2019 Team Bath netball season

The 2019 Team Bath netball season saw Team Bath finish third in the 2019 Netball Superleague regular season and qualify for the play offs. In the semi-finals they lost to the eventual overall champions, Manchester Thunder. Team Bath subsequently defeated Loughborough Lightning in the third place play-off.[1][2][3][4][5]

Team Bath
2019 season
Team Bath's 2019 Netball Superleague squad
Co-CaptainsEboni Usoro-Brown and
Serena Guthrie
Coach
Director of Netball
Anna Stembridge
Jess Thirlby
Netball Superleague3rd
Fast5 Netball All-Stars ChampionshipDouble Elimination Stage
Tri-Tournament1st

Squad

2019 Team Bath roster
PlayersCoaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
Imogen Allison WD, C, WA (1998-04-24)24 April 1998 (aged 20) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Summer Artman GK, GD (1997-04-27)27 April 1997 (aged 21) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Kim Commane GS (1988-09-15)15 September 1988 (aged 30) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Chartie Curtis GK, GD
Sophie Drakeford-Lewis GA, GS (1998-12-10)10 December 1998 (aged 20) 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Beryl Friday WA, GA
Serena Guthrie (cc) C, WD (1990-01-05)5 January 1990 (aged 29) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Hannah Passmore C, WD (2000-12-11)11 December 2000 (aged 18) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Mia Ritchie C, WA (1990-02-07)7 February 1990 (aged 28) 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Abi Robson WD, C (1998-09-15)15 September 1998 (aged 20) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Laura Rudland GA, WA (1994-11-06)6 November 1994 (aged 24) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Rachel Shaw GA, WA (1992-04-29)29 April 1992 (aged 26) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Leila Thomas GK, GD
Eboni Usoro-Brown (cc) GD, GK (1988-02-04)4 February 1988 (aged 30) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Amanda Varey C, WA (1987-11-05)5 November 1987 (aged 31) 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Head coach
  • Anna Stembridge



Notes
  • (c) Captain
  • (cc) Co-captain
  • (vc) Vice-captain
  • Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP) Temporary Replacement Player
Player profiles: Team website Last updated: 15 February 2020

Source:[6][7]

Preseason

Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship

On 13 October 2018, Team Bath played in the Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship. They were knocked out in the double elimination stage.[8][9][10][11]

Double Elimination Stage
13 October 2018 Team Bath2318Manchester Thunder    Copper Box Arena
13 October 2018 Team Bath2337Wasps    Copper Box Arena
13 October 2018 Team Bath2147benecosMavericks    Copper Box Arena

Friendly

9 December 2018 Team Bath10174Knights Men's Netball    Sports Training Village[12]

Tri-Tournament

On 15 December 2018 Team Bath hosted and won a three team tournament which also featured Surrey Storm and benecosMavericks. The tournament was broadcast live on BBC Sport.[13]

15 December 2018 Team Bath4034Surrey Storm    Team Bath Arena BBC Sport
15 December 2018 Team Bath4632benecosMavericks    Team Bath Arena BBC Sport

Regular season

Fixtures and results

Date Opponents H/A Result Win/loss
5 January 2019 Celtic Dragons A 41–58 W
11 January 2019 Strathclyde Sirens A 45–55 W
28 January 2019 Surrey Storm H 50–56 L
9 February 2019 Loughborough Lightning A 50–75 W
16 February 2019 Saracens Mavericks A 68–45 L
22 February 2019 Wasps H 46–57 L
1 March 2019 Manchester Thunder H 60–56 W
11 March 2019 London Pulse A 60–64 W
16 March 2019 Celtic Dragons H 56–50 W
22 March 2019 Strathclyde Sirens H 51–47 W
25 March 2019 Severn Stars H 53–43 W
1 April 2019 Surrey Storm A 48–57 W
6 April 2019 Wasps A 61–46 L
12 April 2019 Loughborough Lightning H 57–55 W
20 April 2019 Severn Stars A 42–53 W
21 April 2019 Saracens Mavericks H 45–51 L
27 April 2019 Manchester Thunder A 53–56 W
4 May 2019 London Pulse H 72–50 W

Source:[1][14]

Final table

2019 Netball Superleague ladder
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Wasps (Q) 18 15 0 3 1092 844 +248 45 Qualified for the Finals series
2 Manchester Thunder (Q) 18 13 0 5 1111 913 +198 39
3 Team Bath (Q) 18 13 0 5 999 933 +66 39
4 Loughborough Lightning (Q) 18 13 0 5 1047 1022 +25 39
5 Saracens Mavericks (Q) 18 12 0 6 1039 881 +158 36
6 Severn Stars (Q) 18 7 0 11 888 933 45 18[lower-alpha 1]
7 Celtic Dragons (Q) 18 6 0 12 930 1043 113 18
8 Surrey Storm (Q) 18 6 0 12 906 1026 120 18
9 Strathclyde Sirens 18 3 0 15 803 995 192 9
10 London Pulse 18 2 0 16 889 1114 225 6
Source: [1][15]
(Q) Qualify for the 2019 Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship.
Notes:
  1. Severn Stars were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player in Round 5.

Play offs

Semi-final

11 May 2019 Manchester Thunder5754Team Bath    Manchester Thunderdome[3][4] Sky Sports
Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 28–27, 44–39, 57–54
Scoring by half: 28–27, 57–54

3rd-place play-off

18 May 2019 Team Bath6256Loughborough Lightning    Copper Box Arena[5] Sky Sports

Team Bath end-of-season awards

Award Winners
Players' Player of the YearKim Commane
Coaches' Player of the YearKim Commane
Fans' Player of the YearKim Commane
Endeavour AwardSophie Drakeford-Lewis

Source:[16]

References

  1. "2019 results and final table". www.teambath.com. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  2. "Netball Superleague 2019: Thunder, Bath & Lightning all win to join Wasps in semis". www.bbc.co.uk. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  3. "Blue & Gold battle to the end of scintillating semi-final but clinical Manchester Thunder have the edge". www.teambath.com. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  4. "Netball Superleague 2019: Thunder win thriller to face Wasps in Grand Final". www.bbc.co.uk. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  5. "Pride and positives as Team Bath Netball end Superleague season on a battling note". www.teambath.com. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  6. "Young international defenders Summer Artman and Leila Thomas join Team Bath Netball for 2019 Superleague season". www.teambath.com. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  7. "Shooting star Hannah Passmore completes Blue & Gold Superleague squad ahead of Super 10 season opener against Celtic Dragons". www.teambath.com. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  8. "Team Bath Netball to face Thunder in opening match of 2018 British Fast5 All-Stars Championships". www.teambath.com. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  9. "Wasps Netball Are Fast5 Champions". www.fast5allstars.com. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  10. "Wasps Netball crowned Fast5 champions". www.englandnetball.co.uk. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  11. "Wasps Netball defeat benecosMavericks to win Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship". www.skysports.com. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  12. "Knights provide a new challenge for Blue & Gold ahead of home tri-tournament". www.teambath.com. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  13. "Hosts take the honours as Blue & Gold, Mavericks and Storm serve up a Christmas cracker of a tri-tournament". www.teambath.com. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  14. "Team Bath". www.netballsl.com. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  15. "Table". www.netballsl.com. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  16. "Hat-trick of honours for shooting star Kim Commane at Blue & Gold's end-of-season awards". www.teambath.com. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
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