2011 ANZ Championship season

The 2011 ANZ Championship season was the fourth season of the ANZ Championship. The 2011 season began on 13 February and concluded on 22 May. With a team coached by Roselee Jencke, captained by Lauren Nourse and featuring Romelda Aiken, Laura Geitz, Clare McMeniman and Natalie Medhurst, Queensland Firebirds finished the season undefeated. They became the first team in the history of the ANZ Championship to go through the regular season and the playoffs without losing a single match. In the major semi-final, Firebirds defeated Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic and in the grand final they defeated Northern Mystics, winning their first premiership.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} This marked the beginning of a golden age for Firebirds. Between 2011 and 2016, Jencke guided them to five grand finals and three premierships.^[6][7][8][9]

2011 ANZ Championship season
League	ANZ Championship
Sport	Netball
Duration	13 February 2011 – 22 May 2011
Number of teams	10
TV partner(s)	One HD Network 10 Sky Sport (New Zealand) TVNZ
Champions	Queensland Firebirds
Runners-up	Northern Mystics
Minor premiers	Queensland Firebirds
Season MVP	Leana de Bruin (Steel) Natalie Medhurst (Firebirds)
Top scorer	Romelda Aiken (Firebirds)

Transfers

Player	2010 team	2011 team
Bianca Giteau	(Note 1)	Adelaide Thunderbirds
Cody Lange	Southern Force[10]	Adelaide Thunderbirds
Maddy Proud	Contax	Adelaide Thunderbirds
Kara Richards	Melbourne Vixens	Adelaide Thunderbirds
Kate Beveridge	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Melbourne Vixens
Madison Browne	West Coast Fever	Melbourne Vixens
Geva Mentor[11]	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Melbourne Vixens
Sarah Wall	Queensland Firebirds	Melbourne Vixens
Carla Dziwoki	Leeds Carnegie[12]	New South Wales Swifts
Mo'onia Gerrard[13]	Adelaide Thunderbirds	New South Wales Swifts
Chelsea Pitman[3]	Canterbury Tactix	Queensland Firebirds
Ameliaranne Wells	Queensland Fusion[14][15]	Queensland Firebirds
Ama Agbeze[16]	Central Pulse	West Coast Fever
Courtney Bruce	Western Sting[17]	West Coast Fever
Alicia Janz	Western Sting[17]	West Coast Fever
Kasey Evering	Import	Canterbury Tactix
Finau Pulu	Northern Mystics	Canterbury Tactix
Donna Wilkins[18]	(Note 2)	Canterbury Tactix
Caitlin Thwaites	Melbourne Vixens	Central Pulse
Victoria Smith	Canterbury Tactix	Central Pulse
Jade Topia	Southern Steel	Central Pulse
Megan Dehn[19][20]	Southern Steel	Northern Mystics
Rachel Rasmussen	Central Pulse	Northern Mystics
Natasha Chokljat[21]	Melbourne Vixens	Southern Steel
Paula Griffin	Central Pulse	Southern Steel
Jamilah Gupwell	Central Pulse	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
Julianna Naoupu[22]	Southern Steel	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
Sulu Tone-Fitzpatrick[23][24]	Northern Mystics	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

Notes

• ^1 In 2009, Bianca Giteau played for West Coast Fever.^[25]
• ^2 In 2009, Donna Wilkins played for Southern Steel.^[26]

Head coaches and captains

Team	Head coach	Captain
Adelaide Thunderbirds	Jane Woodlands-Thompson[27]	Natalie von Bertouch[28]
Melbourne Vixens	Julie Hoornweg	Sharelle McMahon[29] Bianca Chatfield[30]
New South Wales Swifts[31][32]	Julie Fitzgerald	Catherine Cox
Queensland Firebirds	Roselee Jencke[3]	Lauren Nourse[33]
West Coast Fever[34]	Jane Searle	Johannah Curran
Canterbury Tactix	Helen Mahon-Stroud[35]	Maree Bowden Donna Wilkins[36]
Central Pulse[37]	Yvette McCausland-Durie	Katrina Grant
Northern Mystics	Debbie Fuller[38]	Temepara George[39][40]
Southern Steel	Robyn Broughton[41]	Wendy Frew Liana Leota[42]
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Noeline Taurua[43]	Laura Langman[44][45]

Pre-season

Tournaments

Tournament	Date	Winner	Score	Runners-up	Venue
NSW Swifts Tournament	22–23 January	New South Wales Swifts		(Note 3)	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
Queenstown Pre-Season Tournament [46]	28–30 January	Queensland Firebirds	50–46	Central Pulse	Queenstown Events Centre

Notes

• ^3 Other participants included Melbourne Vixens, Adelaide Thunderbirds, West Coast Fever
• ^4 Other participants in Queenstown included Canterbury Tactix and Southern Steel

