2008 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic season

The 2008 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic season saw Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic compete in the 2008 ANZ Championship. With a team coached by Noeline Taurua, captained by Amigene Metcalfe and featuring Irene van Dyk, Magic finished the season as minor premiers and overall runners-up. During the regular season Magic won 10 of their 13 matches and finished above eventual champions New South Wales Swifts. Magic subsequently lost to Swifts in the major semi–final, defeated Adelaide Thunderbirds in the preliminary final before losing the grand final to Swifts.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]} Irene van Dyk finished the season as the ANZ Championship top scorer, scoring 529 goals from 570 attempts with a 93% goal rate.^[7]

Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
2008 season
Head coach	Noeline Taurua
Asst. coach	Hikitia Gallagher
Captain	Amigene Metcalfe
Main venue	Mystery Creek Events Centre Energy Events Centre
Season results
Wins–losses	11–5
Regular season	1st
Finals placing	2nd
Team colours
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic seasons
← 2007 2009 →

Players

Player movements

Gains	Losses
Rachel Beale Keshia Grant Halana Leith Brigette Tapene Jodi Tod Maria Tutaia (Auckland Diamonds)	Katrina Anderson Nicola Browne Tanya Lund Louise Moffat Anna Stanley Retirement Asha Tett (Brunel Hurricanes) Kahurangi Waititi (Central Pulse)

Source:^[8][9][10]

Roster

2008 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic roster
Players	Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height   Rachel Beale GD, GK (1983-07-09)9 July 1983 (aged 24) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)   Irene van Dyk GS, GA (1972-06-21)21 June 1972 (aged 35) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)   Keshia Grant WA, C (1987-01-11)11 January 1987 (aged 21) 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)   Joline Henry GD, WD (1982-09-29)29 September 1982 (aged 25) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)   Laura Langman C, WD (1986-04-16)16 April 1986 (aged 21) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)   Halana Leith GA, WA 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)   Amigene Metcalfe (c) WA, C (1974-01-17)17 January 1974 (aged 34) 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)   Nicola Pettit WD (1978-05-27)27 May 1978 (aged 29) –   Brigette Tapene (1985-02-06)6 February 1985 (aged 23) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)   Jodi Tod GD, WD, GK (1981-02-04)4 February 1981 (aged 27) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)   Maria Tutaia GA, GS (1987-02-18)18 February 1987 (aged 21) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)   Casey Williams GD, GK (1985-06-19)19 June 1985 (aged 22) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Head coach   Noeline Taurua Assistant coach   Hikitia Gallagher^[11]^[12] Notes (c) – Captain (cc) – Co-captain (vc) – Vice-captain   – Injury / maternity leave (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Sources:^{[1][2][4][6][9]}

Waipa Pre-Season Tournament

In March 2008 at the Waipa Pre-Season Tournament at the Te Awamutu Event Centre, Magic played four and won four against New South Wales Swifts, Australian Institute of Sport, Canterbury Tactix and Central Pulse. ^[10][13][14]

Regular season

Fixtures and results

Round 1

Monday 7 April	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	46–42	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Energy Events Centre
7:00 pm	Irene van Dyk   28/36 (78%) Maria Tutaia   18/25 (72%)		Kristen Hughes   24/32 (75%) Natalie Medhurst   18/21 (86%)	Umpires: Bobbi Brown Mandy Nottingham Reserve umpire: Bronwyn Meek

Round 2

Sunday 13 April	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	56–52	Northern Mystics	Energy Events Centre
5:30 pm	Irene van Dyk   31/38 (82%) Maria Tutaia   25/31 (81%)		Cathrine Latu   29/34 (85%) Jade Topia   23/26 (88%)	Umpires: Bobbi Brown Bronwyn Meek Reserve umpire: Pauline Sciascia

Round 3

Saturday 19 April	New South Wales Swifts	50–47	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Newcastle Entertainment Centre
2:30 pm	Catherine Cox   31/38 (82%) Susan Pratley   19/22 (86%)	Report	Irene van Dyk   29/32 (91%) Maria Tutaia   18/23 (78%)	Umpires: Sharon Kelly Helen George Reserve umpire: Collette Brennan

