2011 Adelaide Thunderbirds season

Adelaide Thunderbirds
2011 ANZ Championship season
Head coach	Jane Woodlands-Thompson
Asst. coaches	Lisa Alexander Judy Greenwood
Captain	Natalie von Bertouch
Vice-captain	Sharni Layton
Main venue	ETSA Park
Season results
Wins–losses	5–8
Season placing	6th
Team colours

The 2011 Adelaide Thunderbirds season is the fourth season that the Adelaide Thunderbirds contested the ANZ Championship, and the fifteenth year of their total competitive history. In 2011, the Thunderbirds were coached by Jane Woodlands-Thompson, with veteran international midcourter Natalie von Bertouch returning to captain the Adelaide side. The Thunderbirds also debuted their new team colours in 2011, after announcing a team rebranding in 2010.^[1] Despite winning the title in 2010, the Thunderbirds missed out on a finals place in 2011, finishing in sixth place.

Players

2011 team

2011 Adelaide Thunderbirds roster
Players	Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height Emily Beaton C, WA 09-04-1987 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Georgia Beaton GD, WD 22-06-1990 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Erin Bell GA, WA, GS 30-04-1987 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Carla Borrego GA, GS 11-11-1983 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Bianca Giteau GA, GS 11-02-1984 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Cody Lange GS, GA 24-10-1994 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Sharni Layton (vc) GK, GD, WD 06-01-1988 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Madeleine Proud C, WA, WD 04-12-1993 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Kara Richards GD, GK 25-01-1988 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Kate Shimmin GK, GD 13-02-1992 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Joanna Sutton WD, C 13-07-1986 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Natalie von Bertouch (c) C, WD 16-12-1982 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Head coach Jane Woodlands-Thompson Assistant coaches Lisa Alexander Judy Greenwood Notes (c) – Captain (cc) – Co-captain (vc) – Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Transfers

2011 Thunderbirds player movements
Gains	Positions	Former team
Bianca Giteau (née Franklin)	GA, GS	West Coast Fever (2009)
Cody Lange	GS, GA	New signing
Madeleine Proud	C, WA, WD	New signing
Kara Richards	GD, GK	Melbourne Vixens
Kate Shimmin	GK, GD	New signing
Losses	Positions	New team
Kate Beveridge	GS, GA	Melbourne Vixens
Mo'onia Gerrard	GD, WD	New South Wales Swifts
Jasmine Keene	GS, GA	Released
Geva Mentor	GK, GD	Melbourne Vixens
Sheree Wingard	WA, C	Not signed

Regular season

Fixtures and results

Notes

• Colours:  Thunderbirds win   Thunderbirds loss   Not played/scheduled 
• Home teams are listed left, away teams right. Times listed are local.

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13 February	Report Stats	New South Wales Swifts	60 – 40	Adelaide Thunderbirds		State Sports Centre, Sydney
		Cox  22/29 (76%) Dziwoki  11/11 (100%) Pratley  27/27 (100%)		Bell  5/8 (63%) Borrego  31/35 (89%) Giteau  4/6 (67%)

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20 February	Report Stats	Adelaide Thunderbirds	47 – 65	Melbourne Vixens		ETSA Park, Adelaide
		Bell  8/13 (62%) Borrego  35/40 (88%) Giteau  4/4 (100%)		Beveridge  39/47 (83%) McMahon  26/30 (87%)

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24 February	Report Stats	West Coast Fever	53 – 72	Adelaide Thunderbirds		Challenge Stadium, Perth
		Bassett  49/53 (92%) Howard  1/1 (100%) Shoard  3/6 (50%)		Bell  16/23 (70%) Borrego  50/53 (94%) Giteau  6/6 (100%) Lange  0/2 (0%)

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26 February	Report Stats	Queensland Firebirds	64 – 41	Adelaide Thunderbirds		Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
		Aiken  50/54 (93%) Medhurst  13/18 (72%) Pitman  1/3 (33%)		Bell  6/10 (60%) Borrego  30/34 (88%) Giteau  5/6 (83%)

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5 March	Report Stats	Adelaide Thunderbirds	51 – 41	Central Pulse		ETSA Park, Adelaide
		Bell  14/20 (70%) Borrego  37/44 (84%)		Bellringer  14/17 (82%) Thwaites  27/31 (87%)

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13 March	Report Stats	Adelaide Thunderbirds	42 – 64	Queensland Firebirds		ETSA Park, Adelaide
		Bell  31/34 (91%) Borrego  2/2 (100%) Giteau  6/11 (55%) Lange  3/5 (60%)		Aiken  39/47 (83%) Medhurst  25/27 (93%)

