The 2018 Central Pulse season saw the Central Pulse netball team compete in the 2018 ANZ Premiership and the 2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club. With a team coached by Yvette McCausland-Durie, captained by Katrina Grant and featuring Karin Burger, Aliyah Dunn, Ameliaranne Ekenasio, Sulu Fitzpatrick and Claire Kersten, Central Pulse finished the regular season as minor premiers. However, in the grand final Southern Steel defeated Pulse 54–53. However, Pulse subsequently won the 2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club tournament, defeating Mainland Tactix 61–56 in the final.
Players
Player movements
2018 roster
Notes
Four Central Zone players, Maddy Gordon, Paris Lokotui, Elle Temu and Saviour Tui were added to the squad for the 2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club.
Pre-season
Pulse hosted the official ANZ Premiership pre-season tournament at Te Wānanga o Raukawa in Otaki between 20 and 22 April.
ANZ Premiership regular season
Fixtures and results
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Final standings
ANZ Premiership Finals Series
Grand final
Netball New Zealand Super Club
Group stage
Final ladder
1st/4th Play offs
Semi-finals
Final
National Netball League
With a team featuring Maddy Gordon, Saviour Tui and Ainsleyana Puleiata, Pulse's reserve team, Central Zone won the 2018 National Netball League title after defeating Waikato Bay of Plenty 62–53 in the grand final.
Award winners
New Zealand Netball Awards
Team of the season
Three Central Pulse players were named in Brendon Egan's Stuff Seven team of the season.