2003 Southern Sting season

Southern Sting
2003 season
Head coach	Robyn Broughton
Manager	Kate Mackintosh
Captain	Lesley Nicol
Main venue	Stadium Southland
Season results
Wins–losses	9–1
Season placing	1st
Team colours

The 2003 Southern Sting season saw the Southern Sting netball team compete in the 2003 National Bank Cup league season. With a team coached by Robyn Broughton, captained by Lesley Nicol and featuring Tania Dalton, Adine Harper, Donna Loffhagen and Wendy Telfer, Sting won their fifth consecutive league title. In the semi-final, they defeated Otago Rebels 56–43. In the grand final, they defeated Northern Force 51–49. It was the first time in the history of the league that it featured a South Island v North Island final.

Players

Player movements

Gains and losses

Gains	Losses
Jenny Ferguson (Otago Rebels) Kate Lundy Emma Moynihan Gemma Russell Anna Veronese1 (Canterbury Flames) Debbie Telfer	Reinga Bloxham Kirsty Broughton (retirement) Bernice Mene (retirement) Debbie Munro Kate Newson Kylie Young

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2003 roster

2003 Southern Sting roster
Players	Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height Tania Dalton GS, GA (1971-11-26)26 November 1971 (aged 31) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Jenny Ferguson GD, WD (aged 24) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Adine Harper WA, C, GA (1979-06-08)8 June 1979 (aged 23) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Megan Hutton GK (1976-03-26)26 March 1976 (aged 27) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Donna Loffhagen GS, GA (1978-04-29)29 April 1978 (aged 24) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Kate Lundy – Emma Moynihan – Lesley Nicol (c) WD, C (1973-05-09)9 May 1973 (aged 29) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Gemma Russell – Jo Tapper – Debbie Telfer – Wendy Telfer WD, C, WA (1984-10-15)15 October 1984 (aged 18) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Anna Veronese1  GK, GD, WD (1978-11-20)20 November 1978 (aged 24) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	Head coach Robyn Broughton Manager: Kate Mackintosh Physiotherapist: Neil Familton and Victoria O'Connell Sports Science: Steve Jackson Marketing & Events Manager: Liz McDonald Sponsorship Manager: Karen Brown Office Administrator: Judy Fleck Notes (c) – Captain (cc) – Co-captain (vc) – Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Notes

• ^1 Anna Veronese was signed as replacement for Bernice Mene but she found she was pregnant in January 2003.

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Regular season

Fixtures and results

Round 1

29 March	Southern Sting	80–29	Counties Manukau Cometz	Stadium Southland
		Report

Round 2

6 April	Otago Rebels	50–48	Southern Sting	Edgar Centre

Round 3

11 April	Southern Sting	67–53	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Stadium Southland
	Donna Loffhagen  35/38 (92%) Tania Dalton  32/34 (94%)	Report	Irene van Dyk  44/48 (92%) ??

Round 4

13 April	Southern Sting	53–49	Northern Force	Stadium Southland
		Report

Round 5

17 April	Auckland Diamonds	44–58	Southern Sting	Auckland
		Report	Donna Loffhagen  29/30 (97%)

Round 6

25 April	Canterbury Flames	51–60	Southern Sting	Christchurch

Round 7

27 April	Western Flyers	42–80	Southern Sting	New Plymouth
		Report

Round 8

4 May	Southern Sting	77–44	Capital Shakers	Stadium Southland

Round 9

Southern Sting received a bye.

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Finals series

Semi-final

16 May		Southern Sting	56–43	Otago Rebels		Stadium Southland Attendance: 4,000
		Scoring by quarter: 15–9, 30–20, 41–29, 56–43

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Grand final

23 May		Southern Sting	51–49	Northern Force		Stadium Southland Attendance: 4,100
		Scoring by quarter: 9–14, 25–24, 35–35, 51–49

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