2019 New South Wales Swifts season

NSW Swifts season

New South Wales Swifts
2019 season
Head coachBriony Akle
Asst. coachAnita Keelan
ManagerDani Mace
CaptainMaddy Proud
Vice-captainPaige Hadley
Main venueQuayCentre
Qudos Bank Arena
Season results
Regular season2nd
Finals placingChampions
Team colours
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The 2019 New South Wales Swifts season saw New South Wales Swifts compete in the 2019 Suncorp Super Netball season. Briony Akle guided Swifts to their second premiership. Despite losing their new captain, Maddy Proud, Kate Eddy and Lauren Moore to season-ending injuries, Swifts finished the regular season in second place. In the major semi-final, they lost to Sunshine Coast Lightning. However, they then defeated Melbourne Vixens in the preliminary final to qualify for the grand final where they faced Lightning again. Lightning were the champions in both 2017 and 2018 and had finished the 2019 regular season as minor premiers. As a result, Lightning started the grand final as favorites. Meanwhile, Swifts had begun the season as underdogs. They were not expected to have a good season. However, in the grand final they defeated Lightning 64–47 to emerge as champions.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Players

Player movements

Summary of 2019 player movements
Increase Gains Decrease Losses

Source:[2][12]

2019 roster

2019 New South Wales Swifts roster
Players Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
Australia Elle Bennetts (TRP) WA, C (1989-09-06)6 September 1989 (aged 29) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Australia Kate Eddy Injured GD, WD, GK (1996-12-28)28 December 1996 (aged 22) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Australia Tayla Fraser (TRP) WA, C (1999-06-13)13 June 1999 (aged 19) 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Australia Sophie Garbin GA, GS (1997-04-06)6 April 1997 (aged 21) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Australia Paige Hadley (vc) C, WA, WD (1992-08-26)26 August 1992 (aged 26) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Australia Sophie Halpin WD, C (1993-05-16)16 May 1993 (aged 25) 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
England Natalie Haythornthwaite WA, GA (1992-12-09)9 December 1992 (aged 26) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
England Helen Housby GA, GS, WA (1995-01-19)19 January 1995 (aged 24) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
New Zealand Kayla Johnson (TRP) GD, WD, C (1992-02-13)13 February 1992 (aged 27) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Australia Sarah Klau GK, GD (1994-09-30)30 September 1994 (aged 24) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
New Zealand Amorangi Malesala (TRP) GS, GA (1998-07-19)19 July 1998 (aged 20) 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Australia Lauren Moore Injured GK, GD (1998-01-30)30 January 1998 (aged 21) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Australia Maddy Proud (c) Injured C, WA (1993-12-04)4 December 1993 (aged 25) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
New Zealand Katrina Rore (TRP) GK, GD, WD (1987-05-06)6 May 1987 (aged 31) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Australia Maddy Turner GD, WD (1995-12-17)17 December 1995 (aged 23) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Trinidad and Tobago Samantha Wallace GS, GA (1994-01-16)16 January 1994 (aged 25) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach
  • Australia Anita Keelan

Manager: Dani Mace
Physiotherapist:
Steve Naylor
Strength and conditioning:
Lukas Cannan
Johann Ruys
Performance Analyst:
Bjorn Maddern

Notes
  • (c) – Captain
  • (cc) – Co-captain
  • (vc) – Vice-captain
  • Injured or on maternity leave – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Source:[1][2]

Debutants

Source:[12][13]

#TeamGirls Cup

In the 2019 #TeamGirls Cup, Swifts defeated Giants Netball, West Coast Fever and Queensland Firebirds and eventually finished fifth.[2]

