2010 ANZ Championship season

The 2010 ANZ Championship season was the third season of the ANZ Championship. The 2010 season began on 20 March and concluded on 11 July. New South Wales Swifts went through the entire regular season home and away undefeated, winning 13 consecutive matches and finishing as minor premiers. They were the first team in the history of the ANZ Championship to do this. However they subsequently lost both the major semi-final and the preliminary final to Adelaide Thunderbirds and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic respectively and eventually finished the season in third place. After defeating Swifts in the major semi-final, Thunderbirds defeated Magic 52–42 in the grand final, winning their third premiership.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

2010 ANZ Championship season
League	ANZ Championship
Sport	Netball
Duration	20 March 2010 – 11 July 2010
Number of teams	10
TV partner(s)	One HD Network 10 Sky Sport (New Zealand) TVNZ
Champions	Adelaide Thunderbirds
Runners-up	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
Minor premiers	New South Wales Swifts
Season MVP	Liana Barrett-Chase (Steel)
Top scorer	Carla Borrego (Thunderbirds)

Transfers

Player	2009 team	2010 team
Erin Bell	New South Wales Swifts	Adelaide Thunderbirds
Carla Borrego[8][9][10]	Miami Hurricanes (basketball)	Adelaide Thunderbirds
Jasmine Keene	West Coast Fever	Adelaide Thunderbirds
Sharni Layton	Australian Institute of Sport[11]	Adelaide Thunderbirds
Demelza McCloud	Queensland Firebirds	Melbourne Vixens
Sonia Mkoloma	Canterbury Tactix	New South Wales Swifts
Ashleigh Brazill	Australian Institute of Sport[11]	New South Wales Swifts
Kristy Durheim	NNSW Blues[12]	New South Wales Swifts
Natalie Medhurst[13]	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Queensland Firebirds
Amy Steel	Melbourne Vixens	Queensland Firebirds
Sarah Wall	Melbourne Vixens	Queensland Firebirds
Janelle Lawson[14][15]	Queensland Firebirds	West Coast Fever
Bianca Reddy	Adelaide Thunderbirds	West Coast Fever
Leah Shoard	Southern Steel	West Coast Fever
Anna Galvan	Retirement	Canterbury Tactix
Peta Stephens[16][17]	Queensland Firebirds	Canterbury Tactix
Ama Agbeze[18]	Melbourne Vixens	Central Pulse
Jane Altschwager[19][20]	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Central Pulse
Katrina Grant	Southern Steel	Central Pulse
Rachel Rasmussen	Northern Mystics	Central Pulse
Jenny-May Coffin	Retirement	Northern Mystics
Joline Henry[21]	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Northern Mystics
Althea Byfield	Central Pulse	Northern Mystics
Maria Tutaia[22]	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Northern Mystics
Larrissa Willcox	Canterbury Tactix	Northern Mystics
Leana de Bruin[23][24]	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Southern Steel
Jodi Brown[25]	Canterbury Tactix	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
Jade Clarke[26][27][28]	Northern Thunder	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
Peta Scholz[29][30]	Oakdale	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
Pamela Cookey[31]	Northern Mystics	Team Bath
Tamsin Greenway[32]	Queensland Firebirds	Surrey Storm

Source:^[2][33]

Head coaches and captains

Team	Head coach	Captain
Adelaide Thunderbirds[4]	Jane Woodlands-Thompson	Natalie von Bertouch
Melbourne Vixens	Julie Hoornweg	Sharelle McMahon[34] Bianca Chatfield[35]
New South Wales Swifts[2][3]	Julie Fitzgerald	Catherine Cox
Queensland Firebirds	Roselee Jencke[36]	Lauren Nourse[37]
West Coast Fever[38]	Jane Searle	Johannah Curran
Canterbury Tactix[39]	Helen Mahon-Stroud	Maree Bowden
Central Pulse	Yvette McCausland-Durie[40]	Jane Altschwager[41]
Northern Mystics[42]	Te Aroha Keenan	Temepara George
Southern Steel	Robyn Broughton[43]	Megan Dehn[44][45]
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic[46]	Noeline Taurua	Laura Langman

Pre-season

Tournament	Date	Winner	Score	Runners-up	Venue
Christchurch Pre-Season Tournament[47]	6-7 February	Southern Steel		(Note 1)	Pioneer Stadium, Christchurch
Queenstown Pre-Season Tournament[48]	19–21 February	Queensland Firebirds		(Note 2)	Queenstown Events Centre
Netball Cup[40][49]	5–7 March	Queensland Firebirds		(Note 3)	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre

Notes

• ^1 Other participants included Canterbury Tactix and Eastwood Ryde of the New South Wales Premier League
• ^2 Other participants included Northern Mystics, Central Pulse, Canterbury Tactix, Southern Steel and the Australian Institute of Sport.
• ^3 Other participants included New South Wales Swifts, Melbourne Vixens, Adelaide Thunderbirds, West Coast Fever, Central Pulse and Southern Steel.

