Southern Steel

Netball team
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founded = 2007
region = Southland,
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arena = Stadium Southland
capacity = 5,500-6,000
chairman = Julie Paterson
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coach = Robyn Broughtan
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url = http://www.southernsteel.co.nz/
league = ANZ Championship
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The Southern Steel are one of 10 netball teams that compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. They are an amalgamation of the Invercargill-based Southern Sting and Dunedin-based Otago Rebels. Their coach is Robyn Broughtan, who coached the original Southern Sting in her 11 seasons with Southland Netball.

2009 Team

* The 2009 squad has remain similar to 2008, Daneka Wipiiti has been resigned while Debbie White (Former Silver Fern) is moving to the Northern Mystics. Jessica Tuki has also not been named she is expecting a move to the Central Pulse. Donna Wilkins, Adine Wilson and Sheryl Scanlan (All fomer or current Silver Ferns) have been signed for the Steel while Megan Dehn (2008 Import) is another player who is expected to move back to Sydney Swifts or Northern Mystics next season. Megan Hutton (Former New Zealand A and Southern Sting Squad member), Wendy Telfer (Current Silver Fern and former Southern Sting squad member), Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit (Former NZU21 Squad and Southern Sting squad member), Lania Barrett-Chasse (Former Silver Fern, through pregnancy and former Southern Sting squad member), Erika Burgess (Current Silver Fern, Former Southern Sting squad member), Katrina Grant (Current Silver Fern), Jenny May Coffin (Former Silver Fern Vice-Captain) and Julianna Naoupu (NZU21) will bolster the squad again.

*Coach: Robyn Broughtan
*Assistant Coach: Natalie Avellino "TBA"

History

2008 team

The 2008 team was announced on January 26, 2008. [ [http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/sport/dehn-crosses-ditch-to-play-for-southern-steel/2008/01/26/1201157720845.html Dehn crosses ditch to play for Southern Steel - Sport - BrisbaneTimes ] ] The team contains four Silver Ferns (Debbie White, Lania Barret-Chasse, Katrina Grant, Daneka Wipiiti), two experienced former internationals (Megan Dehn and Jenny-May Coffin) and several New Zealand A team members (Te Huna Reo Selby Ricket, Wendy Telfer, Juliana Naupou). Megan Hutton has been awarded overall MVP in the English Super League. The 1.92 cm former Southern Sting player is in her twelfth year as a professional netball player.

* Tania Dalton (former Silver Fern and Southern Sting shooter) sat on the bench for two Steel games after Australian import Megan Dehn was injured for matches against the West Coast Fever and Melbourne Vixens.
* Silver Ferns captain Adine Wilson captain is on maternity leave but will return to elite netball competition in 2009.

Venue

The Southern Steel play their home matches at Stadium Southland, which contains 13 indoor courts and a $70 million velodrome called Invercargill ILT Velodrome. It also has 20 business offices and five Rebound Ace tennis courts. The main arena where the Steel play can hold a capacity crowd of 5,750, which can be increased to 6,000. They will also play two home matches at Edgar Centre, which has a main court with a capacity of 4,100.

Southern Steel Draw

Southern Steel Championship Games for 2008

Loss of Players

The Southern Steel have lost a few players from the Southern Sting, they are without Donna Wilkins who has retired and is now the assistant coach. Adine Wilson is pregnant and will be back in 2009. Jenny Ferguson is currently overseas. They have lost the Otago Rebels imports Demelza Fellows and Jodi Brown both to the Canterbury Tactix and Angela Mitchell to retirement.

ee also

* Southern Sting
* Otago Rebels

[http://sites.google.com/site/southernsteelnetball/] (Southern Steel Site)

[http://www.southernsteel.co.nz] (Southern Steel official site)

References