Matches

Northern Mystics, New South Wales Swifts and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic played a series of five-quarter matches.^[22][47]

29 January	Northern Mystics	61–64	New South Wales Swifts	Auckland

30 January	Northern Mystics	61–52	New South Wales Swifts	Auckland

6 February	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	62–54	Northern Mystics	Te Awamutu

Regular season

In order to be concluded before the 2011 World Netball Championships, the regular season used a more condensed format. It still featured 65 games, but included several new features including three "double rounds" which featured seven or eight matches, rather than the traditional four or five. The "bye" rounds were dropped and Thursday night matches were introduced for five of the regular rounds.^[2][48]

Round 1

13 February	New South Wales Swifts	60 – 40	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
12:20 (UTC+13)	Catherine Cox  22/29 (76%) Carla Dziwoki  11/11 (100%) Susan Pratley  27/27 (100%)	Stats	Erin Bell  5/8 (63%) Carla Borrego  31/35 (89%) Bianca Giteau  4/6 (67%)

Mon 14 February	Northern Mystics	51 – 34	Southern Steel	Trusts Stadium
19:40 (UTC+11)	Cathrine Latu  30/35 (86%) Maria Tutaia  21/29 (72%)	Report Stats	Tania Dalton  6/6 (100%) Paula Griffin  16/21 (76%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  12/20 (60%)

Round 2

Sat 19 February	Central Pulse	44 – 54	Northern Mystics	Te Rauparaha Arena
16:20 UTC+13	Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  3/5 (60%) Amber Bellringer  14/20 (70%) Caitlin Thwaites  27/35 (77%)	Stats	Cathrine Latu  36/36 (100%) Bailey Mes  0/2 (0%) Maria Tutaia  18/23 (78%)

Sun 20 February	Adelaide Thunderbirds	47 – 65	Melbourne Vixens	ETSA Park
13:50 (UTC+10:30)	Erin Bell  8/13 (62%) Carla Borrego  35/40 (88%) Bianca Giteau  4/4 (100%)	Stats	Kate Beveridge  39/47 (83%) Sharelle McMahon  26/30 (87%)

Sun 20 February	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	51 – 36	Southern Steel	Energy Events Centre
18:20 (UTC+13)	Jamilah Gupwell  3/6 (50%) Julianna Naoupu  12/17 (71%) Irene van Dyk  36/40 (90%)	Stats	Paula Griffin  20/24 (83%) Daneka Wipiiti  16/23 (70%)

Mon 21 February	Canterbury Tactix	48 – 54	West Coast Fever	CBS Canterbury Arena
19:40 (UTC+13)	Ellen Halpenny  22/26 (85%) Donna Wilkins  26/32 (81%)	Stats	Caitlin Bassett  38/41 (93%) Ashlee Howard  7/8 (88%) Leah Shoard  9/9 (100%)

Mon 21 February	Queensland Firebirds	51 – 48	New South Wales Swifts	Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
18:40 (UTC+10)	Romelda Aiken-George  28/37 (76%) Natalie Medhurst  23/26 (88%)	Stats	Catherine Cox  27/34 (79%) Susan Pratley  21/25 (84%)

Round 3

Thu 24 February	Northern Mystics	39 – 45	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Trusts Stadium
19:40 (UTC+13)	Cathrine Latu  22/27 (81%) Maria Folau  17/27 (63%)	Stats	Jamilah Gupwell  9/13 (69%) Julianna Naoupu  7/12 (58%) Irene van Dyk  29/33 (88%)

Thu 24 February	West Coast Fever	53 – 72	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Challenge Stadium
19:10 (UTC+8)	Caitlin Bassett  49/53 (92%) Ashlee Howard  1/1 (100%) Leah Shoard  3/6 (50%)	Stats	Erin Bell  16/23 (70%) Carla Borrego  50/53 (94%) Bianca Giteau  6/6 (100%) Cody Lange  0/2 (0%)

Sat 26 February	Central Pulse	43 – 45	Southern Steel	Te Rauparaha Arena
14:20 (UTC+13)	Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  1/3 (33%) Amber Bellringer  13/22 (59%) Caitlin Thwaites  29/36 (81%)	Stats	Paula Griffin  16/21 (76%) Daneka Wipiiti  29/35 (83%)

Sat 26 February	Queensland Firebirds	64 – 41	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
13:20 (UTC+10)	Romelda Aiken  50/54 (93%) Natalie Medhurst  13/18 (72%) Chelsea Pitman  1/3 (33%)	Stats	Erin Bell  6/10 (60%) Carla Borrego  30/34 (88%) Bianca Giteau  5/6 (83%)

