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2014 ANZ Championship season

The 2014 ANZ Championship season was the seventh season of the ANZ Championship. The 2014 season began on 1 March and concluded on 22 June.[1] With a team coached by Simone McKinnis, captained by Bianca Chatfield and also featuring Tegan Caldwell, Geva Mentor, Madison Robinson and Catherine Cox, Melbourne Vixens won both the minor premiership and the overall championship. Vixens defeated Queensland Firebirds in both the major semi-final and the grand final as they won their second premiership. They won their first in 2009.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

2014 ANZ Championship season
LeagueANZ Championship
SportNetball
Duration1 March – 22 June
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)Fox Sports (Australia)
Sky Sport (New Zealand)
SBS 2
Te Reo
NITV
ChampionsMelbourne Vixens
  Runners-upQueensland Firebirds
  Minor premiersMelbourne Vixens
Season MVPKimberlee Green (Swifts)
Joanne Harten (Magic)
Top scorerMwai Kumwenda (Tactix)
ANZ Championship seasons

Transfers edit

Player 2013 team 2014 team
  Andrea Gilmore[10] West Coast Fever [11] Adelaide Thunderbirds
  Wendy Jacobsen Boroondara Genesis[12] Adelaide Thunderbirds
  Cody Lange Australian Institute of Sport[13] Adelaide Thunderbirds
  Maddy Proud Australian Institute of Sport[13] Adelaide Thunderbirds
  Catherine Cox[14] West Coast Fever Melbourne Vixens
  Caitlyn Strachan[15] Victorian Fury[16] Melbourne Vixens
  Elizabeth Watson Victorian Flames[16] Melbourne Vixens
  Joanna Weston Australian Institute of Sport[13] Melbourne Vixens
  Taylah Davies NNSW Waratahs[17] New South Wales Swifts
  Maddie Hay NNSW Blues[17] New South Wales Swifts
  Sharni Layton[18] Adelaide Thunderbirds New South Wales Swifts
  Abbey McCulloch[19] Queensland Firebirds New South Wales Swifts
  Gretel Tippett[18] Queensland Firebirds New South Wales Swifts
  Caitlin Thwaites[20] Central Pulse New South Wales Swifts
  Sarah Wall (Note 1) New South Wales Swifts
  Micaela Wilson Melbourne Vixens New South Wales Swifts
  Verity Simmons[21][22] West Coast Fever Queensland Firebirds
  Amorette Wild[23][24] New South Wales Swifts Queensland Firebirds
  Natalie Medhurst[23][25][26] Queensland Firebirds West Coast Fever
  Chelsea Pitman[26] Queensland Firebirds West Coast Fever
  Ama Agbeze[27][28][29] Territory Storm[30] Central Pulse
  Irene van Dyk[29] Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Central Pulse
  Laura Langman[31][32] Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Northern Mystics
  Mwai Kumwenda[33][34][35][36] Victorian Fury Mainland Tactix
  Jessica Moulds[37] Northern Mystics Mainland Tactix
  Hayley Saunders[37] Northern Mystics Mainland Tactix
  Erena Mikaere[38][39] Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Southern Steel
  Courtney Tairi[40] Southern Steel Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
  Elizabeth Manu[41] (Note 2) Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
Notes

Sources:[2][42][43][44][45]

Head coaches and captains edit

Team Head coach Captain
Adelaide Thunderbirds [43] Jane Woodlands-Thompson Renae Hallinan
Melbourne Vixens [2] Simone McKinnis Bianca Chatfield
New South Wales Swifts [46][45] Robert Wright [47][48] Kimberlee Green
Queensland Firebirds [3] Roselee Jencke Laura Geitz
West Coast Fever Norma Plummer Natalie Medhurst
Central Pulse [29] Robyn Broughton[49] Katrina Grant
Mainland Tactix[37] Leigh Gibbs Anna Thompson
Northern Mystics Debbie Fuller Maria Tutaia
Southern Steel Janine Southby[50] Jodi Brown
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Julie Fitzgerald[41][51][52] Casey Kopua

Sources:[27]

