2014 ANZ Championship season

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2014 ANZ Championship season
League ANZ Championship
Sport Netball
Duration1 March – 22 June
Number of teams10
TV partner(s) Fox Sports (Australia)
Sky Sport (New Zealand)
SBS 2
Te Reo
NITV
Champions Melbourne Vixens
  Runners-up Queensland Firebirds
  Minor premiers Melbourne Vixens
Season MVP Kimberlee Green (Swifts)
Joanne Harten (Magic)
Top scorer Mwai Kumwenda (Tactix)
ANZ Championship seasons

The 2014 ANZ Championship season was the seventh season of the ANZ Championship. The 2014 season began on 1 March and concluded on 22 June. [1] With a team coached by Simone McKinnis, captained by Bianca Chatfield and also featuring Tegan Caldwell, Geva Mentor, Madison Robinson and Catherine Cox, Melbourne Vixens won both the minor premiership and the overall championship. Vixens defeated Queensland Firebirds in both the major semi-final and the grand final as they won their second premiership. They won their first in 2009. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Contents

Transfers

Player2013 team2014 team
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrea Gilmore [10] West Coast Fever [11] Adelaide Thunderbirds
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wendy Jacobsen Boroondara Genesis [12] Adelaide Thunderbirds
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cody Lange Australian Institute of Sport [13] Adelaide Thunderbirds
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maddy Proud Australian Institute of Sport [13] Adelaide Thunderbirds
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Catherine Cox [14] West Coast Fever Melbourne Vixens
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Caitlyn Strachan [15] Victorian Fury [16] Melbourne Vixens
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Elizabeth Watson Victorian Flames [16] Melbourne Vixens
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joanna Weston Australian Institute of Sport [13] Melbourne Vixens
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Taylah Davies NNSW Waratahs [17] New South Wales Swifts
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maddie Hay NNSW Blues [17] New South Wales Swifts
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sharni Layton [18] Adelaide Thunderbirds New South Wales Swifts
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Abbey McCulloch [19] Queensland Firebirds New South Wales Swifts
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gretel Tippett [18] Queensland Firebirds New South Wales Swifts
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Caitlin Thwaites [20] Central Pulse New South Wales Swifts
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sarah Wall (Note 1) New South Wales Swifts
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Micaela Wilson Melbourne Vixens New South Wales Swifts
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Verity Simmons [21] [22] West Coast Fever Queensland Firebirds
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Amorette Wild [23] [24] New South Wales Swifts Queensland Firebirds
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Natalie Medhurst [23] [25] [26] Queensland Firebirds West Coast Fever
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chelsea Pitman [26] Queensland Firebirds West Coast Fever
Flag of England.svg Ama Agbeze [27] [28] [29] Territory Storm [30] Central Pulse
Flag of New Zealand.svg Irene van Dyk [29] Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Central Pulse
Flag of New Zealand.svg Laura Langman [31] [32] Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Northern Mystics
Flag of Malawi.svg Mwai Kumwenda [33] [34] [35] [36] Victorian Fury Mainland Tactix
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jessica Moulds [37] Northern Mystics Mainland Tactix
Flag of New Zealand.svg Hayley Saunders [37] Northern Mystics Mainland Tactix
Flag of New Zealand.svg Erena Mikaere [38] [39] Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Southern Steel
Flag of New Zealand.svg Courtney Tairi [40] Southern Steel Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
Flag of New Zealand.svg Elizabeth Manu [41] (Note 2) Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
Notes

Sources: [2] [42] [43] [44] [45]

Head coaches and captains

TeamHead coachCaptain
Adelaide Thunderbirds [43] Jane Woodlands-Thompson Renae Hallinan
Melbourne Vixens [2] Simone McKinnis Bianca Chatfield
New South Wales Swifts [46] [45] Robert Wright [47] [48] Kimberlee Green
Queensland Firebirds [3] Roselee Jencke Laura Geitz
West Coast Fever Norma Plummer Natalie Medhurst
Central Pulse [29] Robyn Broughton [49] Katrina Grant
Mainland Tactix [37] Leigh Gibbs Anna Thompson
Northern Mystics Debbie Fuller Maria Tutaia
Southern Steel Janine Southby [50] Jodi Brown
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Julie Fitzgerald [41] [51] [52] Casey Kopua

Sources: [27]