Pool B Fixtures

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Collingwood Magpies 3 2 0 1 128 103 +25 8 Final
2 Giants Netball 3 2 0 1 119 112 +7 8 Classification matches
3 New South Wales Swifts 3 2 0 1 105 108 −3 8
4 West Coast Fever 3 0 0 3 80 109 −29 0
Updated to match(es) played on 9 March 2019. Source: SSN
8 March 2019
18:00 		Report
Stats 		New South Wales Swifts 47 – 33 Giants Netball    Queensland State Netball Centre
Housby Goals scored 20/23 (87%)
Wallace Goals scored 16/19 (84%)
Garbin Goals scored 11/14 (79%) 		Harten Goals scored 22/24 (92%)
Marshall Goals scored 6/8 (75%)
Austin Goals scored 5/8 (63%)
9 March 2019
11:00 		Report
Stats 		New South Wales Swifts 29 – 51 Collingwood Magpies    Queensland State Netball Centre
Wallace Goals scored 17/21 (81%)
Haythornthwaite Goals scored 6/6 (100%)
Garbin Goals scored 6/8 (75%) 		Nelson Goals scored 33/35 (94%)
Sinclair Goals scored 10/12 (83%)
Medhurst Goals scored 8/10 (80%)
9 March 2019
17:00 		Report
Stats 		West Coast Fever 24 – 29 New South Wales Swifts    Queensland State Netball Centre
Stanton Goals scored 17/23 (74%)
Cosh Goals scored 6/7 (86%)
Teague-Neeld Goals scored 1/5 (20%) 		Garbin Goals scored 13/15 (87%)
Haythornthwaite Goals scored 9/14 (64%)
Samantha Wallace Goals scored 7/8 (88%)

5th/6th play off

10 March 2019
10:30 		Report
Stats 		Queensland Firebirds 41 – 42 New South Wales Swifts    Queensland State Netball Centre
Aiken Goals scored 24/30 (80%)
Tippett Goals scored 17/17 (100%) 		Wallace Goals scored 30/30 (100%)
Garbin Goals scored 12/16 (75%)

