Northern Stars

Northern Stars
Franchise information
Years active 2017–present
Based in Manukau, New Zealand
Region Auckland Region
Main venue Vodafone Events Centre
Head coach Kiri Wills
Asst coach Temepara Bailey
Website www.northernstars.co.nz
ANZ Championship (2008-2016)
Titles won None
ANZ Premiership (2017-present)
Titles won None

The Northern Stars are a New Zealand netball team based in Manukau that, from 2017, will compete in the new ANZ Premiership New Zealand Netball competition. The franchise was formed in 2016 as the sixth team to compete in the ANZ Premiership following the announcement that the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship competition would be retired following the 2016 season. The Stars join the five already-established New Zealand franchises of the ANZ Championship, representing the areas of South and East Auckland. Home games in the ANZ Premiership will usually be played at the Vodafone Events Centre in Manukau, with their training base being located at the High Wire Trust gymnasium in Papakura.

History

Background

The ANZ Premiership was founded in 2016 as the new elite domestic netball competition in New Zealand. It replaced the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship competition,[1] which was competed between five New Zealand teams and five Australian teams. For the new competition, the Northern Stars were formed as a sixth team to compete in the new competition against the five existing New Zealand teams, the Northern Mystics, the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic, the Central Pulse, the Mainland Tactix, and the Southern Steel.

In May 2016, it was announced that the new Northern team to join the competition would be from the 'greater Auckland area'.[1] It was later confirmed in October that the name of the team would be the 'Northern Stars', based in the South Auckland area. Their training base is located at the new High Wire Trust gymnasium in Papakura, and home stadium at the Vodafone Events Centre in Manukau.

Former England and Fiji coach Julie Hoornweg was named as the head coach of the team in August 2016,[2] who has also had experience in the ANZ Championship as the coach of the Melbourne Vixens from the establishment of the competition in 2008 until her resignation in 2012. She is joined by former Silver Ferns and Northern Mystics midcourter Temepara Bailey as assistant coach, who was part of the Silver Ferns 2003 World Netball Championships winning squad and Netball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medallist.

2017: Inaugural season

For the new competition, teams sign ten players before the season, with up to one player being 'imported' from overseas. In 2017, the Stars will be headlined by Silver Fern and former Mystics player Kayla Cullen, whose "versatility and experience means Kayla will have a significant leadership role in the Stars inaugural season."[3] Leana de Bruin, a former Silver Fern and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic defender also joins the new team, along with 19-year-old 2016 Silver Ferns debutant Maia Wilson. The import spot will be filled by Fijian netballer Afa Rusivakula.[4]

Players

2018 team

2018 Northern Stars roster
PlayersCoaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
England Ama Agbeze GK, GD, WD 12 November 1982 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
New Zealand Olivia Coughlan GK, GD 19 October 1994 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
New Zealand Kayla Cullen GD, WD, C 13 February 1992 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
New Zealand Holly Fowler GD, WD, C 18 July 1997 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
New Zealand Paula Griffin GS, GA 11 July 1988 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
New Zealand Ellen Halpenny GS, GA 25 July 1990 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
New Zealand Fa'amu Iaone WD, C, WA 11 March 1996 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
New Zealand Christina Oscar WA, C 24 June 1997 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
New Zealand Grace Kara (c) GA, WA, C 18 March 1988 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
New Zealand Maia Wilson GS 21 September 1997 1.875 m (6 ft 2 in)
Head coach
  • Kiri Wills
Assistant coach


Notes
  • (c) – Captain
  • (cc) – Co-captain
  • (vc) – Vice-captain
  • – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player
Player profiles: Team website Last updated: 24 May 2018

Competitive record

ANZ Premiership

References

  1. 1 2 "Netball: End of ANZ Championship confirmed, new competition revealed – Sport – NZ Herald News". Nzherald.co.nz. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  2. ↑ "Australian Julie Hoornweg named coach of new Auckland-based team". Stuff.co.nz. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  3. ↑ "Northern Stars – Team". Mynetball.co.nz. 13 February 1992. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  4. ↑ "New Zealand's newest netball franchise revealed – Sport – NZ Herald News". Nzherald.co.nz. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
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