Stats Central: 2023 ANZ Premiership season
THE 2023 ANZ Premiership season recently came to an entertaining end, with the Northern Mystics picking up their second title in three years.
Now that the dust has settled on another exciting campaign, it is time to take a look at who the star players were across some of the statistical categories this year.
While some of New Zealand’s finest and most well known Silver Ferns feature across several of the categories, there are also some up and coming stars that feature prominently atop the charts.
Goals
- Grace Nweke (Mystics) – 825
- Maia Wilson (Stars) – 669
- Amelia Walmsley (Pulse) – 627
- Aliyah Dunn (Tactix) – 502
- Bailey Mes (Magic) – 442
- Ameliaranne Ekenasio (Magic) – 349
- Saviour Tui (Steel) – 302
- Te Paea Selby-Rickit (Tactix) – 286
- Amorangi Malesala (Stars) – 256
- Georgia Heffernan (Steel) – 214
Feeds
- Gina Crampton (Stars) – 736
- Mila Reuelu-Buchanan (Stars) – 708
- Peta Toeava (Mystics) – 600
- Whitney Souness (Pulse) – 480
- Kimiora Poi (Tactix) – 468
- Maddy Gordon (Pulse) – 438
- Simmon Wilbore (Magic) – 425
- Kate Heffernan (Steel) – 366
- Laura Malcolm (Tactix) – 366
- Tayla Earle (Mystics) – 305
Deflections
- Kelly Jury (Pulse) – 77
- Kate Burley (Steel) – 67
- Phoenix Karaka (Mystics) – 65
- Karin Burger (Tactix) – 59
- Georgia Takarangi (Magic) – 55
- Jane Watson (Tactix) – 54
- Holly Fowler (Stars) – 49
- Elle Temu (Stars) – 49
- Maddy Gordon (Pulse) – 47
- Erena Mikaere (Magic) – 46
Intercepts
- Karin Burger (Tactix) – 39
- Kelly Jury (Pulse) – 34
- Elle Temu (Stars) – 27
- Kate Heffernan (Steel) – 26
- Jane Watson (Tactix) – 26
- Phoenix Karaka (Mystics) – 26
- Kate Burley (Steel) – 22
- Kelera Nawai-Caucau (Stars) – 18
- Erena Mikaere (Magic) – 17
- Maddy Gordon (Pulse) – 15
Total Penalties (Contact + Obstruction)
- Kelly Jury (Pulse) – 204
- Georgia Takarangi (Magic) – 187
- Karin Burger (Tactix) – 181
- Kelera Nawai-Caucau (Stars) – 173
- Phoenix Karaka (Mystics) – 170
- Elle Temu (Stars) – 163
- Kristiana Manu’a (Pulse) – 160
- Fa’amu Ioane (Pulse) – 142
- Mila Reuelu-Buchanan (Stars) – 140
- Kate Burley (Steel) – 135
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