2011 Southern Steel season

Southern Steel
2011 ANZ Championship season
Head coach Robyn Broughton
Co-captains Wendy Frew
Liana Leota
Main venue Invercargill ILT Velodrome
Season results
Wins–losses 4–9
Season placing 7th
Team colours

The 2011 Southern Steel season was the fourth season for the Southern Steel in the ANZ Championship. For their 2011 campaign, the Steel gained internationals Paula Griffin and Natasha Chokljat, but were unable to re-sign veteran Megan Dehn. The southern franchise also lost the use of their main home venue during heavy snowfall, and played their home games at alternate venues. Inaugural coach Robyn Broughton continued her role in her fourth year, while Wendy Frew and Liana Leota were appointed as co-captains.[1] At the conclusion of the round-robin matches, the Steel finished in 7th placing, missing out on a finals spot for the first time in three seasons.

Offseason

Signings and transfers

The final roster for the 2011 Southern Steel was released in September 2010. Among the team's major gains were Silver Ferns shooter Paula Griffin and Australian midcourter Natasha Chokljat. However, the Steel were unable to re-sign fellow Australian and Steel veteran Megan Dehn, after she failed to meet New Zealand residency requirements following changes to ANZ Championship import rules.[2]

2011 Steel player movements
Gains Positions Former team
Natasha Chokljat C, WD Melbourne Vixens
Sophia Fenwick GA, GS Canterbury Tactix (TRP)
Paula Griffin GA, GS Central Pulse
Te Paea Selby-Rickit GS Promoted from TRP
Losses Positions New team
Megan Dehn GA, GS, WA Northern Mystics
Emma Moynihan GD, WD Not signed
Julianna Naoupu GA, GS Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
Jade Topia GA, GS Central Pulse

Stadium Southland

On 18 September 2010, the Southern Steel's main home venue, Stadium Southland, suffered massive damage during heavy snowfall, which caused the roof over the main court to collapse. Stadium Southland is currently being rebuilt, which is expected to be completed in 2012.[3] For the 2011 season, home games for the Steel were played in the adjoining Invercargill ILT Velodrome and at the Edgar Centre in Dunedin.[4]

Players

2011 Southern Steel roster
Players Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
New Zealand Erika Burgess WD, GD 01-10-1984 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Australia Natasha Chokljat C 27-04-1979 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
New Zealand Leana de Bruin GD, GK 09-07-1977 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
New Zealand Sophia Fenwick GS, GA 12-12-1992 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
New Zealand Wendy Frew (cc) WD, C, WA 15-10-1984 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
New Zealand Paula Griffin GA, GS 11-07-1988 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
New Zealand Liana Leota (cc) WA, C 31-10-1984 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
New Zealand Hayley Saunders WD, C 02-07-1989 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
New Zealand Sheryl Scanlan GD, WD 08-09-1977 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
New Zealand Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit GK, GD 03-04-1989 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
New Zealand Te Paea Selby-Rickit GS, GA 14-01-1992 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
New Zealand Daneka Wipiiti GS 08-12-1982 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach
  • New Zealand Jo Cunningham

Manager: Gail McLauchlan
Physiotherapist: Jenny Ferguson
Sports science: Steve Jackson
Strength and conditioning: Stephen Hill-Haas

