2016 Queensland Firebirds season

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Queensland Firebirds
2016 season
Head coach Roselee Jencke
Captain Laura Geitz
Vice-captain Clare McMeniman
Main venue Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Season results
Wins–losses14–2
Regular season1st (Australian Conference)
Challenge Trophy holders
Finals placing1st
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The 2016 Queensland Firebirds season saw the Queensland Firebirds netball team compete in the 2016 ANZ Championship. With a team coached by Roselee Jencke, captained by Laura Geitz and featuring Romelda Aiken, Clare McMeniman and Kim Ravaillion, Firebirds won the Australian Conference, the Challenge Trophy and the overall championship. Firebirds became the first and only team to retain the title. In a repeat of 2015, Firebirds defeated New South Wales Swifts in both the Australian Conference Final and the Grand Final. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Contents

Players

Player movements

Gains and losses
Increase2.svg GainsDecrease2.svg Losses

Sources: [11]

2016 roster

2016 Queensland Firebirds roster
PlayersCoaching staff
Nat.NamePosition(s)DoBHeight
Flag of Jamaica.svg Romelda Aiken GS, GA (1988-11-19)19 November 1988 (aged 27)1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mahalia Cassidy WA, C (1995-10-09)9 October 1995 (aged 20)1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Laura Clemesha GK, GD (1992-01-21)21 January 1992 (aged 24)1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Beryl Friday GA, GS, WA (1994-01-19)19 January 1994 (aged 22)1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Laura Geitz  (c)GK, GD (1987-11-04)4 November 1987 (aged 28)1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hulita Haukinima WD, C (1995-09-14)14 September 1995 (aged 20)1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chelsea LemkeGA, GS–
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Clare McMeniman  (vc)GD, WD (1985-07-11)11 July 1985 (aged 30)1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Caitlyn Nevins WA, C (1987-06-01)1 June 1987 (aged 28)1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kim Ravaillion C, WD, WA (1993-07-26)26 July 1993 (aged 22)1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gabi Simpson WD, GD, C (1992-10-17)17 October 1992 (aged 23)1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gretel Tippett GA,GS (1993-07-03)3 July 1993 (aged 22)1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Head coach


Notes
  • (c)– Captain
  • (cc)– Co-captain
  • (vc)– Vice-captain
  • Star of life gold.svg – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP)– Temporary Replacement Player

Sources: [11] [12]

Debutants

Milestones

Pre-season

Between 18 and 20 March 2016, Queensland Firebirds played in a three-day event hosted by Northern Mystics at The Trusts Arena. Other participants included Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic, Southern Steel and Adelaide Thunderbirds. [21] [22] [23] [24]

Regular season

Fixtures and results

Round 1
Fri 1 April Queensland Firebirds 70 - 55 Mainland Tactix Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre  
6:18 AM (AEST) Romelda Aiken Netball.svg  45/49 (92%)
Gretel Tippett Netball.svg  25/32 (78%)		 Report
Mwai Kumwenda Netball.svg  37/39 (95%)
Bailey Mes Netball.svg  18/28 (64%)

Source: [25]

Round 2
Mon 11 April Queensland Firebirds 61 - 45 Central Pulse Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre  
7:18 PM (AEST) Romelda Aiken Netball.svg  38/41 (93%)
Gretel Tippett Netball.svg  22/25 (88%)
Beryl Friday Netball.svg  1/3 (33%)		 Report
Ameliaranne Wells Netball.svg  22/24 (92%)
Maia Wilson Netball.svg  21/30 (70%)
Te Amo Amaru-Tibble Netball.svg  1/1 (100%)

Source: [26]

Round 3
Sat 16 April Melbourne Vixens 47 - 58 Queensland Firebirds Hisense Arena  
5.18 PM (AEST) Alice Teague-Neeld Netball.svg  15/22 (68%)
Kimberley Commane Netball.svg  10/14 (71%)
Emma Ryde Netball.svg  22/25 (88%)		 Report
Romelda Aiken Netball.svg  42/45 (93%)
Gretel Tippett Netball.svg  16/21 (76%)

Source: [27]

Round 4
Sat 23 April Adelaide Thunderbirds 46 - 58 Queensland Firebirds Priceline Stadium  
4.48 AM (ACST) Kristina Brice Netball.svg  28/34 (82%)
Erin Bell Netball.svg  18/27 (67%)		 Report
Romelda Aiken Netball.svg  37/46 (80%)
Gretel Tippett Netball.svg  21/32 (66%)
Beryl Friday Netball.svg  0/1 (0%)