Regular season

Round 1

Saturday 1 March Mainland Tactix 46 – 70 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic CBS Canterbury Arena  
4:20pm Mwai Kumwenda Netball.svg  29/30 (97%)
Julianna Naoupu Netball.svg  5/7 (71%)
Sophia Fenwick Netball.svg  12/20 (60%)		 Report
Stats 		Joanne Harten Netball.svg  41/42 (98%)
Ellen Halpenny Netball.svg  29/32 (91%)
Sunday 2 March New South Wales Swifts 54 – 51 West Coast Fever Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre  
12:18pm Susan Pratley Netball.svg  30/33 (91%)
Caitlin Thwaites Netball.svg  24/28 (86%)		 Report
Caitlin Bassett Netball.svg  42/50 (84%)
Natalie Medhurst Netball.svg  9/12 (75%)
Sunday 2 March Melbourne Vixens 58 – 34 Northern Mystics Hisense Arena  
2:18pm Tegan Caldwell Netball.svg  21/28 (75%)
Karyn Bailey Netball.svg  28/33 (85%)
Catherine Cox Netball.svg  9/14 (64%)		 Report
Stats 		Maria Tutaia Netball.svg  16/27 (59%)
Cathrine Latu Netball.svg  15/20 (75%)
Bailey Mes Netball.svg  3/10 (30%)
Sunday 2 March Southern Steel 44 – 60 Queensland Firebirds Stadium Southland Velodrome  
7:20pm Jodi Brown Netball.svg  11/17 (65%)
Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Netball.svg  20/22 (91%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Netball.svg  13/16 (81%)		 Report
Romelda Aiken Netball.svg  35/44 (80%)
Amy Wild Netball.svg  25/31 (81%)
Monday 3 March Central Pulse 44 – 45 Adelaide Thunderbirds TSB Bank Arena  
7:40pm Donna Wilkins Netball.svg  25/28 (89%)
Irene van Dyk Netball.svg  19/23 (83%)		 Report
Carla Borrego Netball.svg  32/37 (86%)
Erin Bell Netball.svg  13/17 (76%)

Round 2

Saturday 8 March Central Pulse 67 – 56 Southern Steel TSB Bank Arena  
4:20pm Donna Wilkins Netball.svg  28/29 (97%)
Irene van Dyk Netball.svg  39/41 (95%)		 Report
Stats 		Jodi Brown Netball.svg  15/19 (79%)
Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Netball.svg  41/44 (93%)
Sunday 9 March West Coast Fever 56 – 65 Melbourne Vixens Challenge Stadium  
9:18am Caitlin Bassett Netball.svg  16/19 (84%)
Natalie Medhurst Netball.svg  28/31 (90%)
Kate Beveridge Netball.svg  ?		 Report
Stats 		Tegan Caldwell Netball.svg  25/28 (89%)
Karyn Bailey Netball.svg  35/42 (83%)
Sunday 9 March Queensland Firebirds 48 – 55 Adelaide Thunderbirds Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre  
1:18am Romelda Aiken Netball.svg  ?
Amy Wild Netball.svg  18
Ameliaranne Wells Netball.svg  ?		 Report
Stats 		Carla Borrego Netball.svg  29
Erin Bell Netball.svg  26/31 (84%)
 ? Netball.svg  ?
Sunday 9 March Mainland Tactix 57 – 68 New South Wales Swifts CBS Canterbury Arena  
7:20pm Mwai Kumwenda Netball.svg  46/49 (94%)
Sophia Fenwick Netball.svg  11/22 (50%)		 Report
Caitlin Thwaites Netball.svg  24/26 (92%)
Carla Dziwoki Netball.svg  15/18 (83%)
Susan Pratley Netball.svg  29/35 (83%)
Monday 10 March Northern Mystics 36 – 50 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic The Trusts Arena  
7:40pm Maria Tutaia Netball.svg  13/22 (59%)
Cathrine Latu Netball.svg  8/11 (73%)
Bailey Mes Netball.svg  15/23 (65%)		 Report
Joanne Harten Netball.svg  30/31 (97%)
Ellen Halpenny Netball.svg  20/27 (74%)

Round 3

Sunday 16 March West Coast Fever 79 – 43 Mainland Tactix Challenge Stadium  
11:18am Caitlin Bassett Netball.svg  57/63 (90%)
Natalie Medhurst Netball.svg  22/28 (79%)		 Report
Stats 		Mwai Kumwenda Netball.svg  19/21 (90%)
Julianna Naoupu Netball.svg  18/28 (64%)
Sophia Fenwick Netball.svg  6/10 (60%)
Sunday 16 March Melbourne Vixens 47 – 48 Queensland Firebirds Hisense Arena  
12:18pm Tegan Caldwell Netball.svg  18/22 (82%)
Karyn Bailey Netball.svg  29/37 (78%)		 Report
Stats 		Romelda Aiken Netball.svg  38/46 (83%)
Amy Wild Netball.svg  10/16 (63%)
Sunday 16 March Northern Mystics 47 – 53 Central Pulse The Trusts Arena  
7:20pm Maria Tutaia Netball.svg  17/24 (71%)
Cathrine Latu Netball.svg  30/31 (97%)		 Report
Stats 		Donna Wilkins Netball.svg  28/31 (90%)
Irene van Dyk Netball.svg  25/28 (89%)
Monday 17 March Adelaide Thunderbirds 50 – 49 New South Wales Swifts Netball SA Stadium  
7:18pm Carla Borrego Netball.svg  ?
Erin Bell Netball.svg  ?		 Report
Caitlin Thwaites Netball.svg  ?
Susan Pratley Netball.svg  ?
Monday 17 March Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 61 – 57 Southern Steel Claudelands Arena  
7:40pm Joanne Harten Netball.svg  39/42 (93%)
Ellen Halpenny Netball.svg  22/29 (76%)		 Report
Jodi Brown Netball.svg  18/21 (86%)
Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Netball.svg  39/41 (95%)

