2012 Queensland Firebirds season

The 2012 Queensland Firebirds season is the fifth year that the Queensland Firebirds are contesting the ANZ Championship, and the sixteenth year of their competitive history. The Firebirds are defending champions in 2012 after an undefeated 2011 season. After the official preseason tournament in March, the Firebirds started their 2012 campaign on 1 April against the Melbourne Vixens. Roselee Jencke is coaching the side for her third year, while veteran midcourter Lauren Nourse resumes her role as captain after a season-ending injury in 2011. Most home games will be played at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Queensland Firebirds
2012 ANZ Championship season
Head coachRoselee Jencke
CaptainLauren Nourse
Main venueBrisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Season results
Wins–losses0–2
Season placingTBD
Team colours

Offseason

The Queensland Firebirds went through the 2011 season undefeated to emerge as champions for that year. Following the grand final, speculation mounted that the championship-winning team would struggle to retain much of their championship-winning players. Key players Laura Geitz and Romelda Aiken confirmed prior to the start of transfer talks that they would be staying with the Firebirds for 2012.[1] Ultimately, only two players were not signed for 2012: experienced defender Clare McMeniman announced her retirement from competitive netball in late August,[2] while midcourter Jacqui Russell was signed to play in the English Netball Superleague for the Yorkshire Jets.[3]

Summary of 2012 player movements[4]
Gains Losses

Players
2012 {{{team}}} roster
PlayersCoaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
Candice Adams GA, GS, WA 23-11-1988 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Romelda Aiken GS, GA 19-11-1988 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Shannon Eagland GD, WD 16-05-1990 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Laura Geitz GK, GD 04-11-1987 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Elissa Macleod C, WD, WA 19-03-1984 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Natalie Medhurst GA, GS 20-01-1984 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Jacinta Messer GD, GK 13-08-1986 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Lauren Nourse WA, C 10-08-1982 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Chelsea Pitman GA, WA 08-06-1988 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Amy Steel GD, GK 07-04-1989 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Keirra Trompf WD 16-09-1985 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Ameliaranne Wells GS, GA 10-01-1991 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach
  • Tracey Robinson

Manager: Nannette Rigoni
Physiotherapist: Mark Stokes
Strength and conditioning: Dirk Spits

Notes
  • (c) – Captain
  • (cc) – Co-captain
  • (vc) – Vice-captain
  • – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player
Player profiles: Team website Last updated: 8 January 2012

Pre-season

All ten teams will compete at the official pre-season tournament, which will be held on 2–4 March at TECT Arena in Tauranga, New Zealand.[5]

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:  Firebirds win   Firebirds loss   Not played/scheduled 
  • Home teams are listed left, away teams right. Times listed are local.
Sunday 1 April
14:20 (UTC+10:00)		 Report
Stats		 Queensland Firebirds42 – 47Melbourne Vixens    Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Aiken  29/35 (83%)
Medhurst  13/21 (62%)		 Beveridge  15/19
Howarth  26/38 (68%)
Caldwell  6/8
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
12:10 (UTC+12:00)		 Queensland FirebirdsvCentral Pulse    Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Sunday 22 April
14:20 (UTC+10:00)		 New South Wales SwiftsvQueensland Firebirds    State Sports Centre, Sydney
Sunday 29 April
14:20 (UTC+10:00)		 Melbourne VixensvQueensland Firebirds    Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Sunday 6 May
14:20 (UTC+10:00)		 Queensland FirebirdsvNorthern Mystics    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Monday 14 May
19:40 (UTC+10:00)		 Queensland FirebirdsvCanterbury Tactix    Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Sunday 20 May
19:20 (UTC+12:00)		 Southern SteelvQueensland Firebirds    Invercargill ILT Velodrome
Sunday 27 May
10:10 (UTC+08:00)		 West Coast FevervQueensland Firebirds    Challenge Stadium, Perth
Sunday 3 June
12:10 (UTC+10:00)		 Queensland FirebirdsvNew South Wales Swifts    Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Sunday 10 June
13:40 (UTC+09:30)		 Adelaide ThunderbirdsvQueensland Firebirds    Netball SA Stadium, Adelaide
Round 12 BYE
Sunday 24 June
14:20 (UTC+10:00)		 Queensland FirebirdsvWest Coast Fever    Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Monday 2 July
19:40 (UTC+12:00)		 Waikato Bay of Plenty MagicvQueensland Firebirds    Claudelands Arena, Hamilton

Statistics
Player GS GA G% A R CPR I D P T
Romelda Aiken
Laura Clemesha
Laura Geitz
Nicola Gray
Demelza McCloud
Abbey McCulloch
Natalie Medhurst
Jacinta Messer
Lauren Nourse
Chelsea Pitman
Kimberley Ravaillion
Gabi Simpson
Ameliaranne Wells
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. Murdoch, Alex (23 May 2011). "Firebirds are already eyeing 2012". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  2. Stannard, Damien (28 August 2011). "Queensland Firebirds player Clare McMeniman retires". Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  3. "Yorkshire Jets squad announcement". Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  4. "2012 squads: Summary of gains and losses" (PDF). ANZ Championship website. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  5. TTNL (3 November 2011). "Tauranga to host 2012 ANZ Championship pre-season tournament". Retrieved 6 January 2012.
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