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New South Wales Swifts

January 01, 1970

New South Wales Swifts are an Australian professional netball team based in Sydney, New South Wales. Since 2017 they have represented Netball New South Wales in Suncorp Super Netball. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship. The team was formed in 2007 when Netball New South Wales merged its two former Commonwealth Bank Trophy league teams, Sydney Swifts and Hunter Jaegers. In 2008, Swifts were the inaugural ANZ Championship winners. Swifts were also grand finalists in 2015 and 2016. They won their second and third premierships in 2019 and 2021.

New South Wales Swifts
Founded2007
Based inSydney
RegionsNew South Wales
Home venueKen Rosewall Arena
Head coachBriony Akle
Asst coachNatalie Avellino
Premierships3 (2008, 2019, 2021)
LeagueSuncorp Super Netball
ANZ Championship
2022 placing5th
Websitenswswifts.com.au

Uniform

History edit

ANZ Championship edit

Between 2008 and 2016, Swifts played in the ANZ Championship.[1][2][3][4] Swifts were formed in late 2007 when Netball New South Wales merged its two former Commonwealth Bank Trophy league teams, Sydney Swifts and Hunter Jaegers, in order to enter a single team in the 2008 ANZ Championship.[5][6][7][8] During the 2008 regular season Swifts won 10 of their 13 matches and finished second behind Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic. With a team coached by Julie Fitzgerald and captained by Catherine Cox, Swifts subsequently defeated Magic in both the major semi–final and the grand final to become the inaugural ANZ Championship winners.[2][9] Swifts went through the entire 2010 regular season home and away undefeated, winning 13 consecutive matches and finishing as minor premiers. They were the first team in the history of the ANZ Championship to do this. However they subsequently lost both the major semi-final and the preliminary final to Adelaide Thunderbirds and Magic respectively and finished the season in third place.[10][11][12]

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The 2011, 2012 and 2013 seasons proved to be a turbulent time for Swifts. After fifteen seasons as Sydney Swifts/New South Wales Swifts head coach, 2011 was the last season that Julie Fitzgerald served as head coach. Following a controversial "internal review", Fitzgerald was replaced as head coach by Lisa Beehag. The review was conducted during the 2011 season. Catherine Cox and Liz Ellis publicly criticized Netball New South Wales for distracting players with the review and even alleged that it was responsible for Swifts losing the 2011 minor semi-final. Beehag subsequently informed Cox that she would not be needed as a captain or player the following season. Cox subsequently departed for West Coast Fever. Other senior and emerging players including Rebecca Bulley, Courtney Tairi and Ashleigh Brazill also left. It was also alleged that the controversy led to some emerging New South Wales players, including Verity Simmons, Gabi Simpson and Kim Ravaillion, taking up contracts with rival teams. Under the leadership of Fitzgerald and Fox, New South Wales Swifts had been champions in 2008 and had reached the final series/play-offs in 2010 and 2011. Under Beehag's two-year reign, the team failed to make the finals. In 2013, the Swifts finished eighth. At the end of 2013 Beehag's contract was not renewed.[13][14][15][16][17][18]

Beehag was subsequently replaced by Rob Wright.[18][19][20] Wright guided Swifts to two successive grand finals in 2015 and 2016. However, on both occasions they lost out to Queensland Firebirds.[3][4][21][22]

Regular season statistics
Season Position Won Drawn Lost
2008[2][23] 2nd 10 0 3
2009[24][25] 9th 2 0 11
2010[10][11] 1st 13 0 0
2011[26][27] 3rd 9 0 4
2012[28][29] 5th 8 0 5
2013[30][31] 8th 4 0 9
2014[32][33] 3rd 9 0 4
2015[21][22] 2nd 8 3 2
2016[3][4] 3rd 10 2 1

  Premierships
  Runners Up
  Minor Premierships

Suncorp Super Netball edit

Since 2017, Swifts have played in Suncorp Super Netball.[1][34][35] In addition to Swifts, the new league featured a second Netball New South Wales team, Giants Netball. Two veteran members of the 2016 Swifts roster, Kimberlee Green and Susan Pettitt, subsequently switched to the Giants, who were coached by former Swifts head coach, Julie Fitzgerald.[36][37] The 2018 season saw Rob Wright replaced by Briony Akle.[38][39] In 2019, Akle guided Swifts to their second premiership when they won the Suncorp Super Netball title. Despite losing their new captain, Maddy Proud, to injury early in the season, 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. In the grand final they faced Lightning again but time defeated them 64–47 to emerge as champions.[40][41][42][43][44][45] In 2021 with a team coached by Briony Akle and co-captained by Maddy Proud and Paige Hadley, Swifts won their second Suncorp Super Netball title. In the grand final they defeated Giants Netball 63–59.[46][47][48][49][50][51][52]

