The Northern Force were the northern-most team in Netball New Zealand

Netball New Zealand

Netball New Zealand is the national body which oversees, promotes and manages netball in New Zealand, including the Silver Ferns.Other competitions overseen include:*ANZ Championship – Premier Domestic Competition...

's former premier competition - the National Bank Cup

National Bank Cup

The National Bank Cup was the pre-eminent national netball competition in New Zealand between 1998 and 2007. From 2008, it was replaced by the ANZ Championship.-Format:...

. For the 2008 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...

 the Force merged with the Auckland Diamonds

Auckland Diamonds

The Auckland Diamonds were a regional netball team which represented Auckland-Waitakere and Counties Manukau Netball in New Zealand's National Bank Cup...

 to create the Northern Mystics

Northern Mystics

The Northern Mystics are a New Zealand netball team based in Auckland that currently compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The franchise was formed in 2007 as an amalgamation of two teams from the National Bank Cup – the Northern Force and the Auckland Diamonds – after the competition was...

.

Based at the North Shore Events Centre

North Shore Events Centre

North Shore Events Centre is an indoor arena, located in Auckland, New Zealand. The arena opened in 1992 and has a capacity of 4,500 people.The Centre primarily hosts basketball games and is the home arena of the New Zealand Breakers who play in the Australasian NBL. It also hosts concerts and...

 in Auckland

Auckland

The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...

, the Force region included North Harbour

North Harbour, New Zealand

North Harbour is the name of a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is located 12 kilometres north of the city centre, to the south of the suburb of Albany, close to the northern edge of the city....

 and Northland, with the majority of its players being based in Auckland

Auckland

The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...

. The playing colours of the team were Maroon

Maroon (color)

Maroon is a dark red color.-Etymology:Maroon is derived from French marron .The first recorded use of maroon as a color name in English was in 1789.-Maroon :...

 and Black

Black

Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...

, and were sponsored by Fujifilm

Fujifilm

is a multinational photography and imaging company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.Fujifilm's principal activities are the development, production, sale and servicing of color photographic film, digital cameras, photofinishing equipment, color paper, photofinishing chemicals, medical imaging...

.

History

Perhaps the perennial under-achievers of the competition, the team had always been blessed with many talented sportswomen, yet were unable to win the competition.

Coached by former Silver Ferns coach Yvonne Willering, the Force were renowned for their formidable defensive line-ups which have included players such as Linda Vagana

Linda Vagana

Linda Vagana, MNZM is an international netball coach and former representative player from New Zealand. Vagana played as a circle defender, and was a member of the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns, from 1993 up until 2002, earning 61 caps...

, Leana de Bruin

Leana de Bruin

Leana de Bruin is a South African and New Zealand international netball player. De Bruin played 34 tests for South Africa before moving to New Zealand in 2000...

 and Sheryl Scanlan

Sheryl Scanlan

Sheryl Scanlan is a New Zealand and Samoan international netball player. She played for the Northern Force in the National Bank Cup from 1998 until the conclusion in 2007, when the new ANZ Championship competition was announced, signing with the Northern Mystics for 2008. In 2009 though she has...

. The Force's midcourt was led by dynamic and inspirational captain and Silver Fern

Silver Ferns

The New Zealand national netball team, commonly known as the Silver Ferns, represent New Zealand in international netball. The team take their nickname from the Silver Tree Fern , which is an iconic emblem for many New Zealand sports teams. The Silver Ferns were formed in 1938 as a representative...

 Temepara "the pocket-rocket" George

Temepara George

Temepara Anne George , formerly Temepara Clark, is a New Zealand international netball player. She was a member of the Silver Ferns national squad in 1996, and from 2000–2011. George retired from international duties after the 2011 World Netball Championships in Singapore...

. In the shooting circle, the Force boasted one of the tallest shooters in New Zealand

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 at the time, Catherine Latu

Catherine Latu

Cathrine Latu is a New Zealand netball player. Latu was a member of the New Zealand Secondary Schools and New Zealand U21 teams, and debuted in the National Bank Cup with the Northern Force in 2005...

 (at 192 cm).

