2018 ANZ Premiership season

2018 ANZ Premiership season
LeagueANZ Premiership
SportNetball
Duration6 May – 12 August 2018
Number of teams6
TV partner(s)Sky Sport (New Zealand)
Minor PremiersCentral Pulse
Season MVPKatrina Grant (Central Pulse)
Top scorerMaia Wilson (Northern Stars)
Finals
ChampionsSouthern Steel
  Runners-upCentral Pulse
ANZ Premiership seasons

The 2018 ANZ Premiership season was the second season of Netball New Zealand's ANZ Premiership.[1] With a team coached by Reinga Bloxham, captained by Wendy Frew and featuring Gina Crampton, Shannon Francois, Te Paea Selby-Rickit and Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit, Southern Steel retained the title, winning their second consecutive premiership. Central Pulse finished the regular season as minor premiers. However, in the grand final Steel defeated Pulse 54–53.[2][3][4][5][6][7] The top three teams from the season – Steel, Pulse and Mainland Tactix qualified for the 2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club.[8][9]

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  3. ^ "(2018) Fixtures & results". www.anzpremiership.co.nz. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  4. ^ "2018 Team Preview: Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel". anzpremiership.co.nz. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Netball: Southern Steel stun the Central Pulse 54-53 in thrilling final". www.nzherald.co.nz. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Fairy-tale finish for back-to-back champions Steel". www.anzpremiership.co.nz. 12 August 2018. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Central Pulse 53–54 Southern Steel". mc.championdata.com. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  8. ^ "(2018) Super Club". www.netballnz.co.nz. Archived from the original on 3 November 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Super Club netball ready to go in Nelson". stuff.co.nz. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2022.