southland 10 0 1st #Southern Steel 2011 1 thinbluesides #Southern Steel 2011 1 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.https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/netball-sting-beat-diamonds-52-43/LAIEMQVZXH7X4DIOA6RMG5ZF2Y/ Netball: Sting beat Diamonds 52-43 www.nzherald.co.nz 21 April 2002 27 May 2023https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/netball-sting-secure-fourth-consecutive-championship/MVWD3YMFP2W45UTEDOB3PV2YG4/ Netball: Sting secure fourth consecutive championship www.nzherald.co.nz 8 June 2002 1 June 2023 1 June 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230601163526/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/netball-sting-secure-fourth-consecutive-championship/MVWD3YMFP2W45UTEDOB3PV2YG4/ deadhttps://www.angelfire.com/sports/nash/bernice/menefinal.html Mene mum on future as Sting celebrate Angelfire https://web.archive.org/web/20190803231850/https://www.angelfire.com/sports/nash/bernice/menefinal.html 3 August 2019 10 June 2002 15 June 2022http://www.sting.co.nz/history/history_2002.html Sting History 2002 www.sting.co.nz https://web.archive.org/web/20060526172118/http://www.sting.co.nz/history/history_2002.html 26 May 2006 11 May 2023https://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/netball/94060731/stadium-southlands-impressive-netball-finals-history Stadium Southland's impressive netball finals history stuff.co.nz 26 June 2017 15 June 2022 Players Player movements + Gains and losses Gains Losses Tania Dalton Debbie Munro Wendy Telfer Kylie Young Rachel Gill Leana du Plooy (Capital Shakers)https://www.news24.com/news24/du-plooy-joins-van-wyk-at-shakers-20020127 Du Plooy joins Van Wyk at Shakers www.news24.com 27 January 2002 31 May 2023 Janine Topia Sources:http://www.sting.co.nz/history/history_2001.html Sting History 2001 www.sting.co.nz https://web.archive.org/web/20060526172106/http://www.sting.co.nz/history/history_2001.html 26 May 2006 11 May 2023 2002 roster 2002 Southern Sting Steel 2011 NZL Reinga Bloxham WD, C (aged 27) NZL Kirsty Broughton WD, C NZL Tania Dalton GS, GA yes 2002 04 06 1971 11 26 1.84 NZL Adine Harper WA, C, GA yes 2002 04 06 1979 06 08 1.76 NZL Megan Hutton GK yes 2002 04 06 1976 03 26 1.87 NZL Donna Loffhagen GS, GA yes 2002 04 06 1978 04 29 1.85 NZL Bernice Mene GD, GK yes 2002 04 06 1975 01 18 1.88 yes NZL Debbie Munro GS, GA NZL Kate Newson NZL Lesley Nicol WD, C yes 2002 04 06 1973 05 09 1.78 NZL Jo Tapper NZL Wendy Telfer WD, C, WA yes 2002 04 06 1984 10 15 1.74 NZL Kylie Young NZL Robyn Broughton Jackie Barron Neil FamiltonSports Science:Steve JacksonMarketing & Events Manager:Liz McDonaldSponsorship Manager:Liz McDonaldOffice Administrator:Judy Fleck yes Source: 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. Regular season Fixtures and results Round 1 6 April Otago Rebels Southern Sting 32–64 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/netball-sting-too-powerful-against-rebels/VNYM36BPWKDLLFDJOZZCX4WMG4/ Katie Ritchie 18 33C. O'Connor 8 10J. Brown 6 7 Tania Dalton 33 37Donna Loffhagen 31 34 Edgar Centre Round 2 Southern Sting received a bye. Round 3 21 April Southern Sting Auckland Diamonds 52–43 Stadium Southland Source: Round 4 27 April Southern Sting Capital Shakers 53–38 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/netball/KYJ7O6EIWDBJ7JSUZGTCYLUTNM/ Stadium Southland Round 5 3 May Counties Manukau Cometz Southern Sting 34–82 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/netball-force-still-unbeaten-but-otago-rebels-spring-surprise/Z7REZGEHLM4NKYDS25RJFFX244/ Papatoetoe Round 6 5 May 15–12 22–24 32–37 44–48 Northern Force Southern Sting 44–48 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/netball-sting-triumph-in-games-tail/XJHKYQUHWUEGEXFMHB6IEONRUE/ North Shore Events Centre Round 7 11 May Southern Sting Western Flyers 77–41 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/netball-semifinals-outsiders-under-stress/5IIZYERJWXKVLZQGO4XAWZBC6E/ Stadium Southland Round 8 18 May Southern Sting Canterbury Flames 53–47 Stadium Southland Round 9 26 May Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Southern Sting 48–61 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/netball-national-bank-cup-results/NCIKH7VJMAZK3EYF252443UOO4/ Mystery Creek Events Centre Source: Finals series Semi-final EEEEEE 2 June https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/netball/U7RANK7FK3T7S7KI2LLJGPFIFI/?c_id=4&objectid=2044554 Southern Sting 68 Capital Shakers 49 Stadium Southland Grand final EEEEEE 8 June 13–15 27–24 39–38 54–48 Southern Sting 54 Canterbury Flames 48 Stadium Southland 4,000 Sources: References 3 2002 Category:2002 in New Zealand netball