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2012 Adelaide Thunderbirds season

The 2012 Adelaide Thunderbirds season saw Adelaide Thunderbirds compete in the 2012 ANZ Championship. After winning nine games doing the regular season, Thunderbirds finished fourth and qualified for the play-offs. However they subsequently lost the minor semi-final 49–48 to the eventual overall champions, Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic. [1][2][3][4]

Adelaide Thunderbirds
2012 season
Head coachJane Woodlands-Thompson
Asst. coachDan Ryan
Judy Greenwood
Tania Obst
ManagerCatherine Foreman
Co-captainsSharni Layton
Natalie von Bertouch
Main venueNetball SA Stadium
Season results
Wins–losses9–5
Regular season4th
Finals placing4th
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Adelaide Thunderbirds seasons

Players edit

Jhaniele Fowler edit

In November 2011, Thunderbirds signed Jhaniele Fowler, the Jamaica international. However the deal depended upon Carla Borrego, a former Jamaica international, successfully becoming an Australian citizen and thus freeing up Thunderbirds' export place for Fowler. This did not happen in time for the start of the season and the deal collapsed. [5][6][7][8][9]

Player movements edit

Gains and losses
  Gains   Losses

Sources:[1][9][11][12]

2012 roster edit

2012 Adelaide Thunderbirds roster
Players Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
  Emily Beaton C, WA (1987-04-09)9 April 1987 (aged 24) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
  Erin Bell GA, WA, GS (1985-10-26)26 October 1985 (aged 26) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
  Carla Borrego GA, GS (1983-11-11)11 November 1983 (aged 28) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
  Natalie von Bertouch (cc) C, WA, WD (1982-12-16)16 December 1982 (aged 29) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
  Rebecca Bulley GD, GK, WD (1982-08-18)18 August 1982 (aged 29) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
  Renae Hallinan WD, C (1986-07-18)18 July 1986 (aged 25) 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
  Cody Lange GS, GA (1994-10-24)24 October 1994 (aged 17) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
  Sharni Layton (cc) GK, GD, WD (1988-01-06)6 January 1988 (aged 24) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
  Maddy Proud C, WA (1993-12-04)4 December 1993 (aged 18) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
  Melissa Rowland GA, GS (1989-05-18)18 May 1989 (aged 22) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
  Amehlia Schmidt GD, GK (1993-03-08)8 March 1993 (aged 19) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
  Kate Shimmin GK, GD (1992-02-13)13 February 1992 (aged 20) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Head coach
  •   Jane Woodlands-Thompson
Assistant coach

Manager:
Catherine Foreman
Operations Manager:
Rebekah Webster
Physiotherapist:
Andrew Hopkins
Strength and conditioning:
Andrew Maynard
Damian Maynard
Paul Taylor
Paul Beltrame
Performance Analyst:
Catherine Foreman
Doctor:
Dr Angela Moran
Dietician:
Natalie von Bertouch
Chaplain:
Emma George

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

Source:[1]

Notes

Tauranga Pre-Season Tournament edit

On 2, 3 and 4 March, Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic hosted a pre-season tournament at the TECT Arena in Tauranga. For the first time since 2008, all ten ANZ Championship teams competed at the same tournament. The ten teams were divided into two pools of five. Teams within each pool played each other once and the winners qualified for the final. Thunderbirds finished the tournament in 7th place.

7th/8th place play-off
Sunday 4 March Adelaide Thunderbirds 42–34 New South Wales Swifts TECT Arena  

Sources:[12][15][16][17]

Regular season edit

Fixtures and results edit

Round 1
Saturday 31 March Adelaide Thunderbirds 57 – 40 New South Wales Swifts Netball SA Stadium  
13:50 (UTC+10:30) Erin Bell   16/24 (67%)
Carla Borrego   41/48 (85%) 		Report
Stats 		Kimberly Borger   3/6 (50%)
Carla Dziwoki   16/20 (80%)
Susan Pratley   21/26 (81%)
Round 2
Sunday 8 April Queensland Firebirds 44 – 54 Adelaide Thunderbirds Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre  
12:10 (UTC+10:00) Romelda Aiken   34/43 (79%)
Natalie Medhurst   10/11 (91%)
Chelsea Pitman   0/1 (0%) 		Stats Erin Bell   22/29 (76%)
Carla Borrego   32/35 (91%)
Round 3
Sunday 15 April Adelaide Thunderbirds 34 – 48 Melbourne Vixens Netball SA Stadium  
13:50 (UTC+09:30) Erin Bell   14/16 (88%)
Carla Borrego   20/26 (77%) 		Stats Kate Beveridge   18/23 (78%)
Tegan Caldwell   22/23 (96%)
Karyn Howarth   8/12 (67%)
Round 4
Sunday 22 April Northern Mystics 48 – 50 Adelaide Thunderbirds Trusts Stadium  
19:20 (UTC+12:00) Cathrine Latu   11/11 (100%)
Grace Rasmussen   3/4 (75%)
Maria Tutaia   34/44 (77%) 		Stats Erin Bell   16/19 (84%)
Carla Borrego   34/38 (89%)
Round 5
Sunday 29 April West Coast Fever 36 – 48 Adelaide Thunderbirds Challenge Stadium  
10:10 (UTC+08:00) Caitlin Bassett   23/27 (85%)
Catherine Cox   8/17 (47%)
Sarah East   5/9 (56%) 		Stats Erin Bell   21/28 (75%)
Carla Borrego   27/32 (84%)
Round 6
Monday 7 May Adelaide Thunderbirds 58 – 48 Southern Steel Netball SA Stadium  
19:40 (UTC+09:30) Erin Bell   18/19 (95%)
Carla Borrego   40/46 (87%) 		Stats Jodi Brown   18/25 (72%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit   10/13 (77%)
Donna Wilkins   20/23 (87%)
Round 7
Sunday 13 May Adelaide Thunderbirds 60 – 43 West Coast Fever Netball SA Stadium  
11:40 (UTC+09:30) Erin Bell   17/22 (77%)
Carla Borrego   43/45 (96%) 		Stats Caitlin Bassett   38/42 (90%)
Catherine Cox   3/5 (60%)
Sarah East   0/2 (0%)
Nikala Smith   2/4 (50%)
Round 8
Monday 21 May Central Pulse 47 – 46 Adelaide Thunderbirds TSB Bank Arena  
19:20 (UTC+12:00) Paula Griffin   14/20 (70%)
Caitlin Thwaites   33/7 (471%) 		Stats Erin Bell   19/22 (86%)
Carla Borrego   27/34 (79%)
Round 9

