# 2022 ANZ Premiership season

The 2022 ANZ Premiership season was the sixth season of Netball New Zealand's ANZ Premiership. With a team coached by Yvette McCausland-Durie, co-captained by Kelly Jury and Tiana Metuarau and featuring Aliyah Dunn, Erikana Pedersen and Whitney Souness, Central Pulse won their third title. Pulse finished the regular season as minor premiers, finishing above Northern Stars and Northern Mystics. In the Elimination final, Stars defeated Mystics 63–57. Pulse then defeated Stars 56–37 in the Grand final.

## Transfers

| Player | 2021 team | 2022 team |
| Courtney Elliott | Northern Mendi Rays | Central Pulse |
| Temalisi Fakahokotau | Mainland Tactix | Central Pulse/Saracens Mavericks |
| Binnian Hunt | Sunshine Coast Lightning | Central Pulse |
| Kristiana Manu'a | Giants Netball | Central Pulse |
| Tiana Metuarau | Southern Steel | Central Pulse |
| Erikana Pedersen | Mainland Tactix | Central Pulse |
| Amelia Walmsley | Northern Comets/Mainland Tactix | Central Pulse |
| Vika Koloto | Northern Comets | Mainland Tactix |
| Kate Lloyd | NNL Mainland | Mainland Tactix |
| Kelera Nawai-Caucau | Central Pulse | Mainland Tactix |
| Monica Falkner | Northern Stars | Northern Mystics |
| Claire O'Brien | Northern Marvels | Northern Mystics |
| Holly Fowler | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | Northern Stars |
| Kayla Johnson | | Northern Stars |
| Kate Burley | Northern Mystics | Southern Steel |
| Georgia Heffernan | Southern Blast | Southern Steel |
| Saviour Tui | Northern Mystics | Southern Steel |
| Ameliaranne Ekenasio | Central Pulse | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic |
| Claire Kersten | Central Pulse | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic |
| Oceane Maihi | Northern Stars | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic |
| Bailey Mes | Northern Mystics | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic |
| Katrina Rore | maternity leave | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic |

### Notes

* ^1 Temalisi Fakahokotau initially signed for Central Pulse but in January 2022 announced she would be taking a break from netball. However she subsequently joined Saracens Mavericks as a replacement player for the 2022 Netball Superleague season.
* ^2 Katrina Rore initially signed for Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic but subsequently missed the season due a second pregnancy.
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## Head coaches and captains

| Team | Head coach | Captain |
| Central Pulse | Yvette McCausland-Durie | Tiana Metuarau Kelly Jury |
| Mainland Tactix | Marianne Delaney-Hoshek | Kimiora Poi |
| Northern Mystics | Helene Wilson | Sulu Fitzpatrick |
| Northern Stars | Kiri Wills | Maia Wilson |
| Southern Steel | Reinga Bloxham | Shannon Saunders |
| Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | Mary-Jane Araroa | Samantha Winders |
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## Impact of COVID-19 pandemic
### Matches cancelled

Just like the 2020 season, the 2022 season was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Central Pulse were due to host the sixth edition of the official ANZ Premiership tournament at Te Wānanga o Raukawa in Otaki between 24 and 27 February. However, the tournament was cancelled after a change in COVID-19 alert levels. Pulse's Round 1 match against Northern Stars was cancelled following a Covid-19 outbreak in their squad. Their head coach Yvette McCausland-Durie also tested positive for Covid-19. Further matches were cancelled throughout the season, most notably in early April when six matches were cancelled across Rounds 4 and 5. Some cancelled matches were simply rescheduled and added to later rounds. However, the backlog of cancelled matches effectively created a Round 13.

### Player pool

In order to reduce the number of cancelled matches, the ANZ Premiership created a free agent player pool that teams could use to recruit temporary replacements. Greer Sinclair subsequently played for four teams during the season. As well as played for Northern Comets in the National Netball League, she also played for Northern Stars, Northern Mystics and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in the ANZ Premiership. Another member of the pool, Storm Purvis came out of retirement to play for Stars. This saw her make her 100th senior league appearance.

## Regular season
### Round 13

Originally only twelve rounds of matches were scheduled. However, the backlog of cancelled matches effectively created a Round 13.

#### Notes

* ^3 Matches postponed under the ANZ Premiership's Covid-19 Match Postponement Policy.

## Final standings

2022 ANZ Premiership laddervte :
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | G% | BP | Pts |
| 1 | Central Pulse | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 828 | 732 | 96 | 113.1% | 4 | 34 |
| 2 | Northern Stars | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 836 | 783 | 53 | 106.8% | 1 | 34 |
| 3 | Northern Mystics | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 858 | 807 | 51 | 106.3% | 4 | 31 |
| 4 | Southern Steel | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 853 | 898 | -45 | 95% | 2 | 20 |
| 5 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 733 | 803 | -70 | 91.3% | 4 | 16 |
| 6 | Mainland Tactix | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 788 | 873 | -85 | 90.3% | 1 | 16 |
| Last updated: 12 August 2022 ||||||||||||
Qualified for Grand final Qualified for Elimination final
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## Finals series
### Elimination final

| 8 June 2022 | Northern Stars | 63–57 | Northern Mystics | Pulman Arena | Sky Sport |
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| 8 June 2022 | Maia Wilson 42/44 (95%) Jamie Hume 21/25 (84%) | | Grace Nweke 45/49 (92%) Grace Namana 8/8 (100%) Monica Falkner 4/6 (67%) | Pulman Arena | Sky Sport |
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### Grand final

| 12 June 2022 | Central Pulse | 56–37 | Northern Stars | TSB Bank Arena | Sky Sport |
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| 12 June 2022 | Aliyah Dunn 44/47 (94%) Tiana Metuarau 11/13 (85%) Amelia Walmsley 1/2 (50%) Renee Matoe 0/2 (0%) | | Maia Wilson 21/25 (84%) Amorangi Malesala 13/17 (76%) Jamie Hume 3/4 (75%) | TSB Bank Arena | Sky Sport |
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## Awards
### New Zealand Netball Awards

| Award | Winner | Team |
| Dame Lois Muir Supreme Award | Grace Nweke | Northern Mystics |
| Dame Lois Muir Supreme Award | Kelly Jury | Central Pulse |
| ANZ Premiership Coach of the Year | Yvette McCausland-Durie | Central Pulse |
| ANZ Premiership Player of the Year | Kelly Jury | Central Pulse |

#### Notes

* ^4 Grace Nweke and Kelly Jury shared Dame Lois Muir Supreme Award.
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### ANZ Premiership Awards

| Award | Winner | Team |
| Grand Final MVP | Kelly Jury | Central Pulse |

### Team of the season

Brendon Egan selected Stuff's team of the season.

#### Stuff Super Seven

| Position | Player | Team |
| GS | Grace Nweke | Northern Mystics |
| GA | Tiana Metuarau | Central Pulse |
| WA | Gina Crampton | Northern Stars |
| C | Mila Reuelu-Buchanan | Northern Stars |
| WD | Maddy Gordon | Central Pulse |
| GD | Elle Temu | Northern Stars |
| GK | Kelly Jury | Central Pulse |

#### Bench

| Positions | Player | Team |
| GS | Maia Wilson | Northern Stars |
| WA, C | Whitney Souness | Central Pulse |
| WD, C, WA | Kate Heffernan | Southern Steel |
| GD, WD, GK | Karin Burger | Mainland Tactix |
| GK, GD, WD | Anna Harrison | Northern Stars |
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