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2015 ANZ Championship Round 11 Preview
Round 11 Fixtures:
Mission Queensland Firebirds v
Melbourne Vixens
Sunday 10 May, 12.18pm
Gold
Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre, Gold
Coast
NSW Swifts v Adelaide
Thunderbirds
Saturday 10 May, 2.18pm
Sydney
Olympic Park Sports Centre, Sydney
Kia Magic v
Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel
Sunday 10 May,
7.10pm
Claudelands Arena, Hamilton
Mojo Pulse v
Mainland Tactix
Monday 11 May, 7.40pm
Te
Rauparaha Arena,
Porirua
________________________________________
Game
Talking Points:
Mission Queensland
Firebirds v Melbourne Vixens
CHALLENGE TROPHY
DEFENCE
Sunday 10 May, 12.18pm
Gold Coast
Convention & Exhibition Centre, Gold Coast
Broadcast Live - FOX SPORTS 2 (AUS); ONE (AUS); SKY SPORT 1 (NZ)
Umpires:
Sharon Kelly &Michelle Phippard
Reserve: Clare
McCabe
Head to Head:
Firebirds | Vixens | |
Games Played | 18 | 18 |
Win / Loss | 8 / 10 | 10 / 8 |
Highest Score | 62 | 62 |
Lowest Score | 38 | 36 |
Greatest Winning Margin | 21 | 12 |
Challenge
Trophy:
Successful defences: -
The
Facts: LAST MEETING:
• The Firebirds will defend the
Challenge Trophy for the first time. The Firebirds won the
Challenge Trophy last weekend when they defeated the Fever
56-48 at Perth Arena in Round 10. The Firebirds are the
second holder of the Challenge Trophy after the Fever were
the inaugural holders.
• This will be the first time
the Firebirds and Vixens have clashed on the Gold Coast.
Their past seven meetings in Queensland have been played in
Brisbane.
• This will be the seventh ANZ Championship
match played at the Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition
Centre. The Firebirds have a 4-2 win-loss record at the
venue. Their average winning margin is 17 goals while both
of their defeats have been by three goals.
• The Vixens
will be only the second Australian side that the Firebirds
have played on the Gold Coast. They hosted the NSW Swifts in
the first ever match played at the venue in Round 1 of the
2010 season.
• The Vixens have won four of the seven
matches played in Brisbane by an average of 6.5
goals.
• The Vixens have lost twice by 21 goals against
the Firebirds – in Round 6, 2010 and Round 10, 2011. Both
came in Brisbane.
• The Firebirds lowest ever total of
38 goals was scored against the Vixens in Brisbane in Round
6, 2014.
• The Vixens are coming off their worst ever
defeat in their ANZ Championship history, a 24-goal loss to
the NSW Swifts in Sydney last round.
• Two more players
made their ANZ Championship and Melbourne Vixens debut in
their loss to the NSW Swifts last round. Alice Teague-Neeld
played just over a quarter at goal attack and shot five
goals at 100 per cent accuracy while Emily Mannix played a
half at goal keeper.
• The Vixens have played three
debutantes this season, the most of any team in the ANZ
Championship. They are also one of four teams to give court
time to all 12 players in their squad so far this
season.
• The Firebirds have taken over from the Vixens
as the No.1 defensive combination in the league, conceding
an average of 47.6 goals a match. They have not conceded 50
goals in a game since their opening round loss to West Coast
Fever in Brisbane.
• The Vixens have conceded 50 goals
or a more in match in their last five matches for the first
time in their ANZ Championship history. They are conceding
an average of 50.6 goals per game this
season.
• Firebirds shooter Romelda Aiken became the
first player in the ANZ Championship to reach 4000 career
goals. She has scored 4015 goals and has a career average of
37.1 goals a match over her 108-game career.
• A
victory on Sunday will see the Firebirds equal the Vixens’
tally of 73 victories overall in the ANZ Championship. The
Kia Magic has the most wins of any side with 76
overall.
• Firebirds shooter Gretel Tippett needs eight
goals to reach 100 goals in a season for the first time in
her career.
• Firebirds coach Roselee Jencke has
equaled the winning percentage of former Kia Magic mentor
Noeline Taurua. Jencke has won 69.5 per cent of her matches
since taking over as Firebirds coach in 2010. She has 57
victories overall.