Regular season statistics
Season Position Won Drawn Lost
2017[34][35] 6th 3 1 10
2018[53][54] 6th 6 1 7
2019[40][41] 2nd 10 1 3
2020[55] 4th 8 1 5
2021 2nd 9 0 5
2022 5th 6 0 8
2023 1st 10 1 3

  Premierships
  Minor Premierships

Grand finals edit

ANZ Championship
Season Winners Score Runners Up Venue
2008[56][57][58][59][60] New South Wales Swifts 65–56 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Acer Arena
2015[61][62][63] Queensland Firebirds 57–56 New South Wales Swifts Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
2016[64][65][66] Queensland Firebirds 69–67 New South Wales Swifts Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
Suncorp Super Netball
Season Winners Score Runners Up Venue
2019[44][45] New South Wales Swifts 64–47 Sunshine Coast Lightning Brisbane Entertainment Centre
2021[47][48][49][50] New South Wales Swifts 63–59 Giants Netball Nissan Arena
2023 Adelaide Thunderbirds 60–59 New South Wales Swifts John Cain Arena

Home venues edit

Between 2008 and 2019, Swifts played the majority of their home games at the Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre. In 2020, together with Giants Netball, Swifts were due to start to playing their home games at the Ken Rosewall Arena.[67] However these plans were put on hold until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[68][69]

 
Notes

Notable players edit

2024 squad edit

2024 New South Wales Swifts roster
Players Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
  Sophie Fawns GA, GS (2003-11-21) 21 November 2003 (age 20) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
  Paige Hadley C, WA, WD (1992-08-26) 26 August 1992 (age 31) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
  Sarah Klau GK, GD (1994-09-30) 30 September 1994 (age 29) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
  Maddy Proud WA, C (1993-12-04) 4 December 1993 (age 30) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
  Maddy Turner GD, GK, WD (1995-12-17) 17 December 1995 (age 28) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
  Samantha Wallace GS (1994-01-16) 16 January 1994 (age 30) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
  Helen Housby GA, GS (1995-01-19) 19 January 1995 (age 29) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
  Tegian O'Shannassy GK, GD (1999-04-14) 14 April 1999 (age 25) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
  Allie Smith WD, GD (2000-01-05) 5 January 2000 (age 24) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
  Lili Gorman-Brown C, WA, WD (1999-06-26) 26 June 1999 (age 24) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach


Notes
  • (c) – Captain
  • (cc) – Co-captain
  • (vc) – Vice-captain
  •   – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player
Player profiles: Team website Last updated: 22 December 2023

Internationals edit

  Australia
  Australia Fast5
  England
  New Zealand
  Trinidad and Tobago

Source:[72]

Captains edit

Award winners edit

ANZ Championship MVP
Notes
ANZ Championship Player of the Year
Season Player
2008[9] Catherine Cox
ANZ Finals Series MVP
Season Player
2015[22][79] Sharni Layton
Australian ANZ Championship Player of the Year
Season Player
2016[80] Sharni Layton
Holden Cruze ANZ Championship Player of the Year
QBE NSW Swifts Most Valued Player

Source:[87]

NSW Swifts Members' Player of the Year

Source:[87]

NSW Swifts Players' Player of the Year

Source:[87]

NSW Swifts Coaches' Award

Source:[87]

AFLW players edit

Several Swifts player have also played women's Australian rules football in the AFLW

Coaches edit

Head Coaches edit

Years
Julie Fitzgerald[13][18] 2008–2011
Lisa Beehag [90] 2012–2013
Rob Wright [19][20][36][37] 2013–2017
Briony Akle[38][39][91][92] 2017–

Assistant coaches edit

Main sponsors edit

Years
QBE Insurance[96][97] 2007–        

Premierships edit

 
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NNSW Waratahs edit

Main article: Netball New South Wales Waratahs

Netball New South Wales Waratahs are the reserve team of New South Wales Swifts. They play in the Australian Netball League. In 2011 Waratahs became the first team other than Victorian Fury to win the ANL title. In the grand final they defeated Fury 55–46.[27]

