Northern Stars
Founded2016
Based inPapakura
Takanini
RegionsEast Auckland
South Auckland
Home venuePulman Arena
Head coachKiri Wills
CaptainMaia Wilson
LeagueANZ Premiership
Websitestarsnetball.co.nz

Uniform

Northern Stars are a New Zealand netball team based in South Auckland. Since 2017 they have competed in the ANZ Premiership. The team was named after the Matariki star cluster which is also featured on the team's logo. They were grand finalists in 2019 and 2021.

History

Formation

After Netball Australia and Netball New Zealand announced that the ANZ Championship would be discontinued after the 2016 season, Netball New Zealand subsequently replaced it with the ANZ Premiership. The founding members of the 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, the South Auckland-based Northern Stars.[1][2][3][4] The team was named after the Matariki star cluster which is also featured on the team's logo. Former Melbourne Vixens head coach, Julie Hoornweg, was named Stars inaugural head coach and Leana de Bruin became their first captain. Other members of the inaugural squad included vice captain Courtney Tairi plus Kayla Cullen, Maia Wilson, Malia Paseka and Sulu Fitzpatrick.[1][4][5][6][7][8][9]

ANZ Premiership

Since 2017, Stars have played in the ANZ Premiership.[4][10] They were grand finalists in 2019.[11][12][13] In 2022, Stars were grand finalists for a second time.[14][15][16]

Regular season statistics
Season Position Won Lost
2017[17] 5th 4 11
2018[18] 6th 4 11
2019[19][20] 3rd 6 9
2020[21] 4th 5 7
2021[22] 4th 9 6
2022[23] 2nd 11 4
2023 3rd 9 6

  Grand finalists

Grand finals

ANZ Premiership
Season Winners Score Runners Up Venue
2019[11][12][13] Central Pulse 52–48 Northern Stars Te Rauparaha Arena
2022[14][15][16] Central Pulse 56–37 Northern Stars TSB Bank Arena
2023[24][25][26] Northern Mystics 74–56 Northern Stars Globox Arena

Home venues

Since 2018, Stars main home venue has been Takanini's Pulman Arena.[27]

Years
Pulman Arena, Takanini[27][28][29][30][31] 2018–        
Vodafone Events Centre[4] 2017
ASB Kohimarama, Auckland[4] 2017

Notable players

2024 squad

2024 Northern Stars roster
Players Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
Australia Emma Thompson WA,C,WD –
New Zealand Holly Fowler WD,GD (1997-07-18) 18 July 1997 (age 26) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Australia Rahni Samason GS,GA (1998-01-31) 31 January 1998 (age 25) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
New Zealand Amorangi Malesala GA,GS (1998-07-19) 19 July 1998 (age 25) 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
New Zealand Samon Nathan WD,C,WA (1992-12-07) 7 December 1992 (age 31) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Fiji Kelera Nawai-Caucau GK, GD (1997-12-14) 14 December 1997 (age 26) 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
New Zealand Mila Reuelu-Buchanan WA, C (1998-05-11) 11 May 1998 (age 25) 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
New Zealand Lili Tokaduadua GD,GK –
New Zealand Maia Wilson (c) GS,GA (1997-09-21) 21 September 1997 (age 26) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Head coach
  • Kiri Wills
Assistant coach
  • Paula Smith


Notes
  • (c) – Captain
  • (cc) – Co-captain
  • (vc) – Vice-captain
  • Injured or on maternity leave – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player
Player profiles: Team website Last updated: 5 August 2023

Internationals

 New Zealand
 England
 Fiji
 Samoa
 South Africa
 Tonga
 Trinidad and Tobago

Captains

Years
Leana de Bruin[4][8][9][29][32] 2017, 2019
Grace Kara[33][34][35][36][37] 2018, 2020
Maia Wilson[30][31][38] 2021–

Coaches

Head coaches

Coach Years
Julie Hoornweg[4][5] 2016–2017
Kiri Wills[29][30][31][39][40][41] 2017–

Assistant coaches

Coach Years
Temepara Bailey[4][29][42] 2017–2020
Paula Smith[30][31][43] 2021–

Main sponsors

Sponsors Seasons
Robinhood[44] c. 2020–        

Reserve team

Since 2017, Northern Comets have competed in the National Netball League. They are effectively the reserve team of Northern Stars.[45] Comets were originally governed and managed by Netball Northern. However in November 2019, Northern Stars began to directly manage the team.[46][47][48][49][50] In 2019, Temepara Bailey was appointed Comets head coach.[42] In 2021 she guided Comets to the NNL grand final.[51][52]

Honours

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