________________________________________
NSW
Swifts v Adelaide Thunderbirds
Saturday 10 May,
2.18pm
Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre,
Sydney
Broadcast Live - FOX SPORTS 2 (AUS); SKY SPORT 1 (NZ)
Umpires: Helen George & Rachael Ayre
Reserve: Josh
Bowring
Head to Head:
Swifts | Thunderbirds | |
Games Played | 16 | 16 |
Win / Loss | 6 / 10 | 10 / 6 |
Highest Score | 60 | 62 |
Lowest Score | 35 | 38 |
Greatest Winning Margin | 20 | 27 |
The
Facts: LAST MEETING:
• The NSW Swifts players will
be wearing `temporary’ tattoos on Sunday for the Kids’
Cancer Project, which is the official charity partner of
Netball NSW and the Swifts. Each season they dedicate one
match to raising awareness and money for The Kids’ Cancer
Project. In 2014 the netball community helped raise nearly
$40,000 towards vital childhood cancer research. This
year’s match will be Sunday’s game against the Adelaide
Thunderbirds and supporters are asked for a gold coin
donation. For more information or to make a donation go to
www.thekidscancerproject.org.au.
• The Swifts and Thunderbirds have split the eight
matches played between the two sides in Sydney, winning four
each.
• The Swifts average winning margin against the
Thunderbirds in Sydney is 12.3 goals while it’s 13.8 goals
for the Adelaide side.
• The winning margin in last two
matches played in Sydney has been three goals –
Thunderbirds won 46-43 in Round 11, 2013 and the Swifts won
45-42 in Round 12, 2014.
• The 2014 match was played at
Allphones Arena in front of a crowd of 10,118 people –
that record was broken by the Swifts and Melbourne Vixens
last Sunday. That match attracted a crowd of
10,370.
• The Swifts won every quarter of a match for
the first time this season in their win over the Vixens last
Sunday.
• The 20-goal third quarter was also the Swifts
best of any quarter this season and also the highest of any
team last round overall.
• The Swifts’ lowest ever
score and biggest defeat in their ANZ Championship history
have both come against the Thunderbirds in Sydney – in
Round 12, 2012 when they lost 62-35.
• The Swifts are
one of four teams to have given court time to all 12 players
in their squad so far this season.
• Swifts coach Rob
Wright has been given a 12-month contract extension by
Netball NSW through until the end of the 2016
season.
• The Thunderbirds have the third best defence
in the ANZ Championship behind the Mission Queensland
Firebirds and Mojo Pulse, conceding an average of 49.4 goals
per match. The Swifts are ranked No.6, conceding an average
of 50.9 goals a match.
• The Thunderbirds have averaged
57.3 goals a match in their past three games compared to
47.7 in their first six matches of the season.
• The
Thunderbirds’ seven-goal win in Adelaide in Round 7 was
their 10th victory over the Swifts, making them the third
team that the Thunderbirds have record 10 or more wins
against. They have 12 victories against both West Coast
Fever and the Mission Queensland Firebirds.
• Swifts
shooter Caitlin Thwaites produced her most productive
performance against the Vixens since the opening round of
the season, shooting 39 goals at 93 per cent accuracy.
Overall, Thwaites and Susan Pettitt shot at 94 per cent
accuracy last round.
• Swifts defender Sharni Layton is
the No.1 ranked player in the competition for intercepts
(29), gains (50) and defensive rebounds (21) and No.2 for
deflections (50).
• The Thunderbirds have three players
ranked inside the top 10 in the competition for blocks –
Amy Steel (2), Eboni Beckford-Chambers (1) and Kate Shimmin
(1).
• Thunderbirds shooter Carla Borrego became the
seventh player last round to reach 2500 career goals in the
ANZ Championship. She has shot 2525 goals from her 79
appearances.
• Swifts captain Kimberlee Green had 17
goal assists against the Vixens last round, the equal most
of any player along with her SKYCITY Mystics counterpart
Maria Tutaia. Green is ranked No.3 in the league for goal
assists with
117.
________________________________________
Kia
Magic v Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel
Sunday
10 May, 7.10pm
Claudelands Arena, Hamilton
Broadcast Live - FOX SPORTS 2 (AUS); SKY SPORT 1 (NZ)
Umpires:
Danielle Maulder & Liz Boon
Reserve: Kristie
Simpson
Head to Head:
Magic | Steel | |
Games Played | 16 | 16 |
Win / Loss | 11 / 5 | 5 / 11 |
Highest Score | 66 | 65 |
Lowest Score | 38 | 33 |
Greatest Winning Margin | 19 | 7 |
The
Facts: LAST MEETING:
• The Magic leads the Steel 11-5
head to head in 16 previous meetings
• The Magic has
won three of the past four meetings between the
sides.
• The Steel is coming off a 50-49 victory over
the Pulse in Dunedin in Round 10.
• The Magic is coming
off their bye in Round 10. The Magic has never lost a match
the week following their bye.
