2012 Queensland Firebirds season

Queensland Firebirds season

Queensland Firebirds

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

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Queensland Firebirds seasons

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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]

## Players

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### Player movements

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Gains and losses  Gains |  Losses

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* Shannon Eagland (Victorian Fury)
* Nicola Gray (NNSW Waratahs) [5]
* Jacinta Messer (Queensland Fusion)
* Stephanie Wood (Queensland Fusion)

* Clare McMeniman (retirement)
* Jacqui Russell (Yorkshire Jets)

Sources:[2][3][6][7][8]

### 2012 roster

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2012 Queensland Firebirds roster

Players | Coaching staff
| Nat.  | Name  | Position(s)  | DoB  | Height

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| Candice Adams  | GA, GS, WA  |  (1988-11-23)23 November 1988 (aged 23)  | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
| Romelda Aiken | GS, GA  |  (1988-11-19)19 November 1988 (aged 23)  | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
| Shannon Eagland (TRP) | GD, WD  |  (1990-05-16)16 May 1990 (aged 21)  | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
| Laura Geitz | GK, GD  |  (1987-11-04)4 November 1987 (aged 24)  | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
| Nicola Gray (TRP) | GA, WA  |  | –
| Elissa Macleod  | C, WD, WA  |  (1984-03-19)19 March 1984 (aged 28)  | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
| Natalie Medhurst | GA, GS  |  (1984-01-20)20 January 1984 (aged 28)  | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
| Jacinta Messer  | GD, GK  |  (1986-08-13)13 August 1986 (aged 25)  | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
| Lauren Nourse (c) | WA, C  |  (1982-08-10)10 August 1982 (aged 29)  | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
| Chelsea Pitman | GA, WA  |  (1988-06-08)8 June 1988 (aged 23)  | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
| Amy Steel | GD, GK  |  (1989-04-07)7 April 1989 (aged 22)  | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
| Keirra Trompf | WD  |  (1985-09-16)16 September 1985 (aged 26)  | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
| Ameliaranne Wells | GS, GA  |  (1991-01-11)11 January 1991 (aged 21)  | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
| Stephanie Wood (TRP) | GA, WA  |  (1991-11-28)28 November 1991 (aged 20)  | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

Head coach

* Roselee Jencke

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Notes

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

Sources:[9][10]

Notes

* ^1 Nicola Gray made her ANZ Championship and Firebirds debut, as a temporary replacement player for Chelsea Pitman, in the Round 5 match against Melbourne Vixens.[5]
* ^2 Stephanie Wood was called up as a temporary replacement player. However she never made a senior appearance for Firebirds.[11][12][13]

## Tauranga Pre-Season Tournament

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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.

Final
Sunday 4 March  | Queensland Firebirds | 50–30 | Melbourne Vixens | TECT Arena |

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Sources:[2][14][15][16]

## Regular season

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### Fixtures and results

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Round 1
Sunday 1 April  | Queensland Firebirds | 42 - 47 | Melbourne Vixens | Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre |

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14:20 (UTC+10:00)  | Romelda Aiken 29/35 (83%)
Natalie Medhurst 13/21 (62%) | Report
Stats | Kate Beveridge 15/19 (79%)
Karyn Howarth 26/38 (68%)
Tegan Caldwell 6/8 (75%) |

Round 2
Sunday 8 April  | Queensland Firebirds | 44 - 54 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre |

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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  | Queensland Firebirds | 58 - 32 | Central Pulse | Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre |

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12:10 (UTC+12:00)  | Romelda Aiken 38/48 (79%)
Natalie Medhurst 20/22 (91%) | Stats | Amber Bellringer 7/10 (70%)
Paula Griffin 4/12 (33%)
Caitlin Thwaites 21/28 (75%) |

Round 4
Sunday 22 April  | New South Wales Swifts | 54 - 49 | Queensland Firebirds | Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre |

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14:20 (UTC+10:00)  | Carla Dziwoki 14/17 (82%)
Susan Pratley 30/34 (88%)
Amorette Wild 10/12 (83%) | Stats | Romelda Aiken 30/39 (77%)
Natalie Medhurst 19/22 (86%) |

Round 5
Sunday 29 April  | Melbourne Vixens | 52 - 51 | Queensland Firebirds | Hisense Arena |

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14:20 (UTC+10:00)  | Kate Beveridge 12/16 (75%)
Tegan Caldwell 27/33 (82%)
Karyn Howarth 13/16 (81%) | Stats | Romelda Aiken 33/36 (92%)
Natalie Medhurst 18/23 (78%) |

Round 6
Sunday 6 May  | Queensland Firebirds | 56 - 43 | Northern Mystics | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre |

