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 | |
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2010 ANZ Championship season | |
Head coach | Julie Fitzgerald |
Asst. coach | Rob Wright |
Manager | Angela Kerr |
Captain | Catherine Cox |
Vice-captain | Kimberlee Green Kimberley Purcell |
Main venue | Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre |
Season results | |
Wins–losses | 13–2 |
Regular season | 1st |
Finals placing | 3rd |
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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]
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Manager: Angela Kerr
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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 Firebirds | 47 – 50 | New South Wales Swifts | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre | |
Romelda Aiken ![]() Natalie Medhurst ![]() |
Catherine Cox ![]() Susan Pratley ![]() |
Saturday 27 March 13:50 (UTC+10:30) |
Adelaide Thunderbirds | 38 – 45 | New South Wales Swifts | ETSA Park | ||
Erin Bell ![]() Kate Beveridge ![]() Carla Borrego ![]() |
Catherine Cox ![]() Susan Pratley ![]() |
Sunday 4 April 18:50 (UTC+12) |
Report | Canterbury Tactix | 53 – 56 | New South Wales Swifts | Westpac Arena | |
Ellen Halpenny ![]() Anna Thompson ![]() |
Catherine Cox ![]() Susan Pratley ![]() Amorette Wild ![]() |
Saturday 10 April 14:20 (UTC+10) |
Report | New South Wales Swifts | 50 – 36 | Central Pulse | Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre | |
Catherine Cox ![]() Susan Pratley ![]() |
Jane Altschwager ![]() Te Amo Amaru-Tibble ![]() Paula Griffin ![]() |
Sunday 18 April 14:50 (UTC+10) |
Report | New South Wales Swifts | 55 – 43 | West Coast Fever | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | |
Catherine Cox ![]() Susan Pratley ![]() Lara Welham ![]() |
Caitlin Bassett ![]() Leah Shoard ![]() |
Sunday 2 May 14:50 (UTC+10) |
Report | New South Wales Swifts | 56 – 42 | Melbourne Vixens | Acer Arena Attendance: 6,928 [7] | |
Catherine Cox ![]() Susan Pratley ![]() |
Sharelle McMahon ![]() Caitlin Thwaites ![]() |
Sunday 9 May 14:50 (UTC+10) |
Report | New South Wales Swifts | 60 – 44 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre | |
Catherine Cox ![]() Susan Pratley ![]() |
Erin Bell ![]() Kate Beveridge ![]() Carla Borrego ![]() |
Monday 17 May 19:05 (UTC+10) |
Report | New South Wales Swifts | 44 – 40 | Queensland Firebirds | Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre | |
Catherine Cox ![]() Susan Pratley ![]() |
Romelda Aiken ![]() Natalie Medhurst ![]() |
Monday 24 May 18:05 (UTC+8) |
West Coast Fever | 52 – 61 | New South Wales Swifts | Challenge Stadium | ||
Caitlin Bassett ![]() Leah Shoard ![]() |
Catherine Cox ![]() Susan Pratley ![]() |
Saturday 29 May 14:20 (UTC+12) |
Northern Mystics | 48 – 54 | New South Wales Swifts | Trusts Stadium | ||
Cathrine Latu ![]() Maria Tutaia ![]() |
Catherine Cox ![]() Susan Pratley ![]() |
Monday 7 June 19:05 (UTC+10) |
Report | New South Wales Swifts | 60 – 43 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre | |
Catherine Cox ![]() Susan Pratley ![]() |
Jodi Brown ![]() Irene van Dyk ![]() |
Saturday 12 June 14:20 (UTC+10) |
Melbourne Vixens | 46 – 58 | New South Wales Swifts | Hisense Arena | ||
Tegan Caldwell ![]() Sharelle McMahon ![]() Caitlin Thwaites ![]() |
Catherine Cox ![]() Susan Pratley ![]() Amorette Wild ![]() |
Monday 21 June 19:05 (UTC+10) |
New South Wales Swifts | 55 – 38 | Southern Steel | Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre | ||
Catherine Cox ![]() Susan Pratley ![]() |
Megan Dehn ![]() Julianna Naoupu ![]() Daneka Wipiiti ![]() |
Source:[2]
Standings
2010 ANZ Championship ladder | ||||||||||
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | B | GF | GA | Diff | G% | Pts |
1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 704 | 570 | +134 | 123.51 | 26 | |
2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 681 | 586 | +95 | 116.21 | 18 | |
3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 682 | 626 | +56 | 108.95 | 18 | |
4 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 644 | 597 | +47 | 107.87 | 16 | |
5 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 717 | 629 | +88 | 113.99 | 14 | |
6 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 696 | 702 | -6 | 99.15 | 14 | |
7 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 651 | 680 | -29 | 95.74 | 12 | |
8 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 679 | 718 | -39 | 94.57 | 8 | |
9 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 594 | 742 | -148 | 80.05 | 2 | |
10 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 571 | 769 | -198 | 74.25 | 2 | |
Updated on 22 June 2010 (Round 14, Game 5) |
Table legend |
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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 Swifts | 38–52 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | Acer Arena Attendance: 6,928 [2] | ||
Scoring by quarter: 10-14, 8-17, 9-14, 11-7 | ||||||
Susan Pratley ![]() Catherine Cox ![]() Amorette Wild ![]() |
Carla Borrego ![]() Erin Bell ![]() Kate Beveridge ![]() Jasmine Keene ![]() |
Preliminary final
Sunday 4 July 14:50 (UTC+10) |
New South Wales Swifts | 49–54 | Waikato 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 ![]() Susan Pratley ![]() |
Irene van Dyk ![]() Jodi Brown ![]() |
Award winners
Award | Winner |
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Holden Cruze ANZ Championship Player of the Year [12] | Rebecca Bulley |
QBE NSW Swifts MVP | Rebecca Bulley |
NSW Swifts Members' Player of the Year | Rebecca Bulley |
Marilyn Melhuish NSW Swifts Players' Player | Rebecca Bulley/Susan Pratley |
NSW Swifts Players' Player of the Year | Kimberlee Green |
References
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- "2010 Netball NSW Annual Report" (PDF). Netball NSW. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- "Netball Australia Annual Report 2010" (PDF). netball.com.au. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
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