The Team

Here you’ll find everything you need to know about your favourite Pulse player - all the stats, player profiles, personal details - the works! Thanks to Michael Bradley Photography for these images

The Players

Ama Agbeze

GD/GK/WD

Jane Altschwager

GA/GS

Te Amo Amaru-Tibble

GS

Alanah Cassidy

WA/GA

Katrina Grant

GK/GD/GS

Paula Griffin

GS/GA

Jamilah Gupwell

GA/WA

Camilla Lees

C/WA/WD

Cushla Lichtwark

GD/WD

Elizabeth Manu

GD/WD/GK

Ngarama Milner-Olsen

WA/C

Daya Pritchard

C/WD

Ama Agbeze

GD/GK/WD

Height: 183cm

Occupation: Athlete

International Caps: 39 for England (2001-9)

Career Highlights: Commonwealth Games 2006 (Bronze), World Championships 2007 (4th), Melbourne Vixens 2009 (ANC Champions)

Funniest netball moment: Forgot netball undies and trying not to jump so I didn’t show my bright coloured knickers!

Favourite movie: Gladiator

Jane Altschwager

GA/GS

Height: 193cm

Occupation: Advertising Executive

International Caps: 7 for Australia (2000-2005)

Career Highlights: Making the Australian Team; Swifts winning grand final 2001

Funniest netball moment: Giving Liz Ellis a black eye in internal Aussie match

Favourite movie: Dirty Dancing

Te Amo Amaru-Tibble

GS

Height: 180cm

Occupation: Student – BA in English and Maori

Career Highlights: NZ U21s 2008, Making Pulse team in 2009

Best thing about netball: Travel and friends

Favourite movie: Sound of Music

Alanah Cassidy

WA/GA

Height: 177cm

Occupation: Student – Exercise Science

Career Highlights: NZ U21s

Little known fact about you: I can be a clean freak

Favourite TV show: Shortland Street

Katrina Grant

GK/GD/GS

Height: HEIGHT

Occupation: Student – BBS

International Caps: 14

Career Highlights: Making Silver Ferns; 2009 World Fastnet Series – Gold Medal

Funniest netball moment: Doing Human Ten-pin bowling at Fastnet Series

Favourite Movie: Shawshank Redemption

Paula Griffin

GS/GA

Height: 185cm

Occupation: Radio school

International Caps: 8 – New Zealand

Career Highlights: Making Silver Ferns 2006; Beating Swifts 2009 with the Pulse

Other interests: Kick-boxing

Favourite TV show: E-channel

Jamilah Gupwell

GA/WA

Height: 174 cm

Occupation: Business Administrator

Career Highlights: Beating Swifts in 2009 with the Pulse

Reason for playing: I enjoy it!

Favourite movie: Grease

Camilla Lees

C/WA/WD

Height: 177 cm

Occupation: Medical Student

Career Highlights: Beating the Swifts in 2009; Silver Ferns Squad 2009

Little known fact: I grew up on a farm

Favourite movie: Love Actually

Cushla Lichtwark

GD/WD

Height: 181 cm

Occupation: Student – Business/ HR

Career Highlights: NZ A Squad

Netball goal: To play the perfect game

Hobbies: Playing the ukelele

Elizabeth Manu

GK/GD/WD

Height: 176cm

Occupation: Student

Netball goal: Make the Silver Ferns

Favourite Food: Chicken Sushi

Favourite Movie: Love and Basketball

Ngarama Milner-Olsen

WA/C

Height: 169cm

Occupation: Personal Trainer

Career Highlights: Making Pulse team in 2009

Best netball moment: Beating the Swifts in 2009

Favourite Brekky: Avocado and tomato on toast

Daya Pritchard

C/WD

Height: 174cm

Occupation: Sales and Marketing Rep

Career Highlights: NZ U21s

Netball Goals: Playing for the Pulse

Favourite Food: Nachos

The Coaching Staff

Who’s training the Pulse to be the best? Find out about all the key people behind the scenes from coaching staff to trainers.

Role	Name
Head Coach	Yvette McCausland-Durie
Assistant Coach	Gail Parata
Team Manager	Sarah Harris
Physiotherapist	Jess Condliffe

The Team

The Players

Ama Agbeze

GD/GK/WD

Jane Altschwager

GA/GS

Te Amo Amaru-Tibble

GS

Alanah Cassidy

WA/GA

Katrina Grant

GK/GD/GS

Paula Griffin

GS/GA

Jamilah Gupwell

GA/WA

Camilla Lees

C/WA/WD

Cushla Lichtwark

GD/WD

Elizabeth Manu

GD/WD/GK

Ngarama Milner-Olsen

WA/C

Daya Pritchard

C/WD

Ama Agbeze

GD/GK/WD

Jane Altschwager

GA/GS

Te Amo Amaru-Tibble

GS

Alanah Cassidy

WA/GA

Katrina Grant

GK/GD/GS

Paula Griffin

GS/GA

Jamilah Gupwell

GA/WA

Camilla Lees

C/WA/WD

Cushla Lichtwark

GD/WD

Elizabeth Manu

GK/GD/WD

Ngarama Milner-Olsen

WA/C

Daya Pritchard

C/WD

The Coaching Staff

Role

Name