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14:20 (UTC+10:00)  | Romelda Aiken 34/47 (72%)
Natalie Medhurst 22/24 (92%) | Stats | Cathrine Latu 19/19 (100%)
Grace Rasmussen 0/1 (0%)
Maria Tutaia 24/32 (75%) |

Round 7
Monday 14 May  | Queensland Firebirds | 64 - 48 | Canterbury Tactix | Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre |

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19:40 (UTC+10:00)  | Romelda Aiken 38/43 (88%)
Natalie Medhurst 26/29 (90%) | Stats | Ellen Halpenny 20/30 (67%)
Joanne Harten 23/29 (79%)
Anna Thompson 5/9 (56%) |

Round 8
Sunday 20 May  | Southern Steel | 60 - 61 | Queensland Firebirds | Stadium Southland |

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19:20 (UTC+12:00)  | Jodi Brown 32/40 (80%)
Donna Wilkins 28/30 (93%) | Stats | Romelda Aiken 37/42 (88%)
Natalie Medhurst 24/27 (89%) |

Round 9
Sunday 27 May  | West Coast Fever | 55 - 56 | Queensland Firebirds | Challenge Stadium |

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10:10 (UTC+08:00)  | Caitlin Bassett 34/37 (92%)
Catherine Cox 21/29 (72%) | Stats | Romelda Aiken 32/34 (94%)
Natalie Medhurst 24/31 (77%) |

Round 10
Sunday 3 June  | Queensland Firebirds | 50 - 45 | New South Wales Swifts | Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre |

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12:10 (UTC+10:00)  | Romelda Aiken 38/43 (88%)
Natalie Medhurst 12/20 (60%) | Report
| Susan Pratley 29/33 (88%)
Amorette Wild 9/12 (75%)
Carla Dziwoki 7/9 (78%) |

Round 11
Sunday 10 June  | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 54 - 49 | Queensland Firebirds | Netball SA Stadium |

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13:40 (UTC+09:30)  | Erin Bell 19/21 (90%)
Carla Borrego 35/35 (100%) | Report
| Romelda Aiken ?
Natalie Medhurst ?  |

Round 12

Queensland Firebirds received a bye.

Round 13
Sunday 24 June  | Queensland Firebirds | 63 - 43 | West Coast Fever | Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre |

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14:20 (UTC+10:00)  | Romelda Aiken
Natalie Medhurst 38 | Report
| Caitlin Bassett 35
Catherine Cox |

Round 14
Monday 2 July  | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 53 - 43 | Queensland Firebirds | Claudelands Arena |

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Sources:[17]

### Final table

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2012 ANZ Championship ladder

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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

## References

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1. ^ "Re-signed Firebirds coach focuses on stars". www.abc.net.au. 3 June 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
2. ^ a b c "ANZ 2012 Netball Championship review". www.theroar.com.au. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
3. ^ a b "Netball: Team-by-team guide". www.nzherald.co.nz. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
4. ^ "ANZ Championship - 2012 Season Ladder". www.anz-championship.com. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
5. ^ a b c "Lauren Nourse to retire, Gray Signs on". www.anz-championship.com. 9 October 2012. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
6. ^ "McMeniman retires". freetimes.com.au. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
7. ^ "2011 Netball Queensland Annual Report" (PDF). Netball Queensland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
8. ^ "Firebirds brace for friendly fight". www.couriermail.com.au. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
9. ^ "Queensland Firebirds 42–47 Melbourne Vixens". championdata.com. 1 April 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
10. ^ "Queensland Firebirds - 2012 season statistics". www.anz-championship.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
11. ^ "Stephanie Wood – inner strength". netballscoop.com. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
12. ^ "Sunshine Coast Lightning Star Steph Wood out for revenge against Queensland Firebirds". www.couriermail.com.au. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
13. ^ "Melbourne Vixens 52–51 Queensland Firebirds". championdata.com. 29 April 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
14. ^ "Taurua eyes bringing Magic to top". www.nzherald.co.nz. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
15. ^ "Firebirds win preseason comp". www.abc.net.au. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
16. ^ "Netball: Plenty for Steel to work on". www.odt.co.nz. 5 March 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
17. ^ "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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Queensland Firebirds

Est. 1997 in Brisbane, Queensland

Premierships (3)|

* 2011
* 2015
* 2016

Seasons|

| Commonwealth Bank Trophy|

* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007

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ANZ Championship|

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

Suncorp Super Netball|

* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021

Home courts|

* Queensland State Netball Centre
* Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
* Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre

Captains|

* Carla Dziwoki
* Melanie McKenzie
* Peta Stephens
* Lauren Nourse
* Laura Geitz
* Gabi Simpson

Head coaches|

* Patti Farrell
* Sue Hawkins
* Brenda Scherian
* Vicki Wilson
* Roselee Jencke
* Megan Anderson
* Rebecca Bulley

Affiliates|

* Netball Queensland
* Queensland Sapphires

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* t
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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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