New South Wales Swifts | |
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2010 season | |
Head coach | Julie Fitzgerald |
Asst. coach | Rob Wright |
Manager | Angela Kerr |
Captain | Catherine Cox |
Vice-captain | Kimberlee Green Kimberley Purcell |
Main venue | Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre |
Season results | |
Wins–losses | 13–2 |
Regular season | 1st |
Finals placing | 3rd |
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
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2010 roster
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Manager: Angela Kerr
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Player milestones
[edit]- Three players made their ANZ Championship debut for Swifts during the season – Ashleigh Brazill in Round 4 against Central Pulse, Lara Welham in Round 5 against West Coast Fever and Kristy Durheim in Round 13 against Melbourne Vixens.
- Catherine Cox celebrated her 200th game in Round 13 against Melbourne Vixens.[10]
- Susan Pratley played her 100th game in Round 4 against Central Pulse
- Kimberley Purcell played her 100th game against Adelaide Thunderbirds in the major semi-final.
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 ![]() Natalie Medhurst ![]() |
Report Stats |
Catherine Cox ![]() Susan Pratley ![]() |
- Round 2
Saturday 27 March | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 38 – 45 | New South Wales Swifts | ETSA Park | |
13:50 (UTC+10:30) | Erin Bell ![]() Kate Beveridge ![]() Carla Borrego ![]() |
Stats | Catherine Cox ![]() Susan Pratley ![]() |
- Round 3
Sunday 4 April | Canterbury Tactix | 53 – 56 | New South Wales Swifts | Westpac Arena | |
18:50 (UTC+12) | Ellen Halpenny ![]() Anna Thompson ![]() |
Q4: (45 – 45) Report Stats |
Catherine Cox ![]() Susan Pratley ![]() Amorette Wild ![]() |
- Round 4
Saturday 10 April | New South Wales Swifts | 50 – 36 | Central Pulse | Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre | |
14:20 (UTC+10) | Catherine Cox ![]() Susan Pratley ![]() |
Report Stats |
Jane Altschwager ![]() Te Amo Amaru-Tibble ![]() Paula Griffin ![]() |
- Round 5
Sunday 18 April | New South Wales Swifts | 55 – 43 | West Coast Fever | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | |
14:50 (UTC+10) | Catherine Cox ![]() Susan Pratley ![]() Lara Welham ![]() |
Report Stats |
Caitlin Bassett ![]() Leah Shoard ![]() |
- 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 ![]() Susan Pratley ![]() |
Report Stats |
Sharelle McMahon ![]() Caitlin Thwaites ![]() |
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 ![]() Susan Pratley ![]() |
Report Stats |
Erin Bell ![]() Kate Beveridge ![]() Carla Borrego ![]() |
- Round 9
Monday 17 May | New South Wales Swifts | 44 – 40 | Queensland Firebirds | Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre | |
19:05 (UTC+10) | Catherine Cox ![]() Susan Pratley ![]() |
Report Stats |
Romelda Aiken ![]() Natalie Medhurst ![]() |
- Round 10
Monday 24 May | West Coast Fever | 52 – 61 | New South Wales Swifts | Challenge Stadium | |
18:05 (UTC+8) | Caitlin Bassett ![]() Leah Shoard ![]() |
Stats | Catherine Cox ![]() Susan Pratley ![]() |
- Round 11
Saturday 29 May | Northern Mystics | 48 – 54 | New South Wales Swifts | Trusts Stadium | |
14:20 (UTC+12) | Cathrine Latu ![]() Maria Tutaia ![]() |
Stats | Catherine Cox ![]() Susan Pratley ![]() |
- 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 ![]() Susan Pratley ![]() |
Report Stats |
Jodi Brown ![]() Irene van Dyk ![]() |
- Round 13
Saturday 12 June | Melbourne Vixens | 46 – 58 | New South Wales Swifts | Hisense Arena | |
14:20 (UTC+10) | Tegan Caldwell ![]() Sharelle McMahon ![]() Caitlin Thwaites ![]() |
Stats | Catherine Cox ![]() Susan Pratley ![]() Amorette Wild ![]() |
- Round 14
Monday 21 June | New South Wales Swifts | 55 – 38 | Southern Steel | Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre | |
19:05 (UTC+10) | Catherine Cox ![]() Susan Pratley ![]() |
Stats | Megan Dehn ![]() Julianna Naoupu ![]() Daneka Wipiiti ![]() |
Final table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | G% | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
13 | 13 | 0 | 704 | 570 | 134 | 123.51 | 26 |
2 | ![]() |
13 | 9 | 4 | 681 | 586 | 95 | 116.21 | 18 |
3 | ![]() |
13 | 9 | 4 | 682 | 626 | 56 | 108.95 | 18 |
4 | ![]() |
13 | 8 | 5 | 644 | 597 | 47 | 107.87 | 16 |
5 | ![]() |
13 | 7 | 6 | 717 | 629 | 88 | 113.99 | 14 |
6 | ![]() |
13 | 7 | 6 | 696 | 702 | -6 | 99.15 | 14 |
7 | ![]() |
13 | 6 | 7 | 651 | 680 | -29 | 95.74 | 12 |
8 | ![]() |
13 | 4 | 9 | 679 | 718 | -39 | 94.57 | 8 |
9 | ![]() |
13 | 1 | 12 | 594 | 742 | -148 | 80.05 | 2 |
10 | ![]() |
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 ![]() Catherine Cox ![]() Amorette Wild ![]() |
Carla Borrego ![]() Erin Bell ![]() Kate Beveridge ![]() Jasmine Keene ![]() |
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 ![]() Susan Pratley ![]() |
Irene van Dyk ![]() Jodi Brown ![]() |
Award winners
[edit]Swifts awards
[edit]Award | Winner |
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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 |
Holden Cruze award
[edit]Award | Winner | Team |
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Holden Cruze Player of the Year[1][2][20] | ![]() |
New South Wales Swifts |
References
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