Central Pulse
2017 season
Head coachYvette McCausland-Durie
Asst. coachSandra Edge
ManagerJo Holmes
CaptainKatrina Grant
Main venueTSB Bank Arena
Season results
Wins–losses12–10
Regular season2nd
Finals placingANZ Premiership runners-up
Super Club 4th place
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours

The 2017 Central Pulse season saw the Central Pulse netball team compete in the 2017 ANZ Premiership and the 2017 Netball New Zealand Super Club.[1][2] With a team coached by Yvette McCausland-Durie, captained by Katrina Grant and featuring Cathrine Tuivaiti, Pulse finished the 2017 ANZ Premiership season as grand finalists and runners-up. In the grand final they lost 69–53 to Southern Steel.[3][4][5][6][7] In the inaugural Netball New Zealand Super Club tournament, Pulse finished fourth.[8][9]

Players

Player movements

Gains and losses
Increase GainsDecrease Losses

Sources:[1][2][13][14]

2017 roster

2017 Central Pulse roster
PlayersCoaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
New Zealand Te Amo Amaru-Tibble GS, GA (1989-05-11)11 May 1989 (aged 27) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
New Zealand Eseta Autagavaia GS, GA (1996-06-14)14 June 1996 (aged 20) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
England Sara Bayman C, WA, WD (1984-12-23)23 December 1984 (aged 32) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
New Zealand Sheridan Bignall C, WD, WA (1992-04-10)10 April 1992 (aged 24) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
New Zealand Karin Burger GD, WD, GK (1993-04-12)12 April 1993 (aged 23) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
New Zealand Katrina Grant (c) GK, GD, WD (1987-05-06)6 May 1987 (aged 29) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
New Zealand Jermaine Howard-Vallance GS, GA (1997-05-02)2 May 1997 (aged 19) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
New Zealand Phoenix Karaka GD, GK, WD (1993-11-06)6 November 1993 (aged 23) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
New Zealand Claire Kersten WD, C (1989-07-09)9 July 1989 (aged 27) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
New Zealand Tiana Metuarau GA, WA, GS (2001-01-15)15 January 2001 (aged 16) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
New Zealand Kimiora Poi C, WA (1997-11-01)1 November 1997 (aged 19) 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
New Zealand Rene Savai'inaea WD, GD, C (2000-07-15)15 July 2000 (aged 16) 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
New Zealand Whitney Souness C, WA (1995-11-12)12 November 1995 (aged 21) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
New Zealand Cathrine Tuivaiti GS, GA (1986-10-25)25 October 1986 (aged 30) 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach

Manager: Jo Holmes
Physiotherapist:
Nikki Lynch
Strength and conditioning:
Adam Allen
Director of High Performance:
Waimarama Taumaunu
Specialist Coach:
Irene van Dyk

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

Sources:[1][2]

Pre-season

In March 2017, Central Pulse and Netball Central hosted the official ANZ Premiership pre-season tournament at Te Wānanga o Raukawa in Ōtaki. All six teams participated in the three day tournament.[15][16][17][18]

5 March 2017 Central Pulse 75–30 Taranaki Invitational TSB Stadium  
Cathrine Tuivaiti Goals scored 33/36 (92%) Report
10 March 2017 Central Pulse 53–40 Northern Mystics Te Wānanga o Raukawa  
Tiana Metuarau Goals scored 32/38 (84%)
Te Amo Amaru-Tibble Goals scored 21/27 (78%)		 Report
 Tera-Maria Amani Goals scored 20/24 (83%)
Bailey Mes Goals scored 12/16 (75%)
Lahaina-Lee Upu-Toparea Goals scored 8/11 (73%)
11 March 2017 Central Pulse 48–53 Southern Steel Te Wānanga o Raukawa  
Tiana Metuarau Goals scored 26/30 (87%)
Te Amo Amaru-Tibble Goals scored 21/24 (88%)
Mila Reuelu-Buchanan Goals scored 1/2 (50%)		 Report
 Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Goals scored 31/35 (89%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 19/24 (79%)
Jamie Hume Goals scored 3/12 (25%)
11 March 2017 Central Pulse 45–30 (Note 1) Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Te Wānanga o Raukawa  
Tiana Metuarau Goals scored 18/22 (82%)
Te Amo Amaru-Tibble Goals scored 18/24 (75%)
Cathrine Tuivaiti Goals scored 9/10 (90%)		 Report
 Lenize Potgieter Goals scored 17/18 (94%)
Monica Falkner Goals scored 11/15 (73%)
Grace Rasmussen Goals scored 2/3 (67%)
12 March 2017 Central Pulse 45–44 Northern Stars Te Wānanga o Raukawa  
Tiana Metuarau Goals scored 22/27 (81%)
Te Amo Amaru-Tibble Goals scored 20/26 (77%)
Cathrine Tuivaiti Goals scored 3/4 (75%)		 Report
 Malia Vaka Goals scored 24/29 (83%)
Afa Rusivakula Goals scored 6/10 (60%)
Maia Wilson Goals scored 14/15 (93%)
Notes

