2010 ANZ Championship season
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The 2010 ANZ Championship season was the third season of the ANZ Championship
, commencing on 20 March. The 2010 season started two weeks earlier than in previous years to accommodate the 2010 Commonwealth Games
in Delhi, in which netball is a core sport. 69 matches were played over 17 weeks, including an initial 14-week round-robin stage, followed by a three-week finals stage. Several rule changes were also implemented in the 2010 season.
After 14 weeks of round-robin competition, the Swifts emerged undefeated as minor premiers, progressing to the finals stage with the Thunderbirds, Magic and Steel. But the Thunderbirds progressed to the grand final, inflicting the first loss of the season for the Swifts, who lost the preliminary final to the Magic one week later. The grand final was contested on 11 July in Adelaide between the Thunderbirds and Magic. In front of a capacity crowd, the Thunderbirds defeated the Magic by 52–42 to emerge as champions for the 2010 season.
Round 14 matchups in 2009 were identical to round 14 matchups in 2010, round 4 matchups in 2009 were identical to round 11 matchups in 2010, and round 1 matchups in 2009 were identical to round 3 matchups in 2010. Also, for the Rivalry Round, round 13 matchups in 2009 were identical to round 4 matchups in 2010. In addition, in trans-Tasman matches the home and away teams were switched around from 2009 to ensure that the teams got to play home and away games over two years: e.g., the Thunderbirds hosted the Magic in round 14 in 2009, but the same game in 2010 was hosted by the Magic.
The 2010 season saw the first use of the assistance package for teams that finished in the bottom two placings of the competition ladder for two consecutive seasons. The Central Pulse finished 10th in 2008 and 2009, winning one game in 26 outings, and were granted additional money as well as a second import player.
The 2010 ANZ Championship season, the third year of the competition was expected to be the best yet. Teams organised their franchises, and then went on the hunt to poach opposition players. There was excitement on both sides of the tasman, but in New Zealand it was all coming from one team. The Northern Mystics
went on a shopping spree, signing Magic stars Maria Tutaia
and Joline Henry
. Along with Canterbury Tactix Silver Fern Larrissa Willcox
and Jamaican international Althea Byfield
, to join current internationals Catherine Latu
and Temepara George
in Auckland. The Magic, who lost the services of Tutaia and Henry, made up for it by inking former Silver Ferns shooter Jodi Brown
and Australian Peta Scholz
from retirement. The new duo, teamed up with Magic stalwartsIrene van Dyk
, Laura Langman
and Casey Williams
. In Wellington, the Pulse who lost Byfield, made up for it by bring in English import Ama Agbeze
and Adelaide Thunderbirds
benchie Jane Altschwager
. They also snared Silver Fern defender Katrina Grant
from the Steel
, to form a nice looking team. At the Canterbury Tactix, the retirement of captain Julie Seymour
as well as losing Jodi Brown and Sonia Mkoloma left the red and black's midcourt in all sorts of trouble. Southlander Hayley Crofts
was called into the franchise, but made no impact. They initially signed off out of favour Queensland Firebirds
defender Peta Stephens, but an injury ruled her out of contention. And down south at the Southern Steel
, after the retirements of star players Donna Wilkins
, Adine Wilson
and Megan Hutton
, along with Katrina Grant
moving north, it left the Steel in trouble too. They still pulled together a play off potential side. Former Silver Fern and Sting
player Leana de Bruin
was back from pregnancy and was pulled into the backline. With the re-signing of internationals Daneka Wipiiti
, Megan Dehn
, Liana Leota, Wendy Frew and Sheryl Scanlan
, Steel still had high chances for 2010.
