| Southern Steel | |
|---|---|
| 2017 season | |
| Head coach | Reinga Bloxham |
| Asst. coach | Lauren Piebenga |
| Manager | Dayna Kaio |
| Captain | Wendy Frew |
| Main venue | Stadium Southland |
| Season results | |
| Wins–losses | 21–0 |
| Regular season | 1st |
| Finals placing | ANZ Premiership winners Super Club winners |
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The 2017 Southern Steel season saw the Southern Steel netball team compete in the 2017 ANZ Premiership and the 2017 Netball New Zealand Super Club.[1][2] With a team coached by Reinga Bloxham, captained by Wendy Frew and featuring Gina Crampton, Jhaniele Fowler-Reid, Shannon Francois, and Jane Watson, Steel finished the 2017 season as inaugural ANZ Premiership winners.[3][4] After finishing the regular season unbeaten and as minor premiers,[3][5][6] Steel defeated Central Pulse 69–53 in the grand final. This saw Steel complete a 16 match unbeaten ANZ Premiership season.[7][8][9][10] Steel remained unbeaten as they went onto win the inaugural Netball New Zealand Super Club tournament, defeating Northern Mystics 79–58 in the final. This saw Steel finish the season with 21 wins and zero defeats.[11][12][13][14]
- ^ "ANZ Premiership Netball 2017 Media Guide" (PDF). www.anzpremiership.co.nz. 26 March 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "8 Clubs 6 Days / Netball's Best in Nelson / (2017 Super Club) Media Guide" (PDF). www.netballnz.co.nz. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Netball South Annual Report 2017" (PDF). www.silverferns.co.nz. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "Southern Steel 2017 Netball Team". www.southernsteel.co.nz. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Unbeaten Southern Steel regular season 'counts for nothing' ahead of national final". stuff.co.nz. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "(2017) Fixtures & results". www.anzpremiership.co.nz. Archived from the original on 16 July 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ "Steel crush Pulse to take ANZ Premiership title". www.nzherald.co.nz. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Classy Steel celebrate perfect season with Grand Final win". www.anzpremiership.co.nz. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Netball premiership grand final ends in big defeat for the Central Pulse". stuff.co.nz. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Steel emphatic to the end". www.odt.co.nz. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Southern Steel complete perfect season by winning Super Club final". stuff.co.nz. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ "Steel win Super Club". www.rnz.co.nz. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ "Stainless Steel win Super Club". The Press. www.pressreader.com. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ "Steel ice the perfect season with Super Club title". www.scoop.co.nz. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2022.