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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 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
Team colours
New South Wales Swifts seasons

Players edit

Player movements edit

  Gains   Losses

Source:[1][2][7]

2010 roster edit

2010 New South Wales Swifts roster
Players Coaching 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
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][8][9]

Player milestones edit

Source:[1][2][7]

Regular season edit

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 edit

Round 1
Sunday 21 March Queensland Firebirds 47 – 50 New South Wales Swifts Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre  
13:50 (UTC+10) Romelda Aiken   29/34 (85%)
Natalie Medhurst   18/23 (78%) 		Report
Stats 		Catherine Cox   30/38 (79%)
Susan Pratley   20/27 (74%)
Round 2
Saturday 27 March Adelaide Thunderbirds 38 – 45 New South Wales Swifts ETSA Park  
13:50 (UTC+10:30) Erin Bell   3/3 (100%)
Kate Beveridge   5/8 (63%)
Carla Borrego   30/39 (77%) 		Stats Catherine Cox   26/38 (68%)
Susan Pratley   19/26 (73%)
Round 3
Sunday 4 April Canterbury Tactix 53 – 56 New South Wales Swifts Westpac Arena  
18:50 (UTC+12) Ellen Halpenny   31/45 (69%)
Anna Thompson   22/29 (76%) 		Q4: (45 – 45)
Report
Stats 		Catherine Cox   21/36 (58%)
Susan Pratley   31/36 (86%)
Amorette Wild   4/6 (67%)
Round 4
Saturday 10 April New South Wales Swifts 50 – 36 Central Pulse Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre  
14:20 (UTC+10) Catherine Cox   23/32 (72%)
Susan Pratley   27/31 (87%) 		Report
Stats 		Jane Altschwager   16/22 (73%)
Te Amo Amaru-Tibble   2/4 (50%)
Paula Griffin   18/21 (86%)
Round 5
Sunday 18 April New South Wales Swifts 55 – 43 West Coast Fever Newcastle Entertainment Centre  
14:50 (UTC+10) Catherine Cox   24/34 (71%)
Susan Pratley   30/35 (86%)
Lara Welham   1/2 (50%) 		Report
Stats 		Caitlin Bassett   27/33 (82%)
Leah Shoard   16/22 (73%)
Round 6

New South Wales Swifts received a bye.

Round 7
Sunday 2 May New South Wales Swifts 56 – 42 Melbourne Vixens Acer Arena  
14:50 (UTC+10) Catherine Cox   29/31 (94%)
Susan Pratley   27/30 (90%) 		Report
Stats 		Sharelle McMahon   19/20 (95%)
Caitlin Thwaites   23/26 (88%) 		Attendance: 6,928 [11]
Round 8
Sunday 9 May New South Wales Swifts 60 – 44 Adelaide Thunderbirds Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre  
14:50 (UTC+10) Catherine Cox   36/44 (82%)
Susan Pratley   24/34 (71%) 		Report
Stats 		Erin Bell   7/10 (70%)
Kate Beveridge   8/12 (67%)
Carla Borrego   29/38 (76%)
Round 9
Monday 17 May New South Wales Swifts 44 – 40 Queensland Firebirds Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre  
19:05 (UTC+10) Catherine Cox   19/33 (58%)
Susan Pratley   25/31 (81%) 		Report
Stats 		Romelda Aiken   26/33 (79%)
Natalie Medhurst   14/21 (67%)
Round 10
Monday 24 May West Coast Fever 52 – 61 New South Wales Swifts Challenge Stadium  
18:05 (UTC+8) Caitlin Bassett   38/45 (84%)
Leah Shoard   14/20 (70%) 		Stats Catherine Cox   33/42 (79%)
Susan Pratley   28/36 (78%)
Round 11
Saturday 29 May Northern Mystics 48 – 54 New South Wales Swifts Trusts Stadium  
14:20 (UTC+12) Cathrine Latu   30/33 (91%)
Maria Tutaia   18/24 (75%) 		Stats Catherine Cox   26/33 (79%)
Susan Pratley   28/32 (88%)
Round 12
Monday 7 June New South Wales Swifts 60 – 43 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre  
19:05 (UTC+10) Catherine Cox   31/39 (79%)
Susan Pratley   29/34 (85%) 		Report
Stats 		Jodi Brown   16/19 (84%)
Irene van Dyk   27/29 (93%)
Round 13
Saturday 12 June Melbourne Vixens 46 – 58 New South Wales Swifts Hisense Arena  
14:20 (UTC+10) Tegan Caldwell   11/11 (100%)
Sharelle McMahon   24/29 (83%)
Caitlin Thwaites   11/17 (65%) 		Stats Catherine Cox   31/40 (78%)
Susan Pratley   19/23 (83%)
Amorette Wild   8/10 (80%)
Round 14
Monday 21 June New South Wales Swifts 55 – 38 Southern Steel Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre  
19:05 (UTC+10) Catherine Cox   28/37 (76%)
Susan Pratley   27/32 (84%) 		Stats Megan Dehn   13/14 (93%)
Julianna Naoupu   6/7 (86%)
Daneka Wipiiti   19/24 (79%)

