2010 ANZ Championship season

2010 ANZ Championship season
League ANZ Championship
Sport Netball
Duration 20 March 2010 - 11 July 2010
Number of teams 10
TV partner(s) One HD (Australia)
Network Ten (Australia)
SKY Sports (NZ)
TVNZ (NZ)
Champions Adelaide Thunderbirds
Runners-up Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
Minor premiers New South Wales Swifts
Season MVP Liana Leota (Steel)
Top scorer Carla Borrego (Thunderbirds)

The 2010 ANZ Championship season was the third season of the ANZ Championship, commencing on 20 March. The 2010 season started two weeks earlier than in previous years to accommodate the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, in which netball is a core sport. 69 matches were played over 17 weeks, including an initial 14-week round-robin stage, followed by a three-week finals stage. Several rule changes were also implemented in the 2010 season.

After 14 weeks of round-robin competition, the Swifts emerged undefeated as minor premiers, progressing to the finals stage with the Thunderbirds, Magic and Steel. But the Thunderbirds progressed to the grand finale, inflicting the first loss of the season for the Swifts, who lost the preliminary final to the Magic one week later. The grand final was contested on 11 July in Adelaide between the Thunderbirds and Magic. In front of a capacity crowd, the Thunderbirds defeated the Magic by 52–42 to emerge as champions for the 2010 season.

Overview

Format

The format of the 2010 season was identical to those of previous seasons. During the round-robin stage, played over 14 weeks, each team played every other team once, and played teams from their home country a second time. Teams also had one bye somewhere between Rounds 6–10. Week 4 of the round-robin stage was the designated Rivalry Round, in which all games were trans-Tasman match-ups. The top four teams from the round-robin stage progressed to the finals stage, played over three weeks in a Page-McIntyre System.

Round 14 matchups in 2009 were identical to round 14 matchups in 2010, round 4 matchups in 2009 were identical to round 11 matchups in 2010, and round 1 matchups in 2009 were identical to round 3 matchups in 2010. Also, for the Rivalry Round, round 13 matchups in 2009 were identical to round 4 matchups in 2010. In addition, in trans-Tasman matches the home and away teams were switched around from 2009 to ensure that the teams got to play home and away games over two years: e.g., the Thunderbirds hosted the Magic in round 14 in 2009, but the same game in 2010 was hosted by the Magic.

The 2010 season saw the first use of the assistance package for teams that finished in the bottom two placings of the competition ladder for two consecutive seasons. The Central Pulse finished 10th in 2008 and 2009, winning one game in 26 outings, and were granted additional money as well as a second import player.[1]

Rules

Matches were played under international test rules, with a few exceptions. Games that had tied scores at the end of regular time continued into extra time until a winner emerged. Starting from 2010, two additional rule changes were also implemented: coaching was permitted during time stoppages, and venue clocks showed the countdown of the final minute of play, rather than turning blank for that time.[2]

Teams

All ten teams from the inaugural season continued in 2010.

2010 ANZ Championship teams
Teams Main venues 2010 placings
Australia Adelaide Thunderbirds ETSA Park, Adelaide 2nd → Champions
Melbourne Vixens State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne 7th
New South Wales Swifts Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre 1st → Preliminary finalists
Queensland Firebirds Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre 5th
West Coast Fever Challenge Stadium, Perth 8th
New
Zealand		 Canterbury Tactix Westpac Arena, Christchurch 10th
Central Pulse TSB Bank Arena, Wellington 9th
Northern Mystics Trusts Stadium, Auckland 6th
Southern Steel Stadium Southland, Invercargill 4th → Semi-finalists
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Mystery Creek Events Centre, Hamilton 3rd → Runners-up

Player transfers

See the 2010 ANZ Championship transfer period

The 2010 ANZ Championship season, the third year of the competition was expected to be the best yet. Teams organised their franchises, and then went on the hunt to poach opposition players. There was excitement on both sides of the Tasman, but in New Zealand it was all coming from one team. The Northern Mystics went on a shopping spree, signing Magic stars Maria Tutaia and Joline Henry. Along with Canterbury Tactix Silver Fern Larrissa Willcox and Jamaican international Althea Byfield, to join current internationals Catherine Latu and Temepara George in Auckland. The Magic, who lost the services of Tutaia and Henry, made up for it by inking former Silver Ferns shooter Jodi Brown and Australian Peta Scholz from retirement. The new duo, teamed up with Magic stalwarts Irene van Dyk, Laura Langman and Casey Williams.

In Wellington, the Pulse who lost Byfield, made up for it by bringing in English import Ama Agbeze and Adelaide Thunderbirds benchie Jane Altschwager. They also snared Silver Fern defender Katrina Grant from the Steel, to form a nice looking team. At the Canterbury Tactix, the retirement of captain Julie Seymour as well as losing Jodi Brown and Sonia Mkoloma left the red and black's midcourt in all sorts of trouble. Southlander Hayley Crofts was called into the franchise, but made no impact. They initially signed off out of favour Queensland Firebirds defender Peta Stephens, but an injury ruled her out of contention.

