2010 New South Wales Swifts season

NSW Swifts season

New South Wales Swifts

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

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New South Wales Swifts seasons

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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

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### Player movements

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Gains |  Losses

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* Sonia Mkoloma (Canterbury Tactix)
* Ashleigh Brazill (Australian Institute of Sport) [4]
* Kristy Durheim (NNSW Blues) [5]
* Lara Welham (Brunel Hurricanes) [6]

* Erin Bell (Adelaide Thunderbirds)
* Emma Koster
* Ashlee Mann (NNSW Blues)

Source:[1][2][7]

### 2010 roster

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2010 New South Wales Swifts roster

Players | Coaching staff
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| 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

* Julie Fitzgerald

Assistant coach

* Rob Wright

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

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Notes

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

Source:[1][2][8][9]

### Player milestones

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* 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.

Source:[1][2][7]

## Regular season

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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

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Round 1
Sunday 21 March  | Queensland Firebirds | 47 - 50 | New South Wales Swifts | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre |

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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 |

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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 |

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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 |

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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 |

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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 |

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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 |

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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 |

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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 |

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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 |

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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 |

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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 |

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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 |

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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

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2010 ANZ Championship ladder

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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

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### Major semi-final

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Sunday 27 June
14:50 (UTC+10) |
Stats | New South Wales Swifts | 38-52 | Adelaide Thunderbirds |  | Acer Arena
Attendance: 6,928 [2]

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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]

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### Preliminary final

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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)

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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

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### Swifts awards

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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

Source:[1][2][19]

### Holden Cruze award

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Award  | Winner  | Team

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

## References

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2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "2010 Netball NSW Annual Report" (PDF). Netball NSW. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 January 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
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.
7. ^ a b "NSW Swifts - Honour Roll". nswswifts.com.au. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
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.
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20. ^ "Bulley nets MVP award". www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au. 22 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2020.

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New South Wales Swifts

Est. 2007 in Sydney, New South Wales

Premierships (3)|

* 2008
* 2019
* 2021

Seasons|

| ANZ Championship|

* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016

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Suncorp Super Netball|

* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021

Home venues|

* Ken Rosewall Arena
* Netball Central
* Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre

Captains|

* Catherine Cox
* Mo'onia Gerrard
* Kimberlee Green
* Abbey McCulloch
* Maddy Proud
* Paige Hadley

Head coaches|

* Julie Fitzgerald
* Lisa Beehag
* Rob Wright
* Briony Akle

See also|

* Netball New South Wales
* NNSW Waratahs
* NNSW Blues
* Hunter Jaegers
* Sydney Swifts

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ANZ Championship

Organising bodies|

* Netball Australia
* Netball New Zealand

2016 teams|

| Australian
Conference|

* Adelaide Thunderbirds
* Melbourne Vixens
* New South Wales Swifts
* Queensland Firebirds
* West Coast Fever

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New Zealand
Conference|

* Central Pulse
* Mainland Tactix
* Northern Mystics
* Southern Steel
* Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

Seasons|

| Championships|

* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016

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Premierships|

* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016

Minor Premiers|

* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016

Grand finalists|

* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016

See also|

* List of ANZ Championship players
* List of Australian netball premiers
* List of New Zealand netball premiers
* Netball's Festival of Stars
* Harrison Hoist

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