Sun 27 February	Canterbury Tactix	v	Northern Mystics (Note 5)
19:30 (UTC+12)

Sun 27 February	New South Wales Swifts	45 – 49	Melbourne Vixens	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
14:20 (UTC+10)	Catherine Cox  11/15 (73%) Carla Dziwoki  14/16 (88%) Susan Pratley  20/26 (77%)	Stats	Kate Beveridge  29/38 (76%) Sharelle McMahon  20/25 (80%)

Mon 28 February	Central Pulse	44 – 46	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	TSB Bank Arena
19:40 (UTC+13)	Amber Bellringer  17/27 (63%) Caitlin Thwaites  27/33 (82%)	Stats	Jamilah Gupwell  5/7 (71%) Julianna Naoupu  9/11 (82%) Irene van Dyk  32/36 (89%)

Mon 28 February	West Coast Fever	38 – 62	Queensland Firebirds	Challenge Stadium
19:10 (UTC+8)	Caitlin Bassett  30/35 (86%) Ashlee Howard  3/3 (100%) Leah Shoard  5/11 (45%)	Stats	Romelda Aiken  20/25 (80%) Natalie Medhurst  39/45 (87%) Ameliaranne Wells  3/4 (75%)

Round 4

Sat 5 March	Adelaide Thunderbirds	51 – 41	Central Pulse	ETSA Park
13:50 (UTC+10:30)	Erin Bell  14/20 (70%) Carla Borrego  37/44 (84%)	Stats	Amber Bellringer  14/17 (82%) Caitlin Thwaites  27/31 (87%)

Sun 6 March	Queensland Firebirds	51 – 36	Southern Steel	Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
13:20 (UTC+10)	Romelda Aiken  30/36 (83%) Natalie Medhurst  21/24 (88%)	Stats	Paula Griffin  15/22 (68%) Daneka Wipiiti  21/26 (81%)

Sun 6 March	Northern Mystics	56 – 54	Melbourne Vixens	Trusts Stadium
18:20 (UTC+13)	Megan Dehn  5/6 (83%) Cathrine Latu  40/42 (95%) Maria Tutaia  11/16 (69%)	Stats	Kate Beveridge  29/37 (78%) Sharelle McMahon  25/30 (83%)

Mon 7 March	Canterbury Tactix	56 – 63	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Energy Events Centre (Note 6)
19:40 (UTC+13)	Ellen Halpenny  11/17 (65%) Anna Thompson  15/18 (83%) Donna Wilkins  30/35 (86%)	Q4: 47–47 Stats	Julianna Naoupu  37/40 (93%) Irene van Dyk  26/27 (96%)

Mon 7 March	New South Wales Swifts	55 – 51	West Coast Fever	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
19:40 (UTC+11)	Catherine Cox  22/38 (58%) Susan Pratley  33/40 (83%)	Stats	Caitlin Bassett  43/50 (86%) Leah Shoard  8/12 (67%)

Round 5

Sat 12 March	Melbourne Vixens	70 – 39	West Coast Fever	State Netball Hockey Centre
14:20 (UTC+11)	Kate Beveridge  17/23 (74%) Tegan Caldwell  19/21 (90%) Kathleen Knott  5/6 (83%) Sharelle McMahon  29/35 (83%)	Stats	Caitlin Bassett  21/25 (84%) Ashlee Howard  12/15 (80%) Leah Shoard  6/8 (75%)

Sun 13 March	Adelaide Thunderbirds	42 – 64	Queensland Firebirds	ETSA Park
13:50 (UTC+10:30)	Erin Bell  31/34 (91%) Carla Borrego  2/2 (100%) Bianca Giteau  6/11 (55%) Cody Lange  3/5 (60%)	Stats	Romelda Aiken  39/47 (83%) Natalie Medhurst  25/27 (93%)

Sun 13 March	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	46 – 47	Northern Mystics	Mystery Creek Events Centre
18:20 (UTC+13)	Julianna Naoupu  20/31 (65%) Irene van Dyk  26/31 (84%)	Stats	Megan Dehn  3/5 (60%) Cathrine Latu  23/26 (88%) Maria Tutaia  21/23 (91%)

Mon 14 March	Southern Steel	50 – 44	Central Pulse	Invercargill ILT Velodrome
19:40 (UTC+13)	Paula Griffin  29/34 (85%) Daneka Wipiiti  21/27 (78%)	Stats	Amber Bellringer  18/24 (75%) Caitlin Thwaites  26/30 (87%)

Mon 14 March	New South Wales Swifts	54 – 45	Canterbury Tactix	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
19:40 (UTC+11)	Catherine Cox  27/37 (73%) Susan Pettitt  17/20 (85%) Amorette Wild  10/12 (83%)	Report Stats	Ellen Halpenny  21/25 (84%) Donna Wilkins  24/25 (96%)

