2011 Central Pulse season

Central Pulse
Central Pulse
2011 season
Head coach	Yvette McCausland-Durie
Captain	Katrina Grant
Main venue	TSB Bank Arena
Season results
Wins–losses	3–10
Season placing	8th
	Team colours
Central Pulse seasons
	← 2010 2012 →

The 2011 Central Pulse season was the fourth season that the Central Pulse contested the ANZ Championship. In 2011, the Pulse was captained by Silver Ferns defender Katrina Grant and coached by Yvette McCausland-Durie. The Pulse retained much of their 2010 lineup, although they have also lost three of their shooters from the previous season. Despite finishing 9th in 2010, the Pulse were not eligible for special assistance in 2011, due to changes to player eligibility rules.^[1] Australian import Caitlin Thwaites helped the Wellington franchise to their highest ever placing, finishing eighth.

Players

2011 team

2011 Central Pulse roster

Players

Coaching staff

Name	Position(s)	DoB	Height
Te Amo Amaru-Tibble	GS, GA	11-05-1989	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Amber Bellringer	GS, GA	05-06-1990	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Alanah Cassidy	WA, GA	27-05-1989	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Katrina Grant (c)	GD, GK	06-05-1987	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Brooke Leaver (TRP)			–
Camilla Lees	C, WA	27-03-1989	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Cushla Lichtwark	GD, WD	29-11-1980	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Elizabeth Manu	GK, GD, WD	16-09-1986	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Ngarama Milner-Olsen	WA, C	19-06-1982	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Daya Pritchard	WD, C	07-03-1983	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Victoria Smith	GD, GK	01-08-1983	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Caitlin Thwaites	GS, GA	29-12-1986	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Jade Topia	GA, GS	26-12-1986	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)

Head coach

Yvette McCausland-Durie

Assistant coach

Gail Parata

Manager: Vaiata Mitchell
Physiotherapist: Jess Condliffe

Notes

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

Transfers

2011 Pulse player movements
Gains	Positions	Former team
Amber Bellringer	GS, GA	Returning player (2008)
Victoria Smith	GD, GK	Canterbury Tactix
Caitlin Thwaites	GS, GA	Melbourne Vixens
Jade Topia	GA, GS	Southern Steel
Losses	Positions	New team
Ama Agbeze	WD, GD, GK	West Coast Fever
Jane Altschwager	GS, GA	Not signed
Paula Griffin	GA, GS	Southern Steel
Jamilah Gupwell	GA, WA	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

Regular season

Fixtures and results

Notes

Colours: Pulse win Pulse loss Not played/scheduled
Home teams are listed left, away teams right. Times listed are local.

Round 1	NO MATCH

19 February	Report Stats	Central Pulse	44 – 54	Northern Mystics		Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua
		Amaru-Tibble 3/5 (60%) Bellringer 14/20 (70%) Thwaites 27/35 (77%)		Latu 36/36 (100%) Mes 0/2 (0%) Tutaia 18/23 (78%)

26 February	Report Stats	Central Pulse	43 – 45	Southern Steel		Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua
		Amaru-Tibble 1/3 (33%) Bellringer 13/22 (59%) Thwaites 29/36 (81%)		Griffin 16/21 (76%) Wipiiti 29/35 (83%)

28 February	Report Stats	Central Pulse	44 – 46	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic		TSB Bank Arena, Wellington
		Bellringer 17/27 (63%) Thwaites 27/33 (82%)		Gupwell 5/7 (71%) Naoupu 9/11 (82%) van Dyk 32/36 (89%)

5 March	Report Stats	Adelaide Thunderbirds	51 – 41	Central Pulse		ETSA Park, Adelaide
		Bell 14/20 (70%) Borrego 37/44 (84%)		Bellringer 14/17 (82%) Thwaites 27/31 (87%)

14 March	Report Stats	Southern Steel	50 – 44	Central Pulse		Invercargill ILT Velodrome
		Griffin 29/34 (85%) Wipiiti 21/27 (78%)		Bellringer 18/24 (75%) Thwaites 26/30 (87%)

20 March	Report Stats	Central Pulse	46 – 43	Canterbury Tactix		Arena Manawatu, Palmerston North
		Bellringer 16/23 (70%) Thwaites 30/34 (88%)		Halpenny 9/14 (64%) Thompson 10/13 (77%) Wilkins 24/28 (86%)

27 March	Report Stats	Central Pulse	43 – 48	New South Wales Swifts		TSB Bank Arena, Wellington
		Amaru-Tibble 2/2 (100%) Bellringer 8/15 (53%) Thwaites 33/43 (77%)		Cox 23/32 (72%) Pratley 25/29 (86%)

2 April	Report Stats	Northern Mystics	61 – 48	Central Pulse		Trusts Stadium, Auckland
		Dehn 7/8 (88%) Latu 42/42 (100%) Tutaia 12/14 (86%)		Amaru-Tibble 4/6 (67%) Bellringer 9/18 (50%) Cassidy 1/1 (100%) Thwaites 34/42 (81%)