Round 4

Saturday 26 April	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	61–47	West Coast Fever	Mystery Creek Events Centre
2:30 pm	Irene van Dyk   35/37 (95%) Maria Tutaia   26/33 (79%)	Report	Caitlin Bassett   35/38 (92%) Nikala Smith   4/5 (80%) Bianca Franklin   8/10 (80%)	Umpires: Bronwyn Meek Mandy Nottingham Reserve umpire: Pauline Sciascia

Round 5

Saturday 3 May	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	54–37	Central Pulse	Mystery Creek Events Centre
2:30 pm	Irene van Dyk   40/41 (98%) Maria Tutaia   11/15 (73%) Halana Leith   3/4 (75%)	Report	Susan Tagicakibau   18/20 (90%) Amber Bellringer   19/27 (70%)	Umpires: Jonathon Bredin Pauline Sciascia Reserve umpire: Bronwyn Meek

Round 6

Monday 12 May	Northern Mystics	45–59	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Trusts Stadium
7:00 pm	Cathrine Latu   30/34 (88%) Jade Topia   15/23 (65%)	Report	Irene van Dyk   36/39 (92%) Maria Tutaia   23/29 (79%)

Round 7

Monday 19 May	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	56–47	Southern Steel	Mystery Creek Events Centre
7:00 pm	Irene van Dyk   33/33 (100%) Maria Tutaia   23/26 (88%)		Daneka Wipiiti   34/35 (97%) Megan Dehn   13/16 (81%)

Round 8

Saturday 24 May	Canterbury Tactix	50–54	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Westpac Arena
2:30 pm	Rachel Dunn   35/41 (85%) Anna Thompson   15/19 (79%)	Report	Irene van Dyk   32/33 (97%) Maria Tutaia   22/29 (76%)

Round 9

Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic received a bye.

Round 10

Sunday 8 June	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	56–50	Queensland Firebirds	Energy Events Centre
5:30 pm	Irene van Dyk   40/48 (83%) Maria Tutaia   16/21 (76%)	Report	Romelda Aiken   39/46 (85%) Janelle Lawson   1/3 (33%) Tamsin Greenway   10/14 (71%)

Round 11

Monday 16 June	Melbourne Vixens	47–40	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	State Netball Hockey Centre
7:00 pm	Sharelle McMahon   26/31 (84%) Caitlin Thwaites   9/15 (60%) Abby Sargent   12/19 (63%)	Report	Irene van Dyk   25/28 (89%) Maria Tutaia   15/25 (60%)	Umpires: Sharon Kelly Rachael Ayre Reserve umpire: Kate Wright

Round 12

Saturday 21 June	Central Pulse	41–46	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	TSB Bank Arena
2:30 pm	Susan Tagicakibau   26/32 (81%) Jamilah Gupwell   15/18 (83%)	Report	Irene van Dyk   35/36 (97%) Maria Tutaia   11/14 (79%)	Umpires: Alison Cormack David Pala'amo Reserve umpire: Pauline Sciascia

Round 13

Monday 30 June	Southern Steel	47–43	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Stadium Southland
7:00 pm	Daneka Wipiiti   30/44 (68%) Julianna Naoupu   6/9 (67%) Megan Dehn   11/12 (92%)	Report	Irene van Dyk   27/27 (100%) Maria Tutaia   16/24 (67%)	Umpires: Bronwyn Meek Pauline Sciascia Reserve umpire: Jonathon Bredin

Round 14

Saturday 5 July	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	69–44	Canterbury Tactix	Mystery Creek Events Centre
2:30 pm	Irene van Dyk   33/35 (94%) Maria Tutaia   36/41 (88%)	Report	Rachel Dunn   24/28 (86%) Anna Thompson   16/22 (73%) Hayley Stockman   4/5 (80%)	Umpires: Bobbi Brown Bronwyn Meek Reserve umpire: Pauline Sciascia

