2011 New South Wales Swifts season

The 2011 New South Wales Swifts season saw New South Wales Swifts compete in the 2011 ANZ Championship. During the regular season, Swifts finished in third place. They qualified for the play offs but subsequently lost to Northern Mystics in the minor semi-final, finishing the season in 4th place. [1][2] After fifteen seasons as Sydney Swifts/New South Wales Swifts head coach, this was the last season Julie Fitzgerald served as head coach. She subsequently became an assistant coach with Australia and head netball coach of the Australian Institute of Sport. [3][4][5]

New South Wales Swifts
2011 ANZ Championship season
Head coach	Julie Fitzgerald
Asst. coach	Rob Wright
Manager	Angela Kerr
Captain	Catherine Cox
Vice-captain	Kimberlee Green Kimberley Smith
Main venue	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
Season results
Wins–losses	9–5
Regular season	3rd
Finals placing	4th
Team colours

2011 roster

The 2011 Swifts roster saw the addition of Mo'onia Gerrard, the Australia international and former Sydney Swifts player, and Carla Dziwoki, a former Queensland Firebirds player. Dziwoki made her Swifts debut in the fourth quarter of the Round 1 match against Adelaide Thunderbirds, scoring 11 goals from 11 attempts. Two players also reached notable numbers of combined Commonwealth Bank Trophy/ANZ Championship appearances. Kimberlee Green celebrated her 100th game in Round 2 against Firebirds, while Gerrard celebrated her 150th game in Round 5 against Canterbury Tactix. [2][6][7]

2011 New South Wales Swifts roster
Players	Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height Ashleigh Brazill C, WD 29 December 1989 (aged 21) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Rebecca Bulley GD, GK, WD 18 August 1982 (aged 28) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Catherine Cox (c) GS, GA 24 May 1976 (aged 34) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Carla Dziwoki  GS, GA 29 August 1982 (aged 28) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Mo'onia Gerrard GD, WD 15 November 1980 (aged 30) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Kimberlee Green (vc) C, WA 5 March 1986 (aged 24) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Sonia Mkoloma GD, GK 17 January 1979 (aged 32) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Susan Pratley GA, GS 23 March 1984 (aged 26) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Kimberley Smith (vc) GD, GK, WD 18 June 1982 (aged 28) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Melissa Tallent (TRP) GS, GA 4 February 1991 (aged 21) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Courtney Tairi C, WA 15 July 1988 (aged 22) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Vanessa Ware WA, C 26 October 1985 (aged 25) 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) Amorette Wild GA, GS, WA 10 August 1989 (aged 21) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Head coach Julie Fitzgerald Assistant coach Robert Wright Manager: Angela Kerr Physiotherapist: Sean Mungovan Paula Peralta Strength and conditioning: Bryce Cavanagh Notes (c) – Captain (cc) – Co-captain (vc) – Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Source:[1][2]

Regular season

Fixtures and results

Notes

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

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

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21 February	Stats	Queensland Firebirds	51 – 48	New South Wales Swifts		Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
		Romelda Aiken  28/37 (76%) Natalie Medhurst  23/26 (88%)		Catherine Cox  27/34 (79%) Susan Pratley  21/25 (84%)

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27 February	Stats	New South Wales Swifts	45 – 49	Melbourne Vixens		Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
		Catherine Cox  11/15 (73%) Carla Dziwoki  14/16 (88%) Susan Pratley  20/26 (77%)		Kate Beveridge  29/38 (76%) Sharelle McMahon  20/25 (80%)

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7 March	Stats	New South Wales Swifts	55 – 51	West Coast Fever		Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
		Catherine Cox  22/38 (58%) Susan Pratley  33/40 (83%)		Caitlin Bassett  43/50 (86%) Leah Shoard  8/12 (67%)

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14 March	Report Stats	New South Wales Swifts	54 – 45	Canterbury Tactix		Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
		Catherine Cox  27/37 (73%) Susan Pratley  17/20 (85%) Amorette Wild  10/12 (83%)		Ellen Halpenny  21/25 (84%) Donna Wilkins  24/25 (96%)

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17 March	Stats	West Coast Fever	49 – 70	New South Wales Swifts		Challenge Stadium
		Caitlin Bassett  30/34 (88%) Leah Shoard  19/24 (79%)		Catherine Cox  29/35 (83%) Carla Dziwoki  14/15 (93%) Susan Pratley  27/31 (87%)

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20 March	Stats	New South Wales Swifts	53 – 57	Queensland Firebirds		Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
		Catherine Cox  31/36 (86%) Susan Pratley  22/25 (88%)		Romelda Aiken  37/43 (86%) Natalie Medhurst  20/25 (80%)

