2018 Constellation Cup

Tournament details
Host countries	Australia; New Zealand
Dates	7–18 October 2018
Final positions
Champions	Australia (8th title)
Runners-up	New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Top scorer(s)	Maria Folau; 125/142 (88%)
	← 2017 2019 →
	Show more

The 2018 Constellation Cup was the 9th Constellation Cup series played between Australia and New Zealand. The series featured four netball test matches, played in October 2018.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] The Australia team was coached by Lisa Alexander and captained by Caitlin Bassett. New Zealand were coached by Noeline Taurua and captained by Laura Langman.^[5]^[6]^[7] Australia won the series 3–1.^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]

Squads

Australia

Australia roster

Players

Coaches

Name	Pos	DOB	Height	Club
Caitlin Bassett (c)	GS	(1988-05-23)23 May 1988 (aged 30)	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	Giants Netball
April Brandley	GK, GD	(1990-04-19)19 April 1990 (aged 28)	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	Collingwood Magpies
Kelsey Browne	WA, C	(1992-01-17)17 January 1992 (aged 26)	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	Collingwood Magpies
Courtney Bruce	GD, GA	(1993-12-08)8 December 1993 (aged 24)	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	West Coast Fever
Emily Mannix	GK, GD	(1994-04-16)16 April 1994 (aged 24)	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Melbourne Vixens
Kate Moloney	C, WD	(1993-01-08)8 January 1993 (aged 25)	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	Melbourne Vixens
Jamie-Lee Price	WD, C	(1996-01-10)10 January 1996 (aged 22)	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	Giants Netball
Gabi Simpson (vc)	WD, GD, C	(1992-10-17)17 October 1992 (aged 25)	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	Queensland Firebirds
Caitlin Thwaites	GS, GA	(1986-12-29)29 December 1986 (aged 31)	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Collingwood Magpies
Gretel Tippett	GA,GS	(1993-07-03)3 July 1993 (aged 25)	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	Queensland Firebirds
Liz Watson	C, WA	(1994-03-30)30 March 1994 (aged 24)	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Melbourne Vixens
Jo Weston	GD, WD, GK	(1994-02-14)14 February 1994 (aged 24)	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Melbourne Vixens
Stephanie Wood	GA, WA	(1991-11-28)28 November 1991 (aged 26)	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Sunshine Coast Lightning

Head coach

Lisa Alexander

Notes

(c) – Captain
(cc) – Co-captain
(vc) – Vice-captain
– Injury / maternity leave
(TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Sources:^[1]^[5]^[6]^[13]^[14]

New Zealand

New Zealand roster

Players

Coaches

Name	Pos	DOB	Height	Club
Gina Crampton	WA, C	(1991-12-07)7 December 1991 (aged 26)	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	Southern Steel
Aliyah Dunn	GS, GA	(1999-10-19)19 October 1999 (aged 18)	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	Central Pulse
Sulu Fitzpatrick	GD, GK	(1992-08-20)20 August 1992 (aged 26)	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Central Pulse
Maria Folau	GA, GS	(1987-02-18)18 February 1987 (aged 31)	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Northern Mystics
Katrina Grant	GK, GD, WD	(1987-05-06)6 May 1987 (aged 31)	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	Central Pulse
Laura Langman (c)	C, WD	(1986-04-16)16 April 1986 (aged 32)	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Sunshine Coast Lightning
Erikana Pedersen	C, WA, WD	(1994-07-28)28 July 1994 (aged 24)	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Mainland Tactix
Samantha Sinclair	C, WA, WD	(1995-06-05)5 June 1995 (aged 23)	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
Te Paea Selby-Rickit	GS, GA	(1992-01-14)14 January 1992 (aged 26)	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	Southern Steel
Michaela Sokolich-Beatson	GD, WD	(1996-10-02)2 October 1996 (aged 22)	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	Northern Mystics
Jane Watson	GK, GD, WD	(1990-03-07)7 March 1990 (aged 28)	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	Mainland Tactix
Maia Wilson	GS	(1997-09-21)21 September 1997 (aged 21)	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	Northern Stars