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

Regular season

Fixtures and results

Notes
14 February Report
Stats		 Northern Mystics 51 – 34Southern Steel    Trusts Stadium, Auckland
Latu  30/35 (86%)
Tutaia  21/29 (72%)		 Dalton  6/6 (100%)
Griffin  16/21 (76%)
TP Selby-Rickit  12/20 (60%)
20 February Report
Stats		 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 51 – 36Southern Steel    Energy Events Centre, Rotorua
Gupwell  3/6 (50%)
Naoupu  12/17 (71%)
van Dyk  36/40 (90%)		 Griffin  20/24 (83%)
Wipiiti  16/23 (70%)
26 February Report
Stats		 Central Pulse 43 – 45Southern Steel    Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua
Amaru-Tibble  1/3 (33%)
Bellringer  13/22 (59%)
Thwaites  29/36 (81%)		 Griffin  16/21 (76%)
Wipiiti  29/35 (83%)
6 March Report
Stats		 Queensland Firebirds 51 – 36Southern Steel    Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Aiken  30/36 (83%)
Medhurst  21/24 (88%)		 Griffin  15/22 (68%)
Wipiiti  21/26 (81%)
14 March Report
Stats		 Southern Steel 50 – 44Central Pulse    Invercargill ILT Velodrome
Griffin  29/34 (85%)
Wipiiti  21/27 (78%)		 Bellringer  18/24 (75%)
Thwaites  26/30 (87%)
19 March Report
Stats		 West Coast Fever 50 – 47Southern Steel    Challenge Stadium, Perth
Bassett  39/41 (95%)
Shoard  11/16 (69%)		 Brown  9/11 (82%)
Griffin  7/9 (78%)
Wipiiti  31/39 (79%)
28 March Report
Stats		 Southern Steel 52 – 48Adelaide Thunderbirds    Invercargill ILT Velodrome
Griffin  21/23 (91%)
Wipiiti  31/36 (86%)		 Bell  17/18 (94%)
Borrego  31/34 (91%)
31 March Report
Stats		 Canterbury Tactix 49 – 44Southern Steel    CBS Canterbury Arena, Christchurch
Attendance: 5,124[5]
Thompson  20/23 (87%)
Wilkins  29/31 (94%)		 Griffin  33/38 (87%)
Wipiiti  11/14 (79%)
3 April Report
Stats		 Melbourne Vixens 42 – 33Southern Steel    Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Beveridge  23/26 (88%)
Caldwell  19/20 (95%)		 Griffin  17/28 (61%)
Wipiiti  16/22 (73%)
9 April Report
Stats		 Southern Steel 49 – 40Canterbury Tactix    Edgar Centre, Dunedin
Griffin  34/39 (87%)
Wipiiti  15/22 (68%)		 Thompson  17/20 (85%)
Wilkins  23/26 (88%)
17 April Report
Stats		 Southern Steel 33 – 38Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic    Invercargill ILT Velodrome
Griffin  24/26 (92%)
Wipiiti  9/14 (64%)		 Gupwell  3/7 (43%)
Naoupu  6/11 (55%)
van Dyk  29/30 (97%)
21 April Report
Stats		 Southern Steel 39 – 40New South Wales Swifts    Edgar Centre, Dunedin
Griffin  16/23 (70%)
Wipiiti  23/35 (66%)		 Cox  25/33 (76%)
Pratley  15/19 (79%)
1 May Report
Stats		 Southern Steel 35 – 47Northern Mystics    Invercargill ILT Velodrome
Griffin  22/30 (73%)
TP Selby-Rickit  4/6 (67%)
Wipiiti  9/19 (47%)		 Latu  27/27 (100%)
Tutaia  20/32 (63%)

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA Diff G% Pts
113130758587+171129.1326
213103647578+69111.9420
31394677606+71111.7218
41394684619+65110.5018
51385664610+54108.8516
61358662737-7589.8210
71349533594-6189.738
813310599683-8487.706
913310646754-10885.686
1013112621723-10285.892
Updated on 2 May 2011 (Round 12, Game 5)
Table legend
  • Pos = Position
  • Pld = Games played
  • W = Wins (2 points)
  • L = Losses (0 points)
  • GF = Goals For (total goals scored)
  • GA = Goals Against (total goals conceded)
  • Diff = Goal Difference (= GF−GA)
  • G% = Goal Percentage (= 100 × GF/GA)
  • Pts = Points (progressive tally)


       Team position

Final placing

Statistics

Player GS GA G% A R CPR I D P T
Jodi Brown 9 11 81.8 4 0 5 0 0 2 2
Erika Burgess 0 0 0 0 0 31 1 10 26 4
Natasha Chokljat 0 0 0 60 0 4 8 15 64 23
Tania Dalton 6 6 100.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Leana de Bruin 0 0 0 0 36 0 30 85 116 15
Sophia Fenwick 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1
Wendy Frew 0 0 0 35 1 35 6 8 89 26
Paula Griffin 271 340 79.7 39 20 139 4 10 43 44
Liana Leota 0 0 0 127 0 196 2 5 40 44
Hayley Saunders 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 2
Sheryl Scanlan 0 0 0 1 0 39 2 11 64 10
Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit 0 0 0 0 13 55 26 44 163 10
Te Paea Selby-Rickit 16 26 61.5 3 3 0 0 0 5 7
Daneka Wipiiti 231 312 74.0 18 33 17 2 14 46 38
Statistics key
GS Goals scored A Assists I Intercepts
GA Goal attempts R Rebounds D Deflections
G% Goal percentage CPR Centre pass receives P Penalties
     = Competition leader T Turnovers conceded

See also

References

  1. ↑ Egan, Brendon (2010-12-21). "New Steel captains named". The Southland Times. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
  2. ↑ Egan, Brendon (2010-09-15). "Steel complete squad for 2011". The Southland Times. Retrieved 2010-11-19.
  3. ↑ ONE News; Newstalk ZB (2010-11-10). "Rebuilding of Southland Stadium underway". TVNZ. Archived from the original on 13 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-19.
  4. ↑ NZPA (2010-10-22). "Southern Steel to play at velodrome". TVNZ. Retrieved 2010-11-19.
  5. ↑ Egan, Brendon (1 April 2011). "Steel denied victory by fired-up Tactix". The Southland Times. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
  6. ↑ "Southern Steel - 2011 season statistics". Retrieved 3 January 2012.
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