And down south at the Southern Steel, after the retirements of star players Donna Wilkins, Adine Wilson and Megan Hutton, along with Katrina Grant moving north, it left the Steel in trouble too. They still pulled together a play off potential side. Former Silver Fern and Sting player Leana de Bruin was back from pregnancy and was pulled into the backline. With the re-signing of internationals Daneka Wipiiti, Megan Dehn, Liana Leota, Wendy Frew and Sheryl Scanlan, Steel still had high chances for 2010.

Up north in Australia, the Queensland Firebirds answered their shooting problems, by snaring Australian Diamonds star Natalie Medhurst from the Adelaide Thunderbirds. She set up a wonderful combination with returning Jamaican import Romelda Aiken. In the Firebird's midcourt, Lauren Nourse led the way without fellow Wing Attack Tamsin Greenway. The English player decided to not return for a third year of ANZ Championships netball. At the NSW Swifts, the Sydney club picked up touring, English defender Sonia Mkoloma, to give her a third franchise to play at. Mkoloma, again along with Catherine Cox, Susan Pratley and Kim Green were the key players to their line-up.

In Melbourne, the Vixens opted against bringing in an import. The 2009 champions kept consistency in their lineup. Shooters Sharelle McMahon and Caitlin Thwaites, midcourter Natasha Chokljat and defenders Julie Corletto and Bianca Chatfield all inked again with the team. At the Thunderbirds, Coach Jane Woodlands-Thompson returned as coach, along with stars Natalie von Bertouch, Kate Beveridge, Mo'onia Gerrard and import Geva Mentor. After the loss of Medhurst, and which speculation since has arisen Woodlands-Thompson wanted rid of her, she was replaced by former netballer, turned basketball player Carla Borrego. The tall Jamaican would become a huge hit.

The cash strapped West Coast Fever again kept their coach Jane Searle, and the core group of players. There were no huge changes in the Perth team's line-up, apart from Leah Shoard returning to Australia, after a year with the Steel and Janelle Lawson returning home from the Firebirds.

Pre-season

An early pre-season tournament was held in early February in Christchurch. This tournament featured the Steel and Tactix, as well as a New South Wales state team, in which the Steel emerged undefeated. The first of the major pre-season tournaments in 2010 was held in Queenstown, New Zealand from 19–21 February, featuring the Firebirds, Mystics, Pulse, Tactix and Steel, along with a team from the Australian Institute of Sport. The Queensland Firebirds emerged undefeated from the Queenstown tournament.[3]

The official pre-season tournament is the Netball Cup (formerly the SOPA Cup), which was held in Sydney from 5–7 March. In 2010, the tournament was contested between the Firebirds, Swifts, Vixens, Thunderbirds and Fever from Australia, and the Pulse and Steel from New Zealand. Once again, the Queensland Firebirds went through the tournament undefeated to emerge champions.[4]

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L B GF GA Diff G% Pts
1131301704570+134123.5126
213941681586+95116.2118
313941682626+56108.9518
413851644597+47107.8716
513761717629+88113.9914
613761696702-699.1514
713671651680-2995.7412
813491679718-3994.578
9131121594742-14880.052
10131121571769-19874.252
Updated on 22 June 2010 (Round 14, Game 5)
Table legend
  • Pos = Position
  • Pld = Games played
  • W = Wins (2 points)
  • L = Losses (0 points)
  • B = Byes (0 points)
  • GF = Goals For (total goals scored)
  • GA = Goals Against (total goals conceded)
  • Diff = Goal Difference (= GF−GA)
  • G% = Goal Percentage (= 100 × GF/GA)
  • Pts = Points (progressive tally)


       Major semi-final qualifying position
       Minor semi-final qualifying position

Round 1

Saturday 20 March
14:20 (UTC+13)		 Report Northern Mystics 55 – 52Adelaide Thunderbirds    Trusts Stadium, Auckland
Umpires: Liz Boon, Mandy Nottingham, Bobbi Brown (replaced Nottingham during 4th quarter)[5][6]
Latu  30/32 (94%)
Tutaia  25/30 (83%)		 Bell  3/5 (60%)
Beveridge  9/14 (64%)
Borrego  40/48 (83%)
Sunday 21 March
13:50 (UTC+10)		 Report Queensland Firebirds 47 – 50New South Wales Swifts    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Aiken  29/34 (85%)
Medhurst  18/23 (78%)		 Cox  30/38 (79%)
Pratley  20/27 (74%)
Sunday 21 March
18:50 (UTC+13)		 Report Southern Steel 46 – 44West Coast Fever    Stadium Southland, Invercargill
Umpires: Liz Boon, Fay Meiklejohn
Dehn  18/22 (82%)
Wipiiti  28/33 (85%)		 Bassett  34/35 (97%)
Shoard  10/15 (67%)
Monday 22 March
19:20 (UTC+13)		 Report Canterbury Tactix 54 – 48Central Pulse    Westpac Arena, Christchurch
Umpires: Jono Bredin, Bobbi Brown
Halpenny  39/50 (78%)
Thompson  15/20 (75%)		 Altschwager  9/14 (64%)
Amaru-Tibble  9/11 (82%)
Griffin  30/34 (88%)
Monday 22 March
19:05 (UTC+11)		 Report Melbourne Vixens 48 – 40Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic    Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Umpires: Sharon Kelly
McMahon  23/27 (85%)
Thwaites  25/32 (78%)		 Brown  10/13 (77%)
Tuki  11/19 (58%)
van Dyk  19/22 (86%)

