Western Flyers

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Western Flyers
Union	Netball New Zealand
Full name	Western Flyers
Coach	Annette Pearce
League	The National Bank Cup
2006	8th
Team colours

Western Flyers is the franchise which represents most of the Central, Southern and Eastern North Island in New Zealand Netball's National Bank Cup. 2007 is the final year of the competition. The succeeding competition will feature a team comprised of a merged Flyers and Capital Shakers.

Contents 1 Franchise 2 Notable players 3 2007 Squad 4 Competition Record 5 References

[edit] Franchise

The Flyers franchise is based in New Plymouth, Wanganui, Napier and Palmerston North. The franchise recently amalgamated the Eastern Netball Region (which is an amalgamation of Napier, Hastings, Gisborne, Wairoa, Central Hawke's Bay and Dannevirke Netball).

[edit] Notable players

• Daneka Wipiiti, former Silver Fern, Flyer, Force and now playing for Southern Sting
• Adine Wilson nee Harper, current Silver Fern Captain, Otago Rebels, Southern Sting.

[edit] 2007 Squad

Abbie Bailey-Nowell
Amber Bellringer
Lauren Burgess
Candyce Edwards
Malu Faasavalu
Jodi Hikauroa
Hannah Kelly
Rebecca Kupa
Amanda Palmer
Lana Phipps
Hayley Stockman
Brooke Williams

[edit] Competition Record

• 2006- 7th
• 2006- 8th
• 2005- 7th
• 2004- 8th
• 2003- 9th
• 2002- 8th
• 2001- 6th
• 2000- 8th
• 1999- 8th
• 1998- 7th

[edit] References

• http://www.netballnz.co.nz/default.aspx?s=nbank_team_flyers

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