Regular season

New South Wales Swifts went through the entire regular season home and away undefeated, winning 13 consecutive matches and finishing as minor premiers. They were the first team in the history of the ANZ Championship to do this.^[2][3][5]

Round 1

Saturday 20 March	Northern Mystics	55 – 52	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Trusts Stadium
14:20 (UTC+13)	Cathrine Latu  30/32 (94%) Maria Tutaia  25/30 (83%)	Report Stats	Erin Bell  3/5 (60%) Kate Beveridge  9/14 (64%) Carla Borrego  40/48 (83%)	Umpires: Liz Boon, Mandy Nottingham, Bobbi Brown

Sunday 21 March	Queensland Firebirds	47 – 50	New South Wales Swifts	Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
13:50 (UTC+10)	Romelda Aiken  29/34 (85%) Natalie Medhurst  18/23 (78%)	Report Stats	Catherine Cox  30/38 (79%) Susan Pratley  20/27 (74%)

Sunday 21 March	Southern Steel	46 – 44	West Coast Fever	Stadium Southland
18:50 (UTC+13)	Megan Dehn  18/22 (82%) Daneka Wipiiti  28/33 (85%)	Report Stats	Caitlin Bassett  34/35 (97%) Leah Shoard  10/15 (67%)	Umpires: Liz Boon, Fay Meiklejohn

Monday 22 March	Canterbury Tactix	54 – 48	Central Pulse	CBS Canterbury Arena
19:20 (UTC+13)	Ellen Halpenny  39/50 (78%) Anna Thompson  15/20 (75%)	Report Stats	Jane Altschwager  9/14 (64%) Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  9/11 (82%) Paula Griffin  30/34 (88%)	Umpires: Jono Bredin, Bobbi Brown

Monday 22 March	Melbourne Vixens	48 – 40	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Hisense Arena
19:05 (UTC+11)	Sharelle McMahon  23/27 (85%) Caitlin Thwaites  25/32 (78%)	Report Stats	Jodi Brown  10/13 (77%) Jessica Tuki  11/19 (58%) Irene van Dyk  19/22 (86%)	Umpires: Sharon Kelly

Round 2

Saturday 27 March	Central Pulse	50 – 61	Northern Mystics	Te Rauparaha Arena
14:20 (UTC+13)	Jane Altschwager  10/16 (63%) Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  14/17 (82%) Paula Griffin  26/31 (84%)	Report Stats	Cathrine Latu  36/39 (92%) Maria Tutaia  25/29 (86%)

Saturday 27 March	Adelaide Thunderbirds	38 – 45	New South Wales Swifts	ETSA Park
13:50 (UTC+10:30)	Erin Bell  3/3 (100%) Kate Beveridge  5/8 (63%) Carla Borrego  30/39 (77%)	Stats	Catherine Cox  26/38 (68%) Susan Pratley  19/26 (73%)

Sunday 28 March	Melbourne Vixens	53 – 46	Queensland Firebirds	Hisense Arena
14:50 (UTC+11)	Sharelle McMahon  24/32 (75%) Caitlin Thwaites  29/35 (83%)	Stats	Romelda Aiken  23/36 (64%) Natalie Medhurst  23/27 (85%)

Monday 29 March	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	47 – 41	Southern Steel	Energy Events Centre
19:20 (UTC+13)	Jodi Brown  20/24 (83%) Irene van Dyk  27/30 (90%)	Report Stats	Megan Dehn  12/14 (86%) Julianna Naoupu  29/34 (85%)	Umpires: Liz Boon, Bronwyn Meek

Monday 29 March	West Coast Fever	62 – 44	Canterbury Tactix	Challenge Stadium
17:05 (UTC+8)	Caitlin Bassett  45/52 (87%) Janelle Lawson  7/13 (54%) Ashleigh Neal  2/3 (67%) Leah Shoard  8/12 (67%)	Report Stats	Ellen Halpenny  23/30 (77%) Anna Thompson  21/27 (78%)

