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2013 Queensland Firebirds season

The 2013 Queensland Firebirds season saw Queensland Firebirds compete in the 2013 ANZ Championship. During the regular season Firebirds finished fourth, qualifying for the playoffs.[3][4] In the minor semi-final they defeated Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 53–50 [5][6] and in the preliminary final they defeated Melbourne Vixens 50–46.[7][8] They were then defeated in the grand final by Adelaide Thunderbirds.[9][10][11]

Queensland Firebirds
2013 season
Head coachRoselee Jencke[1]
CaptainLaura Geitz[2]
Main venueBrisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Season results
Wins–losses11–5
Regular season4th
Finals placing2nd
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Queensland Firebirds seasons

Players edit

Player movements edit

Gains and losses
  Gains   Losses

Sources:[1][13][14][15]

2013 roster edit

2013 Queensland Firebirds roster
Players Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
  Romelda Aiken GS, GA (1988-11-19)19 November 1988 (aged 24) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
  Laura Clemesha GK, GD (1992-01-21)21 January 1992 (aged 21) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
  Laura Geitz (c) GK, GD (1987-11-04)4 November 1987 (aged 25) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
  Nicola Gray GA, WA –
  Demelza McCloud GD, GK (1980-08-05)5 August 1980 (aged 32) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
  Abbey McCulloch WD, C, GD (1990-02-12)12 February 1990 (aged 23) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
  Natalie Medhurst GA, GS (1984-01-20)20 January 1984 (aged 29) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
  Jacinta Messer GD, GK (1986-08-13)13 August 1986 (aged 26) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
  Chelsea Pitman GA, WA (1988-06-08)8 June 1988 (aged 24) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
  Kim Ravaillion C, WD, WA (1993-07-26)26 July 1993 (aged 19) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
  Gabi Simpson WD, GD, C (1992-10-17)17 October 1992 (aged 20) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
  Gretel Tippett (TRP) GA,GS (1993-07-03)3 July 1993 (aged 20) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
  Ameliaranne Wells GS, GA (1991-01-11)11 January 1991 (aged 22) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Head coach


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

Sources:[1][16]

Debutants edit

Melbourne Vixens Summer Challenge edit

The main pre-season event was the Summer Challenge, hosted by Melbourne Vixens at the State Netball Hockey Centre on 23 and 24 February. Queensland Firebirds were unbeaten, winning all three of their games.

Saturday 23 February Queensland Firebirds 30–28 Southern Steel State Netball Hockey Centre  
Sunday 24 February Queensland Firebirds 30–29 New South Wales Swifts State Netball Hockey Centre  
Sunday 24 February Queensland Firebirds 38–30 Adelaide Thunderbirds State Netball Hockey Centre  

Sources:[19][20][21]

Regular season edit

Fixtures and results edit

Round 1
Sunday 24 March Queensland Firebirds 68 – 59 Southern Steel Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre  
11:10 am Romelda Aiken   47/55 (85%)
Natalie Medhurst   20/24 (83%)
Ameliaranne Wells   1/1 (100%) 		Report
Stats 		Jodi Brown   15/21 (71%)
Jhaniele Fowler   44/48 (92%)
Round 2
Monday 1 April Central Pulse 56 – 58 Queensland Firebirds Te Rauparaha Arena  
7:40 pm Caitlin Thwaites   35/40 (88%)
Donna Wilkins   21/26 (81%) 		Stats Romelda Aiken   40/46 (87%)
Natalie Medhurst   18/23 (78%)
Round 3
Sunday 7 April Northern Mystics 51 – 72 Queensland Firebirds Trusts Stadium  
7:20 pm Maria Tutaia   28/34 (82%)
Cathrine Latu   23/23 (100%) 		Stats Romelda Aiken   56/66 (85%)
Natalie Medhurst   12/12 (100%)
Ameliaranne Wells   4/7 (57%)
Round 4
Monday 15 April New South Wales Swifts 53 – 61 Queensland Firebirds Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre  
7:40 pm Susan Pratley   34/43 (79%)
Amorette Wild   19/23 (83%) 		Stats Romelda Aiken   38/39 (97%)
Natalie Medhurst   23/27 (85%)
Round 5

Queensland Firebirds received a bye.

