2013 ANZ Championship season

2013 ANZ Championship season
League ANZ Championship
Sport Netball
Duration 24 March – 14 July
Number of teams 10
TV partner(s) Fox Sports (Australia)
SBS (Australia)
SKY Sports (NZ)
Champions Adelaide Thunderbirds
Runners-up Queensland Firebirds
Minor premiers Adelaide Thunderbirds

The 2013 ANZ Championship season was the sixth season of the ANZ Championship netball competition in Australasia. The 2013 season commenced on 24 March 2013 with the Queensland Firebirds hosting the Central Pulse. Overall, the 2013 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 on 14 July 2013 with the Adelaide Thunderbirds winning their second ANZ Championship trophy by defeating the Queensland Firebirds.[1]

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 each team having one bye during the season. Bye week are scheduled for rounds 4-6 and 11-12. Matches will generally be played on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays.

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. 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 mid July, between the winners of the major semi-final and the preliminary final.

Teams

2013 ANZ Championship teams
Teams Details Head coach Captain Main venues
Australia Adelaide Thunderbirds 2013 season Jane Woodlands-Thompson Natalie von Bertouch Netball SA Stadium, Adelaide
Melbourne Vixens 2013 season Simone McKinnis Bianca Chatfield Hisense Arena, Melbourne
New South Wales Swifts 2013 season Lisa Beehag Mo'onia Gerrard, Kimberlee Green Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre, Sydney
Queensland Firebirds 2013 season Roselee Jencke Laura Geitz Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
West Coast Fever 2013 season Norma Plummer Catherine Cox Challenge Stadium, Perth
New
Zealand		 Canterbury Tactix 2013 season Leigh Gibbs Anna Thompson CBS Canterbury Arena, Christchurch
Central Pulse 2013 season Robyn Broughton Katrina Grant TSB Bank Arena, Wellington
Northern Mystics 2013 season Ruth Aitken Anna Harrison and Maria Tutaia Trusts Stadium, Auckland
Southern Steel 2013 season Janine Southby Jodi Brown Stadium Southland Velodrome, Invercargill
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 2013 season Noeline Taurua Laura Langman Claudelands Arena, Hamilton

Offseason

Player transfers

Name 2012 Team 2013 Team
Kate Beveridge Melbourne Vixens West Coast Fever
Jade Clarke Northern Mystics Canterbury Tactix
Julie Corletto Melbourne Vixens Northern Mystics
Shannon Eagland Queensland Firebirds Melbourne Vixens
Ellen Halpenny Canterbury Tactix Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
Elissa Macleod Queensland Firebirds Melbourne Vixens
Demelza McCloud Southern Steel Queensland Firebirds
Julianna Naoupu Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Canterbury Tactix
Rachel Rasmussen Northern Mystics Southern Steel
Amy Steel Queensland Firebirds Melbourne Vixens
Louise Thayer Southern Steel Canterbury Tactix
Sulu Tone-Fitzpatrick Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Southern Steel
Donna Wilkins Southern Steel Central Pulse

Returning players

Name Previous Team 2013 Team
Courtney Bruce West Coast Fever West Coast Fever
Johanna Curran Melbourne Vixens, West Coast Fever Melbourne Vixens
Liana Leota Southern Steel Central Pulse
Sharelle McMahon Melbourne Vixens Melbourne Vixens
Jodi Tod Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
Ashlee Weir New South Wales Swifts New South Wales Swifts

Oversees contracted players

Under the ANZ Championship's Eligibility Rule, every team is permitted to contract one "citizen ineligible" or oversees player by right, and then apply for a second "oversees ineligible" athlete; or teams may contract one "oversees ineligible" athlete by right. For the 2013 season, the Canterbury Tactix have been granted permission to contract a second ineligible athlete.[2]

Name Country 2013 Team
Carla Borrego  Jamaica Adelaide Thunderbirds
Caitlin Thwaites  Australia Central Pulse
Geva Mentor  England Melbourne Vixens
Sonia Mkoloma  England New South Wales Swifts
Julie Corletto  Australia Northern Mystics
Romelda Aiken  Jamaica Queensland Firebirds
Jhaniele Fowler  Jamaica Southern Steel
Jade Clarke  England Canterbury Tactix
Jo Harten  England
Khao Watts  Australia Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

Pre-season

The Melbourne Vixens Summer Challenge was the main 2013 pre-season tournament. The tournament was contested by eight of the ten ANZ Championship teams at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in Melbourne from 23–24 February 2013.[3][4] Each team played a series of four round-robin games across the weekend. Melbourne and Queensland went through the competition undefeated.[5]

Results

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L B GF GA Diff G% Pts
1131211688620+68111.024
213941692589+103117.518
313941749650+99115.218
413941793691+102114.818
513851736706+30104.216
613671812790+22102.812
713581715757−4294.510
813491652672−2097.08
9132111700882−18279.44
10131121699879−18079.52
Updated on 25 June 2013 (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

All times listed are local.[6]

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Daylight savings ends on 7 April in New Zealand, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.

