2009 New South Wales Swifts season

New South Wales Swifts
2009 season
Head coachJulie Fitzgerald
Asst. coachTracey Robinson
ManagerJan Troy
CaptainCatherine Cox
Main venueSydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
Season results
Wins–losses2–11
Regular season9th
Finals placingDNQ
Team colours
Team colours
New South Wales Swifts seasons

The 2009 New South Wales Swifts season saw New South Wales Swifts play in the 2009 ANZ Championship. With a team coached by Julie Fitzgerald and captained by Catherine Cox, Swifts won only 2 of their 13 matches during the regular season and finished ninth. [1][2][3]

Players

Player movements

Increase Gains Decrease Losses

Source:[1][2][5][6]

Roster

2009 New South Wales Swifts roster
Players Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
Australia Erin Bell GA, GS, WA (1987-04-30)30 April 1987 (aged 20) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Australia Rebecca Bulley GD, GK, WD (1982-08-18)18 August 1982 (aged 25) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Australia Catherine Cox (c) GS, GA (1976-05-24)24 May 1976 (aged 31) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Australia Kimberlee Green C, WA (1986-03-05)5 March 1986 (aged 22) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Australia Emma Koster GD, GK (1984-05-29)29 May 1984 (aged 23) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Australia Ashlee Mann WD, C, WA (1988-04-29)29 April 1988 (aged 24) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Australia Samantha May GD, WD (1987-09-16)16 September 1987 (aged 22) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Australia Susan Pratley GA, GS (1984-03-23)23 March 1984 (aged 24) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Australia Kimberley Smith GD, GK, WD (1982-06-18)18 June 1982 (aged 25) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
New Zealand Courtney Tairi C, WA (1988-07-15)15 July 1988 (aged 21) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Australia Vanessa Ware WA, C (1985-10-26)26 October 1985 (aged 22) 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Australia Amorette Wild GA, GS, WA (1989-08-10)10 August 1989 (aged 20) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach
  • Australia Tracey Robinson

Manager: Jan Troy
Physiotherapist: Sean Mungovan
Strength and conditioning: Bryce Cavanagh

Notes
  • (c) – Captain
  • (cc) – Co-captain
  • (vc) – Vice-captain
  • Injured or on maternity leave – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Player milestones

In 2009 six players made their ANZ Championship debut for Swifts:

Source:[1][2][7]

Pre-season

Swifts played in two pre-season tournaments. In February 2009 they played in the Queenstown Pre-Season Tournament, losing 58–53 to Northern Mystics in the final. In March 2009, Swifts played in and won the 2009 SOPA Cup, hosted by Netball New South Wales at the Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre.[8][9][10]

Regular season

Fixtures and results

Round 1
Monday 6 April New South Wales Swifts 62–45 Canterbury Tactix Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre  
7:00 pm Catherine Cox Goals scored 34/37 (92%)
Susan Pratley Goals scored 17/19 (89%)
Erin Bell Goals scored 11/13 (85%) 		Report
Stats 		Jodi Brown Goals scored 25/28 (89%)
Angela Mitchell Goals scored 20/26 (77%) 		Umpires:
Sharon Kelly
Helen George
Reserve umpire:
Peta Quinn
Round 2
Sunday 12 April Adelaide Thunderbirds 48–47 New South Wales Swifts ETSA Park  
2:00 pm Kate Beveridge Goals scored 25/30 (83%)
Natalie Medhurst Goals scored 23/25 (92%) 		Report
Stats 		Catherine Cox Goals scored 26/30 (87%)
Susan Pratley Goals scored 21/23 (91%)
Round 3
Monday 20 April Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 63–45 New South Wales Swifts Mystery Creek Events Centre  
7:00 pm Irene van Dyk Goals scored 45/45 (100%)
Maria Tutaia Goals scored 14/15 (93%)
Jessica Tuki Goals scored 4/5 (80%) 		Report
Stats 		Catherine Cox Goals scored 11/12 (92%)
Susan Pratley Goals scored 20/23 (87%)
Erin Bell Goals scored 14/17 (82%)
Round 4
Monday 27 April New South Wales Swifts 59–55 Northern Mystics Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre  
7:00 pm Catherine Cox Goals scored 29/33 (88%)
Susan Pratley Goals scored 30/35 (86%) 		Report
Stats 		Cathrine Latu Goals scored 38/40 (95%)
Pamela Cookey Goals scored 10/10 (100%)
Grace Rasmussen Goals scored 7/8 (88%)
Round 5
Monday 4 May West Coast Fever 67–66 New South Wales Swifts Challenge Stadium  
6:00 pm Caitlin Bassett Goals scored 54/63 (86%)
Bianca Franklin Goals scored 7/8 (88%)
Nikala Smith Goals scored 6/8 (75%) 		Q4: 54–54
Report
Stats 		Catherine Cox Goals scored 39/50 (78%)
Susan Pratley Goals scored 27/32 (84%)
Round 6
Sunday 10 May New South Wales Swifts 40–51 Adelaide Thunderbirds Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre  
2:30 pm Catherine Cox Goals scored 9/15 (60%)
Susan Pratley Goals scored 22/27 (81%)
Erin Bell Goals scored 9/16 (56%) 		Report
Stats 		Kate Beveridge Goals scored 43/47 (91%)
Natalie Medhurst Goals scored 8/10 (80%)
Round 7
Monday 18 May New South Wales Swifts 54–58 Queensland Firebirds Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre  
7:00 pm Catherine Cox Goals scored 32/43 (74%)
Susan Pratley Goals scored 22/26 (85%) 		Report
Stats 		Romelda Aiken Goals scored 51/60 (85%)
Alissa Castrisos Goals scored 4/7 (57%)
Janelle Lawson Goals scored 3/4 (75%)
Round 8
Monday 25 May Melbourne Vixens 65–63 New South Wales Swifts Hisense Arena  
19:00 (UTC+10) Sharelle McMahon Goals scored 22/25 (88%)
Caitlin Thwaites Goals scored 43/51 (84%) 		Q4: 54–54
Report
Stats 		Catherine Cox Goals scored 40/50 (80%)
Susan Pratley Goals scored 23/26 (88%)
Round 9