Regular season edit

Round 1 edit

Saturday 1 March Mainland Tactix 46 – 70 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic CBS Canterbury Arena  
4:20pm Mwai Kumwenda   29/30 (97%)
Julianna Naoupu   5/7 (71%)
Sophia Fenwick   12/20 (60%) 		Report
Stats 		Joanne Harten   41/42 (98%)
Ellen Halpenny   29/32 (91%)
Sunday 2 March New South Wales Swifts 54 – 51 West Coast Fever Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre  
12:18pm Susan Pratley   30/33 (91%)
Caitlin Thwaites   24/28 (86%) 		Report
 Caitlin Bassett   42/50 (84%)
Natalie Medhurst   9/12 (75%)
Sunday 2 March Melbourne Vixens 58 – 34 Northern Mystics Hisense Arena  
2:18pm Tegan Caldwell   21/28 (75%)
Karyn Bailey   28/33 (85%)
Catherine Cox   9/14 (64%) 		Report
Stats 		Maria Tutaia   16/27 (59%)
Cathrine Latu   15/20 (75%)
Bailey Mes   3/10 (30%)
Sunday 2 March Southern Steel 44 – 60 Queensland Firebirds Stadium Southland Velodrome  
7:20pm Jodi Brown   11/17 (65%)
Jhaniele Fowler-Reid   20/22 (91%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit   13/16 (81%) 		Report
 Romelda Aiken   35/44 (80%)
Amy Wild   25/31 (81%)
Monday 3 March Central Pulse 44 – 45 Adelaide Thunderbirds TSB Bank Arena  
7:40pm Donna Wilkins   25/28 (89%)
Irene van Dyk   19/23 (83%) 		Report
 Carla Borrego   32/37 (86%)
Erin Bell   13/17 (76%)

Round 2 edit

Saturday 8 March Central Pulse 67 – 56 Southern Steel TSB Bank Arena  
4:20pm Donna Wilkins   28/29 (97%)
Irene van Dyk   39/41 (95%) 		Report
Stats 		Jodi Brown   15/19 (79%)
Jhaniele Fowler-Reid   41/44 (93%)
Sunday 9 March West Coast Fever 56 – 65 Melbourne Vixens Challenge Stadium  
9:18am Caitlin Bassett   16/19 (84%)
Natalie Medhurst   28/31 (90%)
Kate Beveridge   ? 		Report
Stats 		Tegan Caldwell   25/28 (89%)
Karyn Bailey   35/42 (83%)
Sunday 9 March Queensland Firebirds 48 – 55 Adelaide Thunderbirds Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre  
1:18am Romelda Aiken   ?
Amy Wild   18
Ameliaranne Wells   ? 		Report
Stats 		Carla Borrego   29
Erin Bell   26/31 (84%)
 ?   ?
Sunday 9 March Mainland Tactix 57 – 68 New South Wales Swifts CBS Canterbury Arena  
7:20pm Mwai Kumwenda   46/49 (94%)
Sophia Fenwick   11/22 (50%) 		Report
 Caitlin Thwaites   24/26 (92%)
Carla Dziwoki   15/18 (83%)
Susan Pratley   29/35 (83%)
Monday 10 March Northern Mystics 36 – 50 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic The Trusts Arena  
7:40pm Maria Tutaia   13/22 (59%)
Cathrine Latu   8/11 (73%)
Bailey Mes   15/23 (65%) 		Report
 Joanne Harten   30/31 (97%)
Ellen Halpenny   20/27 (74%)