Round 4

Saturday 22 March Southern Steel 66 – 65 West Coast Fever Stadium Southland Velodrome  
4:20pm Jodi Brown Netball.svg  24/29 (83%)
Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Netball.svg  42/43 (98%)		 Report
Caitlin Bassett Netball.svg  50/53 (94%)
Natalie Medhurst Netball.svg  15/17 (88%)
Sunday 23 March New South Wales Swifts 53 – 48 Queensland Firebirds Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre  
12:18pm Caitlin Thwaites Netball.svg  29/32 (91%)
Susan Pratley Netball.svg  23/30 (77%)
Carla Dziwoki Netball.svg  1/1 (100%)		 Report
Romelda Aiken Netball.svg  36/50 (72%)
Amy Wild Netball.svg  12/14 (86%)
Sunday 23 March Melbourne Vixens 44 – 49 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Hisense Arena  
2:18pm Tegan Caldwell Netball.svg  16/19 (84%)
Karyn Bailey Netball.svg  18/19 (95%)
Catherine Cox Netball.svg  10/13 (77%)		 Report
Stats 		Joanne Harten Netball.svg  28/35 (80%)
Ellen Halpenny Netball.svg  21/26 (81%)
Sunday 23 March Central Pulse 53 – 55 Mainland Tactix Pettigrew Green Arena  
7:20pm Donna Wilkins Netball.svg  14/16 (88%)
Irene van Dyk Netball.svg  39/42 (93%)		 Report
Mwai Kumwenda Netball.svg  47/52 (90%)
Anna Thompson Netball.svg  8/15 (53%)
Monday 24 March Northern Mystics 71 – 68 Adelaide Thunderbirds The Trusts Arena  
7:40pm Maria Tutaia Netball.svg  30/37 (81%)
Cathrine Latu Netball.svg  56/59 (95%)		 Report
Stats 		Carla Borrego Netball.svg  52/64 (81%)
Erin Bell Netball.svg  28/34 (82%)

Round 5

Sunday 30 March Adelaide Thunderbirds 59 – 61 Southern Steel Netball SA Stadium  
11:48am Carla Borrego Netball.svg  33/39 (85%)
Erin Bell Netball.svg  26/29 (90%)		 Report
Jodi Brown Netball.svg  11/12 (92%)
Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Netball.svg  50/59 (85%)
Sunday 30 March Queensland Firebirds 58 – 50 Northern Mystics Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre  
1:18pm Romelda Aiken Netball.svg  35/41 (85%)
Amy Wild Netball.svg  16/22 (73%)
Ameliaranne Wells Netball.svg  7/10 (70%)		 Report
Maria Tutaia Netball.svg  20/24 (83%)
Cathrine Latu Netball.svg  30/30 (100%)
Sunday 30 March Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 65 – 48 West Coast Fever ASB Arena  
7:20pm Joanne Harten Netball.svg  46/51 (90%)
Ellen Halpenny Netball.svg  19/23 (83%)		 Report
Caitlin Bassett Netball.svg  26/32 (81%)
Natalie Medhurst Netball.svg  15/22 (68%)
Kate Beveridge Netball.svg  7/9 (78%)
Monday 31 March Mainland Tactix 43 – 67 Melbourne Vixens CBS Canterbury Arena  
7:40pm Mwai Kumwenda Netball.svg  30/38 (79%)
Anna Thompson Netball.svg  9/15 (60%)
Julianna Naoupu Netball.svg  4/9 (44%)		 Report
Tegan Caldwell Netball.svg  24/26 (92%)
Karyn Bailey Netball.svg  43/48 (90%)
Monday 31 March New South Wales Swifts 63 – 45 Central Pulse Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre  
7:48pm Caitlin Thwaites Netball.svg  30/36 (83%)
Susan Pratley Netball.svg  27/30 (90%)
Gretel Tippett Netball.svg  6/11 (55%)		 Report
Donna Wilkins Netball.svg  13/16 (81%)
Irene van Dyk Netball.svg  32/34 (94%)

