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Ameliaranne Ekenasio insists she doesn't yet know if she will be - or wants to - captain the Pulse on her return to the ANZ Premiership netball franchise

Ameliaranne Ekenasio insists she doesn't yet know if she will be - or wants to - captain the Pulse on her return to the ANZ Premiership netball franchise

3 September 2025

After four seasons at the Magic - the now former Silver Ferns skipper is coming back to the team she was with between 2015 and 2020.

With the Pulse lineup set to look drastically different after the departure of nine players, Ekenasio's been asked if she could take charge of the captaincy.

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13 Feb: The Central Pulse have named co-captains for the upcoming ANZ Premiership netball season

11 Feb: Former Silver Ferns assistant coach Deb Fuller has pointed to a lack of communication from Netball New Zealand as a key reason for joining Malawi

10 Feb: Deb Fuller is trading the Silver Ferns for Malawi, just months out from the Commonwealth Games netball tournament

21 Jan: The Southern Steel have appointed highly credentialed Australian Jess Whitfort as an assistant coach for the 2026 ANZ netball season

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18 Dec: Netball New Zealand's boss has stepped down, after a troubling year for the sport

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