Round 3 edit

Sunday 16 March West Coast Fever 79 – 43 Mainland Tactix Challenge Stadium  
11:18am Caitlin Bassett   57/63 (90%)
Natalie Medhurst   22/28 (79%) 		Report
Stats 		Mwai Kumwenda   19/21 (90%)
Julianna Naoupu   18/28 (64%)
Sophia Fenwick   6/10 (60%)
Sunday 16 March Melbourne Vixens 47 – 48 Queensland Firebirds Hisense Arena  
12:18pm Tegan Caldwell   18/22 (82%)
Karyn Bailey   29/37 (78%) 		Report
Stats 		Romelda Aiken   38/46 (83%)
Amy Wild   10/16 (63%)
Sunday 16 March Northern Mystics 47 – 53 Central Pulse The Trusts Arena  
7:20pm Maria Tutaia   17/24 (71%)
Cathrine Latu   30/31 (97%) 		Report
Stats 		Donna Wilkins   28/31 (90%)
Irene van Dyk   25/28 (89%)
Monday 17 March Adelaide Thunderbirds 50 – 49 New South Wales Swifts Netball SA Stadium  
7:18pm Carla Borrego   ?
Erin Bell   ? 		Report
 Caitlin Thwaites   ?
Susan Pratley   ?
Monday 17 March Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 61 – 57 Southern Steel Claudelands Arena  
7:40pm Joanne Harten   39/42 (93%)
Ellen Halpenny   22/29 (76%) 		Report
 Jodi Brown   18/21 (86%)
Jhaniele Fowler-Reid   39/41 (95%)

Round 4 edit

Saturday 22 March Southern Steel 66 – 65 West Coast Fever Stadium Southland Velodrome  
4:20pm Jodi Brown   24/29 (83%)
Jhaniele Fowler-Reid   42/43 (98%) 		Report
 Caitlin Bassett   50/53 (94%)
Natalie Medhurst   15/17 (88%)
Sunday 23 March New South Wales Swifts 53 – 48 Queensland Firebirds Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre  
12:18pm Caitlin Thwaites   29/32 (91%)
Susan Pratley   23/30 (77%)
Carla Dziwoki   1/1 (100%) 		Report
 Romelda Aiken   36/50 (72%)
Amy Wild   12/14 (86%)
Sunday 23 March Melbourne Vixens 44 – 49 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Hisense Arena  
2:18pm Tegan Caldwell   16/19 (84%)
Karyn Bailey   18/19 (95%)
Catherine Cox   10/13 (77%) 		Report
Stats 		Joanne Harten   28/35 (80%)
Ellen Halpenny   21/26 (81%)
Sunday 23 March Central Pulse 53 – 55 Mainland Tactix Pettigrew Green Arena  
7:20pm Donna Wilkins   14/16 (88%)
Irene van Dyk   39/42 (93%) 		Report
 Mwai Kumwenda   47/52 (90%)
Anna Thompson   8/15 (53%)
Monday 24 March Northern Mystics 71 – 68 Adelaide Thunderbirds The Trusts Arena  
7:40pm Maria Tutaia   30/37 (81%)
Cathrine Latu   56/59 (95%) 		Report
Stats 		Carla Borrego   52/64 (81%)
Erin Bell   28/34 (82%)

Round 5 edit

Sunday 30 March Adelaide Thunderbirds 59 – 61 Southern Steel Netball SA Stadium  
11:48am Carla Borrego   33/39 (85%)
Erin Bell   26/29 (90%) 		Report
 Jodi Brown   11/12 (92%)
Jhaniele Fowler-Reid   50/59 (85%)
Sunday 30 March Queensland Firebirds 58 – 50 Northern Mystics Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre  
1:18pm Romelda Aiken   35/41 (85%)
Amy Wild   16/22 (73%)
Ameliaranne Wells   7/10 (70%) 		Report
 Maria Tutaia   20/24 (83%)
Cathrine Latu   30/30 (100%)
Sunday 30 March Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 65 – 48 West Coast Fever ASB Arena  
7:20pm Joanne Harten   46/51 (90%)
Ellen Halpenny   19/23 (83%) 		Report
 Caitlin Bassett   26/32 (81%)
Natalie Medhurst   15/22 (68%)
Kate Beveridge   7/9 (78%)
Monday 31 March Mainland Tactix 43 – 67 Melbourne Vixens CBS Canterbury Arena  
7:40pm Mwai Kumwenda   30/38 (79%)
Anna Thompson   9/15 (60%)
Julianna Naoupu   4/9 (44%) 		Report
 Tegan Caldwell   24/26 (92%)
Karyn Bailey   43/48 (90%)
Monday 31 March New South Wales Swifts 63 – 45 Central Pulse Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre  
7:48pm Caitlin Thwaites   30/36 (83%)
Susan Pratley   27/30 (90%)
Gretel Tippett   6/11 (55%) 		Report
 Donna Wilkins   13/16 (81%)
Irene van Dyk   32/34 (94%)

