2008 New South Wales Swifts season

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New South Wales Swifts
2008 ANZ Championship season
Head coach Julie Fitzgerald
Asst. coach Tracey Robinson
Manager Jan Troy
Captain Catherine Cox
Vice-captain Selina Hornibrook
Main venue State Sports Centre
Season results
Regular season 1st
Finals placing Champions
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Team colours
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New South Wales Swifts seasons
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The 2008 New South Wales Swifts season was the inaugural year of the ANZ Championship. In 2008, the team were coached by Julie Fitzgerald, with long-time shooter Catherine Cox serving as captain. The 2008 Swifts roster featured Australian representative players Selina Hornibrook, Susan Pettitt, Rebecca Bulley and Kimberlee Green.

After 13 round-robin matches, the Swifts were placed second on the ladder with 10 wins and three losses, behind the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic. The Swifts qualified for the finals, defeating the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 57-56 in the Major semi final, advancing to the grand final. The New South Wales Swifts defeated the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 65-56 to win the inaugural ANZ Championship.

Players

2008 team

2008 New South Wales Swifts roster
Players Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
Australia Erin Bell GA, GS, WA 30-04-1987 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Australia Rebecca Bulley GD, GK, WD 18-08-1982 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Australia Catherine Cox (c) GS, GA 24-05-1976 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Australia Kimberlee Green C, WA 05-03-1986 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Australia Selina Hornibrook (vc) C, WD 31-05-1978 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Australia Adelaide Johnson GK, GD 08-10-1986 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
England Emma Koster GD, GK 29-05-1984 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Australia Tiffany Lincoln GA, WA 07-04-1985 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Australia Susan Pratley GA, GS 23-03-1984 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Australia Kimberley Smith GD, GK, WD 18-06-1982 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Australia Leah Shoard GA, GS, WA 23-05-1986 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Australia Vanessa Ware WA, C 26-10-1985 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach
  • Australia Robert Wright

Manager: Jan Troy
Physiotherapist: Sean Mungovan
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

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See also: 2008 ANZ Championship transfer period
2008 Swifts player movements
Losses Positions New team
Mo'onia Gerrard GD, WD Adelaide Thunderbirds

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.
7 April
7:00pm		 New South Wales Swifts  53 – 42 Southern Steel    Allphones Arena, Sydney
12 April
2:30pm		 Canterbury Tactix  50 – 44 New South Wales Swifts    Westpac Centre, Christchurch
19 April
2:30pm		 New South Wales Swifts  50 – 47 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic    Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Newcastle
28 April
7:00pm		 New South Wales Swifts  59 – 30 Central Pulse    Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre, Sydney
5 May
7:00pm		 New South Wales Swifts  52 – 53 Melbourne Vixens    Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Newcastle
10 May
2:30pm		 Queensland Firebirds  66 – 52 New South Wales Swifts    Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Brisbane
19 May
7:00pm		 New South Wales Swifts  66 – 54 West Coast Fever    Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre, Sydney
26 May
6:30pm		 Adelaide Thunderbirds  44 – 50 New South Wales Swifts    ETSA Park, Adelaide
Round 9 BYE
9 June
7:00pm		 Northern Mystics  62 – 64 New South Wales Swifts    Trusts Stadium, Auckland
15 June
1:30pm		 New South Wales Swifts  61 – 60 Queensland Firebirds    Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre, Sydney
23 June
7:00pm		 New South Wales Swifts  51 – 41 Adelaide Thunderbirds    Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre, Sydney
30 June
7:00pm		 Melbourne Vixens  49 – 62 New South Wales Swifts    Vodafone Arena, Melbourne
7 July
6:00pm		 West Coast Fever  54 – 63 New South Wales Swifts    Challenge Stadium, Perth

Standings

2008 ANZ Championship season
Team Pld W D L GF GA G% Pts
1 12px Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic 13 10 0 3 687 599 114.69 20
2 12px New South Wales Swifts 13 10 0 3 727 652 111.50 20
3 Atb-colours.png Adelaide Thunderbirds 13 9 0 4 652 577 113.00 18
4 12px Melbourne Vixens 13 9 0 4 673 620 108.55 18
5 12px Queensland Firebirds 13 7 0 6 693 645 107.44 14
6 12px Southern Steel 13 7 0 6 617 616 100.16 14
7 12px Northern Mystics 13 5 0 8 625 637 98.12 10
8 12px Canterbury Tactix 13 5 0 8 607 678 89.53 10
9 12px West Coast Fever 13 2 1 10 605 697 86.80 5
10 12px Central Pulse 13 0 1 12 471 636 74.06 1
Updated: 2008-11-22
  • Pld = Games played
  • W = Win (2 points)
  • D = Draw (1 point)
  • L = Loss (0 points)
  • GF = Goals For (Total goals scored)
  • GA = Goals Against (Total goals conceded)
  • G% = Goal percentage (= 100 × GF/GA)
  • Pts = Progressive points tally


Finals

Semi-finals Preliminary final Grand final
13 July – Hamiltom
1. New South Wales Swifts 56
2. Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 57
21 July – Hamilton 28 July – Sydney
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 51 New South Wales Swifts 65
Adelaide Thunderbirds 49 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 56
14 July – Adelaide
3. Adelaide Thunderbirds 53
4. Melbourne Vixens 48 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.


Major Semi-final
Sunday 13 July
17:30 (UTC+12)		 Report
Stats		 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 56–57 New South Wales Swifts    Mystery Creek Events Centre, Hamilton
Umpires: Jacqui Jashari (AUS)
Bronwyn Meek (NZL)
Reserve umpire: Mandy Nottingham (NZL)		 FOXSports
SKYSport
Scoring by quarter: 15-16, 17-14, 9-17, 15-10
van Dyk Goals scored 29/29 (100%)
Tutaia Goals scored 27/34 (79%)		 Cox Goals scored 41/48 (85%)
Pratley Goals scored 16/19 (84%)
Grand Final
Monday 28 July
19:00 (UTC+10)		 Report
Stats		 New South Wales Swifts 65–56 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic    Acer Arena, Sydney
Attendance: 12,999
Umpires: Sharon Kelly (AUS)
Bronwyn Meek (NZL)
Reserve umpire: Jacqui Jashari (AUS)		 FOXSports
SKYSport
Scoring by quarter: 19-14, 15-14, 16-17, 15-11
Cox Goals scored 41/46 (89%)
Pratley Goals scored 24/30 (80%)		 van Dyk Goals scored 45/46 (98%)
Tutaia Goals scored 11/15 (73%)

Final placing

  • 1st (12 wins, 3 losses)

Statistics

Player GS GA G% A R CPR I D P T
Erin Bell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rebecca Bulley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Catherine Cox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kimberlee Green 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Selina Hornibrook 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Emma Koster 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tiffany Lincoln 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Susan Pettitt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kimberley Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leah Shoard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vanessa Ware 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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

References

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