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2014 New South Wales Swifts season

The 2014 New South Wales Swifts season saw New South Wales Swifts compete in the 2014 ANZ Championship. Rob Wright replaced Lisa Beehag as head coach. Swifts finished the regular season in third place but subsequently lost to Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in the minor semi-final. [1][2][3][4][5]

New South Wales Swifts
2014 season
Head coachRob Wright
Asst. coachMegan Anderson
ManagerToni Kidwell
CaptainKimberlee Green
Main venueSydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
Season results
Wins–losses9–5
Regular season3rd
Finals placing4th
Team colours
Team colours
New South Wales Swifts seasons

Players edit

Player movements edit

Summary of 2014 player movements
  Gains   Losses
Notes

Source:[4][9][10]

2014 roster edit

2014 New South Wales Swifts roster
Players Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
  Taylah Davies (TRP) WA, C (1994-10-03)3 October 1994 (aged 19) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
  Carla Dziwoki GS, GA (1982-08-29)29 August 1982 (aged 31) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
  Kimberlee Green (c) C, WA (1986-03-05)5 March 1986 (aged 27) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
  Paige Hadley C, WA, WD (1992-08-26)26 August 1992 (aged 21) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
  Maddie Hay C, WD (1995-04-11)11 April 1995 (aged 18) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
  Sharni Layton GK, GD, WD (1988-06-06)6 June 1988 (aged 25) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
  April Letton GK, GD (1990-04-19)19 April 1990 (aged 23) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
  Abbey McCulloch WD, C, GD (1990-02-12)12 February 1990 (aged 24) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
  Brooke Miller WA, C (1992-04-14)14 April 1992 (aged 21) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
  Sonia Mkoloma GD, GK (1979-01-17)17 January 1979 (aged 35) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
  Susan Pettitt GA, GS (1984-03-23)23 March 1984 (aged 29) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
  Gretel Tippett GA,GS (1993-07-03)3 July 1993 (aged 20) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
  Caitlin Thwaites GS, GA (1986-12-29)29 December 1986 (aged 27) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
  Sarah Wall WA, C (1984-10-16)16 October 1984 (aged 29) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
  Micaela Wilson (TRP) GK, GD, WD (1992-11-03)3 November 1992 (aged 21) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Head coach
  •   Rob Wright
Assistant coach

Manager: Toni Kidwell
Technical Assistant Coach: Anita Keelan
Defensive Specialist Coach:
Mo'onia Gerrard
Midcourt Specialist Coach:
Megan Simpson
Apprentice Coaches:
Briony Akle
Moira Gaha
Performance Analyst:
Bjorn Maddern
Physiotherapist:
Paula Peralta
Brett Doring
Daniel Vukovic
Strength and conditioning:
Jason Howell

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

Source:[1][2]

Debutants edit

Source:[11]

Gold medallists edit

Kimberlee Green, Sharni Layton and Caitlin Thwaites were all members of the Australia team that won the gold medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. [2][12]

Regular season edit

Fixtures and results edit

Round 1
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%)
Round 2
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%)
Round 3
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   ?
Round 4
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%)
Round 5
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

New South Wales Swifts received a bye.

Round 7
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%)
Round 8
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
Round 9
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%)
Round 10
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%)
Round 11
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%)
Round 12
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
Round 13
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%)
Round 14
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%)

Sources:[2][13]

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:[14]


Play-offs 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:[15][16][17]

Award winners edit

NSW Swifts awards edit

Award Winner
QBE NSW Swifts MVP Kimberlee Green
NSW Swifts Members' Player of the Year Kimberlee Green
NSW Swifts Players' Player of the Year Sharni Layton
NSW Swifts Coaches' Player Award Sarah Wall

Source:[2][18]

ANZ Championship awards edit

Award Winner
ANZ Championship MVP   Kimberlee Green (Note 1) [19][20]
Notes

All Stars edit

Position Player
GA   Susan Pratley
C   Kimberlee Green

Sources:[21][22]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "NSW Swifts - 2014 Season". nswswifts.com.au. 29 November 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e "2014 Annual Report – Netball NSW" (PDF). nsw.netball.com.au. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Wright was simply best candidate for Swifts". www.stuff.co.nz. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b "NSW Swifts: an unhappy history and a fresh start". www.theguardian.com. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Swifts' Rob Wright at home in a woman's world". www.stuff.co.nz. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Abbey McCulloch". nswswifts.com.au. 21 July 2014. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Thwaites quits the Pulse to join NSW Swifts". www.stuff.co.nz. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Firebirds sign Amorette Wild as Medhurst joins Fever". The Courier Mail. www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au. 12 August 2013. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Netball NSW and NSW Swifts – 2013 Annual Report" (PDF). nsw.netball.com.au. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  10. ^ Lulham, Amanda (30 July 2013). "NSW Swifts sign star defender Sharni Layton". The Advertiser. www.adelaidenow.com.au.
  11. ^ "NSW Swifts - Honour Roll". nswswifts.com.au. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  12. ^ "Netball: Three Swifts in Commonwealth Games team". www.smh.com.au. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  13. ^ "ANZ Championship 2014 – Results". www.flashscore.com. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  14. ^ "ANZ Championship 2014 – Standings". www.flashscore.com. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Magic edge Swifts in sudden-death thriller". www.netballnz.co.nz. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  16. ^ Stevenson, Amy (8 June 2014). "NSW Swifts knocked out in sudden-death final by Magic after Jo Harten's winning goal". The Advertiser. www.adelaidenow.com.au. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  17. ^ "Magic beat Swifts in thriller". www.rnz.co.nz. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  18. ^ "Awards". nswswifts.com.au. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  19. ^ "Kimberlee Green, Jo Harten share netball MVP honours". www.smh.com.au. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  20. ^ "Jo Harten shares MVP award". www.tvnz.co.nz. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  21. ^ "2014 ANZ Championship All-Star team named". www.netballnz.co.nz. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  22. ^ "2014 ANZ Championship All-Star team named". www.rnz.co.nz. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
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