Queensland Firebirds
2012 season
Head coachRoselee Jencke
CaptainLauren Nourse
Main venueBrisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Team colours
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The 2012 Queensland Firebirds season will be the fifth year that the Queensland Firebirds will contest the ANZ Championship, and the sixteenth year of their competitive history. The Firebirds will be defending champions in 2012 after an undefeated 2011 season. Roselee Jencke will coach the side for her third year, while veteran midcourter Lauren Nourse resumes her role as captain after a season-ending injury in 2011. Most home games will be played at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Offseason edit

The Queensland Firebirds went through the 2011 season undefeated to emerge as champions for that year. The team submitted their playing roster for 2012 by the TTNL deadline. The player roster was publicly announced in stages, with the team publishing weekly articles on each of their 2012-season players. In total, only two players (Clare McMeniman and Jacqui Russell) from the 2011 championship–winning team did not re-sign for 2012; both were replaced by young players.

Summary of 2012 player movements[1]
  Gains   Losses

Players edit

2014 Queensland Firebirds roster
Players Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
  Romelda Aiken GS, GA 19-11-1988 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
  Laura Geitz GK, GD 04-11-1987 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
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  Nicola Gray GA, C, WA 23-02-1991 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
  Demelza McCloud GD, GK 05-08-1980 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
  Clare McMeniman GD, WD, GK 11-07-1985 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
  Jacinta Messer GD, GK, WD 13-08-1986 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
  Stephanie Puopolo GA, GS 12-11-1991 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
  Kimberley Ravaillion C, WA, WD 26-07-1993 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
  Verity Simmons WA, C 19-09-1991 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
  Gabrielle Simpson WD, C, GD 17-10-1992 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
  Ameliaranne Wells GA, GS 11-01-1991 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
  Amorette Wild GS, GA, WA 10-08-1989 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach
  •   Tracey Robinson

Manager: Nannette Rigoni
Physiotherapist: Mark Stokes
Strength and conditioning: Dirk Spits


Notes
  • (c) – Captain
  • (cc) – Co-captain
  • (vc) – Vice-captain
  •   – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player
Player profiles: Team website Last updated: 11 September 2013

Pre-season edit

All ten teams will compete at the official pre-season tournament, which will be held on 2–4 March at TECT Arena in Tauranga, New Zealand.[2]

Regular season edit

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD G% Pts
1   Melbourne Vixens 13 10 3 645 569 76 113.36 20
2   Northern Mystics 13 10 3 667 633 34 105.37 20
3   Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 13 9 4 699 594 105 117.68 18
4   Adelaide Thunderbirds 13 9 4 670 589 81 113.75 18
5   New South Wales Swifts 13 8 5 624 638 -14 97.81 16
6   Queensland Firebirds 13 7 6 686 640 46 107.19 14
7   Central Pulse 13 5 8 585 626 -41 93.45 10
8   West Coast Fever 13 3 10 608 673 -65 90.34 6
9   Southern Steel 13 2 11 639 728 -89 87.77 4
10   Canterbury Tactix 13 2 11 634 767 -133 82.66 4
Updated 28 March 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 (= GFGA)
  • G% = Goal percentage (= 100 × GF/GA)

Pts = Points


Fixtures and results edit

Notes
  • Colours:  Firebirds win   Firebirds loss   Not played/scheduled 
  • Home teams are listed left, away teams right. Times listed are local.

Sunday 1 April
14:20 (UTC+10:00)
Queensland Firebirds v Melbourne Vixens    Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre

Sunday 8 April
12:10 (UTC+10:00)
Queensland Firebirds v Adelaide Thunderbirds    Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre

Sunday 15 April
12:10 (UTC+12:00)
Queensland Firebirds v Central Pulse    Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre

Sunday 22 April
14:20 (UTC+10:00)
New South Wales Swifts v Queensland Firebirds    State Sports Centre, Sydney

Sunday 29 April
14:20 (UTC+10:00)
Melbourne Vixens v Queensland Firebirds    Hisense Arena, Melbourne

Sunday 6 May
14:20 (UTC+10:00)
Queensland Firebirds v Northern Mystics    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre

Monday 14 May
19:40 (UTC+10:00)
Queensland Firebirds v Canterbury Tactix    Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre

Sunday 20 May
19:20 (UTC+12:00)
Southern Steel v Queensland Firebirds    Invercargill ILT Velodrome

Sunday 27 May
10:10 (UTC+08:00)
West Coast Fever v Queensland Firebirds    Challenge Stadium, Perth

Sunday 3 June
12:10 (UTC+10:00)
Queensland Firebirds v New South Wales Swifts    Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre

Sunday 10 June
13:40 (UTC+09:30)
Adelaide Thunderbirds v Queensland Firebirds    Netball SA Stadium, Adelaide

Round 12 BYE

Sunday 24 June
14:20 (UTC+10:00)
Queensland Firebirds v West Coast Fever    Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre

Monday 2 July
19:40 (UTC+12:00)
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic v Queensland Firebirds    Claudelands Arena, Hamilton

Statistics edit

Player GS GA G% A R CPR I D P T
Candice Adams
Romelda Aiken
Shannon Eagland
Laura Geitz
Elissa Macleod
Natalie Medhurst
Jacinta Messer
Lauren Nourse
Chelsea Pitman
Amy Steel
Keirra Trompf
Ameliaranne Wells
Statistics key
GS Goals scored A Assists I Intercepts
GA Goal attempts R Rebounds D Deflections
G% Goal percentage CPR Centre pass receives P Penalties
  = Competition leader T Turnovers conceded

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "2012 squads: Summary of gains and losses" (PDF). Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  2. ^ TTNL (3 November 2011). "Tauranga to host 2012 ANZ Championship pre-season tournament". Retrieved 6 January 2012.


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