New South Wales Swifts | |
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2019 season | |
Head coach | Briony Akle |
Asst. coach | Anita Keelan |
Manager | Dani Mace |
Captain | Maddy Proud |
Vice-captain | Paige Hadley |
Main venue | QuayCentre Qudos Bank Arena |
Season results | |
Regular season | 2nd |
Finals placing | Champions |
The 2019 New South Wales Swifts season saw New South Wales Swifts compete in the 2019 Suncorp Super Netball season. Briony Akle guided Swifts to their second premiership. Despite losing their new captain, Maddy Proud, Kate Eddy and Lauren Moore to season-ending injuries, Swifts finished the regular season in second place. In the major semi-final, they lost to Sunshine Coast Lightning. However, they then defeated Melbourne Vixens in the preliminary final to qualify for the grand final where they faced Lightning again. Lightning were the champions in both 2017 and 2018 and had finished the 2019 regular season as minor premiers. As a result, Lightning started the grand final as favorites. Meanwhile, Swifts had begun the season as underdogs. They were not expected to have a good season. However, in the grand final they defeated Lightning 64–47 to emerge as champions. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
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In the 2019 #TeamGirls Cup, Swifts defeated Giants Netball, West Coast Fever and Queensland Firebirds and eventually finished fifth. [2]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Collingwood Magpies | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 128 | 103 | +25 | 8 | Final |
2 | Giants Netball | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 119 | 112 | +7 | 8 | Classification matches |
3 | New South Wales Swifts | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 105 | 108 | −3 | 8 | |
4 | West Coast Fever | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 80 | 109 | −29 | 0 |
8 March 2019 18:00 | Report Stats | New South Wales Swifts | 47 – 33 | Giants Netball | Queensland State Netball Centre | |
Housby 20/23 (87%) Wallace 16/19 (84%) Garbin 11/14 (79%) | Harten 22/24 (92%) Marshall 6/8 (75%) Austin 5/8 (63%) |
9 March 2019 11:00 | Report Stats | New South Wales Swifts | 29 – 51 | Collingwood Magpies | Queensland State Netball Centre | |
Wallace 17/21 (81%) Haythornthwaite 6/6 (100%) Garbin 6/8 (75%) | Nelson 33/35 (94%) Sinclair 10/12 (83%) Medhurst 8/10 (80%) |
9 March 2019 17:00 | Report Stats | West Coast Fever | 24 – 29 | New South Wales Swifts | Queensland State Netball Centre | |
Stanton 17/23 (74%) Cosh 6/7 (86%) Teague-Neeld 1/5 (20%) | Garbin 13/15 (87%) Haythornthwaite 9/14 (64%) Samantha Wallace 7/8 (88%) |
10 March 2019 10:30 | Report Stats | Queensland Firebirds | 41 – 42 | New South Wales Swifts | Queensland State Netball Centre | |
Aiken 24/30 (80%) Tippett 17/17 (100%) | Wallace 30/30 (100%) Garbin 12/16 (75%) |
Sun 28 Apr | Giants Netball | 56 – 63 | New South Wales Swifts | Qudos Bank Arena | |
1.00pm | Bassett 28/36 (78%) Harten 25/31 (81%) Austin 3/3 (100%) | Report Stats | Wallace 46/49 (94%) Housby 17/26 (65%) |
Sun 5 May | New South Wales Swifts | 61 – 43 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | QuayCentre | |
3.00pm | Wallace 31/31 (100%) Housby 24/28 (86%) Garbin 6/6 (100%) | Report Stats | Glasgow 24/28 (86%) Folau 19/23 (83%) Lange 0/1 (0%) |
Sun 12 May | New South Wales Swifts | 80 – 66 | West Coast Fever | QuayCentre | |
1.00pm | Wallace 62/66 (94%) Housby 18/18 (100%) | Report Stats | Fowler 48/50 (96%) Stanton 18/23 (78%) |
Sat 18 May | New South Wales Swifts | 57 – 59 | Sunshine Coast Lightning | QuayCentre | |
1.00pm | Wallace 33/36 (92%) Housby 24/26 (92%) | Report Stats | Proscovia 27/29 (93%) Wood 14/19 (74%) Koenan 18/20 (90%) |
Sun 26 May | Melbourne Vixens | 50 – 60 | New South Wales Swifts | Margaret Court Arena | |
1.00pm | Thwaites 28/32 (88%) Philip 18/22 (82%) Venter 4/4 (100%) | Report Stats | Wallace 45/47 (96%) Housby 15/18 (83%) |
Sun 2 Jun | New South Wales Swifts | 68 – 52 | Collingwood Magpies | Qudos Bank Arena | |
