2014 New South Wales Swifts season

The 2014 New South Wales Swifts season saw New South Wales Swifts compete in the 2014 ANZ Championship. Rob Wright replaced Lisa Beehag as head coach. Swifts finished the regular season in third place but subsequently lost to Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in the minor semi-final.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

New South Wales Swifts
2014 season
Head coach	Rob Wright
Asst. coach	Megan Anderson
Manager	Toni Kidwell
Captain	Kimberlee Green
Main venue	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
Season results
Wins–losses	9–5
Regular season	3rd
Finals placing	4th
Team colours

Players

Player movements

Summary of 2014 player movements

Gains	Losses
Taylah Davies (NNSW Waratahs) Maddie Hay (NNSW Blues) Sharni Layton (Adelaide Thunderbirds) Abbey McCulloch (Queensland Firebirds)[6] Brooke Miller (NNSW Waratahs/AIS) Gretel Tippett (Queensland Firebirds) Caitlin Thwaites (Central Pulse)[7] Sarah Wall (Note 1) Micaela Wilson (Melbourne Vixens)	Mo'onia Gerrard Samantha May (Hertfordshire Mavericks) Melissa Tallent (NNSW Waratahs) Vanessa Ware (retired) Ashlee Weir Amorette Wild (Queensland Firebirds)[8]

Notes

• ^1 Sarah Wall previously played for Melbourne Vixens and Queensland Firebirds.

Source:^[4][9][10]

2014 roster

2014 New South Wales Swifts roster
Players	Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height Taylah Davies (TRP) WA, C (1994-10-03)3 October 1994 (aged 19) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Carla Dziwoki GS, GA (1982-08-29)29 August 1982 (aged 31) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Kimberlee Green (c) C, WA (1986-03-05)5 March 1986 (aged 27) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Paige Hadley C, WA, WD (1992-08-26)26 August 1992 (aged 21) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Maddie Hay C, WD (1995-04-11)11 April 1995 (aged 18) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Sharni Layton GK, GD, WD (1988-06-06)6 June 1988 (aged 25) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) April Letton GK, GD (1990-04-19)19 April 1990 (aged 23) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Abbey McCulloch WD, C, GD (1990-02-12)12 February 1990 (aged 24) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Brooke Miller WA, C (1992-04-14)14 April 1992 (aged 21) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Sonia Mkoloma GD, GK (1979-01-17)17 January 1979 (aged 35) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Susan Pettitt GA, GS (1984-03-23)23 March 1984 (aged 29) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Gretel Tippett GA,GS (1993-07-03)3 July 1993 (aged 20) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Caitlin Thwaites GS, GA (1986-12-29)29 December 1986 (aged 27) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Sarah Wall WA, C (1984-10-16)16 October 1984 (aged 29) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Micaela Wilson (TRP) GK, GD, WD (1992-11-03)3 November 1992 (aged 21) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Head coach Rob Wright Assistant coach Megan Anderson Manager: Toni Kidwell Technical Assistant Coach: Anita Keelan Defensive Specialist Coach: Mo'onia Gerrard Midcourt Specialist Coach: Megan Simpson Apprentice Coaches: Briony Akle Moira Gaha Performance Analyst: Bjorn Maddern Physiotherapist: Paula Peralta Brett Doring Daniel Vukovic Strength and conditioning: Jason Howell Notes (c) – Captain (cc) – Co-captain (vc) – Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Source:^[1][2]

Debutants

• Sharni Layton, Abbey McCulloch and Caitlin Thwaites all make their New South Wales Swifts debut in Round 1 against West Coast Fever.
• Maddie Hay and Brooke Miller both make their Swifts and ANZ Championship debut in Round 2 against Canterbury Tactix.
• Taylah Davies and Micaela Wilson both make their Swifts debut in Round 3 against Adelaide Thunderbirds.
• Sarah Wall made her Swifts debut in Round 4 against Queensland Firebirds.
• Gretel Tippett made her Swifts debut in Round 5 against Central Pulse.

Source:^[11]

Gold medallists

Kimberlee Green, Sharni Layton and Caitlin Thwaites were all members of the Australia team that won the gold medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.^[2][12]

Regular season

Fixtures and results

Round 1

Sunday 2 March	New South Wales Swifts	54 – 51	West Coast Fever	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
12:18pm	Susan Pratley  30/33 (91%) Caitlin Thwaites  24/28 (86%)	Report	Caitlin Bassett  42/50 (84%) Natalie Medhurst  9/12 (75%)

Round 2

Sunday 9 March	Mainland Tactix	57 – 68	New South Wales Swifts	CBS Canterbury Arena
7:20pm	Mwai Kumwenda  46/49 (94%) Sophia Fenwick  11/22 (50%)	Report	Caitlin Thwaites  24/26 (92%) Carla Dziwoki  15/18 (83%) Susan Pratley  29/35 (83%)

Round 3

Monday 17 March	Adelaide Thunderbirds	50 – 49	New South Wales Swifts	Netball SA Stadium
7:18pm	Carla Borrego  ? Erin Bell  ?	Report	Caitlin Thwaites  ? Susan Pratley  ?