Round 6

Thu 17 March	West Coast Fever	49 – 70	New South Wales Swifts	Challenge Stadium
19:10 (UTC+8)	Caitlin Bassett  30/34 (88%) Leah Shoard  19/24 (79%)	Stats	Catherine Cox  29/35 (83%) Carla Dziwoki  14/15 (93%) Susan Pratley  27/31 (87%)

Sat 19 March	West Coast Fever	50 – 47	Southern Steel	Challenge Stadium
12:50 (UTC+8)	Caitlin Bassett  39/41 (95%) Leah Shoard  11/16 (69%)	Stats	Jodi Brown  9/11 (82%) Paula Griffin  7/9 (78%) Daneka Wipiiti  31/39 (79%)

Sun 20 March	New South Wales Swifts	53 – 57	Queensland Firebirds	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
14:20 (UTC+11)	Catherine Cox  31/36 (86%) Susan Pratley  22/25 (88%)	Stats	Romelda Aiken  37/43 (86%) Natalie Medhurst  20/25 (80%)

Sun 20 March	Central Pulse	46 – 43	Canterbury Tactix	Arena Manawatu
18:20 (UTC+13)	Amber Bellringer  16/23 (70%) Caitlin Thwaites  30/34 (88%)	Stats	Ellen Halpenny  9/14 (64%) Anna Thompson  10/13 (77%) Donna Wilkins  24/28 (86%)

Mon 21 March	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	53 – 41	Melbourne Vixens	Mystery Creek Events Centre
19:40 (UTC+13)	Julianna Naoupu  22/27 (81%) Irene van Dyk  31/36 (86%)	Stats	Kate Beveridge  4/5 (80%) Tegan Caldwell  13/20 (65%) Sharelle McMahon  24/27 (89%)

Mon 21 March	Adelaide Thunderbirds	57 – 55	Northern Mystics	ETSA Park
19:10 (UTC+10:30)	Erin Bell  21/24 (88%) Carla Borrego  36/41 (88%)	Stats	Cathrine Latu  29/31 (94%) Maria Tutaia  26/31 (84%)

Round 7: Rivalry Round

Round 7 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. Australia won the 2011 Rivalry Round with an aggregate score of 263–239 over New Zealand.^[49]

Sat 26 March	Northern Mystics	52 – 61	Queensland Firebirds	Trusts Stadium
16:20 (UTC+13)	Cathrine Latu  19/19 (100%) Maria Folau  33/38 (87%)	Stats	Romelda Aiken  38/43 (88%) Natalie Medhurst  23/26 (88%)

Sun 27 March	Melbourne Vixens	65 – 50	Canterbury Tactix	Hisense Arena
14:20 (UTC+11)	Kate Beveridge  33/40 (83%) Sharelle McMahon  32/35 (91%)	Stats	Anna Thompson  17/26 (65%) Donna Wilkins  33/38 (87%)

Sun 27 March	Central Pulse	43 – 48	New South Wales Swifts	TSB Bank Arena
18:20 (UTC+13)	Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  2/2 (100%) Amber Bellringer  8/15 (53%) Caitlin Thwaites  33/43 (77%)	Stats	Catherine Cox  23/32 (72%) Susan Pettitt  25/29 (86%)

Mon 28 March	Southern Steel	52 – 48	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Invercargill ILT Velodrome
19:40 (UTC+13)	Paula Griffin  21/23 (91%) Daneka Wipiiti  31/36 (86%)	Stats	Erin Bell  17/18 (94%) Carla Borrego  31/34 (91%)

Mon 28 March	West Coast Fever	41 – 42	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Challenge Stadium
19:10 (UTC+8)	Caitlin Bassett  23/33 (70%) Ashlee Howard  13/16 (81%) Leah Shoard  5/10 (50%)	Stats	Julianna Naoupu  17/23 (74%) Irene van Dyk  25/26 (96%)

Round 8

Thu 31 March	Canterbury Tactix	49 – 44	Southern Steel	CBS Canterbury Arena
19:40 (UTC+13)	Anna Thompson  20/23 (87%) Donna Wilkins  29/31 (94%)	Stats	Paula Griffin  33/38 (87%) Daneka Wipiiti  11/14 (79%)	Attendance: 5,124

Sources:^[50]

Thu 31 March	Melbourne Vixens	42 – 52	Queensland Firebirds	State Netball Hockey Centre
19:40 (UTC+11)	Kate Beveridge  15/26 (58%) Kathleen Knott  16/19 (84%) Sharelle McMahon  11/14 (79%)	Stats	Romelda Aiken  31/38 (82%) Natalie Medhurst  21/27 (78%)