Up north in Australia, the Queensland Firebirds
answered their shooting problems, by snaring Australian Diamonds star Natalie Medhurst
from the Adelaide Thunderbirds
. She set up a wonderful combination with returning Jamaican import Romelda Aiken
. In the Firebird's midcourt, Lauren Nourse
led the way without fellow Wing Attack Tamsin Greenway
. The English player decided to not return for a third year of ANZ Championships netball. At the NSW Swifts, the Sydney club picked up touring, English defender Sonia Mkoloma
, to give her a third franchise to play at. Mkoloma, again along with Catherine Cox
, Susan Pratley
and Kim Green
were the key players to their line-up. In Melbourne, the Vixens
opted against bringing in an import. The 2009 champions kept consistency in their line up. Shooters Sharelle McMahon
and Caitlin Thwaites
, midcourter Natasha Chokljat
and defenders Julie Corletto and Bianca Chatfield
all inked again with the team. At the Thunderbirds
, coach Jane Woodlands-Thompson returned as coach, along with stars Natalie von Bertouch
, Kate Beveridge
, Mo'onia Gerrard
and import Geva Mentor
. After the loss of Medhurst, and which speculation since has arisen Woodlands-Thompson wanted rid of her, she was replaced by former netballer, turned basketball player Carla Borrego
. The tall Jamaican would become a huge hit. The cash strapped West Coast Fever
again kept their coach Jane Searle, and the core group of players. There were no huge changes in the Perth team's line-up, apart from Leah Shoard
returning to Australia, after a year with the Steel
and Janelle Lawson
returning home from the Firebirds.
, New Zealand from 19–21 February, featuring the Firebirds, Mystics, Pulse, Tactix and Steel, along with a team from the Australian Institute of Sport
. The Queensland Firebirds emerged undefeated from the Queenstown tournament.
The official pre-season tournament is the Netball Cup (formerly the SOPA Cup), which was held in Sydney from 5–7 March. In 2010, the tournament was contested between the Firebirds, Swifts, Vixens, Thunderbirds and Fever from Australia, and the Pulse and Steel from New Zealand. Once again, the Queensland Firebirds went through the tournament undefeated to emerge champions.
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clashes. Goals scored by all teams from each country were tallied together, and the country with the highest number of accumulated goals won. After five matches, Australia won the 2010 Rivalry Round with a 4–1 win-loss record and a goal aggregate of 288–230 against New Zealand.
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and Wendy Fleming. The celebrity teams were as follows:
During the match, Darcy's team scored the first two goals, giving them a two goal lead, however Ellis' team came back with two goals from Spencer. Late in the half, Archer scored a goal on the goal circle (not legal in standard rules) and that was the only goal scored by him. At the end of the first half, Darcy's team lead 4-3. In the second half, a change was made by Ellis' team with Ellis moving to WD and shifting Archer and Swanson to GD and GK respectively to add more height in the defense circle, while Darcy placed Twigley to GA and Hughes to WD. Later on, Ellis called time to put Melbourne Vixens player Caitlin Thwaites at GS, moving Moloney to WD, Ellis to GK and benching Swanson. After a thrilling battle, despite Thwaites's goals and tricks and Spencer's long range shot on goal, Darcy's team won the match by two goals. As a result, the MARS Red beyondblue team won $10,000 for winning the match as well as $2,000 for scoring the first goal in both halves and $100 for every goal scored after, adding up to $12,900 for the beyondblue charity. The Holden Cruze National Breast Cancer Foundation team won $5,000 as runner-up prize and $100 for every goal scored, adding up to $5,900 for the National Breast Cancer Foundation charity.
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ANZ Championship
The ANZ Championship is the pre-eminent netball league in the world. The competition is held annually between April and July, comprising 69 matches played over 17 weeks. It is contested by ten teams, five from Australia and five from New Zealand...
, commencing on 20 March. The 2010 season started two weeks earlier than in previous years to accommodate the 2010 Commonwealth Games
2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date...
in Delhi, in which netball is a core sport. 69 matches were played over 17 weeks, including an initial 14-week round-robin stage, followed by a three-week finals stage. Several rule changes were also implemented in the 2010 season.
After 14 weeks of round-robin competition, the Swifts emerged undefeated as minor premiers, progressing to the finals stage with the Thunderbirds, Magic and Steel. But the Thunderbirds progressed to the grand final, inflicting the first loss of the season for the Swifts, who lost the preliminary final to the Magic one week later. The grand final was contested on 11 July in Adelaide between the Thunderbirds and Magic. In front of a capacity crowd, the Thunderbirds defeated the Magic by 52–42 to emerge as champions for the 2010 season.
