2023 Central Pulse season

Central Pulse season

Central Pulse

2023 season
Head coach| Yvette McCausland-Durie
Asst. coach| Anna Andrews-Tasola
Co-captains| Kelly Jury
Tiana Metuarau
Main venue| TSB Bank Arena
Season results
Wins–losses| 10–6
Regular season| 2nd
Finals placing| 3rd

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The 2023 Central Pulse season saw the Central Pulse netball team compete in the 2023 ANZ Premiership.[1][2] With a team coached by Yvette McCausland-Durie, co-captained by Kelly Jury and Tiana Metuarau and featuring Maddy Gordon, Whitney Souness and Amelia Walmsley, Central Pulse, finished the regular season in second place behind Northern Mystics. Overall, Pulse finished third after losing 53–52 to Northern Stars and in the Elimination final.[3][4]

## Players

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### Player movements

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Gains and losses  Gains |  Losses

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* Fa'amu Ioane[5] (Northern Mystics)
* Joyce Mvula[6][7][8] (Manchester Thunder)
* Paris Mason (Central Manawa)
* Ainsleyana Puleiata (Central Manawa)

* Aliyah Dunn[9][10][11] (Mainland Tactix)
* Courtney Elliott (Southern Steel)
* Binnian Hunt (injury)
* Paris Lokotui (injury)
* Renee Matoe
* Erikana Pedersen (retirement)

Sources:[1][2][12]

### 2023 roster

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2023 Central Pulse roster

Players | Coaching staff
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| Maddy Gordon | C, WA, WD  |  (2000-01-16)16 January 2000 (aged 23)  | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
| Fa'amu Ioane  | WD,C  |  (1996-03-11)11 March 1996 (aged 26)  | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
| Kelly Jury (cc) | GK, GD  |  (1996-10-22)22 October 1996 (aged 26)  | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
| Kristiana Manu'a | GK, GD, WD  |  (1995-09-03)3 September 1995 (aged 27)  | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
| Paris Mason  | GK, GD, WD  |  (2002-12-13)13 December 2002 (aged 20)  | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
| Tiana Metuarau (cc) | GA, WA, GS  |  (2001-01-15)15 January 2001 (aged 22)  | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
| Joyce Mvula | GS  |  (1994-04-14)14 April 1994 (aged 28)  | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
| Ainsleyana Puleiata1 | C, WD, WA  |  (2000-07-27)27 July 2000 (aged 22)  | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
| Katrina Rore1 (TRP) | GK, GD, WD  |  (1987-05-06)6 May 1987 (aged 35)  | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
| Jazz Scott1 (TRP) | WD  |  | –
| Whitney Souness | C, WA  |  (1995-11-12)12 November 1995 (aged 27)  | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
| Amelia Walmsley  | GS, GA  |  (2004-01-31)31 January 2004 (aged 19)  | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)

Head coach

* Yvette McCausland-Durie

Assistant coach

* Anna Andrews-Tasola[13]

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Notes

* (c) - Captain
* (cc) - Co-captain
* (vc) - Vice-captain
* - Injury / maternity leave
* (TRP) - Temporary Replacement Player

Sources:[1][2][12]

Notes

* ^1 Katrina Rore and Jazz Scott were added to the roster after Ainsleyana Puleiata was injured while playing for Central Manawa in the National Netball League.[14][15] Rore made a fourth-quarter cameo for Pulse in the Round 5 match against Northern Mystics.[16]

## Pre-season

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### Otaki tournament

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Central Pulse hosted the official ANZ Premiership tournament at Te Wānanga o Raukawa in Ōtaki between 17 and 19 February. All six ANZ Premiership teams took part. It was the sixth edition of the tournament.[17]

Fri Feb 17  | Central Pulse | 47–48 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | Te Wānanga o Raukawa |

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Fri Feb 17  | Central Pulse | 39–41 | Mainland Tactix | Te Wānanga o Raukawa |

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Sat Feb 18  | Central Pulse | 48–44 | Southern Steel | Te Wānanga o Raukawa |

