title: 2007 Southern Sting season
text: # 2007 Southern Sting season
  
  The 2007 Southern Sting season saw the Southern Sting netball team compete in the 2007 National Bank Cup league season. With a team coached by Robyn Broughton, captained by Jenny Ferguson and featuring Liana Barrett-Chase, Daneka Wipiiti, Megan Hutton and Donna Wilkins, Sting finished the season as champions. In the minor semi-final, Sting lost 39–47 to Northern Force and in the major semi-final, they defeated Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 48–46. In the grand final, Sting defeated Force 50–49 as they won their seventh Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup title. The grand final was Robyn Broughton's 100th match in charge of Sting.
  
  ## Players
  
  ### Player movements
  
  Gains and losses :
  
  | Gains | Losses |
  | - | - |
  | Liana Barrett-Chase (Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic) Erika Burgess (Western Flyers) Daneka Wipiiti (Northern Force) | Belinda Colling unavailable Tania Dalton unavailable Anna Galvan unavailable Lesley Rumball unavailable |
  
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  ### 2007 roster
  
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  ## Regular season
  
  ### Fixtures and results
  
  **Round 1**
  
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  **Round 6**
  
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  **Round 7**
  
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  ### Final table
  
  2007 National Bank Cup laddervte :
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | BP | GF | GA | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Southern Sting | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 423 | 300 | 19 |
  | 2 | Northern Force | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 361 | 317 | 17 |
  | 3 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 385 | 320 | 16 |
  | 4 | Auckland Diamonds | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 339 | 313 | 15 |
  | 5 | Canterbury Flames | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 342 | 323 | 12 |
  | 6 | Otago Rebels | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 324 | 325 | 10 |
  | 7 | Capital Shakers | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 285 | 372 | 5 |
  | 8 | Western Flyers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 241 | 430 | 0 |
  
  Qualified for Major semi-final Qualified for Minor semi-final
  
  * 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
  
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  ## Finals series
  
  ### Major semi-final
  
  | Fri, 8 June 7:30pm | Southern Sting | 39–47 | Northern Force | Stadium Southland | ONESport |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | ONESport |||
  | Fri, 8 June 7:30pm | Daneka Wipiiti 20/30 (67%) Donna Wilkins 19/23 (83%) | | Catherine Latu 29/34 (85%) Megan Dehn 18/22 (82%) | Stadium Southland | ONESport |
  
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  ### Preliminary final
  
  | Fri, 15 June 7:30pm | Stats | Southern Sting | 48–46 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | Stadium Southland | ONESport |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | ONESport |||
  | Fri, 15 June 7:30pm | Stats | Donna Wilkins 33/37 (89%) Daneka Wipiiti 15/26 (58%) | | Irene van Dyk 40/42 (95%) Tanya Lund 6/9 (67%) | Stadium Southland | ONESport |
  
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  ### Grand final
  
  | Fri, 22 June 7:30pm | Southern Sting | 50–49 | Northern Force | North Shore Events Centre | ONESport |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  
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  ## Gallery
  
  * Donna Wilkins playing for the 2007 Southern Sting team.
  