2015 New South Wales Swifts season

The 2015 New South Wales Swifts season saw New South Wales Swifts compete in the 2015 ANZ Championship. Swifts finished the regular season in second place in the Australian Conference. In the play-offs, they defeated West Coast Fever and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic but lost twice to Queensland Firebirds, including 57–56 in the grand final. It was Swifts' first appearance in the title decider since their successful 2008 campaign. [1][2]

New South Wales Swifts
2015 ANZ Championship season
Head coachRob Wright
Asst. coachMegan Anderson
ManagerToni Kidwell
CaptainKimberlee Green
Vice-captainSharni Layton
Abbey McCulloch
Main venueSydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
Season results
Wins–losses10–3 (4 draws)
Regular season2nd (Australian Conference)
Finals placing2nd
Team colours

Players

Player movements
Summary of 2015 player movements
Gains Losses

2015 roster
2015 New South Wales Swifts roster
PlayersCoaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
Jade Clarke C, WA (1983-10-17)17 October 1983 (aged 31) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Julie Corletto GD, WD, GK (1986-10-10)10 October 1986 (aged 28) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Taylah Davies WA, C (1994-10-03)3 October 1994 (aged 20) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Kimberlee Green (c) C, WA (1986-03-05)5 March 1986 (aged 28) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Paige Hadley C, WA, WD (1992-08-26)26 August 1992 (aged 22) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Erin Hoare GS, GA (1989-06-17)17 June 1989 (aged 25) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Sharni Layton (cc) GK, GD, WD (1988-06-06)6 June 1988 (aged 26) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Abbey McCulloch (cc) WD, C, GD (1990-02-12)12 February 1990 (aged 25) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Susan Pettitt GA, GS (1984-03-23)23 March 1984 (aged 30) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Caitlin Thwaites GS, GA (1986-12-29)29 December 1986 (aged 28) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Micaela Wilson GK, GD, WD (1992-11-03)3 November 1992 (aged 22) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Stephanie Wood GA, WA (1991-11-28)28 November 1991 (aged 23) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Head coach
  • Rob Wright
Assistant coach

Manager: Toni Kidwell
Physiotherapist:
Paula Peralta
Daniel Vukovic
Strength and conditioning:
Jason Howell
Performance Analyst:
Bjorn Maddern
Doctor:
Dr Grace Bryant OAM
Sport Psychologist:
Sam Rand
Dietician:
Karen Haddad

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

Source:[1][2]

Debutants

Source:[8]

Gold medallists

Julie Corletto, Kimberlee Green, Paige Hadley, Sharni Layton and Caitlin Thwaites were all members of the Australia team that won the gold medal at the 2015 Netball World Cup. The squad also included former Swifts' players, Erin Bell and Rebecca Bulley. [2][9][10][11][12]

Regular season

Fixtures and results

Source:[1][2]

Standings
Australian Conference
Pos Team P W D L GF GA % PTS
1 Queensland Firebirds (C) 13 11 1 1 708 608 116.4% 23
2 NSW Swifts 13 8 3 2 746 665 112.2% 19
3 West Coast Fever 13 9 1 3 744 701 106.1% 19
4 Melbourne Vixens 13 7 0 6 670 657 102.0% 14
5 Adelaide Thunderbirds 13 4 2 7 667 682 97.8% 10
New Zealand Conference
Pos Team P W D L GF GA % PTS
1 Northern Mystics 13 7 2 4 682 695 98.1% 16
2 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 13 5 1 7 643 663 97.0% 11
3 Southern Steel 13 3 2 8 759 775 97.9% 8
4 Central Pulse 13 3 2 8 620 656 94.5% 8
5 Mainland Tactix 13 1 0 12 664 801 82.9% 2

Play-offs

Elimination Final
Australian Conference
Fri 5 June
7:18 PM (AEST)
Stats		 New South Wales Swifts60–53West Coast Fever    Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
Caitlin Thwaites  32/34 (94%)
Susan Pettitt  28/29 (97%)		 Caitlin Bassett  37/40 (93%)
Natalie Medhurst  16/18 (89%)

Source:[13]

Conference Finals
Australian Conference
Sun 7 June
12:18 PM (AEST)
Stats		 Queensland Firebirds55–44New South Wales Swifts    Brisbane Entertainment Centre

Semi-Final
Sun 14 June
7:10 PM (NZST)
Stats		 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic52–60New South Wales Swifts    Claudelands Arena

Grand Final
Sun 21 June
12:10 PM (AEST)
Stats		 Queensland Firebirds57–56New South Wales Swifts    Brisbane Entertainment Centre Fox Sports
Sky Sport

Source:[14][15][16]

Award winners
Award Winner
ANZ Championship Finals Series MVP [17]Sharni Layton
QBE NSW Swifts MVPCaitlin Thwaites
NSW Swifts Members' Player of the YearSharni Layton
NSW Swifts Players' Player of the YearSharni Layton
NSW Swifts Coaches' Player AwardSusan Pettitt

Source:[2][9][10][18]

References
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  2. "2015 Annual Report – Netball NSW" (PDF). nsw.netball.com.au. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
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  6. "Stephanie Wood". nswswifts.com.au. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  7. "Sonia Mkoloma to leave NSW Swifts". www.netballnz.co.nz. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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  9. "Caitlin Thwaites named NSW Swifts MVP for 2015". www.smh.com.au. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  10. "NSW Swifts shooter Caitlin Thwaites wins club's most valuable player award". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  11. "Women Netball XIV World Championship 2015 Sydney". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  12. "Australia at the Netball World Cup" (PDF). amazonaws.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  13. "Netball: NSW Swifts shade West Coast Fever in eliminator". www.theguardian.com. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  14. "2015 Netball Queensland Annual Report" (PDF). Netball Queensland. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  15. "Queensland Firebirds crowned ANZ Champions in a last minute thriller". www.theroar.com.au. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  16. "Netball: Firebirds win thrilling grand final". www.nzherald.co.nz. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  17. "Sharni Layton retires from all forms of netball". diamonds.netball.com.au. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  18. "Awards". nswswifts.com.au. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
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