2022 Northern Stars season explained

The 2022 Northern Stars season saw the Northern Stars netball team compete in the 2022 ANZ Premiership.^{[1] [2] [3]} With a team coached by Kiri Wills, captained by Maia Wilson and featuring Gina Crampton, Anna Harrison and Kayla Johnson,^{[1] [4]} Stars finished the regular season in second place, behind Central Pulse and above Northern Mystics.^{[5] [6] [7]} In the Elimination final, Stars defeated Mystics 63–57.^{[8] [9] [10]} Pulse then defeated Stars 56–37 in the Grand final.^{[11] [12] [13] [14]}

Players

Player movements

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Losses
Eseta Autagavaia[15] (Northern Comets) Holly Fowler[16] (Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic) Kayla Johnson[17] [18] Greer Sinclair[19] [20] [21] (Northern Comets)	Monica Falkner (Northern Mystics) Oceane Maihi[22] (Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic)

2022 roster

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic

Matches cancelled

Just like the 2020 season, the 2022 season was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Stars' Round 1 match against Central Pulse was cancelled following a COVID-19 outbreak in the Pulse squad.^{[23] [24]} Further Stars' matches were cancelled throughout the season, most notably in early April when three of their matches were cancelled across Rounds 4 and 5.^{[25] [26] [27]}

Temporary replacement players

• Greer Sinclair, a Northern Stars training partner, played for four teams during the season. As well as played for Northern Comets in the National Netball League, she also played for Stars, Northern Mystics and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in the ANZ Premiership. She played for Stars in the Round 3 match against Southern Steel.^{[19] [20] [21] [28]}
• Eseta Autagavaia scored for and against Stars during the season. After initially featuring as a replacement player for Stars, she finished the season playing for Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic. In Round 6 she scored for Stars in a 63–51 win against Mainland Tactix. In Round 9 she played and scored for Magic against Stars.^{[15] [29] [30]}
• Storm Purvis came out of retirement to play for Stars and made her 100th senior league appearance in a Round 10 match against Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic.^{[31] [32]}
• Leana de Bruin partnered Elle Temu in defense in the absence of Anna Harrison, during the Round 10 match against Central Pulse. De Bruin was making her second league appearance of the 2022 ANZ Premiership after an earlier successful comeback for Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic.^{[33] [34]}

Regular season

Fixtures and results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Rescheduled Round 4 match

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Rescheduled matches

Notes

• Matches postponed under the ANZ Premiership's COVID-19 Match Postponement Policy.

Final standings

Finals Series

Grand final

Award winners

Team of the season

Five Stars players featured in Brendon Egan's Stuffs team of the season.

Stuff Super Seven

Position	Player
WA	Gina Crampton
C	Mila Reuelu-Buchanan
GD	Elle Temu

Bench

Positions	Player
GS	Maia Wilson
GK, GD, WD	Anna Harrison

Robinhood Stars Awards

Award	Winner
Stonz Jewellers Player of the Year	Gina Crampton
Members Choice Player of the Year	Elle Temu
Players Choice Player of the Year	Elle Temu
Emerging Talent Award	Holly Fowler
Matariki Award	Elle Temu