Source: [28]

Round 5
Sat 30 April Queensland Firebirds 61 - 51 New South Wales Swifts Brisbane Entertainment Centre  
5:18 PM (AEST) Romelda Aiken Netball.svg  52/63 (83%)
Gretel Tippett Netball.svg  9/16 (56%)		 Report
Susan Pettitt Netball.svg  19/23 (83%)
Caitlin Thwaites Netball.svg   32/36 (89%)

Source: [29]

Round 6
Sat 7 May Queensland Firebirds 70 - 42 Northern Mystics Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre  
5:18 PM (AEST) Romelda Aiken Netball.svg  52/57 (91%)
Gretel Tippett Netball.svg  8/10 (80%)
Chelsea Lemke Netball.svg  10/13 (77%)		 Report
Maria Tutaia Netball.svg  23/33 (70%)
Cathrine Tuivaiti Netball.svg  9/9 (100%)
Megan Craig Netball.svg  10/15 (67%)

Source: [14]

Round 7
Sat 14 May West Coast Fever 52 - 61 Queensland Firebirds HBF Stadium  
3:18 PM (AWST) Caitlin Bassett Netball.svg  38/46 (83%)
Natalie Medhurst Netball.svg  14/21 (67%)		 Report
Romelda Aiken Netball.svg  50/57 (88%)
Chelsea Lemke Netball.svg  11/16 (69%)

Source: [30]

Round 8
Sun 22 May Queensland Firebirds 62 - 51 Adelaide Thunderbirds Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre  
12:18 PM (AEST) Romelda Aiken Netball.svg  45/50 (90%)
Gretel Tippett Netball.svg  17/26 (65%)		 Report
Carla Borrego Netball.svg  33/36 (92%)
Erin Bell Netball.svg  18/22 (82%)

Sources: [31] [32]

Round 9
Sun 29 May New South Wales Swifts 58 - 54 Queensland Firebirds Qudos Bank Arena  
12:18 PM (AEST) Susan Pettitt Netball.svg  33/39 (85%)
Caitlin Thwaites Netball.svg  10/14 (71%)
Stephanie Wood Netball.svg  15/19 (79%)		 Report
Romelda Aiken Netball.svg  46/51 (90%)
Gretel Tippett Netball.svg  8/12 (67%)		Attendance: 13,314 [33]

Sources: [34] [35]

Round 10
Sat 4 June Queensland Firebirds 56 - 44 Melbourne Vixens Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre  
5:18 PM (AEST) Romelda Aiken Netball.svg  39/43 (91%)
Gretel Tippett Netball.svg  17/23 (74%)		 Report
Alice Teague-Neeld Netball.svg  11/17 (65%)
Karyn Bailey Netball.svg  19/25 (76%)
Kimberly Commane Netball.svg  14/19 (74%)

Source: [36]

Round 11
Sat 11 June Southern Steel 66 - 51 Queensland Firebirds Edgar Centre  
4:10 PM (NZST) Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Netball.svg  51/57 (89%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Netball.svg  15/17 (88%)
Brooke Leaver Netball.svg  0/1 (0%)		 Report
Romelda Aiken Netball.svg  27/32 (84%)
Gretel Tippett Netball.svg  16/19 (84%)
Beryl Friday Netball.svg  8/9 (89%)

Source: [37]

Round 12

Queensland Firebirds received a bye.

Round 13
Mon 27 June Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 47 - 71 Queensland Firebirds Claudelands Arena  
7:40 PM (NZST) Joanne Harten Netball.svg  32/38 (84%)
Paula Griffin Netball.svg  15/21 (71%)		 Report
Romelda Aiken Netball.svg  50/59 (85%)
Gretel Tippett Netball.svg  21/27 (78%)

Sources: [38] [39]

Round 14
Sun 3 July Queensland Firebirds 63 - 52 West Coast Fever Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre  
12:18 PM (AEST) Romelda Aiken Netball.svg  49/54 (91%)
Gretel Tippett Netball.svg  14/18 (78%)		 Report
Caitlin Bassett Netball.svg  39/41 (95%)
Natalie Medhurst Netball.svg  8/10 (80%)
Kate Beveridge Netball.svg  5/7 (71%)

