Other big names to play for the franchise include: Bernice Mene, Tania Dalton, Megan Hutton, Belinda Colling, Leana de Bruin, Liana Leota, Adine Wilson, Lesley Rumball, Naomi Siddall, Wendy Frew, Erika Burgess, Daneka Wipiiti and Natalie Avellino.
In 2004 she fell out with Netball Australia and was drafted to New Zealand playing for the Invercargill-based Southern Sting in the National Bank Cup, a team which won seven out of ten of the National Bank Cup titles (1999–2004, 2007) as a backup shooter for Donna Wilkins and Tania Dalton who later got injured.
Donna Summer | Donna Karan | The Donna Reed Show | Donna Reed | John Wilkins | Donna Wilkins | Donna the Buffalo | Ray Wilkins | Jack Wilkins | Donna Haraway | Donna Dresch | Donna | Roy Wilkins | Maurice Wilkins | La donna del lago | Donna Murphy | Donna Brazile | Bowers & Wilkins | Wilkins Micawber | Donna Mills | Donna Frye | Dominique Wilkins | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | Hubert Wilkins | Donna The Buffalo | Donna Pinciotti | Donna Noble | Donna Jean Godchaux | Donna Cruz | Donna Barr |
The Steel went out to sign all the old guns, picking up its former Southern Sting star duo of former Silver Ferns Adine Wilson and Donna Wilkins, while also inking international defender Sheryl Scanlan.
She was unsuccessful, with Sting coach Robyn Broughton winning the position and opting to select former Silver Fern Donna Wilkins as her assistant.
The World 7 side included players such as Donna Wilkins (her Southern Steel shooter), along with English international defenders Geva Mentor and Sonia Mkoloma.
Players to don the colours of the Steel through this time period included Donna Wilkins, Adine Wilson, Leana de Bruin, Sheryl Scanlan, Megan Dehn and Wendy Frew.