Players 1998–2007

The Northern Force were filled with New Zealand talent. The defensive line was always strong and included the likes of Leana De-Bruin, Linda Vagana

Linda Vagana

Linda Vagana, MNZM is an international netball coach and former representative player from New Zealand. Vagana played as a circle defender, and was a member of the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns, from 1993 up until 2002, earning 61 caps...

, Lorna Suofoa, Villimina Davu, Sheryl Scanlin and Kate Dowling all former or current NZ players. The mid-court included world class Silver fern Temepara George

Temepara George

Temepara Anne George , formerly Temepara Clark, is a New Zealand international netball player. She was a member of the Silver Ferns national squad in 1996, and from 2000–2011. George retired from international duties after the 2011 World Netball Championships in Singapore...

, Angelina Yates

Angelina Yates

Angelina Yates is a New Zealand netball player in the ANZ Championship, playing for the Northern Mystics.-References:*...

 and Sonya Hardcastle

Sonya Hardcastle

Sonya Hardcastle is a New Zealand former international netball player.An attacking midcourt player, Hardcastle was first selected for the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns, in 1992. She sustained a back injury the following year, which kept her out of the 1993 World Games...

, all highly rated New Zealand

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...

 players. Often, the shooting circle would crumble, the shooters were known for drifting in and out of the match. It included Daneka Wipiiti

Daneka Wipiiti

Daneka Wipiiti is a New Zealand international netball player. She is currently in the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns, and plays with the Southern Steel in the ANZ Championship....

 (Silver Fern) and Megan Dehn

Megan Dehn

Megan Dehn is an Australian international netballer from Woy Woy, New South Wales. A former Australian representative player, she currently plays in the ANZ Championship for New Zealand–based team the Northern Mystics....

 (former Australian Netball team) but lost them both to the Southern Sting

Southern Sting

The Southern Sting were a netball team based in Invercargill, New Zealand that competed in The National Bank Cup competition, formerly known as the Coca Cola Cup....

 and their new team Southern Steel

Southern Steel

The Southern Steel are a New Zealand netball team based in Invercargill that compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The franchise was formed as an amalgamation of two teams from the National Bank Cup, the Dunedin-based Otago Rebels and the Invercargill-based Southern Sting...

. Other shooters included Catherine Latu

Catherine Latu

Cathrine Latu is a New Zealand netball player. Latu was a member of the New Zealand Secondary Schools and New Zealand U21 teams, and debuted in the National Bank Cup with the Northern Force in 2005...

 (Samoa), Teresa Tairi (Silver Ferns), Tania Dalton

Tania Dalton

Tania Dalton is a New Zealand former international netball player. She currently works as a netball commentator on SKY Sports for international tests, the ANZ Championship and National Championships, alongside former internationals Anna Stanley, Natalie Avellino, Kathryn Harby-Williams and Bernice...

 (Silver Ferns) who were all former Internationals.

Shooters

In the 2006 National Bank Cup the Force were semi-finalists, being beaten by the Southern Sting

Southern Sting

The Southern Sting were a netball team based in Invercargill, New Zealand that competed in The National Bank Cup competition, formerly known as the Coca Cola Cup....

 64-59 in overtime. The shooters finished the season with the following percentages:

• • Catherine Latu
    Catherine Latu
    Cathrine Latu is a New Zealand netball player. Latu was a member of the New Zealand Secondary Schools and New Zealand U21 teams, and debuted in the National Bank Cup with the Northern Force in 2005...
    
    : 83% (135 from 162)
  • Megan Dehn
    Megan Dehn
    Megan Dehn is an Australian international netballer from Woy Woy, New South Wales. A former Australian representative player, she currently plays in the ANZ Championship for New Zealand–based team the Northern Mystics....
    
    : 82% (121 from 148)
  • Brigette Tapene: 76% (70 from 92)

2007 Force Team

• Leana de Bruin
  Leana de Bruin
  Leana de Bruin is a South African and New Zealand international netball player. De Bruin played 34 tests for South Africa before moving to New Zealand in 2000...
  
   - Now With Southern Steel
  Southern Steel
  The Southern Steel are a New Zealand netball team based in Invercargill that compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The franchise was formed as an amalgamation of two teams from the National Bank Cup, the Dunedin-based Otago Rebels and the Invercargill-based Southern Sting...
  