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27 March	Stats	Central Pulse	43 – 48	New South Wales Swifts		TSB Bank Arena
		Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  2/2 (100%) Amber Bellringer  8/15 (53%) Caitlin Thwaites  33/43 (77%)		Catherine Cox  23/32 (72%) Susan Pratley  25/29 (86%)

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11 April	Stats	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	46 – 53	New South Wales Swifts		Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre
		Irene van Dyk  28/30 (93%) Jamilah Gupwell  10/13 (77%) Naoupu  8/8 (100%)		Catherine Cox  31/36 (86%) Amorette Wild  3/4 (75%) Susan Pratley  19/26 (73%)

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

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18 April	Stats	New South Wales Swifts	53 – 46	Northern Mystics		Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
		Cox  37/48 (77%) Pratley  16/23 (70%)		Megan Dehn  2/2 (100%) Cathrine Latu  17/17 (100%) Bailey Mes  1/4 (25%) Maria Tutaia  26/29 (90%)

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21 April	Stats	Southern Steel	39 – 40	New South Wales Swifts		Edgar Centre
		Paula Griffin  16/23 (70%) Daneka Wipiiti  23/35 (66%)		Catherine Cox  25/33 (76%) Susan Pratley  15/19 (79%)

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1 May	Stats	Melbourne Vixens	33 – 45	New South Wales Swifts		Hisense Arena
		Kate Beveridge  8/14 (57%) Tegan Caldwell  16/21 (76%) Kathleen Knott  9/14 (64%)		Catherine Cox  33/42 (79%) Susan Pratley  12/15 (80%)

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Source:[2]

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

Finals

Semi-finals					Preliminary final					Grand final
9 May – Gold Coast
1	Queensland Firebirds	50
2	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	39
					15 May – Hamilton					22 May – Brisbane
					Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic		42			Queensland Firebirds	57
					Northern Mystics		43			Northern Mystics	44
8 May – Sydney
3	New South Wales Swifts	44
4	Northern Mystics	49		Key:		Winning team advances			Losing team advances

Minor semifinal

Sunday 8 May 14:20 (UTC+10)		New South Wales Swifts	44–49	Northern Mystics		Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre Umpires: Rachael Ayre (Australia) Mandy Nottingham (New Zealand) Reserve umpire: Jemma Carlton (Australia)	TEN, SKYSport
		Scoring by quarter: 11-15, 9-13, 11–10, 13-11
		Catherine Cox  28/36 (78%) Amorette Wild  8/8 (100%) Susan Pratley  8/10 (80%)		Cathrine Latu  25/28 (89%) Maria Tutaia  24/29 (83%)

Source:[8]

Statistics

• As of Sunday 8 May.

Player	GS	GA	G%	A	R	CPR	I	D	P	T
Ashleigh Brazill	0	0	0	11	0	8	7	5	10	8
Rebecca Bulley	0	0	0	4	16	93	11	40	115	15
Catherine Cox	380	490	77.6	22	13	0	0	6	24	40
Carla Dziwoki	42	45	93.3	7	3	4	0	0	2	3
Mo'onia Gerrard	0	0	0	6	6	58	10	36	118	23
Kimberlee Green	0	0	0	197	1	144	10	23	96	36
Sonia Mkoloma	0	0	0	0	19	0	30	41	200	20
Susan Pratley	278	340	81.8	75	26	200	3	9	39	33
Kimberley Smith	0	0	0	0	0	36	6	15	58	4
Courtney Tairi	0	0	0	52	10	10	5	24	37	6
Melissa Tallent	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vanessa Ware	0	0	0	60	0	75	0	7	32	10
Amorette Wild	21	24	87.5	8	0	18	1	1	3	2

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

Source:[9]

Award winners

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

Source:[2][10]

References

1. "NSW Swifts - 2011 Season". nswswifts.com.au. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
2. "Netball NSW and NSW Swifts – 2011 Annual Report" (PDF). Netball NSW. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
3. "Review that resulted in Fitzgerald's dumping put Swifts off their game: Cox". www.smh.com.au. 3 June 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2012.
4. "Fitzgerald appointed head coach of AIS Netball Program". www.ausport.gov.au. 13 October 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2012.
5. "2012 AIS Netball Program". Clearinghouse for Sport. Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
6. "Gerrard hails return to Swifts". www.abc.net.au. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
7. "NSW Swifts - Honour Roll". nswswifts.com.au. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
8. "New South Wales Swifts 44–49 Northern Mystics". www.anz-championship.com. 8 May 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
9. "NSW Swifts - 2011 season statistics". www.anz-championship.com. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
10. "Awards". nswswifts.com.au. Retrieved 2 December 2020.