2019 New South Wales Swifts season
New South Wales Swifts | |
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2019 season | |
Head coach | Briony Akle |
Asst. coach | Anita Keelan |
Manager | Dani Mace |
Captain | Maddy Proud |
Vice-captain | Paige Hadley |
Main venue | QuayCentre Qudos Bank Arena |
Season results | |
Regular season | 2nd |
Finals placing | Champions |
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The 2019 New South Wales Swifts season saw New South Wales Swifts compete in the 2019 Suncorp Super Netball season. Briony Akle guided Swifts to their second premiership. Despite losing their new captain, Maddy Proud, Kate Eddy and Lauren Moore to season-ending injuries, Swifts finished the regular season in second place. In the major semi-final, they lost to Sunshine Coast Lightning. However, they then defeated Melbourne Vixens in the preliminary final to qualify for the grand final where they faced Lightning again. Lightning were the champions in both 2017 and 2018 and had finished the 2019 regular season as minor premiers. As a result, Lightning started the grand final as favorites. Meanwhile, Swifts had begun the season as underdogs. They were not expected to have a good season. However, in the grand final they defeated Lightning 64–47 to emerge as champions.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Players[]
Player movements[]
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2019 roster[]
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Manager: Dani Mace
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Debutants[]
- Amorangi Malesala made her Swifts debut in Round 6 against Collingwood Magpies.
- Elle Bennetts made her Swifts debut in Round 7 against Giants Netball.
- Tayla Fraser made her Swifts debut in Round 10 against West Coast Fever.
- Kayla Johnson made her Swifts debut in Round 10 against West Coast Fever.[7]
- Katrina Rore made her Swifts debut in Round 11 against Sunshine Coast Lightning.
#TeamGirls Cup[]
In the 2019 #TeamGirls Cup, Swifts defeated Giants Netball, West Coast Fever and Queensland Firebirds and eventually finished fifth.[2]
Pool B Fixtures[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Collingwood Magpies | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 128 | 103 | +25 | 8 | Final |
2 | Giants Netball | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 119 | 112 | +7 | 8 | Classification matches |
3 | New South Wales Swifts | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 105 | 108 | −3 | 8 | |
4 | West Coast Fever | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 80 | 109 | −29 | 0 |
8 March 2019 18:00 |
Report Stats |
New South Wales Swifts | 47 – 33 | Giants Netball | Queensland State Netball Centre | |
Housby ![]() Wallace ![]() Garbin ![]() |
Harten ![]() ![]() Austin ![]() |
9 March 2019 11:00 |
Report Stats |
New South Wales Swifts | 29 – 51 | Collingwood Magpies | Queensland State Netball Centre | |
Wallace ![]() Haythornthwaite ![]() Garbin ![]() |
Nelson ![]() Sinclair ![]() Medhurst ![]() |
9 March 2019 17:00 |
Report Stats |
West Coast Fever | 24 – 29 | New South Wales Swifts | Queensland State Netball Centre | |
Stanton ![]() ![]() Teague-Neeld ![]() |
Garbin ![]() Haythornthwaite ![]() Samantha Wallace ![]() |
5th/6th play off[]
10 March 2019 10:30 |
Report Stats |
Queensland Firebirds | 41 – 42 | New South Wales Swifts | Queensland State Netball Centre | |
Aiken ![]() Tippett ![]() |
Wallace ![]() Garbin ![]() |
Regular season[]
Fixtures and results[]
Sun 28 Apr | Giants Netball | 56 – 63 | New South Wales Swifts | Qudos Bank Arena | |
1.00pm | Bassett ![]() Harten ![]() Austin ![]() |
Report Stats |
Wallace ![]() Housby ![]() |
Sun 5 May | New South Wales Swifts | 61 – 43 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | QuayCentre | |
3.00pm | Wallace ![]() Housby ![]() Garbin ![]() |
Report Stats |
Glasgow ![]() Folau ![]() Lange ![]() |
Sun 12 May | New South Wales Swifts | 80 – 66 | West Coast Fever | QuayCentre | |
1.00pm | Wallace ![]() Housby ![]() |
Report Stats |
Fowler ![]() Stanton ![]() |
Sat 18 May | New South Wales Swifts | 57 – 59 | Sunshine Coast Lightning | QuayCentre | |
1.00pm | Wallace ![]() Housby ![]() |
Report Stats |
Proscovia ![]() Wood ![]() Koenan ![]() |
Sun 26 May | Melbourne Vixens | 50 – 60 | New South Wales Swifts | Margaret Court Arena | |
1.00pm | Thwaites ![]() Philip ![]() Venter ![]() |
Report Stats |
Wallace ![]() Housby ![]() |
Sun 2 Jun | New South Wales Swifts | 68 – 52 | Collingwood Magpies | Qudos Bank Arena | |
1.00pm | Wallace ![]() Housby ![]() |
Report Stats |
Nelson ![]() Medhurst ![]() Sinclair ![]() |
Sun 9 Jun | Queensland Firebirds | 46 – 68 | New South Wales Swifts | Queensland State Netball Centre | |
1.00pm | Potgieter ![]() Tippett ![]() Latu-Meafou ![]() |
Report Stats |
Wallace ![]() Housby ![]() |
Sun 16 Jun | New South Wales Swifts | 59 – 55 | Giants Netball | Qudos Bank Arena | |
3.00pm | Wallace ![]() Housby ![]() |
Report Stats |
Bassett ![]() Harten ![]() |
Sun 23 Jun | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 51 – 51 | New South Wales Swifts | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | |
12.30pm | Folau ![]() Glasgow ![]() ![]() |
Report Stats |
Garbin ![]() Housby ![]() Wallace ![]() |
Sat 27 Jul | West Coast Fever | 49 – 53 | New South Wales Swifts | RAC Arena | |
6.00pm | Fowler ![]() Teague-Neeld ![]() |
Report Stats |
Wallace ![]() Housby ![]() Garbin ![]() |
