2002 Southern Sting season

The 2002 Southern Sting season saw the Southern Sting netball team compete in the 2002 National Bank Cup league season. With a team coached by Robyn Broughton, captained by Bernice Mene and featuring Reinga Bloxham, Tania Dalton, Adine Harper, Donna Loffhagen and Lesley Nicol, Sting won their fourth league title. Sting went through the season unbeaten, winning all ten of their matches. In the semi-final, they defeated Capital Shakers 68–49. In the grand final, they defeated Canterbury Flames 54–48.[1][2][3][4][5]

Southern Sting
2002 season
Head coachRobyn Broughton
ManagerJackie Barron
CaptainBernice Mene
Main venueStadium Southland
Season results
Wins–losses10–0
Season placing1st
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours

Players

Player movements
Gains and losses
Increase GainsDecrease Losses

Sources:[4][7]

2002 roster
2002 Southern Sting roster
PlayersCoaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
New Zealand Reinga Bloxham WD, C (aged 27) –
New Zealand Kirsty Broughton WD, C –
New Zealand Tania Dalton GS, GA (1971-11-26)26 November 1971 (aged 30) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
New Zealand Adine Harper WA, C, GA (1979-06-08)8 June 1979 (aged 22) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
New Zealand Megan Hutton GK (1976-03-26)26 March 1976 (aged 26) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
New Zealand Donna Loffhagen GS, GA (1978-04-29)29 April 1978 (aged 23) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
New Zealand Bernice Mene (c) GD, GK (1975-01-18)18 January 1975 (aged 27) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
New Zealand Debbie Munro GS, GA –
New Zealand Kate Newson –
New Zealand Lesley Nicol WD, C (1973-05-09)9 May 1973 (aged 28) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
New Zealand Jo Tapper –
New Zealand Wendy Telfer WD, C, WA (1984-10-15)15 October 1984 (aged 17) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
New Zealand Kylie Young –
Head coach


Manager: Jackie Barron
Physiotherapist:
Neil Familton
Sports Science:
Steve Jackson
Marketing & Events Manager:
Liz McDonald
Sponsorship Manager:
Liz McDonald
Office Administrator:
Judy Fleck

Notes
  • (c) – Captain
  • (cc) – Co-captain
  • (vc) – Vice-captain
  • Injured or on maternity leave – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Source:[4]

Stats

Sting went through the season unbeaten, winning all ten of their matches. Their dominance was such that Tania Dalton and Donna Loffhagen had the best attacking record of 490 goals for and Bernice Mene and Megan Hutton had the best defensive record of 327 against.[4]

Regular season

Fixtures and results
Round 1
6 April Otago Rebels 32–64 Southern Sting Edgar Centre  
Katie Ritchie Goals scored 18/33 (55%)
C. O'Connor Goals scored 8/10 (80%)
J. Brown Goals scored 6/7 (86%)		 Report
 Tania Dalton Goals scored 33/37 (89%)
Donna Loffhagen Goals scored 31/34 (91%)
Round 2

Southern Sting received a bye.

Round 3
21 April Southern Sting 52–43 Auckland Diamonds Stadium Southland  

Source:[1]

Round 4
27 April Southern Sting 53–38 Capital Shakers Stadium Southland  
Report
Round 5
3 May Counties Manukau Cometz 34–82 Southern Sting Papatoetoe  
Report
Round 6
5 May Northern Force 44–48 Southern Sting North Shore Events Centre  
Report
Round 7
11 May Southern Sting 77–41 Western Flyers Stadium Southland  
Report
Round 8
18 May Southern Sting 53–47 Canterbury Flames Stadium Southland  
Round 9
26 May Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 48–61 Southern Sting Mystery Creek Events Centre  
Report

Source:[4]

Finals series

Semi-final
2 June Report Southern Sting68–49Capital Shakers    Stadium Southland

Grand final
8 June Southern Sting54–48Canterbury Flames    Stadium Southland
Attendance: 4,000
Scoring by quarter: 13–15, 27–24, 39–38, 54–48

Sources:[2][3][4][5]

References
  1. "Netball: Sting beat Diamonds 52-43". www.nzherald.co.nz. 21 April 2002. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  2. "Netball: Sting secure fourth consecutive championship". www.nzherald.co.nz. 8 June 2002. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  3. "Mene mum on future as Sting celebrate". www.angelfire.com. 10 June 2002. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  4. "Sting History 2002". www.sting.co.nz. Archived from the original on 26 May 2006. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  5. "Stadium Southland's impressive netball finals history". stuff.co.nz. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  6. "Du Plooy joins Van Wyk at Shakers". www.news24.com. 27 January 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  7. "Sting History 2001". www.sting.co.nz. Archived from the original on 26 May 2006. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
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