2009–10 Netball Superleague season

The 2009–10 Netball Superleague (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-operative Netball Superleague) was the fifth season of the Netball Superleague. The league was won by Team Bath. Surrey Storm finished top of the table after the regular season but subsequently lost to both Team Bath and Hertfordshire Mavericks in the playoffs. For a fourth season out of five, Team Bath defeated Mavericks in the grand final.

2009–10 Netball Superleague
LeagueNetball Superleague
Number of teams9
TV partner(s)Sky Sports
Champions Team Bath
  Runners-up Hertfordshire Mavericks
Season MVPPamela Cookey (Team Bath) [1]
Seasons

Teams

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During the close season, Brunel Hurricanes ended their partnership with Brunel University London, relocated to the University of Surrey and became Surrey Storm.[2][3][4] Galleria Mavericks were also renamed Hertfordshire Mavericks.[5]

2009–10 Superleague teams Home venue/base Country/Region
Celtic Dragons Welsh Institute of Sport Wales
Glasgow Wildcats Kelvin Hall/Bellahouston Sports Centre Scotland
Hertfordshire Mavericks University of Hertfordshire East of England
Leeds Carnegie Leeds Metropolitan University Yorkshire
Loughborough Lightning Loughborough University East Midlands
Northern Thunder Bury, Greater Manchester North West England
Surrey Storm Guildford Spectrum[6] Greater London/South East England
Team Bath University of Bath South West England/West of England
Team Northumbria Gateshead North East England

Regular season

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Surrey Storm finished as regular season winners.[3]

Final table

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2009–10 Netball Superleague season
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA PP Pts Qualification
1 Surrey Storm 16 14 0 2 913 546 167.2 28 Qualified for major semi-final
2 Team Bath 16 13 1 2 807 585 137.9 27
3 Northern Thunder 16 13 0 3 877 661 132.7 26 Qualified for minor semi-final
4 Hertfordshire Mavericks 16 11 0 5 766 583 131.4 22
5 Leeds Carnegie 16 7 1 8 711 815 87.2 15
6 Celtic Dragons 16 3 1 12 562 812 69.2 7
7 Glasgow Wildcats 16 3 1 12 519 794 65.4 7
8 Loughborough Lightning 16 3 0 13 658 791 83.2 6
9 Team Northumbria 16 3 0 13 645 911 70.8 6
Source: [citation needed]

Playoffs

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The play-offs utilised the Page–McIntyre system to determine the two grand finalists. This saw the top two from the regular season, Surrey Storm and Team Bath, play each other, with the winner going straight through to the grand final. The loser gets a second chance to reach the grand final via the minor final. The third and fourth placed teams, Northern Thunder and Hertfordshire Mavericks also play each other, and the winner advances to the minor final. The winner of the minor final qualifies for the grand final.

Minor semi-final
30 April 2010 Northern Thunder 45–46 Hertfordshire Mavericks    Castle Leisure Centre, Bury[7][8][9]
Major semi-final
1 May 2010 Surrey Storm 42–57 Team Bath    Surrey Sports Park[10]
Minor final
8 May 2010 Surrey Storm 47–52 Hertfordshire Mavericks    Surrey Sports Park[11]

Grand Final

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15 May 2010
16.50 [12]
Team Bath 51–44 Hertfordshire Mavericks    Trent FM Arena[13][14][12][15]
Umpires: Gary Burgess and Judith Groves
Sky Sports[1]
Scoring by quarter: 8–13, 22–21, 36–33, 51–44
Rosie Allison   26/34 (76%)
Pamela Cookey   25/35 (71%)
Louisa Brownfield   32/40 (80%)
Ella Clark   10/14 (71%)
Monique Wood   2/5 (40%)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cookey & Garland win end of season plaudits". www.sportfocus.com. 17 May 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Brunel Hurricanes become Surrey Storm". www.express.co.uk. 4 September 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b "History". www.surreystormnetball.co.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Netball: Storm coming to Surrey Sports Park". www.getsurrey.co.uk. 14 September 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  5. ^ Dr. Louise Mansfield & Dr. Lara Killick (1 January 2012). "The UK Netball Superleague: A Case Study of Franchising in Elite Women's Sport" (PDF). Brunel University, School of Sport and Education, Kingston Lane, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UK; and University of the Pacific, Department of Health, Exercise and Sport Science, Stockton, CA.
  6. ^ "Netball: Surrey Storm secure tenth win of the season". www.sportsister.com. 21 March 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Netball: Northern Thunder clash with Mavericks in fight for place in Grand Final". www.sportsister.com. 26 April 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Netball: Mavericks edge out Thunder to secure place in semi-final". www.sportsister.com. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Mavericks edge past Northern Thunder in play-off clash". www.whtimes.co.uk. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Last chance for Surrey Storm as Team Bath win Superleague playoff". www.express.co.uk. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Netball: Hertfordshire Mavericks storm into the Superleague Final". www.sportsister.com. 11 May 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  12. ^ a b "Team Bath Champions of The Super League". www.womensportreport.com. 18 May 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  13. ^ "Team Bath beat off Mavericks to win Superleague Grand Final". www.express.co.uk. 17 May 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  14. ^ "TeamBath win fourth Superleague crown". www.sportfocus.com. 15 May 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  15. ^ "Netball: TeamBath top Superleague for fourth time". www.sportsister.com. 17 May 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2020.