Round 3

Saturday 3 April	Northern Mystics	46 – 55	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Trusts Stadium
14:20 (UTC+13)	Cathrine Latu  31/36 (86%) Maria Tutaia  15/23 (65%)	Report Stats	Jodi Brown  21/26 (81%) Irene van Dyk  34/35 (97%)

Sunday 4 April	Queensland Firebirds	40 – 41	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
14:50 (UTC+10)	Romelda Aiken  32/41 (78%) Natalie Medhurst  8/15 (53%)	Report Stats	Kate Beveridge  9/14 (64%) Carla Borrego  32/35 (91%)

Sunday 4 April	Canterbury Tactix	53 – 56	New South Wales Swifts	CBS Canterbury Arena
18:50 (UTC+12)	Ellen Halpenny  31/45 (69%) Anna Thompson  22/29 (76%)	Q4: (45 – 45) Report Stats	Catherine Cox  21/36 (58%) Susan Pratley  31/36 (86%) Amorette Wild  4/6 (67%)

Monday 5 April	Southern Steel	56 – 44	Central Pulse	Edgar Centre
19:20 (UTC+12)	Megan Dehn  14/18 (78%) Julianna Naoupu  19/22 (86%) Daneka Wipiiti  23/28 (82%)	Report Stats	Jane Altschwager  21/26 (81%) Paula Griffin  23/30 (77%)

Monday 5 April	West Coast Fever	50 – 64	Melbourne Vixens	Challenge Stadium
18:05 (UTC+8)	Caitlin Bassett  39/49 (80%) Janelle Lawson  3/6 (50%) Leah Shoard  8/11 (73%)	Report Stats	Kathleen Knott  2/5 (40%) Sharelle McMahon  18/24 (75%) Caitlin Thwaites  44/52 (85%)

Round 4: Rivalry Round

Round 4 featured five Australia verses New Zealand matches. Goals scored by Australian and New Zealand teams were added together and the country with the most goals won the Rivalry Round Trophy. After five matches, Australia won the 2010 Rivalry Round 4–1 and by 288–230.^[50]

Saturday 10 April	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	55 – 50	West Coast Fever	Mystery Creek Events Centre
14:20 (UTC+12)	Jodi Brown  14/21 (67%) Irene van Dyk  41/42 (98%)	Report Stats	Caitlin Bassett  35/37 (95%) Leah Shoard  15/22 (68%)

Saturday 10 April	New South Wales Swifts	50 – 36	Central Pulse	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
14:20 (UTC+10)	Catherine Cox  23/32 (72%) Susan Pratley  27/31 (87%)	Report Stats	Jane Altschwager  16/22 (73%) Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  2/4 (50%) Paula Griffin  18/21 (86%)

Sunday 11 April	Adelaide Thunderbirds	53 – 36	Southern Steel	ETSA Park
14:20 (UTC+9:30)	Kate Beveridge  16/24 (67%) Carla Borrego  37/45 (82%)	Report Stats	Megan Dehn  7/13 (54%) Julianna Naoupu  1/1 (100%) Daneka Wipiiti  28/34 (82%)

Monday 12 April	Canterbury Tactix	49 – 64	Melbourne Vixens	CBS Canterbury Arena
19:20 (UTC+12)	Anna Thompson  21/26 (81%) Ellen Halpenny  28/38 (74%)	Report Stats	Caitlin Thwaites  39/45 (87%) Sharelle McMahon  25/31 (81%)

Monday 12 April	Queensland Firebirds	71 – 54	Northern Mystics	Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
19:05 (UTC+10)	Romelda Aiken  42/50 (84%) Natalie Medhurst  29/32 (91%)	Report Stats	Cathrine Latu  29/34 (85%) Maria Tutaia  25/29 (86%)

Round 5

Saturday 17 April	Central Pulse	40 – 75	Adelaide Thunderbirds	TSB Bank Arena
14:20 (UTC+12)	Jane Altschwager  25/32 (78%) Paula Griffin  15/21 (71%)	Report Stats	Kate Beveridge  16/19 (84%) Carla Borrego  58/59 (98%) Jasmine Keene  1/1 (100%)

Sunday 18 April	New South Wales Swifts	55 – 43	West Coast Fever	Newcastle Entertainment Centre
14:50 (UTC+10)	Catherine Cox  24/34 (71%) Susan Pratley  30/35 (86%) Lara Welham  1/2 (50%)	Report Stats	Caitlin Bassett  27/33 (82%) Leah Shoard  16/22 (73%)

