The 2006 Southern Sting season saw the Southern Sting netball team compete in the 2006 National Bank Cup league season. With a team coached by Robyn Broughton and featuring Tania Dalton, Donna Loffhagen, Wendy Telfer, Lesley Rumball and Adine Wilson, Sting finished the regular season as minor premiers. However, they subsequently lost the major semi-final to Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 61–51. In the preliminary final they defeated Northern Force 64–59. In the grand final they lost 67–43 to Magic and finished the season as runners up.
Players Player movements + Gains and losses Gains Losses Natalie Avellino Belinda Colling (Team Northumbria) Hayley Crofts Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit (Western Flyers) Katie Fay Renee Jacobsen Kylie Smith Debbie Telfer
2006 roster
Notes Donna Loffhagen missed the regular season. Loffhagen, who also captained the New Zealand women's national basketball team, was making an unsuccessful attempt at securing a Women's National Basketball Association contract. She returned to play against Northern Force in the preliminary final and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in the grand final.
Regular season Fixtures and results Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Regular season statistics Goal Shooters (by Goals Scored) Pos. Player Goals (%)1 Tania Dalton2 Natalie Avellino3 Belinda Colling4 Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit
Final table PosTeamPldWLBPGFGAPts1Southern Sting7522414316172Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic7522394302173 Northern Force7522354273174Canterbury Flames7521324275165Auckland Diamonds7521336293166Capital Shakers725129537877Otago Rebels716026536138Western Flyers70712384221
Pld = Games played W = Win (3 points) L = Loss (0 points) BP = Losing team within 5 points of winner (1 point) GF = Goals For GA = Goals Against Pts = Points
Finals series Semi-final 1 (major semi-final)
Semi-final 3 (preliminary final)
Grand final
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