  
• Vilimaina Davu
  Vilimaina Davu
  Vilimaina Davu is a Fijian and New Zealand netball player, who has represented both countries in international netball as a goal keeper. She has also played basketball at an international level.-Netball career:...
  
  
• Megan Dehn
  Megan Dehn
  Megan Dehn is an Australian international netballer from Woy Woy, New South Wales. A former Australian representative player, she currently plays in the ANZ Championship for New Zealand–based team the Northern Mystics....
  
   - Now With Northern Mystics
  Northern Mystics
  The Northern Mystics are a New Zealand netball team based in Auckland that currently compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The franchise was formed in 2007 as an amalgamation of two teams from the National Bank Cup – the Northern Force and the Auckland Diamonds – after the competition was...
  
  
• Temepara George
  Temepara George
  Temepara Anne George , formerly Temepara Clark, is a New Zealand international netball player. She was a member of the Silver Ferns national squad in 1996, and from 2000–2011. George retired from international duties after the 2011 World Netball Championships in Singapore...
  
   - With Northern Mystics
  Northern Mystics
  The Northern Mystics are a New Zealand netball team based in Auckland that currently compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The franchise was formed in 2007 as an amalgamation of two teams from the National Bank Cup – the Northern Force and the Auckland Diamonds – after the competition was...
  
  
• Julie Kelman-Poto
• Catherine Latu
  Catherine Latu
  Cathrine Latu is a New Zealand netball player. Latu was a member of the New Zealand Secondary Schools and New Zealand U21 teams, and debuted in the National Bank Cup with the Northern Force in 2005...
  
   - Now With Northern Mystics
  Northern Mystics
  The Northern Mystics are a New Zealand netball team based in Auckland that currently compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The franchise was formed in 2007 as an amalgamation of two teams from the National Bank Cup – the Northern Force and the Auckland Diamonds – after the competition was...
  
  
• Ritua Petero
• Finau Pulu - Now With Canterbury Tactix
• Sheryl Scanlan
  Sheryl Scanlan
  Sheryl Scanlan is a New Zealand and Samoan international netball player. She played for the Northern Force in the National Bank Cup from 1998 until the conclusion in 2007, when the new ANZ Championship competition was announced, signing with the Northern Mystics for 2008. In 2009 though she has...
  
   - Now With Southern Steel
  Southern Steel
  The Southern Steel are a New Zealand netball team based in Invercargill that compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The franchise was formed as an amalgamation of two teams from the National Bank Cup, the Dunedin-based Otago Rebels and the Invercargill-based Southern Sting...
  
  
• Lorna Suafoa
  Lorna Suafoa
  Lorna Tomasone Suafoa is a former New Zealand international netball representative, who played in the Silver Ferns team that won a silver medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. Since 1998 she has represented Samoa in netball.- References :...
  
  
• Bridgette Tapene
• Angelina Yates
  Angelina Yates
  Angelina Yates is a New Zealand netball player in the ANZ Championship, playing for the Northern Mystics.-References:*...
  
   - Since Retired.

2006 Force Team

• Leana de Bruin
  Leana de Bruin
  Leana de Bruin is a South African and New Zealand international netball player. De Bruin played 34 tests for South Africa before moving to New Zealand in 2000...
  
  
• Megan Dehn
  Megan Dehn
  Megan Dehn is an Australian international netballer from Woy Woy, New South Wales. A former Australian representative player, she currently plays in the ANZ Championship for New Zealand–based team the Northern Mystics....
  
  
• Temepara George
  Temepara George
  Temepara Anne George , formerly Temepara Clark, is a New Zealand international netball player. She was a member of the Silver Ferns national squad in 1996, and from 2000–2011. George retired from international duties after the 2011 World Netball Championships in Singapore...
  
  
• Kimberley Horton- retired in 2007
• Catherine Latu
  Catherine Latu
  Cathrine Latu is a New Zealand netball player. Latu was a member of the New Zealand Secondary Schools and New Zealand U21 teams, and debuted in the National Bank Cup with the Northern Force in 2005...
  
