Capital Shakers
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The Capital Shakers were a New Zealand
netball team based in Wellington
that competed in now defunct National Bank Cup competition. The Shakers franchise merged with the Western Flyers
to form the Central Pulse
in the ANZ Championship
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
netball team based in Wellington
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
that competed in now defunct National Bank Cup competition. The Shakers franchise merged with the Western Flyers
Western Flyers
The Western Flyers were a New Zealand netball team which represented most of the Central, Southern and Eastern North Island in the National Bank Cup. The team was formed in 1998 and played all ten seasons of the competition...
to form the Central Pulse
Central Pulse
The Central Pulse are a New Zealand netball team based in Wellington that compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The Pulse represent several New Zealand regions in the North and South Islands, from East Cape in the north to Tasman and Marlborough in the south, and were formed as an...
in the ANZ Championship
ANZ Championship
The ANZ Championship is the pre-eminent netball league in the world. The competition is held annually between April and July, comprising 69 matches played over 17 weeks. It is contested by ten teams, five from Australia and five from New Zealand...
2007 Shakers Squad
- Jamilah GupwellJamilah GupwellJamilah Gupwell is a New Zealand netball player. She played three years with the Capital Shakers in the National Bank Cup. She was also a member of the New Zealand U21 team from 2006–07. Gupwell signed with the Central Pulse for the inaugural ANZ Championship in 2008...
- Sala Hide
- Katie King
- Cushla LichtwarkCushla LichtwarkCushla Lichtwark is a New Zealand netball player in the ANZ Championship, playing for the Central Pulse. Lichtwark has played with the Wellington-based franchise since their inaugural season in 2008, and captained the side in 2009...
- Stacey McFeeters
- Ngarama MilnerNgarama MilnerNgarama Milner is a netball player, currently the regular wing attack for the ANZ Championship team, the Central Pulse. She has played for a number of other teams, including the Capital Shakers , Wellington NPC 1 , and Aotearoa Maori .-References:...
- Rose Paino
- Lovila Paki
- Daya Pritchard
- Nardia RoselliNardia RoselliNardia Roselli is a New Zealand netball player in the ANZ Championship, playing for the Central Pulse.-References:*...
- Victoria SmithVictoria SmithVictoria Smith is a New Zealand netball player in the ANZ Championship, playing in 2011 for the Wellington based, Central Pulse team. She has previously played for the Canterbury Tactix in 2008, 2009 and 2010...
- Frances SoliaFrances SoliaFrances Solia is a Samoan netball player in the ANZ Championship, playing for the Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic in New Zealand.-References:*...
- Gerardine Solia
- Jaimee Sorenson
- Kylie Young
Competition history
- 2007- 7th
- 2006- 6th
- 2005- 8th
- 2004- 7th
- 2003- 8th
- 2002- 4th
- 2001- 4th
- 2000- 3rd
- 1999- 7th
- 1998- 8th