^1 40 minute game, 4 x 10 minute quarters.

ANZ Premiership regular season

Fixtures and results

Round 1
26 March 2017 Northern Mystics 55–56 Central Pulse Claudelands Arena  
6:00 pm Bailey Mes Goals scored 24/27 (89%)
Maria Tutaia Goals scored 31/37 (84%)		 Report
Stats		 Te Amo Amaru-Tibble Goals scored 7/10 (70%)
Tiana Metuarau Goals scored 16/19 (84%)
Cathrine Tuivaiti Goals scored 33/34 (97%)
Round 2
5 April 2017 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 52–50 Central Pulse Energy Events Centre  
7:40 pm Monica Falkner Goals scored 13/17 (76%)
Lenize Potgieter Goals scored 39/46 (85%)		 Report
Stats		 Te Amo Amaru-Tibble Goals scored 13/17 (76%)
Tiana Metuarau Goals scored 14/19 (74%)
Cathrine Tuivaiti Goals scored 23/25 (92%)
Round 3
9 April 2017 Central Pulse 48–37 Mainland Tactix TSB Bank Arena  
2:00 pm Te Amo Amaru-Tibble Goals scored 11/14 (79%)
Tiana Metuarau Goals scored 13/18 (72%)
Cathrine Tuivaiti Goals scored 24/27 (89%)		 Report
Stats		 Kadeen Corbin Goals scored 7/15 (47%)
Brooke Leaver Goals scored 14/15 (93%)
Anna Thompson Goals scored 16/18 (89%)
Round 4
17 April 2017 Northern Stars 44–53 Central Pulse Vodafone Events Centre  
7:40 pm Afa Rusivakula Goals scored 7/9 (78%)
Malia Vaka Goals scored 3/5 (60%)
Maia Wilson Goals scored 34/43 (79%)		 Report
Stats		 Te Amo Amaru-Tibble Goals scored 4/6 (67%)
Tiana Metuarau Goals scored 18/22 (82%)
Cathrine Tuivaiti Goals scored 31/34 (91%)
Round 5
24 April 2017 Central Pulse 47–43 Northern Mystics TSB Bank Arena  
7:40 pm Tiana Metuarau Goals scored 19/23 (83%)
Cathrine Tuivaiti Goals scored 28/29 (97%)		 Report
Stats		 Bailey Mes Goals scored 27/36 (75%)
Maria Tutaia Goals scored 16/26 (62%)
Round 6
30 April 2017 Central Pulse 49–50 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Stadium Southland  
2:00 pm Tiana Metuarau Goals scored 24/33 (73%)
Cathrine Tuivaiti Goals scored 25/28 (89%)		 Report
Stats		 Monica Falkner Goals scored 17/19 (89%)
Lenise Potgieter Goals scored 33/38 (87%)
1 May 2017 Southern Steel 63–50 Central Pulse Stadium Southland  
7:40 pm Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Goals scored 49/54 (91%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 14/23 (61%)		 Report
Stats		 Tiana Metuarau Goals scored 24/31 (77%)
Cathrine Tuivaiti Goals scored 26/26 (100%)
Round 7
8 May 2017 Central Pulse 55—37 Northern Stars TSB Bank Arena  
7:40 pm Tiana Metuarau Goals scored 31/36 (86%)
Cathrine Tuivaiti Goals scored 22/23 (96%)
Te Amo Amaru-Tibble Goals scored 2/2 (100%)		 Report
 Maia Wilson Goals scored 31/38 (82%)
Malia Vaka Goals scored 6/9 (67%)
Round 8
15 May 2017 Mainland Tactix 38—52 Central Pulse Horncastle Arena  
7:40 pm Ellie Bird Goals scored 30/36 (83%)
Anna Thompson Goals scored 5/6 (83%)
Brooke Leaver Goals scored 2/5 (40%)