Round 6

Sunday 6 April West Coast Fever 53 – 51 Adelaide Thunderbirds Challenge Stadium  
10:18am Caitlin Bassett Netball.svg  39/48 (81%)
Natalie Medhurst Netball.svg  14/17 (82%)		 Report
Carla Borrego Netball.svg  23/30 (77%)
Erin Bell Netball.svg  28/36 (78%)
Sunday 6 April Southern Steel 61 – 67 Northern Mystics Stadium Southland Velodrome  
7:20pm Jodi Brown Netball.svg  14/17 (82%)
Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Netball.svg  47/49 (96%)		 Report
Maria Tutaia Netball.svg  21/28 (75%)
Cathrine Latu Netball.svg  46/46 (100%)
Monday 7 April Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 53 – 56 Central Pulse Claudelands Arena  
7:40pm Joanne Harten Netball.svg  26/27 (96%)
Ellen Halpenny Netball.svg  27/28 (96%)		 Report
Donna Wilkins Netball.svg  24/29 (83%)
Irene van Dyk Netball.svg  32/36 (89%)
Monday 7 April Queensland Firebirds 38 – 50 Melbourne Vixens Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre  
7:48pm Romelda Aiken Netball.svg  25/31 (81%)
Amy Wild Netball.svg  9/12 (75%)
 ? Netball.svg  ?		 Report
Tegan Caldwell Netball.svg  28/32 (88%)
Karyn Bailey Netball.svg  13/17 (76%)
 ? Netball.svg  ?		Attendance: 3,100
BYES:   New South Wales Swifts and Mainland Tactix

Round 7

Sunday 13 April New South Wales Swifts 50 – 56 Melbourne Vixens Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre  
12:18pm Caitlin Thwaites Netball.svg  ?
Susan Pratley Netball.svg  28/33 (85%)		 Report
Tegan Caldwell Netball.svg  ?
Karyn Bailey Netball.svg  ?
Catherine Cox Netball.svg  18/19 (95%)
Sunday 13 April West Coast Fever 48 – 42 Queensland Firebirds Challenge Stadium  
12:18pm Caitlin Bassett Netball.svg  39/43 (91%)
Natalie Medhurst Netball.svg  ?
Kate Beveridge Netball.svg  ?
Chelsea Pitman Netball.svg  3/7 (43%)		 Report
Stats 		Romelda Aiken Netball.svg  24/33 (73%)
Amy Wild Netball.svg  ?		Attendance: 2,700
Sunday 13 April Northern Mystics 65 – 62 Mainland Tactix The Trusts Arena  
7:20pm Maria Tutaia Netball.svg  17/19 (89%)
Cathrine Latu Netball.svg  48/49 (98%)		 Report
Mwai Kumwenda Netball.svg  43/44 (98%)
Anna Thompson Netball.svg  19/22 (86%)
Monday 14 April Southern Steel 54 – 62 Central Pulse Stadium Southland Velodrome  
7:40pm Jodi Brown Netball.svg  7/11 (64%)
Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Netball.svg  47/49 (96%)		 Report
Donna Wilkins Netball.svg  27/30 (90%)
Irene van Dyk Netball.svg  35/36 (97%)
BYES:   Adelaide Thunderbirds and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

Round 8

Saturday 19 April Melbourne Vixens 64 – 26 Adelaide Thunderbirds Hisense Arena  
2:18pm Tegan Caldwell Netball.svg  12/16 (75%)
Karyn Bailey Netball.svg  34/36 (94%)
Catherine Cox Netball.svg  18/25 (72%)		 Report
Stats 		Carla Borrego Netball.svg  ?
Erin Bell Netball.svg  ?
Cody Lange Netball.svg  12/22 (55%)
Sunday 20 April Queensland Firebirds 55 – 40 New South Wales Swifts Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre  
12:18pm Romelda Aiken Netball.svg  36
Ameliaranne Wells Netball.svg  10
Amy Wild Netball.svg  9		 Report
Caitlin Thwaites Netball.svg  13
Susan Pratley Netball.svg  24
Gretel Tippett Netball.svg  3		Attendance: 3,000
Sunday 20 April Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 56 – 50 Northern Mystics Claudelands Arena  
7:20pm Joanne Harten Netball.svg  44/46 (96%)
Ellen Halpenny Netball.svg  12/20 (60%)		 Report
Maria Tutaia Netball.svg  33/37 (89%)
Cathrine Latu Netball.svg  17/20 (85%)
Monday 21 April Mainland Tactix 61 – 77 Southern Steel CBS Canterbury Arena  
7:40pm Mwai Kumwenda Netball.svg  49/52 (94%)
Anna Thompson Netball.svg  12/20 (60%)		 Report
Jodi Brown Netball.svg  16/19 (84%)
Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Netball.svg  60/61 (98%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Netball.svg  1/1 (100%)
BYES:   West Coast Fever and Central Pulse