Sat 2 April	Northern Mystics	61 – 48	Central Pulse	Trusts Stadium
16:20 (UTC+13)	Megan Dehn  7/8 (88%) Cathrine Latu  42/42 (100%) Maria Folau  12/14 (86%)	Stats	Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  4/6 (67%) Amber Bellringer  9/18 (50%) Alanah Cassidy  1/1 (100%) Caitlin Thwaites  34/42 (81%)

Sun 3 April	Melbourne Vixens	42 – 33	Southern Steel	Hisense Arena
14:20 (UTC+10)	Kate Beveridge  23/26 (88%) Tegan Philip  19/20 (95%)	Stats	Paula Griffin  17/28 (61%) Daneka Wipiiti  16/22 (73%)

Sun 3 April	Canterbury Tactix	56 – 59	Adelaide Thunderbirds	CBS Canterbury Arena
18:20 (UTC+12)	Anna Thompson  24/33 (73%) Donna Wilkins  32/35 (91%)	Stats	Erin Bell  15/18 (83%) Carla Borrego  44/48 (92%)

Mon 4 April	Central Pulse	63 – 61	West Coast Fever	Te Rauparaha Arena
19:40 (UTC+12)	Amber Bellringer  16/20 (80%) Caitlin Thwaites  47/60 (78%)	Q4: 48–48 Stats	Caitlin Bassett  47/52 (90%) Ashlee Howard  12/17 (71%) Leah Shoard  2/3 (67%)

Mon 4 April	Queensland Firebirds	53 – 49	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
19:40 (UTC+10)	Romelda Aiken  36/39 (92%) Natalie Medhurst  17/21 (81%)	Stats	Julianna Naoupu  24/29 (83%) Irene van Dyk  25/26 (96%)

Round 9

Thu 7 April	Canterbury Tactix	45 – 58	Northern Mystics (Note 5)	Vector Arena
19:30 (UTC+12)	Ellen Halpenny  2/4 (50%) Anna Thompson  11/17 (65%) Donna Wilkins  32/35 (91%)	Stats	Cathrine Latu  29/32 (91%) Bailey Mes  6/8 (75%) Maria Tutaia  23/30 (77%)

Sources:^[51][52]

Sat 9 April	Southern Steel	49 – 40	Canterbury Tactix	Edgar Centre
16:20 (UTC+12)	Paula Griffin  34/39 (87%) Daneka Wipiiti  15/22 (68%)	Stats	Anna Thompson  17/20 (85%) Wilkins  23/26 (88%)

Sun 10 April	Melbourne Vixens	55 – 53	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Hisense Arena
14:20 (UTC+10)	Kate Beveridge  22/27 (81%) Tegan Caldwell  33/36 (92%)	Stats	Carla Borrego  37/40 (93%) Erin Bell  15/19 (79%) Cody Lange  1/1 (100%)

Sun 10 April	Central Pulse	44 – 61	Queensland Firebirds	Te Rauparaha Arena
18:20 (UTC+12)	Caitlin Thwaites  35/44 (80%) Alanah Cassidy  3/6 (50%) Amber Bellringer  6/11 (55%)	Stats	Romelda Aiken  37/44 (84%) Natalie Medhurst  24/29 (83%)

Mon 11 April	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	46 – 53	New South Wales Swifts	Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre
19:40 (UTC+12)	Irene van Dyk  28/30 (93%) Jamilah Gupwell  10/13 (77%) Julianna Naoupu  8/8 (100%)	Stats	Catherine Cox  31/36 (86%) Amorette Wild  3/4 (75%) Susan Pratley  19/26 (73%)

Mon 11 April	West Coast Fever	54 – 56	Northern Mystics	Challenge Stadium
17:40 (UTC+8)	Caitlin Bassett  41/44 (93%) Leah Shoard  13/17 (76%)	Stats	Cathrine Latu  30/35 (86%) Maria Tutaia  26/35 (74%)

Round 10

Thu 14 April	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	53 – 49	Canterbury Tactix	Energy Events Centre
19:40 (UTC+12)	Jamilah Gupwell  4/5 (80%) Julianna Naoupu  14/19 (74%) Irene van Dyk  35/36 (97%)	Stats	Anna Thompson  19/24 (79%) Donna Wilkins  30/30 (100%)

Thu 14 April	Queensland Firebirds	57 – 36	Melbourne Vixens	Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
19:40 (UTC+10)	Romelda Aiken  35/42 (83%) Natalie Medhurst  22/30 (73%) Ameliaranne Wells  0/2 (0%)	Stats	Kate Beveridge  24/32 (75%) Tegan Phillip  11/17 (65%) Chelsey Tregear  1/2 (50%)

