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 Goals scored 20/23 (87%) Wallace Goals scored 16/19 (84%) Garbin Goals scored 11/14 (79%) |
Harten Goals scored 22/24 (92%) Marshall Goals scored 6/8 (75%) Austin Goals scored 5/8 (63%) |
9 March 2019 11:00 |
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New South Wales Swifts | 29 – 51 | Collingwood Magpies | Queensland State Netball Centre | |
Wallace Goals scored 17/21 (81%) Haythornthwaite Goals scored 6/6 (100%) Garbin Goals scored 6/8 (75%) |
Nelson Goals scored 33/35 (94%) Sinclair Goals scored 10/12 (83%) Medhurst Goals scored 8/10 (80%) |
9 March 2019 17:00 |
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West Coast Fever | 24 – 29 | New South Wales Swifts | Queensland State Netball Centre | |
Stanton Goals scored 17/23 (74%) Cosh Goals scored 6/7 (86%) Teague-Neeld Goals scored 1/5 (20%) |
Garbin Goals scored 13/15 (87%) Haythornthwaite Goals scored 9/14 (64%) Samantha Wallace Goals scored 7/8 (88%) |
5th/6th play off
10 March 2019 10:30 |
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Queensland Firebirds | 41 – 42 | New South Wales Swifts | Queensland State Netball Centre | |
Aiken Goals scored 24/30 (80%) Tippett Goals scored 17/17 (100%) |
Wallace Goals scored 30/30 (100%) Garbin Goals scored 12/16 (75%) |
Regular season
Fixtures and results
Sun 28 Apr | Giants Netball | 56 – 63 | New South Wales Swifts | Qudos Bank Arena | |
1.00pm | Bassett Goals scored 28/36 (78%) Harten Goals scored 25/31 (81%) Austin Goals scored 3/3 (100%) |
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Wallace Goals scored 46/49 (94%) Housby Goals scored 17/26 (65%) |
Sun 5 May | New South Wales Swifts | 61 – 43 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | QuayCentre | |
3.00pm | Wallace Goals scored 31/31 (100%) Housby Goals scored 24/28 (86%) Garbin Goals scored 6/6 (100%) |
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Glasgow Goals scored 24/28 (86%) Folau Goals scored 19/23 (83%) Lange Goals scored 0/1 (0%) |
Sun 12 May | New South Wales Swifts | 80 – 66 | West Coast Fever | QuayCentre | |
1.00pm | Wallace Goals scored 62/66 (94%) Housby Goals scored 18/18 (100%) |
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Fowler Goals scored 48/50 (96%) Stanton Goals scored 18/23 (78%) |
Sat 18 May | New South Wales Swifts | 57 – 59 | Sunshine Coast Lightning | QuayCentre | |
1.00pm | Wallace Goals scored 33/36 (92%) Housby Goals scored 24/26 (92%) |
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Proscovia Goals scored 27/29 (93%) Wood Goals scored 14/19 (74%) Koenan Goals scored 18/20 (90%) |
Sun 26 May | Melbourne Vixens | 50 – 60 | New South Wales Swifts | Margaret Court Arena | |
1.00pm | Thwaites Goals scored 28/32 (88%) Philip Goals scored 18/22 (82%) Venter Goals scored 4/4 (100%) |
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Wallace Goals scored 45/47 (96%) Housby Goals scored 15/18 (83%) |
Sun 2 Jun | New South Wales Swifts | 68 – 52 | Collingwood Magpies | Qudos Bank Arena | |
1.00pm | Wallace Goals scored 54/57 (95%) Housby Goals scored 14/19 (74%) |
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Nelson Goals scored 41/44 (93%) Medhurst Goals scored 9/10 (90%) Sinclair Goals scored 2/3 (67%) |
Sun 9 Jun | Queensland Firebirds | 46 – 68 | New South Wales Swifts | Queensland State Netball Centre | |
1.00pm | Potgieter Goals scored 24/24 (100%) Tippett Goals scored 17/18 (94%) Latu-Meafou Goals scored 5/7 (71%) |
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Wallace Goals scored 41/44 (93%) Housby Goals scored 27/31 (87%) |
Sun 16 Jun | New South Wales Swifts | 59 – 55 | Giants Netball | Qudos Bank Arena | |
3.00pm | Wallace Goals scored 48/50 (96%) Housby Goals scored 11/12 (92%) |