Sunday 18 April	Canterbury Tactix	36 – 53	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	CBS Canterbury Arena
18:50 (UTC+12)	Anna Thompson  17/25 (68%) Ellen Halpenny  19/32 (59%)	Report Stats	Jodi Brown  24/32 (75%) Jessica Tuki  3/6 (50%) Irene van Dyk  26/27 (96%)

Monday 19 April	Southern Steel	41 – 56	Queensland Firebirds	Stadium Southland
19:20 (UTC+12)	Megan Dehn  13/17 (76%) Julianna Naoupu  15/22 (68%) Daneka Wipiiti  13/15 (87%)	Report Stats	Romelda Aiken  29/37 (78%) Natalie Medhurst  27/31 (87%)

Monday 19 April	Melbourne Vixens	62 – 51	Northern Mystics	Hisense Arena
19:05 (UTC+10)	Tegan Caldwell  3/3 (100%) Sharelle McMahon  24/28 (86%) Caitlin Thwaites  35/40 (88%)	Report Stats	Cathrine Latu  35/40 (88%) Maria Tutaia  16/22 (73%)

Round 6

Saturday 24 April	Northern Mystics	59 – 50	Canterbury Tactix	Trusts Stadium
14:20 (UTC+12)	Cathrine Latu  33/34 (97%) Maria Tutaia  26/31 (84%)	Report Stats	Ellen Halpenny  32/37 (86%) Anna Thompson  18/23 (78%)

Sunday 25 April	Queensland Firebirds	62 – 41	Melbourne Vixens	Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
14:20 (UTC+10)	Romelda Aiken  34/43 (79%) Natalie Medhurst  28/32 (88%)	Report Stats	Tegan Caldwell  10/13 (77%) Kathleen Knott  24/34 (71%) Sharelle McMahon  7/8 (88%)

Monday 26 April	Central Pulse	40 – 64	Southern Steel	TSB Bank Arena
19:20 (UTC+12)	Jane Altschwager  8/10 (80%) Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  19/22 (86%) Paula Griffin  13/16 (81%)	Report Stats	Megan Dehn  9/14 (64%) Julianna Naoupu  17/20 (85%) Jade Topia  4/5 (80%) Daneka Wipiiti  23/28 (82%)

Monday 26 April	West Coast Fever	37 – 57	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Challenge Stadium
18:05 (UTC+8)	Caitlin Bassett  18/24 (75%) Janelle Lawson  3/6 (50%) Ashleigh Neal  2/4 (50%) Shoard  14/23 (61%)	Report Stats	Kate Beveridge  15/22 (68%) Carla Borrego  42/46 (91%)

BYES:  New South Wales Swifts and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

Round 7

Saturday 1 May	Canterbury Tactix	38 – 66	Southern Steel	CBS Canterbury Arena
14:20 (UTC+12)	Ellen Halpenny  15/24 (63%) Anna Thompson  19/23 (83%) Ashleigh Smith  4/9 (44%) Angela Mitchell  0/1 (0%)	Report Stats	Daneka Wipiiti  38/46 (83%) Megan Dehn  16/20 (80%) Julianna Naoupu  12/12 (100%)

Sunday 2 May	New South Wales Swifts	56 – 42	Melbourne Vixens	Acer Arena
14:50 (UTC+10)	Catherine Cox  29/31 (94%) Susan Pratley  27/30 (90%)	Report Stats	Sharelle McMahon  19/20 (95%) Caitlin Thwaites  23/26 (88%)	Attendance: 6,928[51]

Monday 3 May	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	49 – 46	Northern Mystics	Mystery Creek Events Centre
19:20 (UTC+12)	Jodi Brown  12/14 (86%) Irene van Dyk  37/40 (93%)	Report Stats	Cathrine Latu  25/30 (83%) Maria Tutaia  21/25 (84%)

Monday 3 May	Queensland Firebirds	63 – 57	West Coast Fever	Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
19:05 (UTC+10)	Romelda Aiken  36/39 (92%) Natalie Medhurst  27/34 (79%)	Report Stats	Caitlin Bassett  50/59 (85%) Janelle Lawson  2/4 (50%) Leah Shoard  5/15 (33%)

BYES:  Adelaide Thunderbirds and Central Pulse

Round 8

Saturday 8 May	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	56 – 44	Central Pulse	Energy Events Centre
14:20 (UTC+12)	Jodi Brown  6/8 (75%) Tanya Lund  10/13 (77%) Irene van Dyk  40/42 (95%)	Report Stats	Jane Altschwager  18/25 (72%) Paula Griffin  26/32 (81%)

