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2009 Adelaide Thunderbirds season

The 2009 Adelaide Thunderbirds season saw Adelaide Thunderbirds compete in the 2009 ANZ Championship. After winning ten games, Thunderbirds finished third, behind Melbourne Vixens and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic, during the regular season. [1] They subsequently defeated Southern Steel in the minor semi-final and Magic in the preliminary final before losing to Vixens in the grand final. [2][3][4][5]

Adelaide Thunderbirds
2009 season
Head coachJane Woodlands-Thompson
Asst. coachesLisa Alexander
Louise Souter
CaptainNatalie von Bertouch
Main venueETSA Park
Season results
Wins–losses12–4
Regular season3rd
Finals placing2nd
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Adelaide Thunderbirds seasons
← 2008

Players edit

Player movements edit

  Gains   Losses

Source:[8]

2009 roster edit

2010 Adelaide Thunderbirds roster
Players Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
  Jane Altschwager GS, GA (1980-08-25)25 August 1980 (aged 28) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
  Jo Baldwin WD, C –
  Emily Beaton C, WA (1987-04-09)9 April 1987 (aged 21) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
  Georgia Beaton GD, WD (1990-06-22)22 June 1990 (aged 18) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
  Laura von Bertouch C, WA (1980-12-04)4 December 1980 (aged 28) 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
  Natalie von Bertouch (c) C, WA, WD (1982-12-16)16 December 1982 (aged 26) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
  Kate Beveridge GS, GA, WA (1985-07-25)25 July 1985 (aged 23) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
  Mo'onia Gerrard GD, WD (1980-11-15)15 November 1980 (aged 28) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
  Natalie Medhurst GA, GS (1984-01-20)20 January 1984 (aged 25) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
  Geva Mentor GK, GD, WD (1984-09-17)17 September 1984 (aged 24) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
  Kirby Mutton WD, C, WA (1984-09-17)17 September 1984 (aged 24) 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
  Bianca Reddy GD, WD, GK (1982-12-21)21 December 1982 (aged 26) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
  Joanna Sutton WD, C (1986-07-13)13 July 1986 (aged 22) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
  Sheree Wingard WA, C (1988-08-18)18 August 1988 (aged 20) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
  Melissa Rowland GA, GS (1989-05-18)18 May 1989 (aged 19) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
  Beth Shimmin (1987-03-18)18 March 1987 (aged 22) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
  Kate Shimmin GK, GD (1992-02-13)13 February 1992 (aged 17) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
  Nikki Wood –
Head coach
  •   Jane Woodlands-Thompson
Assistant coaches


Notes
  • (c) – Captain
  • (cc) – Co-captain
  • (vc) – Vice-captain
  •   – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Source:[9][10][11][12]

Pre-season edit

In March 2009, Adelaide Thunderbirds played in the 2009 SOPA Cup, hosted by Netball New South Wales at the Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre. Thunderbirds finished second in the tournament behind New South Wales Swifts.[13][14]