Round 6 edit

Sunday 6 April West Coast Fever 53 – 51 Adelaide Thunderbirds Challenge Stadium  
10:18am Caitlin Bassett   39/48 (81%)
Natalie Medhurst   14/17 (82%) 		Report
 Carla Borrego   23/30 (77%)
Erin Bell   28/36 (78%)
Sunday 6 April Southern Steel 61 – 67 Northern Mystics Stadium Southland Velodrome  
7:20pm Jodi Brown   14/17 (82%)
Jhaniele Fowler-Reid   47/49 (96%) 		Report
 Maria Tutaia   21/28 (75%)
Cathrine Latu   46/46 (100%)
Monday 7 April Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 53 – 56 Central Pulse Claudelands Arena  
7:40pm Joanne Harten   26/27 (96%)
Ellen Halpenny   27/28 (96%) 		Report
 Donna Wilkins   24/29 (83%)
Irene van Dyk   32/36 (89%)
Monday 7 April Queensland Firebirds 38 – 50 Melbourne Vixens Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre  
7:48pm Romelda Aiken   25/31 (81%)
Amy Wild   9/12 (75%)
 ?   ? 		Report
 Tegan Caldwell   28/32 (88%)
Karyn Bailey   13/17 (76%)
 ?   ? 		Attendance: 3,100
BYES:  New South Wales Swifts and Mainland Tactix

Round 7 edit

Sunday 13 April New South Wales Swifts 50 – 56 Melbourne Vixens Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre  
12:18pm Caitlin Thwaites   ?
Susan Pratley   28/33 (85%) 		Report
 Tegan Caldwell   ?
Karyn Bailey   ?
Catherine Cox   18/19 (95%)
Sunday 13 April West Coast Fever 48 – 42 Queensland Firebirds Challenge Stadium  
12:18pm Caitlin Bassett   39/43 (91%)
Natalie Medhurst   ?
Kate Beveridge   ?
Chelsea Pitman   3/7 (43%) 		Report
Stats 		Romelda Aiken   24/33 (73%)
Amy Wild   ? 		Attendance: 2,700
Sunday 13 April Northern Mystics 65 – 62 Mainland Tactix The Trusts Arena  
7:20pm Maria Tutaia   17/19 (89%)
Cathrine Latu   48/49 (98%) 		Report
 Mwai Kumwenda   43/44 (98%)
Anna Thompson   19/22 (86%)
Monday 14 April Southern Steel 54 – 62 Central Pulse Stadium Southland Velodrome  
7:40pm Jodi Brown   7/11 (64%)
Jhaniele Fowler-Reid   47/49 (96%) 		Report
 Donna Wilkins   27/30 (90%)
Irene van Dyk   35/36 (97%)
BYES:  Adelaide Thunderbirds and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

Round 8 edit

Saturday 19 April Melbourne Vixens 64 – 26 Adelaide Thunderbirds Hisense Arena  
2:18pm Tegan Caldwell   12/16 (75%)
Karyn Bailey   34/36 (94%)
Catherine Cox   18/25 (72%) 		Report
Stats 		Carla Borrego   ?
Erin Bell   ?
Cody Lange   12/22 (55%)
Sunday 20 April Queensland Firebirds 55 – 40 New South Wales Swifts Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre  
12:18pm Romelda Aiken   36
Ameliaranne Wells   10
Amy Wild   9 		Report
 Caitlin Thwaites   13
Susan Pratley   24
Gretel Tippett   3 		Attendance: 3,000
Sunday 20 April Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 56 – 50 Northern Mystics Claudelands Arena  
7:20pm Joanne Harten   44/46 (96%)
Ellen Halpenny   12/20 (60%) 		Report
 Maria Tutaia   33/37 (89%)
Cathrine Latu   17/20 (85%)
Monday 21 April Mainland Tactix 61 – 77 Southern Steel CBS Canterbury Arena  
7:40pm Mwai Kumwenda   49/52 (94%)
Anna Thompson   12/20 (60%) 		Report
 Jodi Brown   16/19 (84%)
Jhaniele Fowler-Reid   60/61 (98%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit   1/1 (100%)
BYES:  West Coast Fever and Central Pulse

