- DOB: 23/07/0200
- Height: 170cm
The sparkling play of Ainsleyana Puleiata will make a welcome return when she joins a potent Pulse midcourt for the 2025 season. Long earmarked as a special talent, Puleiata has experienced more challenges than most after a run of serious knee injuries threatened to derail her promising career. Blessed with an abundance of speed and creativity, Puleiata has endured lengthy rehabilitation spells after suffering three anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ruptures in six years (2017 – 2023). With proven performers on hand, the Pulse have a formidable midcourt, the flexibility and resilience shown by Puleiata adding another layer to the dynamics, and with it, her ability to play all three central court positions. Puleiata was the 2022 National Netball League (NNL) Player of the Year, is a former NZU21 player and gained her first full contract with the Pulse in 2023, the season barely four weeks old when she suffered her third ACL rupture.