Round 2

Saturday 27 March
14:20 (UTC+13)		 Report Central Pulse 50 – 61Northern Mystics    Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua
Altschwager  10/16 (63%)
Amaru-Tibble  14/17 (82%)
Griffin  26/31 (84%)		 Latu  36/39 (92%)
Tutaia  25/29 (86%)
Saturday 27 March
13:50 (UTC+10:30)		 Report Adelaide Thunderbirds 38 – 45New South Wales Swifts    ETSA Park, Adelaide
Bell  3/3 (100%)
Beveridge  5/8 (63%)
Borrego  30/39 (77%)		 Cox  26/38 (68%)
Pratley  19/26 (73%)
Sunday 28 March
14:50 (UTC+11)		 Report Melbourne Vixens 53 – 46Queensland Firebirds    Hisense Arena, Melbourne
McMahon  24/32 (75%)
Thwaites  29/35 (83%)		 Aiken  23/36 (64%)
Medhurst  23/27 (85%)
Monday 29 March
19:20 (UTC+13)		 Report Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 47 – 41Southern Steel    Energy Events Centre, Rotorua
Umpires: Liz Boon, Bronwyn Meek
Brown  20/24 (83%)
van Dyk  27/30 (90%)		 Dehn  12/14 (86%)
Naoupu  29/34 (85%)
Monday 29 March
17:05 (UTC+8)		 Report West Coast Fever 62 – 44Canterbury Tactix    Challenge Stadium, Perth
Bassett  45/52 (87%)
Lawson  7/13 (54%)
Neal  2/3 (67%)
Shoard  8/12 (67%)		 Halpenny  23/30 (77%)
Thompson  21/27 (78%)

Round 3

Daylight savings ends on Sunday 4 April in New Zealand, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.

Saturday 3 April
14:20 (UTC+13)		 Report Northern Mystics 46 – 55Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic    Trusts Stadium, Auckland
Latu  31/36 (86%)
Tutaia  15/23 (65%)		 Brown  21/26 (81%)
van Dyk  34/35 (97%)
Sunday 4 April
14:50 (UTC+10)		 Report Queensland Firebirds 40 – 41Adelaide Thunderbirds    Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Aiken  32/41 (78%)
Medhurst  8/15 (53%)		 Beveridge  9/14 (64%)
Borrego  32/35 (91%)
Sunday 4 April
18:50 (UTC+12)		 Report Canterbury Tactix 53 – 56New South Wales Swifts    Westpac Arena, Christchurch
Halpenny  31/45 (69%)
Thompson  22/29 (76%)		 Cox  21/36 (58%)
Pratley  31/36 (86%)
Wild  4/6 (67%)
Monday 5 April
19:20 (UTC+12)		 Report Southern Steel 56 – 44Central Pulse    Edgar Centre, Dunedin
Dehn  14/18 (78%)
Naoupu  19/22 (86%)
Wipiiti  23/28 (82%)		 Altschwager  21/26 (81%)
Griffin  23/30 (77%)
Monday 5 April
18:05 (UTC+8)		 Report West Coast Fever 50 – 64Melbourne Vixens    Challenge Stadium, Perth
Bassett  39/49 (80%)
Lawson  3/6 (50%)
Shoard  8/11 (73%)		 Knott  2/5 (40%)
McMahon  18/24 (75%)
Thwaites  44/52 (85%)

Round 4: Rivalry Round

All matches in this round were trans-Tasman clashes. Goals scored by all teams from each country were tallied together, and the country with the highest number of accumulated goals won. After five matches, Australia won the 2010 Rivalry Round with a 4–1 win-loss record and a goal aggregate of 288–230 against New Zealand.[7]

Saturday 10 April
14:20 (UTC+12)		 Report Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 55 – 50West Coast Fever    Mystery Creek Events Centre, Hamilton
Brown  14/21 (67%)
van Dyk  41/42 (98%)		 Bassett  35/37 (95%)
Shoard  15/22 (68%)
Saturday 10 April
14:20 (UTC+10)		 Report New South Wales Swifts 50 – 36Central Pulse    Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
Cox  23/32 (72%)
Pratley  27/31 (87%)		 Altschwager  16/22 (73%)
Amaru-Tibble  2/4 (50%)
Griffin  18/21 (86%)
Sunday 11 April
14:20 (UTC+9:30)		 Report Adelaide Thunderbirds 53 – 36Southern Steel    ETSA Park, Adelaide
Beveridge  16/24 (67%)
Borrego  37/45 (82%)		 Dehn  7/13 (54%)
Naoupu  1/1 (100%)
Wipiiti  28/34 (82%)
Monday 12 April
19:20 (UTC+12)		 Report Canterbury Tactix 49 – 64Melbourne Vixens    Westpac Arena, Christchurch
Thompson  21/26 (81%)
Halpenny  28/38 (74%)		 Thwaites  39/45 (87%)
McMahon  25/31 (81%)
Monday 12 April
19:05 (UTC+10)		 Report Queensland Firebirds 71 – 54Northern Mystics    Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Aiken  42/50 (84%)
Medhurst  29/32 (91%)		 Latu  29/34 (85%)
Tutaia  25/29 (86%)