Round 6
Sunday 28 April Queensland Firebirds 53 – 54 Adelaide Thunderbirds Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre  
12:10 pm Romelda Aiken   46/49 (94%)
Natalie Medhurst   7/10 (70%) 		Stats Carla Borrego   29/32 (91%)
Erin Bell   25/31 (81%)
Round 7
Sunday 5 May Queensland Firebirds 63 – 54 West Coast Fever Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre  
12:10 pm Romelda Aiken   40/44 (91%)
Natalie Medhurst   22/30 (73%)
Ameliaranne Wells   1/1 (100%) 		Stats Caitlin Bassett   34/39 (87%)
Catherine Cox   20/24 (83%)
Round 8
Saturday 11 May Canterbury Tactix 51 – 76 Queensland Firebirds CBS Canterbury Arena  
4:20 pm Joanne Harten   33/36 (92%)
Julianna Naoupu   13/16 (81%)
Sophia Fenwick   5/9 (56%) 		Stats Romelda Aiken   46/51 (90%)
Natalie Medhurst   20/21 (95%)
Ameliaranne Wells   10/11 (91%)
Round 9
Sunday 19 May Melbourne Vixens 46 – 57 Queensland Firebirds Hisense Arena  
12:10 pm Karyn Howarth   27/31 (87%)
Tegan Caldwell   15/19 (79%)
Sharelle McMahon   4/8 (50%) 		Stats Romelda Aiken   36/41 (88%)
Natalie Medhurst   21/26 (81%)
Round 10
Sunday 26 May Queensland Firebirds 62 – 65 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre  
2:10 pm Romelda Aiken   42/46 (91%)
Natalie Medhurst   20/25 (80%) 		Report
Stats 		Ellen Halpenny   34/44 (77%)
Irene van Dyk   31/32 (97%)
Round 11
Sunday 2 June Queensland Firebirds 47 – 53 Melbourne Vixens Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre  
2:10 pm Romelda Aiken   34/40 (85%)
Natalie Medhurst   13/17 (76%) 		Report
Stats 		Karyn Howarth   30/39 (77%)
Sharelle McMahon   6/7 (86%)
Round 12
Sunday 9 June West Coast Fever 47 – 72 Queensland Firebirds Challenge Stadium  
10:10 am Caitlin Bassett   34/39 (87%)
Kate Beveridge   3/4 (75%) 		Report
Stats 		Romelda Aiken   45/57 (79%)
Natalie Medhurst   27/33 (82%)
Round 13
Sunday 16 June Queensland Firebirds 52 – 48 New South Wales Swifts Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre  
12:10 pm Romelda Aiken   37/40 (93%)
Natalie Medhurst   15/17 (88%) 		Stats Susan Pratley   30/37 (81%)
Carla Dziwoki   18/20 (90%)
Round 14
Sunday 23 June Adelaide Thunderbirds 54 – 52 Queensland Firebirds Netball SA Stadium  
1:40 pm Carla Borrego   33/35 (94%)
Erin Bell   21/28 (75%) 		Stats Romelda Aiken   44/49 (90%)
Natalie Medhurst   8/10 (80%)

Sources:[22][23]

Final table edit

2013 ANZ Championship ladder
Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD G% Pts
1   Adelaide Thunderbirds 13 12 1 688 620 +68 111.0 24
2   Melbourne Vixens 13 9 4 692 589 +103 117.5 18
3   Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 13 9 4 749 650 +99 115.2 18
4   Queensland Firebirds 13 9 4 793 691 +102 114.8 18
5   Central Pulse 13 8 5 736 706 +30 104.2 16
6   Southern Steel 13 6 7 812 790 +22 102.8 12
7   West Coast Fever 13 5 8 715 757 −42 94.5 10
8   New South Wales Swifts 13 4 9 652 672 −20 97.0 8
9   Canterbury Tactix 13 2 11 700 882 −182 79.4 4
10   Northern Mystics 13 1 12 699 879 −180 79.5 2
Updated 7 April 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

