2011 Southern Steel season

Southern Steel
Southern Steel
2011 season
Head coach	Robyn Broughton
Co-captains	Wendy Frew; Liana Leota
Main venue	Invercargill ILT Velodrome
Season results
Wins–losses	4–9
Season placing	7th
	Team colours
Southern Steel seasons
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The 2011 Southern Steel season was the fourth season for the Southern Steel in the ANZ Championship. For their 2011 campaign, the Steel gained internationals Paula Griffin and Natasha Chokljat, but were unable to re-sign veteran Megan Dehn. The southern franchise also lost the use of their main home venue during heavy snowfall, and played their home games at alternate venues. Inaugural coach Robyn Broughton continued her role in her fourth year, while Wendy Frew and Liana Leota were appointed as co-captains.^[1] At the conclusion of the round-robin matches, the Steel finished in 7th placing, missing out on a finals spot for the first time in three seasons.

Offseason

Signings and transfers

The final roster for the 2011 Southern Steel was released in September 2010. Among the team's major gains were Silver Ferns shooter Paula Griffin and Australian midcourter Natasha Chokljat. However, the Steel were unable to re-sign fellow Australian and Steel veteran Megan Dehn, after she failed to meet New Zealand residency requirements following changes to ANZ Championship import rules.^[2]

2011 Steel player movements
Gains	Positions	Former team
Natasha Chokljat	C, WD	Melbourne Vixens
Sophia Fenwick	GA, GS	Canterbury Tactix (TRP)
Paula Griffin	GA, GS	Central Pulse
Te Paea Selby-Rickit	GS	Promoted from TRP
Losses	Positions	New team
Megan Dehn	GA, GS, WA	Northern Mystics
Emma Moynihan	GD, WD	Not signed
Julianna Naoupu	GA, GS	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
Jade Topia	GA, GS	Central Pulse

Stadium Southland

On 18 September 2010, the Southern Steel's main home venue, Stadium Southland, suffered massive damage during heavy snowfall, which caused the roof over the main court to collapse. Stadium Southland is currently being rebuilt, which is expected to be completed in 2012.^[3] For the 2011 season, home games for the Steel were played in the adjoining Invercargill ILT Velodrome and at the Edgar Centre in Dunedin.^[4]

Players

2011 Southern Steel roster

Players

Coaching staff

Name	Position(s)	DoB	Height
Erika Burgess	WD, GD	01-10-1984	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Natasha Chokljat	C	27-04-1979	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Leana de Bruin	GD, GK	09-07-1977	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Sophia Fenwick	GS, GA	12-12-1992	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Wendy Frew (cc)	WD, C, WA	15-10-1984	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Paula Griffin	GA, GS	11-07-1988	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Liana Leota (cc)	WA, C	31-10-1984	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Hayley Saunders	WD, C	02-07-1989	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sheryl Scanlan	GD, WD	08-09-1977	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit	GK, GD	03-04-1989	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit	GS, GA	14-01-1992	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Daneka Wipiiti	GS	08-12-1982	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)

Head coach

Robyn Broughton

Assistant coach

Jo Cunningham

Manager: Gail McLauchlan
Physiotherapist: Jenny Ferguson
Sports science: Steve Jackson
Strength and conditioning: Stephen Hill-Haas

Notes

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

Regular season

Fixtures and results

Notes

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

14 February	Report Stats	Northern Mystics	51 – 34	Southern Steel		Trusts Stadium, Auckland
		Latu 30/35 (86%) Tutaia 21/29 (72%)		Dalton 6/6 (100%) Griffin 16/21 (76%) TP Selby-Rickit 12/20 (60%)

20 February	Report Stats	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	51 – 36	Southern Steel		Energy Events Centre, Rotorua
		Gupwell 3/6 (50%) Naoupu 12/17 (71%) van Dyk 36/40 (90%)		Griffin 20/24 (83%) Wipiiti 16/23 (70%)

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%)

6 March	Report Stats	Queensland Firebirds	51 – 36	Southern Steel		Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
		Aiken 30/36 (83%) Medhurst 21/24 (88%)		Griffin 15/22 (68%) Wipiiti 21/26 (81%)

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%)

19 March	Report Stats	West Coast Fever	50 – 47	Southern Steel		Challenge Stadium, Perth
		Bassett 39/41 (95%) Shoard 11/16 (69%)		Brown 9/11 (82%) Griffin 7/9 (78%) Wipiiti 31/39 (79%)

28 March	Report Stats	Southern Steel	52 – 48	Adelaide Thunderbirds		Invercargill ILT Velodrome
		Griffin 21/23 (91%) Wipiiti 31/36 (86%)		Bell 17/18 (94%) Borrego 31/34 (91%)