Round 5

Saturday 17 April
14:20 (UTC+12)		 Report Central Pulse 40 – 75Adelaide Thunderbirds    TSB Bank Arena, Wellington
Altschwager  25/32 (78%)
Griffin  15/21 (71%)		 Beveridge  16/19 (84%)
Borrego  58/59 (98%)
Keene  1/1 (100%)
Sunday 18 April
14:50 (UTC+10)		 Report New South Wales Swifts 55 – 43West Coast Fever    Newcastle Entertainment Centre
Cox  24/34 (71%)
Pratley  30/35 (86%)
Welham  1/2 (50%)		 Bassett  27/33 (82%)
Shoard  16/22 (73%)
Sunday 18 April
18:50 (UTC+12)		 Report Canterbury Tactix 36 – 53Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic    Westpac Arena, Christchurch
Thompson  17/25 (68%)
Halpenny  19/32 (59%)		 Brown  24/32 (75%)
Tuki  3/6 (50%)
van Dyk  26/27 (96%)
Monday 19 April
19:20 (UTC+12)		 Report Southern Steel 41 – 56Queensland Firebirds    Stadium Southland, Invercargill
Dehn  13/17 (76%)
Naoupu  15/22 (68%)
Wipiiti  13/15 (87%)		 Aiken  29/37 (78%)
Medhurst  27/31 (87%)
Monday 19 April
19:05 (UTC+10)		 Report Melbourne Vixens 62 – 51Northern Mystics    Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Caldwell  3/3 (100%)
McMahon  24/28 (86%)
Thwaites  35/40 (88%)		 Latu  35/40 (88%)
Tutaia  16/22 (73%)

Round 6

Saturday 24 April
14:20 (UTC+12)		 Report Northern Mystics 59 – 50Canterbury Tactix    Trusts Stadium, Auckland
Latu  33/34 (97%)
Tutaia  26/31 (84%)		 Halpenny  32/37 (86%)
Thompson  18/23 (78%)
Sunday 25 April
14:20 (UTC+10)		 Report Queensland Firebirds 62 – 41Melbourne Vixens    Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Aiken  34/43 (79%)
Medhurst  28/32 (88%)		 Caldwell  10/13 (77%)
Knott  24/34 (71%)
McMahon  7/8 (88%)
Monday 26 April
19:20 (UTC+12)		 Report Central Pulse 40 – 64Southern Steel    TSB Bank Arena, Wellington
Altschwager  8/10 (80%)
Amaru-Tibble  19/22 (86%)
Griffin  13/16 (81%)		 Dehn  9/14 (64%)
Naoupu  17/20 (85%)
Topia  4/5 (80%)
Wipiiti  23/28 (82%)
Monday 26 April
18:05 (UTC+8)		 Report West Coast Fever 37 – 57Adelaide Thunderbirds    Challenge Stadium, Perth
Bassett  18/24 (75%)
Lawson  3/6 (50%)
Neal  2/4 (50%)
Shoard  14/23 (61%)		 Beveridge  15/22 (68%)
Borrego  42/46 (91%)
BYES:  New South Wales Swifts and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

Round 7

Saturday 1 May
14:20 (UTC+12)		 Report Canterbury Tactix 38 – 66Southern Steel    Westpac Arena, Christchurch
Halpenny  15/24 (63%)
Thompson  19/23 (83%)
A. Smith  4/9 (44%)
Mitchell  0/1 (0%)		 Wipiiti  38/46 (83%)
Dehn  16/20 (80%)
Naoupu  12/12 (100%)
Sunday 2 May
14:50 (UTC+10)		 Report New South Wales Swifts 56 – 42Melbourne Vixens    Acer Arena, Sydney
Attendance: 6,928[8]
Cox  29/31 (94%)
Pratley  27/30 (90%)		 Sharelle McMahon  19/20 (95%)
Thwaites  23/26 (88%)
Monday 3 May
19:20 (UTC+12)		 Report Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 49 – 46Northern Mystics    Mystery Creek Events Centre, Hamilton
Brown  12/14 (86%)
van Dyk  37/40 (93%)		 Latu  25/30 (83%)
Tutaia  21/25 (84%)
Monday 3 May
19:05 (UTC+10)		 Report Queensland Firebirds 63 – 57West Coast Fever    Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Aiken  36/39 (92%)
Medhurst  27/34 (79%)		 Bassett  50/59 (85%)
Lawson  2/4 (50%)
Shoard  5/15 (33%)
BYES:  Adelaide Thunderbirds and Central Pulse