Sources:[1][2][12][13]

Final table edit

2010 ANZ Championship ladder
Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD G% Pts
1   New South Wales Swifts 13 13 0 704 570 134 123.51 26
2   Adelaide Thunderbirds 13 9 4 681 586 95 116.21 18
3   Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 13 9 4 682 626 56 108.95 18
4   Southern Steel 13 8 5 644 597 47 107.87 16
5   Queensland Firebirds 13 7 6 717 629 88 113.99 14
6   Northern Mystics 13 7 6 696 702 -6 99.15 14
7   Melbourne Vixens 13 6 7 651 680 -29 95.74 12
8   West Coast Fever 13 4 9 679 718 -39 94.57 8
9   Central Pulse 13 1 12 594 742 -148 80.05 2
10   Canterbury Tactix 13 1 12 571 769 -198 74.25 2
Updated 28 February 2021

  Qualified for Major semi-final
  Qualified for Minor semi-final

  • Pld = Games played
  • W = Win (2 points)
  • L = Loss (0 points)
  • GF = Goals For
  • GA = Goals Against
  • GD = Goals Difference (= GF−GA)
  • G% = Goal percentage (= 100 × GF/GA)
  • Pts = Points

Source:[14]


Playoffs edit

Major semi-final edit

Sunday 27 June
14:50 (UTC+10)
Stats 		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   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:[8][15]

Preliminary final edit

Sunday 4 July
14:50 (UTC+10)
Stats 		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   32/38 (84%)
Susan Pratley   17/21 (81%) 		Irene van Dyk   43/44 (98%)
Jodi Brown   11/13 (85%)

Sources:[9][16][17][18]

Award winners edit

Swifts awards edit

Award Winner
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

Source:[1][2][19]

Holden Cruze award edit

Award Winner Team
Holden Cruze Player of the Year[1][2][20]   Rebecca Bulley New South Wales Swifts

References edit

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  3. ^ a b "Netball Australia Annual Report 2010" (PDF). Netball Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  4. ^ "2009 AIS Netball Program". Clearinghouse for Sport. Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Netball NSW – 2009 Annual Report" (PDF). Netball NSW. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Welham shoots for new stardom with Swifts". www.newcastleherald.com.au. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
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  8. ^ a b "New South Wales Swifts 38–52 Adelaide Thunderbirds". anz-championship.com. 27 June 2010. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  9. ^ a b "New South Wales Swifts 49–54 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic". anz-championship.com. 4 July 2010. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Queen Cox holding court". www.smh.com.au. 13 June 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Cox shoots hot as Swifts defeat Vixens". www.stuff.co.nz. 2 May 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
  12. ^ "ANZ Championship - 2010 Season Fixture". www.anz-championship.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  13. ^ "ANZ Championship 2010 Draw & Results". www.anz-championship.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  14. ^ "ANZ Championship - 2010 Season Ladder". www.anz-championship.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  15. ^ "Thunderbirds upset Swifts in trans-Tasman netball semis". www.rnz.co.nz. 27 June 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  16. ^ "Magic find perfect retort for critics". The Press. www.pressreader.com. 5 July 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  17. ^ "Cowbell rings out as Magic win final spot". www.stuff.co.nz. 5 July 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  18. ^ "Magic make ANZ grand final". www.rnz.co.nz. 5 July 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  19. ^ "Awards". nswswifts.com.au. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  20. ^ "Bulley nets MVP award". www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au. 22 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
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