Source: [40]

Final standings

2016 Australian Conference
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDG%Pts
1 ANZ Firebirds.svg Queensland Firebirds 131120796656140121.3%22
2 ANZ Swifts.svg New South Wales Swifts 131021828670158123.6%21
3 ANZ Vixens.svg Melbourne Vixens 1385073167952107.7%16
4 ANZ Fever.svg West Coast Fever 1376075670749106.9%14
5 ANZ Thunderbirds.svg Adelaide Thunderbirds 132110660775-11585.2%4
2016 New Zealand Conference
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDG%Pts
1 ANZ Steel 2009.svg Southern Steel 131102852732120116.4%24
2 ANZ Magic.svg Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 13670665755-9088.1%12
3 ANZ Mystics.svg Northern Mystics 13391674743-6990.7%7
5 ANZ Tactix.svg Mainland Tactix 132101708825-11785.8%5
4 ANZ Pulse.svg Central Pulse 132101676804-12884.1%5

  Qualified for Conference finals
  Qualified for Elimination finals

Source: [41]

Challenge Trophy

Queensland Firebirds began their defence of the Challenge Trophy in Round 1 against Mainland Tactix. [25] [42] Firebirds were unbeaten at home throughout the season and, as a result, retained the Challenge Trophy.

RoundHoldersScoreChallengers
Round 1 [25] [42] Queensland Firebirds 70–55 Mainland Tactix
Round 2 Queensland Firebirds 61–45 Central Pulse
Round 5 Queensland Firebirds 61–51 New South Wales Swifts
Round 6 Queensland Firebirds 70–42 Northern Mystics
Round 8 Queensland Firebirds 62–51 Adelaide Thunderbirds
Round 10 Queensland Firebirds 56–44 Melbourne Vixens
Round 14 Queensland Firebirds 63–52 West Coast Fever

Finals

Conference Final

18 July 2016
7.18 (AEST)
Stats 		Queensland Firebirds 63–52 New South Wales Swifts    Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Scoring by quarter:16-12, 16-15, 15-10, 16-15
Romelda Aiken Netball.svg  49/55 (89%)
Gretel Tippett Netball.svg  14		 Caitlin Thwaites Netball.svg  17
Susan Pettitt Netball.svg  30
Stephanie Wood Netball.svg  5

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

Semi-finals

24 July 2016
12.18 pm (AEST)
Stats 		Queensland Firebirds 67–64 Southern Steel    Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Scoring by quarter:19 - 16, 13 - 19, 15 - 14, 20 -15
Romelda Aiken Netball.svg  57/68 (84%)
Gretel Tippett Netball.svg  10/13 (77%)		 Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Netball.svg  51/52 (98%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Netball.svg  13/20 (65%)

Sources: [46] [47] [48]

Grand Final

31 July 2016
12.10 pm (AEST)
Stats 		Queensland Firebirds 69–67 New South Wales Swifts ET  Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Attendance: 10,312		 Fox Sports
Sky Sport
Scoring by quarter: 12-15, 17-12, 12-15, 13-12, ET: 15-13
Scoring by half: 29-27, 25-27 ET: 15-13
Romelda Aiken Netball.svg  63/89 (71%)
Gretel Tippett Netball.svg  6/11 (55%)		 Susan Pettitt Netball.svg  30/39 (77%)
Caitlin Thwaites Netball.svg  34/41 (83%)
Stephanie Wood Netball.svg  3/4 (75%)

Source: [3] [4] [5] [6]

Award winners

Queensland Firebirds Awards

AwardWinner
Player of the Year Flag of Jamaica.svg Romelda Aiken
Firebirds Players' Player Flag of Australia (converted).svg Clare McMeniman
Firebirds Spirit Award Flag of Australia (converted).svg Caitlyn Nevins
Firebirds Members Award Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gabi Simpson

Sources: [16]

ANZ Championship awards

AwardWinner
ANZ Championship Finals Series MVP Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kim Ravaillion [1]

All Star Team

PositionPlayer
GS Flag of Jamaica.svg Romelda Aiken
C Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kim Ravaillion
GD Flag of Australia (converted).svg Clare McMeniman

Sources: [49] [50] [51]

Australian Netball Awards

AwardWinner
Australian ANZ Championship Coach of the Year Roselee Jencke [1] [52]

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