Regular season

Fixtures and results

Sun 28 Apr Giants Netball 56 – 63 New South Wales Swifts Qudos Bank Arena  
1.00pm Bassett Goals scored 28/36 (78%)
Harten Goals scored 25/31 (81%)
Austin Goals scored 3/3 (100%) 		Report
Stats 		Wallace Goals scored 46/49 (94%)
Housby Goals scored 17/26 (65%)
Sun 5 May New South Wales Swifts 61 – 43 Adelaide Thunderbirds QuayCentre  
3.00pm Wallace Goals scored 31/31 (100%)
Housby Goals scored 24/28 (86%)
Garbin Goals scored 6/6 (100%) 		Report
Stats 		Glasgow Goals scored 24/28 (86%)
Folau Goals scored 19/23 (83%)
Lange Goals scored 0/1 (0%)
Sun 12 May New South Wales Swifts 80 – 66 West Coast Fever QuayCentre  
1.00pm Wallace Goals scored 62/66 (94%)
Housby Goals scored 18/18 (100%) 		Report
Stats 		Fowler Goals scored 48/50 (96%)
Stanton Goals scored 18/23 (78%)
Sat 18 May New South Wales Swifts 57 – 59 Sunshine Coast Lightning QuayCentre  
1.00pm Wallace Goals scored 33/36 (92%)
Housby Goals scored 24/26 (92%) 		Report
Stats 		Proscovia Goals scored 27/29 (93%)
Wood Goals scored 14/19 (74%)
Koenan Goals scored 18/20 (90%)
Sun 26 May Melbourne Vixens 50 – 60 New South Wales Swifts Margaret Court Arena  
1.00pm Thwaites Goals scored 28/32 (88%)
Philip Goals scored 18/22 (82%)
Venter Goals scored 4/4 (100%) 		Report
Stats 		Wallace Goals scored 45/47 (96%)
Housby Goals scored 15/18 (83%)
Sun 2 Jun New South Wales Swifts 68 – 52 Collingwood Magpies Qudos Bank Arena  
1.00pm Wallace Goals scored 54/57 (95%)
Housby Goals scored 14/19 (74%) 		Report
Stats 		Nelson Goals scored 41/44 (93%)
Medhurst Goals scored 9/10 (90%)
Sinclair Goals scored 2/3 (67%)
Sun 9 Jun Queensland Firebirds 46 – 68 New South Wales Swifts Queensland State Netball Centre  
1.00pm Potgieter Goals scored 24/24 (100%)
Tippett Goals scored 17/18 (94%)
Latu-Meafou Goals scored 5/7 (71%) 		Report
Stats 		Wallace Goals scored 41/44 (93%)
Housby Goals scored 27/31 (87%)
Sun 16 Jun New South Wales Swifts 59 – 55 Giants Netball Qudos Bank Arena  
3.00pm Wallace Goals scored 48/50 (96%)
Housby Goals scored 11/12 (92%) 		Report
Stats 		Bassett Goals scored 34/36 (94%)
Harten Goals scored 21/24 (88%)
Sun 23 Jun Adelaide Thunderbirds 51 – 51 New South Wales Swifts Adelaide Entertainment Centre  
12.30pm Folau Goals scored 26/36 (72%)
Glasgow Goals scored 23/25 (92%)
Hodges Goals scored 2/2 (100%) 		Report
Stats 		Garbin Goals scored 25/29 (86%)
Housby Goals scored 21/26 (81%)
Wallace Goals scored 5/7 (71%)
Sat 27 Jul West Coast Fever 49 – 53 New South Wales Swifts RAC Arena  
6.00pm Fowler Goals scored 43/47 (91%)
Teague-Neeld Goals scored 6/12 (50%) 		Report
Stats 		Wallace Goals scored 24/29 (83%)
Housby Goals scored 22/28 (79%)
Garbin Goals scored 7/8 (88%)
Sat 3 Aug Sunshine Coast Lightning 50 – 48 New South Wales Swifts USC Stadium  
7.00pm Koenen Goals scored 26/30 (87%)
Wood Goals scored 13/20 (65%)
Proscovia Goals scored 11/11 (100%) 		Report
Stats 		Garbin Goals scored 12/15 (80%)
Wallace Goals scored 36/37 (97%)
Sat 10 Aug New South Wales Swifts 57 – 51 Melbourne Vixens QuayCentre  
7.00pm Garbin Goals scored 12/18 (67%)
Wallace Goals scored 45/49 (92%) 		Report
Stats 		Philip Goals scored 24/30 (80%)
Thwaites Goals scored 9/11 (82%)
Kumwenda Goals scored 18/20 (90%)
Sat 17 Aug Collingwood Magpies 64 – 56 New South Wales Swifts Silverdome  
3.00pm Nelson Goals scored 52/54 (96%)
Medhurst Goals scored 12/14 (86%) 		Report
Stats 		Wallace Goals scored 39/43 (91%)
Haythornthwaite Goals scored 9/10 (90%)
Garbin Goals scored 8/10 (80%)
Sat 24 Aug New South Wales Swifts 64 – 63 Queensland Firebirds Qudos Bank Arena  
5.00pm Wallace Goals scored 43/45 (96%)
Housby Goals scored 16/18 (89%)
Garbin Goals scored 5/5 (100%) 		Report
Stats 		Tippett Goals scored 33/35 (94%)
Aiken Goals scored 30/35 (86%)

Source:[1][2]

Standings

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Pos Team P W D L GF GA % BP PTS
1 Sunshine Coast Lightning 14 12 0 2 855 759 112.65 33 81
2 New South Wales Swifts 14 10 1 3 845 755 111.92 36 78
3 Melbourne Vixens 14 8 1 5 836 775 107.87 29 63
4 Collingwood Magpies 14 7 2 5 788 771 102.20 27 59
5 Giants Netball 14 7 1 6 834 821 101.58 29 59
6 West Coast Fever 14 2 3 9 821 904 90.82 18 33
7 Adelaide Thunderbirds 14 3 2 9 708 803 88.17 14 30
8 Queensland Firebirds 14 1 2 11 815 914 89.17 18 26
Last updated: 25 August 2019 — Source


