2011 New South Wales Swifts season

New South Wales Swifts
2011 season
Head coach	Julie Fitzgerald
Asst. coach	Rob Wright
Manager	Angela Kerr
Captain	Catherine Cox
Vice-captain	Kimberlee Green Kimberley Smith
Main venue	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
Season results
Wins–losses	9–5
Regular season	3rd
Finals placing	4th
Team colours
New South Wales Swifts seasons
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The 2011 New South Wales Swifts season saw New South Wales Swifts compete in the 2011 ANZ Championship. During the regular season, Swifts finished in third place. They qualified for the playoffs but subsequently lost to Northern Mystics in the minor semi-final, finishing the season in 4th place. ^{[1] [2]} After fifteen seasons as Sydney Swifts/New South Wales Swifts head coach, this was the last season Julie Fitzgerald served as head coach. Following a controversial "internal review", Fitzgerald was replaced as head coach by Lisa Beehag. The review was conducted during the 2011 season. Catherine Cox and Liz Ellis publicly criticized Netball New South Wales for distracting players with the review and even alleged that it was responsible for Swifts losing the 2011 minor semi-final. ^{[3] [4]}

Players

Player movements

Gains	Losses
Mo'onia Gerrard (Adelaide Thunderbirds) [5] Carla Dziwoki (Leeds Carnegie) [6] Melissa Tallent (NNSW Waratahs)	Kristy Durheim (NNSW Waratahs) Samantha May (NNSW Waratahs) Lara Welham

Source: ^{[1] [2] [7]}

Roster

2011 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 21) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Rebecca Bulley GD, GK, WD (1982-08-18)18 August 1982 (aged 28) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Catherine Cox  (c) GS, GA (1976-05-24)24 May 1976 (aged 34) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Carla Dziwoki   GS, GA (1982-08-29)29 August 1982 (aged 28) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Mo'onia Gerrard GD, WD (1980-11-15)15 November 1980 (aged 30) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Kimberlee Green  (vc) C, WA (1986-03-05)5 March 1986 (aged 24) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Sonia Mkoloma GD, GK (1979-01-17)17 January 1979 (aged 32) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Susan Pratley GA, GS (1984-03-23)23 March 1984 (aged 26) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Kimberley Smith  (vc) GD, GK, WD (1982-06-18)18 June 1982 (aged 28) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Melissa Tallent (TRP) GS, GA (1991-02-04)4 February 1991 (aged 21) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Courtney Tairi C, WA (1988-07-15)15 July 1988 (aged 22) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Vanessa Ware WA, C (1985-10-26)26 October 1985 (aged 25) 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) Amorette Wild GA, GS, WA (1989-08-10)10 August 1989 (aged 21) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Head coach Julie Fitzgerald Assistant coach Robert 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]}

Milestones

• Carla Dziwoki, made her Swifts debut in the fourth quarter of the Round 1 match against Adelaide Thunderbirds, scoring 11 goals from 11 attempts.
• Kimberlee Green celebrated her 100th senior league game in Round 2 against Queensland Firebirds.
• Mo'onia Gerrard celebrated her 150th senior league game in Round 5 against Canterbury Tactix. ^[8]

Source: ^{[1] [2] [7]}

Pre-season

NSW Swifts Tournament

On 22–23 January, New South Wales Swifts hosted and won a tournament at Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre. The other participants included Melbourne Vixens, Adelaide Thunderbirds, West Coast Fever

Five Quarter series

On 29–30 January, Northern Mystics and New South Wales Swifts played two five-quarter matches. ^[9]

29 January	Northern Mystics	61–64	New South Wales Swifts	Auckland

30 January	Northern Mystics	61–52	New South Wales Swifts	Auckland

Regular season

Fixtures and results

Round 1

13 February	New South Wales Swifts	60 – 40	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
12:20 (UTC+13)	Catherine Cox  22/29 (76%) Carla Dziwoki  11/11 (100%) Susan Pratley  27/27 (100%)	Report Stats	Erin Bell  5/8 (63%) Carla Borrego  31/35 (89%) Bianca Giteau  4/6 (67%)

Round 2

Mon 21 February	Queensland Firebirds	51 – 48	New South Wales Swifts	Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
18:40 (UTC+10)	Romelda Aiken  28/37 (76%) Natalie Medhurst  23/26 (88%)	Report Stats	Catherine Cox  27/34 (79%) Susan Pratley  21/25 (84%)

Round 3

Sun 27 February	New South Wales Swifts	45–49	Melbourne Vixens	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
14:20 (UTC+10)	Catherine Cox  11/15 (73%) Carla Dziwoki  14/16 (88%) Susan Pratley  20/26 (77%)	Report Stats	Kate Beveridge  29/38 (76%) Sharelle McMahon  20/25 (80%)