31 March	Report Stats	Canterbury Tactix	49 – 44	Southern Steel		CBS Canterbury Arena, Christchurch Attendance: 5,124^[5]
		Thompson 20/23 (87%) Wilkins 29/31 (94%)		Griffin 33/38 (87%) Wipiiti 11/14 (79%)

3 April	Report Stats	Melbourne Vixens	42 – 33	Southern Steel		Hisense Arena, Melbourne
		Beveridge 23/26 (88%) Caldwell 19/20 (95%)		Griffin 17/28 (61%) Wipiiti 16/22 (73%)

9 April	Report Stats	Southern Steel	49 – 40	Canterbury Tactix		Edgar Centre, Dunedin
		Griffin 34/39 (87%) Wipiiti 15/22 (68%)		Thompson 17/20 (85%) Wilkins 23/26 (88%)

17 April	Report Stats	Southern Steel	33 – 38	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic		Invercargill ILT Velodrome
		Griffin 24/26 (92%) Wipiiti 9/14 (64%)		Gupwell 3/7 (43%) Naoupu 6/11 (55%) van Dyk 29/30 (97%)

21 April	Report Stats	Southern Steel	39 – 40	New South Wales Swifts		Edgar Centre, Dunedin
		Griffin 16/23 (70%) Wipiiti 23/35 (66%)		Cox 25/33 (76%) Pratley 15/19 (79%)

1 May	Report Stats	Southern Steel	35 – 47	Northern Mystics		Invercargill ILT Velodrome
		Griffin 22/30 (73%) TP Selby-Rickit 4/6 (67%) Wipiiti 9/19 (47%)		Latu 27/27 (100%) Tutaia 20/32 (63%)

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:^[6]

Final placing

7th (4 wins, 9 losses)

Statistics

As of Sunday 1 May.^[7]

Player	GS	GA	G%	A	R	CPR	I	D	P	T
Jodi Brown	9	11	81.8	4	0	5	0	0	2	2
Erika Burgess	0	0	0	0	0	31	1	10	26	4
Natasha Chokljat	0	0	0	60	0	4	8	15	64	23
Tania Dalton	6	6	100.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Leana de Bruin	0	0	0	0	36	0	30	85	116	15
Sophia Fenwick	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	1
Wendy Frew	0	0	0	35	1	35	6	8	89	26
Paula Griffin	271	340	79.7	39	20	139	4	10	43	44
Liana Leota	0	0	0	127	0	196	2	5	40	44
Hayley Saunders	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	2	2
Sheryl Scanlan	0	0	0	1	0	39	2	11	64	10
Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit	0	0	0	0	13	55	26	44	163	10
Te Paea Selby-Rickit	16	26	61.5	3	3	0	0	0	5	7
Daneka Wipiiti	231	312	74.0	18	33	17	2	14	46	38

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: Southern Steel

^ Egan, Brendon (2010-12-21). "New Steel captains named". The Southland Times. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
^ Egan, Brendon (2010-09-15). "Steel complete squad for 2011". The Southland Times. Retrieved 2010-11-19.
^ ONE News; Newstalk ZB (2010-11-10). "Rebuilding of Southland Stadium underway". TVNZ. Archived from the original on 13 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-19. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ NZPA (2010-10-22). "Southern Steel to play at velodrome". TVNZ. Retrieved 2010-11-19.
^ Egan, Brendon (1 April 2011). "Steel denied victory by fired-up Tactix". The Southland Times. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
^ "ANZ Championship - 2011 Season Ladder". www.anz-championship.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
^ "Southern Steel - 2011 season statistics". Retrieved 3 January 2012.

[1] Egan, Brendon (2010-12-21). "New Steel captains named". The Southland Times. Retrieved 2010-12-21.

[2] Egan, Brendon (2010-09-15). "Steel complete squad for 2011". The Southland Times. Retrieved 2010-11-19.

[3] ONE News; Newstalk ZB (2010-11-10). "Rebuilding of Southland Stadium underway". TVNZ. Archived from the original on 13 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-19. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[4] NZPA (2010-10-22). "Southern Steel to play at velodrome". TVNZ. Retrieved 2010-11-19.

[5] Egan, Brendon (1 April 2011). "Steel denied victory by fired-up Tactix". The Southland Times. Retrieved 1 April 2011.

[anz2011ladder-6] "ANZ Championship - 2011 Season Ladder". www.anz-championship.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.

[7] "Southern Steel - 2011 season statistics". Retrieved 3 January 2012.

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Offseason

Signings and transfers

Stadium Southland

Players

Regular season

Fixtures and results

Standings

Final placing

Statistics

See also

References