Sat 16 April	Adelaide Thunderbirds	57 – 53	New South Wales Swifts	ETSA Park
13:50 (UTC+9:30)	Erin Bell  19/23 (83%) Carla Borrego  38/40 (95%)	Stats	Catherine Cox  34/40 (85%) Carla Dziwoki  3/3 (100%) Susan Pratley  16/24 (67%)

Sun 17 April	West Coast Fever	38 – 54	Melbourne Vixens	Challenge Stadium
12:20 (UTC+8)	Caitlin Bassett  30/36 (83%) Ashlee Howard  7/12 (58%) Leah Shoard  1/5 (20%)	Stats	Tegan Phillip  37/50 (74%) Kate Beveridge  17/24 (71%)

Sun 17 April	Southern Steel	33 – 38	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Invercargill ILT Velodrome
18:20 (UTC+12)	Paula Griffin  24/26 (92%) Daneka Wipiiti  9/14 (64%)	Stats	Jamilah Gupwell  3/7 (43%) Julianna Naoupu  6/11 (55%) Irene van Dyk  29/30 (97%)

Mon 18 April	Canterbury Tactix	45 – 47	Central Pulse	CBS Canterbury Arena
19:40 (UTC+12)	Anna Thompson  24/28 (86%) Donna Wilkins  21/24 (88%)	Stats	Alanah Cassidy  8/13 (62%) Caitlin Thwaites  39/47 (83%)

Mon 18 April	New South Wales Swifts	53 – 46	Northern Mystics	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
19:40 (UTC+10)	Catherine Cox  37/48 (77%) Susan Pratley  16/23 (70%)	Stats	Megan Dehn  2/2 (100%) Cathrine Latu  17/17 (100%) Bailey Mes  1/4 (25%) Maria Folau  26/29 (90%)

Round 11

Thu 21 April	Southern Steel	39 – 40	New South Wales Swifts	Edgar Centre
19:40 (UTC+12)	Paula Griffin  16/23 (70%) Daneka Wipiiti  23/35 (66%)	Stats	Catherine Cox  25/33 (76%) Susan Pratley  15/19 (79%)

Sat 23 April	Melbourne Vixens	58 – 42	Central Pulse	Hisense Arena
14:20 (UTC+10)	Kathleen Knott  10/11 (91%) Kate Beveridge  25/30 (83%) Tegan Caldwell  23/26 (88%)	Stats	Caitlin Thwaites  37/50 (74%) Alanah Cassidy  4/5 (80%) Amber Bellringer  1/2 (50%)

Sun 24 April	Adelaide Thunderbirds	36 – 55	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	ETSA Park
13:20 (UTC+9:30)	Erin Bell  22/26 (85%) Bianca Giteau  8/12 (67%) Carla Borrego  6/10 (60%)	Stats	Irene van Dyk  43/47 (91%) Jamilah Gupwell  0/1 (0%) Julianna Naoupu  12/17 (71%)

Sun 24 April	Northern Mystics	62 – 43	Canterbury Tactix	Trusts Stadium
18:20 (UTC+12)	Cathrine Latu  45/48 (94%) Maria Tutaia  17/23 (74%)	Stats	Ellen Halpenny  2/3 (67%) Anna Thompson  22/28 (79%) Donna Wilkins  19/22 (86%)

Mon 25 April	Queensland Firebirds	56 – 54	West Coast Fever	Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
19:40 (UTC+10)	Romelda Aiken  26/31 (84%) Natalie Medhurst  30/36 (83%)	Stats	Caitlin Bassett  37/39 (95%) Ashlee Howard  4/4 (100%) Leah Shoard  13/17 (76%)

Round 12

Sat 30 April	Canterbury Tactix	52 – 69	Queensland Firebirds	CBS Canterbury Arena
16:20 (UTC+12)	Ellen Halpenny  26/35 (74%) Donna Wilkins  26/35 (74%)	Stats	Romelda Aiken  50/55 (91%) Natalie Medhurst  19/21 (90%)

Sun 1 May	Melbourne Vixens	33 – 45	New South Wales Swifts	Hisense Arena
14:20 (UTC+10)	Kate Beveridge  8/14 (57%) Tegan Caldwell  16/21 (76%) Kathleen Knott  9/14 (64%)	Stats	Catherine Cox  33/42 (79%) Susan Pratley  12/15 (80%)

Sun 1 May	Southern Steel	35 – 47	Northern Mystics	Invercargill ILT Velodrome
18:20 (UTC+12)	Paula Griffin  22/30 (73%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  4/6 (67%) Daneka Wipiiti  9/19 (47%)	Stats	Cathrine Latu  27/27 (100%) Maria Tutaia  20/32 (63%)