Round 9 edit

Friday 25 April New South Wales Swifts 65 – 52 Southern Steel AIS Arena  
1:48pm Caitlin Thwaites   32/35 (91%)
Susan Pratley   23/27 (85%)
Carla Dziwoki   9/10 (90%)
Gretel Tippett   1/3 (33%) 		Report
Stats 		Jodi Brown   8/10 (80%)
Jhaniele Fowler-Reid   42/45 (93%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit   2/4 (50%)
Saturday 26 April Central Pulse 40 – 52 Melbourne Vixens TSB Bank Arena  
4:20pm Donna Wilkins   18/23 (78%)
Irene van Dyk   22/29 (76%) 		Report
Stats 		Tegan Caldwell   22/23 (96%)
Karyn Bailey   30/35 (86%)
Sunday 27 April Queensland Firebirds 50 – 48 West Coast Fever Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre  
12:18pm Romelda Aiken   ?
Amy Wild   ? 		Caitlin Bassett   ?
Natalie Medhurst   ?
Sunday 27 April Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 50 – 49 Adelaide Thunderbirds Energy Events Centre  
7:20pm Joanne Harten   36/41 (88%)
Ellen Halpenny   14/19 (74%) 		Report
 Carla Borrego   23/26 (88%)
Erin Bell   26/30 (87%)
Monday 28 April Mainland Tactix 60 – 61 Northern Mystics CBS Canterbury Arena  
7:40pm Mwai Kumwenda   53/60 (88%)
Anna Thompson   7/12 (58%) 		Report
 Maria Tutaia   18/23 (78%)
Cathrine Latu   43/46 (93%)

Round 10 edit

Saturday 3 May Adelaide Thunderbirds 57 – 50 West Coast Fever Netball SA Stadium  
1:48pm Carla Borrego   21
Erin Bell   36 		Report
 Caitlin Bassett   37
Natalie Medhurst   13
Sunday 4 May Melbourne Vixens 50 – 54 New South Wales Swifts Hisense Arena  
12:18pm Tegan Caldwell   22/24 (92%)
Karyn Bailey   14/18 (78%)
Catherine Cox   14/18 (78%) 		Report
 Caitlin Thwaites   26/31 (84%)
Susan Pratley   28/32 (88%)
Sunday 4 May Queensland Firebirds 69 – 52 Mainland Tactix Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre  
2:18pm Romelda Aiken   54/57 (95%)
Amy Wild   8/12 (67%)
Ameliaranne Wells   7/8 (88%) 		Report
Stats 		Mwai Kumwenda   40/45 (89%)
Anna Thompson   12/17 (71%)
Sunday 4 May Northern Mystics 61 – 73 Southern Steel The Trusts Arena  
7:20pm Maria Tutaia   23/29 (79%)
Cathrine Latu   34/34 (100%)
Bailey Mes   4/4 (100%) 		Report
 Jodi Brown   25/30 (83%)
Jhaniele Fowler-Reid   46/51 (90%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit   2/3 (67%)
Monday 5 May Central Pulse 54 – 44 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Te Rauparaha Arena  
7:40pm Donna Wilkins   29/34 (85%)
Irene van Dyk   24/29 (83%)
Paula Griffin   1/1 (100%) 		Report
 Joanne Harten   30/35 (86%)
Ellen Halpenny   9/10 (90%)
Malia Paseka   5/8 (63%)