New South Wales Swifts received a bye.

Round 10
Sunday 7 June Queensland Firebirds 62–61 New South Wales Swifts Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre  
2:30 pm Romelda Aiken Goals scored 52/61 (85%)
Alissa Castrisos Goals scored 1/3 (33%)
Janelle Lawson Goals scored 9/11 (82%) 		Report
Stats 		Catherine Cox Goals scored 39/49 (80%)
Susan Pratley Goals scored 22/28 (79%)
Round 11
Monday 15 June New South Wales Swifts 52–63 Melbourne Vixens Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre  
19:00 (UTC+10) Catherine Cox Goals scored 32/38 (84%)
Susan Pratley Goals scored 20/22 (91%) 		Report
Stats 		Sharelle McMahon Goals scored 16/19 (84%)
Caitlin Thwaites Goals scored 47/52 (90%) 		Attendance: 4,200
Round 12
Sunday 21 June New South Wales Swifts 60–63 West Coast Fever Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre  
2:30 pm Catherine Cox Goals scored 43/50 (86%)
Susan Pratley Goals scored 17/19 (89%) 		Report
Stats 		Caitlin Bassett Goals scored 51/54 (94%)
Nikala Smith Goals scored 3/5 (60%)
Bianca Franklin Goals scored 9/10 (90%)
Round 13
Sunday 28 June Central Pulse 53–52 New South Wales Swifts Te Rauparaha Arena  
6:30 pm Paula Griffin Goals scored 35/39 (90%)
Te Amo Amaru-Tibble Goals scored 18/21 (86%) 		Report
Stats 		Catherine Cox Goals scored 26/36 (72%)
Susan Pratley Goals scored 26/32 (81%)
Round 14
Saturday 4 July Southern Steel 55–48 New South Wales Swifts Stadium Southland  
2:00 pm Donna Wilkins Goals scored 36/38 (95%)
Megan Dehn Goals scored 19/23 (83%) 		Report
Stats 		Catherine Cox Goals scored 29/35 (83%)
Susan Pratley Goals scored 19/25 (76%)

Source:[2][11]

Final table

2009 ANZ Championship ladder
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA G% Pts
1 Melbourne Vixens 13 12 0 1 769 614 125.24 24
2 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 13 11 0 2 673 562 119.75 22
3 Adelaide Thunderbirds 13 10 0 3 698 579 120.55 20
4 Southern Steel 13 8 0 5 662 645 102.64 16
5 Queensland Firebirds 13 8 0 5 700 690 101.45 16
6 Canterbury Tactix 13 5 0 8 639 662 96.53 10
7 West Coast Fever 13 5 0 8 666 735 90.61 10
8 Northern Mystics 13 3 0 10 642 727 88.31 6
9 New South Wales Swifts 13 2 0 11 709 748 94.79 4
10 Central Pulse 13 1 0 12 594 790 75.19 2
Updated 20 February 2021

  Qualified for Major semi-final
  Qualified for Minor semi-final

  • Pld = Games played
  • W = Win (2 points)
  • D = Draw (1 point)
  • L = Loss (0 points)
  • GF = Goals For (Total goals scored)
  • GA = Goals Against (Total goals conceded)
  • G% = Goal percentage (= 100 × GF/GA)
  • Pts = Points

Source:[3]


Award winners

Swifts awards

Award Winner
QBE NSW Swifts MVP Catherine Cox
NSW Swifts Members' Player of the Year Susan Pratley
NSW Swifts Players' Player of the Year Kimberley Smith

Source:[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "NSW Swifts - 2009 Season". nswswifts.com.au. 29 November 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Netball NSW – 2009 Annual Report" (PDF). Netball NSW. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b "ANZ Championship - 2009 Season Ladder". www.anz-championship.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Jessica Mansell". nswswifts.com.au. Archived from the original on 8 February 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2009.
  5. ^ "Ins and outs of ANZ Championship squads". www.stuff.co.nz. 17 April 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  6. ^ "2008 AIS Netball Program". Clearinghouse for Sport. Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  7. ^ "NSW Swifts - Honour Roll". nswswifts.com.au. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Pre-Season Tournaments to test teams". netballnz.co.nz. 9 February 2009. Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
  9. ^ "Hard work pays off for unbeaten Mystics". www.nzherald.co.nz. 23 February 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
  10. ^ "NSW Swifts win netball's pre-season cup". www.theroar.com.au. 8 March 2009. Archived from the original on 11 March 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  11. ^ "ANZ Championship - 2009 Season Fixture". www.anz-championship.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Awards". nswswifts.com.au. Retrieved 2 December 2020.