2009 ANZ Championship transfer period

2009 ANZ Championship season
League	ANZ Championship
Sport	Netball
Number of teams	10
TV partner(s)	One HD (Australia, all games) Network Ten (Australia, one live game a week) SKY Sports (New Zealand, live) TVNZ (New Zealand, delayed)
ANZ Championship season
Champions	Melbourne Vixens
Premiers	Melbourne Vixens
Runners-up	Adelaide Thunderbirds
Season MVP	Romelda Aiken (Firebirds)

The ANZ Championship was launched in 2008 as a successor to the Commonwealth Bank Trophy in Australia and the National Bank Cup in New Zealand, both of which were retired after 2007. The ANZ Championship saw netball become a semi-professional sport in both countries, with increased media coverage and player salaries.

Notable transfers

Name	2008 Team	2009 Team
Donna Wilkins	DNP- Retired	Southern Steel
Adine Wilson	DNP- Retired	Southern Steel
Sheryl Scanlan	Northern Mystics	Southern Steel
Sonia Mkoloma	Central Pulse	Canterbury Tactix
Larrissa Willcox	West Coast Fever	Canterbury Tactix
Althea Byfield	DNP - Not selected	Central Pulse
Paula Griffin	Northern Mystics	Central Pulse
Leana de Bruin	Northern Mystics	Waikato/BOP Magic
Pamela Cookey	DNP- Not selected	Northern Mystics
Jane Altschwager	DNP- Retired	Adelaide Thunderbirds
Madison Browne	Melbourne Vixens	West Coast Fever
Shae Bolton	DNP- Unavailable	West Coast Fever
Johannah Curran	Melbourne Vixens	West Coast Fever

References

• Netball: Financial support offered to Netball strugglers | NETBALL News- Financial Support offered for Pulse
• Netball: Silver Ferns defender linked to Southern Steel- Ferns defender linked to Steel
• Netball: Special duo of Wilson, Wilkins to boost Steel- Netball duo boost Southern Steel