Sources:[3][4]


Finals edit

Minor semi-final edit

Sunday 30 June
7:20 pm
Stats 		Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 50–53 Queensland Firebirds    Claudelands Arena Sky Sport
Scoring by quarter: 8–13, 24–25, 36–41, 50–53
Irene van Dyk   27/28 (96%)
Ellen Halpenny   23/26 (88%) 		Romelda Aiken   40/46 (87%)
Natalie Medhurst   13/17 (76%)

Source:[5][6]

Preliminary final edit

Sunday 7 July
12:15 pm
Stats 		Melbourne Vixens 46–50 Queensland Firebirds    State Netball Hockey Centre
Scoring by quarter: 13–10, 24–25, 31–39, 46–50
Karyn Howarth   23/28 (82%)
Sharelle McMahon   13/17 (76%)
Tegan Caldwell   10/11 (91%) 		Romelda Aiken   37/42 (88%)
Natalie Medhurst   13/16 (81%)

Source:[7][8]

Grand final edit

Sunday 14 July
2:00 pm
Stats 		Adelaide Thunderbirds 50–48 Queensland Firebirds    Adelaide Entertainment Centre
Scoring by quarter: 9–13, 24–26, 40–37, 50–48
Carla Borrego   26/33 (79%)
Erin Bell   24/31 (77%) 		Romelda Aiken   39/47 (83%)
Natalie Medhurst   9/11 (82%)

Sources:[9][10][11]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Coach backs Firebirds to fly in 2013". www.smh.com.au. 11 October 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Laura Geitz crowned Firebirds captain". www.frasercoastchronicle.com.au. 11 December 2012. Archived from the original on 2 May 2018.
  3. ^ a b "ANZ Championship 2013 - Standings". www.scoreboard.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b "ANZ Championship 2013 - Standings". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  5. ^ a b "2013 ANZ Championship - Firebirds win Minor Semi-Final". www.netballnz.co.nz. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Firebirds closer to netball grand final". www.smh.com.au. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Netball: Queensland Firebirds to meet Adelaide in decider after downing Melbourne Vixens". www.abc.net.au. 7 July 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Netball: Firebirds to face Thunderbirds in final". www.nzherald.co.nz. 7 July 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Adelaide Thunderbirds win second ANZ Championship title after downing Queensland Firebirds". www.foxsports.com.au. 14 July 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Netball: Adelaide Thunderbirds win trans-Tasman title with 50-48 win over Queensland Firebirds". www.abc.net.au. 15 July 2013.
  11. ^ a b "ANZ Championship final: Adelaide Thunderbirds v Queensland Firebirds – as it happened". www.theguardian.com. 14 July 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Gretel's code switch set for fairytale ending". www.anz-championship.com. 11 May 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
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  15. ^ "Lauren Nourse to retire, Gray Signs on". www.anz-championship.com. 9 October 2012. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
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  17. ^ "Queensland Firebirds withstand serous challenge from trans-Tasman rivals Southern Steele". www.news.com.au. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  18. ^ "Queensland Firebirds rally around heartbroken captain Laura Geitz". www.adelaidenow.com.au. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  19. ^ "Queensland Firebirds to test new combination during Summer Challenge". www.perthnow.com.au. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  20. ^ "The Vixens turn up the heat at the Summer Challenge". melbournevixens.com.au. 24 February 2013. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  21. ^ "Firebirds unbeaten in Melbourne Vixens Summer Challenge". www.perthnow.com.au. 24 February 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  22. ^ "ANZ Championship 2013". www.scoreboard.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
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