2010 New South Wales 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
Team colours
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

Player movements

Gains	Losses
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

2010 New South Wales Swifts roster
Players	Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height 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 Notes (c)– Captain (cc)– Co-captain (vc)– Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP)– Temporary Replacement Player

Source: ^{[1] [2] [8] [9]}

Player milestones

• 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

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

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  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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

2010 ANZ Championship ladder

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	PP	Pts	Qualification
1	New South Wales Swifts	13	13	0	704	570	123.5	26	Qualified for Major semi-final
2	Adelaide Thunderbirds	13	9	4	681	586	116.2	18
3	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	13	9	4	682	626	108.9	18	Qualified for Minor semi-final
4	Southern Steel	13	8	5	644	597	107.9	16
5	Queensland Firebirds	13	7	6	717	629	114.0	14
6	Northern Mystics	13	7	6	696	702	99.1	14
7	Melbourne Vixens	13	6	7	651	680	95.7	12
8	West Coast Fever	13	4	9	679	718	94.6	8
9	Central Pulse	13	1	12	594	742	80.1	2
10	Canterbury Tactix	13	1	12	571	769	74.3	2

Source: ^[14]
Rules for classification: 2 points for a win, 0 points for a loss.

Playoffs

Major semi-final

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  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

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  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

Swifts awards

Award	Winner
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

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

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