2010 New South Wales Swifts season

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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

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]

Players[edit]

Player movements[edit]

Increase Gains Decrease Losses

Source:[1][2][7]

2010 roster[edit]

2010 New South Wales Swifts roster
Players Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
Australia Ashleigh Brazill C, WD (1989-12-29)29 December 1989 (aged 20) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Australia Rebecca Bulley GD, GK, WD (1982-08-18)18 August 1982 (aged 27) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Australia Catherine Cox (c) GS, GA (1976-05-24)24 May 1976 (aged 33) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Australia Kristy Durheim WA, C (1988-07-08)8 July 1988 (aged 21) 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Australia Kimberlee Green (vc) C, WA (1986-03-05)5 March 1986 (aged 24) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Australia Samantha May GD, WD (1987-09-16)16 September 1987 (aged 22) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
England Sonia Mkoloma GD, GK (1979-01-17)17 January 1979 (aged 31) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Australia Susan Pratley GA, GS (1984-03-23)23 March 1984 (aged 25) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Australia Kimberley Purcell (vc) GD, GK, WD (1982-06-18)18 June 1982 (aged 27) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
New Zealand Courtney Tairi C, WA (1988-07-15)15 July 1988 (aged 21) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Australia Vanessa Ware WA, C (1985-10-26)26 October 1985 (aged 24) 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Australia Lara Welham GA, GS –
Australia Amorette Wild GA, GS, WA (1989-08-10)10 August 1989 (aged 20) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach
  • Australia Rob Wright

Manager: Angela Kerr
Physiotherapist:
Sean Mungovan
Paula Peralta
Strength and conditioning: Bryce Cavanagh

Notes
  • (c) – Captain
  • (cc) – Co-captain
  • (vc) – Vice-captain
  • Injured or on maternity leave – 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 Goals scored 29/34 (85%)
Natalie Medhurst Goals scored 18/23 (78%) 		Report
Stats 		Catherine Cox Goals scored 30/38 (79%)
Susan Pratley Goals scored 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 Goals scored 3/3 (100%)
Kate Beveridge Goals scored 5/8 (63%)
Carla Borrego Goals scored 30/39 (77%) 		Stats Catherine Cox Goals scored 26/38 (68%)
Susan Pratley Goals scored 19/26 (73%)
Round 3
Sunday 4 April Canterbury Tactix 53 – 56 New South Wales Swifts Westpac Arena  
18:50 (UTC+12) Ellen Halpenny Goals scored 31/45 (69%)
Anna Thompson Goals scored 22/29 (76%) 		Q4: (45 – 45)
Report
Stats 		Catherine Cox Goals scored 21/36 (58%)
Susan Pratley Goals scored 31/36 (86%)
Amorette Wild Goals scored 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 Goals scored 23/32 (72%)
Susan Pratley Goals scored 27/31 (87%) 		Report
Stats 		Jane Altschwager Goals scored 16/22 (73%)
Te Amo Amaru-Tibble Goals scored 2/4 (50%)
Paula Griffin Goals scored 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 Goals scored 24/34 (71%)
Susan Pratley Goals scored 30/35 (86%)
Lara Welham Goals scored 1/2 (50%) 		Report
Stats 		Caitlin Bassett Goals scored 27/33 (82%)
Leah Shoard Goals scored 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 Goals scored 29/31 (94%)
Susan Pratley Goals scored 27/30 (90%) 		Report
Stats 		Sharelle McMahon Goals scored 19/20 (95%)
Caitlin Thwaites Goals scored 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 Goals scored 36/44 (82%)
Susan Pratley Goals scored 24/34 (71%) 		Report
Stats 		Erin Bell Goals scored 7/10 (70%)
Kate Beveridge Goals scored 8/12 (67%)
Carla Borrego Goals scored 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 Goals scored 19/33 (58%)
Susan Pratley Goals scored 25/31 (81%) 		Report
Stats 		Romelda Aiken Goals scored 26/33 (79%)
Natalie Medhurst Goals scored 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 Goals scored 38/45 (84%)
Leah Shoard Goals scored 14/20 (70%) 		Stats Catherine Cox Goals scored 33/42 (79%)
Susan Pratley Goals scored 28/36 (78%)
Round 11
Saturday 29 May Northern Mystics 48 – 54 New South Wales Swifts Trusts Stadium  
14:20 (UTC+12) Cathrine Latu Goals scored 30/33 (91%)
Maria Tutaia Goals scored 18/24 (75%) 		Stats Catherine Cox Goals scored 26/33 (79%)
Susan Pratley Goals scored 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 Goals scored 31/39 (79%)
Susan Pratley Goals scored 29/34 (85%) 		Report
Stats 		Jodi Brown Goals scored 16/19 (84%)
Irene van Dyk Goals scored 27/29 (93%)
Round 13
Saturday 12 June Melbourne Vixens 46 – 58 New South Wales Swifts Hisense Arena  
14:20 (UTC+10) Tegan Caldwell Goals scored 11/11 (100%)
Sharelle McMahon Goals scored 24/29 (83%)
Caitlin Thwaites Goals scored 11/17 (65%) 		Stats Catherine Cox Goals scored 31/40 (78%)
Susan Pratley Goals scored 19/23 (83%)
Amorette Wild Goals scored 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 Goals scored 28/37 (76%)
Susan Pratley Goals scored 27/32 (84%) 		Stats Megan Dehn Goals scored 13/14 (93%)
Julianna Naoupu Goals scored 6/7 (86%)
Daneka Wipiiti Goals scored 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 Goals scored 22/31 (71%)
Catherine Cox Goals scored 9/16 (56%)
Amorette Wild Goals scored 7/8 (88%) 		Carla Borrego Goals scored 37/43 (86%)
Erin Bell Goals scored 12/16 (75%)
Kate Beveridge Goals scored 2/2 (100%)
Jasmine Keene Goals scored 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 Goals scored 32/38 (84%)
Susan Pratley Goals scored 17/21 (81%) 		Irene van Dyk Goals scored 43/44 (98%)
Jodi Brown Goals scored 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] Australia Rebecca Bulley New South Wales Swifts

References[edit]

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  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.
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  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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