Western Flyers
# Western Flyers

Western Flyers are a former New Zealand netball team that represented Hawke's Bay, Manawatū-Whanganui and Taranaki. Between 1998 and 2007, Flyers played in the Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup league. Ahead of the 2008 season, Flyers merged with Capital Shakers to form the new ANZ Championship team, Central Pulse.

## History

### Founding members

In 1998, together with Auckland Diamonds, Bay of Plenty Magic, Capital Shakers, Canterbury Flames, Counties Manukau Cometz, Northern Force, Otago Rebels, Southern Sting and Waikato Wildcats, Flyers, were founding members of the Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup league.

### Merger

Ahead of the 2008 season, Flyers merged with Capital Shakers to form the new ANZ Championship team, Central Pulse.

## Home venues

Flyers represented Netball New Zealand's Western and Eastern regions. This included Hawke's Bay, Manawatū-Whanganui and Taranaki. They played their home matches at New Plymouth's TSB Stadium, Napier's Pettigrew Green Arena and Palmerston North's Arena Manawatu.

## Stats

| Season | Position |
| - | - |
| 1998 | 7th |
| 1999 | 8th |
| 2000 | 8th |
| 2001 | 6th |
| 2002 | 8th |
| 2003 | 9th |
| 2004 | 8th |
| 2005 | 7th |
| 2006 | 8th |
| 2007 | 8th |

Source:

## Notable former players

### Internationals

**New Zealand**

* Liana Barrett-Chase
* Joline Henry
* Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit
* Jessica Tuki
* Daneka Wipiiti

**New Zealand Fast5**

* Charlotte Kight

**Australia**

* Joanne Morgan

**Samoa**

* Brooke Williams

### ANZ Championship players

| Amber Bellringer Erika Burgess Lauren Burgess | Candyce Edwards Hayley Stockman Jodi Tod |
| - | - |

### ANZ Championship coaches

* Yvette McCausland-Durie
* Janine Southby

Sources:

### Captains

| | Years |
| - | - |
| Abbie Bailey-Knowell | 2007 |

## Coaches

### Head coaches

| Coach | Years |
| - | - |
| Barbara Clarke | 2001 |
| Yvette McCausland-Durie | 2004–2005 |
| Tanya Dearns | 2006 |
| Annette Pearce | 2007 |

## Main sponsors

| Sponsors | Seasons |
| - | - |
| More FM | 20xx–2007 |
