2020 Collingwood Magpies Netball season

Collingwood Magpies
	2020 season
Head coach	Rob Wright
Co-captains	Geva Mentor & Madison Browne
Main venue	Melbourne Arena
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Last updated September 04, 2020

The 2020 Collingwood Magpies Netball season is the club's fourth year of senior competition in the Suncorp Super Netball league. The club would have fielded a reserves team in the Australian Netball League, though were prevented from doing so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1]

The Magpies were coached by Rob Wright and co-captained for the second consecutive year by Geva Mentor and Madison Browne. The club entered the season off the back of a fourth-place finish in the 2019 regular season. They were eliminated from the finals series by the Melbourne Vixens in the elimination final.^[2]

Player changes

Summary of 2020 pre-season player movements
Gains	Losses
Melissa Bragg (elevated to senior list) Molly Jovic (new signing) Jodi-Ann Ward (new signing from Severn Stars )	April Brandley (maternity leave) Kimiora Poi (returned to Mainland Tactix ) Kim Ravaillion (maternity leave)

Squad

2020 Collingwood Magpies roster

Players

Coaching staff

Name	Position(s)	DoB	Height
Kelly Altmann (TRP)	C, WA	27 April 1993	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Melissa Bragg	GD, WD	17 December 1994	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Ashleigh Brazill	WD, C	29 December 1989	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Kelsey Browne	WA, C	17 January 1992	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Madison Browne	WA, C	5 January 1988	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Matilda Garrett	GD, GK	11 August 1998	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Molly Jovic (TRP)	WA, C	7 October 1995	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Nat Medhurst	GA, GS, WA	20 January 1984	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Geva Mentor	GK	17 September 1984	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Shimona Nelson	GS	1 December 1998	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Gabrielle Sinclair	GA, GS	12 July 1993	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Jodi-Ann Ward	GD, WD	01 September 1994	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

Head coach

Rob Wright

Assistant coach

Nicole Richardson

Assistant coaches

Kate Upton
Lauren Blackwood

Manager: Jane Woodlands-Thompson
Strength and conditioning: Chris Howley

Notes

(c)– Captain
(cc)– Co-captain
(vc)– Vice-captain
– Injury / maternity leave
(TRP)– Temporary Replacement Player

Player profiles: Team website

Last updated: 1 August 2020

Pre-season

Notes

Colours: Magpies win Magpies loss Draw
Home teams are listed left, away teams right. Times listed are local.

Super Club

The 2019 Super Club tournament was played in December 2019, after the club's final list for the 2020 season had been determined.

8 December 2019 3.30pm	Stats	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	33–52	Collingwood Magpies	Trafalgar Centre
		McPhee 12/18 (67%) Latu-Meafou 11/16 (69%) Marshall 10/12 (83%)		Nelson 41/44 (93%) Sinclair 9/12 (75%) Allen 2/3 (67%)
		Group Stage

9 December 2019 6.35pm	Stats	Mainland Tactix	38–51	Collingwood Magpies	Trafalgar Centre
		Bird 22/27 (81%) Selby-Rickit 12/15 (80%) Prosser 3/4 (75%) Glen 1/2 (50%)		Nelson 33/37 (89%) Medhurst 14/17 (82%) Allen 4/5 (80%)
		Group Stage

10 December 2019 3.30pm	Stats	Northern Stars	41–53	Collingwood Magpies	Trafalgar Centre
		Wilson 31/33 (94%) Naoupu 6/9 (67%) Koloto 4/6 (67%)		Nelson 36/38 (95%) Allen 7/8 (88%) Sinclair 7/9 (78%) Medhurst 3/3 (100%)
		Group Stage

12 December 2019 6.35pm	Stats	Collingwood Magpies	54–40	Central Pulse	Trafalgar Centre
		Nelson 41/44 (93%) Medhurst 10/11 (91%) Sinclair 2/2 (100%) Allen 1/1 (100%)		Dunn 28/31 (90%) Ekenasio 9/12 (75%) Metuarau 3/3 (100%)
		Semi-Final

13 December 2019 8.10pm	Stats	Northern Mystics	42–49	Collingwood Magpies	Trafalgar Centre
		Nweke 30/33 (91%) Mes 7/10 (70%) Tui 5/7 (71%)		Nelson 32/37 (86%) Medhurst 17/18 (94%)
		Final

Team Girls Cup

The Team Girls Cup pre-season tournament was to be played in March 2020, though was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

27 March 2020 8.10pm		Giants Netball	v	Collingwood Magpies		Ken Rosewall Arena
		Cancelled

28 March 2020 1.30pm		New South Wales Swifts	v	Collingwood Magpies		Ken Rosewall Arena
		Cancelled

28 March 2020 6.20pm		Queensland Firebirds	v	Collingwood Magpies		Ken Rosewall Arena
		Cancelled

Super Netball season

Ladder

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	%	PTS
2020 Suncorp Super Netball ladder v t e
1	Melbourne Vixens	9	8	0	1	568	480	118.33	32
2	New South Wales Swifts	9	7	0	2	574	535	107.29	28
3	Sunshine Coast Lightning	9	6	0	3	510	509	100.2	24
4	West Coast Fever	9	5	0	4	615	581	105.85	20