Sunday 9 May	New South Wales Swifts	60 – 44	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
14:50 (UTC+10)	Catherine Cox  36/44 (82%) Susan Pratley  24/34 (71%)	Report Stats	Erin Bell  7/10 (70%) Kate Beveridge  8/12 (67%) Carla Borrego  29/38 (76%)

Monday 10 May	Southern Steel	49 – 52	Northern Mystics	Stadium Southland
19:20 (UTC+12)	Megan Dehn  15/18 (83%) Julianna Naoupu  22/33 (67%) Daneka Wipiiti  12/15 (80%)	Report Stats	Cathrine Latu  28/29 (97%) Maria Tutaia  24/27 (89%)

Monday 10 May	Melbourne Vixens	53 – 56	West Coast Fever	Hisense Arena
19:05 (UTC+10)	Sharelle McMahon  18/27 (67%) Caitlin Thwaites  35/43 (81%)	Report Stats	Caitlin Bassett  46/49 (94%) Janelle Lawson  3/4 (75%) Leah Shoard  7/9 (78%)

BYES:  Queensland Firebirds and Canterbury Tactix

Round 9

Saturday 15 May	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	72 – 52	Canterbury Tactix	Mystery Creek Events Centre
14:20 (UTC+12)	Jodi Brown  24/29 (83%) Irene van Dyk  48/50 (96%)	Report Stats	Ellen Halpenny  6/8 (75%) Angela Mitchell  14/21 (67%) Anna Thompson  32/36 (89%)

Sunday 16 May	Adelaide Thunderbirds	58 – 47	Melbourne Vixens	ETSA Park
14:20 (UTC+9:30)	Kate Beveridge  15/21 (71%) Carla Borrego  43/50 (86%)	Report Stats	Sharelle McMahon  21/30 (70%) Caitlin Thwaites  26/33 (79%)

Monday 17 May	Northern Mystics	61 – 60	Central Pulse	Trusts Stadium
19:20 (UTC+12)	Cathrine Latu  41/41 (100%) Maria Tutaia  20/29 (69%)	Q4: (51 – 51) Report Stats	Jane Altschwager  25/35 (71%) Paula Griffin  35/40 (88%)

Monday 17 May	New South Wales Swifts	44 – 40	Queensland Firebirds	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
19:05 (UTC+10)	Catherine Cox  19/33 (58%) Susan Pratley  25/31 (81%)	Report Stats	Romelda Aiken  26/33 (79%) Natalie Medhurst  14/21 (67%)

BYES:  West Coast Fever and Southern Steel

Round 10

Saturday 22 May	Central Pulse	45 – 43	Canterbury Tactix	TSB Bank Arena
14:20 (UTC+12)	Jane Altschwager  15/23 (65%) Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  3/5 (60%) Paula Griffin  27/29 (93%)	Report Stats	Ellen Halpenny  17/24 (71%) Angela Mitchell  4/10 (40%) Anna Thompson  22/25 (88%)

Sunday 23 May	Adelaide Thunderbirds	53 – 51	Queensland Firebirds	ETSA Park
14:20 (UTC+9:30)	Kate Beveridge  15/20 (75%) Carla Borrego  38/41 (93%)	Report Stats	Romelda Aiken  32/39 (82%) Natalie Medhurst  19/27 (70%)

Monday 24 May	Southern Steel	52 – 47	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Stadium Southland
19:20 (UTC+12)	Megan Dehn  20/22 (91%) Daneka Wipiiti  32/34 (94%)	Report Stats	Jodi Brown  18/25 (72%) Irene van Dyk  29/32 (91%)

Monday 24 May	West Coast Fever	52 – 61	New South Wales Swifts	Challenge Stadium
18:05 (UTC+8)	Caitlin Bassett  38/45 (84%) Leah Shoard  14/20 (70%)	Stats	Catherine Cox  33/42 (79%) Susan Pratley  28/36 (78%)

BYES:  Melbourne Vixens and Northern Mystics

Round 11

Saturday 29 May	Northern Mystics	48 – 54	New South Wales Swifts	Trusts Stadium
14:20 (UTC+12)	Cathrine Latu  30/33 (91%) Maria Tutaia  18/24 (75%)	Stats	Catherine Cox  26/33 (79%) Susan Pratley  28/32 (88%)