Round 4

Sunday 23 March	New South Wales Swifts	53 – 48	Queensland Firebirds	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
12:18pm	Caitlin Thwaites  29/32 (91%) Susan Pratley  23/30 (77%) Carla Dziwoki  1/1 (100%)	Report	Romelda Aiken  36/50 (72%) Amy Wild  12/14 (86%)

Round 5

Monday 31 March	New South Wales Swifts	63 – 45	Central Pulse	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
7:48pm	Caitlin Thwaites  30/36 (83%) Susan Pratley  27/30 (90%) Gretel Tippett  6/11 (55%)	Report	Donna Wilkins  13/16 (81%) Irene van Dyk  32/34 (94%)

Round 6

New South Wales Swifts received a bye.

Round 7

Sunday 13 April	New South Wales Swifts	50 – 56	Melbourne Vixens	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
12:18pm	Caitlin Thwaites  ? Susan Pratley  28/33 (85%)	Report	Tegan Caldwell  ? Karyn Bailey  ? Catherine Cox  18/19 (95%)

Round 8

Sunday 20 April	Queensland Firebirds	55 – 40	New South Wales Swifts	Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
12:18pm	Romelda Aiken  36 Ameliaranne Wells  10 Amy Wild  9	Report	Caitlin Thwaites  13 Susan Pratley  24 Gretel Tippett  3	Attendance: 3,000

Round 9

Friday 25 April	New South Wales Swifts	65 – 52	Southern Steel	AIS Arena
1:48pm	Caitlin Thwaites  32/35 (91%) Susan Pratley  23/27 (85%) Carla Dziwoki  9/10 (90%) Gretel Tippett  1/3 (33%)	Report Stats	Jodi Brown  8/10 (80%) Jhaniele Fowler-Reid  42/45 (93%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  2/4 (50%)

Round 10

Sunday 4 May	Melbourne Vixens	50 – 54	New South Wales Swifts	Hisense Arena
12:18pm	Tegan Caldwell  22/24 (92%) Karyn Bailey  14/18 (78%) Catherine Cox  14/18 (78%)	Report	Caitlin Thwaites  26/31 (84%) Susan Pratley  28/32 (88%)

Round 11

Monday 12 May	West Coast Fever	47 – 58	New South Wales Swifts	Perth Arena
6:48pm	Caitlin Bassett  31/37 (84%) Natalie Medhurst  16/18 (89%)	Report Stats	Caitlin Thwaites  33/42 (79%) Susan Pratley  25/31 (81%)

Round 12

Sunday 18 May	New South Wales Swifts	45 – 42	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Allphones Arena
2:18pm	Caitlin Thwaites  ? Susan Pratley  ?	Report	Carla Borrego  ? Erin Bell  ?	Attendance: 10,118

Round 13

Sunday 25 May	New South Wales Swifts	55 – 43	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
2:18pm	Caitlin Thwaites  25/31 (81%) Susan Pratley  30/38 (79%)	Report Stats	Joanne Harten  22/28 (79%) Ellen Halpenny  12/15 (80%) Malia Paseka  9/13 (69%)

Round 14

Sunday 1 June	Northern Mystics	56 – 53	New South Wales Swifts	The Trusts Arena
7:20pm	Maria Tutaia  24/31 (77%) Cathrine Latu  32/33 (97%)	Report	Caitlin Thwaites  34/40 (85%) Susan Pratley  19/24 (79%)

Sources:^[2][13]

Standings

2014 ANZ Championship ladder v t e
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	G%	Pts
1	Melbourne Vixens	13	9	4	746	592	+154	126.0	18
2	Queensland Firebirds	13	9	4	694	623	+71	111.4	18
3	New South Wales Swifts	13	9	4	707	652	+55	108.4	18
4	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	13	8	5	727	672	+55	108.2	16
5	Southern Steel	13	7	6	792	809	−17	97.9	14
6	Central Pulse	13	7	6	658	675	−17	97.5	14
7	Northern Mystics	13	6	7	706	752	−46	93.9	12
8	Adelaide Thunderbirds	13	5	8	663	706	−43	93.9	10
9	West Coast Fever	13	4	9	689	724	−35	95.2	8
10	Mainland Tactix	13	1	12	694	871	−177	79.7	2
Updated 2 May 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

Sources:^[14]

Play-offs

Semifinals

Preliminary final

Grand final

9 June – Hisense Arena

22 June – Hisense Arena

Melbourne Vixens

52

Melbourne Vixens

53

Queensland Firebirds

47

16 June – Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre

Queensland Firebirds

42

Queensland Firebirds

54

8 June – Allphones Arena

Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

50

New South Wales Swifts

49

Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

50

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Minor semi-final

Sunday 8 June 2:18pm	Stats	New South Wales Swifts	49–50	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic		Allphones Arena Attendance: 5,610	Fox Sports Sky Sport
		Scoring by quarter: 14–13, 14–25, 12–14, 9–12
		Caitlin Thwaites  24/27 (89%) Susan Pratley  25/29 (86%)		Joanne Harten  28/35 (80%) Ellen Halpenny  22/26 (85%)

Sources:^[15][16][17]

Award winners

NSW Swifts awards

Award	Winner
QBE NSW Swifts MVP	Kimberlee Green
NSW Swifts Members' Player of the Year	Kimberlee Green
NSW Swifts Players' Player of the Year	Sharni Layton
NSW Swifts Coaches' Player Award	Sarah Wall

Source:^[2][18]

ANZ Championship awards

Award	Winner
ANZ Championship MVP	Kimberlee Green (Note 1)[19][20]

Notes

• ^1 Award was shared with Joanne Harten (Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic).

All Stars

Position	Player
GA	Susan Pratley
C	Kimberlee Green

Sources:^[21][22]