Regular season edit

Fixtures and results edit

Round 1
Sunday 5 April, 2:30 pm Queensland Firebirds 48–60 Adelaide Thunderbirds Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre  
2:30 pm Romelda Aiken   33/37 (89%)
Janelle Lawson   15/23 (65%) 		Report
Stats 		Kate Beveridge   32/42 (76%)
Natalie Medhurst   28/33 (85%)
Round 2
Sunday 12 April Adelaide Thunderbirds 48–47 New South Wales Swifts ETSA Park  
2:00 pm Kate Beveridge   25/30 (83%)
Natalie Medhurst   23/25 (92%) 		Report
Stats 		Catherine Cox   26/30 (87%)
Susan Pratley   21/23 (91%)
Round 3
Sunday 19 April Adelaide Thunderbirds 43–49 Melbourne Vixens ETSA Park  
14:00 (UTC+10) Kate Beveridge   28/37 (76%)
Natalie Medhurst   15/19 (79%) 		Report
Stats 		Sharelle McMahon   21/28 (75%)
Caitlin Thwaites   28/35 (80%)
Round 4
Monday 27 April Canterbury Tactix 48–53 Adelaide Thunderbirds CBS Canterbury Arena  
7:00 pm Jodi Brown   37/47 (79%)
Anna Thompson   11/15 (73%) 		Q4: 42–42
Report
Stats 		Kate Beveridge   20/29 (69%)
Natalie Medhurst   28/36 (78%)
Jane Altschwager   5/9 (56%)
Round 5
Sunday 3 May Melbourne Vixens 50–42 Adelaide Thunderbirds Hisense Arena  
14:30 (UTC+10) Sharelle McMahon   17/21 (81%)
Caitlin Thwaites   29/34 (85%)
Ashlee Howard   4/4 (100%) 		Stats Kate Beveridge   28/37 (76%)
Natalie Medhurst   15/19 (79%)
Round 6
Sunday 10 May New South Wales Swifts 40–51 Adelaide Thunderbirds Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre  
2:30 pm Catherine Cox   9/15 (60%)
Susan Pratley   22/27 (81%)
Erin Bell   9/16 (56%) 		Report
Stats 		Kate Beveridge   43/47 (91%)
Natalie Medhurst   8/10 (80%)
Round 7

Adelaide Thunderbirds received a bye.

Round 8
Sunday 24 May Adelaide Thunderbirds 51–50 Queensland Firebirds ETSA Park  
2:00 pm Kate Beveridge   35/43 (81%)
Natalie Medhurst   11/14 (79%)
Jane Altschwager   5/7 (71%) 		Report
Stats 		Romelda Aiken   43/54 (80%)
Alissa Castrisos   7/11 (64%)
Round 9
Monday 1 June West Coast Fever 41–61 Adelaide Thunderbirds Challenge Stadium  
6:00 pm Caitlin Bassett   25/31 (81%)
Bianca Franklin    13/18 (72%)
Nikala Smith   3/3 (100%) 		Report
Stats 		Kate Beveridge   28/38 (74%)
Natalie Medhurst   33/39 (85%)
Round 10
Saturday 6 June Adelaide Thunderbirds 58–34 Northern Mystics Distinctive Homes Dome  
1:30 pm Kate Beveridge   26/35 (74%)
Natalie Medhurst   32/37 (86%) 		Report
Stats 		Cathrine Latu   23/30 (77%)
Pamela Cookey   11/16 (69%)
Round 11
Sunday 14 June Adelaide Thunderbirds 58–39 West Coast Fever ETSA Park  
2:00 pm Jane Altschwager   37/49 (76%)
Kate Beveridge   5/12 (42%)
Natalie Medhurst   16/17 (94%) 		Report
Stats 		Caitlin Bassett   28/31 (90%)
Nikala Smith   10/13 (77%)
Bianca Franklin   1/6 (17%)
Round 12
Saturday 20 June Adelaide Thunderbirds 70–40 Central Pulse ETSA Park  
1:30 pm Kate Beveridge   41/47 (87%)
Natalie Medhurst   29/32 (91%) 		Report
Stats 		Paula Griffin   19/28 (68%)
Te Amo Amaru-Tibble   21/26 (81%)
Round 13
Monday 29 June Southern Steel 58–49 Adelaide Thunderbirds Edgar Centre  
7:00 pm Donna Wilkins   36/41 (88%)
Megan Dehn   22/28 (79%) 		Report
Stats 		Kate Beveridge   26/31 (84%)
Natalie Medhurst   23/26 (88%)
Round 14
Sunday 5 July Adelaide Thunderbirds 54–35 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Distinctive Homes Dome  
2:00 pm Kate Beveridge   29/35 (83%)
Natalie Medhurst   25/29 (86%) 		Report
Stats 		Irene van Dyk   19/24 (79%)
Maria Tutaia   16/23 (70%)

Sources:[15]