4 April	Report Stats	Central Pulse	63 – 61	West Coast Fever		Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua
		Bellringer 16/20 (80%) Thwaites 47/60 (78%)		Bassett 47/52 (90%) Howard 12/17 (71%) Shoard 2/3 (67%)

10 April	Report Stats	Central Pulse	44 – 61	Queensland Firebirds		Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua
		Thwaites 35/44 (80%) Cassidy 3/6 (50%) Bellringer 6/11 (55%)		Aiken 37/44 (84%) Medhurst 24/29 (83%)

18 April	Report Stats	Canterbury Tactix	45 – 47	Central Pulse		CBS Canterbury Arena, Christchurch
		Thompson 24/28 (86%) Wilkins 21/24 (88%)		Cassidy 8/13 (62%) Thwaites 39/47 (83%)

23 April	Report Stats	Melbourne Vixens	58 – 42	Central Pulse		Hisense Arena, Melbourne
		Knott 10/11 (91%) Beveridge 25/30 (83%) Caldwell 23/26 (88%)		Thwaites 37/50 (74%) Cassidy 4/5 (80%) Bellringer 1/2 (50%)

2 May	Report Stats	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	60 – 50	Central Pulse		Taupo Events Centre
		Gupwell 0/1 (0%) Naoupu 22/25 (88%) van Dyk 37/39 (95%) Wall 1/2 (50%)		Bellringer 9/12 (75%) Cassidy 1/4 (25%) Leaver 0/1 (0%) Thwaites 40/46 (87%)

Standings

2011 ANZ Championship ladder v t e
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	G%	Pts
1	Queensland Firebirds	13	13	0	758	587	171	129.13	26
2	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	13	10	3	647	578	69	111.94	20
3	New South Wales Swifts	13	9	4	677	606	71	111.72	18
4	Northern Mystics	13	9	4	684	619	65	110.5	18
5	Melbourne Vixens	13	8	5	664	610	54	108.85	16
6	Adelaide Thunderbirds	13	5	8	662	737	-75	89.82	10
7	Southern Steel	13	4	9	533	594	-61	89.73	8
8	Central Pulse	13	3	10	599	683	-84	87.7	6
9	West Coast Fever	13	3	10	646	754	-108	85.68	6
10	Canterbury Tactix	13	1	12	621	723	-102	85.89	2
Updated 8 March 2021

Qualified for Major semi-final
Qualified for Minor semi-final

Pld = Games played
W = Win (2 points)
L = Loss (0 points)
GF = Goals For
GA = Goals Against
GD = Goals Difference (= GF−GA)
G% = Goal percentage (= 100 × GF/GA)

Pts = Points

Source:^[2]

Final placing

8th (3 wins, 10 losses)

Statistics

As of Monday 2 May.^[3]

Player	GS	GA	G%	A	R	CPR	I	D	P	T
Te Amo Amaru-Tibble	10	17	58.8	8	1	18	0	0	5	6
Amber Bellringer	141	211	66.8	32	8	123	1	16	41	38
Alanah Cassidy	17	29	58.6	14	4	42	0	2	12	16
Katrina Grant	0	0	0	0	22	25	22	53	192	21
Brooke Leaver	0	1	0.0	1	0	2	0	0	3	1
Camilla Lees	0	0	0	128	0	79	4	20	111	38
Cushla Lichtwark	0	0	0	2	0	22	6	14	59	9
Elizabeth Manu	0	0	0	0	6	20	12	29	148	4
Ngarama Milner-Olsen	0	0	0	100	0	180	3	10	50	35
Daya Pritchard	0	0	0	57	1	41	21	39	82	25
Victoria Smith	0	0	0	2	8	22	8	11	62	5
Caitlin Thwaites	431	530	81.3	23	32	0	1	3	33	36
Jade Topia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Statistics key
GS	Goals scored	A	Assists	I	Intercepts
GA	Goal attempts	R	Rebounds	D	Deflections
G%	Goal percentage	CPR	Centre pass receives	P	Penalties
= Competition leader				T	Turnovers conceded

References

ANZ Championship team page: Central Pulse

^ Johannsen, Dana (2010-09-08). "New season packed into less time". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
^ "ANZ Championship - 2011 Season Ladder". www.anz-championship.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
^ "Central Pulse - 2011 season statistics". Retrieved 3 January 2012.

[1] Johannsen, Dana (2010-09-08). "New season packed into less time". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2010-11-18.

[anz2011ladder-2] "ANZ Championship - 2011 Season Ladder". www.anz-championship.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.

[3] "Central Pulse - 2011 season statistics". Retrieved 3 January 2012.

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Players

2011 team

Transfers

Regular season

Fixtures and results

Standings

Final placing

Statistics

See also

References