2011 New South Wales Swifts season
# 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 playoffs but subsequently lost to Northern Mystics in the minor semi-final, finishing the season in 4th place. After fifteen seasons as Sydney Swifts/New South Wales Swifts head coach, this was the last season Julie Fitzgerald served as head coach. Following a controversial "internal review", Fitzgerald was replaced as head coach by Lisa Beehag. The review was conducted during the 2011 season. Catherine Cox and Liz Ellis publicly criticized Netball New South Wales for distracting players with the review and even alleged that it was responsible for Swifts losing the 2011 minor semi-final.

## Players

### Player movements

| Gains | Losses |
| - | - |
| Mo'onia Gerrard (Adelaide Thunderbirds) Carla Dziwoki (Leeds Carnegie) Melissa Tallent (NNSW Waratahs) | Kristy Durheim (NNSW Waratahs) Samantha May (NNSW Waratahs) Lara Welham |

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### Roster

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### Milestones

* Carla Dziwoki, made her Swifts debut in the fourth quarter of the Round 1 match against Adelaide Thunderbirds, scoring 11 goals from 11 attempts.
* Kimberlee Green celebrated her 100th senior league game in Round 2 against Queensland Firebirds.
* Mo'onia Gerrard celebrated her 150th senior league game in Round 5 against Canterbury Tactix.

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## Pre-season

### NSW Swifts Tournament

On 22–23 January, New South Wales Swifts hosted and won a tournament at Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre. The other participants included Melbourne Vixens, Adelaide Thunderbirds, West Coast Fever

### Five Quarter series

On 29–30 January, Northern Mystics and New South Wales Swifts played two five-quarter matches.

## Regular season

### Fixtures and results

**Round 8**

New South Wales Swifts received a bye.

**Round 12**

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### Standings

2011 ANZ Championship laddervte :

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | 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 | 110.5 | 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 | 87.7 | 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 8 March 2021 ||||||||||

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

* Pld = Games played
* W = Win (2 points)
* L = Loss (0 points)
* GF = Goals For
* GA = Goals Against
* GD = Goals Difference (= GF−GA)
* G% = Goal percentage (= 100 × GF/GA)

Pts = Points

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## Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 May – Gold Coast | 9 May – Gold Coast | 9 May – Gold Coast | | | | 22 May – Brisbane | 22 May – Brisbane | 22 May – Brisbane |
| 1 | Queensland Firebirds | 50 | | | | Queensland Firebirds | Queensland Firebirds | 57 |
| 2 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 39 | 15 May – Hamilton | 15 May – Hamilton | 15 May – Hamilton | Northern Mystics | Northern Mystics | 44 |
| | | | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 42 | | | |
| 8 May – Sydney | 8 May – Sydney | 8 May – Sydney | Northern Mystics | Northern Mystics | 43 | | | |
| 3 | New South Wales Swifts | 44 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Northern Mystics | 49 | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TEN SKYSport |||
| Sunday 8 May 14:20 (UTC+10) | 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%) | Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre Umpires: Rachael Ayre (Australia) Mandy Nottingham (New Zealand) Reserve umpire: Jemma Carlton (Australia) | TEN SKYSport |

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### Major semifinal

| Monday 9 May 19:40 (UTC+10) | Stats | Queensland Firebirds | 50–39 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre | TEN SKYSport |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TEN SKYSport |||
| Monday 9 May 19:40 (UTC+10) | Stats | Romelda Aiken 29/33 (88%) Natalie Medhurst 21/27 (78%) | | Irene van Dyk 17/19 (89%) Jamilah Gupwell 16/18 (89%) Julianna Naoupu 6/8 (75%) | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre | TEN SKYSport |

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### Preliminary final

| Sunday 15 May 18:20 (UTC+12) | Stats | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 42–43 | Northern Mystics | Mystery Creek Events Centre | TEN SKYSport |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TEN SKYSport |||
| Sunday 15 May 18:20 (UTC+12) | Stats | Irene van Dyk 27/28 (96%) Julianna Naoupu 14/19 (74%) Jamilah Gupwell 1/3 (33%) | | Cathrine Latu 15/17 (88%) Maria Tutaia 28/30 (93%) | Mystery Creek Events Centre | TEN SKYSport |

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### Grand final

| Sunday 22 May 14:30 (UTC+10) | Stats | Queensland Firebirds | 57–44 | Northern Mystics | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre Attendance: 3,541 Umpires: Sharon Kelly (Australia) Mandy Nottingham (New Zealand) Reserve umpire: Rachael Ayre (Australia) | TEN SKYSport |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TEN SKYSport |||
| Sunday 22 May 14:30 (UTC+10) | Stats | Romelda Aiken 35/40 (88%) Natalie Medhurst 22/24 (92%) | | Cathrine Latu 21/21 (100%) Maria Tutaia 23/31 (74%) | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre Attendance: 3,541 Umpires: Sharon Kelly (Australia) Mandy Nottingham (New Zealand) Reserve umpire: Rachael Ayre (Australia) | TEN SKYSport |

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### Minor semifinal

| Sunday 8 May 14:20 (UTC+10) | Stats | 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 |
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| TEN SKYSport |||
| Sunday 8 May 14:20 (UTC+10) | Stats | 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%) | Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre Umpires: Rachael Ayre (Australia) Mandy Nottingham (New Zealand) Reserve umpire: Jemma Carlton (Australia) | TEN SKYSport |

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## Statistics

| 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 |

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## Award winners

### Swifts awards

| 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 |

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