  
• Leigh Price
• Finau Pulu
• Lorna Suafoa - since retired
• Brigette Tapene
• Daneka Wipiiti
• Angelina Yates
  Angelina Yates
  Angelina Yates is a New Zealand netball player in the ANZ Championship, playing for the Northern Mystics.-References:*...
  
  

2005 Force Team

• Leana de Bruin
  Leana de Bruin
  Leana de Bruin is a South African and New Zealand international netball player. De Bruin played 34 tests for South Africa before moving to New Zealand in 2000...
  
  
• Kate Dowling - signed with the Canterbury Flames in 2006 and 2007
• Temepara George
  Temepara George
  Temepara Anne George , formerly Temepara Clark, is a New Zealand international netball player. She was a member of the Silver Ferns national squad in 1996, and from 2000–2011. George retired from international duties after the 2011 World Netball Championships in Singapore...
  
  
• Kimberley Horton
• Catherine Latu
  Catherine Latu
  Cathrine Latu is a New Zealand netball player. Latu was a member of the New Zealand Secondary Schools and New Zealand U21 teams, and debuted in the National Bank Cup with the Northern Force in 2005...
  
  
• Ritua Petero
• Nicolette Ropati
• Sheryl Scanlan
  Sheryl Scanlan
  Sheryl Scanlan is a New Zealand and Samoan international netball player. She played for the Northern Force in the National Bank Cup from 1998 until the conclusion in 2007, when the new ANZ Championship competition was announced, signing with the Northern Mystics for 2008. In 2009 though she has...
  
  
• Teresa Tairi
• Linda Vagana
  Linda Vagana
  Linda Vagana, MNZM is an international netball coach and former representative player from New Zealand. Vagana played as a circle defender, and was a member of the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns, from 1993 up until 2002, earning 61 caps...
  
  
• Daneka Wipiiti
• Angelina Yates
  Angelina Yates
  Angelina Yates is a New Zealand netball player in the ANZ Championship, playing for the Northern Mystics.-References:*...
  
  

2004 Force Team

• Fleur Bell
• Kate Dowling
• Temepara George
  Temepara George
  Temepara Anne George , formerly Temepara Clark, is a New Zealand international netball player. She was a member of the Silver Ferns national squad in 1996, and from 2000–2011. George retired from international duties after the 2011 World Netball Championships in Singapore...
  
  
• Kimberley Horton
• Julie Kelman-Poto
• Sheryl Scanlan
  Sheryl Scanlan
  Sheryl Scanlan is a New Zealand and Samoan international netball player. She played for the Northern Force in the National Bank Cup from 1998 until the conclusion in 2007, when the new ANZ Championship competition was announced, signing with the Northern Mystics for 2008. In 2009 though she has...
  
  
• Matelita Shaw
• Teresa Tairi
• Linda Vagana
  Linda Vagana
  Linda Vagana, MNZM is an international netball coach and former representative player from New Zealand. Vagana played as a circle defender, and was a member of the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns, from 1993 up until 2002, earning 61 caps...
  
  
• Daneka Wipiiti
  Daneka Wipiiti
  Daneka Wipiiti is a New Zealand international netball player. She is currently in the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns, and plays with the Southern Steel in the ANZ Championship....
  
  
• Angelina Yates
  Angelina Yates
  Angelina Yates is a New Zealand netball player in the ANZ Championship, playing for the Northern Mystics.-References:*...
  
  

2003 Force Team

• Kate Dowling
• Temepara George
  Temepara George
  Temepara Anne George , formerly Temepara Clark, is a New Zealand international netball player. She was a member of the Silver Ferns national squad in 1996, and from 2000–2011. George retired from international duties after the 2011 World Netball Championships in Singapore...
  
  
• Malu Fa'asavalu
• Kimberley Horton
• Nicolette Ropati
• Sheryl Scanlan
  Sheryl Scanlan
  Sheryl Scanlan is a New Zealand and Samoan international netball player. She played for the Northern Force in the National Bank Cup from 1998 until the conclusion in 2007, when the new ANZ Championship competition was announced, signing with the Northern Mystics for 2008. In 2009 though she has...
  
  
• Laila Sturgeon
• Lorna Suafoa
• Teresa Tairi
• Linda Vagana
  Linda Vagana
  Linda Vagana, MNZM is an international netball coach and former representative player from New Zealand. Vagana played as a circle defender, and was a member of the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns, from 1993 up until 2002, earning 61 caps...
  
