2016 New South Wales Swifts season

The 2016 New South Wales Swifts season saw New South Wales Swifts compete in the 2016 ANZ Championship. Swifts finished the regular season in second place in the Australian Conference. In the play-offs, they defeated Melbourne Vixens and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic but lost twice to Queensland Firebirds, including 69–67 in the grand final. ^[1][2]

New South Wales Swifts
2016 season
Head coach	Rob Wright
Asst. coach	Megan Anderson Anita Keelan
Manager	Gail Eckert
Captain	Kimberlee Green
Vice-captain	Laura Langman
Main venue	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
Season results
Wins–losses	12–4 (1 draw)
Regular season	2nd (Australian Conference)
Finals placing	2nd
Team colours
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Players

Player movements

Summary of 2015 player movements

Gains	Losses
Kaitlyn Bryce (NNSW Waratahs) Laura Langman (Northern Mystics) ^[3]^[4] Lauren Moore (NNSW Waratahs) Amy Sommerville (NNSW Waratahs) Maddy Turner (Southern Force) ^[5]	Jade Clarke (Adelaide Thunderbirds) Julie Corletto Taylah Davies (NNSW Waratahs) Erin Hoare Micaela Wilson

Source:^[6][7]

2016 roster

2016 New South Wales Swifts roster
Players	Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height   Kaitlyn Bryce WA, C (1995-07-07)7 July 1995 (aged 20) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)   Kimberlee Green (c) C, WA (1986-03-05)5 March 1986 (aged 30) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)   Paige Hadley C, WA, WD (1992-08-26)26 August 1992 (aged 23) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)   Laura Langman (vc) WD, C, WA (1986-04-16)16 April 1986 (aged 29) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)   Sharni Layton GK, GD, WD (1988-06-06)6 June 1988 (aged 27) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)   Abbey McCulloch WD, C, GD (1990-02-12)12 February 1990 (aged 26) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)   Lauren Moore GK, GD (1998-01-30)30 January 1998 (aged 18) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)   Susan Pettitt GA, GS (1984-03-23)23 March 1984 (aged 32) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)   Amy Sommerville GS, GA (1993-03-21)21 March 1993 (aged 23) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)   Caitlin Thwaites GS, GA (1986-12-29)29 December 1986 (aged 29) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)   Maddy Turner GD, WD (1995-12-17)17 December 1995 (aged 20) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)   Stephanie Wood GA, WA (1991-11-28)28 November 1991 (aged 24) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Head coach   Rob Wright Assistant coach   Megan Anderson Anita Keelan Manager: Gail Eckert Physiotherapist: Paula Peralta Daniel Vukovic Strength and conditioning: Jason Howell Lukas Cannan Performance Analyst: Bjorn Maddern Doctor: Dr Grace Bryant OAM Sport Psychologist: Dr Michael Martin Dietician: Caitlin Reid Notes (c) – Captain (cc) – Co-captain (vc) – Vice-captain   – Injury / maternity leave (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Source:^[1][2]

Debutants

• Laura Langman made her Swifts debut in a preseason friendly against Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic. ^[8]
• Lauren Moore, Amy Sommerville and Maddy Turner made their Swifts and ANZ Championship debuts in Round 1 against Melbourne Vixens.
• Kaitlyn Bryce made her Swifts and ANZ Championship debut in Round 2 against Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic.

Source:^[9][10]

Regular season

In Round 6, Swifts defeated Central Pulse 79–41. This was both the Swifts highest ever score and their largest winning margin. In Round 9, they hosted Queensland Firebirds at the Qudos Bank Arena in front of 13,314 fans, one of the largest crowds attendance in the history of the ANZ Championship. Swifts maintained an undefeated record at Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre which contributed to their ten wins, two losses and one draw during the regular season. ^[2]

Fixtures and results

Sun 3 April	New South Wales Swifts	57 - 42	Melbourne Vixens	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
12.18 PM (AEST)

Sat 9 April	New South Wales Swifts	78 - 50	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
5:18 PM (AEST)

Sun 17 April	New South Wales Swifts	68 - 44	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
12.18 PM (AEST)

Sun 24 April	West Coast Fever	52 - 63	New South Wales Swifts	HBF Stadium
10.18 AM (AWST)