Round 11 edit

Sunday 11 May Adelaide Thunderbirds 52 – 58 Queensland Firebirds Netball SA Stadium  
11:48am Carla Borrego   25/30 (83%)
Erin Bell   27/31 (87%) 		Report
Stats 		Romelda Aiken   40/48 (83%)
Amy Wild   18/21 (86%)
Sunday 11 May Mainland Tactix 50 – 58 Central Pulse Saxton Stadium, Nelson  
7:20pm Mwai Kumwenda   42/44 (95%)
Anna Thompson   8/14 (57%) 		Report
Stats 		Irene van Dyk   43/45 (96%)
Paula Griffin   15/18 (83%)
Monday 12 May West Coast Fever 47 – 58 New South Wales Swifts Perth Arena  
6:48pm Caitlin Bassett   31/37 (84%)
Natalie Medhurst   16/18 (89%) 		Report
Stats 		Caitlin Thwaites   33/42 (79%)
Susan Pratley   25/31 (81%)
Monday 12 May Southern Steel 62 – 57 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Stadium Southland Velodrome  
7:40pm Jodi Brown   21/26 (81%)
Jhaniele Fowler-Reid   41/42 (98%) 		Report
 Joanne Harten   31/33 (94%)
Ellen Halpenny   26/34 (76%)
BYES:  Melbourne Vixens and Northern Mystics

Round 12 edit

Sunday 18 May Melbourne Vixens 65 – 46 West Coast Fever Hisense Arena  
12:18pm Tegan Caldwell   37/43 (86%)
Karyn Bailey   20/ 27 (74%)
Catherine Cox   8/8 (100%) 		Report
 Caitlin Bassett   23/30 (77%)
Natalie Medhurst   17/23 (74%)
Sunday 18 May New South Wales Swifts 45 – 42 Adelaide Thunderbirds Allphones Arena  
2:18pm Caitlin Thwaites   ?
Susan Pratley   ? 		Report
 Carla Borrego   ?
Erin Bell   ? 		Attendance: 10,118
Sunday 18 May Central Pulse 49 – 45 Northern Mystics Arena Manawatu  
7:20pm Donna Wilkins   16/16 (100%)
Irene van Dyk   25/28 (89%)
Paula Griffin   8/12 (67%) 		Report
 Maria Tutaia   20/24 (83%)
Cathrine Latu   25/26 (96%)
Monday 19 May Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 74 – 56 Mainland Tactix ASB Arena  
7:40pm Joanne Harten   40/44 (91%)
Ellen Halpenny   34/36 (94%) 		Report
 Mwai Kumwenda   48/51 (94%)
Anna Thompson   8/12 (67%)
BYES:  Queensland Firebirds and Southern Steel

Round 13 edit

Saturday 24 May Queensland Firebirds 60 – 33 Central Pulse Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre  
2:18pm Romelda Aiken   46/53 (87%)
Amy Wild   14/22 (64%) 		Report
 Donna Wilkins   13/16 (81%)
Irene van Dyk   12/13 (92%)
Paula Griffin   8/12 (67%)
Sunday 25 May Adelaide Thunderbirds 43 – 64 Melbourne Vixens Netball SA Stadium  
11:48am Carla Borrego   22/28 (79%)
Erin Bell   21/24 (88%) 		Report
 Tegan Caldwell   24/34 (71%)
Karyn Bailey   26/29 (90%)
Catherine Cox   14/16 (88%)
Sunday 25 May New South Wales Swifts 55 – 43 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre  
2:18pm Caitlin Thwaites   25/31 (81%)
Susan Pratley   30/38 (79%) 		Report
Stats 		Joanne Harten   22/28 (79%)
Ellen Halpenny   12/15 (80%)
Malia Paseka   9/13 (69%)
Sunday 25 May Southern Steel 64 – 60 Mainland Tactix More FM Arena  
7:20pm Jodi Brown   26/37 (70%)
Jhaniele Fowler-Reid   11/11 (100%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit   27/32 (84%) 		Report
 Mwai Kumwenda   52/58 (90%)
Anna Thompson   8/12 (67%)
Monday 26 May Northern Mystics 63 – 51 West Coast Fever The Trusts Arena  
7:40pm Maria Tutaia   24/35 (69%)
Cathrine Latu   39/43 (91%) 		Report
 Caitlin Bassett   35/37 (95%)
Natalie Medhurst   12/12 (100%)
Kate Beveridge   4/6 (67%)