Notes and References

1. Web site: ANZ Premiership 2022 Media Guide. anzpremiership.co.nz. 14 August 2022. 29 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220529134032/http://anzpremiership.co.nz/Images/Assets/156137/1/2022%20ANZP%20MEDIA%20GUIDE.pdf. dead.
2. Web site: Brendon Egan. Your guide to the battle for netball supremacy. www.pressreader.com. Waikato Times. 12 March 2022. 7 November 2022.
3. Web site: Brendon Egan. ANZ Premiership: Your team-by-team guide to the 2022 competition. stuff.co.nz. 12 March 2022. 30 November 2022.
4. Web site: Stars a stronger team now than when they last made the ANZ Premiership finals. stuff.co.nz. 8 June 2022. 4 December 2022.
5. Web site: Robinhood Stars to host elimination final after statement win over Steel. www.starsnetball.co.nz. 2 June 2022. 4 December 2022.
6. Web site: Brendon Egan. Stars thump Steel to book home elimination final in ANZ Premiership. stuff.co.nz. 2 June 2022. 4 December 2022.
7. Web site: (2022) Fixtures & results. www.anzpremiership.co.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20220819203224/http://www.anzpremiership.co.nz/fixtures-and-results/ladder. 19 August 2022. 16 October 2022.
8. Web site: Stars defeat Mystics to seal Grand Final place. www.anzpremiership.co.nz. 8 June 2022. 26 November 2022.
9. Web site: Stars hold on to beat Mystics 63-57 in ANZ Premiership elimination final. stuff.co.nz. 8 June 2022. 23 November 2022.
10. Web site: Stars soar to grand final with momentous win over Mystics. www.starsnetball.co.nz. 8 June 2022. 4 December 2022.
11. Web site: Netball: Stars v Pulse - all signs point to tight ending. www.rnz.co.nz. 12 June 2022. 25 June 2022.
12. Web site: Netball: Central Pulse crush Northern Stars in ANZ Premiership final. www.nzherald.co.nz. 12 June 2022. 20 June 2022.
13. Web site: Brendon Egan. Central Pulse thump Stars to secure third ANZ Premiership title in four years. stuff.co.nz. 12 June 2022. 20 June 2022.
14. Web site: Robinhood Stars fall short of glory in ANZ Premiership final. www.starsnetball.co.nz. 12 June 2022. 4 December 2022.
15. Web site: Net gains in sport and policing / Manuia e maua i taaloga ma leoleoga. www.police.govt.nz. 30 May 2022. 4 December 2022.
16. Web site: ANZ Premiership netball: Kayla Johnson and Holly Fowler return as Northern Stars reveal squad for 2022 season. www.nzherald.co.nz. 25 August 2021. 30 November 2022.
17. Web site: ANZ Premiership: Stars bolster defence with former Silver Fern Kayla Johnson. stuff.co.nz. 25 August 2021. 30 November 2022.
18. News: Kayla Johnson returns to the Stars. www.rnz.co.nz. 25 August 2021. 30 November 2022.
19. News: Netball: Mystics borrow rival player to get on court. www.rnz.co.nz. 10 March 2022. 1 December 2022.
20. News: Netball: Southern Steel bounce back to beat Stars. www.nzherald.co.nz. 27 March 2022. 1 December 2022.
21. Web site: Netballer Greer Sinclair plays three ANZ Premiership games for different teams. stuff.co.nz. 20 April 2022. 30 November 2022.
22. Web site: Netball's six breakout stars for 2022. stuff.co.nz. 7 March 2022. 1 December 2022.
23. Web site: ANZ Premiership game postponed due to Covid-19 outbreak in Central Pulse squad. stuff.co.nz. 8 March 2022. 28 November 2022.
24. Web site: Round 1 Pulse v Stars match postponed. www.anzpremiership.co.nz. 8 March 2022. 24 November 2022.
25. Web site: Brendon Egan. Covid-19 continues to cause havoc for teams in ANZ Premiership. stuff.co.nz. 1 April 2022. 28 November 2022.
26. Web site: Four ANZ Premiership matches rescheduled. www.anzpremiership.co.nz. 8 April 2022. 26 November 2022.
27. Web site: ANZ Premiership Round 5 matches rescheduled. www.anzpremiership.co.nz. 14 April 2022. 26 November 2022.
28. News: MG Mystics Fall Just Short After Stirring Comeback. www.northernmystics.co.nz. 13 March 2022. 1 December 2022.
29. Web site: Stars blow out cobwebs with 63-51 win over Mainland Tactix in ANZ Premiership. stuff.co.nz. 16 April 2022. 4 December 2022.
30. Web site: Patient Stars stifle Waikato-BOP Magic on way to 47-39 ANZ Premiership win. stuff.co.nz. 7 May 2022. 4 December 2022.
31. Web site: Northern Mystics' ANZ Premiership defence at risk with Grace Nweke injury. stuff.co.nz. 14 May 2022. 4 December 2022.
32. Web site: Storm Purvis grateful for second chance at netball milestone after Covid-19 twists. stuff.co.nz. 22 May 2022. 29 November 2022.
33. Web site: Crucial wins for Tactix and Stars in ANZ Premiership. stuff.co.nz. 15 May 2022. 4 December 2022.
34. Web site: Pulse come unstuck against Stars’ defence. www.pulse.org.nz. 15 May 2022. 4 December 2022.