Round 9

Friday 25 April New South Wales Swifts 65 – 52 Southern Steel AIS Arena  
1:48pm Caitlin Thwaites Netball.svg  32/35 (91%)
Susan Pratley Netball.svg  23/27 (85%)
Carla Dziwoki Netball.svg  9/10 (90%)
Gretel Tippett Netball.svg  1/3 (33%)		 Report
Stats 		Jodi Brown Netball.svg  8/10 (80%)
Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Netball.svg  42/45 (93%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Netball.svg  2/4 (50%)
Saturday 26 April Central Pulse 40 – 52 Melbourne Vixens TSB Bank Arena  
4:20pm Donna Wilkins Netball.svg  18/23 (78%)
Irene van Dyk Netball.svg  22/29 (76%)		 Report
Stats 		Tegan Caldwell Netball.svg  22/23 (96%)
Karyn Bailey Netball.svg  30/35 (86%)
Sunday 27 April Queensland Firebirds 50 – 48 West Coast Fever Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre  
12:18pm Romelda Aiken Netball.svg  ?
Amy Wild Netball.svg  ?		 Caitlin Bassett Netball.svg  ?
Natalie Medhurst Netball.svg  ?
Sunday 27 April Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 50 – 49 Adelaide Thunderbirds Energy Events Centre  
7:20pm Joanne Harten Netball.svg  36/41 (88%)
Ellen Halpenny Netball.svg  14/19 (74%)		 Report
Carla Borrego Netball.svg  23/26 (88%)
Erin Bell Netball.svg  26/30 (87%)
Monday 28 April Mainland Tactix 60 – 61 Northern Mystics CBS Canterbury Arena  
7:40pm Mwai Kumwenda Netball.svg  53/60 (88%)
Anna Thompson Netball.svg  7/12 (58%)		 Report
Maria Tutaia Netball.svg  18/23 (78%)
Cathrine Latu Netball.svg  43/46 (93%)

Round 10

Saturday 3 May Adelaide Thunderbirds 57 – 50 West Coast Fever Netball SA Stadium  
1:48pm Carla Borrego Netball.svg  21
Erin Bell Netball.svg  36		 Report
Caitlin Bassett Netball.svg  37
Natalie Medhurst Netball.svg  13
Sunday 4 May Melbourne Vixens 50 – 54 New South Wales Swifts Hisense Arena  
12:18pm Tegan Caldwell Netball.svg  22/24 (92%)
Karyn Bailey Netball.svg  14/18 (78%)
Catherine Cox Netball.svg  14/18 (78%)		 Report
Caitlin Thwaites Netball.svg  26/31 (84%)
Susan Pratley Netball.svg  28/32 (88%)
Sunday 4 May Queensland Firebirds 69 – 52 Mainland Tactix Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre  
2:18pm Romelda Aiken Netball.svg  54/57 (95%)
Amy Wild Netball.svg  8/12 (67%)
Ameliaranne Wells Netball.svg  7/8 (88%)		 Report
Stats 		Mwai Kumwenda Netball.svg  40/45 (89%)
Anna Thompson Netball.svg  12/17 (71%)
Sunday 4 May Northern Mystics 61 – 73 Southern Steel The Trusts Arena  
7:20pm Maria Tutaia Netball.svg  23/29 (79%)
Cathrine Latu Netball.svg  34/34 (100%)
Bailey Mes Netball.svg  4/4 (100%)		 Report
Jodi Brown Netball.svg  25/30 (83%)
Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Netball.svg  46/51 (90%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Netball.svg  2/3 (67%)
Monday 5 May Central Pulse 54 – 44 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Te Rauparaha Arena  
7:40pm Donna Wilkins Netball.svg  29/34 (85%)
Irene van Dyk Netball.svg  24/29 (83%)
Paula Griffin Netball.svg  1/1 (100%)		 Report
Joanne Harten Netball.svg  30/35 (86%)
Ellen Halpenny Netball.svg  9/10 (90%)
Malia Paseka Netball.svg  5/8 (63%)

Round 11

Sunday 11 May Adelaide Thunderbirds 52 – 58 Queensland Firebirds Netball SA Stadium  
11:48am Carla Borrego Netball.svg  25/30 (83%)
Erin Bell Netball.svg  27/31 (87%)		 Report
Stats 		Romelda Aiken Netball.svg  40/48 (83%)
Amy Wild Netball.svg  18/21 (86%)
Sunday 11 May Mainland Tactix 50 – 58 Central Pulse Saxton Stadium, Nelson  
7:20pm Mwai Kumwenda Netball.svg  42/44 (95%)
Anna Thompson Netball.svg  8/14 (57%)		 Report
Stats 		Irene van Dyk Netball.svg  43/45 (96%)
Paula Griffin Netball.svg  15/18 (83%)
Monday 12 May West Coast Fever 47 – 58 New South Wales Swifts Perth Arena  
6:48pm Caitlin Bassett Netball.svg  31/37 (84%)
Natalie Medhurst Netball.svg  16/18 (89%)		 Report
Stats 		Caitlin Thwaites Netball.svg  33/42 (79%)
Susan Pratley Netball.svg  25/31 (81%)
Monday 12 May Southern Steel 62 – 57 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Stadium Southland Velodrome  
7:40pm Jodi Brown Netball.svg  21/26 (81%)
Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Netball.svg  41/42 (98%)		 Report
Joanne Harten Netball.svg  31/33 (94%)
Ellen Halpenny Netball.svg  26/34 (76%)
BYES:   Melbourne Vixens and Northern Mystics

