2012 ANZ Championship season

2012 ANZ Championship season
League ANZ Championship
Sport Netball
Duration 31 March 2012 – 22 July 2012
Number of teams 10
TV partner(s) One (Australia)
Network Ten (Australia)
SKY Sports (New Zealand)
TVNZ (New Zealand)
2012 ANZ Championship season
Champions Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
Runners-up Melbourne Vixens
Minor premiers Melbourne Vixens

The 2012 ANZ Championship season is the fifth season of the ANZ Championship Netball competition in Australasia, commencing on 31 March. After two seasons of early starts to accommodate international competitions, the ANZ Championship returned to its usual format in 2012. The 2012 season comprised 69 matches played over 17 weeks, including an initial 14-week round-robin stage, followed by a three-week finals stage. The competition concluded with the grand final, held on July 22.

Player transfers

Name 2011 Team 2012 Team
Catherine Cox New South Wales Swifts West Coast Fever
Rebecca Bulley New South Wales Swifts Adelaide Thunderbirds
Courtney Tairi New South Wales Swifts Southern Steel
Ashleigh Brazill New South Wales Swifts West Coast Fever
Joanna Sutton Adelaide Thunderbirds New South Wales Swifts
Kara Richards Adelaide Thunderbirds Melbourne Vixens
Renae Hallinan Melbourne Vixens Adelaide Thunderbirds
Ashlee Howard West Coast Fever Melbourne Vixens
Joline Henry Northern Mystics Central Pulse
Paula Griffin Southern Steel Central Pulse
Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit Southern Steel Central Pulse
Sophia Fenwick Southern Steel Canterbury Tactix
Leana de Bruin Southern Steel Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
Charlotte Kight Canterbury Tactix Northern Mystics
Donna Wilkins Canterbury Tactix Southern Steel
Jamilah Gupwell Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Central Pulse
Elizabeth Manu Central Pulse Canterbury Tactix

Player Imports

Name Country 2012 Team
Geva Mentor  England Melbourne Vixens
Sonia Mkoloma  England New South Wales Swifts
Eboni Beckford-Chambers  England West Coast Fever
Carla Borrego  Jamaica Adelaide Thunderbirds
Romelda Aiken  Jamaica Queensland Firebirds
Jade Clark  England Northern Mystics
Khao Watts  Australia Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
Jo Harten & Stacey Francis  England Canterbury Tactix
Caitlin Thwaites  Australia Central Pulse
Demelza McCloud  Australia Southern Steel

Overview

Format

During the initial round-robin stage, played over 14 weeks, each team plays every other team once, and teams from their home country a second time, with one bye somewhere between Rounds 5–12 inclusive. Teams are awarded 2 points for each win, and 0 points for a loss. Tournament rules do not allow draws; matches that are tied at the end of regular time will extend into extra time until a winner emerges. In 2012, round 6 will be the designated Rivalry Round. At the end of the round-robin stage, the four teams with the highest points will progress to the finals stage. If two or more teams have the same number of points, they are sorted by goal percentage.

The top four teams from the round-robin stage progress to the finals stage, played over three weeks in a Page-McIntyre System. The 1st-ranked team (who receive the minor premiership) will play the 2nd-ranked team in the major semi-final, while 3rd plays 4th in the minor semi-final. The winner of the major semi-final advances to the grand final; the losing team progresses to the preliminary final, and will host the winner of the minor semi-final. The grand final will be contested in late July, between the winners of the major semi-final and the preliminary final.

Teams

2012 ANZ Championship teams
Teams Details Head coach Main venues
Australia Queensland Firebirds 2012 season Roselee Jencke Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
New South Wales Swifts 2012 season Lisa Beehag Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
Melbourne Vixens 2012 season Julie Hoornweg Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Adelaide Thunderbirds 2012 season Jane Woodlands-Thompson Netball SA Stadium, Adelaide
West Coast Fever 2012 season Norma Plummer Challenge Stadium, Perth
New
Zealand		 Northern Mystics 2012 season Debbie Fuller Trusts Stadium, Auckland
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 2012 season Noeline Taurua Claudelands Arena, Hamilton
Central Pulse 2012 season Robyn Broughton TSB Bank Arena, Wellington
Canterbury Tactix 2012 season Leigh Gibbs CBS Canterbury Arena, Christchurch
Southern Steel 2012 season Nat Avellino & Janine Southby Invercargill ILT Velodrome