Source:^[1][15][16]

Final table

2008 ANZ Championship season v t e
	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	G%	Pts
1	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	13	10	0	3	687	599	114.69	20
2	New South Wales Swifts	13	10	0	3	727	652	111.50	20
3	Adelaide Thunderbirds	13	9	0	4	652	577	113.00	18
4	Melbourne Vixens	13	9	0	4	673	620	108.55	18
5	Queensland Firebirds	13	7	0	6	693	645	107.44	14
6	Southern Steel	13	7	0	6	617	616	100.16	14
7	Northern Mystics	13	5	0	8	625	637	98.12	10
8	Canterbury Tactix	13	5	0	8	607	678	89.53	10
9	West Coast Fever ^(Note 3)	13	2	1	10	605	697	86.80	5
10	Central Pulse ^(Note 3)	13	0	1	12	471	636	74.06	1
Updated: 17 February 2021

  Qualified for Major semi-final
  Qualified for Minor semi-final

• Pld = Games played
• W = Win (2 points)
• D = Draw (1 point)
• L = Loss (0 points)
• GF = Goals For (Total goals scored)
• GA = Goals Against (Total goals conceded)
• G% = Goal percentage (= 100 × GF/GA)
• Pts = Points

Notes

• ^3 The Round 10 match between West Coast Fever and Central Pulse was called off due to a stadium leak. The match was declared a draw, with each team receiving one point. Fever were leading 33–16 when the match was called off. The goals scored by each team were included in the final table.

Source:^[7][17][18]

Playoffs

Semifinals

Preliminary final

Grand final

13 July

28 July

Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

56

New South Wales Swifts

65

New South Wales Swifts

57

21 July

Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

56

Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

51

14 July

Adelaide Thunderbirds

49

Adelaide Thunderbirds

53

Melbourne Vixens

48

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Major semi-final

Sunday 13 July 17:30 (UTC+12)		Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	56–57	New South Wales Swifts		Mystery Creek Events Centre Umpires: Jacqui Jashari Bronwyn Meek Reserve umpire: Mandy Nottingham	FOXSports SKYSport
		Scoring by quarter: 15-16, 17-14, 9-17, 15-10
		Irene van Dyk   29/29 (100%) Maria Tutaia   27/34 (79%)		Catherine Cox   41/48 (85%) Susan Pratley   16/19 (84%)

Sources:^[19][20]

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Minor semi-final

Monday 14 July 16:30 (UTC+9:30)		Adelaide Thunderbirds	53–48	Melbourne Vixens		ETSA Park Umpires: Rachael Ayre Bobbi Brown Reserve umpire: Helen George	FOXSports SKYSport
		Scoring by quarter: 8–16, 16–8, 12–14, 17–10
		Kate Beveridge   38/44 (86%) Natalie Medhurst   15/20 (75%)		Caitlin Thwaites   28/37 (76%) Sharelle McMahon   20/21 (95%)

Sources:^[21][22]

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Preliminary final

Monday 21 July 19:00 (UTC+12)		Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	51–49	Adelaide Thunderbirds		Mystery Creek Events Centre Umpires: Sharon Kelly Bronwyn Meek Reserve umpire: Bobbi Brown	FOXSports SKYSport
		Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 12–11, 12–11, 10–13
		Irene van Dyk   31/32 (97%) Maria Tutaia   20/23 (87%)		Kate Beveridge   29/34 (85%) Natalie Medhurst   20/22 (91%)

Sources:^[3]

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Grand final

Monday 28 July 19:00 (UTC+10)		New South Wales Swifts	65–56	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic		Acer Arena Attendance: 12,999 Umpires: Sharon Kelly Bronwyn Meek Reserve umpire: Jacqui Jashari	FOXSports SKYSport
		Scoring by quarter: 19-14, 15-14, 16-17, 15-11
		Catherine Cox   41/46 (89%) Susan Pratley   24/30 (80%)		Irene van Dyk   45/46 (98%) Maria Tutaia   11/15 (73%)

Sources:^{[23][6][5][24][25]}

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