2012 Adelaide Thunderbirds season

The 2012 Adelaide Thunderbirds season is the fifth year that the Adelaide Thunderbirds are contesting the ANZ Championship, and their sixteenth competitive season. After the preseason tournament in early March, the Thunderbirds started their 2012 campaign on 30 March against the New South Wales Swifts in Adelaide.

Adelaide Thunderbirds
2012 ANZ Championship season
Head coachJane Woodlands-Thompson
Asst. coachDan Ryan
Co-captainsSharni Layton
Natalie von Bertouch
Vice-captainsRenae Hallinan
Erin Bell (deputy)
Main venueNetball SA Stadium
Season results
Wins–losses2–0
Season placingTBD
Team colours

Jane Woodlands-Thompson continues her role as head coach, while Australian men's international player Dan Ryan has been appointed as assistant coach. On court, the team will be captained by Sharni Layton and Natalie von Bertouch, with Renae Hallinan and Erin Bell as part of the wider leadership group. All home games are played at Netball SA Stadium (formerly ETSA Park) in Adelaide.

Offseason

The Thunderbirds finished their 2011 campaign in sixth place. Assistant coach Lisa Alexander accepted the role of head coach of the Australian national team that year. She was succeeded at the Thunderbirds by Australian men's representative player Dan Ryan.[1] Jane Woodlands-Thompson continues her role as head coach.

Teams were required to finalise their 2012 playing rosters by 1 November 2011. The Adelaide Thunderbirds named 11 players by this deadline, which included international players Rebecca Bulley and Madison Browne.[2] Adelaide were granted multiple extensions by TTNL to finalise their 12th player. Jamaican-born shooter Carla Borrego applied for Australian citizenship in the offseason, which, if successful by 23 March 2012, would have allowed the Thunderbirds to sign another import player, fellow Jamaican shooter Jhaniele Fowler.[3] Borrego's citizenship application was not finalised by the March 2012 deadline, and local player Amehlia Schmidt was named as the Thunderbird's 12th player.[4]

Summary of 2012 player movements[5]
Gains Losses

Players and staff
2012 Adelaide Thunderbirds roster
PlayersCoaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
Emily Beaton C, WA 09-04-1987 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Erin Bell (dep. vc) GA, WA, GS 30-04-1987 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Carla Borrego GS, GA 11-11-1983 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Rebecca Bulley GD, GK 18-08-1982 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Renae Hallinan (vc) WD, C 18-07-1986 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Cody Lange GS, GA 24-10-1994 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sharni Layton (cc) GK, GD, WD 06-01-1988 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Madeleine Proud C, WA, WD 04-12-1993 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Melissa Rowland GA, GS 18-05-1989 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Amehlia Schmidt GD, GK 08-03-1993 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Kate Shimmin GK, GD 13-02-1992 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Natalie von Bertouch (cc) C, WD 16-12-1982 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Head coach
  • Jane Woodlands-Thompson
Assistant coach


Notes
  • (c) – Captain
  • (cc) – Co-captain
  • (vc) – Vice-captain
  • – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player
Player profiles: Team website Last updated: 31 March 2012

Pre-season

All ten ANZ Championship teams competed at the official pre-season tournament, which was held on 2–4 March at TECT Arena in Tauranga, New Zealand.[6]

Regular season

Standings
2012 ANZ Championship ladder
Pos Team Pld W L B GF GA Diff G% Pts
1131031645569+76113.3620
2131031667633+34105.3720
313941699594+105117.6818
413941670589+81113.7518
513851624638−1497.8116
613761686640+46107.1914
713581585626−4193.4510
8133101608673−6590.346
9132111639728−8987.774
10132111634767−13382.664
Updated on 2 July 2012 (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

Fixtures and results
Notes
  • Colours:  Thunderbirds win   Thunderbirds loss   Not played/scheduled 
  • Home teams are listed left, away teams right. Times listed are local.
Saturday 31 March
13:50 (UTC+10:30)		 Report
Stats		 Adelaide Thunderbirds57 – 40New South Wales Swifts    Netball SA Stadium, Adelaide
Bell  16/23 (70%)
Borrego  41/48 (85%)		 Borger  3/5 (60%)
Dziwoki  15/19 (79%)
Pratley  22/28 (79%)
Sunday 8 April
12:10 (UTC+10:00)		 Report
Stats		 Queensland Firebirds44 – 54Adelaide Thunderbirds    Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Aiken  34/43 (79%)
Medhurst  10/11 (91%)
Pitman  0/1 (0%)		 Bell  22/29 (76%)
Borrego  32/35 (91%)
Sunday 15 April
13:50 (UTC+09:30)		 Adelaide ThunderbirdsvMelbourne Vixens    Netball SA Stadium, Adelaide
Sunday 22 April
19:20 (UTC+12:00)		 Northern MysticsvAdelaide Thunderbirds    Trusts Stadium, Auckland
Sunday 29 April
10:10 (UTC+08:00)		 West Coast FevervAdelaide Thunderbirds    Challenge Stadium, Perth
Monday 7 May
19:40 (UTC+09:30)		 Adelaide ThunderbirdsvSouthern Steel    Netball SA Stadium, Adelaide
Sunday 13 May
11:40 (UTC+09:30)		 Adelaide ThunderbirdsvWest Coast Fever    Netball SA Stadium, Adelaide
Monday 21 May
19:20 (UTC+12:00)		 Central PulsevAdelaide Thunderbirds    TSB Bank Arena, Wellington
Round 9 BYE
Sunday 3 June
14:20 (UTC+10:00)		 Melbourne VixensvAdelaide Thunderbirds    Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Sunday 10 June
13:40 (UTC+09:30)		 Adelaide ThunderbirdsvQueensland Firebirds    Netball SA Stadium, Adelaide
Sunday 17 June
14:20 (UTC+10:00)		 New South Wales SwiftsvAdelaide Thunderbirds    State Sports Centre, Sydney
Saturday 23 June
16:20 (UTC+12:00)		 Waikato Bay of Plenty MagicvAdelaide Thunderbirds    TECT Arena, Tauranga
Sunday 1 July
13:40 (UTC+09:30)		 Adelaide ThunderbirdsvCanterbury Tactix    Netball SA Stadium, Adelaide

Statistics
Player GS GA G% A R CPR I D P T
Emily Beaton
Erin Bell
Carla Borrego
Rebecca Bulley
Renae Hallinan
Cody Lange
Sharni Layton
Madeleine Proud
Melissa Rowland
Amehlia Schmidt
Kate Shimmin
Natalie Von Bertouch
Statistics key
GSGoals scored AAssists IIntercepts
GAGoal attempts RRebounds DDeflections
G%Goal percentage CPRCentre pass receives PPenalties
  = Competition leader TTurnovers conceded

See also

References
  1. Partland, Warren (24 February 2012). "T-Birds wind up Ryan for reversal of roles". The Advertiser. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  2. Burgess, Michael (1 January 2012). "2012 ushers in major change". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  3. "T-birds' Borrego, Fowler deal falls under the spotlight". The Jamaica Observer. 20 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  4. Partland, Warren (1 March 2012). "Adelaide Thunderbirds hatch new recruits for pre-season matches in New Zealand". The Advertiser. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  5. "2012 squads: Summary of gains and losses" (PDF). ANZ Championship website. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  6. TTNL (3 November 2011). "Tauranga to host 2012 ANZ Championship pre-season tournament". Retrieved 6 January 2012.
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