2013 New South Wales Swifts season

The 2013 New South Wales Swifts season was the sixth year that the New South Wales Swifts contested the ANZ Championship. In 2013, the team were coached by Lisa Beehag, with Mo'onia Gerrard and Kimberlee Green serving as co-captains. The 2013 Swifts roster featured Australian representative players Susan Pettitt, Mo'onia Gerrard and Kimberlee Green, former English Captain Sonia Mkoloma and rising star Paige Hadley.

New South Wales Swifts
2013 ANZ Championship season
Head coachLisa Beehag
Asst. coachRob Wright
ManagerToni Kidwell
CaptainMo'onia Gerrard, Kimberlee Green
Vice-captainSusan Pettitt
Main venueSydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
Season results
Wins–losses4–9
Season placing8th
Team colours

After 13 round-robin matches, the Swifts finished in eighth with a 4–9 win–loss record, including victories against the West Coast Fever, Northern Mystics, Canterbury Tactix and semi-finalists, Melbourne Vixens.

Season Overview

The 2013 ANZ Championship season has seen the sport soar to new heights, with records tumbling across the board. Record scorelines, record crowds, and record memberships, all reflect the growing popularity of the world’s premier domestic netball competition, ANZ Championship.

While the NSW Swifts did not feature in the Finals this year, the team won many admirers throughout the competition for their never-say-die attitude, contesting a number of close matches down to the wire.

In years to come, 2013 will be fondly remembered for a series of extraordinary feats. As a roster, there were ten player milestones celebrated, a debut for NSW netballing "Tallent", and players rewarded with selection in Australian representative squads. NSW Swifts’ athletes were named the game MVP on six occasions, and the Club retained the Sargeant-McKinnis Cup for a fourth straight season with a stirring nine-goal away victory over the Melbourne Vixens.

The NSW Swifts also enjoyed record Membership in 2013, and the Club’s Round 11 game against the Adelaide Thunderbirds at Allphones Arena saw a new NSW Swifts’ regular season home crowd record of 8,021.

2013 will also be remembered as the season the Club celebrated the career and contribution of Vanessa Ware, who after 107 games as a Swift decided to hang up the netball shoes at season’s end. Mo’onia Gerrard also announced she was taking a break from playing elite netball during the 2014 ANZ Championship to pursue her Olympic Rugby Sevens dream, but will remain part of the Club with a role in the restructured Swifts’ coaching panel next season.

Season Highlights

The Club celebrated numerous milestones throughout the 2013 ANZ Championship, from ANZ Championship debuts to 150 elite games...

Milestones:

Players

2013 team
2013 New South Wales Swifts roster
PlayersCoaching staff
[1]
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
Carla Dziwoki GS, GA 29-08-1982 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Mo'onia Gerrard (c) GD, WD 15-11-1980 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Kimberlee Green (c) C, WA 05-03-1986 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Paige Hadley WA, C, WD 26-08-1992 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
April Letton GK, GD, WD 19-04-1990 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Samantha May WD, GD 16-09-1987 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sonia Mkoloma GK, GD 17-01-1979 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Susan Pettitt (vc) GA, GS 23-03-1984 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Melissa Tallent GS, GA 04-02-1991 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Vanessa Ware WA, C 26-10-1985 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Ashlee Weir WD, C, WA 29-04-1988 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Amorette Wild GA, GS, WA 10-08-1989 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Head coach
  • Lisa Beehag
Assistant coach
  • Robert Wright

Manager: Toni Kidwell
Sports science: Dr Grace Bryant
Strength and conditioning: Damien Austin

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

Transfers
2013 Swifts player movements
Gains Positions Former team
Paige HadleyWA, C, WD2012 NSW Swifts Replacement Player
Melissa TallentGA, GSFormer NSW Swifts Replacement Player
Ashlee WeirWD, C, WAFormer NSW Swifts Player
Losses Positions New team
Kimberly BorgerGSNot signed
Kristy GuthrieC, WANot signed
Joanne SuttonWD, CRetired