Kadeen Corbin Goals scored 1/3 (33%)		 Report
Stats		 Tiana Metuarau Goals scored 25/28 (89%)
Cathrine Tuivaiti Goals scored 26/27 (96%)
Te Amo Amaru-Tibble Goals scored 1/2 (50%)
Round 9
24 May 2017 Central Pulse 44—80 Southern Steel Te Rauparaha Arena  
7:40 pm Cathrine Tuivaiti Goals scored 26/28 (93%)
Tiana Metuarau Goals scored 11/18 (61%)
Te Amo Amaru-Tibble Goals scored 7/8 (88%)		 Report
Stats		 Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Goals scored 66/70 (94%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 14/21 (67%)
Jamie Hume Goals scored 0/2 (0%)
Round 10
31 May 2017 Northern Mystics 64–53 Central Pulse North Shore Events Centre  
7:40 pm Maria Tutaia Goals scored 30/37 (81%)
Bailey Mes Goals scored 34/38 (89%)		 Report
Stats		 Cathrine Tuivaiti Goals scored 36/36 (100%)
Tiana Metuarau Goals scored 12/20 (60%)
Te Amo Amaru-Tibble Goals scored 5/5 (100%)
Round 11
5 June 2017 Central Pulse 62–45 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Central Energy Trust Arena  
7:40pm Cathrine Tuivaiti Goals scored 31/33 (94%)
Tiana Metuarau Goals scored 31/36 (86%)		 Report
Stats		 Lenize Potgieter Goals scored 34/37 (92%)
Amorangi Malesala Goals scored 3/4 (75%)
Monica Falkner Goals scored 6/7 (86%)
Grace Rasmussen Goals scored 2/2 (100%)
Round 12
11 June 2017 Central Pulse 56–37 Mainland Tactix The Trusts Arena  
6:00 pm Cathrine Tuivaiti Goals scored 28/28 (100%)
Tiana Metuarau Goals scored 28/34 (82%)		 Report
Stats		 Ellie Bird Goals scored 19/26 (73%)
Brooke Leaver Goals scored 13/17 (76%)
Anna Thompson Goals scored 5/8 (63%)
14 June 2017 Central Pulse 57–47 Northern Stars Te Rauparaha Arena  
8:00 pm Cathrine Tuivaiti Goals scored 35/36 (97%)
Tiana Metuarau Goals scored 22/27 (81%)		 Report
Stats		 Maia Wilson Goals scored 20/22 (91%)
Malia Vaka Goals scored 12/16 (75%)
Afa Rusivakula Goals scored 15/23 (65%)
Round 13
19 June 2017 Southern Steel 64–51 Central Pulse Stadium Southland  
7:40 pm Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Goals scored 51/53 (96%)
Jamie Hume Goals scored 6/8 (75%)
Olivia Bates Goals scored 4/4 (100%)
Jennifer O'Connell Goals scored 3/6 (50%)		 Report
Stats		 Cathrine Tuivaiti Goals scored 28/29 (97%)
Tiana Metuarau Goals scored 12/15 (80%)
Te Amo Amaru-Tibble Goals scored 11/12 (92%)

Final standings

2017 ANZ Premiership ladder
Pos Team P W L GF GA GD G% BP Pts
1 Southern Steel151501062812250130.79%030
2 Central Pulse159678375627103.57%220
3 Northern Mystics158787885127111.35%319
4 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic157887384825102.95%519
5 Northern Stars15411738868-13085.02%19
6 Mainland Tactix15213676875-19977.26%26

  Qualified for Grand final and the 2017 Netball New Zealand Super Club
  Qualified for Elimination final and the 2017 Netball New Zealand Super Club

Source:[3]