Round 8

Saturday 8 May
14:20 (UTC+12)		 Report Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 56 – 44Central Pulse    Energy Events Centre, Rotorua
Brown  6/8 (75%)
Lund  10/13 (77%)
van Dyk  40/42 (95%)		 Altschwager  18/25 (72%)
Griffin  26/32 (81%)
Sunday 9 May
14:50 (UTC+10)		 Report New South Wales Swifts 60 – 44Adelaide Thunderbirds    Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
Cox  36/44 (82%)
Pratley  24/34 (71%)		 Bell  7/10 (70%)
Beveridge  8/12 (67%)
Borrego  29/38 (76%)
Monday 10 May
19:20 (UTC+12)		 Report Southern Steel 49 – 52Northern Mystics    Stadium Southland, Invercargill
Dehn  15/18 (83%)
Naoupu  22/33 (67%)
Wipiiti  12/15 (80%)		 Latu  28/29 (97%)
Tutaia  24/27 (89%)
Monday 10 May
19:05 (UTC+10)		 Report Melbourne Vixens 53 – 56West Coast Fever    Hisense Arena, Melbourne
McMahon  18/27 (67%)
Thwaites  35/43 (81%)		 Bassett  46/49 (94%)
Lawson  3/4 (75%)
Shoard  7/9 (78%)
BYES:  Queensland Firebirds and Canterbury Tactix

Round 9

Saturday 15 May
14:20 (UTC+12)		 Report Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 72 – 52Canterbury Tactix    Mystery Creek Events Centre, Hamilton
Brown  24/29 (83%)
van Dyk  48/50 (96%)		 Halpenny  6/8 (75%)
Mitchell  14/21 (67%)
Thompson  32/36 (89%)
Sunday 16 May
14:20 (UTC+9:30)		 Report Adelaide Thunderbirds 58 – 47Melbourne Vixens    ETSA Park, Adelaide
Beveridge  15/21 (71%)
Borrego  43/50 (86%)		 McMahon  21/30 (70%)
Thwaites  26/33 (79%)
Monday 17 May
19:20 (UTC+12)		 Report Northern Mystics 61 – 60Central Pulse    Trusts Stadium, Auckland
Latu  41/41 (100%)
Tutaia  20/29 (69%)		 Altschwager  25/35 (71%)
Griffin  35/40 (88%)
Monday 17 May
19:05 (UTC+10)		 Report New South Wales Swifts 44 – 40Queensland Firebirds    Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
Cox  19/33 (58%)
Pratley  25/31 (81%)		 Aiken  26/33 (79%)
Medhurst  14/21 (67%)
BYES:  West Coast Fever and Southern Steel

Round 10

Saturday 22 May
14:20 (UTC+12)		 Report Central Pulse 45 – 43Canterbury Tactix    TSB Bank Arena, Wellington
Altschwager  15/23 (65%)
Amaru-Tibble  3/5 (60%)
Griffin  27/29 (93%)		 Halpenny  17/24 (71%)
Mitchell  4/10 (40%)
Thompson  22/25 (88%)
Sunday 23 May
14:20 (UTC+9:30)		 Report Adelaide Thunderbirds 53 – 51Queensland Firebirds    ETSA Park, Adelaide
Beveridge  15/20 (75%)
Borrego  38/41 (93%)		 Aiken  32/39 (82%)
Medhurst  19/27 (70%)
Monday 24 May
19:20 (UTC+12)		 Report Southern Steel 52 – 47Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic    Stadium Southland, Invercargill
Dehn  20/22 (91%)
Wipiiti  32/34 (94%)		 Brown  18/25 (72%)
van Dyk  29/32 (91%)
Monday 24 May
18:05 (UTC+8)		 Report West Coast Fever 52 – 61New South Wales Swifts    Challenge Stadium, Perth
Bassett  38/45 (84%)
Shoard  14/20 (70%)		 Cox  33/42 (79%)
Pratley  28/36 (78%)
BYES:  Melbourne Vixens and Northern Mystics

Round 11

Saturday 29 May
14:20 (UTC+12)		 Report Northern Mystics 48 – 54New South Wales Swifts    Trusts Stadium, Auckland
Latu  30/33 (91%)
Tutaia  18/24 (75%)		 Cox  26/33 (79%)
Pratley  28/32 (88%)
Sunday 30 May
14:20 (UTC+9:30)		 Report Adelaide Thunderbirds 58 – 34Canterbury Tactix    ETSA Park, Adelaide
Bell  5/5 (100%)
Beveridge  15/21 (71%)
Borrego  38/45 (84%)		 Halpenny  21/31 (68%)
Thompson  13/17 (76%)
Sunday 30 May
18:50 (UTC+12)		 Report Southern Steel 52 – 39Melbourne Vixens    Edgar Centre, Dunedin
Dehn  23/27 (85%)
Naoupu  2/3 (67%)
Wipiiti  27/31 (87%)		 Caldwell  11/11 (100%)
Knott  13/16 (81%)
McMahon  10/15 (67%)
Thwaites  5/6 (83%)
Monday 31 May
19:20 (UTC+12)		 Report Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 54 – 55Queensland Firebirds    Energy Events Centre, Rotorua
Brown  22/27 (81%)
van Dyk  32/34 (94%)		 Aiken  35/37 (95%)
Medhurst  20/21 (95%)
Monday 31 May
17:05 (UTC+8)		 Report West Coast Fever 63 – 45Central Pulse    Challenge Stadium, Perth
Bassett  42/51 (82%)
Shoard  21/29 (72%)		 Altschwager  4/10 (40%)
Griffin  29/38 (76%)
Gupwell  12/14 (86%)

