2010 New South Wales Swifts season

The 2010 New South Wales Swifts season saw New South Wales Swifts compete in the 2010 ANZ Championship. Swifts went through the entire regular season home and away undefeated, winning 13 consecutive matches and finishing as minor premiers. They were the first team in the history of the ANZ Championship to do this. However they subsequently lost both the major semi-final and the preliminary final to Adelaide Thunderbirds and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic respectively and finished the season in third place. [1][2][3]

New South Wales Swifts
2010 ANZ Championship season
Head coachJulie Fitzgerald
Asst. coachRob Wright
ManagerAngela Kerr
CaptainCatherine Cox
Vice-captainKimberlee Green
Kimberley Purcell
Main venueSydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
Season results
Wins–losses13–2
Regular season1st
Finals placing3rd
Team colours

2010 roster

The 2010 Swifts roster featured a number of notable additions including England international Sonia Mkoloma and future New Zealand international Courtney Tairi. Tairi had made her Swifts debut in round 14 of the 2009 ANZ Championship season. Three players made their ANZ Championship debut for Swifts during the season – Ashleigh Brazill in Round 4 against Central Pulse, Lara Welham in Round 5 against West Coast Fever and Kristy Durheim in Round 13 against Melbourne Vixens. Three players also reached notable numbers of combined Commonwealth Bank Trophy/ANZ Championship appearances. Catherine Cox celebrated her 200th game in Round 13 against Melbourne Vixens. Susan Pratley played her 100th game in Round 4 against Central Pulse and Kimberley Purcell played her 100th game against Adelaide Thunderbirds in the major semi-final. [1][2][4]

2010 New South Wales Swifts roster
PlayersCoaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
Ashleigh Brazill C, WD (1989-12-29)29 December 1989 (aged 20) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Rebecca Bulley GD, GK, WD (1982-08-18)18 August 1982 (aged 27) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Catherine Cox (c) GS, GA (1976-05-24)24 May 1976 (aged 33) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Kristy Durheim WA, C (1988-07-08)8 July 1988 (aged 21) 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Kimberlee Green (vc) C, WA (1986-03-05)5 March 1986 (aged 24) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Samantha May GD, WD (1987-09-16)16 September 1987 (aged 22) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sonia Mkoloma GD, GK (1979-01-17)17 January 1979 (aged 31) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Susan Pratley GA, GS (1984-03-23)23 March 1984 (aged 25) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Kimberley Purcell (vc) GD, GK, WD (1982-06-18)18 June 1982 (aged 27) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Courtney Tairi C, WA (1988-07-15)15 July 1988 (aged 21) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Vanessa Ware WA, C (1985-10-26)26 October 1985 (aged 24) 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Lara Welham GA, GS –
Amorette Wild GA, GS, WA (1989-08-10)10 August 1989 (aged 20) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Head coach
  • Julie Fitzgerald
Assistant coach
  • Rob Wright

Manager: Angela Kerr
Physiotherapist:
Sean Mungovan
Paula Peralta
Strength and conditioning: Bryce Cavanagh

Notes
  • (c) – Captain
  • (cc) – Co-captain
  • (vc) – Vice-captain
  • – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Source:[1][2][5][6]

Regular season

Swifts went through the entire regular season home and away undefeated, winning 13 consecutive matches and finishing as minor premiers. They were the first team in the history of the ANZ Championship to do this. [1][2][3]