Round 12

Sunday 18 May Melbourne Vixens 65 – 46 West Coast Fever Hisense Arena  
12:18pm Tegan Caldwell Netball.svg  37/43 (86%)
Karyn Bailey Netball.svg  20/ 27 (74%)
Catherine Cox Netball.svg  8/8 (100%)		 Report
Caitlin Bassett Netball.svg  23/30 (77%)
Natalie Medhurst Netball.svg  17/23 (74%)
Sunday 18 May New South Wales Swifts 45 – 42 Adelaide Thunderbirds Allphones Arena  
2:18pm Caitlin Thwaites Netball.svg  ?
Susan Pratley Netball.svg  ?		 Report
Carla Borrego Netball.svg  ?
Erin Bell Netball.svg  ?		Attendance: 10,118
Sunday 18 May Central Pulse 49 – 45 Northern Mystics Arena Manawatu  
7:20pm Donna Wilkins Netball.svg  16/16 (100%)
Irene van Dyk Netball.svg  25/28 (89%)
Paula Griffin Netball.svg  8/12 (67%)		 Report
Maria Tutaia Netball.svg  20/24 (83%)
Cathrine Latu Netball.svg  25/26 (96%)
Monday 19 May Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 74 – 56 Mainland Tactix ASB Arena  
7:40pm Joanne Harten Netball.svg  40/44 (91%)
Ellen Halpenny Netball.svg  34/36 (94%)		 Report
Mwai Kumwenda Netball.svg  48/51 (94%)
Anna Thompson Netball.svg  8/12 (67%)
BYES:   Queensland Firebirds and Southern Steel

Round 13

Saturday 24 May Queensland Firebirds 60 – 33 Central Pulse Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre  
2:18pm Romelda Aiken Netball.svg  46/53 (87%)
Amy Wild Netball.svg  14/22 (64%)		 Report
Donna Wilkins Netball.svg  13/16 (81%)
Irene van Dyk Netball.svg  12/13 (92%)
Paula Griffin Netball.svg  8/12 (67%)
Sunday 25 May Adelaide Thunderbirds 43 – 64 Melbourne Vixens Netball SA Stadium  
11:48am Carla Borrego Netball.svg  22/28 (79%)
Erin Bell Netball.svg  21/24 (88%)		 Report
Tegan Caldwell Netball.svg  24/34 (71%)
Karyn Bailey Netball.svg  26/29 (90%)
Catherine Cox Netball.svg  14/16 (88%)
Sunday 25 May New South Wales Swifts 55 – 43 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre  
2:18pm Caitlin Thwaites Netball.svg  25/31 (81%)
Susan Pratley Netball.svg  30/38 (79%)		 Report
Stats 		Joanne Harten Netball.svg  22/28 (79%)
Ellen Halpenny Netball.svg  12/15 (80%)
Malia Paseka Netball.svg  9/13 (69%)
Sunday 25 May Southern Steel 64 – 60 Mainland Tactix More FM Arena  
7:20pm Jodi Brown Netball.svg  26/37 (70%)
Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Netball.svg  11/11 (100%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Netball.svg  27/32 (84%)		 Report
Mwai Kumwenda Netball.svg  52/58 (90%)
Anna Thompson Netball.svg  8/12 (67%)
Monday 26 May Northern Mystics 63 – 51 West Coast Fever The Trusts Arena  
7:40pm Maria Tutaia Netball.svg  24/35 (69%)
Cathrine Latu Netball.svg  39/43 (91%)		 Report
Caitlin Bassett Netball.svg  35/37 (95%)
Natalie Medhurst Netball.svg  12/12 (100%)
Kate Beveridge Netball.svg  4/6 (67%)