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Sat Feb 18  | Central Pulse | 50–54 | Northern Mystics | Te Wānanga o Raukawa |

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Sun Feb 19  | Central Pulse | 46–48 | Northern Stars | Te Wānanga o Raukawa |

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Sources:[18][19][20]

## Regular season

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### Fixtures and results

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Round 1
Sun 5 Mar  | Central Pulse | 53–52 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | Fly Palmy Arena |

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4:00 PM  | Amelia Walmsley  36/39 (92%)
Tiana Metuarau 17/19 (89%) | Report
Stats | Ameliaranne Ekenasio 27/31 (87%)
Bailey Mes 25/30 (83%) |

Round 2
Sat 11 Mar  | Central Pulse | 57–37 | Southern Steel | TSB Bank Arena |

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7:00PM  | Amelia Walmsley  42/45 (93%)
Tiana Metuarau 13/15 (87%)
Joyce Mvula 2/3 (67%) | Report
Stats | Georgia Heffernan 20/22 (91%)
Jess Allan  13/22 (59%)
Meleitia Taupu  4/7 (57%) |

Round 3
Sun 19 Mar  | Northern Stars | 59–51 | Central Pulse | Pulman Arena  |

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2:00PM  | Maia Wilson 41/45 (91%)
Jamie Hume  18/24 (75%) | Report
Stats | Amelia Walmsley  32/37 (86%)
Tiana Metuarau 17/20 (85%)
Joyce Mvula 2/3 (67%) |

Round 4
Sun 26 Mar  | Mainland Tactix | 50–49 | Central Pulse | MainPower Stadium  |

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2:00PM  | Aliyah Dunn 33/37 (89%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit 17/20 (85%) | Report
Stats | Amelia Walmsley  40/45 (89%)
Tiana Metuarau 9/12 (75%) |

Round 5
Sun 2 Apr  | Central Pulse | 47–48 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | Te Rauparaha Arena |

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2:00PM  | Amelia Walmsley  31/38 (82%)
Tiana Metuarau 13/15 (87%)
Joyce Mvula 3/5 (60%) | Report
Stats | Bailey Mes 30/32 (94%)
Ameliaranne Ekenasio 18/20 (90%) |
Mon 3 Apr  | Central Pulse | 51–56 | Northern Mystics | Te Rauparaha Arena |

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7:00PM  | Amelia Walmsley  27/34 (79%)
Tiana Metuarau 17/18 (94%)
Joyce Mvula 7/7 (100%) | Report
Stats | Grace Nweke 45/48 (94%)
Monica Falkner 11/12 (92%) |

Round 6
Sat 8 Apr  | Northern Stars | 44–58 | Central Pulse | Pulman Arena  |

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7:00PM  | Maia Wilson 33/35 (94%)
Amorangi Malesala  8/10 (80%)
Jamie Hume  3/3 (100%) | Report
Stats | Amelia Walmsley  44/52 (85%)
Tiana Metuarau 13/13 (100%)
Joyce Mvula 1/1 (100%) |

Round 7
Sat 15 Apr  | Northern Mystics | 53–55 | Central Pulse | The Trusts Arena |

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4:00PM  | Grace Nweke 41/45 (91%)
Monica Falkner 11/12 (92%)
Filda Vui  1/1 (100%) | Report
Stats | Amelia Walmsley  36/50 (72%)
Tiana Metuarau 17/19 (89%)
Joyce Mvula 2/4 (50%) |
Mon 17 Apr  | Central Pulse | 62–38 | Southern Steel | TSB Bank Arena |

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7:00PM  | Amelia Walmsley  52/58 (90%)
Tiana Metuarau 10/13 (77%) | Report
Stats | Saviour Tui 11/13 (85%)
Georgia Heffernan 18/23 (78%)
Jess Allan  9/10 (90%) |

Round 8
Sat 22 Apr  | Central Pulse | 64–62 | Northern Stars | TSB Bank Arena |

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7:00PM  | Amelia Walmsley  53/61 (87%)
Tiana Metuarau 11/11 (100%) | Report
Stats | Maia Wilson 42/43 (98%)
Amorangi Malesala  20 |