Mon 2 May	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	60 – 50	Central Pulse	Taupo Events Centre
19:40 (UTC+12)	Jamilah Gupwell  0/1 (0%) Julianna Naoupu  22/25 (88%) Irene van Dyk  37/39 (95%) Arahi Wall  1/2 (50%)	Stats	Amber Bellringer  9/12 (75%) Alanah Cassidy  1/4 (25%) Brooke Leaver  0/1 (0%) Caitlin Thwaites  40/46 (87%)

Mon 2 May	Adelaide Thunderbirds	59 – 64	West Coast Fever	ETSA Park
19:10 (UTC+9:30)	Carla Borrego  32/38 (84%) Erin Bell  27/34 (79%)	Stats	Caitlin Bassett  50/54 (93%) Ashlee Howard  2/3 (67%) Leah Shoard  12/17 (71%)

Sources:^[1]

Notes

• ^5 The Round 3 match between Canterbury Tactix and Northern Mystics was due to be played on 27 February. However it was postponed due to the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. The match was rescheduled for 7 April.^[2][52][53]
• ^6 The Round 4 match between Canterbury Tactix and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic was originally scheduled to be played in Christchurch. However following the earthquake, the match was moved to Rotorua. It was still regarded as a "home" match for Tactix.

Final table

2011 ANZ Championship ladder v t e
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	G%	Pts
1	Queensland Firebirds	13	13	0	758	587	171	129.13	26
2	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	13	10	3	647	578	69	111.94	20
3	New South Wales Swifts	13	9	4	677	606	71	111.72	18
4	Northern Mystics	13	9	4	684	619	65	110.5	18
5	Melbourne Vixens	13	8	5	664	610	54	108.85	16
6	Adelaide Thunderbirds	13	5	8	662	737	-75	89.82	10
7	Southern Steel	13	4	9	533	594	-61	89.73	8
8	Central Pulse	13	3	10	599	683	-84	87.7	6
9	West Coast Fever	13	3	10	646	754	-108	85.68	6
10	Canterbury Tactix	13	1	12	621	723	-102	85.89	2
Updated 8 March 2021

  Qualified for Major semi-final
  Qualified for Minor semi-final

• Pld = Games played
• W = Win (2 points)
• L = Loss (0 points)
• GF = Goals For
• GA = Goals Against
• GD = Goals Difference (= GF−GA)
• G% = Goal percentage (= 100 × GF/GA)

Pts = Points

Source:^[54]

Playoffs

Semifinals

Preliminary final

Grand final

9 May – Gold Coast

22 May – Brisbane

Queensland Firebirds

50

Queensland Firebirds

57

Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

39

15 May – Hamilton

Northern Mystics

44

Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

42

8 May – Sydney

Northern Mystics

43

New South Wales Swifts

44

Northern Mystics

49

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Minor semifinal

Sunday 8 May 14:20 (UTC+10)		New South Wales Swifts	44–49	Northern Mystics		Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre Umpires: Rachael Ayre (Australia) Mandy Nottingham (New Zealand) Reserve umpire: Jemma Carlton (Australia)	TEN SKYSport
		Scoring by quarter: 11-15, 9-13, 11–10, 13-11
		Catherine Cox  28/36 (78%) Amorette Wild  8/8 (100%) Susan Pratley  8/10 (80%)		Cathrine Latu  25/28 (89%) Maria Tutaia  24/29 (83%)

Source:^[55]

Major semifinal

Monday 9 May 19:40 (UTC+10)	Stats	Queensland Firebirds	50–39	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic		Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre	TEN SKYSport
		Scoring by quarter: 12–8, 11-8, 16–10, 11-13
		Romelda Aiken  29/33 (88%) Natalie Medhurst  21/27 (78%)		Irene van Dyk  17/19 (89%) Jamilah Gupwell  16/18 (89%) Julianna Naoupu  6/8 (75%)

Source:^[56][57]

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Preliminary final

Sunday 15 May 18:20 (UTC+12)	Stats	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	42–43	Northern Mystics		Mystery Creek Events Centre	TEN SKYSport
		Scoring by quarter: 13–9, 7-16, 12–10, 10-8
		Irene van Dyk  27/28 (96%) Julianna Naoupu  14/19 (74%) Jamilah Gupwell  1/3 (33%)		Cathrine Latu  15/17 (88%) Maria Tutaia  28/30 (93%)

Source:^[58][59][60]

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Grand final

Sunday 22 May 14:30 (UTC+10)	Stats	Queensland Firebirds	57–44	Northern Mystics		Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre Attendance: 3,541[3] Umpires: Sharon Kelly (Australia) Mandy Nottingham (New Zealand) Reserve umpire: Rachael Ayre (Australia)	TEN SKYSport
		Scoring by quarter: 12–12, 14–12, 18–8, 13-12
		Romelda Aiken  35/40 (88%) Natalie Medhurst  22/24 (92%)		Cathrine Latu  21/21 (100%) Maria Tutaia  23/31 (74%)