5	Giants Netball	9	3	1	5	551	564	97.7	14
6	Adelaide Thunderbirds	9	3	0	6	477	503	94.83	12
7	Queensland Firebirds	9	2	1	6	517	574	90.07	10
8	Collingwood Magpies	9	1	0	8	494	560	88.21	4
Last updated: 3 September 2020 — Source

Results

Notes

Colours: Magpies win Magpies loss Draw
Home teams are listed left, away teams right.
The season was scheduled to begin on 2 May, though was postponed to 1 August due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sun 3 Aug 5.30pm	Report Stats	Melbourne Vixens	63–52	Collingwood Magpies	Nissan Arena	Nine
		Scoring by quarter: 15–13, 14–16, 16–14, 18–9
		2 Goal Shots Kumwenda 5/10 (50%) Philip 3/7 (43%) Thwaites 2/3 (67%) 1 Goal Shots Kumwenda 16/19 (84%) Philip 16/19 (84%) Thwaites 11/11 (100%)		2 Goal Shots Sinclair 4/6 (67%) Allen 2/3 (67%) 1 Goal Shots Ryde 34/38 (89%) Sinclair 6/11 (55%)
		Round 1

Sat 8 Aug 1.00pm	Report Stats	Sunshine Coast Lightning	51–47	Collingwood Magpies	USC Stadium	Nine
		Scoring by quarter: 10–11, 11–13, 16–9, 14–14
		2 Goal Shots None 1 Goal Shots Koenen 38/45 (84%) Proscovia 6/10 (60%) Wood 5/10 (50%) Hunt 2/3 (67%)		2 Goal Shots Allen 2/2 (100%) Sinclair 1/5 (20%) 1 Goal Shots Nelson 32/38 (84%) Allen 4/4 (100%) Sinclair 5/8 (63%)
		Round 2

Tue 11 Aug 7.30pm	Report Stats	Queensland Firebirds	54–58	Collingwood Magpies	Nissan Arena	Nine
		Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 15–14, 13–15, 9–15
		2 Goal Shots Venter 1/2 (50%) Dwan 1/3 (33%) 1 Goal Shots Aiken 37/42 (88%) Dwan 12/14 (86%) Venter 1/1 (100%)		2 Goal Shots Sinclair 5/6 (83%) 1 Goal Shots Nelson 42/45 (93%) Sinclair 2/6 (33%) Allen 4/4 (100%)
		Round 3

Sat 15 Aug 1.00pm	Stats	Collingwood Magpies	61–61	West Coast Fever	Nissan Arena	Nine
		Scoring by quarter: 11–21, 18–16, 18–14, 15–12
		2 Goal Shots Sinclair 3/5 (60%) Nelson 1/1 (100%) 1 Goal Shots Nelson 45/48 (94%) Sinclair 9/11 (82%)		2 Goal Shots Fowler 1/2 (50%) Stanton 2/2 (100%) 1 Goal Shots Fowler 53/54 (98%) Teague-Neeld 4/7 (57%)
		Round 4

Wed 19 Aug 7.30pm		Collingwood Magpies	v	Adelaide Thunderbirds		USC Stadium	Nine
		Round 5

Sat 22 Aug 1.00pm		New South Wales Swifts	v	Collingwood Magpies		Nissan Arena	Nine
		Round 6

TBC TBC		Collingwood Magpies	v	TBC		TBC	Nine
		Round 7

TBC TBC		Collingwood Magpies	v	TBC		TBC	Nine
		Round 8

TBC TBC		Collingwood Magpies	v	TBC		TBC	Nine
		Round 9

TBC TBC		Collingwood Magpies	v	TBC		TBC	Nine
		Round 10

TBC TBC		Collingwood Magpies	v	TBC		TBC	Nine
		Round 11

TBC TBC		Collingwood Magpies	v	TBC		TBC	Nine
		Round 12

TBC TBC		Collingwood Magpies	v	TBC		TBC	Nine
		Round 13

TBC TBC		Collingwood Magpies	v	TBC		TBC	Nine
		Round 14

Statistics

As of 1 January 2020^[3]
Player	GS	GA	G%	A	R	CPR	I	D	P	T
Melissa Bragg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ashleigh Brazill	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kelsey Browne	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Madison Browne	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Matilda Garrett	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Molly Jovic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nat Medhurst	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Geva Mentor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Shimona Nelson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gabrielle Sinclair	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jodi-Ann Ward	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

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References

↑ "2020 Deakin University Australian Netball League Season Cancelled". Netball Australia. 2 June 2020.
↑ "Vixens dominate Magpies in Super Netball semi-final". The Guardian. 1 September 2019.
↑ "2020 season statistics". Netball Draft Central.

External links

Club website

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[1] "2020 Deakin University Australian Netball League Season Cancelled". Netball Australia. 2 June 2020.

[2] "Vixens dominate Magpies in Super Netball semi-final". The Guardian. 1 September 2019.

[3] "2020 season statistics". Netball Draft Central.

v t e Collingwood Magpies Netball
Est. 2016 in Melbourne, Victoria
Club	History Players
Premierships (0)	Nil
Home courts	Melbourne Arena (2017–present) Silverdome (2017–present) Others
Seasons (4)	2017 2018 2019 2020
Captains	Madison Browne Geva Mentor
Coaches	Kristy-Keppich Birrell Rob Wright
Competition	Suncorp Super Netball
Affiliations	Collingwood Football Club Tasmanian Magpies