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Central Pulse
2020 season
Head coach	Yvette McCausland-Durie
Asst. coach	Pelesa Semu
Captain	Katrina Rore
Main venue	TSB Bank Arena
Season results
Wins–losses	15–4
Regular season	1st
Finals placing	Super Club 3rd ANZ Premiership 1st
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The 2020 Central Pulse season saw the Central Pulse netball team compete in the 2020 ANZ Premiership. As part of their pre-season preparations, Pulse competed in the 2019 Netball New Zealand Super Club, finishing the tournament in third place. With a team coached by Yvette McCausland-Durie, captained by Katrina Rore and featuring Karin Burger, Aliyah Dunn and Ameliaranne Ekenasio, Pulse finished the regular ANZ Premiership season as minor premiers. In the grand final, Pulse defeated Mainland Tactix 43–31, winning their second consecutive premiership.

Players

Player movements

Gains and losses

Gains	Losses
Kelly Jury (Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic) Renee Savai'inaea (Central Manawa)	Sulu Fitzpatrick (Northern Mystics) Whitney Souness (Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic)

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2020 roster

2020 Central Pulse roster
Players	Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height Karin Burger GD, WD, GK (1993-04-12)12 April 1993 (aged 26) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Aliyah Dunn GS (1999-10-19)19 October 1999 (aged 20) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Ameliaranne Ekenasio GS, GA (1991-01-11)11 January 1991 (aged 29) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Maddy Gordon C, WA, WD (2000-01-16)16 January 2000 (aged 20) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Kelly Jury GK, GD (1996-10-22)22 October 1996 (aged 23) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Claire Kersten WD, C (1989-07-09)9 July 1989 (aged 30) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Tiana Metuarau GA, WA, GS (2001-01-15)15 January 2001 (aged 19) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Katrina Rore (c) GK, GD, WD (1987-05-06)6 May 1987 (aged 32) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Rene Savai'inaea WD, GD, C (2000-07-15)15 July 2000 (aged 19) 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Elle Temu GK, GD (1999-08-03)3 August 1999 (aged 20) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Head coach Yvette McCausland-Durie Assistant coach Pelesa Semu Physiotherapist: Nikki Lynch Operations Manager: Jill Clapcott High Performance Director/Specialist Coach: Waimarama Taumaunu Specialist Coaches: Vicki Wilson Anna Andrews Strength and conditioning: Adam Allen Athlete Life: Helen Regan Nutrition: Rebecca Jones Mental Skills: Natalie Hogg Notes (c) – Captain (cc) – Co-captain (vc) – Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

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Pre-season

2019 Super Club

In December 2019, Central Pulse together with the other five ANZ Premiership teams plus Collingwood Magpies from Suncorp Super Netball and Wasps Netball from the Netball Superleague competed in the 2019 Netball New Zealand Super Club. Pulse finished the tournament in third place.

Group A

Matches

Sun 8 Dec	Central Pulse	39–49	Northern Mystics	Trafalgar Centre
6.35pm	Aliyah Dunn  26/34 (76%) Tiana Metuarau  13/21 (62%)	Report Stats	Grace Nweke  37/44 (84%) Bailey Mes  7/9 (78%) Saviour Tui  5/7 (71%)

Mon 9 Dec	Central Pulse	56–39	Wasps Netball	Trafalgar Centre
8.10pm	Aliyah Dunn  27/28 (96%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio  14/15 (93%) Tiana Metuarau  15/16 (94%)	Report Stats	Rachel Dunn  34/40 (85%) Katie Harris  5/8 (63%) Alexia Baker  0/1 (0%)

Tue 10 Dec	Central Pulse	51–28	Southern Steel	Trafalgar Centre
8.10pm	Aliyah Dunn  26/30 (87%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio  20/23 (87%) Tiana Metuarau  15/16 (94%)	Report Stats	Jennifer O'Connell  17/23 (74%) Kalifa McCollin  11/13 (85%) Georgia Heffernan  0/4 (0%)

Final ladder

Group A
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	%	Pts
1	Northern Mystics	3	2	0	1	142	115	123.48	4
2	Central Pulse	3	2	0	1	146	116	125.86	4
3	Southern Steel	3	2	0	1	123	128	96.09	4
4	Wasps Netball	3	0	0	3	106	158	67.09	0

  Qualified for Semi-finals
  5th/8th place classification

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Semi-finals

Thu 12 Dec	Collingwood Magpies	54–40	Central Pulse	Trafalgar Centre
6.35pm	Shimona Nelson  41/44 (93%) Natalie Medhurst  10/11 (91%) Gabrielle Sinclair  2/2 (100%) Nyah Allen  1/1 (100%)	Report Stats	Aliyah Dunn  28/31 (90%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio  9/12 (75%) Tiana Metuarau  3/3 (100%)

Third place play-off

Fri 13 Dec 6.35pm	Report Stats	Central Pulse	47–45	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic		Trafalgar Centre	Sky Sport
		Aliyah Dunn  32/35 (91%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio  11/13 (85%) Tiana Metuarau  4/4 (100%)		Kelsey McPhee  31/40 (78%) Georgia Marshall  10/11 (91%) Abigail Latu-Meafou  4/7 (57%)

Queensland Firebirds series

Central Pulse hosted Queensland Firebirds for a two match series at Te Wānanga o Raukawa in Otaki on 8 and 9 February. Both teams one a match each.

