# 2020 Central Pulse season

The 2020 Central Pulse season saw the Central Pulse netball team compete in the 2020 ANZ Premiership. As part of their pre-season preparations, Pulse competed in the 2019 Netball New Zealand Super Club, finishing the tournament in third place. With a team coached by Yvette McCausland-Durie, captained by Katrina Rore and featuring Karin Burger, Aliyah Dunn and Ameliaranne Ekenasio, Pulse finished the regular ANZ Premiership season as minor premiers. In the grand final, Pulse defeated Mainland Tactix 43–31, winning their second consecutive premiership.

## Players
### Player movements

Gains and losses :
| Gains | Losses |
| Kelly Jury (Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic) Renee Savai'inaea (Central Manawa) | Sulu Fitzpatrick (Northern Mystics) Whitney Souness (Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic) |
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### 2020 roster

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## Pre-season
### 2019 Super Club

In December 2019, Central Pulse together with the other five ANZ Premiership teams plus Collingwood Magpies from Suncorp Super Netball and Wasps Netball from the Netball Superleague competed in the 2019 Netball New Zealand Super Club. Pulse finished the tournament in third place.

#### Group A
##### Final ladder

Group A :
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | % | Pts |
| 1 | Northern Mystics | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 142 | 115 | 123.48 | 4 |
| 2 | Central Pulse | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 146 | 116 | 125.86 | 4 |
| 3 | Southern Steel | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 123 | 128 | 96.09 | 4 |
| 4 | Wasps Netball | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 106 | 158 | 67.09 | 0 |
Qualified for Semi-finals 5th/8th place classification
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#### Third place play-off

| Fri 13 Dec 6.35pm | Report Stats | Central Pulse | 47–45 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | Trafalgar Centre | Sky Sport |
| Fri 13 Dec 6.35pm | Report Stats | Aliyah Dunn 32/35 (91%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio 11/13 (85%) Tiana Metuarau 4/4 (100%) | | Kelsey McPhee 31/40 (78%) Georgia Marshall 10/11 (91%) Abigail Latu-Meafou 4/7 (57%) | Trafalgar Centre | Sky Sport |

### Queensland Firebirds series

Central Pulse hosted Queensland Firebirds for a two match series at Te Wānanga o Raukawa in Otaki on 8 and 9 February. Both teams one a match each.

### Queenstown series

Central Pulse played matches against Mainland Tactix and Southern Steel in Queenstown.

### Otaki tournament

Central Pulse hosted the official ANZ Premiership tournament at Te Wānanga o Raukawa in Otaki between 28 February and 1 March. All six ANZ Premiership teams took part.
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## Regular season
### Fixtures and results
#### Round 10

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### Final standings

2020 ANZ Premiership laddervte :
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | G% | BP | Pts |
| 1 | Central Pulse | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 594 | 474 | 120 | 125.3 | 1 | 49 |
| 2 | Mainland Tactix | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 606 | 566 | 40 | 107.1 | 2 | 42 |
| 3 | Northern Mystics | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 582 | 475 | 7 | 101.2 | 3 | 35 |
| 4 | Northern Stars | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 590 | 626 | -36 | 94.2 | 3 | 29 |
| 5 | Southern Steel | 15 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 578 | 637 | -59 | 90.7 | 3 | 21 |
| 6 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 520 | 592 | -72 | 87.8 | 3 | 19 |
Qualified for Grand final Qualified for 3rd/4th place match Qualified for 5th/6th place match

#### Point System

* Win = 4 points
* Draw = 2 points
* Loss of 5 or less goals = 1 point
* Loss of more than 5 goals = 0 points
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## Finals Series
### Grand final

| Sun 23 Aug 6.45pm | Stats | Central Pulse | 43–31 | Mainland Tactix | Stadium Southland | Sky Sport |
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| Sun 23 Aug 6.45pm | Stats | Aliyah Dunn 28/30 (93%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio 15/18 (83%) | | Ellie Bird 19/23 (83%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit 12/13 (92%) | Stadium Southland | Sky Sport |
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## Award winners
### New Zealand Netball Awards

| Award | Winner |
| ANZ Premiership Coach of the Year | Yvette McCausland-Durie |
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### ANZ Premiership Awards

| Award | Winner |
| Grand Final MVP | Maddy Gordon |

### Team of the season

Three Pulse players were included in Stuff's team of the season, selected by Brendon Egan.
| Position | Player |
| GA | Ameliaranne Ekenasio |
| C | Claire Kersten |
| WD | Karin Burger |
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