Round 4

Mon 7 March	New South Wales Swifts	55 – 51	West Coast Fever	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
19:40 (UTC+11)	Catherine Cox  22/38 (58%) Susan Pratley  33/40 (83%)	Report Stats	Caitlin Bassett  43/50 (86%) Leah Shoard  8/12 (67%)

Round 5

Mon 14 March	New South Wales Swifts	54 – 45	Canterbury Tactix	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
19:40 (UTC+11)	Catherine Cox  27/37 (73%) Susan Pratley  17/20 (85%) Amorette Wild  10/12 (83%)	Report Stats	Ellen Halpenny  21/25 (84%) Donna Wilkins  24/25 (96%)

Round 6

Thu 17 March	West Coast Fever	49 – 70	New South Wales Swifts	Challenge Stadium
19:10 (UTC+8)	Caitlin Bassett  30/34 (88%) Leah Shoard  19/24 (79%)	Report Stats	Catherine Cox  29/35 (83%) Carla Dziwoki  14/15 (93%) Susan Pratley  27/31 (87%)

Sun 20 March	New South Wales Swifts	53 – 57	Queensland Firebirds	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
14:20 (UTC+11)	Catherine Cox  31/36 (86%) Susan Pratley  22/25 (88%)	Report Stats	Romelda Aiken  37/43 (86%) Natalie Medhurst  20/25 (80%)

Round 7

Sun 27 March	Central Pulse	43 – 48	New South Wales Swifts	TSB Bank Arena
18:20 (UTC+13)	Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  2/2 (100%) Amber Bellringer  8/15 (53%) Caitlin Thwaites  33/43 (77%)	Report Stats	Catherine Cox  23/32 (72%) Susan Pratley  25/29 (86%)

Round 8

New South Wales Swifts received a bye.

Round 9

Mon 11 April	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	46 – 53	New South Wales Swifts	Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre
19:40 (UTC+12)	Irene van Dyk  28/30 (93%) Jamilah Gupwell  10/13 (77%) Julianna Naoupu  8/8 (100%)	Report Stats	Catherine Cox  31/36 (86%) Amorette Wild  3/4 (75%) Susan Pratley  19/26 (73%)

Round 10

Sat 16 April	Adelaide Thunderbirds	57 – 53	New South Wales Swifts	ETSA Park
13:50 (UTC+9:30)	Erin Bell  19/23 (83%) Carla Borrego  38/40 (95%)	Report Stats	Catherine Cox  34/40 (85%) Carla Dziwoki  3/3 (100%) Susan Pratley  16/24 (67%)

Mon 18 April	New South Wales Swifts	53 – 46	Northern Mystics	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
19:40 (UTC+10)	Catherine Cox  37/48 (77%) Susan Pratley  16/23 (70%)	Report Stats	Megan Dehn  2/2 (100%) Cathrine Latu  17/17 (100%) Bailey Mes  1/4 (25%) Maria Tutaia  26/29 (90%)

Round 11

Thu 21 April	Southern Steel	39 – 40	New South Wales Swifts	Edgar Centre
19:40 (UTC+12)	Paula Griffin  16/23 (70%) Daneka Wipiiti  23/35 (66%)	Report Stats	Catherine Cox  25/33 (76%) Susan Pratley  15/19 (79%)

Round 12

Sun 1 May	Melbourne Vixens	33 – 45	New South Wales Swifts	Hisense Arena
14:20 (UTC+10)	Kate Beveridge  8/14 (57%) Tegan Caldwell  16/21 (76%) Kathleen Knott  9/14 (64%)	Report Stats	Catherine Cox  33/42 (79%) Susan Pratley  12/15 (80%)

Source: ^{[2] [10]}

Standings

2011 ANZ Championship ladder v t e
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	G%	Pts
1	Queensland Firebirds	13	13	0	758	587	171	129.13	26
2	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	13	10	3	647	578	69	111.94	20
3	New South Wales Swifts	13	9	4	677	606	71	111.72	18
4	Northern Mystics	13	9	4	684	619	65	110.5	18
5	Melbourne Vixens	13	8	5	664	610	54	108.85	16
6	Adelaide Thunderbirds	13	5	8	662	737	-75	89.82	10
7	Southern Steel	13	4	9	533	594	-61	89.73	8
8	Central Pulse	13	3	10	599	683	-84	87.7	6
9	West Coast Fever	13	3	10	646	754	-108	85.68	6
10	Canterbury Tactix	13	1	12	621	723	-102	85.89	2
Updated 8 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

Source: ^[11]

