Wikipedia - ANZ Premiership

The ANZ Premiership is the top level netball league featuring teams from New Zealand. In 2017 it replaced the ANZ Championship, which also included teams from Australia, as the top level netball league in New Zealand. It is organised by Netball New Zealand. Its main sponsor is ANZ. In 2017, Southern Steel were the inaugural ANZ Premiership winners. Central Pulse are the league's most successful team, having won three premierships.

History

Formation

In May 2016, Netball Australia and Netball New Zealand announced that the ANZ Championship would be discontinued after the 2016 season. In New Zealand it was replaced by the ANZ Premiership, while in Australia it was replaced by Suncorp Super Netball The founding members of ANZ Premiership included the five former New Zealand ANZ Championship teams – Central Pulse, Mainland Tactix, Northern Mystics, Southern Steel and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic – plus a brand new franchise, Northern Stars.

Southern Steel

With a team coached by Reinga Bloxham, captained by Wendy Frew and featuring Gina Crampton, Jhaniele Fowler-Reid, Shannon Francois, and Jane Watson, Southern Steel finished the 2017 season as inaugural ANZ Premiership winners. After finishing the regular season unbeaten and as minor premiers, Steel defeated Central Pulse 69–53 in the grand final. This saw Steel complete a 16 match unbeaten season. Steel subsequently went on to retain their title and in the 2018 grand final they again defeated Pulse.

Central Pulse

During the early ANZ Premiership era, Central Pulse emerged as one of the leagues strongest teams. Between 2017 and 2020, with a team coached by Yvette McCausland-Durie, captained by Katrina Grant and featuring, among others, Karin Burger, Ameliaranne Ekenasio and Claire Kersten, Pulse played in four successive grand finals. Between 2018 and 2020 they won three successive minor premierships. Pulse were the 2019 and 2020 overall champions. In 2022, Pulse won their third title.

Northern Mystics

In 2021, with a team coached by Helene Wilson and captained by Sulu Fitzpatrick and featuring Ama Agbeze, Bailey Mes and Grace Nweke, Northern Mystics won their first ever premiership. After finishing the regular season as minor premiers, they defeated Mainland Tactix 61–59 in the grand final. In 2023, with a team coached by Tia Winikerei, captained by Sulu Fitzpatrick and featuring Phoenix Karaka, Grace Nweke, Michaela Sokolich-Beatson and Peta Toeava, Mystics won their second title. Mystics finished the regular season as minor premiers, finishing above Central Pulse and Northern Stars. Mystics defeated Stars 74–56 in the Grand final.

ANZ 프리미어쉽은 뉴질랜드의 최고 수준의 여자 넷볼 리그입니다. 이 토너먼트는 뉴질랜드와 오스트레일리아의 최고 수준의 여자 넷볼 팀들이 참가하여 경쟁합니다. ANZ 프리미어쉽은 매년 여름에 개최되며, 여러 도시에서 경기가 진행됩니다.

이 토너먼트는 높은 수준의 경기력과 열정적인 경기로 유명합니다. 각 팀은 최고의 선수들로 구성되어 있으며, 경기는 빠른 속도와 정확한 패스, 팀워크를 통해 진행됩니다. 넷볼은 높은 실력과 전략이 필요한 스포츠로, 경기 동안 선수들은 상대 팀을 상대로 스마트한 움직임과 공격적인 방어를 펼칩니다.

ANZ 프리미어쉽은 많은 팬들에게 큰 인기를 누리고 있으며, 경기장은 항상 열광적인 분위기로 가득 찹니다. 경기장에서는 응원가와 함성이 울려퍼지며, 팬들은 자신들이 응원하는 팀을 열심히 응원합니다.

ANZ 프리미어쉽은 여자 넷볼을 사랑하는 이들에게는 놓칠 수 없는 토너먼트입니다. 경기의 열기와 스릴은 관중들에게 큰 만족감을 선사하며, 토너먼트는 여자 스포츠의 성장과 발전에 큰 기여를 하고 있습니다.