Sunday 30 May	Adelaide Thunderbirds	58 – 34	Canterbury Tactix	ETSA Park
14:20 (UTC+9:30)	Erin Bell  5/5 (100%) Kate Beveridge  15/21 (71%) Carla Borrego  38/45 (84%)	Stats	Ellen Halpenny  21/31 (68%) Anna Thompson  13/17 (76%)

Sunday 30 May	Southern Steel	52 – 39	Melbourne Vixens	Edgar Centre
18:50 (UTC+12)	Megan Dehn  23/27 (85%) Julianna Naoupu  2/3 (67%) Daneka Wipiiti  27/31 (87%)	Stats	Tegan Caldwell  11/11 (100%) Kathleen Knott  13/16 (81%) Sharelle McMahon  10/15 (67%) Caitlin Thwaites  5/6 (83%)

Monday 31 May	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	54 – 55	Queensland Firebirds	Energy Events Centre
19:20 (UTC+12)	Jodi Brown  22/27 (81%) Irene van Dyk  32/34 (94%)	Stats	Romelda Aiken  35/37 (95%) Natalie Medhurst  20/21 (95%)

Monday 31 May	West Coast Fever	63 – 45	Central Pulse	Challenge Stadium
17:05 (UTC+8)	Caitlin Bassett  42/51 (82%) Leah Shoard  21/29 (72%)	Stats	Jane Altschwager  4/10 (40%) Paula Griffin  29/38 (76%) Jamilah Gupwell  12/14 (86%)

Round 12

Saturday 5 June	Northern Mystics	62 – 53	West Coast Fever	North Shore Events Centre
14:20 (UTC+12)	Cathrine Latu  40/41 (98%) Maria Tutaia  22/27 (81%)	Stats	Caitlin Bassett  44/50 (88%) Leah Shoard  9/14 (64%)

Saturday 5 June	Queensland Firebirds	52 – 42	Central Pulse	Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
14:20 (UTC+10)	Romelda Aiken  31/40 (78%) Natalie Medhurst  21/24 (88%)	Stats	Paula Griffin  23/28 (82%) Jamilah Gupwell  19/22 (86%)

Sunday 6 June	Melbourne Vixens	43 – 54	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Hisense Arena
14:50 (UTC+10)	Tegan Caldwell  13/17 (76%) Kathleen Knott  5/6 (83%) Sharelle McMahon  21/25 (84%) Caitlin Thwaites  4/5 (80%)	Stats	Kate Beveridge  12/16 (75%) Carla Borrego  42/48 (88%)

Monday 7 June	Southern Steel	53 – 39	Canterbury Tactix	Stadium Southland
19:20 (UTC+12)	Megan Dehn  22/24 (92%) Daneka Wipiiti  31/33 (94%)	Stats	Ellen Halpenny  11/18 (61%) Anna Thompson  28/35 (80%)

Monday 7 June	New South Wales Swifts	60 – 43	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
19:05 (UTC+10)	Catherine Cox  31/39 (79%) Susan Pratley  29/34 (85%)	Report Stats	Jodi Brown  16/19 (84%) Irene van Dyk  27/29 (93%)

Round 13

Saturday 12 June	Central Pulse	52 – 58	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Pettigrew Green Arena
14:20 (UTC+12)	Paula Griffin  31/38 (82%) Jamilah Gupwell  21/25 (84%)	Stats	Jodi Brown  11/13 (85%) Tanya Lund  5/8 (63%) Irene van Dyk  42/42 (100%)

Saturday 12 June	Melbourne Vixens	46 – 58	New South Wales Swifts	Hisense Arena
14:20 (UTC+10)	Tegan Caldwell  11/11 (100%) Sharelle McMahon  24/29 (83%) Caitlin Thwaites  11/17 (65%)	Stats	Catherine Cox  31/40 (78%) Susan Pratley  19/23 (83%) Amorette Wild  8/10 (80%)

Sunday 13 June	Adelaide Thunderbirds	54 – 45	West Coast Fever	ETSA Park
14:20 (UTC+9:30)	Erin Bell  8/12 (67%) Kate Beveridge  4/6 (67%) Carla Borrego  42/57 (74%)	Stats	Caitlin Bassett  26/36 (72%) Janelle Lawson  1/1 (100%) Leah Shoard  18/21 (86%)

Monday 14 June	Northern Mystics	43 – 50	Southern Steel	Trusts Stadium
19:20 (UTC+12)	Cathrine Latu  17/17 (100%) Maria Tutaia  26/32 (81%)	Stats	Megan Dehn  16/20 (80%) Daneka Wipiiti  34/39 (87%)