Head coach

Noeline Taurua

Notes

(c) – Captain
(cc) – Co-captain
(vc) – Vice-captain
– Injury / maternity leave
(TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Debuts

Erikana Pedersen made her senior debut for New Zealand in the third test on 14 October 2018.^[15]^[16]

Sources:^[1]^[7]^[6]^[13]^[14]

Matches

First test

7 October 2018 13.00 AEDST	Stats	Australia	57–42	New Zealand	Brisbane Entertainment Centre Attendance: 7,425	Nine
		Scoring by quarter: 10–10, 24–16, 44–27, 57–42
		Caitlin Thwaites 21/21 (100%) Caitlin Bassett 17/21 (81%) Gretel Tippett 12/12 (100%) Stephanie Wood 7/11 (64%)		Maria Folau 26/29 (90%) Maia Wilson 7/10 (70%) Aliyah Dunn 5/6 (83%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit 4/6 (67%)

Sources:^[2]^[13]^[17]

Second test

10 October 2018 19.30 AEDST	Stats	Australia	56–47	New Zealand	Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre Attendance: 4,374	9Gem
		Scoring by quarter: 12–11, 29–24, 41–37, 56–47
		Caitlin Bassett 37/38 (97%) Gretel Tippett 12/12 (100%) Stephanie Wood 7/9 (78%)		Maria Folau 32/38 (84%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit 15/20 (75%)

Sources:^[2]^[18]^[19]

Third test

14 October 2018	Stats	New Zealand	55–44	Australia	Claudelands Arena	Nine
		Scoring by quarter: 14–13, 26–30, 41–36, 55–44
		Maria Folau 40/41 (98%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit 15/22 (68%)		Caitlin Bassett 20/23 (87%) Gretel Tippett 16/17 (94%) Caitlin Thwaites 5/7 (71%) Stephanie Wood 3/6 (50%)

Sources:^[2]^[6]^[16]^[20]

Fourth test

18 October 2018	Stats	New Zealand	47–58	Australia	TSB Arena	9Gem
		Scoring by quarter: 13–18, 24–32, 33–46, 47–58
		Maria Folau 27/34 (79%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit 13/19 (68%) Maia Wilson 4/8 (50%) Aliyah Dunn 3/4 (75%)		Caitlin Bassett 37/43 (86%) Gretel Tippett 21/25 (84%)

Sources:^[2]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[14]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Constellation Cup 2018". World Netball. 4 October 2018. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Constellation Cup 2018: guide". tvtonight.com.au. 5 October 2018. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ "Constellation Cup 2018 (page 2)". diamonds.netball.com.au. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ "Constellation Cup 2018 (page 1)". diamonds.netball.com.au. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Kelsey Browne in Diamonds netball call-up". thewest.com.au. 31 August 2018. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Netball: New Zealand end the drought and beat Australia in the Constellation Cup". www.theguardian.com. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Combinations key for Constellation Cup". www.silverferns.co.nz. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^ "Australia Diamonds Crowned Constellation Cup Winners 2018". World Netball. 18 October 2018. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Australia beat New Zealand to retain netball's Constellation Cup - as it happened". www.theguardian.com. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Netball: Australia claim Constellation Cup with 58-47 win over the Silver Ferns". www.nzherald.co.nz. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Diamonds turn on the class to defeat New Zealand in Constellation Cup finale". www.abc.net.au. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Australia win a sixth consecutive Constellation Cup". diamonds.netball.com.au. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Constellation Cup – Australia 57–42 New Zealand". mc.championdata.com. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Constellation Cup – New Zealand 47–58 Australia". mc.championdata.com. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^ "Erikana Pedersen". www.silverferns.co.nz. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Silver Ferns come out on top against the Diamonds". diamonds.netball.com.au. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ "Diamonds display strength and depth". diamonds.netball.com.au. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ "Diamonds pushed all the way". diamonds.netball.com.au. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ "Diamonds shine in Townsville's landmark netball Test". www.townsvillebulletin.com.au. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ "Australia's Diamonds go down to New Zealand's Silver Ferns in shock Constellation Cup loss". www.abc.net.au. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