Round 9
Sat 29 Apr  | Southern Steel | 43–44 | Central Pulse | Stadium Southland |

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7:00PM  | Saviour Tui 31/38 (82%)
Georgia Heffernan 12/14 (86%) | Report
Stats | Amelia Walmsley  25/26 (96%)
Tiana Metuarau 13/16 (81%)
Joyce Mvula 6/7 (86%) |
Mon 1 May  | Mainland Tactix | 45–54 | Central Pulse | Christchurch Arena |

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7:00PM  | Aliyah Dunn 18/20 (90%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit 27/27 (100%)
Vika Koloto 0/1 (0%) | Report
Stats | Amelia Walmsley  45/54 (83%)
Tiana Metuarau 9/11 (82%) |

Round 10
Sun 7 May  | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 49–50 | Central Pulse | Globox Arena |

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2:00PM  | Bailey Mes 25/30 (83%)
Ameliaranne Ekenasio 24/25 (96%) | Report
Stats | Amelia Walmsley  37/39 (95%)
Tiana Metuarau 13/15 (87%) |

Round 11
Sun 14 May  | Central Pulse | 62–56 | Northern Mystics | TSB Bank Arena |

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4:00PM  | Amelia Walmsley  47/57 (82%)
Tiana Metuarau 15/15 (100%) | Report
Stats | Grace Nweke 46/51 (90%)
Filda Vui  10/15 (67%) |

Round 12
Sat 20 May  | Central Pulse | 45–54 | Mainland Tactix | TSB Bank Arena |

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7:00PM  | Amelia Walmsley  40/47 (85%)
Tiana Metuarau 5/5 (100%) | Report
Stats | Aliyah Dunn 37/40 (93%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit 17/23 (74%) |

### Final standings

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2023 ANZ Premiership ladder

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Pos | Team | P | W | L | GF | GA | GD | G% | BP | Pts
1  | Northern Mystics | 15 | 11 | 4 | 930 | 828 | 102 | 112.3% | 3 | 36
2  | Central Pulse | 15 | 10 | 5 | 802 | 746 | 56 | 107.5% | 3 | 33
3  | Northern Stars | 15 | 9 | 6 | 889 | 835 | 54 | 106.5% | 3 | 30
4  | Mainland Tactix | 15 | 9 | 6 | 793 | 760 | 33 | 104.3% | 1 | 28
5  | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 15 | 6 | 9 | 791 | 830 | -39 | 95.3% | 4 | 22
6  | Southern Steel | 15 | 0 | 15 | 653 | 859 | -206 | 76.0% | 4 | 4
Last updated: 7 August 2023

Qualified for Grand final
Qualified for Elimination final

Source:[21]

## Finals Series

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### Elimination final

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28 May 2023  |  | Central Pulse | 52-53 | Northern Stars |  | Te Rauparaha Arena | Sky Sport

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Scoring by quarter: 14–12, 29–25, 37–41, 52–53
Amelia Walmsley  41/45 (91%)
Tiana Metuarau 11/13 (85%) |  | Maia Wilson 36/38 (95%)
Amorangi Malesala  17/21 (81%)

Source:[3][4]

## National Netball League

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With a team featuring Parris Mason, Ainsleyana Puleiata and Jazz Scott, Pulse's reserve team, Central Manawa, won the 2023 National Netball League title after defeating Northern Comets 45–43 in the grand final at TSB Bank Arena.[14][15][22][23]

## Awards

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### Team of the season

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Three Central Pulse players were included in Brendon Egan's Stuff's team of the season.