Monday 14 June	Queensland Firebirds	75 – 32	Canterbury Tactix	Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
19:05 (UTC+10)	Romelda Aiken  47/62 (76%) Natalie Medhurst  28/36 (78%)	Stats	Ellen Halpenny  9/11 (82%) Angela Mitchell  8/12 (67%) Anna Thompson  15/19 (79%)

Round 14

Saturday 19 June	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	53 – 44	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Energy Events Centre
14:20 (UTC+12)	Jodi Brown  16/17 (94%) Irene van Dyk  37/43 (86%)	Stats	Erin Bell  7/9 (78%) Kate Beveridge  11/17 (65%) Carla Borrego  26/31 (84%)

Sunday 20 June	West Coast Fever	67 – 59	Queensland Firebirds	Challenge Stadium
12:50 (UTC+8)	Caitlin Bassett  44/50 (88%) Leah Shoard  23/27 (85%)	Stats	Romelda Aiken  36/43 (84%) Natalie Medhurst  23/27 (85%)

Sunday 20 June	Canterbury Tactix	47 – 58	Northern Mystics	CBS Canterbury Arena
18:50 (UTC+12)	Anna Thompson  23/29 (79%) Ellen Halpenny  24/31 (77%)	Stats	Cathrine Latu  36/41 (88%) Maria Tutaia  22/27 (81%)

Monday 21 June	Central Pulse	48 – 49	Melbourne Vixens	Te Rauparaha Arena
19:20 (UTC+12)	Jane Altschwager  10/11 (91%) Paula Griffin  31/40 (78%) Jamilah Gupwell  7/12 (58%)	Stats	Tegan Caldwell  24/28 (86%) Kathleen Knott  12/16 (75%) Caitlin Thwaites  13/13 (100%)

Monday 21 June	New South Wales Swifts	55 – 38	Southern Steel	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
19:05 (UTC+10)	Catherine Cox  28/37 (76%) Susan Pratley  27/32 (84%)	Stats	Megan Dehn  13/14 (93%) Julianna Naoupu  6/7 (86%) Daneka Wipiiti  19/24 (79%)

Sources:^[1][52]

Final table

2010 ANZ Championship ladder

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	PP	Pts	Qualification
1	New South Wales Swifts	13	13	0	704	570	123.5	26	Qualified for Major semi-final
2	Adelaide Thunderbirds	13	9	4	681	586	116.2	18
3	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	13	9	4	682	626	108.9	18	Qualified for Minor semi-final
4	Southern Steel	13	8	5	644	597	107.9	16
5	Queensland Firebirds	13	7	6	717	629	114.0	14
6	Northern Mystics	13	7	6	696	702	99.1	14
7	Melbourne Vixens	13	6	7	651	680	95.7	12
8	West Coast Fever	13	4	9	679	718	94.6	8
9	Central Pulse	13	1	12	594	742	80.1	2
10	Canterbury Tactix	13	1	12	571	769	74.3	2

Source: ^[53]
Rules for classification: 2 points for a win, 0 points for a loss.

Playoffs

Semifinals

Preliminary final

Grand final

27 June – Sydney

11 July – Adelaide

New South Wales Swifts

38

Adelaide Thunderbirds

52

Adelaide Thunderbirds

52

4 July – Newcastle

Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

42

New South Wales Swifts

49

28 June – Auckland

Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

54

Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

50

Southern Steel

42

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Major semi-final

Sunday 27 June 14:50 (UTC+10)	Stats	New South Wales Swifts	38–52	Adelaide Thunderbirds		Acer Arena Attendance: 6,928[3]
		Scoring by quarter: 10-14, 8-17, 9-14, 11-7
		Susan Pratley  22/31 (71%) Catherine Cox  9/16 (56%) Amorette Wild  7/8 (88%)		Carla Borrego  37/43 (86%) Erin Bell  12/16 (75%) Kate Beveridge  2/2 (100%) Jasmine Keene  1/1 (100%)

Sources:^[54][55]

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Minor semi-final

Monday 28 June 19:20 (UTC+12)	Stats	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	50–42	Southern Steel		Vector Arena Umpires: Sharon Kelly (Australia), Mandy Nottingham (New Zealand)
		Scoring by quarter: 16-8, 8-13, 14-11, 12-10
		Irene van Dyk  41/46 (89%) Jodi Brown  9/11 (82%)		Megan Dehn  24/25 (96%) Daneka Wipiiti  11/17 (65%) Julianna Naoupu  7/9 (78%)