ANZ Premiership Finals Series

Elimination final

25 June 2017
2:00 pm		 Report
Stats		 Central Pulse59–52Northern Mystics    TSB Bank Arena Sky Sport
Scoring by quarter: 10–16, 28–30, 45–44, 59–52
Cathrine Tuivaiti Goals scored 35/37 (95%)
Tiana Metuarau Goals scored 24/28 (86%)		 Maria Tutaia Goals scored 33/35 (94%)
Bailey Mes Goals scored 19/24 (79%)

Grand final

28 June
7:40 pm
Stats		 Southern Steel69–53Central Pulse    Stadium Southland Sky Sport
Scoring by quarter: 18–10, 35–20, 55–38, 69–53
Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Goals scored 56/60 (93%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 13/19 (68%)		 Tiana Metuarau Goals scored 27/30 (90%)
Cathrine Tuivaiti Goals scored 26/29 (90%)

Sources:[4][5][6][7]

Netball New Zealand Super Club

Group stage

2 July 2017 Central Pulse 65–41 Celtic Flames Trafalgar Centre  
Te Amo Amaru-Tibble Goals scored 25/28 (89%)
Cathrine Tuivaiti Goals scored 24/29 (83%)
Jermaine Howard-Vallance Goals scored 15/18 (83%)
Eseta Autagavaia Goals scored 1/2 (50%)		 Report
Stats		 Chelsea Lewis Goals scored 18/27 (67%)
Anna Thompson Goals scored 12/18 (67%)
Georgia Rowe Goals scored 11/11 (100%)

Source:[19][20]

3 July 2017 Northern Mystics 59–54 Central Pulse Trafalgar Centre  
8:30pm Bailey Mes Goals scored 31/34 (91%)
Maria Tutaia Goals scored 28/33 (85%)		 Stats Cathrine Tuivaiti Goals scored 32/34 (94%)
Te Amo Amaru-Tibble Goals scored 22/24 (92%)

Source:[21][22]

5 July 2017 Central Pulse 67–50 Marama Vou Trafalgar Centre  
Cathrine Tuivaiti Goals scored 36/38 (95%)
Te Amo Amaru-Tibble Goals scored 18/20 (90%)
Jermaine Howard-Vallance Goals scored 7/10 (70%)
Eseta Autagavaia Goals scored 6/9 (67%)		 Stats Afa Rusivakula Goals scored 38/44 (86%)
Brooke Leaver Goals scored 11/12 (92%)
Maria Lutua Goals scored 1/2 (50%)

Source:[23]

Group B
Pos Team P W D L GF GA Pts
1 New Zealand Northern Mystics33002171406
2 New Zealand Central Pulse32011861504
3 Wales Celtic Flames31021521722
4 Fiji Marama Vou30031342270

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

Source:[24]

1st/4th Play offs

Semi-finals
6 July 2017 Southern Steel 70–54 Central Pulse Trafalgar Centre  
6:40pm Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Goals scored 55/59 (93%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 12/15 (80%)
Olivia Bates Goals scored 3/7 (43%)
Jamie Hume Goals scored 0/1 (0%)		 Stats Cathrine Tuivaiti Goals scored 30/30 (100%)
Te Amo Amaru-Tibble Goals scored 24/29 (83%)

Source:[25]

Third place play-off
7 July 2017
Stats		 NSWIS48–46Central Pulse    Trafalgar Centre Sky Sport
Scoring by quarter: 15–12, 21–29, 34–39, 48–46
Kristina Brice Goals scored 30/39 (77%)
Sophie Garbin Goals scored 13/18 (72%)
Georgia Marshall Goals scored 5/8 (63%)		 Te Amo Amaru-Tibble Goals scored 29/33 (88%)
Jermaine Howard-Vallance Goals scored 12/19 (63%)
Eseta Autagavaia Goals scored 3/5 (60%)
Cathrine Tuivaiti Goals scored 2/2 (100%)

Sources:[8][9]

National Netball League

With a team featuring Karin Burger, Rhiarna Ferris, Tiana Metuarau, Kimiora Poi and Ainsleyana Puleiata, Pulse's reserve team, Central Zone won the 2017 National Netball League title after defeating Hellers Netball Mainland 43–41 in the grand final at The Trusts Arena.[14][26]

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