Sat 3 Aug | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 50 – 48 | New South Wales Swifts | USC Stadium | |
7.00pm | Koenen ![]() Wood ![]() Proscovia ![]() |
Report Stats |
Garbin ![]() Wallace ![]() |
Sat 10 Aug | New South Wales Swifts | 57 – 51 | Melbourne Vixens | QuayCentre | |
7.00pm | Garbin ![]() Wallace ![]() |
Report Stats |
Philip ![]() Thwaites ![]() Kumwenda ![]() |
Sat 17 Aug | Collingwood Magpies | 64 – 56 | New South Wales Swifts | Silverdome | |
3.00pm | Nelson ![]() Medhurst ![]() |
Report Stats |
Wallace ![]() Haythornthwaite ![]() Garbin ![]() |
Sat 24 Aug | New South Wales Swifts | 64 – 63 | Queensland Firebirds | Qudos Bank Arena | |
5.00pm | Wallace ![]() Housby ![]() Garbin ![]() |
Report Stats |
Tippett ![]() Aiken ![]() |
Standings[]
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | % | BP | PTS |
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1 | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 855 | 759 | 112.65 | 33 | 81 |
2 | New South Wales Swifts | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 845 | 755 | 111.92 | 36 | 78 |
3 | Melbourne Vixens | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 836 | 775 | 107.87 | 29 | 63 |
4 | Collingwood Magpies | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 788 | 771 | 102.20 | 27 | 59 |
5 | Giants Netball | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 834 | 821 | 101.58 | 29 | 59 |
6 | West Coast Fever | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 821 | 904 | 90.82 | 18 | 33 |
7 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 708 | 803 | 88.17 | 14 | 30 |
8 | Queensland Firebirds | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 815 | 914 | 89.17 | 18 | 26 |
Last updated: 25 August 2019 — Source |
Play-offs[]
Major semi-final[]
Sat 31 Aug 3.00pm |
Report Stats |
Sunshine Coast Lightning | 58–48 | New South Wales Swifts | USC Stadium | Nine | |
Scoring by quarter: 13–14, 14–11, 18–10, 13–13 | |||||||
Koenen ![]() Wood ![]() Proscovia ![]() |
Housby ![]() Garbin ![]() Wallace ![]() |
Preliminary final[]
Sun 8 Sep 1.00pm |
Report Stats |
New South Wales Swifts | 60–47 | Melbourne Vixens | Quaycentre | Nine | |
Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 14–10, 11–15, 16–10 | |||||||
Wallace ![]() Housby ![]() Garbin ![]() |
Kumwenda ![]() Philip ![]() Thwaites ![]() |
Grand Final[]
Sun 15 Sep 1.00pm |
Report Stats |
Sunshine Coast Lightning | 47–64 | New South Wales Swifts | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | Nine | |
Scoring by quarter: 12–16, 11–15, 13–15, 11–18 | |||||||
Koenen ![]() Proscovia ![]() Wood ![]() |
Wallace ![]() Housby ![]() Garbin ![]() |
Award winners[]
Award | Winner |
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Grand Final MVP[14] | Samantha Wallace |
Joyce Brown Coach of the Year[17] | Briony Akle |
QBE NSW Swifts MVP | Samantha Wallace |
NSW Swifts Members' Player of the Year | Paige Hadley |
NSW Swifts Players' Player of the Year | Sophie Garbin/Maddy Turner |
NSW Swifts Coaches' Player Award | Paige Hadley |
References[]
- ^ a b c d "NSW Swifts - 2019 Season". nswswifts.com.au. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Netball New South Wales – 2019 Annual Report" (PDF). nsw.netball.com.au. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Suspected season-ending injury to Proud sours Swifts' big win". www.smh.com.au. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ "Proud Swifts need no excuses in 2019's Super Netball race". www.theguardian.com. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ a b "NSW Swifts stun Sunshine Coast Lighting to claim dominant Super Netball grand final victory". www.abc.net.au. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ a b "The NSW Swifts are the 2019 Suncorp Super Netball Champions". supernetball.com.au. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Out of favour Silver Fern Kayla Cullen to help out NSW Swifts". www.stuff.co.nz. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Silver Ferns star Katrina Rore ready to make her mark in Australia with NSW Swifts". www.stuff.co.nz. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Katrina Rore eyes shot at rare title treble as Swifts make Australian final". www.stuff.co.nz. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Swifts captain Abbey McCulloch to step away from Super Netball in 2019". www.news.com.au. 6 September 2018.
- ^ "Abbey McCulloch named in ANL Waratahs squad". www.southernhighlandnews.com.au. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ a b "NSW Swifts - Honour Roll". nswswifts.com.au. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ "Kayla Cullen joins the NSW Swifts as a temporary replacement player". www.nzsportswire.com. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Swifts thrash Lightning in Super Netball grand final". www.theguardian.com. 15 September 2019.
- ^ "NSW Swifts overcome adversity to score upset in Super Netball grand final". www.abc.net.au. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Analysis: How the Swifts claimed their maiden Super Netball premiership". thewomensgame.com. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Akle Named Joyce Brown Coach of the Year". supernetball.com.au. 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Awards". nswswifts.com.au. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- New South Wales Swifts seasons
- 2019 in Australian netball