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21 March	Report Stats	Adelaide Thunderbirds	57 – 55	Northern Mystics		ETSA Park, Adelaide
		Bell  21/24 (88%) Borrego  36/41 (88%)		Latu  29/31 (94%) Tutaia  26/31 (84%)

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28 March	Report Stats	Southern Steel	52 – 48	Adelaide Thunderbirds		Invercargill ILT Velodrome
		Griffin  21/23 (91%) Wipiiti  31/36 (86%)		Bell  17/18 (94%) Borrego  31/34 (91%)

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3 April	Report Stats	Canterbury Tactix	56 – 59	Adelaide Thunderbirds		CBS Canterbury Arena, Christchurch
		Thompson  24/33 (73%) Wilkins  32/35 (91%)		Bell  15/18 (83%) Borrego  44/48 (92%)

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10 April	Report Stats	Melbourne Vixens	55 – 53	Adelaide Thunderbirds		Hisense Arena, Melbourne
		Beveridge  22/27 (81%) Caldwell  33/36 (92%)		Borrrego  37/40 (93%) Bell  15/19 (79%) Lange  1/1 (100%)

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16 April	Report Stats	Adelaide Thunderbirds	57 – 53	New South Wales Swifts		ETSA Park, Adelaide
		Bell  19/23 (83%) Borrego  38/40 (95%)		Cox  34/40 (85%) Dziwoki  3/3 (100%) Pratley  16/24 (67%)

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24 April	Report Stats	Adelaide Thunderbirds	36 – 55	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic		ETSA Park, Adelaide
		Bell  22/26 (85%) Giteau  8/12 (67%) Borrego  6/10 (60%)		van Dyk  43/47 (91%) Gupwell  0/1 (0%) Naoupu  12/17 (71%)

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2 May	Report Stats	Adelaide Thunderbirds	59 – 64	West Coast Fever		ETSA Park, Adelaide
		Borrego  32/38 (84%) Bell  27/34 (79%)		Bassett  50/54 (93%) Howard  2/3 (67%) Shoard  12/17 (71%)

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Standings

2011 ANZ Championship ladder
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	Diff	G%	Pts
1	Queensland Firebirds	13	13	0	758	587	+171	129.13	26
2	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	13	10	3	647	578	+69	111.94	20
3	New South Wales Swifts	13	9	4	677	606	+71	111.72	18
4	Northern Mystics	13	9	4	684	619	+65	110.50	18
5	Melbourne Vixens	13	8	5	664	610	+54	108.85	16
6	Adelaide Thunderbirds	13	5	8	662	737	-75	89.82	10
7	Southern Steel	13	4	9	533	594	-61	89.73	8
8	Central Pulse	13	3	10	599	683	-84	87.70	6
9	West Coast Fever	13	3	10	646	754	-108	85.68	6
10	Canterbury Tactix	13	1	12	621	723	-102	85.89	2
Updated on 2 May 2011 (Round 12, Game 5)

Table legend
Pos = Position Pld = Games played W = Wins (2 points) L = Losses (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)        Team position

Final placing

• 6th (5 wins, 8 losses)

Statistics

• As of Monday 2 May.^[2]

Player	GS	GA	G%	A	R	CPR	I	D	P	T
Emily Beaton	0	0	0	120	0	214	7	10	78	24
Georgia Beaton	0	0	0	1	1	24	4	9	70	11
Erin Bell	216	269	80.3	56	9	193	4	10	38	33
Carla Borrego	409	460	88.9	11	30	0	4	11	72	35
Bianca Giteau	33	45	73.3	11	1	51	1	2	12	17
Cody Lange	4	8	50.0	2	1	4	0	0	2	1
Sharni Layton	0	0	0	2	26	52	28	51	174	11
Madeleine Proud	0	0	0	22	0	29	3	3	22	0
Kara Richards	0	0	0	0	3	53	5	10	117	10
Kate Shimmin	0	0	0	0	11	0	7	20	92	2
Joanna Sutton	0	0	0	4	0	37	8	27	123	8
Natalie von Bertouch	0	0	0	113	0	1	9	16	125	17

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

See also

• 2011 ANZ Championship season

References

• ANZ Championship team page: Adelaide Thunderbirds

1. Partland, Warren (2010-11-10). "Thunderbirds unveil new look". The Advertiser. Archived from the original on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
2. "Adelaide Thunderbirds - 2011 season statistics". Retrieved 2 January 2012.