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Bassett Goals scored 34/36 (94%) Harten Goals scored 21/24 (88%) |
Sun 23 Jun | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 51 – 51 | New South Wales Swifts | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | |
12.30pm | Folau Goals scored 26/36 (72%) Glasgow Goals scored 23/25 (92%) Hodges Goals scored 2/2 (100%) |
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Garbin Goals scored 25/29 (86%) Housby Goals scored 21/26 (81%) Wallace Goals scored 5/7 (71%) |
Sat 27 Jul | West Coast Fever | 49 – 53 | New South Wales Swifts | RAC Arena | |
6.00pm | Fowler Goals scored 43/47 (91%) Teague-Neeld Goals scored 6/12 (50%) |
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Wallace Goals scored 24/29 (83%) Housby Goals scored 22/28 (79%) Garbin Goals scored 7/8 (88%) |
Sat 3 Aug | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 50 – 48 | New South Wales Swifts | USC Stadium | |
7.00pm | Koenen Goals scored 26/30 (87%) Wood Goals scored 13/20 (65%) Proscovia Goals scored 11/11 (100%) |
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Garbin Goals scored 12/15 (80%) Wallace Goals scored 36/37 (97%) |
Sat 10 Aug | New South Wales Swifts | 57 – 51 | Melbourne Vixens | QuayCentre | |
7.00pm | Garbin Goals scored 12/18 (67%) Wallace Goals scored 45/49 (92%) |
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Philip Goals scored 24/30 (80%) Thwaites Goals scored 9/11 (82%) Kumwenda Goals scored 18/20 (90%) |
Sat 17 Aug | Collingwood Magpies | 64 – 56 | New South Wales Swifts | Silverdome | |
3.00pm | Nelson Goals scored 52/54 (96%) Medhurst Goals scored 12/14 (86%) |
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Wallace Goals scored 39/43 (91%) Haythornthwaite Goals scored 9/10 (90%) Garbin Goals scored 8/10 (80%) |
Sat 24 Aug | New South Wales Swifts | 64 – 63 | Queensland Firebirds | Qudos Bank Arena | |
5.00pm | Wallace Goals scored 43/45 (96%) Housby Goals scored 16/18 (89%) Garbin Goals scored 5/5 (100%) |
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Tippett Goals scored 33/35 (94%) Aiken Goals scored 30/35 (86%) |
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 Goals scored 30/32 (94%) Wood Goals scored 22/29 (76%) Proscovia Goals scored 6/7 (86%) |
Housby Goals scored 16/18 (89%) Garbin Goals scored 16/18 (89%) Wallace Goals scored 16/19 (84%) |
Preliminary final
Sun 8 Sep 1.00pm |
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New South Wales Swifts | 60–47 | Melbourne Vixens | Quaycentre | Nine | |
Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 14–10, 11–15, 16–10 | |||||||
Wallace Goals scored 40/42 (95%) Housby Goals scored 19/21 (90%) Garbin Goals scored 1/1 (100%) |
Kumwenda Goals scored 22/26 (85%) Philip Goals scored 21/25 (84%) Thwaites Goals scored 4/7 (57%) |
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 Goals scored 23/27 (85%) Proscovia Goals scored 16/18 (89%) Wood Goals scored 8/14 (57%) |
Wallace Goals scored 40/44 (91%) Housby Goals scored 18/22 (82%) Garbin Goals scored 6/7 (86%) |
Award winners
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "NSW Swifts - 2019 Season". nswswifts.com.au. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "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.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "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.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "The NSW Swifts are the 2019 Suncorp Super Netball Champions". supernetball.com.au. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "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.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "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.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "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.