1.00pm | Wallace 54/57 (95%) Housby 14/19 (74%) | Report Stats | Nelson 41/44 (93%) Medhurst 9/10 (90%) Sinclair 2/3 (67%) |
Sun 9 Jun | Queensland Firebirds | 46 – 68 | New South Wales Swifts | Queensland State Netball Centre | |
1.00pm | Potgieter 24/24 (100%) Tippett 17/18 (94%) Latu-Meafou 5/7 (71%) | Report Stats | Wallace 41/44 (93%) Housby 27/31 (87%) |
Sun 16 Jun | New South Wales Swifts | 59 – 55 | Giants Netball | Qudos Bank Arena | |
3.00pm | Wallace 48/50 (96%) Housby 11/12 (92%) | Report Stats | Bassett 34/36 (94%) Harten 21/24 (88%) |
Sun 23 Jun | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 51 – 51 | New South Wales Swifts | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | |
12.30pm | Folau 26/36 (72%) Glasgow 23/25 (92%) Hodges 2/2 (100%) | Report Stats | Garbin 25/29 (86%) Housby 21/26 (81%) Wallace 5/7 (71%) |
Sat 27 Jul | West Coast Fever | 49 – 53 | New South Wales Swifts | RAC Arena | |
6.00pm | Fowler 43/47 (91%) Teague-Neeld 6/12 (50%) | Report Stats | Wallace 24/29 (83%) Housby 22/28 (79%) Garbin 7/8 (88%) |
Sat 3 Aug | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 50 – 48 | New South Wales Swifts | USC Stadium | |
7.00pm | Koenen 26/30 (87%) Wood 13/20 (65%) Proscovia 11/11 (100%) | Report Stats | Garbin 12/15 (80%) Wallace 36/37 (97%) |
Sat 10 Aug | New South Wales Swifts | 57 – 51 | Melbourne Vixens | QuayCentre | |
7.00pm | Garbin 12/18 (67%) Wallace 45/49 (92%) | Report Stats | Philip 24/30 (80%) Thwaites 9/11 (82%) Kumwenda 18/20 (90%) |
Sat 17 Aug | Collingwood Magpies | 64 – 56 | New South Wales Swifts | Silverdome | |
3.00pm | Nelson 52/54 (96%) Medhurst 12/14 (86%) | Report Stats | Wallace 39/43 (91%) Haythornthwaite 9/10 (90%) Garbin 8/10 (80%) |
Sat 24 Aug | New South Wales Swifts | 64 – 63 | Queensland Firebirds | Qudos Bank Arena | |
5.00pm | Wallace 43/45 (96%) Housby 16/18 (89%) Garbin 5/5 (100%) | Report Stats | Tippett 33/35 (94%) Aiken 30/35 (86%) |
2019 Suncorp Super Netball ladder | ||||||||||
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | % | BP | PTS |
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1 | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 855 | 759 | 112.65 | 33 | 81 |
2 | New South Wales Swifts | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 845 | 755 | 111.92 | 36 | 78 |
3 | Melbourne Vixens | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 836 | 775 | 107.87 | 29 | 63 |
4 | Collingwood Magpies | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 788 | 771 | 102.20 | 27 | 59 |
5 | Giants Netball | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 834 | 821 | 101.58 | 29 | 59 |
6 | West Coast Fever | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 821 | 904 | 90.82 | 18 | 33 |
7 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 708 | 803 | 88.17 | 14 | 30 |
8 | Queensland Firebirds | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 815 | 914 | 89.17 | 18 | 26 |
Last updated: 25 August 2019 — Source |
Sat 31 Aug 3.00pm | Report Stats | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 58–48 | New South Wales Swifts | USC Stadium | Nine | |
Scoring by quarter: 13–14, 14–11, 18–10, 13–13 | |||||||
Koenen 30/32 (94%) Wood 22/29 (76%) Proscovia 6/7 (86%) | Housby 16/18 (89%) Garbin 16/18 (89%) Wallace 16/19 (84%) |
Sun 8 Sep 1.00pm | Report Stats | New South Wales Swifts | 60–47 | Melbourne Vixens | Quaycentre | Nine | |
Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 14–10, 11–15, 16–10 | |||||||
Wallace 40/42 (95%) Housby 19/21 (90%) Garbin 1/1 (100%) | Kumwenda 22/26 (85%) Philip 21/25 (84%) Thwaites 4/7 (57%) |
Sun 15 Sep 1.00pm | Report Stats | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 47–64 | New South Wales Swifts | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | Nine | |
Scoring by quarter: 12–16, 11–15, 13–15, 11–18 | |||||||
Koenen 23/27 (85%) Proscovia 16/18 (89%) Wood 8/14 (57%) | Wallace 40/44 (91%) Housby 18/22 (82%) Garbin 6/7 (86%) |
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