2003 Southern Sting season
# 2003 Southern Sting season

The 2003 Southern Sting season saw the Southern Sting netball team compete in the 2003 National Bank Cup league season. With a team coached by Robyn Broughton, captained by Lesley Nicol and featuring Tania Dalton, Adine Harper, Donna Loffhagen and Wendy Telfer, Sting won their fifth consecutive league title. In the semi-final, they defeated Otago Rebels 56–43. In the grand final, they defeated Northern Force 51–49. It was the first time in the history of the league that it featured a South Island v North Island final.

## Players

### Player movements

Gains and losses :

| Gains | Losses |
| - | - |
| Jenny Ferguson (Otago Rebels) Kate Lundy Emma Moynihan Gemma Russell Anna Veronese (Canterbury Flames) Debbie Telfer | Reinga Bloxham Kirsty Broughton (retirement) Bernice Mene (retirement) Debbie Munro Kate Newson Kylie Young |

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### 2003 roster

**Notes**

* ^1 Anna Veronese was signed as replacement for Bernice Mene but she found she was pregnant in January 2003.

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## Regular season

### Fixtures and results

**Round 9**

Southern Sting received a bye.

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## Finals series

### Semi-final

| 16 May | Southern Sting | 56–43 | Otago Rebels | Stadium Southland Attendance: 4,000 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Stadium Southland Attendance: 4,000 |||

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### Grand final

| 23 May | Southern Sting | 51–49 | Northern Force | Stadium Southland Attendance: 4,100 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Stadium Southland Attendance: 4,100 |||

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