# 2017 Central Pulse season

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. 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. In the inaugural Netball New Zealand Super Club tournament, Pulse finished fourth.

## Players
### Player movements

Gains and losses :
| Gains | Losses |
| Eseta Autagavaia (Central Zone) Sara Bayman (Manchester Thunder) Sheridan Bignall (Central Zone) Karin Burger (Central Zone) Jermaine Howard-Vallance (Central Zone) Tiana Metuarau (Central Zone) Kimiora Poi (Central Zone) Rene Savai'inaea (Central Zone) Cathrine Tuivaiti (Northern Mystics) | Ameliaranne Ekenasio (pregnancy) Blaze Leslie Chelsea Locke Jacinta Messer Samon Nathan (Northern Mystics) Elias Scheres Kate Wells Maia Wilson (Northern Stars) |
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### 2017 roster

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## 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.

### Notes

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

## ANZ Premiership regular season
### Final standings

2017 ANZ Premiership laddervte :
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | GF | GA | GD | G% | BP | Pts |
| 1 | Southern Steel | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1062 | 812 | 250 | 130.79% | 0 | 30 |
| 2 | Central Pulse | 15 | 9 | 6 | 783 | 756 | 27 | 103.57% | 2 | 20 |
| 3 | Northern Mystics | 15 | 8 | 7 | 878 | 851 | 27 | 111.35% | 3 | 19 |
| 4 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 15 | 7 | 8 | 873 | 848 | 25 | 102.95% | 5 | 19 |
| 5 | Northern Stars | 15 | 4 | 11 | 738 | 868 | -130 | 85.02% | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Mainland Tactix | 15 | 2 | 13 | 676 | 875 | -199 | 77.26% | 2 | 6 |
Qualified for Grand final and the 2017 Netball New Zealand Super Club Qualified for Elimination final and the 2017 Netball New Zealand Super Club
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## ANZ Premiership Finals Series
### Elimination final

| 25 June 2017 2:00 pm | Report Stats | Central Pulse | 59–52 | Northern Mystics | TSB Bank Arena | Sky Sport |
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| 25 June 2017 2:00 pm | Report Stats | Cathrine Tuivaiti 35/37 (95%) Tiana Metuarau 24/28 (86%) | | Maria Tutaia 33/35 (94%) Bailey Mes 19/24 (79%) | TSB Bank Arena | Sky Sport |

### Grand final

| 28 June 7:40 pm | Stats | Southern Steel | 69–53 | Central Pulse | Stadium Southland | Sky Sport |
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| 28 June 7:40 pm | Stats | Jhaniele Fowler-Reid 56/60 (93%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit 13/19 (68%) | | Tiana Metuarau 27/30 (90%) Cathrine Tuivaiti 26/29 (90%) | Stadium Southland | Sky Sport |
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## Netball New Zealand Super Club
### Group stage

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Group B :
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Northern Mystics | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 217 | 140 | 6 |
| 2 | Central Pulse | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 186 | 150 | 4 |
| 3 | Celtic Flames | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 152 | 172 | 2 |
| 4 | Marama Vou | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 134 | 227 | 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

| 7 July 2017 | Stats | NSWIS | 48–46 | Central Pulse | Trafalgar Centre | Sky Sport |
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| 7 July 2017 | Stats | Kristina Brice 30/39 (77%) Sophie Garbin 13/18 (72%) Georgia Marshall 5/8 (63%) | | Te Amo Amaru-Tibble 29/33 (88%) Jermaine Howard-Vallance 12/19 (63%) Eseta Autagavaia 3/5 (60%) Cathrine Tuivaiti 2/2 (100%) | Trafalgar Centre | Sky Sport |
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## 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.