2011 Southern Steel season

Southern Steel
2011 ANZ Championship 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

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
Nat. 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.

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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%)

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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%)

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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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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%)

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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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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%)

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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%)

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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%)

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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%)

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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%)

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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%)

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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%)

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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%)

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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

• 7th (4 wins, 9 losses)

Statistics

• As of Sunday 1 May.^[6]

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

See also

• 2011 ANZ Championship season

References

• ANZ Championship team page: Southern Steel

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.
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.
6. "Southern Steel - 2011 season statistics". Retrieved 3 January 2012.