Offseason

Players became available for transfer talks one week after the conclusion of the 2011 season. Teams had to submit their final rosters for the 2012 season by 1 November 2011. The Canterbury Tactix were granted special dispensation to include two imports in their lineup due to difficulties following the 2011 Canterbury earthquake.[1] The Adelaide Thunderbirds submitted 11 players by the November deadline, and were given extensions until 23 March to name their 12th player, pending approval of Australian citizenship for Thunderbirds shooter Carla Borrego. If Borrego's citizenship application is successful, then fellow Jamaican shooter Jhaniele Fowler will reportedly be signed as the Thunderbirds' import player; if the application is unsuccessful, then an Australian player will be chosen instead.[2] The beleaguered Central Pulse have notably acquired several New Zealand international players to bolster their 2012 lineup.[3]

Five teams have appointed new coaches for the 2012 season.[4] Long-time Southland coach Robyn Broughton has transferred to the Central Pulse, and was replaced at the Steel by New Zealand U21 coach Janine Southby and former Australian international player Natalie Avellino, who were appointed as co-coaches.[5] Helen Mahon-Stroud stepped down as head coach of the Canterbury Tactix and was replaced by former Silver Ferns coach Leigh Gibbs.[6] Former Australian Diamonds coach Norma Plummer retired from international coaching duties and accepted the head coaching position at the West Coast Fever;[7] Plummer was replaced as Diamonds head coach by former Adelaide Thunderbirds assistant coach Lisa Alexander.[8] At the New South Wales Swifts, Julie Fitzgerald was replaced as head coach by former Australian representative player and national assistant coach Lisa Beehag.[9]

Pre-season

In contrast to previous years, only one pre-season tournament was held in 2012. For the first time since 2008, all ten teams compete at the same tournament, which was held on 2–4 March at TECT Arena in Tauranga, New Zealand. The new multisport venue was opened in mid-2011 and will also host several regular season matches for the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic.[10]

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L B GF GA Diff G% Pts
1131031645569+76113.3620
2131031667633+34105.3720
313941699594+105117.6818
413941670589+81113.7518
513851624638−1497.8116
613761686640+46107.1914
713581585626−4193.4510
8133101608673−6590.346
9132111639728−8987.774
10132111634767−13382.664
Updated on 2 July 2012 (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

Daylight savings ends on 1 April in New Zealand, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

BYES:  New South Wales Swifts and Southern Steel

Round 6

Round 6 is the designated Rivalry Round for the 2012 season. All matches in this round are trans-Tasman clashes. Goals scored by all teams from each country will be tallied together, with the country accumulating the highest number of goals winning the round.

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

BYES:  Adelaide Thunderbirds and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

Round 10

BYES:  West Coast Fever and Northern Mystics

Round 11

BYES:  Melbourne Vixens and Canterbury Tactix

Round 12

BYES:  Queensland Firebirds and Central Pulse

Round 13

Round 14

Finals

Semi-finals Preliminary final Grand final
8 July – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
1. Melbourne Vixens 56
2. Northern Mystics 50
16 July – Trusts Stadium, Auckland 22 July – Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Northern Mystics 48 Melbourne Vixens 38
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 57 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 41
9 July – Claudelands Arena, Hamilton
3. Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 49
4. Adelaide Thunderbirds 48 Key: Winning team advances Losing team advances

Major semi-final

Sunday 8 July
14:20 (UTC+10)		 Report
Stats		 Melbourne Vixens56–50Northern Mystics    Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
Scoring by quarter: 11-15, 13-14, 16-11, 16-10
Howarth  33/40 (83%)
Caldwell  23/26 (88%)		 Latu  30/32 (94%)
Tutaia  20/23 (87%)

Minor semi-final

Monday 9 July
19:20 (UTC+12)		 Report
Stats		 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic49–48Adelaide Thunderbirds    Claudelands Arena, Hamilton
Scoring by quarter: 15-7, 8-19, 15-13, 11-9
van Dyk  28/28 (100%)
Naoupu  21/23 (91%)		 Bell  26/29 (90%)
Borrego  22/30 (73%)

Preliminary final

Monday 16 July
19:40 (UTC+12)		 Report
Stats		 Northern Mystics48–57Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic ET  Trusts Stadium, Auckland
Scoring by quarter: 12-12, 11-12, 13-10, 8-10, ET: 4-13
Latu  23/23 (100%)
Tutaia  25/35 (71%)		 van Dyk  35/40 (88%)
Naoupu  22/34 (65%)

Grand final

Sunday 22 July
14:30 (UTC+10)		 Report
Stats		 Melbourne Vixens38–41Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic    Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Attendance: 10,500
Scoring by quarter: 8-7, 14-11, 9-10, 7-13
Howarth  22/29 (76%)
Caldwell  16/26 (62%)		 van Dyk  25/26 (96%)
Naoupu  16/24 (67%)

Festival of the Stars

The Festival of the Stars is a charity match in Australia, where two celebrity teams play each other to win money for their charities. The charity match is held annually during the round-robin stages of the ANZ Championship.