All Star Seven
Position  | Player

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C | Maddy Gordon
GK | Kelly Jury

Bench
Positions  | Player

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WA, C | Whitney Souness

Source:[24]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "LockerRoom: Ins and outs of netball's No.1 league". www.nzherald.co.nz. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
2. ^ a b c Brendon Egan (4 March 2023). "ANZ Premiership: Your team-by-team guide to the 2023 competition". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
3. ^ a b "Stars book Grand Finals berth with nerves of steel". www.anzpremiership.co.nz. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
4. ^ a b Brendon Egan (28 May 2023). "Stars book spot in ANZ Premiership grand final after thrilling knockout win over Pulse". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
5. ^ "Ioane embraces new challenges with Pulse". www.pulse.org.nz. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
6. ^ "Joyce Mvula joins Pulse and heads to New Zealand to play in ANZ Premiership". www.skysports.com. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
7. ^ "Central Pulse sign Malawi international Joyce Mvula as Aliyah Dunn's replacement". stuff.co.nz. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
8. ^ "International shooter to join Pulse". www.pulse.org.nz. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
9. ^ "Tactix sign Aliyah Dunn for 2023 ANZ Premiership". www.anzpremiership.co.nz. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
10. ^ "Aliyah Dunn leaving champion Central Pulse for Tactix". stuff.co.nz. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
11. ^ "Tactix sign Aliyah Dunn for 2023 ANZ Premiership". stuff.co.nz. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
12. ^ a b "Pulse confirm team for 2023 season". www.anzpremiership.co.nz. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
13. ^ "Anna Andrews-Tasola to coach Pulse in 2024". www.pulse.org.nz. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
14. ^ a b "Pulse bring in Katrina Rore, as injury ends season for midcourter". www.rnz.co.nz. 1 April 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
15. ^ a b "Two teams, two goals for Manawa captain". www.netballwellington.co.nz. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
16. ^ "Meandering Mystics pushed hard by Pulse before table-toppers take control in final quarter for 56-51 win". stuff.co.nz. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
17. ^ "Teams set to test the waters at Ōtaki pre-season". www.pulse.org.nz. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
18. ^ "Lapses prove costly for Pulse". www.pulse.org.nz. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
19. ^ "Pulse's true colours begin to show". www.pulse.org.nz. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
20. ^ "Pulse end pre-season on disappointing note". www.pulse.org.nz. 19 February 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
21. ^ "(2023) Fixtures & results". www.anzpremiership.co.nz. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
22. ^ "Manawa secure fifth title with last quarter surge". www.netballcentral.co.nz. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
23. ^ "Central Manawa Edge Comets To Win 2023 Synergy Hair Netball League". www.scoop.co.nz. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
24. ^ Brendon Egan (3 June 2023). "Who makes the final cut for ANZ Premiership's All Star Seven?". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 12 August 2023.

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Central Pulse

Established 2007 in Wellington, New Zealand

Premierships (3)|

* 2019
* 2020
* 2022

Seasons|

| ANZ Championship|

* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016

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ANZ Premiership|

* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

Home venues|

* TSB Bank Arena
* Te Rauparaha Arena
* Fly Palmy Arena
* Pettigrew Green Arena

Captains|

* Frances Solia
* Cushla Lichtwark
* Jane Altschwager
* Katrina Rore
* Claire Kersten
* Tiana Metuarau
* Kelly Jury

Head coaches|

* Kate Carpenter
* Robyn Broughton
* Tanya Dearns
* Gail Parata
* Yvette McCausland-Durie
* Anna Andrews-Tasola

Related teams|

* Central Manawa
* Capital Shakers
* Western Flyers

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ANZ Premiership

Organising body|

* Netball New Zealand

Teams|

* Central Pulse
* Mainland Tactix
* Northern Mystics
* Northern Stars
* Southern Steel
* Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

Seasons|

| Main articles|

* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

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Premiers|

* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

Grand finalists|

* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

Related competitions|

* Super Club
* National Netball League

See also|

* List of New Zealand netball premiers

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*[Pos]: Position
*[Team]: Team
*[P]: Games played
*[W]: Wins
*[L]: Losses
*[GF]: Goals For (Total goals scored)
*[GA]: Goals Against (Total goals conceded)
*[GD]: Goal Difference (GF−GA)
*[G%]: Goal Percentage (100×GF/GA)
*[BP]: Bonus Points
*[Pts]: Total points