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Thursday 21 July, 2016
2016 ANZ
Championship Semi-Finals Preview
Conference Finals
Fixtures:
The Coffee Club Queensland
Firebirds v Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel
Sunday 24 July, 12pm (local time)
Brisbane
Convention & Exhibition Centre, Brisbane
Cold Power Magic v NSW Swifts
Monday
25 July, 7.30pm (local time)
Claudelands Arena,
Hamilton
Game Talking Points:
The Coffee Club
Queensland Firebirds v Ascot Park Hotel Southern
Steel
Sunday 24 July, 12pm
(local time)
Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre,
Brisbane
Broadcast: Live on SKY Sport 4 (NZ), Fox Sports
3 (AUS), ONE HD delay Monday 25 July
Media
Contacts:
Firebirds: Alex Fynes Clinton
M: +61 439 779
069
E: [email protected]
Steel:
Kate Buchanan
M: +64 21 292 1660
E: [email protected]
Umpires: Michelle Phippard (AUS) and Kristie Simpson
(NZL)
Reserve: Helen George (AUS)
Head to
Head
Firebirds Steel
Games
Played 9 9
Win /
Loss 7/2 2/7
Highest Score 68
(Round 1, 2013) 66 (Round 11, 2016)
Lowest
Score 50 (Round 14, 2008) 36 (Round 4,
2011)
LAST TIME THEY MET: Round 11, 2016: Steel 66 def Firebirds 51 (Dunedin)
• The Firebirds and Steel have met in Brisbane on four occasions since the start of the ANZ Championship and the Firebirds have won all four.
• The Firebirds are contesting their fifth ANZ Championship Final Series after appearances in 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2015. The Firebirds are two-time ANZ Championship winners, 2011 & 2015.
• The Firebirds will host the ANZ Championship Grand Final if they can defeat the Steel.
• The Steel can still host the ANZ Championship Grand Final if they can defeat the Firebirds and the Swifts beat the Magic.
• The Firebirds have never lost an ANZ Championship finals match at home.
• The Steel is yet to win an ANZ Championship finals match after four attempts.
Cold Power Magic v NSW
Swifts
Monday 25 July, 7.30pm (local
time)
Claudelands Arena, Hamilton
Broadcast: Live on
SKY Sport 1 (NZ), Fox Sports 4 (AUS), ONE HD delay Tuesday
26 July
Swifts: Victoria Bain
M: +61 449 903
405
E: [email protected]
Umpires: Jono
Bredin (NZL) and Josh Bowring (AUS)
Reserve: Angela
Armstrong-Lush (AUS)
Head to Head
Magic Swifts
Games
Played 14 14
Win /
Loss 4/10 10/4
Highest Score 63
(Round 3, 2009) 78 (Round 2, 2016)
Lowest
Score 43 (Round 2, 2015) 35 (Round 2, 2013)
LAST TIME THEY MET: Round 2, 2016: Swifts 78 def Magic 50 (Sydney)
• The Swifts have won the past three meetings between the sides.
• The Swifts are coming off a 52-63 loss to the Firebirds in the Australian Conference Final.
• The Magic’s New Zealand Conference Final win over the Steel was their 21st ANZ Championship finals match and they have a 52% win record.
• The Magic is the only ANZ Championship team to have played in all nine ANZ Championship Final Series.
• The Magic has won eight of their past 10 matches since Round 7. The Magic’s only losses were against the Steel and Firebirds.
• Swifts defender Sharni Layton will play her 100th ANZ Championship match in the Semi-Final.
ends
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