Final table edit

2009 ANZ Championship ladder
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA G% Pts
1   Melbourne Vixens 13 12 0 1 769 614 125.24 24
2   Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 13 11 0 2 673 562 119.75 22
3   Adelaide Thunderbirds 13 10 0 3 698 579 120.55 20
4   Southern Steel 13 8 0 5 662 645 102.64 16
5   Queensland Firebirds 13 8 0 5 700 690 101.45 16
6   Canterbury Tactix 13 5 0 8 639 662 96.53 10
7   West Coast Fever 13 5 0 8 666 735 90.61 10
8   Northern Mystics 13 3 0 10 642 727 88.31 6
9   New South Wales Swifts 13 2 0 11 709 748 94.79 4
10   Central Pulse 13 1 0 12 594 790 75.19 2
Updated 20 February 2021

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

  • 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 = Points

Source:[1]


Playoffs edit

Minor semi-final edit

Monday 13 July
18:30 (UTC+9:30)
Stats 		Adelaide Thunderbirds 51–45 Southern Steel    ETSA Park
Scoring by quarter: 12-11, 15-11, 11-10, 13-13
Kate Beveridge   31/36 (86%)
Natalie Medhurst   20/21 (95%) 		Megan Dehn   23/27 (85%)
Donna Wilkins   22/24 (92%)

Sources:[2][3]

Preliminary final edit

Sunday 19 July
19:00 (UTC+12)
Stats 		Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 37–51 Adelaide Thunderbirds    Mystery Creek Events Centre
Scoring by quarter: 8-11, 10-13, 8-14, 11-13
Irene van Dyk   25/26 (96%)
Maria Tutaia   12/17 (71%) 		Kate Beveridge   28/30 (93%)
Natalie Medhurst   22/25 (88%)
Jane Altschwager   1/2 (50%)

Sources:[4][16]

Grand final edit

Sunday 26 July
14:30 (UTC+10)
Stats 		Melbourne Vixens 54–46 Adelaide Thunderbirds    Hisense Arena
Attendance: 9,500[17]
Scoring by quarter: 13-13, 14-6, 14-13, 13-14
Caitlin Thwaites   31/39 (79%)
Sharelle McMahon   23/28 (82%) 		Kate Beveridge   28/34 (82%)
Natalie Medhurst   18/23 (78%)
Jane Altschwager   1/2 (50%)

Sources:[5][18][19]

Award winners edit

Australian Netball Awards edit

Award Winner
Australian ANZ Championship Player of the Year Natalie von Bertouch

Sources:[20][21]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "ANZ Championship - 2009 Season Ladder". www.anz-championship.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Finals run continues for Thunderbirds". www.abc.net.au. 13 July 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Hungry Thunderbirds 51, deny Steel 45". www.netballnz.co.nz. 15 July 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Magic out of trans-Tasman netball competition". www.rnz.co.nz. 20 July 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Vixens overpower Thunderbirds". www.smh.com.au. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Laura von Bertouch back with the Thunderbirds". www.anz-championship.com. 29 September 2008. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Clarke finally decides to close the book on a golden career". www.anz-championship.com. 4 August 2008. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Ins and outs of ANZ Championship squads". www.stuff.co.nz. 17 April 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  9. ^ "2009 (Adelaide Thunderbirds) Team List". www.anz-championship.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Adelaide Thunderbirds 51–45 Southern Steel". www.anz-championship.com. 13 July 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 51–37 Adelaide Thunderbirds". www.anz-championship.com. 19 July 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Melbourne Vixens 54–46 Adelaide Thunderbirds". www.anz-championship.com. 26 July 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Pre-Season Tournaments to test teams". netballnz.co.nz. 9 February 2009. Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
  14. ^ "NSW Swifts win netball's pre-season cup". www.theroar.com.au. 8 March 2009. Archived from the original on 11 March 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  15. ^ "ANZ Championship - 2009 Season Fixture". www.anz-championship.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  16. ^ "Netball: Magic crash out". www.nzherald.co.nz. 19 July 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  17. ^ "Netball Victoria – Annual Report 2009" (PDF). Netball Victoria. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  18. ^ "Vixens lift trans-Tasman netball trophy". www.theroar.com.au. 26 July 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  19. ^ "Vixens victorious at ANZ Grand Final showdown". www.express.co.uk. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  20. ^ "2009 Annual Report - Netball Australia" (PDF). netball.com.au. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  21. ^ "Australian Netball Awards". netball.com.au. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
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