Adelaide Thunderbirds received a bye.

Round 10
Sunday 3 June Melbourne Vixens 48 – 40 Adelaide Thunderbirds Hisense Arena  
14:20 (UTC+10:00) Kate Beveridge   30/36 (83%)
Tegan Caldwell   15/20 (75%)
Karyn Howarth   3/4 (75%) 		Report
 Erin Bell   ?
Carla Borrego   ? 		Attendance: 7,212
Round 11
Sunday 10 June Adelaide Thunderbirds 54 – 49 Queensland Firebirds Netball SA Stadium  
13:40 (UTC+09:30) Erin Bell   19/21 (90%)
Carla Borrego   35/35 (100%) 		Report
 Romelda Aiken   ?
Natalie Medhurst   ?
Round 12
Sunday 17 June New South Wales Swifts 35 – 62 Adelaide Thunderbirds Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre  
14:20 (UTC+10:00) Susan Pratley   6/1 (600%)
Amorette Wild   12/14 (86%)
Carla Dziwoki   17/21 (81%) 		Stats Carla Borrego   44/48 (92%)
Erin Bell   16/19 (84%)
Cody Lange   2/3 (67%)
Round 13
Saturday 23 June Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 59 – 42 Adelaide Thunderbirds TECT Arena  
16:20 (UTC+12:00) Julianna Naoupu   18/23 (78%)
Irene van Dyk   41/42 (98%) 		Report
 Erin Bell  
Carla Borrego  
Round 14
Sunday 1 July Adelaide Thunderbirds 65 – 44 Canterbury Tactix Netball SA Stadium  
13:40 (UTC+09:30) Erin Bell   ?
Carla Borrego   34/37 (92%) 		Report
 Ellen Halpenny   ?
Joanne Harten   ?

Sources:[18]

Final table edit

2012 ANZ Championship ladder
Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD G% Pts
1   Melbourne Vixens 13 10 3 645 569 76 113.36 20
2   Northern Mystics 13 10 3 667 633 34 105.37 20
3   Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 13 9 4 699 594 105 117.68 18
4   Adelaide Thunderbirds 13 9 4 670 589 81 113.75 18
5   New South Wales Swifts 13 8 5 624 638 -14 97.81 16
6   Queensland Firebirds 13 7 6 686 640 46 107.19 14
7   Central Pulse 13 5 8 585 626 -41 93.45 10
8   West Coast Fever 13 3 10 608 673 -65 90.34 6
9   Southern Steel 13 2 11 639 728 -89 87.77 4
10   Canterbury Tactix 13 2 11 634 767 -133 82.66 4
Updated 28 March 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


Finals edit

Minor semi-final edit

Monday 9 July
19:20 (UTC+12)
Stats 		Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 49–48 Adelaide Thunderbirds    Claudelands Arena
Scoring by quarter: 15-7, 8-19, 15-13, 11-9
Irene van Dyk   28/28 (100%)
Julianna Naoupu   21/23 (91%) 		Erin Bell   26/29 (90%)
Carla Borrego   22/30 (73%)

Sources:[3][4]

Award winners edit

Thunderbirds awards edit

Award Winner
Thunderbirds MVP Rebecca Bulley
The Advertiser Player of the Year Rebecca Bulley
Tanya Denver Medal Rebecca Bulley
Thunderbirds Players Player Rebecca Bulley
Fan Favourite Kate Shimmin

Sources:[1]

References edit

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  2. ^ "ANZ Championship - 2012 Season Ladder". www.anz-championship.com. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b "T'birds fall out of finals". www.abc.net.au. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Adelaide Thunderbirds eliminated from ANZ Championship by Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic". www.news.com.au. 10 July 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  5. ^ "I want to be an Aussie". The Advertiser. www.pressreader.com. 4 May 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  6. ^ "T'bird sign Jamaican superstar Fowler". www.adelaidenow.com.au. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Fowler signs ANZ contract". jamaica-gleaner.com. 26 November 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Waiting in the wings". jamaica-gleaner.com. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  9. ^ a b "Netball: Team-by-team guide". www.nzherald.co.nz. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  10. ^ "True Grit – Melissa Rowland returns to the Adelaide Thunderbirds". glamadelaide.com.au. 5 October 2011. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Annual Report 2011 – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  12. ^ a b "ANZ 2012 Netball Championship review". www.theroar.com.au. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Netball NSW and NSW Swifts – 2012 Annual Report" (PDF). Netball NSW. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 January 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  14. ^ "2012 AIS Netball Program". Clearinghouse for Sport. Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Taurua eyes bringing Magic to top". www.nzherald.co.nz. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  16. ^ "Firebirds win preseason comp". www.abc.net.au. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  17. ^ "Netball: Plenty for Steel to work on". www.odt.co.nz. 5 March 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  18. ^ "ANZ Championship - 2012 Season Fixture". www.anz-championship.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
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