Fixtures and results
Sunday 21 March
13:50 (UTC+10)		 Report Queensland Firebirds47 – 50New South Wales Swifts    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Romelda Aiken  29/34 (85%)
Natalie Medhurst  18/23 (78%)		 Catherine Cox  30/38 (79%)
Susan Pratley  20/27 (74%)
Saturday 27 March
13:50 (UTC+10:30)		 Adelaide Thunderbirds38 – 45New South Wales Swifts    ETSA Park
Erin Bell  3/3 (100%)
Kate Beveridge  5/8 (63%)
Carla Borrego  30/39 (77%)		 Catherine Cox  26/38 (68%)
Susan Pratley  19/26 (73%)
Sunday 4 April
18:50 (UTC+12)		 Report Canterbury Tactix53 – 56New South Wales Swifts    Westpac Arena
Ellen Halpenny  31/45 (69%)
Anna Thompson  22/29 (76%)		 Catherine Cox  21/36 (58%)
Susan Pratley  31/36 (86%)
Amorette Wild  4/6 (67%)
Saturday 10 April
14:20 (UTC+10)		 Report New South Wales Swifts50 – 36Central Pulse    Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
Catherine Cox  23/32 (72%)
Susan Pratley  27/31 (87%)		 Jane Altschwager  16/22 (73%)
Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  2/4 (50%)
Paula Griffin  18/21 (86%)
Sunday 18 April
14:50 (UTC+10)		 Report New South Wales Swifts55 – 43West Coast Fever    Newcastle Entertainment Centre
Catherine Cox  24/34 (71%)
Susan Pratley  30/35 (86%)
Lara Welham  1/2 (50%)		 Caitlin Bassett  27/33 (82%)
Leah Shoard  16/22 (73%)
Sunday 2 May
14:50 (UTC+10)		 Report New South Wales Swifts56 – 42Melbourne Vixens    Acer Arena
Attendance: 6,928 [7]
Catherine Cox  29/31 (94%)
Susan Pratley  27/30 (90%)		 Sharelle McMahon  19/20 (95%)
Caitlin Thwaites  23/26 (88%)
Sunday 9 May
14:50 (UTC+10)		 Report New South Wales Swifts60 – 44Adelaide Thunderbirds    Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
Catherine Cox  36/44 (82%)
Susan Pratley  24/34 (71%)		 Erin Bell  7/10 (70%)
Kate Beveridge  8/12 (67%)
Carla Borrego  29/38 (76%)
Monday 17 May
19:05 (UTC+10)		 Report New South Wales Swifts44 – 40Queensland Firebirds    Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
Catherine Cox  19/33 (58%)
Susan Pratley  25/31 (81%)		 Romelda Aiken  26/33 (79%)
Natalie Medhurst  14/21 (67%)
Monday 24 May
18:05 (UTC+8)		 West Coast Fever52 – 61New South Wales Swifts    Challenge Stadium
Caitlin Bassett  38/45 (84%)
Leah Shoard  14/20 (70%)		 Catherine Cox  33/42 (79%)
Susan Pratley  28/36 (78%)
Saturday 29 May
14:20 (UTC+12)		 Northern Mystics48 – 54New South Wales Swifts    Trusts Stadium
Cathrine Latu  30/33 (91%)
Maria Tutaia  18/24 (75%)		 Catherine Cox  26/33 (79%)
Susan Pratley  28/32 (88%)
Monday 7 June
19:05 (UTC+10)		 Report New South Wales Swifts60 – 43Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic    Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
Catherine Cox  31/39 (79%)
Susan Pratley  29/34 (85%)		 Jodi Brown  16/19 (84%)
Irene van Dyk  27/29 (93%)
Saturday 12 June
14:20 (UTC+10)		 Melbourne Vixens46 – 58New South Wales Swifts    Hisense Arena
Tegan Caldwell  11/11 (100%)
Sharelle McMahon  24/29 (83%)
Caitlin Thwaites  11/17 (65%)		 Catherine Cox  31/40 (78%)
Susan Pratley  19/23 (83%)
Amorette Wild  8/10 (80%)
Monday 21 June
19:05 (UTC+10)		 New South Wales Swifts55 – 38Southern Steel    Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
Catherine Cox  28/37 (76%)
Susan Pratley  27/32 (84%)		 Megan Dehn  13/14 (93%)
Julianna Naoupu  6/7 (86%)
Daneka Wipiiti  19/24 (79%)

Source:[2]

Standings
2010 ANZ Championship ladder
Pos Team Pld W L B GF GA Diff G% Pts
1131301704570+134123.5126
213941681586+95116.2118
313941682626+56108.9518
413851644597+47107.8716
513761717629+88113.9914
613761696702-699.1514
713671651680-2995.7412
813491679718-3994.578
9131121594742-14880.052
10131121571769-19874.252
Updated on 22 June 2010 (Round 14, Game 5)
Table legend
  • Pos = Position
  • Pld = Games played
  • W = Wins (2 points)
  • L = Losses (0 points)
  • B = Byes (0 points)
  • GF = Goals For (total goals scored)
  • GA = Goals Against (total goals conceded)
  • Diff = Goal Difference (= GF−GA)
  • G% = Goal Percentage (= 100 × GF/GA)
  • Pts = Points (progressive tally)


    Team position

Play offs
Semi-finals Preliminary final Grand final
27 June – Sydney
1 New South Wales Swifts 38
2 Adelaide Thunderbirds 52
4 July – Newcastle 11 July – Adelaide
New South Wales Swifts 49 Adelaide Thunderbirds 52
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 54 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 42
28 June – Auckland
3 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 50
4 Southern Steel 42 Key: Winning team advances Losing team advances

Major Semi-final
Sunday 27 June
14:50 (UTC+10)		 New South Wales Swifts38–52Adelaide Thunderbirds    Acer Arena
Attendance: 6,928 [2]
Scoring by quarter: 10-14, 8-17, 9-14, 11-7
Susan Pratley  22/31 (71%)
Catherine Cox  9/16 (56%)
Amorette Wild  7/8 (88%)		 Carla Borrego  37/43 (86%)
Erin Bell  12/16 (75%)
Kate Beveridge  2/2 (100%)
Jasmine Keene  1/1 (100%)

Sources:[5][8]

Preliminary final
Sunday 4 July
14:50 (UTC+10)		 New South Wales Swifts49–54Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic    Newcastle Entertainment Centre
Umpires: Sharon Kelly (Australia), Mandy Nottingham (New Zealand)
Scoring by quarter: 11-12, 9-17, 12-13, 17-12
Catherine Cox  32/38 (84%)
Susan Pratley  17/21 (81%)		 Irene van Dyk  43/44 (98%)
Jodi Brown  11/13 (85%)

Sources:[6][9][10][11]

Award winners
Award Winner
Holden Cruze ANZ Championship Player of the Year [12]Rebecca Bulley
QBE NSW Swifts MVPRebecca Bulley
NSW Swifts Members' Player of the YearRebecca Bulley
Marilyn Melhuish NSW Swifts Players' PlayerRebecca Bulley/Susan Pratley
NSW Swifts Players' Player of the YearKimberlee Green

Source:[1][2][13]

References
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