New South Wales Swifts | |
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2014 season | |
Head coach | Rob Wright |
Asst. coach | Megan Anderson |
Manager | Toni Kidwell |
Captain | Kimberlee Green |
Main venue | Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre |
Season results | |
Wins–losses | 9–5 |
Regular season | 3rd |
Finals placing | 4th |
The 2014 New South Wales Swifts season saw New South Wales Swifts compete in the 2014 ANZ Championship. Rob Wright replaced Lisa Beehag as head coach. Swifts finished the regular season in third place but subsequently lost to Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in the minor semi-final. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Gains | Losses |
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Manager: Toni Kidwell
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Source: [11]
Kimberlee Green, Sharni Layton and Caitlin Thwaites were all members of the Australia team that won the gold medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. [2] [12]
Sunday 2 March | New South Wales Swifts | 54 – 51 | West Coast Fever | Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre | |
12:18pm | Susan Pratley 30/33 (91%) Caitlin Thwaites 24/28 (86%) | Report | Caitlin Bassett 42/50 (84%) Natalie Medhurst 9/12 (75%) |
Sunday 9 March | Mainland Tactix | 57 – 68 | New South Wales Swifts | CBS Canterbury Arena | |
7:20pm | Mwai Kumwenda 46/49 (94%) Sophia Fenwick 11/22 (50%) | Report | Caitlin Thwaites 24/26 (92%) Carla Dziwoki 15/18 (83%) Susan Pratley 29/35 (83%) |
Monday 17 March | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 50 – 49 | New South Wales Swifts | Netball SA Stadium | |
7:18pm | Carla Borrego ? Erin Bell ? | Report | Caitlin Thwaites ? Susan Pratley ? |
Sunday 23 March | New South Wales Swifts | 53 – 48 | Queensland Firebirds | Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre | |
12:18pm | Caitlin Thwaites 29/32 (91%) Susan Pratley 23/30 (77%) Carla Dziwoki 1/1 (100%) | Report | Romelda Aiken 36/50 (72%) Amy Wild 12/14 (86%) |
Monday 31 March | New South Wales Swifts | 63 – 45 | Central Pulse | Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre | |
7:48pm | Caitlin Thwaites 30/36 (83%) Susan Pratley 27/30 (90%) Gretel Tippett 6/11 (55%) | Report | Donna Wilkins 13/16 (81%) Irene van Dyk 32/34 (94%) |
New South Wales Swifts received a bye.
Sunday 13 April | New South Wales Swifts | 50 – 56 | Melbourne Vixens | Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre | |
12:18pm | Caitlin Thwaites ? Susan Pratley 28/33 (85%) | Report | Tegan Caldwell ? Karyn Bailey ? Catherine Cox 18/19 (95%) |
Sunday 20 April | Queensland Firebirds | 55 – 40 | New South Wales Swifts | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | |
12:18pm | Romelda Aiken 36 Ameliaranne Wells 10 Amy Wild 9 | Report | Caitlin Thwaites 13 Susan Pratley 24 Gretel Tippett 3 | Attendance: 3,000 |
Friday 25 April | New South Wales Swifts | 65 – 52 | Southern Steel | AIS Arena | |
1:48pm | Caitlin Thwaites 32/35 (91%) Susan Pratley 23/27 (85%) Carla Dziwoki 9/10 (90%) Gretel Tippett 1/3 (33%) | Report Stats | Jodi Brown 8/10 (80%) Jhaniele Fowler-Reid 42/45 (93%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit 2/4 (50%) |
Sunday 4 May | Melbourne Vixens | 50 – 54 | New South Wales Swifts | Hisense Arena | |
12:18pm | Tegan Caldwell 22/24 (92%) Karyn Bailey 14/18 (78%) Catherine Cox 14/18 (78%) | Report | Caitlin Thwaites 26/31 (84%) Susan Pratley 28/32 (88%) |
Monday 12 May | West Coast Fever | 47 – 58 | New South Wales Swifts | Perth Arena | |
6:48pm | Caitlin Bassett 31/37 (84%) Natalie Medhurst 16/18 (89%) | Report Stats | Caitlin Thwaites 33/42 (79%) Susan Pratley 25/31 (81%) |
Sunday 18 May | New South Wales Swifts | 45 – 42 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | Allphones Arena | |
2:18pm | Caitlin Thwaites ? Susan Pratley ? | Report | Carla Borrego ? Erin Bell ? | Attendance: 10,118 |
Sunday 25 May | New South Wales Swifts | 55 – 43 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre | |
2:18pm | Caitlin Thwaites 25/31 (81%) Susan Pratley 30/38 (79%) | Report Stats | Joanne Harten 22/28 (79%) Ellen Halpenny 12/15 (80%) Malia Paseka 9/13 (69%) |
Sunday 1 June | Northern Mystics | 56 – 53 | New South Wales Swifts | The Trusts Arena | |
7:20pm | Maria Tutaia 24/31 (77%) Cathrine Latu 32/33 (97%) | Report | Caitlin Thwaites 34/40 (85%) Susan Pratley 19/24 (79%) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | G% | Pts |
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1 | Melbourne Vixens | 13 | 9 | 4 | 746 | 592 | +154 | 126.0 | 18 |
2 | Queensland Firebirds | 13 | 9 | 4 | 694 | 623 | +71 | 111.4 | 18 |
3 | New South Wales Swifts | 13 | 9 | 4 | 707 | 652 | +55 | 108.4 | 18 |
4 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 13 | 8 | 5 | 727 | 672 | +55 | 108.2 | 16 |
5 | Southern Steel | 13 | 7 | 6 | 792 | 809 | −17 | 97.9 | 14 |
6 | Central Pulse | 13 | 7 | 6 | 658 | 675 | −17 | 97.5 | 14 |
7 | Northern Mystics | 13 | 6 | 7 | 706 | 752 | −46 | 93.9 | 12 |
8 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 13 | 5 | 8 | 663 | 706 | −43 | 93.9 | 10 |
9 | West Coast Fever | 13 | 4 | 9 | 689 | 724 | −35 | 95.2 | 8 |
10 | Mainland Tactix | 13 | 1 | 12 | 694 | 871 | −177 | 79.7 | 2 |
Updated 2 May 2021 |
Qualified for Major semi-final
Qualified for Minor semi-final
Pts = Points
Sources: [14]
Semi-finals | Preliminary final | Grand final | |||||||||
9 June – Hisense Arena | |||||||||||
1 | Melbourne Vixens | 52 | |||||||||
2 | Queensland Firebirds | 47 | |||||||||
16 June – Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre | 22 June – Hisense Arena | ||||||||||
Queensland Firebirds | 54 | Melbourne Vixens | 53 | ||||||||
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 50 | Queensland Firebirds | 42 | ||||||||
8 June – Allphones Arena | |||||||||||
3 | New South Wales Swifts | 49 | |||||||||
4 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 50 | Key: | Winning team advances | Losing team advances |
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 24/27 (89%) Susan Pratley 25/29 (86%) | Joanne Harten 28/35 (80%) Ellen Halpenny 22/26 (85%) |
Award | Winner |
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QBE NSW Swifts MVP | Kimberlee Green |
NSW Swifts Members' Player of the Year | Kimberlee Green |
NSW Swifts Players' Player of the Year | Sharni Layton |
NSW Swifts Coaches' Player Award | Sarah Wall |
Award | Winner |
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ANZ Championship MVP | Kimberlee Green (Note 1) [19] [20] |
Position | Player |
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GA | Susan Pratley |
C | Kimberlee Green |
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