Round 14

Saturday 31 May Southern Steel 65 – 64 Melbourne Vixens Stadium Southland Velodrome  
4:20pm Jodi Brown Netball.svg  21/29 (72%)
Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Netball.svg  44/48 (92%)		 Report
Stats 		Tegan Caldwell Netball.svg  34/38 (89%)
Karyn Bailey Netball.svg  13/13 (100%)
Catherine Cox Netball.svg  17/19 (89%)
Sunday 1 June Adelaide Thunderbirds 66 – 49 Mainland Tactix Netball SA Stadium  
11:48am Carla Borrego Netball.svg  36/53 (68%)
Erin Bell Netball.svg  30/31 (97%)		 Report
Mwai Kumwenda Netball.svg  42/47 (89%)
Anna Thompson Netball.svg  5/10 (50%)
Sophia Fenwick Netball.svg  2/4 (50%)
Sunday 1 June Northern Mystics 56 – 53 New South Wales Swifts The Trusts Arena  
7:20pm Maria Tutaia Netball.svg  24/31 (77%)
Cathrine Latu Netball.svg  32/33 (97%)		 Report
Caitlin Thwaites Netball.svg  34/40 (85%)
Susan Pratley Netball.svg  19/24 (79%)
Monday 2 June West Coast Fever 51 – 44 Central Pulse Challenge Stadium  
5:48pm Caitlin Bassett Netball.svg  37/42 (88%)
Natalie Medhurst Netball.svg  14/17 (82%)		 Report
Donna Wilkins Netball.svg  26/35 (74%)
Irene van Dyk Netball.svg  6/7 (86%)
Paula Griffin Netball.svg  12/17 (71%)
Monday 2 June Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 55 – 59 Queensland Firebirds Claudelands Arena  
7:40pm Joanne Harten Netball.svg  29/35 (83%)
Ellen Halpenny Netball.svg  26/34 (76%)		 Report
Romelda Aiken Netball.svg  40/45 (89%)
Amy Wild Netball.svg  19/20 (95%)

Sources: [1]

Final standings

2014 ANZ Championship ladder
PosTeamPldWLGFGAGDG%Pts
1 ANZ Vixens.svg Melbourne Vixens 1394746592+154126.018
2 ANZ Firebirds.svg Queensland Firebirds 1394694623+71111.418
3 ANZ Swifts.svg New South Wales Swifts 1394707652+55108.418
4 ANZ Magic.svg Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 1385727672+55108.216
5 ANZ Steel 2009.svg Southern Steel 1376792809−1797.914
6 ANZ Pulse.svg Central Pulse 1376658675−1797.514
7 ANZ Mystics.svg Northern Mystics 1367706752−4693.912
8 ANZ Thunderbirds.svg Adelaide Thunderbirds 1358663706−4393.910
9 ANZ Fever.svg West Coast Fever 1349689724−3595.28
10 ANZ Tactix.svg Mainland Tactix 13112694871−17779.72
Updated 2 May 2021

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

Pts = Points

Sources: [53]

Finals

SemifinalsPreliminary finalGrand final
9 June – Hisense Arena 22 June – Hisense Arena
Melbourne Vixens 52 Melbourne Vixens 53
Queensland Firebirds 4716 June – Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre Queensland Firebirds 42
Queensland Firebirds 54
8 June – Allphones Arena Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 50
New South Wales Swifts 49
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 50

Minor semi-final

Sunday 8 June
2:18pm
Stats 		New South Wales Swifts 49–50 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic    Allphones Arena
Attendance: 5,610		 Fox Sports
Sky Sport
Scoring by quarter:14–13, 14–25, 12–14, 9–12
Caitlin Thwaites Netball.svg  24/27 (89%)
Susan Pratley Netball.svg  25/29 (86%)		 Joanne Harten Netball.svg  28/35 (80%)
Ellen Halpenny Netball.svg  22/26 (85%)

Sources: [54] [55] [56]

Major semi-final

Monday 9 June
5:48pm
Stats 		Melbourne Vixens 52–47 Queensland Firebirds    Hisense Arena Fox Sports
Sky Sport
Scoring by quarter:16–11, 11-13, 14–13, 11–12
Tegan Caldwell Netball.svg  27/36 (75%)
Karyn Bailey Netball.svg  25/29 (86%)		 Romelda Aiken Netball.svg  35/41 (85%)
Amy Wild Netball.svg  12/15 (80%)

Sources: [57]

Preliminary final

Monday 16 June
7:18pm
Stats 		Queensland Firebirds 54–50 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic    Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Attendance: 3,200		 Fox Sports
Sky Sport
Scoring by quarter:14–13, 15–13, 11–11, 14–13
Romelda Aiken Netball.svg  36/44 (82%)
Amy Wild Netball.svg  18/21 (86%)		 Joanne Harten Netball.svg  29/38 (76%)
Ellen Halpenny Netball.svg  21/24 (88%)

Sources: [58] [59] [60]

Grand final

Sunday 22 June
2:28pm
Stats 		Melbourne Vixens 53–42 Queensland Firebirds    Hisense Arena
Attendance: 9,345 [2] 		Fox Sports
Sky Sport
Scoring by quarter:13–11, 11–11, 13–12, 16–8
Tegan Caldwell Netball.svg  30/33 (91%)
Karyn Bailey Netball.svg  17/22 (77%)
Catherine Cox Netball.svg  6/7 (86%)		 Romelda Aiken Netball.svg  25/30 (83%)
Amy Wild Netball.svg  17/21 (81%)