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External links edit

  • NSW Swifts on Facebook
  • NSW Swifts on Twitter

January 01, 1970
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New South Wales Swifts are an Australian professional netball team based in Sydney New South Wales Since 2017 they have represented Netball New South Wales in Suncorp Super Netball Between 2008 and 2016 they played in the ANZ Championship The team was formed in 2007 when Netball New South Wales merged its two former Commonwealth Bank Trophy league teams Sydney Swifts and Hunter Jaegers In 2008 Swifts were the inaugural ANZ Championship winners Swifts were also grand finalists in 2015 and 2016 They won their second and third premierships in 2019 and 2021 New South Wales SwiftsFounded2007Based inSydneyRegionsNew South WalesHome venueKen Rosewall ArenaHead coachBriony AkleAsst coachNatalie AvellinoPremierships3 2008 2019 2021 LeagueSuncorp Super NetballANZ Championship2022 placing5thWebsitenswswifts com auUniform Contents 1 History 1 1 ANZ Championship 1 2 Suncorp Super Netball 2 Grand finals 3 Home venues 4 Notable players 4 1 2024 squad 4 2 Internationals 4 3 Captains 4 4 Award winners 4 5 AFLW players 5 Coaches 5 1 Head Coaches 5 2 Assistant coaches 6 Main sponsors 7 Premierships 8 NNSW Waratahs 9 References 10 External linksHistory editANZ Championship edit Between 2008 and 2016 Swifts played in the ANZ Championship 1 2 3 4 Swifts were formed in late 2007 when Netball New South Wales merged its two former Commonwealth Bank Trophy league teams Sydney Swifts and Hunter Jaegers in order to enter a single team in the 2008 ANZ Championship 5 6 7 8 During the 2008 regular season Swifts won 10 of their 13 matches and finished second behind Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic With a team coached by Julie Fitzgerald and captained by Catherine Cox Swifts subsequently defeated Magic in both the major semi final and the grand final to become the inaugural ANZ Championship winners 2 9 Swifts went through the entire 2010 regular season home and away undefeated winning 13 consecutive matches and finishing as minor premiers They were the first team in the history of the ANZ Championship to do this However they subsequently lost both the major semi final and the preliminary final to Adelaide Thunderbirds and Magic respectively and finished the season in third place 10 11 12 The 2011 2012 and 2013 seasons proved to be a turbulent time for Swifts After fifteen seasons as Sydney Swifts New South Wales Swifts head coach 2011 was the last season that Julie Fitzgerald served as head coach Following a controversial internal review Fitzgerald was replaced as head coach by Lisa Beehag The review was conducted during the 2011 season Catherine Cox and Liz Ellis publicly criticized Netball New South Wales for distracting players with the review and even alleged that it was responsible for Swifts losing the 2011 minor semi final Beehag subsequently informed Cox that she would not be needed as a captain or player the following season Cox subsequently departed for West Coast Fever Other senior and emerging players including Rebecca Bulley Courtney Tairi and Ashleigh Brazill also left It was also alleged that the controversy led to some emerging New South Wales players including Verity Simmons Gabi Simpson and Kim Ravaillion taking up contracts with rival teams Under the leadership of Fitzgerald and Fox New South Wales Swifts had been champions in 2008 and had reached the final series play offs in 2010 and 2011 Under Beehag s two year reign the team failed to make the finals In 2013 the Swifts finished eighth At the end of 2013 Beehag s contract was not renewed 13 14 15 16 17 18 Beehag was subsequently replaced by Rob Wright 18 19 20 Wright guided Swifts to two successive grand finals in 2015 and 2016 However on both occasions they lost out to Queensland Firebirds 3 4 21 22 Regular season statistics Season Position Won Drawn Lost 2008 2 23 2nd 10 0 3 2009 24 25 9th 2 0 11 2010 10 11 1st 13 0 0 2011 26 27 3rd 9 0 4 2012 28 29 5th 8 0 5 2013 30 31 8th 4 0 9 2014 