New South Wales Swifts | |
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2015 season | |
Head coach | Rob Wright |
Asst. coach | Megan Anderson |
Manager | Toni Kidwell |
Captain | Kimberlee Green |
Vice-captain |
Sharni Layton Abbey McCulloch |
Main venue | Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre |
Season results | |
Wins–losses | 10–3 (4 draws) |
Regular season | 2nd (Australian Conference) |
Finals placing | 2nd |
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 twice lost narrowly to Queensland Firebirds in both the Australian Conference final and the Grand Final. It was Swifts' first appearance in the title decider since their successful 2008 campaign. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Gains | Losses |
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Source: [14]
2015 New South Wales Swifts roster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Manager: Toni Kidwell
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Source: [15]
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] [16] [17] [18] [19]
Between 6 and 8 February, New South Wales Swifts hosted the Summer Shootout at Netball Central, Sydney Olympic Park. This was the first major netball tournament to be held at the venue. All ten ANZ Championship teams participated in the three-day tournament. A total of 25 games, consisting of both full length and shortened games consisting of two 15-minute periods, were played over the weekend. [2] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24]
Fri 6 Feb | New South Wales Swifts | 58–47 | Northern Mystics | ||
6:30pm |
Sat 7 Feb | New South Wales Swifts | 25–19 | Central Pulse | ||
9:00am |
Sat 7 Feb | New South Wales Swifts | 21–25 | West Coast Fever | ||
2:30pm |
Sat 7 Feb | New South Wales Swifts | 27–25 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | ||
5:30pm |
Sun 8 Feb | New South Wales Swifts | 49–46 | Melbourne Vixens | ||
2:00pm |
Sun 1 March | Southern Steel | 62 - 68 | New South Wales Swifts | Stadium Southland | |
7.10 PM (NZDT) |
Jhaniele Fowler-Reid
46/55 (84%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit 16/19 (84%) |
Report |
Susan Pettitt
29/32 (91%) Caitlin Thwaites 39/43 (91%) |
Mon 9 March | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 43 - 48 | New South Wales Swifts | ASB Arena | |
7:40 PM (NZDT) |
Joanne Harten
15 Malia Paseka 10/17 (59%) Ellen Halpenny 18/25 (72%) |
Report |
Susan Pettitt
7/10 (70%) Caitlin Thwaites 34/42 (81%) Stephanie Wood 7/10 (70%) |
Sun 15 March | New South Wales Swifts | 47 - 47 | Queensland Firebirds | Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre | |
12.18 PM (AEDT) |
Susan Pettitt
29/37 (78%) Caitlin Thwaites 18/22 (82%) |
Report |
Romelda Aiken
36/46 (78%) Gretel Tippett 11/14 (79%) |
Mon 23 March | New South Wales Swifts | 59 - 59 | West Coast Fever | Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre | |
7.18 PM (AEDT) |
Susan Pettitt
23 Caitlin Thwaites 36 |
Report |
Caitlin Bassett
51 Natalie Medhurst 8 |
Mon 30 March | Queensland Firebirds | 51 - 47 | New South Wales Swifts | Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre | |
7:18 PM (AEST) |
Romelda Aiken
43 Gretel Tippett ? |
Report |
Susan Pettitt
? Caitlin Thwaites ? |
New South Wales Swifts received a bye.
