# 2016 Southern Steel season

The 2016 Southern Steel season saw the Southern Steel netball team compete in the 2016 ANZ Championship. With a team coached by Noeline Taurua, captained by Wendy Frew and featuring Jhaniele Fowler-Reid, Steel finished the season as minor premiers. However they subsequently lost the New Zealand Conference Final to Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic and were defeated in the semi-finals by Queensland Firebirds.

## Players
### Player movements

Gains and losses :
| Gains | Losses |
| Abby Erwood Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit (Central Pulse) Jamie Hume | Phoenix Karaka (Central Pulse) Katarina Cooper Sophia Fenwick |
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### 2016 roster

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## Regular season
### Fixtures and results
#### Round 1

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#### Round 2

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#### Round 3

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#### Round 4

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#### Round 5

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#### Round 6

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#### Round 7

Southern Steel received a bye.

#### Round 8

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#### Round 9

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#### Round 10

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#### Round 11

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#### Round 13

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#### Round 14

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### Final standings

2016 Australian Conferencevte :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | G% | Pts |
| 1 | Queensland Firebirds | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 796 | 656 | 140 | 121.3% | 22 |
| 2 | New South Wales Swifts | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 828 | 670 | 158 | 123.6% | 21 |
| 3 | Melbourne Vixens | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 731 | 679 | 52 | 107.7% | 16 |
| 4 | West Coast Fever | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 756 | 707 | 49 | 106.9% | 14 |
| 5 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 13 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 660 | 775 | -115 | 85.2% | 4 |
| 2016 New Zealand Conferencevte |||||||||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | G% | Pts |
| 1 | Southern Steel | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 852 | 732 | 120 | 116.4% | 24 |
| 2 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 665 | 755 | -90 | 88.1% | 12 |
| 3 | Northern Mystics | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 674 | 743 | -69 | 90.7% | 7 |
| 5 | Mainland Tactix | 13 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 708 | 825 | -117 | 85.8% | 5 |
| 4 | Central Pulse | 13 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 676 | 804 | -128 | 84.1% | 5 |
Qualified for Conference finals Qualified for Elimination finals
* Pld = Games played
* W = Win (2 points)
* D = Draw (1 points)
* L = Loss (0 points)
* GF = Goals For
* GA = Goals Against
* GD = Goals Difference (= GF−GA)
* G% = Goal percentage (= 100 × GF/GA)
* Pts = Points
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## Finals series
### New Zealand Conference Final

| 17 July 2016 4.15 pm (NZST) | Stats | Southern Steel | 57–59 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | Stadium Southland |
| Stadium Southland |||
| 17 July 2016 4.15 pm (NZST) | Stats | Jhaniele Fowler-Reid 47/53 (89%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit 10/11 (91%) | | Joanne Harten 46/52 (88%) Ellen Halpenny 13/17 (76%) | Stadium Southland |
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### Semi-finals

| 24 July 2016 12.18 pm (AEST) | Stats | Queensland Firebirds | 67–64 | Southern Steel | Brisbane Entertainment Centre |
| Brisbane Entertainment Centre |||
| 24 July 2016 12.18 pm (AEST) | Stats | Romelda Aiken 57/68 (84%) Gretel Tippett 10/13 (77%) | | Jhaniele Fowler-Reid 51/52 (98%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit 13/20 (65%) | Brisbane Entertainment Centre |
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## Award winners
### ANZ Championship awards

| Award | Winner |
| ANZ Championship MVP (New Zealand Conference) | Jhaniele Fowler-Reid |

### New Zealand Netball Awards

| Award | Winner |
| New Zealand ANZ Championship Player of the Year | Gina Crampton |

## National Netball League

With a team captained by Hayley Crofts, Steel's reserve team, Netball South won the inaugural National Netball League title after defeating Central Zone 51–46 in the grand final at The Trusts Arena. At the 2016 New Zealand Netball Awards, Netball South winning the inaugural title was named Moment of the Year and head coach, Lauren Piebenga, was named National Coach of the Year.