32 33 3rd 9 0 4 2015 21 22 2nd 8 3 2 2016 3 4 3rd 10 2 1 Premierships Runners Up Minor Premierships Suncorp Super Netball edit Since 2017 Swifts have played in Suncorp Super Netball 1 34 35 In addition to Swifts the new league featured a second Netball New South Wales team Giants Netball Two veteran members of the 2016 Swifts roster Kimberlee Green and Susan Pettitt subsequently switched to the Giants who were coached by former Swifts head coach Julie Fitzgerald 36 37 The 2018 season saw Rob Wright replaced by Briony Akle 38 39 In 2019 Akle guided Swifts to their second premiership when they won the Suncorp Super Netball title Despite losing their new captain Maddy Proud to injury early in the season 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 In the grand final they faced Lightning again but time defeated them 64 47 to emerge as champions 40 41 42 43 44 45 In 2021 with a team coached by Briony Akle and co captained by Maddy Proud and Paige Hadley Swifts won their second Suncorp Super Netball title In the grand final they defeated Giants Netball 63 59 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 Regular season statistics Season Position Won Drawn Lost 2017 34 35 6th 3 1 10 2018 53 54 6th 6 1 7 2019 40 41 2nd 10 1 3 2020 55 4th 8 1 5 2021 2nd 9 0 5 2022 5th 6 0 8 2023 1st 10 1 3 Premierships Minor PremiershipsGrand finals editANZ Championship Season Winners Score Runners Up Venue 2008 56 57 58 59 60 New South Wales Swifts 65 56 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Acer Arena 2015 61 62 63 Queensland Firebirds 57 56 New South Wales Swifts Brisbane Convention amp Exhibition Centre 2016 64 65 66 Queensland Firebirds 69 67 New South Wales Swifts Brisbane Convention amp Exhibition Centre Suncorp Super Netball Season Winners Score Runners Up Venue 2019 44 45 New South Wales Swifts 64 47 Sunshine Coast Lightning Brisbane Entertainment Centre 2021 47 48 49 50 New South Wales Swifts 63 59 Giants Netball Nissan Arena 2023 Adelaide Thunderbirds 60 59 New South Wales Swifts John Cain ArenaHome venues editBetween 2008 and 2019 Swifts played the majority of their home games at the Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre In 2020 together with Giants Netball Swifts were due to start to playing their home games at the Ken Rosewall Arena 67 However these plans were put on hold until 2021 due to the COVID 19 pandemic 68 69 nbsp Years Ken Rosewall Arena 67 2021 Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre Note 1 70 2008 2019 Sydney Super Dome Note 2 70 2008 Newcastle Entertainment Centre 71 2008 AIS Arena 2014 Notes 1 Also referred to as the State Sports Centre and the QuayCentre 2 Also referred to as the Acer Arena the Allphones Arena or the Qudos Bank Arena Notable players edit2024 squad edit 2024 New South Wales Swifts roster Players Coaching staff Nat Name Position s DoB Height nbsp Sophie Fawns GA GS 2003 11 21 21 November 2003 age 20 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in nbsp Paige Hadley C WA WD 1992 08 26 26 August 1992 age 31 1 73 m 5 ft 8 in nbsp Sarah Klau GK GD 1994 09 30 30 September 1994 age 29 1 90 m 6 ft 3 in nbsp Maddy Proud WA C 1993 12 04 4 December 1993 age 30 1 74 m 5 ft 9 in nbsp Maddy Turner GD GK WD 1995 12 17 17 December 1995 age 28 1 83 m 6 ft 0 in nbsp Samantha Wallace GS 1994 01 16 16 January 1994 age 30 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in nbsp Helen Housby GA GS 1995 01 19 19 January 1995 age 29 1 83 m 6 ft 0 in nbsp Tegian O Shannassy GK GD 1999 04 14 14 April 1999 age 25 1 88 m 6 ft 2 in nbsp Allie Smith WD GD 2000 01 05 5 January 2000 age 24 1 80 m 5 ft 11 in nbsp Lili Gorman Brown C WA WD 1999 06 26 26 June 1999 age 24 1 73 m 5 ft 8 in Head coach nbsp Briony Akle Assistant coach nbsp Natalie Avellino Notes c Captain cc Co captain vc Vice captain nbsp Injury maternity leave TRP Temporary Replacement Player Player profiles Team website Last updated 22 December 2023 Internationals edit nbsp Australia Erin Bell April Brandley Rebecca Bulley Ashleigh Brazill Julie Corletto Catherine Cox Liz Ellis Mo onia Gerrard Selina Gilsenan Kimberlee