[wn041018-1] "Constellation Cup 2018". World Netball. 4 October 2018. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

[tvt051018-2] "Constellation Cup 2018: guide". tvtonight.com.au. 5 October 2018. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

[dn071018a-3] "Constellation Cup 2018 (page 2)". diamonds.netball.com.au. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

[dn181018-4] "Constellation Cup 2018 (page 1)". diamonds.netball.com.au. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

[west310818-5] "Kelsey Browne in Diamonds netball call-up". thewest.com.au. 31 August 2018. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2022.

[guardian141018-6] "Netball: New Zealand end the drought and beat Australia in the Constellation Cup". www.theguardian.com. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

[silverferns041018-7] "Combinations key for Constellation Cup". www.silverferns.co.nz. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2022.

[wn181018-8] "Australia Diamonds Crowned Constellation Cup Winners 2018". World Netball. 18 October 2018. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

[guardian181018-9] "Australia beat New Zealand to retain netball's Constellation Cup - as it happened". www.theguardian.com. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2021.

[nzherald181018-10] "Netball: Australia claim Constellation Cup with 58-47 win over the Silver Ferns". www.nzherald.co.nz. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2021.

[abc181018-11] "Diamonds turn on the class to defeat New Zealand in Constellation Cup finale". www.abc.net.au. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2021.

[dn181018a-12] "Australia win a sixth consecutive Constellation Cup". diamonds.netball.com.au. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

[mcdata071018-13] "Constellation Cup – Australia 57–42 New Zealand". mc.championdata.com. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2022.

[mcdata181018-14] "Constellation Cup – New Zealand 47–58 Australia". mc.championdata.com. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2022.

[sfep173-15] "Erikana Pedersen". www.silverferns.co.nz. Retrieved 30 March 2022.

[dn141018-16] "Silver Ferns come out on top against the Diamonds". diamonds.netball.com.au. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

[dn071018b-17] "Diamonds display strength and depth". diamonds.netball.com.au. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

[dn101018-18] "Diamonds pushed all the way". diamonds.netball.com.au. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

[tb111018-19] "Diamonds shine in Townsville's landmark netball Test". www.townsvillebulletin.com.au. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

[abc141018-20] "Australia's Diamonds go down to New Zealand's Silver Ferns in shock Constellation Cup loss". www.abc.net.au. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]

[17]

[18]

[19]

[20]

v t e Constellation Cup
Series	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Teams	Australia New Zealand

2018 Constellation Cup

Hub talks

2018 Constellation Cup

2018 Constellation Cup

2018 Constellation Cup

Hub overview

Add your contribution

Inside this hub

Media Collections

Timelines

Articles

Notes collections

Notes

Days in Chronicle

Root Wikipedia Article

2018 Constellation Cup

Key Information

Squads

Australia

New Zealand

Matches

First test

Second test

Third test

Fourth test

References

Add your contribution

Related Hubs

2018 Constellation Cup

Hub talks

Welcome to #editors!

Tournament details
Host countries	Australia New Zealand
Dates	7–18 October 2018
Final positions
Champions	Australia (8th title)
Runners-up	New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Top scorer(s)	Maria Folau 125/142 (88%)
← 2017 2019 →

v t e International netball in 2018
← 2017 2019 →
January	2019 Netball World Cup Regional Qualifier – Europe 2018 Netball Quad Series (January)
March	2018 Taini Jamison Trophy Series
April	2018 Commonwealth Games
September	2018 Asian Netball Championships 2018 Netball Quad Series (September)
October	2018 Constellation Cup 2018 Fast5 Netball World Series
November	2018 Diamond Challenge
December	2018 Diamond Challenge