Round 14 edit

Saturday 31 May Southern Steel 65 – 64 Melbourne Vixens Stadium Southland Velodrome  
4:20pm Jodi Brown   21/29 (72%)
Jhaniele Fowler-Reid   44/48 (92%) 		Report
Stats 		Tegan Caldwell   34/38 (89%)
Karyn Bailey   13/13 (100%)
Catherine Cox   17/19 (89%)
Sunday 1 June Adelaide Thunderbirds 66 – 49 Mainland Tactix Netball SA Stadium  
11:48am Carla Borrego   36/53 (68%)
Erin Bell   30/31 (97%) 		Report
 Mwai Kumwenda   42/47 (89%)
Anna Thompson   5/10 (50%)
Sophia Fenwick   2/4 (50%)
Sunday 1 June Northern Mystics 56 – 53 New South Wales Swifts The Trusts Arena  
7:20pm Maria Tutaia   24/31 (77%)
Cathrine Latu   32/33 (97%) 		Report
 Caitlin Thwaites   34/40 (85%)
Susan Pratley   19/24 (79%)
Monday 2 June West Coast Fever 51 – 44 Central Pulse Challenge Stadium  
5:48pm Caitlin Bassett   37/42 (88%)
Natalie Medhurst   14/17 (82%) 		Report
 Donna Wilkins   26/35 (74%)
Irene van Dyk   6/7 (86%)
Paula Griffin   12/17 (71%)
Monday 2 June Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 55 – 59 Queensland Firebirds Claudelands Arena  
7:40pm Joanne Harten   29/35 (83%)
Ellen Halpenny   26/34 (76%) 		Report
 Romelda Aiken   40/45 (89%)
Amy Wild   19/20 (95%)

Sources:[1]

Final standings edit

2014 ANZ Championship ladder
Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD G% Pts
1   Melbourne Vixens 13 9 4 746 592 +154 126.0 18
2   Queensland Firebirds 13 9 4 694 623 +71 111.4 18
3   New South Wales Swifts 13 9 4 707 652 +55 108.4 18
4   Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 13 8 5 727 672 +55 108.2 16
5   Southern Steel 13 7 6 792 809 −17 97.9 14
6   Central Pulse 13 7 6 658 675 −17 97.5 14
7   Northern Mystics 13 6 7 706 752 −46 93.9 12
8   Adelaide Thunderbirds 13 5 8 663 706 −43 93.9 10
9   West Coast Fever 13 4 9 689 724 −35 95.2 8
10   Mainland Tactix 13 1 12 694 871 −177 79.7 2
Updated 2 May 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:[53]


Finals edit

Minor semi-final edit

Sunday 8 June
2:18pm
Stats 		New South Wales Swifts 49–50 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic    Allphones Arena
Attendance: 5,610 		Fox Sports
Sky Sport
Scoring by quarter: 14–13, 14–25, 12–14, 9–12
Caitlin Thwaites   24/27 (89%)
Susan Pratley   25/29 (86%) 		Joanne Harten   28/35 (80%)
Ellen Halpenny   22/26 (85%)

Sources:[54][55][56]

Major semi-final edit

Monday 9 June
5:48pm
Stats 		Melbourne Vixens 52–47 Queensland Firebirds    Hisense Arena Fox Sports
Sky Sport
Scoring by quarter: 16–11, 11-13, 14–13, 11–12
Tegan Caldwell   27/36 (75%)
Karyn Bailey   25/29 (86%) 		Romelda Aiken   35/41 (85%)
Amy Wild   12/15 (80%)

Sources:[57]

Preliminary final edit

Monday 16 June
7:18pm
Stats 		Queensland Firebirds 54–50 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic    Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Attendance: 3,200 		Fox Sports
Sky Sport
Scoring by quarter: 14–13, 15–13, 11–11, 14–13
Romelda Aiken   36/44 (82%)
Amy Wild   18/21 (86%) 		Joanne Harten   29/38 (76%)
Ellen Halpenny   21/24 (88%)

Sources:[58][59][60]

Grand final edit

Sunday 22 June
2:28pm
Stats 		Melbourne Vixens 53–42 Queensland Firebirds    Hisense Arena
Attendance: 9,345 [2] 		Fox Sports
Sky Sport
Scoring by quarter: 13–11, 11–11, 13–12, 16–8
Tegan Caldwell   30/33 (91%)
Karyn Bailey   17/22 (77%)
Catherine Cox   6/7 (86%) 		Romelda Aiken   25/30 (83%)
Amy Wild   17/21 (81%)