Green Paige Hadley Sarah Klau Sharni Layton Susan Pratley Caitlin Thwaites Gretel Tippett Stephanie Wood Maddy Proud nbsp Australia Fast5 Carla Dziwoki Sophie Garbin Maddy Proud Maddy Turner Vanessa Ware Amorette Wild nbsp England Jade Clarke Natalie Metcalf Helen Housby Sonia Mkoloma nbsp New Zealand Kayla Johnson Laura Langman Katrina Rore Courtney Tairi nbsp Trinidad and Tobago Samantha Wallace Source 72 Captains edit Years Catherine Cox 2 10 11 24 73 2008 2011 Mo onia Gerrard 28 29 30 31 2012 2013 Kimberlee Green 3 4 28 29 2012 2016 Abbey McCulloch 34 35 53 54 74 2017 2018 Maddy Proud 46 75 42 43 76 77 2019 Paige Hadley 46 2021 Award winners edit ANZ Championship MVP Season Player 2014 78 Kimberlee Green Note 1 Notes 1 Award was shared with Joanne Harten Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic ANZ Championship Player of the Year Season Player 2008 9 Catherine Cox ANZ Finals Series MVP Season Player 2015 22 79 Sharni Layton Australian ANZ Championship Player of the Year Season Player 2016 80 Sharni Layton Holden Cruze ANZ Championship Player of the Year Season Player 2010 10 11 81 Rebecca Bulley QBE NSW Swifts Most Valued Player Season Player 2008 Catherine Cox 2009 Catherine Cox 2010 10 11 Rebecca Bulley 2011 27 Catherine Cox 2012 29 Susan Pettitt 2013 31 82 Kimberlee Green 2014 33 Kimberlee Green 2015 22 83 84 Caitlin Thwaites 2016 4 Laura Langman 2017 35 Maddy Proud 2018 54 Samantha Wallace 2019 41 Samantha Wallace 2020 85 Sarah Klau 2021 86 Samantha Wallace Source 87 NSW Swifts Members Player of the Year Season Player 2008 Catherine Cox 2009 Susan Pratley 2010 10 11 Rebecca Bulley 2011 27 Kimberlee Green 2012 29 Kimberlee Green 2013 31 82 Kimberlee Green 2014 33 Kimberlee Green 2015 22 Sharni Layton 2016 4 Sharni Layton 2017 35 Maddy Proud 2018 54 Sarah Klau 2019 41 Paige Hadley 2020 85 Paige Hadley 2021 86 Sarah Klau Source 87 NSW Swifts Players Player of the Year Season Player 2008 Emma Koster 2009 Kimberley Smith 2010 10 11 Kimberlee Green 2011 27 Kimberley Smith 2012 29 April Letton 2013 31 88 Sonia Mkoloma 2014 33 Sharni Layton 2015 22 Sharni Layton 2016 4 Amy Sommerville 2017 35 Claire O Brien 2018 54 Abbey McCulloch 2019 41 Sophie Garbin Maddy Turner 2020 85 Sophie Garbin 2021 86 Maddy Turner Source 87 NSW Swifts Coaches Award Season Player 2013 31 89 Paige Hadley 2014 33 Sarah Wall 2015 22 Susan Pettitt 2016 4 Paige Hadley Stephanie Wood 2017 35 Maddy Turner 2018 54 Maddy Turner 2019 41 Paige Hadley 2020 85 Samantha Wallace Paige Hadley 2021 86 Sarah Klau Source 87 AFLW players edit Several Swifts player have also played women s Australian rules football in the AFLW Elle Bennetts Ashleigh Brazill Taylah Davies Erin Hoare Sharni LaytonCoaches editHead Coaches edit Years Julie Fitzgerald 13 18 2008 2011 Lisa Beehag 90 2012 2013 Rob Wright 19 20 36 37 2013 2017 Briony Akle 38 39 91 92 2017 Assistant coaches edit Years Megan Anderson 3 21 32 34 2014 2017 Rebecca Bulley 93 2021 2022 Natalie Avellino 94 95 2023 Main sponsors editYears QBE Insurance 96 97 2007 Premierships edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to New South Wales Swifts Suncorp Super Netball Winners 2019 2021 ANZ Championship Winners 2008 Runners Up 2015 2016 Minor Premiership 2010NNSW Waratahs editMain article Netball New South Wales Waratahs Netball New South Wales Waratahs are the reserve team of New South Wales Swifts They play in the Australian Netball League In 2011 Waratahs became the first team other than Victorian Fury to win the ANL title In the grand final they defeated Fury 55 46 27 References edit a b History nswswifts com au Retrieved 9 January 2020 a b c d NSW Swifts 2008 Season nswswifts com au 29 November 2008 Retrieved 7 September 2020 a b c d e NSW Swifts 2016 Season nswswifts com au 29 November 2016 Retrieved 15 December 2020 a b c d e f g h Netball NSW 2016 Annual Report PDF Netball NSW Archived from the original PDF on 30 June 2020 Retrieved 28 June 2020 NSW Netball boss speaks up www newstalkzb co nz 13 March 2007 Archived from the original on 15 March 2008 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