Auckland Diamonds
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The Auckland Diamonds were a regional netball
team which represented Auckland
-Waitakere and Counties Manukau Netball in New Zealand
's National Bank Cup
. For the 2008 ANZ Championship
the Diamonds merged with the Northern Force
to create the Northern Mystics
.
Coach: Sue Hawkins
Netball
Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...
team which represented Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
-Waitakere and Counties Manukau Netball in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
's National Bank Cup
National Bank Cup
The National Bank Cup was the pre-eminent national netball competition in New Zealand between 1998 and 2007. From 2008, it was replaced by the ANZ Championship.-Format:...
. For the 2008 ANZ Championship
ANZ Championship
The ANZ Championship is the pre-eminent netball league in the world. The competition is held annually between April and July, comprising 69 matches played over 17 weeks. It is contested by ten teams, five from Australia and five from New Zealand...
the Diamonds merged with the Northern Force
Northern Force
The Northern Force were the northern-most team in Netball New Zealand's former premier competition - the National Bank Cup. For the 2008 ANZ Championship the Force merged with the Auckland Diamonds to create the Northern Mystics....
to create the Northern Mystics
Northern Mystics
The Northern Mystics are a New Zealand netball team based in Auckland that currently compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The franchise was formed in 2007 as an amalgamation of two teams from the National Bank Cup – the Northern Force and the Auckland Diamonds – after the competition was...
.
2007 Diamonds Squad
- Stephanie BondStephanie BondStephanie Bond is a New Zealand netball player. She played two years in the ANZ Championship for the Northern Mystics from 2008–09, but was not signed for the 2010 season.-References:...
- Rawinia EverittRawinia EverittRawinia Everitt is a New Zealand netball player. Everitt played in the ANZ Championship for the Northern Mystics from 2008–09.-References:*. Retrieved 31 May 2009.*. Retrieved 31 May 2009....
- Paula GriffinPaula GriffinPaula Griffin is a New Zealand netball player. She is currently a member of the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns, and plays in the ANZ Championship, signing with the Central Pulse for 2012....
- Helena Hoult
- Amenda Payne
- Grace RasmussenGrace RasmussenGrace Rasmussen is a New Zealand netball player. Rasmussen played in the National Bank Cup for the Auckland Diamonds from 2005–07...
- Rachel RasmussenRachel RasmussenRachel Rasmussen is a New Zealand netball player. Rasmussen was signed with the Auckland Diamonds in the Coca-Cola Cup in 2000, continuing with the side until the competition's end in 2007...
- Anna ScarlettAnna ScarlettAnna Maree Scarlett is a New Zealand netball and beach volleyball player. She stands at 1.87 m, and in netball plays as goal-keep, goal-defence and wing-defence....
- Susan TagicakibauSusan TagicakibauSusan Tagicakibau is a Fijian netball player. A member of the Fijian national netball team, Tagicakibau is currently playing in the ANZ Championship for the Central Pulse.-References:*...
- Maria TutaiaMaria TutaiaSolonaima Maria Tuta'ia is a New Zealand international netball player. She can play at goal attack and goal shooter, and stands at 1.88 m....
- Jenny-May CoffinJenny-May CoffinJenny-May Coffin is a New Zealand netball player and sports commentator. Coffin previously played for the Silver Ferns, New Zealand's national netball team, for which she was the vice-captain in 2001...
- Nicola Scopes
Coach: Sue Hawkins
Past
- Anna RowberryAnna RowberryAnna Stanley, is a New Zealand netballer, who captained the national team , to win the 2003 Netball World Championships in Jamaica....
, former Silver FernsSilver FernsThe New Zealand national netball team, commonly known as the Silver Ferns, represent New Zealand in international netball. The team take their nickname from the Silver Tree Fern , which is an iconic emblem for many New Zealand sports teams. The Silver Ferns were formed in 1938 as a representative...
captain - Kathryn Harby-WilliamsKathryn Harby-WilliamsKathryn Harby-Williams is an Australian netball player and television presenter.She currently works with Radio Sport New Zealand and is a Sky TV commentator for Sky Sport 1's live netball coverage of the ANZ Championship and international tests, along with former Silver Ferns Tania Dalton and Anna...
Former AustralianAustralia national netball teamThe Australia national netball team, commonly known as the Australian Netball Diamonds, represent Australia in international netball tests and competitions. The team was formed in 1938 and played in the first international game of netball, against New Zealand...
captain - Jodi Te Huna
- Elaine DavisElaine DavisElaine Davis is a Jamaican international netball player. Davis debuted for the Jamaican national team during the 1995 Netball World Championships against Barbados, and has played goal shooter for most of her career. Throughout her career she competed in four Netball World Championships and three...
, former Jamaica captain - Victoria Edward, former Silver Fern and 2006 Diamonds captain will not be available for the 2007 season, though she has not announced an official retirement. It is understood that she is unable to combine the gruelling netball season with other commitments.
Competition history
- 2007- 4th
- 2006- 5th
- 2005- 4th
- 2004- 5th
- 2003- 5th
- 2002- 6th
- 2001- 7th
- 2000- 6th
- 1999- 4th
- 1998- 4th