The ANZ Premiership is the top level

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league featuring teams from

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. In

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it replaced the ANZ Championship, which also included teams from

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, as the top level netball league in New Zealand. It is organised by Netball New Zealand. Its main sponsor is ANZ. In 2017, Southern Steel were the inaugural ANZ Premiership winners. Central Pulse are the league's most successful team, having won three premierships.

History

Formation

In May 2016,

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and Netball New Zealand announced that the ANZ Championship would be discontinued after the 2016 season. In

it was replaced by the ANZ Premiership, while in

it was replaced by

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The founding members of ANZ Premiership included the five former New Zealand ANZ Championship teams – Central Pulse, Mainland Tactix,

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, Southern Steel and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic – plus a brand new franchise, Northern Stars.

Southern Steel

With a team coached by Reinga Bloxham, captained by Wendy Frew and featuring Gina Crampton,

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, Shannon Francois, and Jane Watson, Southern Steel finished the

season as inaugural ANZ Premiership winners. After finishing the regular season unbeaten and as minor premiers, Steel defeated Central Pulse 69–53 in the grand final. This saw Steel complete a 16 match unbeaten season. Steel subsequently went on to retain their title and in the

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grand final they again defeated Pulse.

Central Pulse

During the early ANZ Premiership era, Central Pulse emerged as one of the leagues strongest teams. Between

and

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, with a team coached by Yvette McCausland-Durie, captained by Katrina Grant and featuring, among others, Karin Burger, Ameliaranne Ekenasio and Claire Kersten, Pulse played in four successive grand finals. Between

and 2020 they won three successive minor premierships. Pulse were the

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and 2020 overall champions. In

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, Pulse won their third title.

Northern Mystics

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, with a team coached by Helene Wilson and captained by Sulu Fitzpatrick and featuring Ama Agbeze, Bailey Mes and Grace Nweke,

won their first ever premiership. After finishing the regular season as minor premiers, they defeated Mainland Tactix 61–59 in the grand final. In

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, with a team coached by Tia Winikerei, captained by Sulu Fitzpatrick and featuring Phoenix Karaka, Grace Nweke, Michaela Sokolich-Beatson and Peta Toeava, Mystics won their second title. Mystics finished the regular season as minor premiers, finishing above Central Pulse and Northern Stars. Mystics defeated Stars 74–56 in the Grand final.

Teams

Grand finals

Minor premierships

Premiership winning coaches

Premiership winning captains

Top goal scorers

Award winners

New Zealand Netball Awards

ANZ Premiership Player of the Year

ANZ Premiership Coach of the Year

Television coverage

Matches are broadcast live on Sky Sport (New Zealand).

References

External links

ANZ Premiership on Facebook

ANZ Premiership on Twitter

ANZ Premiership on Instagram
{{Netball leagues ANZ Premiership Netball leagues in New Zealand Professional sports leagues in New Zealand Sports leagues established in 2016 2016 establishments in New Zealand