  
• Daneka Wipiiti
  Daneka Wipiiti
  Daneka Wipiiti is a New Zealand international netball player. She is currently in the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns, and plays with the Southern Steel in the ANZ Championship....
  
  
• Angelina Yates
  Angelina Yates
  Angelina Yates is a New Zealand netball player in the ANZ Championship, playing for the Northern Mystics.-References:*...
  
  

2002 Force Team

• Kate Dowling
• Temepara George
  Temepara George
  Temepara Anne George , formerly Temepara Clark, is a New Zealand international netball player. She was a member of the Silver Ferns national squad in 1996, and from 2000–2011. George retired from international duties after the 2011 World Netball Championships in Singapore...
  
  
• Malu Fa'asavalu
• Rochelle Hardcastle
• Leonie Matoe
• Sheryl Scanlan
  Sheryl Scanlan
  Sheryl Scanlan is a New Zealand and Samoan international netball player. She played for the Northern Force in the National Bank Cup from 1998 until the conclusion in 2007, when the new ANZ Championship competition was announced, signing with the Northern Mystics for 2008. In 2009 though she has...
  
  
• Lorna Suafoa
• Laila Sturgeon
• Jenna Swann
• Teresa Tairi
• Linda Vagana
  Linda Vagana
  Linda Vagana, MNZM is an international netball coach and former representative player from New Zealand. Vagana played as a circle defender, and was a member of the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns, from 1993 up until 2002, earning 61 caps...
  
  
• Daneka Wipiiti
  Daneka Wipiiti
  Daneka Wipiiti is a New Zealand international netball player. She is currently in the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns, and plays with the Southern Steel in the ANZ Championship....
  
  

2001 Force Team

• Tania Dalton
  Tania Dalton
  Tania Dalton is a New Zealand former international netball player. She currently works as a netball commentator on SKY Sports for international tests, the ANZ Championship and National Championships, alongside former internationals Anna Stanley, Natalie Avellino, Kathryn Harby-Williams and Bernice...
  
  
• Kate Dowling
• Temepara George
  Temepara George
  Temepara Anne George , formerly Temepara Clark, is a New Zealand international netball player. She was a member of the Silver Ferns national squad in 1996, and from 2000–2011. George retired from international duties after the 2011 World Netball Championships in Singapore...
  
  
• Rochelle Hardcastle
• Sonya Hardcastle
  Sonya Hardcastle
  Sonya Hardcastle is a New Zealand former international netball player.An attacking midcourt player, Hardcastle was first selected for the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns, in 1992. She sustained a back injury the following year, which kept her out of the 1993 World Games...
  
  
• Kathleen Lye
• Nicolette Ropati
• Sheryl Scanlan
  Sheryl Scanlan
  Sheryl Scanlan is a New Zealand and Samoan international netball player. She played for the Northern Force in the National Bank Cup from 1998 until the conclusion in 2007, when the new ANZ Championship competition was announced, signing with the Northern Mystics for 2008. In 2009 though she has...
  
  
• Anna Tai
• Teresa Tairi
• Corlie Wolmarans
• Linda Vagana
  Linda Vagana
  Linda Vagana, MNZM is an international netball coach and former representative player from New Zealand. Vagana played as a circle defender, and was a member of the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns, from 1993 up until 2002, earning 61 caps...
  
  
• Owena Zanders

2000 Force Team

• Vanessa Banbrook
• Elizabeth Dean
• Tania Dalton
  Tania Dalton
  Tania Dalton is a New Zealand former international netball player. She currently works as a netball commentator on SKY Sports for international tests, the ANZ Championship and National Championships, alongside former internationals Anna Stanley, Natalie Avellino, Kathryn Harby-Williams and Bernice...
  
  
• Kate Dowling
• Temepara George
  Temepara George
  Temepara Anne George , formerly Temepara Clark, is a New Zealand international netball player. She was a member of the Silver Ferns national squad in 1996, and from 2000–2011. George retired from international duties after the 2011 World Netball Championships in Singapore...
  
