2009 Adelaide Thunderbirds season

Adelaide Thunderbirds
2009 season
Head coach	Jane Woodlands-Thompson
Asst. coaches	Lisa Alexander Louise Souter
Captain	Natalie von Bertouch
Main venue	ETSA Park
Season results
Wins–losses	12–4
Regular season	3rd
Finals placing	2nd
Team colours
Adelaide Thunderbirds seasons
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The 2009 Adelaide Thunderbirds season saw Adelaide Thunderbirds compete in the 2009 ANZ Championship. After winning ten games, Thunderbirds finished third, behind Melbourne Vixens and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic, during the regular season. ^[1] They subsequently defeated Southern Steel in the minor semi-final and Magic in the preliminary final before losing to Vixens in the grand final. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Players

Player movements

Gains	Losses
Jane Altschwager Retirement Laura von Bertouch Retirement [6] Joanna Sutton Retirement Sheree Wingard	Alex Clarke Retirement [7] Mandy Edwards Kristen Hughes

Source: ^[8]

2009 roster

2010 Adelaide Thunderbirds roster
Players	Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height Jane Altschwager GS, GA (1980-08-25)25 August 1980 (aged 28) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Jo Baldwin WD, C – Emily Beaton C, WA (1987-04-09)9 April 1987 (aged 21) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Georgia Beaton GD, WD (1990-06-22)22 June 1990 (aged 18) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Laura von Bertouch C, WA (1980-12-04)4 December 1980 (aged 28) 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) Natalie von Bertouch  (c) C, WA, WD (1982-12-16)16 December 1982 (aged 26) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Kate Beveridge GS, GA, WA (1985-07-25)25 July 1985 (aged 23) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Mo'onia Gerrard GD, WD (1980-11-15)15 November 1980 (aged 28) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Natalie Medhurst GA, GS (1984-01-20)20 January 1984 (aged 25) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Geva Mentor GK, GD, WD (1984-09-17)17 September 1984 (aged 24) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Kirby Mutton WD, C, WA (1984-09-17)17 September 1984 (aged 24) 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Bianca Reddy GD, WD, GK (1982-12-21)21 December 1982 (aged 26) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Joanna Sutton WD, C (1986-07-13)13 July 1986 (aged 22) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Sheree Wingard WA, C (1988-08-18)18 August 1988 (aged 20) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Melissa Rowland GA, GS (1989-05-18)18 May 1989 (aged 19) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Beth Shimmin (1987-03-18)18 March 1987 (aged 22) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Kate Shimmin GK, GD (1992-02-13)13 February 1992 (aged 17) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Nikki Wood –	Head coach Jane Woodlands-Thompson Assistant coaches Lisa Alexander Louise Souter Notes (c)– Captain (cc)– Co-captain (vc)– Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP)– Temporary Replacement Player

Source: ^{[9] [10] [11] [12]}

Pre-season

In March 2009, Adelaide Thunderbirds played in the 2009 SOPA Cup, hosted by Netball New South Wales at the Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre. Thunderbirds finished second in the tournament behind New South Wales Swifts. ^{[13] [14]}

Regular season

Fixtures and results

Round 1

Sunday 5 April, 2:30 pm	Queensland Firebirds	48–60	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
2:30 pm	Romelda Aiken  33/37 (89%) Janelle Lawson  15/23 (65%)	Report Stats	Kate Beveridge  32/42 (76%) Natalie Medhurst  28/33 (85%)

Round 2

Sunday 12 April	Adelaide Thunderbirds	48–47	New South Wales Swifts	ETSA Park
2:00 pm	Kate Beveridge  25/30 (83%) Natalie Medhurst  23/25 (92%)	Report Stats	Catherine Cox  26/30 (87%) Susan Pratley  21/23 (91%)

Round 3

Sunday 19 April	Adelaide Thunderbirds	43–49	Melbourne Vixens	ETSA Park
14:00 (UTC+10)	Kate Beveridge  28/37 (76%) Natalie Medhurst  15/19 (79%)	Report Stats	Sharelle McMahon  21/28 (75%) Caitlin Thwaites  28/35 (80%)

Round 4

Monday 27 April	Canterbury Tactix	48–53	Adelaide Thunderbirds	CBS Canterbury Arena
7:00 pm	Jodi Brown  37/47 (79%) Anna Thompson  11/15 (73%)	Q4: 42–42 Report Stats	Kate Beveridge  20/29 (69%) Natalie Medhurst  28/36 (78%) Jane Altschwager  5/9 (56%)

Round 5

Sunday 3 May	Melbourne Vixens	50–42	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Hisense Arena
14:30 (UTC+10)	Sharelle McMahon  17/21 (81%) Caitlin Thwaites  29/34 (85%) Ashlee Howard  4/4 (100%)	Stats	Kate Beveridge  28/37 (76%) Natalie Medhurst  15/19 (79%)

Round 6

Sunday 10 May	New South Wales Swifts	40–51	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
2:30 pm	Catherine Cox  9/15 (60%) Susan Pratley  22/27 (81%) Erin Bell  9/16 (56%)	Report Stats	Kate Beveridge  43/47 (91%) Natalie Medhurst  8/10 (80%)

Round 7

Adelaide Thunderbirds received a bye.

