2019 Northern Stars season

Northern Stars
2019 season
Head coachKiri Wills
Asst. coachTemepara Bailey
ManagerDee Leggat
CaptainLeana de Bruin
Main venuePulman Arena
Season results
Wins–losses7–10
Regular season3rd
Finals placingANZ Premiership runners up
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Northern Stars seasons
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The 2019 Northern Stars season saw the Northern Stars netball team compete in the 2019 ANZ Premiership.[1][2] With a team coached by Kiri Wills, captained by Leana de Bruin and featuring Temepara Bailey, Storm Purvis and Maia Wilson, Stars finished the regular season in third place behind Central Pulse and Southern Steel.[1][3][4][5] In the elimination final, Stars defeated Steel 53–56.[6][7][8] However, in the grand final, they lost 52–48 to Pulse, finishing the season in second place overall.[9][10][11][12][13]

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  2. ^ "2019 Netball New Zealand Annual Report" (PDF). www.netballnz.co.nz. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  3. ^ "De Bruin returns to Northern Stars captaincy role". www.starsnetball.co.nz. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  4. ^ "ANZ Premiership: Northern Stars have last laugh after controversial signings". stuff.co.nz. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  5. ^ "(2019) Fixtures & results". www.anzpremiership.co.nz. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Netball: Northern Stars stun Southern Steel 56-53 to advance to ANZ Premiership grand final". www.nzherald.co.nz. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Recap: Southern Steel v Northern Stars - ANZ Premiership netball elimination final". stuff.co.nz. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Coach 'gutted' after Stars stun Steel". www.odt.co.nz. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Central Pulse 52–48 Northern Stars". mc.championdata.com. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Central Pulse crowned 2019 ANZ Premiership champions". www.starsnetball.co.nz. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Pulse win 2019 ANZ Premiership title". www.anzpremiership.co.nz. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  12. ^ "Recap: Central Pulse v Northern Stars - Netball ANZ Premiership grand final". stuff.co.nz. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  13. ^ "Netball: Central Pulse defeat Northern Stars in ANZ Premiership grand final". www.nzherald.co.nz. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2022.