2011 Netball Superleague season

2011 Netball Superleague season
LeagueNetball Superleague
Number of teams9
TV partner(s)Sky Sports
Champions Hertfordshire Mavericks
  Runners-up. Surrey Storm
Season MVPStacey Francis (Team Bath) [1][2]
Seasons

The 2011 Netball Superleague season (known for sponsorship reasons as the FIAT Netball Superleague) was the sixth season of the Netball Superleague. The league was won by Hertfordshire Mavericks. In the grand final Hertfordshire Mavericks defeated Surrey Storm. For the first time, the season was completed in a single calendar year, starting on 22 January and concluding on 9 June with the grand final. Fiat Group Automobiles became the Netball Superleague's new sponsor.[3][4]

Teams

2011 Superleague teams Home venue/base Country/Region
Celtic Dragons Sport Wales National Centre Wales
Glasgow Wildcats Kelvin Hall/Bellahouston Sports Centre Scotland
Hertfordshire Mavericks University of Hertfordshire East of England
Leeds Carnegie Leeds Metropolitan University Yorkshire
Loughborough Lightning Loughborough University East Midlands
Northern Thunder Oldham/Bury, Greater Manchester[5] North West England
Team Bath University of Bath South West England/West of England
Team Northumbria West Gate Centre for Sport, Newcastle [6] North East England
Surrey Storm University of Surrey Greater London/South East England

Regular season

Hertfordshire Mavericks finished top of the table during the regular season after winning 14 games, losing just one game all season. Mavericks confirmed their place at the top of the table after a win and a draw during the final weekend of the regular season. On Saturday, 14 May they defeated Celtic Dragons 49–41 away and Sunday, 15 May they drew 48–48 draw with Surrey Storm at home.[7][8]

Final table

2011 Netball Superleague season
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA PP Pts Qualification
1 Hertfordshire Mavericks 16 14 1 1 815 600 135.8 29 Qualified for major semi-final
2 Northern Thunder 16 14 0 2 871 656 132.8 26[a]
3 Team Bath 16 11 0 5 829 622 133.3 22 Qualified for minor semi-final
4 Surrey Storm 16 10 1 5 874 726 120.4 21
5 Loughborough Lightning 16 8 0 8 820 779 105.3 16
6 Celtic Dragons 16 6 0 10 755 776 97.3 12
7 Leeds Carnegie 16 4 0 12 715 884 80.9 8
8 Team Northumbria 16 4 0 12 578 778 74.3 8
9 Glasgow Wildcats 16 0 0 16 503 905 55.6 0
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ 2 points deducted?

Playoffs

The play-offs utilised the Page–McIntyre system to determine the two grand finalists. This saw the top two from the regular season, Hertfordshire Mavericks and Northern Thunder, play each other, with the winner going straight through to the grand final. The loser gets a second chance to reach the grand final via the minor final. The third and fourth placed teams, Team Bath and Surrey Storm also play each other, and the winner advances to the minor final. The winner of the minor final qualifies for the grand final.[9]

Minor semi-final
27 May 2011 Team Bath 53–57 Surrey Storm    University of Bath[10] Sky Sports
Scoring by quarter: 13–13, 27–25, 42–37, 53–57
Rosie Allison Goals scored 31/37 (84%)
Pamela Cookey Goals scored 22/26 (85%) 		Rachel Dunn Goals scored 52/61 (85%)
Tamsin Greenway Goals scored 3/9 (33%)
Gemma Cosentino Goals scored 2/4 (50%)
Major semi-final
28 May 2011 Hertfordshire Mavericks 55–44 Northern Thunder    Herts Sports Village[7][11]
Minor final
6 June 2011 Northern Thunder 48–64 Surrey Storm    Oldham Sports Centre[5][12]
Scoring by half: 25–30, 48–64

Grand Final

Further information: 2011 Netball Superleague Grand Final
9 June 2011
19.30 [8] 		Hertfordshire Mavericks 57–46 Surrey Storm    Herts Sports Village[3][13][14][15]
Attendance: 1,000
Umpires: Gary Burgess and Louise Travis 		Sky Sports
Scoring by quarter: 14–16, 26–27, 41–37, 57–46
Louisa Brownfield Goals scored 37/45 (82%)
Vicklyn Joseph Goals scored 13/19 (68%)
Monique Wood Goals scored 7/8 (88%) 		Rachel Dunn Goals scored 41/49 (84%)
Tamsin Greenway Goals scored 3/4 (75%)
Gemma Cosentino Goals scored 2/4 (50%)

References

  1. ^ "Netball: Stacey Francis named national Superleague Player of the Year". www.sportsister.com. 10 June 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Stacey is Player of the Year". www.teambath.com. 10 June 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Mavericks crowned champions". www.skysports.com. 10 June 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Fiat agrees netball partnership". www.sportspromedia.com. 10 January 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Thunder struck by bolt of bad fortune". www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk. 8 June 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Netball Superleague: Team Northumbria v Team Bath". www.sportsister.com. 11 November 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Mavericks take top spot to earn home play-off place". www.whtimes.co.uk. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Hertfordshire Mavericks face Surrey Storm tonight in play-off final". www.whtimes.co.uk. 9 June 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Netball Superleague sides prepare for play-offs". news.bbc.co.uk. 17 May 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Team Bath's campaign for fifth Superleague title ends in play-offs". www.teambath.com. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Netball: Mavericks are first to Grand Final". www.sportsister.com. 31 May 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Play-off defeat for Thunder". www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  13. ^ "Mavericks crowned Netball Superleague champions". www.whtimes.co.uk. 10 June 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  14. ^ "Mavericks crowned Superleague champions". www.sportsister.com. 10 June 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  15. ^ "Hertfordshire Mavericks win Netball Superleague crown". www.bbc.co.uk. 10 June 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2020.