Play-offs

Major semi-final

Sat 31 Aug
3.00pm 		Report
Stats 		Sunshine Coast Lightning 58–48 New South Wales Swifts    USC Stadium Nine
Scoring by quarter: 13–14, 14–11, 18–10, 13–13
Koenen Goals scored 30/32 (94%)
Wood Goals scored 22/29 (76%)
Proscovia Goals scored 6/7 (86%) 		Housby Goals scored 16/18 (89%)
Garbin Goals scored 16/18 (89%)
Wallace Goals scored 16/19 (84%)

Preliminary final

Sun 8 Sep
1.00pm 		Report
Stats 		New South Wales Swifts 60–47 Melbourne Vixens    Quaycentre Nine
Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 14–10, 11–15, 16–10
Wallace Goals scored 40/42 (95%)
Housby Goals scored 19/21 (90%)
Garbin Goals scored 1/1 (100%) 		Kumwenda Goals scored 22/26 (85%)
Philip Goals scored 21/25 (84%)
Thwaites Goals scored 4/7 (57%)

Grand Final

Sun 15 Sep
1.00pm 		Report
Stats 		Sunshine Coast Lightning 47–64 New South Wales Swifts    Brisbane Entertainment Centre Nine
Scoring by quarter: 12–16, 11–15, 13–15, 11–18
Koenen Goals scored 23/27 (85%)
Proscovia Goals scored 16/18 (89%)
Wood Goals scored 8/14 (57%) 		Wallace Goals scored 40/44 (91%)
Housby Goals scored 18/22 (82%)
Garbin Goals scored 6/7 (86%)

Source:[5][6][14][15][16]

Award winners

Award Winner
Grand Final MVP[14] Samantha Wallace
Joyce Brown Coach of the Year[17] Briony Akle
QBE NSW Swifts MVP Samantha Wallace
NSW Swifts Members' Player of the Year Paige Hadley
NSW Swifts Players' Player of the Year Sophie Garbin/Maddy Turner
NSW Swifts Coaches' Player Award Paige Hadley

Source:[1][2][18]

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f "Netball New South Wales – 2019 Annual Report" (PDF). nsw.netball.com.au. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Suspected season-ending injury to Proud sours Swifts' big win". www.smh.com.au. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Proud Swifts need no excuses in 2019's Super Netball race". www.theguardian.com. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b "NSW Swifts stun Sunshine Coast Lighting to claim dominant Super Netball grand final victory". www.abc.net.au. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  6. ^ a b "The NSW Swifts are the 2019 Suncorp Super Netball Champions". supernetball.com.au. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Out of favour Silver Fern Kayla Cullen to help out NSW Swifts". www.stuff.co.nz. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Silver Ferns star Katrina Rore ready to make her mark in Australia with NSW Swifts". www.stuff.co.nz. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Katrina Rore eyes shot at rare title treble as Swifts make Australian final". www.stuff.co.nz. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Swifts captain Abbey McCulloch to step away from Super Netball in 2019". www.news.com.au. 6 September 2018.
  11. ^ "Abbey McCulloch named in ANL Waratahs squad". www.southernhighlandnews.com.au. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  12. ^ a b "NSW Swifts - Honour Roll". nswswifts.com.au. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  13. ^ "Kayla Cullen joins the NSW Swifts as a temporary replacement player". www.nzsportswire.com. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  14. ^ a b "Swifts thrash Lightning in Super Netball grand final". www.theguardian.com. 15 September 2019.
  15. ^ "NSW Swifts overcome adversity to score upset in Super Netball grand final". www.abc.net.au. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  16. ^ "Analysis: How the Swifts claimed their maiden Super Netball premiership". thewomensgame.com. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  17. ^ "Akle Named Joyce Brown Coach of the Year". supernetball.com.au. 30 November 2019.
  18. ^ "Awards". nswswifts.com.au. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
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