Sat 30 April	Queensland Firebirds	61 - 51	New South Wales Swifts	Brisbane Entertainment Centre
5:18 PM (AEST)

Sun 8 May	New South Wales Swifts	79 - 41	Central Pulse	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
12:18 PM (AEST)

Sun 15 May	Melbourne Vixens	51 - 59	New South Wales Swifts	Hisense Arena
12:18 PM (AEST)

Sun 22 May	Canterbury Tactix	52 - 73	New South Wales Swifts	Horncastle Arena
4:10 PM (NZST)

Sun 29 May	New South Wales Swifts	58 - 54	Queensland Firebirds	Qudos Bank Arena
12:18 PM (AEST)				Attendance: 13,314 ^[2]

Sat 11 June	New South Wales Swifts	57 - 58	West Coast Fever	Newcastle Entertainment Centre
5:48 PM (AEST)

Sat 18 June	Adelaide Thunderbirds	53 - 67	New South Wales Swifts	Titanium Security Arena
4:48 PM (ACST)

Sun 26 June	Northern Mystics	53 - 59	New South Wales Swifts	The Trusts Arena
4:10 PM (NZST)

Sat 2 July	New South Wales Swifts	59 - 59	Southern Steel	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
5:18 PM (AEST)

Source:^[1][2]

Final standings

2016 Australian Conference v t e
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	G%	Pts
1	Queensland Firebirds	13	11	2	0	796	656	140	121.3%	22
2	New South Wales Swifts	13	10	2	1	828	670	158	123.6%	21
3	Melbourne Vixens	13	8	5	0	731	679	52	107.7%	16
4	West Coast Fever	13	7	6	0	756	707	49	106.9%	14
5	Adelaide Thunderbirds	13	2	11	0	660	775	-115	85.2%	4
2016 New Zealand Conference v t e
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	G%	Pts
1	Southern Steel	13	11	0	2	852	732	120	116.4%	24
2	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	13	6	7	0	665	755	-90	88.1%	12
3	Northern Mystics	13	3	9	1	674	743	-69	90.7%	7
5	Mainland Tactix	13	2	10	1	708	825	-117	85.8%	5
4	Central Pulse	13	2	10	1	676	804	-128	84.1%	5

  Qualified for Conference finals
  Qualified for Elimination finals

• Pld = Games played
• W = Win (2 points)
• D = Draw (1 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:^[11]

Play-offs

Elimination Final

Australian Conference

10 July 2016 5.18 pm (AEST)	Stats	New South Wales Swifts	67–53	Melbourne Vixens		Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
		Scoring by quarter: 17-13, 20-12, 16-10, 14-18
		Caitlin Thwaites   40/44 (91%) Susan Pettitt   23/24 (96%) Stephanie Wood   4/7 (57%)		Emma Ryde   Alice Teague-Neeld   Kimberly Commane

Source:^[12]

Conference Finals

Australian Conference

18 July 2016 7.18 (AEST)	Report Stats	Queensland Firebirds	63–52	New South Wales Swifts		Brisbane Entertainment Centre
		Scoring by quarter: 16-12, 16-15, 15-10, 16-15

Semi-final

25 July 2016 7.45 pm (NZST)	Report Stats	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	45–64	New South Wales Swifts		Claudelands Arena
		Scoring by quarter: 14 - 16, 10 - 17, 7 - 16, 14 - 15

Grand Final

31 July 2016 12.10 pm (AEST)	Stats	Queensland Firebirds	69–67	New South Wales Swifts	ET	Brisbane Entertainment Centre	Fox Sports Sky Sport
		Scoring by quarter: 12-15, 17-12, 12-15, 13-12, ET: 15-13
		Scoring by half: 29-27, 25-27 ET: 15-13

Source:^{[13][14][15][16]}

Award winners

Award	Winner
Australian ANZ Championship Player of the Year ^[17]	Sharni Layton
QBE NSW Swifts MVP	Laura Langman
NSW Swifts Members' Player of the Year	Sharni Layton
NSW Swifts Players' Player of the Year	Amy Sommerville
NSW Swifts Coaches' Player Award	Paige Hadley/Stephanie Wood

Source:^[2][18]

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