Kia Magic shooter Joanne Harten is relishing the chance to play Finals netball for the second consecutive year.
Media Release
28th May 2015
Netball Waikato Bay of Plenty has today announced that the contract of Kia Magic Coach, Julie Fitzgerald has been extended for the 2016 ANZ Championship season.
The excitement was palpable in Claudelands Arena on Monday night as the Kia Magic cemented their place in the NZ Conference Finals and welcomed the return of Magic co-captain Casey Kopua.
The Kia Magic are close to securing their place in the NZ Conference Finals but still need a win over the next two rounds to ensure their progression.
Debutant Aisha Bower and her Kia Wiakato Bay of Plenty Magic teammates didn’t get the win they were hoping for, going down to the SKYCITY Mystics 54-49 on Monday night.
In front of a vocal home crowd, the Kia Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic celebrated Joanne Harten’s 50th ANZ Championship match with a crucial 59-53 victory over the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel in Hamilton on Sunday.
Kia Magic goal shoot Jo Harten will play her 50th ANZ Championship game when she takes the court in Sunday’s key clash against the Southern Steel at the Claudelands Arena in Hamilton.
In a battle that went right down to the wire, the Kia Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic fell to the in-form West Coast Fever, 54-49 in Perth on Sunday in Round 9 of the ANZ Championship.
SKY Sport's Netball Zone caught up with Kristiana Manu'a to talk everything from joining the Kia Magic, how she first got involved in the sport and what it’s like to learn from two of the world’s best defenders.