Sources: [4] [5] [6] [61] [62] [63]

Award winners

ANZ Championship awards

AwardWinnerTeam
ANZ Championship MVP Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kimberlee Green (Note 4) [27] [64] [65] New South Wales Swifts
ANZ Championship MVP Flag of England.svg Joanne Harten (Note 4) [27] [64] [65] Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
ANZ Championship Grand Final MVP Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tegan Caldwell [4] [2] [66] Melbourne Vixens
ANZ Championship Best New Talent Flag of Malawi.svg Mwai Kumwenda [27] [67] Mainland Tactix
Notes

All Star Team

PositionPlayerTeam
GS Flag of Jamaica.svg Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Southern Steel
GA Flag of Australia (converted).svg Susan Pratley New South Wales Swifts
WA Flag of Australia (converted).svg Madison Robinson Melbourne Vixens
C Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kimberlee Green New South Wales Swifts
WD Flag of Australia (converted).svg Renae Hallinan Adelaide Thunderbirds
GD Flag of New Zealand.svg Casey Kopua Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
GK Flag of England.svg Geva Mentor Melbourne Vixens
Coach Flag of Australia (converted).svg Julie Fitzgerald Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

Sources: [68] [69]

Australian Netball Awards

AwardWinnerTeam
Australian ANZ Championship Player of the Year Laura Geitz [3] Queensland Firebirds
Liz Ellis Diamond Madison Robinson [70] Melbourne Vixens
Australian ANZ Championship Coach of the Year Simone McKinnis Melbourne Vixens
Joyce Brown Coach of the Year Roselee Jencke Queensland Firebirds

Sources: [71] [72] [73] [74]

Golden Bib Award

In 2014 the ANZ Championship introduced the Golden Bib Award which recognised the top attacker, top midcourter and top defender from each round. The award is determined on statistics and players earned two points for a goal assist and a point for centre pass receive. [75]

RoundAttackerMidcourterDefender
1 [76] Flag of New Zealand.svg Ellen Halpenny (Magic) Flag of New Zealand.svg Grace Rasmussen (Magic) Flag of England.svg Geva Mentor (Vixens)
2 [77] Flag of Malawi.svg Mwai Kumwenda (Tactix) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Madison Robinson (Vixens)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brooke Miller (Swifts)		 Flag of New Zealand.svg Leana de Bruin (Magic)
3 [78] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Caitlin Bassett (Fever) Flag of New Zealand.svg Grace Rasmussen (Magic) Flag of England.svg Eboni Beckford-Chambers (Fever)
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Caitlin Bassett (Fever) Flag of New Zealand.svg Grace Rasmussen (Magic) Flag of New Zealand.svg Casey Kopua (Magic)
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tegan Caldwell (Vixens) Flag of New Zealand.svg Grace Rasmussen (Magic) Flag of England.svg Geva Mentor (Vixens)
6 Flag of Jamaica.svg Jhaniele Fowler-Reid (Steel) Flag of New Zealand.svg Laura Langman (Mystics) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Laura Geitz (Firebirds)
7 [79] Flag of Jamaica.svg Jhaniele Fowler-Reid (Steel) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Madison Robinson (Vixens) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Laura Geitz (Firebirds)
8 [80] Flag of Jamaica.svg Jhaniele Fowler-Reid (Steel) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Madison Robinson (Vixens) Flag of England.svg Geva Mentor (Vixens)
9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Cathrine Latu (Mystics) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Madison Robinson (Vixens) Flag of New Zealand.svg Katrina Grant (Pulse)
10 Flag of Jamaica.svg Romelda Aiken (Firebirds) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Emily Beaton (Thunderbirds) Flag of England.svg Geva Mentor (Vixens)
11 Flag of New Zealand.svg Irene van Dyk (Pulse) Flag of New Zealand.svg Grace Rasmussen (Magic) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Laura Geitz (Firebirds)
12 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ellen Halpenny (Magic)
Flag of England.svg Joanne Harten (Magic)		 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Madison Robinson (Vixens) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bianca Chatfield (Vixens)
13 Flag of Jamaica.svg Romelda Aiken (Firebirds) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Madison Robinson (Vixens) Flag of New Zealand.svg Casey Kopua (Magic)
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Erin Bell (Thunderbirds) Flag of New Zealand.svg Shannon Francois (Steel) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rebecca Bulley (Thunderbirds)

Media coverage

All 69 matches were broadcast live on Fox Sports (Australia) and Sky Sport (New Zealand). [27] SBS 2 also broadcast a live match every Sunday and showed weekly highlights of all the matches every Wednesday. [81] In New Zealand, Māori Television also agreed a deal with Sky which saw Te Reo screen delayed coverage of one game from each round, plus the finals, on Tuesday nights. [82] [83] In Australia, National Indigenous Television broadcast one match per week throughout the season. [84]

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