2017 Central Pulse season explained

The 2017 Central Pulse season saw the Central Pulse netball team compete in the 2017 ANZ Premiership and the 2017 Netball New Zealand Super Club.^{[1] [2]} With a team coached by Yvette McCausland-Durie, captained by Katrina Grant and featuring Cathrine Tuivaiti, Pulse finished the 2017 ANZ Premiership season as grand finalists and runners-up. In the grand final they lost 69–53 to Southern Steel.^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]} In the inaugural Netball New Zealand Super Club tournament, Pulse finished fourth.^{[8] [9]}

Players

Player movements

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Losses
Eseta Autagavaia (Central Zone) Sara Bayman (Manchester Thunder) Sheridan Bignall (Central Zone) Karin Burger (Central Zone) Jermaine Howard-Vallance (Central Zone) Tiana Metuarau[10] [11] (Central Zone) Kimiora Poi (Central Zone) Rene Savai'inaea (Central Zone) Cathrine Tuivaiti[12] (Northern Mystics)	Ameliaranne Ekenasio (pregnancy) Blaze Leslie Chelsea Locke Jacinta Messer Samon Nathan (Northern Mystics) Elias Scheres Kate Wells Maia Wilson (Northern Stars)

2017 roster

Pre-season

In March 2017, Central Pulse and Netball Central hosted the official ANZ Premiership pre-season tournament at Te Wānanga o Raukawa in Ōtaki. All six teams participated in the three day tournament.^{[13] [14] [15] [16]}

Notes 40 minute game, 4 x 10 minute quarters.

ANZ Premiership regular season

Fixtures and results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Final standings

ANZ Premiership Finals Series

Grand final

Netball New Zealand Super Club

Group stage

Group B
1	Northern Mystics	3	3	0	0	217	140	6
2	Central Pulse	3	2	0	1	186	150	4
3	Celtic Flames	3	1	0	2	152	172	2
4	Marama Vou	3	0	0	3	134	227	0

1st/4th Play offs

Semi-finals

Third place play-off

National Netball League

With a team featuring Karin Burger, Rhiarna Ferris, Tiana Metuarau, Kimiora Poi and Ainsleyana Puleiata, Pulse's reserve team, Central Zone won the 2017 National Netball League title after defeating Hellers Netball Mainland 43–41 in the grand final at The Trusts Arena.^[17]

Notes and References

1. Web site: ANZ Premiership Netball 2017 Media Guide. www.anzpremiership.co.nz. 26 March 2017. 30 April 2017. 9 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170409071006/https://www.anzpremiership.co.nz/Images/Assets/12762/1/anzp-media-guide-2017.pdf. dead.
2. Web site: 8 Clubs 6 Days / Netball's Best in Nelson / (2017 Super Club) Media Guide. www.netballnz.co.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20180201011453/https://www.netballnz.co.nz/Downloads/Assets/Download/378055/1/Super%20Club%20-%20Media%20Guide%20-%20FINAL.pdf. 1 February 2018. 27 August 2022.
3. Web site: (2017) Fixtures & results. www.anzpremiership.co.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20170716062733/http://www.anzpremiership.co.nz/fixtures-and-results/ladder. 16 July 2017. 25 May 2022.
4. News: Steel crush Pulse to take ANZ Premiership title. www.nzherald.co.nz. 28 June 2017. 17 April 2018.
5. News: Classy Steel celebrate perfect season with Grand Final win. www.anzpremiership.co.nz. 28 June 2017. 12 May 2022.
6. News: Netball premiership grand final ends in big defeat for the Central Pulse. stuff.co.nz. 28 June 2017. 17 August 2022.
7. News: Steel emphatic to the end. www.odt.co.nz. 29 June 2017. 12 May 2022.
8. Web site: Steel ice the perfect season with Super Club title. www.scoop.co.nz. 8 July 2017. 25 August 2022.
9. Web site: Third for NSWIS in netball's NZ Super Club. www.nswis.com.au. 11 July 2017. 23 August 2022.
10. Web site: Tiana Metuarau, daughter of Wai Taumaunu, named in Central Pulse squad for 2017. stuff.co.nz. 16 November 2016. 2 September 2022.
11. Web site: Metuarau called up for Pulse. anzpremiership.co.nz. 16 November 2016. 2 September 2022.
12. Web site: Central Pulse sign Cathrine Tuivaiti as replacement for Maia Wilson in 2017 season. stuff.co.nz. 30 August 2016. 21 August 2022.
13. Web site: Central Pulse to host pre-season tournament. www.scoop.co.nz. 8 December 2016. 21 August 2022.
14. Web site: Official ANZ Premiership pre-season tournament heads to Otaki. www.anzpremiership.co.nz. 16 December 2016. 18 January 2017.
15. Web site: Selby-Rickit sisters return to Otaki with Southern Steel. stuff.co.nz. 2 March 2017. 21 August 2022.
16. Web site: Southern Steel look formidable in preseason hitout before ANZ Premiership. stuff.co.nz. 12 March 2017. 21 August 2022.
17. Web site: Central claim Beko Netball League crown. www.netballnz.co.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20170626090443/https://www.netballnz.co.nz/news/detail/central-claim-beko-netball-league-crown. 26 June 2017. 18 June 2017. 2 May 2022.