  
• Kathleen Lye
• Elise Middleton
• Sheryl Scanlan
  Sheryl Scanlan
  Sheryl Scanlan is a New Zealand and Samoan international netball player. She played for the Northern Force in the National Bank Cup from 1998 until the conclusion in 2007, when the new ANZ Championship competition was announced, signing with the Northern Mystics for 2008. In 2009 though she has...
  
  
• Sharlene Smith
• Anna Tai
• Teresa Tairi
• Linda Vagana
  Linda Vagana
  Linda Vagana, MNZM is an international netball coach and former representative player from New Zealand. Vagana played as a circle defender, and was a member of the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns, from 1993 up until 2002, earning 61 caps...
  
  

1999 Force Team

• Jenny May Coffin
• Elizabeth Dean
• Sonya Hardcastle
  Sonya Hardcastle
  Sonya Hardcastle is a New Zealand former international netball player.An attacking midcourt player, Hardcastle was first selected for the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns, in 1992. She sustained a back injury the following year, which kept her out of the 1993 World Games...
  
  
• Opheira Harder
• Dionne Moors
• Sharon Pomfrett
• Sheryl Scanlan
  Sheryl Scanlan
  Sheryl Scanlan is a New Zealand and Samoan international netball player. She played for the Northern Force in the National Bank Cup from 1998 until the conclusion in 2007, when the new ANZ Championship competition was announced, signing with the Northern Mystics for 2008. In 2009 though she has...
  
  
• Sharlene Smith
• Laila Sturgeon
• Lorna Suafoa
• Teresa Tairi
• Linda Vagana
  Linda Vagana
  Linda Vagana, MNZM is an international netball coach and former representative player from New Zealand. Vagana played as a circle defender, and was a member of the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns, from 1993 up until 2002, earning 61 caps...
  
  

1998 Force Team

• Teresa Dobbs
• Sonya Hardcastle
  Sonya Hardcastle
  Sonya Hardcastle is a New Zealand former international netball player.An attacking midcourt player, Hardcastle was first selected for the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns, in 1992. She sustained a back injury the following year, which kept her out of the 1993 World Games...
  
  
• Lise Inu
• Kate Newson
• Tania Dalton
  Tania Dalton
  Tania Dalton is a New Zealand former international netball player. She currently works as a netball commentator on SKY Sports for international tests, the ANZ Championship and National Championships, alongside former internationals Anna Stanley, Natalie Avellino, Kathryn Harby-Williams and Bernice...
  
  
• Pauline Marsh
• Janine Topia
• Sheryl Scanlan
  Sheryl Scanlan
  Sheryl Scanlan is a New Zealand and Samoan international netball player. She played for the Northern Force in the National Bank Cup from 1998 until the conclusion in 2007, when the new ANZ Championship competition was announced, signing with the Northern Mystics for 2008. In 2009 though she has...
  
  
• Sharlene Smith
• Lorna Suafoa
• Teresa Tairi
• Linda Vagana
  Linda Vagana
  Linda Vagana, MNZM is an international netball coach and former representative player from New Zealand. Vagana played as a circle defender, and was a member of the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns, from 1993 up until 2002, earning 61 caps...
  
  

Coaches

Renowned coach Yvonne Willering served the longest coaching term from 2003 - 2007. Australian Maria Lynch served from 2000-2002. Alison Wieringa in 1999 and ex-National league player Mary Jane Araroa coached the team in its first round of the competition in 1998.

Record for the Force in the National Bank Cup

• 2007- 2nd
• 2006- 3rd
• 2005- 3rd
• 2004- 4th
• 2003- 2nd
• 2002- 3rd
• 2001- 5th
• 2000- 4th
• 1999- 3rd
• 1998- 5th

Overall winning percentage of 61%, which is the second highest winning percentage for any team in the history of the competition.

2007

For the 2007 competition, the Force named a formidable squad, with the inclusion of former Silver Ferns defender Vilimaina Davu transferring from the Canterbury Flames and Sheryl Scanlan returning from pregnancy. This left the Force with an intimidating four Silver Ferns (three former, one current) in their defence end. Suafoa, Scanlan and Davu were former Silver Ferns while de Bruin was a current member of the New Zealand team.