Round 4

BYES:  Melbourne Vixens and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

Round 5

BYES:  Queensland Firebirds and Southern Steel

Round 6

BYES:  New South Wales Swifts and Canterbury Tactix

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

BYES:  West Coast Fever and Northern Mystics

Round 12

BYES:  Adelaide Thunderbirds and Central Pulse

Round 13

Round 14

Finals

Semi-finals Preliminary final Grand final
30 June – Netball SA Stadium, Adelaide
1. Adelaide Thunderbirds 49
2. Melbourne Vixens 39
7 July – State Netball Hockey Centre, Melbourne 14 July – Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide
Melbourne Vixens 46 Adelaide Thunderbirds 50
Queensland Firebirds 50 Queensland Firebirds 48
1 July – Claudelands Arena, Hamilton
3. Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 50
4. Queensland Firebirds 53 Key: Winning team advances Losing team advances

Major semi-final

Sunday 30 June
11:45 am		 Report
Stats		 Adelaide Thunderbirds49–39Melbourne Vixens    Netball SA Stadium, Adelaide
Scoring by quarter: 12–8, 20-21, 31–30, 49–39
Carla Borrego  32/37 (86%)
Erin Bell  17/22 (77%)
Laura Packard  0/1 (0%)		 Karyn Howarth  29/35 (83%)
Sharelle McMahon  8/10 (80%)
Tegan Caldwell  2/2 (100%)

Minor semi-final

Monday 1 July
7:20 pm		 Report
Stats		 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic50–53Queensland Firebirds    Claudelands Arena, Hamilton
Scoring by quarter: 8–13, 24–25, 36–41, 50–53
Irene van Dyk  27/28 (96%)
Ellen Halpenny  23/26 (88%)		 Romelda Aiken  40/46 (87%)
Natalie Medhurst  13/17 (76%)

Preliminary final

Sunday 7 July
12:15 pm		 Report
Stats		 Melbourne Vixens46–50Queensland Firebirds    State Netball Hockey Centre, Melbourne
Scoring by quarter: 13–10, 24–25, 31–39, 46–50
Karyn Howarth  23/28 (82%)
Sharelle McMahon  13/17 (76%)
Tegan Caldwell  10/11 (91%)		 Romelda Aiken  37/42 (88%)
Natalie Medhurst  13/16 (81%)

Grand final

Sunday 14 July
2:00 pm		 Report
Stats		 Adelaide Thunderbirds50–48Queensland Firebirds    Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide
Scoring by quarter: 9–13, 24–26, 40–37, 50–48
Carla Borrego  26/33 (79%)
Erin Bell  24/31 (77%)
Grand Final MVP: Erin Bell[7]		 Romelda Aiken  39/47 (83%)
Natalie Medhurst  9/11 (82%)

Season statistics

Top 5 Goals scored
Pos. Player Team GS GA G%
1 Jhaniele Fowler Southern Steel 606 648 93.5
2 Romelda Aiken Queensland Firebirds 507 574 88.3
3 Caitlin Bassett West Coast Fever 443 498 89.0
4 Jo Harten Canterbury Tactix 386 451 85.6
5 Carla Borrego Adelaide Thunderbirds 385 438 87.9
Top 5 Goal assists
Pos. Player Team G/A
1 Madison Browne Melbourne Vixens 208
2 Jodi Brown Southern Steel 206
3 Laura Langman Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 188
4 Verity Simmons West Coast Fever 171
5 Liana Leota Central Pulse 161
Top 5 Rebounds
Pos. Player Team Reb.
1 Romelda Aiken Queensland Firebirds 54
2 Joanne Harten Canterbury Tactix 32
3 Geva Mentor Melbourne Vixens 31
4 Carla Borrego Adelaide Thunderbirds 30
5 Jhaniele Fowler Southern Steel 29
Top 5 Centre-pass receives
Pos. Player Team CPR
1 Maria Tutaia Northern Mystics 296
2 Madison Browne Melbourne Vixens 284
3 Donna Wilkins Central Pulse 283
4 Liana Leota Central Pulse 264
5 Anna Thompson Canterbury Tactix 263
Top 5 Intercepts
Pos. Player Team Int.
1 Geva Mentor Melbourne Vixens 29
2 Katrina Grant Central Pulse 28
3 Laura Geitz Queensland Firebirds 26
4 Sharni Layton Adelaide Thunderbirds 24
5 Sonia Mkoloma New South Wales Swifts 23
Top 5 Deflections
Pos. Player Team Defl.
1 Geva Mentor Melbourne Vixens 77
2 Katrina Grant Central Pulse 59
3 Eboni Beckford-Chambers West Coast Fever 56
4 Leana de Bruin Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 54
5 Jane Watson Canterbury Tactix 48
Top 5 Penalties
Pos. Player Team Pen.
1 Sonia Mkoloma New South Wales Swifts 220
2 Geva Mentor Melbourne Vixens 190
3 Rachel Rasmussen Southern Steel 187
4 Casey Kopua Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 182
5 Sharni Layton Adelaide Thunderbirds 178
Top 5 Turnovers
Pos. Player Team Turn.
1 Maria Tutaia Northern Mystics 75
2 Joanne Harten Canterbury Tactix 74
3 Sophia Fenwick Canterbury Tactix 71
4 Susan Pratley New South Wales Swifts 69
5 Carla Borrego Adelaide Thunderbirds 67

References

  1. ↑ "Mission Accomplished for Firebirds". anz-championship.com. 2013-07-14.
  2. ↑ 2013 Media Guide
  3. ↑ Melbourne Vixens Summer Challenge Tickets
  4. ↑ Tanya Ahrens (2013-01-13). "2013 ANZ Championship preseason tournaments and matches". Retrieved 2013-03-22.
  5. ↑ Melbourne Vixens (2013-02-24). "The Vixens turn up the heat at the Summer Challenge". Retrieved 2013-03-22.
  6. ↑ 2013 ANZ Championship Draw
  7. ↑ "Bell sparkles in Grand Final MVP performance". anz-championship.com. 2013-07-14.
  8. ↑ "2013 season statistics". ANZ Championship website. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
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