Round 12

Saturday 5 June
14:20 (UTC+12)		 Report Northern Mystics 62 – 53West Coast Fever    North Shore Events Centre, Auckland
Latu  40/41 (98%)
Tutaia  22/27 (81%)		 Bassett  44/50 (88%)
Shoard  9/14 (64%)
Saturday 5 June
14:20 (UTC+10)		 Report Queensland Firebirds 52 – 42Central Pulse    Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Aiken  31/40 (78%)
Medhurst  21/24 (88%)		 Griffin  23/28 (82%)
Gupwell  19/22 (86%)
Sunday 6 June
14:50 (UTC+10)		 Report Melbourne Vixens 43 – 54Adelaide Thunderbirds    Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Caldwell  13/17 (76%)
Knott  5/6 (83%)
McMahon  21/25 (84%)
Thwaites  4/5 (80%)		 Beveridge  12/16 (75%)
Borrego  42/48 (88%)
Monday 7 June
19:20 (UTC+12)		 Report Southern Steel 53 – 39Canterbury Tactix    Stadium Southland, Invercargill
Dehn  22/24 (92%)
Wipiiti  31/33 (94%)		 Halpenny  11/18 (61%)
Thompson  28/35 (80%)
Monday 7 June
19:05 (UTC+10)		 Report New South Wales Swifts 60 – 43Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic    Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
Cox  31/39 (79%)
Pratley  29/34 (85%)		 Brown  16/19 (84%)
van Dyk  27/29 (93%)

Round 13

Saturday 12 June
14:20 (UTC+12)		 Report Central Pulse 52 – 58Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic    Pettigrew Green Arena, Napier
Griffin  31/38 (82%)
Gupwell  21/25 (84%)		 Brown  11/13 (85%)
Lund  5/8 (63%)
van Dyk  42/42 (100%)
Saturday 12 June
14:20 (UTC+10)		 Report Melbourne Vixens 46 – 58New South Wales Swifts    Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Caldwell  11/11 (100%)
McMahon  24/29 (83%)
Thwaites  11/17 (65%)		 Cox  31/40 (78%)
Pratley  19/23 (83%)
Wild  8/10 (80%)
Sunday 13 June
14:20 (UTC+9:30)		 Report Adelaide Thunderbirds 54 – 45West Coast Fever    Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
Bell  8/12 (67%)
Beveridge  4/6 (67%)
Borrego  42/57 (74%)		 Bassett  26/36 (72%)
Lawson  1/1 (100%)
Shoard  18/21 (86%)
Monday 14 June
19:20 (UTC+12)		 Report Northern Mystics 43 – 50Southern Steel    Trusts Stadium, Auckland
Latu  17/17 (100%)
Tutaia  26/32 (81%)		 Dehn  16/20 (80%)
Wipiiti  34/39 (87%)
Monday 14 June
19:05 (UTC+10)		 Report Queensland Firebirds 75 – 32Canterbury Tactix    Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Aiken  47/62 (76%)
Medhurst  28/36 (78%)		 Halpenny  9/11 (82%)
Mitchell  8/12 (67%)
Thompson  15/19 (79%)

Round 14

Saturday 19 June
14:20 (UTC+12)		 Report Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 53 – 44Adelaide Thunderbirds    Energy Events Centre, Rotorua
Brown  16/17 (94%)
van Dyk  37/43 (86%)		 Bell  7/9 (78%)
Beveridge  11/17 (65%)
Borrego  26/31 (84%)
Sunday 20 June
12:50 (UTC+8)		 Report West Coast Fever 67 – 59Queensland Firebirds    Challenge Stadium, Perth
Bassett  44/50 (88%)
Shoard  23/27 (85%)		 Aiken  36/43 (84%)
Medhurst  23/27 (85%)
Sunday 20 June
18:50 (UTC+12)		 Report Canterbury Tactix 47 – 58Northern Mystics    Westpac Arena, Christchurch
Thompson  23/29 (79%)
Halpenny  24/31 (77%)		 Latu  36/41 (88%)
Tutaia  22/27 (81%)
Monday 21 June
19:20 (UTC+12)		 Report Central Pulse 48 – 49Melbourne Vixens    Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua
Altschwager  10/11 (91%)
Griffin  31/40 (78%)
Gupwell  7/12 (58%)		 Caldwell  24/28 (86%)
Knott  12/16 (75%)
Thwaites  13/13 (100%)
Monday 21 June
19:05 (UTC+10)		 Report New South Wales Swifts 55 – 38Southern Steel    Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
Cox  28/37 (76%)
Pratley  27/32 (84%)		 Dehn  13/14 (93%)
Naoupu  6/7 (86%)
Wipiiti  19/24 (79%)

