2011 New South Wales Swifts season

New South Wales Swifts
2011 ANZ Championship season
Head coach	Julie Fitzgerald
Captain	Catherine Cox
Main venue	State Sports Centre
Season results
Wins–losses	9–5
Regular season	3rd
Finals placing	Semi-finalists
Team colours

The 2011 New South Wales Swifts season was the fourth year that the New South Wales Swifts contested the ANZ Championship. In 2011, the team were coached by Julie Fitzgerald, with long-time shooter Catherine Cox serving as captain. The 2011 Swifts roster featured Australian representative player Mo'onia Gerrard and returning Australian shooter Carla Dziwoki.

After 13 round-robin matches, the Swifts finished in third place with a 9–4 win–loss record, including victories against all New Zealand teams. The Swifts qualified for the finals stage, hosting the Northern Mystics from Auckland in the minor semi-final. New South Wales subsequently lost the match 44–49, finishing the season in 4th place.

Players

2011 team

2011 New South Wales Swifts roster
Players	Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height Ashleigh Brazill WD, C 29-12-1989 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Rebecca Bulley GD, GK 18-08-1982 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Catherine Cox (c) GS, GA 24-05-1976 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Carla Dziwoki Injured GS, GA 29-08-1982 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Mo'onia Gerrard GD, WD 15-11-1980 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Kimberlee Green (vc) C, WA 05-03-1986 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Sonia Mkoloma GD, GK 17-01-1979 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Susan Pratley GA, GS 23-03-1984 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Kimberley Smith (vc) GD, GK, WD 18-06-1982 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Melissa Tallent (TRP) – Courtney Tairi C, WA 15-07-1988 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Vanessa Ware WA, C 26-10-1985 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) Amorette Wild GA, GS 10-08-1989 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Head coach Julie Fitzgerald Assistant coach Robert Wright 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

Transfers

See also: 2011 ANZ Championship transfer period

2011 Swifts player movements
Gains	Positions	Former team
Carla Dziwoki	GA, GS	Leeds Carnegie
Mo'onia Gerrard	GD, WD	Adelaide Thunderbirds
Losses	Positions	New team
Samantha May	GD, WD	Not signed
Lara Welham	GA, GS	Not signed

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	Report Stats	New South Wales Swifts	60 – 40	Adelaide Thunderbirds		State Sports Centre, Sydney
		Cox  22/29 (76%) Dziwoki  11/11 (100%) Pratley  27/27 (100%)		Bell  5/8 (63%) Borrego  31/35 (89%) Giteau  4/6 (67%)

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

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27 February	Report Stats	New South Wales Swifts	45 – 49	Melbourne Vixens		State Sports Centre, Sydney
		Cox  11/15 (73%) Dziwoki  14/16 (88%) Pratley  20/26 (77%)		Beveridge  29/38 (76%) McMahon  20/25 (80%)

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

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

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

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20 March	Report Stats	New South Wales Swifts	53 – 57	Queensland Firebirds		State Sports Centre, Sydney
		Cox  31/36 (86%) Pratley  22/25 (88%)		Aiken  37/43 (86%) Medhurst  20/25 (80%)

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

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Round 8	NO MATCH

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

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

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

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

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

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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

Fixtures and results

Notes

• Colours:  Swifts win   Swifts loss 
• Home teams are listed left, away teams right. Times listed are local.

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Sunday 8 May 14:20 (UTC+10)	Report Stats	New South Wales Swifts	44 – 49	Northern Mystics		State Sports Centre, Sydney
		Cox  28/36 (78%) Wild  8/8 (100%) Pratley  8/10 (80%)		Latu  25/28 (89%) Tutaia  24/29 (83%)

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Final placing

• 4th (9 wins, 5 losses)

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

See also

• 2011 ANZ Championship season

References

• ANZ Championship team page: New South Wales Swifts