Queenstown series

Central Pulse played matches against Mainland Tactix and Southern Steel in Queenstown.

Otaki tournament

Central Pulse hosted the official ANZ Premiership tournament at Te Wānanga o Raukawa in Otaki between 28 February and 1 March. All six ANZ Premiership teams took part.

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Regular season

Fixtures and results

Round 1

Sun 15 Mar	Mainland Tactix	41–53	Central Pulse	Stadium 2000, Blenheim
4:10 pm	Ellie Bird  26/29 (90%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  15/22 (68%)	Report Stats	Aliyah Dunn  35/38 (92%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio  18/22 (82%)

Round 2

Sun 21 Jun	Northern Stars	39–63	Central Pulse	Auckland Netball Centre
	Maia Wilson  30/36 (83%) Jamie Hume  7/10 (70%) Vika Koloto  2/3 (67%)	Stats	Aliyah Dunn  43/45 (96%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio  20/22 (91%)

Round 3

Mon 29 Jun	Central Pulse	42–35	Northern Mystics	Auckland Netball Centre
	Ameliaranne Ekenasio  21/24 (88%) Aliyah Dunn  12/14 (86%) Tiana Metuarau  9/12 (75%)	Report Stats	Grace Nweke  28/33 (85%) Saviour Tui  6/7 (86%) Asher Grapes  1/1 (100%)

Round 4

Sat 4 Jul	Central Pulse	47–40	Southern Steel	Auckland Netball Centre
	Ameliaranne Ekenasio  25/25 (100%) Aliyah Dunn  22/22 (100%)	Report Stats	Jennifer O'Connell  27/32 (84%) Kalifa McCollin  13/14 (93%)

Sun 5 Jul	Central Pulse	51–30	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Auckland Netball Centre
	Aliyah Dunn  23/27 (85%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio  21/24 (88%) Tiana Metuarau  7/11 (64%)	Report Stats	Kelsey McPhee  19/26 (73%) Khiarna Williams  8/11 (73%) Abigail Latu-Meafou  3/3 (100%)

Round 5

Fri 10 Jul	Central Pulse	40–37	Southern Steel	Auckland Netball Centre
	Aliyah Dunn  23/25 (92%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio  17/20 (85%)	Report Stats	Jennifer O'Connell  25/34 (74%) Kalifa McCollin  12/17 (71%)

Round 6

Sat 18 Jul	Central Pulse	44–38	Northern Mystics	Auckland Netball Centre
	Aliyah Dunn  24/29 (83%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio  14/19 (74%) Tiana Metuarau  6/11 (55%)	Report Stats	Grace Nweke  37/39 (95%) Saviour Tui  1/1 (100%)

Sun 19 Jul	Central Pulse	33–32	Mainland Tactix	Auckland Netball Centre
	Aliyah Dunn  13/13 (100%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio  13/16 (81%) Tiana Metuarau  7/11 (64%)	Report Stats	Ellie Bird  24/28 (86%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  8/11 (73%)

Round 7

Fri 24 Jul	Central Pulse	52–29	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Auckland Netball Centre
	Aliyah Dunn  19/20 (95%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio  29/30 Tiana Metuarau  2/4 (50%) Grace McLean  2/2 (100%)	Report Stats	Khiarna Williams  12/17 (71%) Kelsey McPhee  9/13 (69%) Abigail Latu-Meafou  6/10 (60%) Harley Smith  2/2 (100%)

Sat 25 Jul	Central Pulse	46–36	Northern Stars	Auckland Netball Centre
	Aliyah Dunn  27/30 (90%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio  19/20 (95%)	Report Stats	Maia Wilson  29/35 (83%) Jamie Hume  7/13 (54%)

Round 8

Sun 2 Aug	Central Pulse	42–44	Northern Mystics	Te Rauparaha Arena
	Aliyah Dunn  21/23 (91%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio  20/28 (71%) Tiana Metuarau  1/2 (50%)	Report Stats	Grace Nweke  38/44 (86%) Saviour Tui  4/4 (100%) Filda Vui  2/2 (100%)

Round 9

Mon 10 Aug	Central Pulse	32–39	Mainland Tactix	TSB Bank Arena
	Aliyah Dunn  20/24 (83%) Tiana Metuarau  12/17 (71%)	Report Stats	Ellie Bird  32/38 (84%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  7/9 (78%)

Round 10

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Final standings

  Qualified for Grand final
  Qualified for 3rd/4th place match
  Qualified for 5th/6th place match

Point System

• Win = 4 points
• Draw = 2 points
• Loss of 5 or less goals = 1 point
• Loss of more than 5 goals = 0 points

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Finals Series

Grand final

Sun 23 Aug 6.45pm	Stats	Central Pulse	43–31	Mainland Tactix		Stadium Southland	Sky Sport
		Scoring by quarter: 12–6, 23–13, 31–24, 43–31
		Aliyah Dunn  28/30 (93%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio  15/18 (83%)		Ellie Bird  19/23 (83%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  12/13 (92%)

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Award winners

New Zealand Netball Awards

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ANZ Premiership Awards

Team of the season

Three Pulse players were included in Stuff's team of the season, selected by Brendon Egan.

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References

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18. ^ "All roads lead to Ōtaki for pre-season tester". www.pulse.org.nz. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
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