Sources:[4][5][6][61][62][63]

Award winners edit

ANZ Championship awards edit

Award Winner Team
ANZ Championship MVP   Kimberlee Green (Note 4) [27][64][65] New South Wales Swifts
ANZ Championship MVP   Joanne Harten (Note 4) [27][64][65] Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
ANZ Championship Grand Final MVP   Tegan Caldwell[4][2][66] Melbourne Vixens
ANZ Championship Best New Talent   Mwai Kumwenda[27][67] Mainland Tactix
Notes

All Star Team edit

Position Player Team
GS   Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Southern Steel
GA   Susan Pratley New South Wales Swifts
WA   Madison Robinson Melbourne Vixens
C   Kimberlee Green New South Wales Swifts
WD   Renae Hallinan Adelaide Thunderbirds
GD   Casey Kopua Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
GK   Geva Mentor Melbourne Vixens
Coach   Julie Fitzgerald Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

Sources:[68][69]

Australian Netball Awards edit

Award Winner Team
Australian ANZ Championship Player of the Year Laura Geitz[3] Queensland Firebirds
Liz Ellis Diamond Madison Robinson[70] Melbourne Vixens
Australian ANZ Championship Coach of the Year Simone McKinnis Melbourne Vixens
Joyce Brown Coach of the Year Roselee Jencke Queensland Firebirds

Sources:[71][72][73][74]

Golden Bib Award edit

In 2014 the ANZ Championship introduced the Golden Bib Award which recognised the top attacker, top midcourter and top defender from each round. The award is determined on statistics and players earned two points for a goal assist and a point for centre pass receive.[75]

Round Attacker Midcourter Defender
1 [76]   Ellen Halpenny (Magic)   Grace Rasmussen (Magic)   Geva Mentor (Vixens)
2 [77]   Mwai Kumwenda (Tactix)   Madison Robinson (Vixens)
  Brooke Miller (Swifts)		   Leana de Bruin (Magic)
3 [78]   Caitlin Bassett (Fever)   Grace Rasmussen (Magic)   Eboni Beckford-Chambers (Fever)
4   Caitlin Bassett (Fever)   Grace Rasmussen (Magic)   Casey Kopua (Magic)
5   Tegan Caldwell (Vixens)   Grace Rasmussen (Magic)   Geva Mentor (Vixens)
6   Jhaniele Fowler-Reid (Steel)   Laura Langman (Mystics)   Laura Geitz (Firebirds)
7 [79]   Jhaniele Fowler-Reid (Steel)   Madison Robinson (Vixens)   Laura Geitz (Firebirds)
8 [80]   Jhaniele Fowler-Reid (Steel)   Madison Robinson (Vixens)   Geva Mentor (Vixens)
9   Cathrine Latu (Mystics)   Madison Robinson (Vixens)   Katrina Grant (Pulse)
10   Romelda Aiken (Firebirds)   Emily Beaton (Thunderbirds)   Geva Mentor (Vixens)
11   Irene van Dyk (Pulse)   Grace Rasmussen (Magic)   Laura Geitz (Firebirds)
12   Ellen Halpenny (Magic)
  Joanne Harten (Magic)		   Madison Robinson (Vixens)   Bianca Chatfield (Vixens)
13   Romelda Aiken (Firebirds)   Madison Robinson (Vixens)   Casey Kopua (Magic)
14   Erin Bell (Thunderbirds)   Shannon Francois (Steel)   Rebecca Bulley (Thunderbirds)

Media coverage edit

All 69 matches were broadcast live on Fox Sports (Australia) and Sky Sport (New Zealand).[27] SBS 2 also broadcast a live match every Sunday and showed weekly highlights of all the matches every Wednesday.[81] In New Zealand, Māori Television also agreed a deal with Sky which saw Te Reo screen delayed coverage of one game from each round, plus the finals, on Tuesday nights.[82][83] In Australia, National Indigenous Television broadcast one match per week throughout the season.[84]

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