Finals

Semifinals

Preliminary final

Grand final

9 May – Gold Coast

22 May – Brisbane

Queensland Firebirds

50

Queensland Firebirds

57

Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

39

15 May – Hamilton

Northern Mystics

44

Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

42

8 May – Sydney

Northern Mystics

43

New South Wales Swifts

44

Northern Mystics

49

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Minor semifinal

Sunday 8 May 14:20 (UTC+10)		New South Wales Swifts	44–49	Northern Mystics		Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre Umpires: Rachael Ayre (Australia) Mandy Nottingham (New Zealand) Reserve umpire: Jemma Carlton (Australia)	TEN SKYSport
		Scoring by quarter: 11-15, 9-13, 11–10, 13-11
		Catherine Cox  28/36 (78%) Amorette Wild  8/8 (100%) Susan Pratley  8/10 (80%)		Cathrine Latu  25/28 (89%) Maria Tutaia  24/29 (83%)

Source: ^[12]

Major semifinal

Monday 9 May 19:40 (UTC+10)	Stats	Queensland Firebirds	50–39	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic		Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre	TEN SKYSport
		Scoring by quarter:12–8, 11-8, 16–10, 11-13
		Romelda Aiken  29/33 (88%) Natalie Medhurst  21/27 (78%)		Irene van Dyk  17/19 (89%) Jamilah Gupwell  16/18 (89%) Julianna Naoupu  6/8 (75%)

Source: ^{[13] [14]}

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Preliminary final

Sunday 15 May 18:20 (UTC+12)	Stats	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	42–43	Northern Mystics		Mystery Creek Events Centre	TEN SKYSport
		Scoring by quarter:13–9, 7-16, 12–10, 10-8
		Irene van Dyk  27/28 (96%) Julianna Naoupu  14/19 (74%) Jamilah Gupwell  1/3 (33%)		Cathrine Latu  15/17 (88%) Maria Tutaia  28/30 (93%)

Source: ^{[15] [16] [17]}

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Grand final

Sunday 22 May 14:30 (UTC+10)	Stats	Queensland Firebirds	57–44	Northern Mystics		Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre Attendance: 3,541 [18] Umpires: Sharon Kelly (Australia) Mandy Nottingham (New Zealand) Reserve umpire: Rachael Ayre (Australia)	TEN SKYSport
		Scoring by quarter: 12–12, 14–12, 18–8, 13-12
		Romelda Aiken  35/40 (88%) Natalie Medhurst  22/24 (92%)		Cathrine Latu  21/21 (100%) Maria Tutaia  23/31 (74%)

Source: ^{[19] [20] [21]}

Minor semifinal

Sunday 8 May 14:20 (UTC+10)	Stats	New South Wales Swifts	44–49	Northern Mystics		Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre Umpires: Rachael Ayre (Australia) Mandy Nottingham (New Zealand) Reserve umpire: Jemma Carlton (Australia)	TEN SKYSport
		Scoring by quarter: 11-15, 9-13, 11–10, 13-11
		Catherine Cox  28/36 (78%) Amorette Wild  8/8 (100%) Susan Pratley  8/10 (80%)		Cathrine Latu  25/28 (89%) Maria Tutaia  24/29 (83%)

Source: ^{[22] [23]}

Statistics

Player	GS	GA	G%	A	R	CPR	I	D	P	T
Ashleigh Brazill	0	0	0	11	0	8	7	5	10	8
Rebecca Bulley	0	0	0	4	16	93	11	40	115	15
Catherine Cox	380	490	77.6	22	13	0	0	6	24	40
Carla Dziwoki	42	45	93.3	7	3	4	0	0	2	3
Mo'onia Gerrard	0	0	0	6	6	58	10	36	118	23
Kimberlee Green	0	0	0	197	1	144	10	23	96	36
Sonia Mkoloma	0	0	0	0	19	0	30	41	200	20
Susan Pratley	278	340	81.8	75	26	200	3	9	39	33
Kimberley Smith	0	0	0	0	0	36	6	15	58	4
Courtney Tairi	0	0	0	52	10	10	5	24	37	6
Melissa Tallent	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vanessa Ware	0	0	0	60	0	75	0	7	32	10
Amorette Wild	21	24	87.5	8	0	18	1	1	3	2

Statistics key
GS	Goals scored	A	Assists	I	Intercepts
GA	Goal attempts	R	Rebounds	D	Deflections
G%	Goal percentage	CPR	Centre pass receives	P	Penalties
= Competition leader				T	Turnovers conceded

Source: ^[24]

Award winners

Swifts awards

Award	Winner
QBE NSW Swifts MVP	Catherine Cox
NSW Swifts Members' Player of the Year	Kimberlee Green
NSW Swifts Players' Player of the Year	Kimberley Smith

Source: ^{[2] [25]}

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