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| Queensland Firebirds | |
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| 2012 season | |
| Head coach | Roselee Jencke[1] |
| Captain | Lauren Nourse |
| Main venue | Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre |
| Season results | |
| Wins–losses | 7–6 |
| Regular season | 6th |
| Finals placing | Did not qualify |
The 2012 Queensland Firebirds season saw Queensland Firebirds compete in the 2012 ANZ Championship. As both defending champions and winners of the Tauranga Pre-Season Tournament, Firebirds began the season as favorites.[2][3] However they subsequently won just seven games and finished sixth during the regular season, failing to qualify for the play-offs.[4] In October 2012, after three seasons as Firebirds' captain, Lauren Nourse announced her retirement.[5]
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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. Queensland Firebirds won both their pool and the tournament overall after defeating Melbourne Vixens 50–30 in the final.
| Sunday 4 March | Queensland Firebirds | 50–30 | Melbourne Vixens | TECT Arena | |
| Sunday 1 April | Queensland Firebirds | 42 – 47 | Melbourne Vixens | Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre | |
| 14:20 (UTC+10:00) | Romelda Aiken Natalie Medhurst |
Report Stats |
Kate Beveridge Karyn Howarth Tegan Caldwell |
| Sunday 8 April | Queensland Firebirds | 44 – 54 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre | |
| 12:10 (UTC+10:00) | Romelda Aiken Natalie Medhurst Chelsea Pitman |
Stats | Erin Bell Carla Borrego |
| Sunday 15 April | Queensland Firebirds | 58 – 32 | Central Pulse | Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre | |
| 12:10 (UTC+12:00) | Romelda Aiken Natalie Medhurst |
Stats | Amber Bellringer Paula Griffin Caitlin Thwaites |
| Sunday 22 April | New South Wales Swifts | 54 – 49 | Queensland Firebirds | Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre | |
| 14:20 (UTC+10:00) | Carla Dziwoki Susan Pratley Amorette Wild |
Stats | Romelda Aiken Natalie Medhurst |
| Sunday 29 April | Melbourne Vixens | 52 – 51 | Queensland Firebirds | Hisense Arena | |
| 14:20 (UTC+10:00) | Kate Beveridge Tegan Caldwell Karyn Howarth |
Stats | Romelda Aiken Natalie Medhurst |
| Sunday 6 May | Queensland Firebirds | 56 – 43 | Northern Mystics | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre | |
| 14:20 (UTC+10:00) | Romelda Aiken Natalie Medhurst |
Stats | Cathrine Latu Grace Rasmussen Maria Tutaia |
| Monday 14 May | Queensland Firebirds | 64 – 48 | Canterbury Tactix | Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre | |
| 19:40 (UTC+10:00) | Romelda Aiken Natalie Medhurst |
Stats | Ellen Halpenny Joanne Harten Anna Thompson |
| Sunday 20 May | Southern Steel | 60 – 61 | Queensland Firebirds | Stadium Southland | |
| 19:20 (UTC+12:00) | Jodi Brown Donna Wilkins |
Stats | Romelda Aiken Natalie Medhurst |
| Sunday 27 May | West Coast Fever | 55 – 56 | Queensland Firebirds | Challenge Stadium | |
| 10:10 (UTC+08:00) | Caitlin Bassett Catherine Cox |
Stats | Romelda Aiken Natalie Medhurst |
| Sunday 3 June | Queensland Firebirds | 50 – 45 | New South Wales Swifts | Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre | |
| 12:10 (UTC+10:00) | Romelda Aiken Natalie Medhurst |
Report |
Susan Pratley Amorette Wild Carla Dziwoki |
| Sunday 10 June | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 54 – 49 | Queensland Firebirds | Netball SA Stadium | |
| 13:40 (UTC+09:30) | Erin Bell Carla Borrego |
Report |
Romelda Aiken Natalie Medhurst |
Queensland Firebirds received a bye.
| Sunday 24 June | Queensland Firebirds | 63 – 43 | West Coast Fever | Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre | |
| 14:20 (UTC+10:00) | Romelda Aiken Natalie Medhurst |
Report |
Caitlin Bassett Catherine Cox |
| Monday 2 July | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 53 – 43 | Queensland Firebirds | Claudelands Arena | |
| 19:40 (UTC+12:00) | Report |
Sources:[17]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | G% | Pts |
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| 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 645 | 569 | 76 | 113.36 | 20 | |
| 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 667 | 633 | 34 | 105.37 | 20 | |
| 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 699 | 594 | 105 | 117.68 | 18 | |
| 4 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 670 | 589 | 81 | 113.75 | 18 | |
| 5 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 624 | 638 | -14 | 97.81 | 16 | |
| 6 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 686 | 640 | 46 | 107.19 | 14 | |
| 7 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 585 | 626 | -41 | 93.45 | 10 | |
| 8 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 608 | 673 | -65 | 90.34 | 6 | |
| 9 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 639 | 728 | -89 | 87.77 | 4 | |
| 10 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 634 | 767 | -133 | 82.66 | 4 | |
| Updated 28 March 2021 | |||||||||
Qualified for Major semi-final
Qualified for Minor semi-final
Pts = Points