Sun 12 April | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 56 - 49 | New South Wales Swifts | Netball SA Stadium | |
1:48 PM (ACST) |
Carla Borrego
39/46 (85%) Erin Bell ? |
Report Stats |
Susan Pettitt
? Caitlin Thwaites ? Erin Hoare ? |
Sun 19 April | New South Wales Swifts | 66 - 50 | Northern Mystics | Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre | |
12:18 PM (AEST) |
Susan Pettitt
? Caitlin Thwaites 30/33 (91%) |
Report Stats |
Maria Tutaia
? Cathrine Latu ? Paula Griffin 10/16 (63%) |
Sat 25 April | Central Pulse | 47 - 47 | New South Wales Swifts | TSB Bank Arena | |
4:10 PM (NZST) |
Jodi Brown
21/25 (84%) Ameliaranne Wells 26/33 (79%) |
Report |
Susan Pettitt
22/26 (85%) Caitlin Thwaites 25/29 (86%) |
Sun 3 May | New South Wales Swifts | 67 - 43 | Melbourne Vixens | Allphones Arena | |
12:18 PM (AEST) |
Susan Pettitt
28/30 (93%) Caitlin Thwaites 39/41 (95%) |
Report |
Tegan Philip
? Karyn Bailey ? |
Attendance: 10,370 |
Sun 10 May | New South Wales Swifts | 65 - 54 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre | |
2:18 PM (AEST) |
Susan Pettitt
27/31 (87%) Caitlin Thwaites 38/42 (90%) |
Report |
Carla Borrego
39/47 (83%) Erin Bell 15/17 (88%) |
Sun 17 May | New South Wales Swifts | 68 - 49 | Mainland Tactix | Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre | |
2:18 PM (AEST) |
Susan Pettitt
32/34 (94%) Caitlin Thwaites 31/35 (89%) Stephanie Wood 5/6 (83%) |
Report |
Mwai Kumwenda
33/35 (94%) Bailey Mes 16/21 (76%) |
Sun 24 May | Melbourne Vixens | 48 - 52 | New South Wales Swifts | Margaret Court Arena | |
2:18 PM (AEST) |
Tegan Philip
21/27 (78%) Karyn Bailey 27/32 (84%) |
Report |
Susan Pettitt
23/27 (85%) Caitlin Thwaites 29/38 (76%) |
Sat 30 May | West Coast Fever | 56 - 63 | New South Wales Swifts | Perth Arena | |
10:18 AM (AWST) |
Caitlin Bassett
44/51 (86%) Natalie Medhurst 12/15 (80%) |
Report |
Susan Pettitt
28/32 (88%) Caitlin Thwaites 35/37 (95%) |
Attendance: 9,703 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | G% | Pts |
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1 | Queensland Firebirds | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 708 | 608 | 116.4% | 23 |
2 | New South Wales 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 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | G% | 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 |
Qualified for Conference finals
Qualified for Elimination finals
Sources: [25]
Fri 5 June 7:18 PM (AEST) |
Stats |
New South Wales Swifts | 60–53 | West 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: [26]
Sun 7 June 12:18 PM (AEST) |
Stats |
Queensland Firebirds | 55–44 | New South Wales Swifts |
Brisbane Entertainment Centre Attendance: 5,175 | |
Romelda Aiken
36/39 (92%) Gretel Tippett ? |
Susan Pettitt
? Caitlin Thwaites 17/21 (81%) Stephanie Wood ? |
Sun 14 June 7:10 PM (NZST) |
Stats |
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 52–60 | New South Wales Swifts |
Claudelands Arena Attendance: 4,200 | |
Joanne Harten
39/44 (89%) Malia Paseka ? Ellen Halpenny ? |
Susan Pettitt
27/29 (93%) Caitlin Thwaites 33/36 (92%) |
Sun 21 June 12:10 PM (AEST) |
Stats |
Queensland Firebirds | 57–56 | New South Wales Swifts | Brisbane Entertainment Centre |
Fox Sports Sky Sport | |
Romelda Aiken
47/51 (92%) Gretel Tippett 10/17 (59%) |
Susan Pettitt
26/28 (93%) Caitlin Thwaites 30/34 (88%) |
Source: [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Award | Winner |
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QBE NSW Swifts MVP | Caitlin Thwaites |
NSW Swifts Members' Player of the Year | Sharni Layton |
NSW Swifts Players' Player of the Year | Sharni Layton |
NSW Swifts Coaches' Player Award | Susan Pettitt |
Award | Winner |
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ANZ Championship Finals Series MVP | Sharni Layton [32] |
Position | Player |
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GA | Susan Pettitt |
WA | Kimberlee Green |
GD | Julie Corletto |
GK | Sharni Layton |
Award | Winner | Team |
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Australian ANZ Championship Player of the Year [36] [37] [38] | Sharni Layton |