Regular season

Fixtures and results
Notes
  • Colours:  Swifts win   Swifts loss   Not played/scheduled 
  • Home teams are listed left, away teams right. Times listed are local.
25 March Report
Stats		 New South Wales Swifts55 – 41West Coast Fever    Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre, Sydney
Attendance: 2,789
Dziwoki  18/21 (86%)
Pettitt  32/38 (84%)
Wild  5/6 (83%)		 Bassett  3/5 (60%)
Beveridge  7/13 (54%)
Cox  29/36 (81%)
Millman  2/2 (100%)
31 March Report
Stats		 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic63 – 35New South Wales Swifts    ASB Baypark Arena, Tauranga
Halpenny  12/18 (67%)
van Dyk  32/33 (97%)
Waitapu  17/20 (85%)		 Dziwoki  10/14 (71%)
Pettitt  23/29 (79%)
Wild  2/4 (50%)
8 April Report
Stats		 Central Pulse55 – 49New South Wales Swifts    TSB Bank Arena, Wellington
Twaites  30/32 (94%)
Wilkins  25/27 (93%)		 Dziwoki  21/24 (88%)
Pettitt  21/24 (88%)
Wild  2/2 (100%)
15 April Report
Stats		 New South Wales Swifts53 – 61Queensland Firebirds    Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre, Sydney
Pettitt  34/43 (79%)
Wild  19/23 (83%)		 Aiken  38/39 (97%)
Medhurst  23/27 (85%)
21 April Report
Stats		 West Coast Fever71 – 51New South Wales Swifts    Challenge Stadium, Perth
Bassett  47/55 (85%)
Cox  23/26 (88%)
Beveridge  1/1 (100%)		 Pettitt  14/17 (82%)
Wild  9/11 (82%)
Dziwoki  19/22 (86%)
Tallent  9/12 (75%)
Round 8 NO MATCH
6 May Report
Stats		 Southern Steel60 – 55New South Wales Swifts    Stadium Southland Velodrome, Invercargill
Fowler-Reid  59/63 (94%)
Brown  1/3 (33%)		 Dziwoki  22/27 (81%)
Pettitt  33/34 (97%)
12 May Report
Stats		 New South Wales Swifts42 – 50Melbourne Vixens    Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre, Sydney
Attendance: 3,569
Dziwoki  19/21 (90%)
Pettitt  18/25 (72%)
Tallent  5/6 (83%)		 McMahon  9/14 (64%)
Bailey  19/23 (83%)
Caldwell  22/25 (88%)
19 May Report
Stats		 Adelaide Thunderbirds50 – 48New South Wales Swifts    Netball SA Stadium, Adelaide
Borrego  30/33 (91%)
Bell  20/27 (74%)		 Tallent  10/11 (91%)
Pettitt  29/35 (83%)
Dziwoki  9/12 (75%)
26 May Report
Stats		 New South Wales Swifts63 – 44Northern Mystics    Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre, Sydney
Attendance: 3563
Pettitt  40/45 (89%)
Dziwoki  21/26 (81%)
Tallent  2/3 (67%)		 Mes  13/16 (81%)
Tutaia  19/23 (83%)
Latu  12/14 (86%)
2 June Report
Stats		 New South Wales Swifts43 – 46Adelaide Thunderbirds    Allphones Arena, Sydney
Attendance: 8,021
Pettitt  26/29 (90%)
Dziwoki  14/16 (88%)
Tallent  3/5 (60%)		 Borrego  31/33 (94%)
Bell  15/16 (94%)
8 June Report
Stats		 Melbourne Vixens39 – 48New South Wales Swifts    Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Bailey  7/8 (88%)
McMahon  10/15 (67%)
Caldwell  22/26 (85%)		 Dziwoki  25/32 (78%)
Pettitt  23/37 (62%)
16 June Report
Stats		 Queensland Firebirds52 – 48New South Wales Swifts    Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Brisbane
Aiken  37/40 (93%)
Medhurst  15/17 (88%)		 Pettitt  30/37 (81%)
Dziwoki  18/20 (90%)
24 June Report
Stats		 New South Wales Swifts62 – 42Canterbury Tactix    Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre, Sydney
Pettitt  39/42 (93%)
Dziwoki  12/14 (86%)
Wild  3/7 (43%)
Tallent  8/12 (67%)		 Harten  25/34 (74%)
Naoupu  12/17 (71%)
Fenwick  5/9 (56%)

Standings
Pos Team Pld W L B GF GA Diff G% Pts
1131211688620+68111.024
213941692589+103117.518
313941749650+99115.218
413941793691+102114.818
513851736706+30104.216
613671812790+22102.812
713581715757−4294.510
813491652672−2097.08
9
Canterbury Tactix
132111700882−18279.44
10131121699879−18079.52
Updated on 25 June 2013 (Round 14, Game 5)
Table legend
  • Pos = Position
  • Pld = Games played
  • W = Wins (2 points)
  • L = Losses (0 points)
  • B = Byes (0 points)
  • GF = Goals For (total goals scored)
  • GA = Goals Against (total goals conceded)
  • Diff = Goal Difference (= GF−GA)
  • G% = Goal Percentage (= 100 × GF/GA)
  • Pts = Points (progressive tally)


       Team position

Finals
Semi-finals Preliminary final Grand final
30 June – Adelaide
1 Adelaide Thunderbirds 49
2 Melbourne Vixens 39
7 July – Melbourne 14 July – Adelaide
Melbourne Vixens 46 Adelaide Thunderbirds 50
Queensland Firebirds 50 Queensland Firebirds 48
1 July – Hamilton
3 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 50
4 Queensland Firebirds 53 Key: Winning team advances Losing team advances

Final placing
  • 8th (4 wins, 9 losses)

Statistics
  • As of Sunday 17 November 2013
Player GS GA G% A R CPR I D P T
Carla Dziwoki20824983.5421661253549
Mo'onia Gerrard0000684102114514
Kimberlee Green0001330529189230
Paige Hadley000550436106615
April Letton00001591136843
Samantha May000001515231
Sonia Mkoloma0000113026452284
Susan Pettitt36745181.4551790475175
Melissa Tallent374877.161002312
Vanessa Ware0001040164262522
Ashlee Weir000002133504
Amorette Wild405375.518332101116
Statistics key
GSGoals scored AAssists IIntercepts
GAGoal attempts RRebounds DDeflections
G%Goal percentage CPRCentre pass receives PPenalties
     = Competition leader TTurnovers conceded

Awards
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See also

References
  1. "2013 NSW Swifts Player Profiles". NSW Swifts. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  2. "Green wins 2013 QBE MVP & Members' award". NSW Swifts. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  3. "Green wins 2013 QBE MVP & Members' award". NSW Swifts. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  4. "Sonia Mkoloma is players' pick for 2013". NSW Swifts. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  5. "Hadley wins inaugural Coaches' Award". NSW Swifts. Archived from the original on 17 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
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