Finals

Semi-finals Preliminary final Grand final
27 June – Sydney
1. New South Wales Swifts 38
2. Adelaide Thunderbirds 52
4 July – Newcastle 11 July – Adelaide
New South Wales Swifts 49 Adelaide Thunderbirds 52
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 54 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 42
28 June – Auckland
3. Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 50
4. Southern Steel 42 Key: Winning team advances Losing team advances

Major semi-final

Sunday 27 June
14:50 (UTC+10)		 Report
Stats		 New South Wales Swifts38–52Adelaide Thunderbirds    Acer Arena, Sydney
Scoring by quarter: 10-14, 8-17, 9-14, 11-7
Pratley  22/31 (71%)
Cox  9/16 (56%)
Wild  7/8 (88%)		 Borrego  37/43 (86%)
Bell  12/16 (75%)
Beveridge  2/2 (100%)
Keene  1/1 (100%)

Minor semi-final

Monday 28 June
19:20 (UTC+12)		 Report
Stats		 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic50–42Southern Steel    Vector Arena, Auckland[9]
Umpires: Sharon Kelly (Australia), Mandy Nottingham (New Zealand)
Scoring by quarter: 16-8, 8-13, 14-11, 12-10
van Dyk  41/46 (89%)
Brown  9/11 (82%)		 Dehn  24/25 (96%)
Wipiiti  11/17 (65%)
Naoupu  7/9 (78%)

Preliminary final

Sunday 4 July
14:50 (UTC+10)		 Report
Stats		 New South Wales Swifts49–54Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic    Newcastle Entertainment Centre
Umpires: Sharon Kelly (Australia), Mandy Nottingham (New Zealand)
Scoring by quarter: 11-12, 9-17, 12-13, 17-12
Cox  32/38 (84%)
Pratley  17/21 (81%)		 van Dyk  43/44 (98%)
Brown  11/13 (85%)

Grand final

Sunday 11 July
14:30 (UTC+9:30)		 Report
Stats		 Adelaide Thunderbirds52–42Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic    Adelaide Entertainment Centre
Attendance: 9,300
Umpires: Sharon Kelly (Australia), Mandy Nottingham (New Zealand)
Scoring by quarter: 15-8, 13-13, 11-8, 13-13
Borrego  40/46 (87%)
Bell  12/19 (63%)		 van Dyk  30/33 (91%)
Brown  12/16 (75%)

Festival of the Stars

The Festival of the Stars is a charity match where two celebrity teams play each other to win money for their charities. The captains of the match in 2010 were the Australia's ONE HD Sunday commentators, Luke Darcy and Liz Ellis.[10] The match was played in two 15-minute halves and umpired by Natalie Medhurst and Wendy Fleming.[11] The celebrity teams were as follows:

MARS Red Beyondblue: Holden Cruze National Breast Cancer Foundation

During the match, Darcy's team scored the first two goals, giving them a two-goal lead, however Ellis' team came back with two goals from Spencer. Late in the half, Archer scored a goal on the goal circle (not legal in standard rules) and that was the only goal scored by him. At the end of the first half, Darcy's team lead 4-3. In the second half, a change was made by Ellis' team with Ellis moving to WD and shifting Archer and Swanson to GD and GK respectively to add more height in the defense circle, while Darcy placed Twigley to GA and Hughes to WD. Later on, Ellis called time to put Melbourne Vixens player Caitlin Thwaites at GS, moving Moloney to WD, Ellis to GK and benching Swanson. After a thrilling battle, despite Thwaites's goals and tricks and Spencer's long range shot on goal, Darcy's team won the match by two goals. As a result, the MARS Red beyondblue team won $10,000 for winning the match as well as $2,000 for scoring the first goal in both halves and $100 for every goal scored after, adding up to $12,900 for the beyondblue charity. The Holden Cruze National Breast Cancer Foundation team won $5,000 as runner-up prize and $100 for every goal scored, adding up to $5,900 for the National Breast Cancer Foundation charity.

Sunday 6 June
12:00 (UTC+10)		 MARS Red beyondblue11–9Holden Cruze National Breast Cancer Foundation    Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Umpires: Natalie Medhurst, Wendy Fleming
Scoring by half: 4-3, 7-6
Darcy
Hughes
Twigley		 Moloney
Specner
Twaites

