2018 Southern Steel season

Southern Steel
2018 season
Head coachReinga Bloxham
Asst. coachLauren Piebenga
ManagerDayna Kaio
CaptainWendy Frew
Main venueStadium Southland
Season results
Wins–losses21–0
Regular season1st
Finals placingANZ Premiership winners
Super Club 3rd place
Team colours
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Southern Steel seasons
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The 2018 Southern Steel season saw the Southern Steel netball team compete in the 2018 ANZ Premiership and the 2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club.[1][2] 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, Steel retained the ANZ Premiership title, winning their second consecutive premiership after defeating Central Pulse 54–53 in the grand final.[3][4][5][6][7] In the Super Club tournament, Steel finished third.[8]

  1. ^ "ANZ Premiership 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). www.anzpremiership.co.nz. 12 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  2. ^ "(2018) Super Club". www.netballnz.co.nz. Archived from the original on 3 November 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Southern Steel 2018 Netball Team". www.southernsteel.co.nz. Retrieved 9 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. ^ "Steel finishes well to gain third". www.odt.co.nz. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2022.