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Preliminary final

Sunday 4 July 14:50 (UTC+10)	Stats	New South Wales Swifts	49–54	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic		Newcastle Entertainment Centre Umpires: Sharon Kelly (Australia), Mandy Nottingham (New Zealand)
		Scoring by quarter: 11-12, 9-17, 12-13, 17-12
		Catherine Cox  32/38 (84%) Susan Pratley  17/21 (81%)		Irene van Dyk  43/44 (98%) Jodi Brown  11/13 (85%)

Sources:^{[56][57][58][59]}

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Grand final

Sunday 11 July 14:30 (UTC+9:30)	Stats	Adelaide Thunderbirds	52–42	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic		Adelaide Entertainment Centre Attendance: 9,300 Umpires: Sharon Kelly (Australia), Mandy Nottingham (New Zealand)
		Scoring by quarter: 15-8, 13-13, 11-8, 13-13
		Carla Borrego  40/46 (87%) Erin Bell  12/19 (63%)		Irene van Dyk  30/33 (91%) Jodi Brown  12/16 (75%)

Sources:^[6][7]

Season statistics

As of 21 June 2010.^[60]

Top 5 goals scored
Pos.	Player	Team	Goals
1	Carla Borrego	Adelaide Thunderbirds	497
2	Caitlin Bassett	West Coast Fever	486
3	Irene van Dyk	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	440
4	Romelda Aiken	Queensland Firebirds	430
5	Cathrine Latu	Northern Mystics	411

Top 5 shots at goal
Pos.	Player	Team	Shots
1	Carla Borrego	Adelaide Thunderbirds	581
2	Caitlin Bassett	West Coast Fever	568
3	Romelda Aiken	Queensland Firebirds	532
4	Catherine Cox	New South Wales Swifts	477
5	Irene van Dyk	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	470

Top 5 shooting accuracy
Pos.	Player	Team	Goal %
1	Irene van Dyk	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	93.6
2	Cathrine Latu	Northern Mystics	91.7
3	Tegan Caldwell	Melbourne Vixens	86.7
4	Daneka Wipiiti	Southern Steel	86.0
5	Caitlin Bassett	West Coast Fever	86.0

Top 5 intercepts
Pos.	Player	Team	Inter.
1	Althea Byfield	Northern Mystics	40
2	Casey Williams	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	38
3	Sonia Mkoloma	New South Wales Swifts	31
4	Laura Geitz	Queensland Firebirds	29
5=	Geva Mentor	Adelaide Thunderbirds	28
5=	Charlotte Kight	Canterbury Tactix	28

Top 5 offensive rebounds
Pos.	Player	Team	O/Reb.
1	Romelda Aiken	Queensland Firebirds	69
2	Carla Borrego	Adelaide Thunderbirds	39
3	Caitlin Bassett	West Coast Fever	38
4	Cathrine Latu	Northern Mystics	34
5	Ellen Halpenny	Canterbury Tactix	25

Top 5 defensive rebounds
Pos.	Player	Team	D/Reb.
1	Casey Williams	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	53
2	Laura Geitz	Queensland Firebirds	44
3=	Geva Mentor	Adelaide Thunderbirds	39
3=	Leana de Bruin	Southern Steel	33
5=	Rebecca Bulley	New South Wales Swifts	33
5=	Susan Fuhrmann	West Coast Fever	35

Award winners

ANZ Championship awards

Award	Winner	Team
Most Valuable Player[61][62][63]	Liana Barrett-Chase	Southern Steel
Grand final MVP[6][7]	Geva Mentor	Adelaide Thunderbirds
Best Young Player Award[64][65]	Sharni Layton	Adelaide Thunderbirds

Australian Netball Awards

Award	Winner	Team
Liz Ellis Diamond[66]	Natalie von Bertouch	Adelaide Thunderbirds
Australian ANZ Championship Player of the Year	Natalie von Bertouch	Adelaide Thunderbirds
Australian ANZ Championship Coach of the Year	Jane Woodlands-Thompson	Adelaide Thunderbirds

Sources:^[4][5][67]

Holden Cruze award

Award	Winner	Team
Holden Cruze Player of the Year[2][3][68]	Rebecca Bulley	New South Wales Swifts

Gallery

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  11 July 2010; Carla Borrego playing for Adelaide Thunderbirds against Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in the 2010 ANZ Championship grand final.
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  11 July 2010; Casey Williams playing for Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic against Adelaide Thunderbirds in the 2010 ANZ Championship grand final.