2011 Central Pulse season

Central Pulse
2011 ANZ Championship 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

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
Nat. 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.

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Round 1	NO MATCH

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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%)

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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%)

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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%)

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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%)

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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%)

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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%)

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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%)

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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%)

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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%)

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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%)

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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%)

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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%)

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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%)

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Standings

2011 ANZ Championship ladder
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	Diff	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	110.50	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	87.70	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 on 2 May 2011 (Round 12, Game 5)

Table legend
Pos = Position Pld = Games played W = Wins (2 points) L = Losses (0 points) GF = Goals For (total goals scored) GA = Goals Against (total goals conceded) Diff = Goal Difference (= GF−GA) G% = Goal Percentage (= 100 × GF/GA) Pts = Points (progressive tally)        Team position

Final placing

• 8th (3 wins, 10 losses)

Statistics

• As of Monday 2 May.^[2]

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

See also

• 2011 ANZ Championship season

References

• ANZ Championship team page: Central Pulse

1. Johannsen, Dana (2010-09-08). "New season packed into less time". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
2. "Central Pulse - 2011 season statistics". Retrieved 3 January 2012.