Season statistics

Top 5 Goals scored
Pos. Player Team GS GA G%
1 Irene van Dyk Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 501 527 95.1
2 Carla Borrego Adelaide Thunderbirds 447 510 87.6
3 Romelda Aiken Queensland Firebirds 426 511 83.4
4 Caitlin Bassett West Coast Fever 417 472 88.3
5 Caitlin Thwaites Central Pulse 402 469 85.7
Top 5 Goal assists
Pos. Player Team G/A
1 Madison Browne Melbourne Vixens 258
2 Laura Langman Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 238
3 Temepara George Northern Mystics 186
4 Emily Beaton Adelaide Thunderbirds 168
5 Jodi Brown Southern Steel 128
Top 5 Rebounds
Pos. Player Team Reb.
1 Romelda Aiken Queensland Firebirds 48
2 Leana de Bruin Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 43
3 Irene van Dyk Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 41
4 Carla Borrego Adelaide Thunderbirds 39
5 Laura Geitz Queensland Firebirds 37
Top 5 Centre-pass receives
Pos. Player Team CPR
1 Madison Browne Melbourne Vixens 301
2 Julianna Naoupu Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 298
3 Khao Watts Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 261
4 Natalie Medhurst Queensland Firebirds 226
5 Catherine Cox West Coast Fever 223
Top 5 Intercepts
Pos. Player Team Int.
1 Geva Mentor Melbourne Vixens 38
2 Sharni Layton Adelaide Thunderbirds 35
3= Anna Harrison Northern Mystics 32
3= Katrina Grant Central Pulse 32
5 Leana de Bruin Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 30
Top 5 Deflections
Pos. Player Team Defl.
1 Geva Mentor Melbourne Vixens 108
2 Leana de Bruin Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 80
3 Sharni Layton Adelaide Thunderbirds 72
4 Casey Williams Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 62
5= Demelza McCloud Southern Steel 60
5= Anna Harrison Northern Mystics 60
Top 5 Penalties
Pos. Player Team Pen.
1 Geva Mentor Melbourne Vixens 237
2 Laura Geitz Queensland Firebirds 228
3 Sharni Layton Adelaide Thunderbirds 223
4 Elizabeth Manu Central Pulse 209
5 Leana De Bruin Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 207
Top 5 Turnovers
Pos. Player Team Turn.
1 Carla Borrego Adelaide Thunderbirds 72
2 Cathrine Latu Northern Mystics 59
3 Catherine Cox West Coast Fever 53
4= Emily Beaton Adelaide Thunderbirds 51
4= Maria Tutaia Northern Mystics 51
4= Romelda Aiken Queensland Firebirds 51

Awards

Season MVP

2012 Most Valuable Player
Nat. Player Team Points
New Zealand Temepara George Northern Mystics
New Zealand Laura Langman Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

Best Young Player Award

2012 Best Young Player
Nat. Player Team
New Zealand Julianna Naoupu Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

All Star Team

2012 All Star team
Pos. Name Team
GS Irene van Dyk Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
GA Maria Tutaia Northern Mystics
WA Madison Browne Melbourne Vixens
C Laura Langman Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
WD Julie Corletto Melbourne Vixens
GD Casey Williams Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
GK Geva Mentor Melbourne Vixens
Coach Noeline Taurua Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

References

  1. ↑ "Tactix given go ahead to recruit second ineligible player". Radio New Zealand. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "T-birds' Borrego, Fowler deal falls under the spotlight". Jamaica Observer. 20 December 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  3. ↑ Bidwell, Hamish (5 November 2011). "Pulsating energy boost for under-achievers". Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  4. ↑ Burgess, Michael (1 January 2012). "2012 ushers in major change". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  5. ↑ Egan, Brendon (21 May 2011). "Avellino, Southby to coach the Steel". Southland Times. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  6. ↑ Johannsen, Dana (14 May 2011). "Experienced Gibbs' arrival just the tonic for ailing Tactix". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  7. ↑ Woods, Melissa (4 August 2011). "Norma Plummer quits as Diamonds coach to focus on West Coast Fever". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  8. ↑ "Lisa Alexander appointed coach of netball's Diamonds". Herald Sun. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  9. ↑ "Swifts appoint new netball coach". ninemsn. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  10. ↑ TTNL (3 November 2011). "Tauranga to host 2012 ANZ Championship pre-season tournament". Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  11. ↑ "2012 season statistics". ANZ Championship website. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
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