# Northern Force

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Defunct New Zealand netball team

For the Australian basketball club, see [Northern Force (NBL1 South)](/source/Northern_Force_(NBL1_South)).

Northern Force Founded 1998; 28 years ago (1998) Disbanded 2007; 19 years ago (2007) Based in North Shore, Auckland Regions Auckland Home venue North Shore Events Centre League Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup Uniform

**Northern Force** are a former [New Zealand netball](/source/Netball_in_New_Zealand) team based on the [North Shore](/source/North_Shore%2C_New_Zealand), [Auckland Region](/source/Auckland_Region). As a result, they were also known as either **North Harbour Force** or **North Shore Force**. Between 1998 and 2007, Force played in the [Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup](/source/National_Bank_Cup) league. In 2003 and 2007, they played in the grand final. Ahead of the [2008](/source/2008_ANZ_Championship_season) season, Force merged with [Auckland Diamonds](/source/Auckland_Diamonds) to form the new [ANZ Championship](/source/ANZ_Championship) team, [Northern Mystics](/source/Northern_Mystics).

## History

### Founding members

In 1998, together with, [Auckland Diamonds](/source/Auckland_Diamonds), [Bay of Plenty Magic](/source/Bay_of_Plenty_Magic), [Capital Shakers](/source/Capital_Shakers), [Canterbury Flames](/source/Canterbury_Flames), [Counties Manukau Cometz](/source/Counties_Manukau_Cometz), [Otago Rebels](/source/Otago_Rebels), [Southern Sting](/source/Southern_Sting), [Waikato Wildcats](/source/Waikato_Wildcats) and [Western Flyers](/source/Western_Flyers), Force, were founding members of the [Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup](/source/National_Bank_Cup) league.[1][2] Together with Cometz and Diamonds, Force were one of three teams from the [Auckland Region](/source/Auckland_Region) to play in the league. Due to poor ticket sales, the three teams faced early suggestions that they should merge.[3][4]

### Merger

Ahead of the [2008](/source/2008_ANZ_Championship_season) season, Diamonds merged with Northern Force to form the new [ANZ Championship](/source/ANZ_Championship) team, [Northern Mystics](/source/Northern_Mystics).[5][6][7]

## Home venues

Between 1998 and 2007, Force played out of the [North Shore Events Centre](/source/North_Shore_Events_Centre).[8]

## Stats

Season Position Won Drawn Lost 1998 5th 1999 3rd 2000 4th 2001 5th 2002 3rd 2003[9][10][11] 2nd 2004 4th 2005 3rd 2006[11] 3rd 2007[12][13] 2nd

Runners Up

**Source**:[14]

## Grand finals

Season Winners Score Runners up Venue 2003[9][15][16] Southern Sting 51–49 Northern Force Stadium Southland 2007[13][17][18] Southern Sting 50–49 Northern Force North Shore Events Centre

## Notable former players

### Internationals

**[New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand_national_netball_team)**

Jenny-May Coffin Tania Dalton Vilimaina Davu Leana de Bruin Temepara George Sonya Hardcastle Cathrine Latu Sheryl Scanlan Lorna Suafoa Teresa Tairi Daneka Wipiiti Linda Vagana

**[Australia](/source/Australia_national_netball_team)**

- [Megan Dehn](/source/Megan_Dehn)

**[Fiji](/source/Fiji_national_netball_team)**

- [Vilimaina Davu](/source/Vilimaina_Davu)

**[Samoa](/source/Samoa_national_netball_team)**

- [Cathrine Latu](/source/Cathrine_Latu)

- [Sheryl Scanlan](/source/Sheryl_Scanlan)

- [Lorna Suafoa](/source/Lorna_Suafoa)

**[South Africa](/source/South_Africa_national_netball_team)**

- [Leana de Bruin](/source/Leana_de_Bruin)

### ANZ Championship players

- [Brigette Tapene](/source/Brigette_Tapene)

- [Angelina Yates](/source/Angelina_Yates)

**Sources**:[10][11][14][19][20][21][22][23]

### Captains

Years Temepara George[11][14][24][25] 200x–2007

## Coaches

### Head coaches

Coach Years Mary Jane Araroa[26] 1998 Alison Wieringa[19][27] 1999 Maria Lynch[28] 2000–2002 Yvonne Willering[11][14][29][30] 2002–2007

## Main sponsors

Sponsors Seasons R'Toto[31] c. 2002 Fujifilm[11][12][14] 200x–2007

## Honours

- **[Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup](/source/National_Bank_Cup)** - *Runners Up*: 2003, 2007

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v t e National Bank Cup 2007 teams Auckland Diamonds Capital Shakers Canterbury Flames Northern Force Otago Rebels Southern Sting Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Western Flyers Earlier teams Bay of Plenty Magic Counties Manukau Cometz Waikato Wildcats Seasons Premierships 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Grand finalists 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 See also List of New Zealand netball premiers

v t e Northern Mystics Established 2007 in Auckland, New Zealand Premierships (1) 2021 Seasons ANZ Championship 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 ANZ Premiership 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Home venues The Trusts Arena Eventfinda Stadium Spark Arena Captains Temepara George Maria Tutaia Anna Harrison Phoenix Karaka Sulu Fitzpatrick Head coaches Yvonne Willering Te Aroha Keenan Debbie Fuller Ruth Aitken Helene Wilson Tia Winikerei History Auckland Diamonds Northern Force Harrison Hoist

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