# 2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club

The 2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club was the second edition of Netball New Zealand's invitational tournament. With a team coached by Yvette McCausland-Durie, captained by Katrina Grant and featuring Karin Burger, Aliyah Dunn, Ameliaranne Ekenasio, Sulu Fitzpatrick and Claire Kersten, Central Pulse finished the tournament as winners after defeating Mainland Tactix 61–56 in the final. All the matches were hosted at the Trafalgar Centre in Nelson between 19 August and 24 August 2018. All the matches were broadcast live on Sky Sport (New Zealand). The tournament also featured two-points for long shots as previously used in Fast5 netball.

## Teams

The tournament featured eight teams. These included the top three from the 2018 ANZ Premiership season – Southern Steel, Central Pulse and Mainland Tactix.
| Team | League |
| Central Pulse | ANZ Premiership |
| Gauteng Jaguars | Telkom Netball League |
| Marama Vou | |
| New South Wales Institute of Sport | |
| Mainland Tactix | ANZ Premiership |
| UWS Sirens | Netball Superleague |
| Southern Steel | ANZ Premiership |
| Singapore Sneakers | Netball Super League (Singapore) |

### Notes

^1 Marama Vou were a Pacific Islander representative team organised by Netball Fiji and featuring players from Fiji, Samoa and New Zealand. Vicki Wilson was the team's head coach. Frances Solia served as team mentor.
^2 The New South Wales Institute of Sport team was effectively a combined Netball New South Wales Waratahs and Canberra Giants team.

## Group A
### Matches
#### Day 1

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#### Day 2

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#### Day 3

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### Final ladder

Group A :
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | % | BP | Pts |
| 1 | Southern Steel | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 207 | 168 | 123.2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Mainland Tactix | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 201 | 153 | 131.4 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Gauteng Jaguars | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 173 | 172 | 100.6 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Sneakers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 150 | 238 | 63.0 | 0 | 0 |
Qualified for Semi-finals 5th/8th place classification
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## Group B
### Matches
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#### Day 3

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### Final ladder

Group B :
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | % | BP | Pts |
| 1 | Central Pulse | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 196 | 118 | 166.1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | NSWIS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 149 | 119.5 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Marama Vou | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 146 | 209 | 69.9 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | UWS Sirens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 139 | 183 | 76.0 | 0 | 0 |
Qualified for Semi-finals 5th/8th place classification
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## 1st/4th Play offs
### Semi-finals

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### Third place play-off

| 24 August 2018 6.40pm | Report Stats | Southern Steel | 54–45 | NSWIS | Sky Sport |
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| 24 August 2018 6.40pm | Report Stats | Jennifer O'Connell 31/34 (91%) Georgia Heffernan 12/21 (57%) Jess Allan 4/5 (80%) Olivia Bates 2/7 (29%) Shannon Francois 1/1 (100%) | | Matisse Letherbarrow 16/22 (73%) Georgia Marshall 14/19 (74%) Kelly Singleton 8/15 (53%) | Sky Sport |

### Final

| 24 August 2018 8.30pm | Central Pulse | 61–56 | Mainland Tactix | Sky Sport |
| 24 August 2018 8.30pm | Aliyah Dunn 35/39 (90%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio 16/30 (53%) Tiana Metuarau 2/2 (100%) | | Ellie Bird 30/38 (79%) Kate Beveridge 15/19 (79%) Brooke Leaver 4/8 (50%) | Sky Sport |
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## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Central Pulse |
| | Mainland Tactix |
| | Southern Steel |
| 4th | NSWIS |
| 5th | UWS Sirens |
| 6th | Marama Vou |
| 7th | Sneakers |
| 8th | Gauteng Jaguars |
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