2006 Southern Sting season

The 2006 Southern Sting season saw the Southern Sting netball team compete in the 2006 National Bank Cup league season. With a team coached by Robyn Broughton and featuring Tania Dalton, Donna Loffhagen, Wendy Telfer, Lesley Rumball and Adine Wilson, Sting finished the regular season as minor premiers. However, they subsequently lost the major semi-final to Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 61–51. In the preliminary final they defeated Northern Force 64–59. In the grand final they lost 67–43 to Magic and finished the season as runners up.

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2006 roster
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 * Notes
 * Donna Loffhagen missed the regular season. Loffhagen, who also captained the New Zealand women's national basketball team, was making an unsuccessful attempt at securing a Women's National Basketball Association contract. She returned to play against Northern Force in the preliminary final and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in the grand final.

Fixtures and results

 * Round 1

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 * Round 2

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 * Round 3

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 * Round 4

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 * Round 5

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 * Round 6

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 * Round 7

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Regular season statistics
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Final table
Pts = Points
 * 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

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Semi-final 1 (major semi-final)
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Semi-final 3 (preliminary final)
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Grand final
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