Season statistics

As of 21 June 2010.[12]
Top 5 goals scored
Pos. Player Team Goals
1 Carla Borrego Adelaide Thunderbirds 497
2 Caitlin Bassett West Coast Fever 486
3 Irene van Dyk Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 440
4 Romelda Aiken Queensland Firebirds 430
5 Cathrine Latu Northern Mystics 411
Top 5 shots at goal
Pos. Player Team Shots
1 Carla Borrego Adelaide Thunderbirds 581
2 Caitlin Bassett West Coast Fever 568
3 Romelda Aiken Queensland Firebirds 532
4 Catherine Cox New South Wales Swifts 477
5 Irene van Dyk Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 470
Top 5 shooting accuracy
Pos. Player Team Goal %
1 Irene van Dyk Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 93.6
2 Cathrine Latu Northern Mystics 91.7
3 Tegan Caldwell Melbourne Vixens 86.7
4 Daneka Wipiiti Southern Steel 86.0
5 Caitlin Bassett West Coast Fever 86.0
Top 5 intercepts
Pos. Player Team Inter.
1 Althea Byfield Northern Mystics 40
2 Casey Williams Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 38
3 Sonia Mkoloma New South Wales Swifts 31
4 Laura Geitz Queensland Firebirds 29
5= Geva Mentor Adelaide Thunderbirds 28
5= Charlotte Kight Canterbury Tactix 28
Top 5 offensive rebounds
Pos. Player Team O/Reb.
1 Romelda Aiken Queensland Firebirds 69
2 Carla Borrego Adelaide Thunderbirds 39
3 Caitlin Bassett West Coast Fever 38
4 Cathrine Latu Northern Mystics 34
5 Ellen Halpenny Canterbury Tactix 25
Top 5 defensive rebounds
Pos. Player Team D/Reb.
1 Casey Williams Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 53
2 Laura Geitz Queensland Firebirds 44
3= Geva Mentor Adelaide Thunderbirds 39
3= Leana de Bruin Southern Steel 33
5= Rebecca Bulley New South Wales Swifts 33
5= Susan Fuhrmann West Coast Fever 35

Awards

Season MVP

2010 Most Valuable Player[13]
Nat. Player Team Points
New Zealand Liana Leota Southern Steel 36
Australia Rebecca Bulley New South Wales Swifts 30
New Zealand Leana de Bruin Southern Steel 29
Jamaica Carla Borrego Adelaide Thunderbirds 29

Best Young Player Award

The MARS Red Best Young Player Award is awarded to the player who's under the age of 25, has not played more than five matches in previous ANZ Championship seasons and has not played in more than five international matches. Only five nominees are chosen, one selected each week from rounds 10-14.[14] Sharni Layton won the award.[15]

2010 Best Young Player
Nat. Player Team Round
Australia Sharni Layton Adelaide Thunderbirds 10
New Zealand Ellen Halpenny Canterbury Tactix 11
Australia Leah Shoard West Coast Fever 12
New Zealand Kayla Cullen Northern Mystics 13
Australia Amy Steel Queensland Firebirds 14

Holden Cruze Player of the Year

As of 22 June 2010.[16]
Player of the Year Leaderboard
Pos. Player Team Points
1 Rebecca Bulley New South Wales Swifts 18
2 Catherine Cox New South Wales Swifts 14
3 Natalie von Bertouch Adelaide Thunderbirds 14
4 Kimberlee Green New South Wales Swifts 13
5 Carla Borrego Adelaide Thunderbirds 12
6 Natalie Medhurst Queensland Firebirds 12
7 Renae Hallinan Melbourne Vixens 11
8 Clare McMeniman Queensland Firebirds 11
9 Geva Mentor Adelaide Thunderbirds 10
10 Caitlin Bassett West Coast Fever 9
11 Sonia Mkoloma New South Wales Swifts 9

References

  1. ↑ NZPA (2009-07-29). "Financial support offered to ailing Pulse". TVNZ. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  2. ↑ Johannsen, Dana (2010-02-19). "Netballers see return of team talk". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  3. ↑ NZPA (2010-02-21). "Coach Broughton admits flaws in Steel armour". Archived from the original on 2010-07-10. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
  4. ↑ NZPA (2010-03-07). "McCausland-Durie confident Pulse can be threat". Archived from the original on 2010-07-10. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
  5. ↑ "Game Details". Retrieved 2010-05-30.
  6. ↑ "Umpire change at 0:15". Retrieved 2010-05-30.
  7. ↑ NZPA (2010-04-13). "New Zealand netball weak - Yvonne Willering". Archived from the original on 2010-07-10. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
  8. ↑ AAP (2010-05-02). "Cox hot as Swifts defeat Vixens". Stuff.co.nz. Archived from the original on 2010-07-10. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
  9. ↑ Auckland venue chosen due to unavailability of Magic franchise venues Johannsen, Dana (19 June 2010). "Auckland stadium may host semifinal". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
  10. ↑ |url=http://www.anz-championship.com/extra.asp?id=8079&OrgID=2344 |date=20100525091744 ANZ Championship Archive copy at the Wayback Machine
  11. ↑ Netball Australia
  12. ↑ ANZ Championship Statistics - Top 10. Last updated 21 June 2010. Archived April 24, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  13. ↑ Netball Australia
  14. ↑ https://web.archive.org/20100604235727/http://www.anz-championship.com:80/extra.asp?id=9071&OrgID=2344. Archived from the original on June 4, 2010. Retrieved July 11, 2010. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  16. ↑ Holden Cruze - Player of the Year. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
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