Source:^{[4][5] [39]}

Season statistics

Top 5 Goals scored
Pos.	Player	Team	GS	GA	G%
1	Romelda Aiken	Queensland Firebirds	523	607	86.2
2	Caitlin Bassett	West Coast Fever	478	538	88.8
3	Cathrine Latu	Northern Mystics	449	482	93.2
4	Irene van Dyk	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	446	485	92.0
5	Caitlin Thwaites	Central Pulse	431	530	81.3

Top 5 Goal assists
Pos.	Player	Team	G/A
1	Kimberlee Green	New South Wales Swifts	197
2	Temepara George	Northern Mystics	195
3	Madison Browne	Melbourne Vixens	179
4	Laura Langman	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	148
5	Natalie Medhurst	Queensland Firebirds	141

Top 5 Rebounds
Pos.	Player	Team	Reb.
1	Romelda Aiken	Queensland Firebirds	63
2	Cathrine Latu	Northern Mystics	42
3	Laura Geitz	Queensland Firebirds	41
4	Casey Williams	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	40
5	Irene van Dyk	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	37

Top 5 Centre-pass receives
Pos.	Player	Team	CPR
1	Leah Shoard	West Coast Fever	263
2	Natalie Medhurst	Queensland Firebirds	256
3	Chelsea Pitman	Queensland Firebirds	250
4	Maria Tutaia	Northern Mystics	228
5	Emily Beaton	Adelaide Thunderbirds	214

Top 5 Intercepts
Pos.	Player	Team	Int.
1	Laura Geitz	Queensland Firebirds	57
2=	Casey Williams	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	33
2=	Anna Scarlett	Northern Mystics	33
4=	Leana de Bruin	Southern Steel	30
4=	Sonia Mkoloma	New South Wales Swifts	30

Top 5 Deflections
Pos.	Player	Team	Defl.
1	Laura Geitz	Queensland Firebirds	92
2	Anna Scarlett	Northern Mystics	91
3	Leana de Bruin	Southern Steel	85
4	Casey Williams	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	70
5=	Bianca Chatfield	Melbourne Vixens	53
5=	Katrina Grant	Central Pulse	53

Top 5 Penalties
Pos.	Player	Team	Pen.
1	Laura Geitz	Queensland Firebirds	264
2	Anna Scarlett	Northern Mystics	245
3	Susan Fuhrmann	West Coast Fever	231
4	Casey Williams	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	222
5	Bianca Chatfield	Melbourne Vixens	202

Top 5 Turnovers
Pos.	Player	Team	Turn.
1	Cathrine Latu	Northern Mystics	81
2	Temepara George	Northern Mystics	68
3	Romelda Aiken	Queensland Firebirds	59
4	Erin Bell	Adelaide Thunderbirds	50
5	Maree Bowden	Canterbury Tactix	49

Sources:^[61]

Award winners

ANZ Championship Most Valuable Player

Winner	Team	Points
Leana de Bruin	Southern Steel	18
Natalie Medhurst	Queensland Firebirds	18
Romelda Aiken	Queensland Firebirds	16
Caitlin Bassett	West Coast Fever	16
Natalie von Bertouch	Adelaide Thunderbirds	16

Sources:^{[2][62][63][64][65]}

Best Young Player

Winner	Team	Votes
Kayla Cullen	Northern Mystics	20
Chelsea Pitman	Queensland Firebirds	15
Sulu Tone-Fitzpatrick	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	12
Ashleigh Brazill	New South Wales Swifts
Kate Shimmin	Adelaide Thunderbirds

Sources:^{[2][66][67][68]}

All Star Team

Position	Player	Team
GS	Romelda Aiken	Queensland Firebirds
GA	Sharelle McMahon	Melbourne Vixens
WA	Emily Beaton	Adelaide Thunderbirds
C	Natalie von Bertouch	Adelaide Thunderbirds
WD	Kayla Cullen	Northern Mystics
GD	Anna Scarlett	Northern Mystics
GK	Leana de Bruin	Southern Steel
Coach	Roselee Jencke	Queensland Firebirds

Sources:^{[2][57][69][70]}

Australian Netball Awards

Award	Winner	Team
Australian ANZ Championship Player of the Year	Laura Geitz	Queensland Firebirds
Liz Ellis Diamond	Laura Geitz	Queensland Firebirds
Australian ANZ Championship Coach of the Year	Roselee Jencke	Queensland Firebirds

Sources:^[2][3]

Gallery

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  7 April 2011, Vector Arena: Canterbury Tactix 45–58 Northern Mystics.