• The Magic and Steel
have met in Hamilton on three previous occasions with the
Magic winning all three matches.
• The Magic has the
best home court record in the ANZ Championship with 45 wins,
12 losses and a draw at 78 per cent. The Magic has a record
of two losses, one win and a draw at home in
2015.
• The matches between these sides have been split
1-all in the past three seasons and the Magic have a chance
to sweep the Steel for the first time since 2011.
• The
Steel jumped ahead of the Magic into 2nd position on the New
Zealand conference ladder with their 50-49, Round 10 win
over the Pulse.
• Steel coach Janine Southby will lead
the Steel for the 49th time in Round 11. Southby took over
the reins at the Steel in 2012 (co-coach with Natalie
Avellino) and in her own right in 2013.
• The Magic has
the 4th best defensive record with 49.67 goals per match
scored against them.
• The Steel has the best attacking
record in the ANZ Championship with 60 goals per
match.
• Magic shooter Joanne Harten will play her 50th
ANZ Championship match in Round 11 against the Steel. Harten
played 26 matches for the Tactix (2012-13) and has played 23
for the Magic since joining the side last year.
• Steel
shooter has shot 399 so far in 2015 which is 73.9 per cent
of all Steel goals this
season.
________________________________________
Mojo
Pulse v Mainland Tactix
Monday 11 May,
7.40pm
Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua
Media
Contacts:
Pulse - Catherine Rossiter-Stead
M: +64 21
047 1723
E: [email protected]
Tactix -
Leanne Harris
M: +64 275 526 876
E: [email protected]
Broadcast Live - FOX SPORTS 2 (AUS); SKY SPORT 1 (NZ)
Umpires:
Yvonne Morgan & Jono Bredin
Reserve: Angella
Armstrong-Lush
Head to Head:
Pulse | Tactix | |
Games Played | 15 | 15 |
Win / Loss / Draw | 9 / 6 | 6 / 9 |
Highest Score | 73 | 59 |
Lowest Score | 45 | 41 |
Greatest Winning Margin | 17 | 14 |
The
Facts: LAST MEETING:
• The Pulse holds a 9-6 record
over the Tactix in 15 previous meetings
• The Pulse has
won nine of the past ten meetings between the sides
including the past two.
• The Tactix Round 4, 2014
55-53 win over the Pulse in Napier was their last victory in
the ANZ
Championship.
• The Tactix equalled their
and the ANZ Championship record of 18 consecutive losses
when they went down 53-61 to the Mystics in Round 10 in
Auckland.
• The Pulse suffered their sixth loss of the
season when they went down 49-50 to the Steel in Dunedin in
Round 10.
• Eight of the fifteen meetings between the
sides have been decided by 5-goals or less including two
matches decided after extra time.
• The Tactix and
Pulse both played their 100th ANZ Championship matches in
Round 10. Both sides are yet to take part in the ANZ
Championship finals since the inception of the competition
in 2008.
• Tactix captain Anna Thompson will play her
100th ANZ Championship match in Round 11 against the Pulse.
Thompson is a foundation Tactix player having made her debut
in the Tactix in their very first match in 2008 against the
Mystics.
• The Pulse have the 2nd best defensive record
with 48.78 goals per match being scored against
them.
• The Tactix have the 6th best attacking record
with 51.44 goals per match.
• The Tactix have the 6th
best shooting with 81.5 per cent while the Pulse are 7th
with 78.9 per cent.
• Pulse shooter Jodi Brown has shot
226 goals at 82 per cent so far this season already beating
her 2014 record of 217 goals at 78 per cent when she was the
support act to Jhaniele Fowler-Reid at the
Steel.
________________________________________
Upcoming milestones:
100 Games (ANZ
Championship):
Anna Thompson (Tactix) –
99
Joline Henry (Pulse) - 98
Katrina Grant (Pulse) -
96
50 Games (ANZ Championship):
Jo
Harten (Magic) - 49
Eboni Beckford-Chambers
(Thunderbirds) - 48
Hayley Saunders (Tactix) –
47
Elias Shadrock (Pulse) – 47
3500 Goals
(ANZ Championship):
Irene van Dyk (Pulse) –
3369
2500 Goals (ANZ
Championship):
Maria Tutaia (Mystics) -
2335
1500 Goals (ANZ
Championship):
Paula Griffin (Mystcis) –
1451
Kate Beveridge (Fever) – 1418
Tegan Philip
(Vixens) – 1349
Ellen Halpenny (Magic) – 1348
Erin
Bell (Thunderbirds) – 1339
1000 Goals (ANZ
Championship):
Mwai Kumwenda (Tactix) -
826
END
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