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Southern Sting
2004 season
Head coachRobyn Broughton
Asst. coachTania Dalton
ManagerJackie Barron
CaptainLesley Nicol
Main venueStadium Southland
Season results
Wins–losses8–1
Season placing1st
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Southern Sting seasons

The 2004 Southern Sting season saw the Southern Sting netball team compete in the 2004 National Bank Cup league season. With a team coached by Robyn Broughton, captained by Lesley Nicol and featuring Natalie Avellino, Adine Harper, Donna Loffhagen and Wendy Telfer, Sting won their sixth consecutive league title after defeating Canterbury Flames in both the major semi-final and the grand final.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Players

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Player movements

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Gains and losses
Increase Gains Decrease Losses

Sources:[5][11]

2004 roster

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2004 Southern Sting roster
Players Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
Australia Natalie Avellino WA, GA, GS (1970-12-15)15 December 1970 (aged 33) 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
New Zealand Sarah Barnes WD, GD, GK (aged 22) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
New Zealand Tania Dalton1 Injured GS, GA (1971-11-26)26 November 1971 (aged 32) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
New Zealand Jenny Ferguson GD, WD (aged 25) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
New Zealand Anna Galvan GK, GD, WD (1978-11-20)20 November 1978 (aged 25) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
New Zealand Adine Harper WA, C, GA (1979-06-08)8 June 1979 (aged 24) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
New Zealand Donna Loffhagen GS, GA (1978-04-29)29 April 1978 (aged 25) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
New Zealand Emma Moynihan –
New Zealand Lesley Nicol (c) WD, C (1973-05-09)9 May 1973 (aged 30) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
New Zealand Kylie Smith –
New Zealand Debbie Telfer –
New Zealand Wendy Telfer WD, C, WA (1984-10-15)15 October 1984 (aged 19) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
New Zealand Reinga Te Huia WD, C (aged 29) –
Head coach
Assistant coach

Manager: Jackie Barron
Physiotherapist:
Neil Familton
Sports Science:
Steve Jackson
Marketing & Events Manager:
Liz McDonald
Sponsorship Manager:
Jan Spriggs

Notes
  • (c) – Captain
  • (cc) – Co-captain
  • (vc) – Vice-captain
  • Injured or on maternity leave – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player
Notes
  • ^1 In the Round 2 match against Capital Shakers, in the third quarter, Tania Dalton suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in her right knee. She subsequently missed the rest of the season. However, she remained with the team as an assistant coach.

Source:[5][12][13][14][15]

Regular season

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Fixtures and results

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Round 1
18 April Southern Sting 76–29 Western Flyers Stadium Southland  
Report
Round 2
25 April Capital Shakers 29–61 Southern Sting Wellington  

Source:[15]

Round 3
1 May Southern Sting 62–42 Auckland Diamonds Stadium Southland  
Report
Round 4
9 May Southern Sting 58–49 Canterbury Flames Stadium Southland  
Donna Loffhagen Goals scored
Natalie Avellino Goals scored 		Report
 Belinda Colling Goals scored
Jodi Te Huna Goals scored
Round 5
14 May Southern Sting 57–34 Otago Rebels Stadium Southland  
Report
Round 6
23 May Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 60–63 Southern Sting Mystery Creek Events Centre  
Irene van Dyk Goals scored 42/42 (100%)
Anna Senio Goals scored 18/20 (90%) 		Report
 Donna Loffhagen Goals scored 42/43 (98%)
Natalie Avellino Goals scored 21/27 (78%)
Round 7
30 May Northern Force 60–48 Southern Sting North Shore Events Centre  
Report

Source:[5]

Finals series

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Major semi-final

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4 June Southern Sting 55–52 Canterbury Flames    Stadium Southland
Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 28–30, 43–41, 55–52
Donna Loffhagen Goals scored 33/36 (92%)
Natalie Avellino Goals scored 22/30 (73%) 		Belinda Colling Goals scored 30/31 (97%)
Jodi Te Huna Goals scored 22/28 (79%)

Source:[1]

Grand final

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18 June Southern Sting 63–55 Canterbury Flames    Stadium Southland
Scoring by quarter: 17–13, 35–25, 52–41, 63–55

Sources:[3][4][7][5]

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References

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  2. ^ "Netball: Why the Sting stand out above all". www.nzherald.co.nz. 18 June 2004. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Netball: Sting win National Bank Cup". www.nzherald.co.nz. 18 June 2004. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  4. ^ a b "The Sting' s captain Lesley Nicol hold up the cup". www.gettyimages.ae. 18 June 2004. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Sting History 2004". www.sting.co.nz. Archived from the original on 26 May 2006. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Sponsorship of netball". teara.govt.nz. 5 September 2013. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Stadium Southland's impressive netball finals history". stuff.co.nz. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Avellino signs with NZ netball team". www.abc.net.au. 14 January 2004. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Netball: A few southern stings". www.nzherald.co.nz. 3 June 2004. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  10. ^ "(Adelaide Thunderbirds) Past Players & Support Staff (1997–2007)". anz-championship.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Sting History 2003". www.sting.co.nz. Archived from the original on 26 May 2006. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Netball: Force set to unleash a secret weapon". www.nzherald.co.nz. 9 February 2004. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  13. ^ "Netball: The courts are now in session". www.nzherald.co.nz. 17 April 2004. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Netball: Drawing the Sting is rivals' big test". www.nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  15. ^ a b "Netball: Sting lose Tania Dalton for rest of season". www.nzherald.co.nz. 26 April 2004. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
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