Round 8

Sunday 24 May	Adelaide Thunderbirds	51–50	Queensland Firebirds	ETSA Park
2:00 pm	Kate Beveridge  35/43 (81%) Natalie Medhurst  11/14 (79%) Jane Altschwager  5/7 (71%)	Report Stats	Romelda Aiken  43/54 (80%) Alissa Castrisos  7/11 (64%)

Round 9

Monday 1 June	West Coast Fever	41–61	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Challenge Stadium
6:00 pm	Caitlin Bassett  25/31 (81%) Bianca Franklin   13/18 (72%) Nikala Smith  3/3 (100%)	Report Stats	Kate Beveridge  28/38 (74%) Natalie Medhurst  33/39 (85%)

Round 10

Saturday 6 June	Adelaide Thunderbirds	58–34	Northern Mystics	Distinctive Homes Dome
1:30 pm	Kate Beveridge  26/35 (74%) Natalie Medhurst  32/37 (86%)	Report Stats	Cathrine Latu  23/30 (77%) Pamela Cookey  11/16 (69%)

Round 11

Sunday 14 June	Adelaide Thunderbirds	58–39	West Coast Fever	ETSA Park
2:00 pm	Jane Altschwager  37/49 (76%) Kate Beveridge  5/12 (42%) Natalie Medhurst  16/17 (94%)	Report Stats	Caitlin Bassett  28/31 (90%) Nikala Smith  10/13 (77%) Bianca Franklin  1/6 (17%)

Round 12

Saturday 20 June	Adelaide Thunderbirds	70–40	Central Pulse	ETSA Park
1:30 pm	Kate Beveridge  41/47 (87%) Natalie Medhurst  29/32 (91%)	Report Stats	Paula Griffin  19/28 (68%) Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  21/26 (81%)

Round 13

Monday 29 June	Southern Steel	58–49	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Edgar Centre
7:00 pm	Donna Wilkins  36/41 (88%) Megan Dehn  22/28 (79%)	Report Stats	Kate Beveridge  26/31 (84%) Natalie Medhurst  23/26 (88%)

Round 14

Sunday 5 July	Adelaide Thunderbirds	54–35	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Distinctive Homes Dome
2:00 pm	Kate Beveridge  29/35 (83%) Natalie Medhurst  25/29 (86%)	Report Stats	Irene van Dyk  19/24 (79%) Maria Tutaia  16/23 (70%)

Sources: ^[15]

Final table

2009 ANZ Championship ladder v t e
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	G%	Pts
1	Melbourne Vixens	13	12	0	1	769	614	125.24	24
2	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	13	11	0	2	673	562	119.75	22
3	Adelaide Thunderbirds	13	10	0	3	698	579	120.55	20
4	Southern Steel	13	8	0	5	662	645	102.64	16
5	Queensland Firebirds	13	8	0	5	700	690	101.45	16
6	Canterbury Tactix	13	5	0	8	639	662	96.53	10
7	West Coast Fever	13	5	0	8	666	735	90.61	10
8	Northern Mystics	13	3	0	10	642	727	88.31	6
9	New South Wales Swifts	13	2	0	11	709	748	94.79	4
10	Central Pulse	13	1	0	12	594	790	75.19	2
Updated 20 February 2021

  Qualified for Major semi-final
  Qualified for Minor semi-final

• Pld = Games played
• W = Win (2 points)
• D = Draw (1 point)
• L = Loss (0 points)
• GF = Goals For (Total goals scored)
• GA = Goals Against (Total goals conceded)
• G% = Goal percentage (= 100 × GF/GA)
• Pts = Points

Source: ^[1]

Playoffs

Minor semi-final

Monday 13 July 18:30 (UTC+9:30)	Stats	Adelaide Thunderbirds	51–45	Southern Steel		ETSA Park
		Scoring by quarter:12-11, 15-11, 11-10, 13-13
		Kate Beveridge  31/36 (86%) Natalie Medhurst  20/21 (95%)		Megan Dehn  23/27 (85%) Donna Wilkins  22/24 (92%)

Sources: ^{[2] [3]}

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Preliminary final

Sunday 19 July 19:00 (UTC+12)	Stats	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	37–51	Adelaide Thunderbirds		Mystery Creek Events Centre
		Scoring by quarter: 8-11, 10-13, 8-14, 11-13
		Irene van Dyk  25/26 (96%) Maria Tutaia  12/17 (71%)		Kate Beveridge  28/30 (93%) Natalie Medhurst  22/25 (88%) Jane Altschwager  1/2 (50%)

Sources: ^{[4] [16]}

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Grand final

Sunday 26 July 14:30 (UTC+10)	Stats	Melbourne Vixens	54–46	Adelaide Thunderbirds		Hisense Arena Attendance: 9,500 [17]
		Scoring by quarter: 13-13, 14-6, 14-13, 13-14
		Caitlin Thwaites  31/39 (79%) Sharelle McMahon  23/28 (82%)		Kate Beveridge  28/34 (82%) Natalie Medhurst  18/23 (78%) Jane Altschwager  1/2 (50%)

Sources: ^{[5] [18] [19]}

Award winners

Australian Netball Awards

Award	Winner
Australian ANZ Championship Player of the Year	Natalie von Bertouch

Sources: ^{[20] [21]}

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