Format
The format of the 2010 season was identical to those of previous seasons. During the round-robin stage, played over 14 weeks, each team played every other team once, and played teams from their home country a second time. Teams also had one bye somewhere between Rounds 6–10. Week 4 of the round-robin stage was the designated Rivalry Round, in which all games were trans-Tasman match-ups. The top four teams from the round-robin stage progressed to the finals stage, played over three weeks in a Page-McIntyre System.Round 14 matchups in 2009 were identical to round 14 matchups in 2010, round 4 matchups in 2009 were identical to round 11 matchups in 2010, and round 1 matchups in 2009 were identical to round 3 matchups in 2010. Also, for the Rivalry Round, round 13 matchups in 2009 were identical to round 4 matchups in 2010. In addition, in trans-Tasman matches the home and away teams were switched around from 2009 to ensure that the teams got to play home and away games over two years: e.g., the Thunderbirds hosted the Magic in round 14 in 2009, but the same game in 2010 was hosted by the Magic.
The 2010 season saw the first use of the assistance package for teams that finished in the bottom two placings of the competition ladder for two consecutive seasons. The Central Pulse finished 10th in 2008 and 2009, winning one game in 26 outings, and were granted additional money as well as a second import player.
Rules
Matches were played under international test rules, with a few exceptions. Games that had tied scores at the end of regular time continued into extra time until a winner emerged. Starting from 2010, two additional rule changes were also implemented: coaching was permitted during time stoppages, and venue clocks showed the countdown of the final minute of play, rather than turning blank for that time.Teams
All ten teams from the inaugural season continued in 2010.| 2010 ANZ Championship teams | ||||
| Teams | Main venues | 2010 placings | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
ETSA Park ETSA Park ETSA Park is a sporting venue located in Adelaide, South Australia, opposite Santos Stadium, Adelaide's premier athletics stadium. It is a specialist netball facility, hosting matches in both the national ANZ Championship and state Dairy Farmers Cup, as well as some international matches. However,... , Adelaide Adelaide Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million... |
2nd → Champions | ||
| State Netball and Hockey Centre State Netball and Hockey Centre State Netball Hockey Centre is a multipurpose sporting facility located in Melbourne, Australia. It is the home arena of the Melbourne Vixens netball team in the ANZ Championship, and the Melbourne Tigers National Basketball League team. The facility is located in Royal Park, Parkville next to... , Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater... |
7th | |||
| State Sports Centre State Sports Centre The State Sports Centre is a multi-use indoor arena in Sydney, Australia. It hosted the table tennis and taekwondo events for the 2000 Summer Olympics.... , Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people... |
1st → Preliminary finalists | |||
| Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre | 5th | |||
| Challenge Stadium Challenge Stadium Challenge Stadium is a sports complex in the suburb of Mount Claremont, west of Perth, Western Australia, Australia. It was opened in 1986 and is home to the Western Australian Institute of Sport. The main indoor arena holds 4,500 people... , Perth Perth, Western Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000.... |
8th | |||
| New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga... |
Westpac Arena, Christchurch Christchurch Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of... |
10th | ||
| TSB Bank Arena TSB Bank Arena The TSB Bank Arena, formerly known as the Queens Wharf Events Centre, is an indoor arena, located in Wellington, New Zealand. The arena hosts mainly basketball games and is the home arena for the Century City Saints and part-time home arena of the New Zealand Breakers when they play in Wellington,... , Wellington Wellington Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range... |
9th | |||
| Trusts Stadium Trusts Stadium Trusts Stadium is an indoor arena located in Waitakere City, Auckland, New Zealand. It is a multi-purpose stadium that primarily holds sports events and music concerts... , Auckland Auckland The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world... |
6th | |||
| Stadium Southland Stadium Southland Stadium Southland is an international sports complex in Invercargill, New Zealand. The stadium was completed in May 2000. The main SBS Sports Arena in the stadium has a capacity of 4,500, with temporary seating... , Invercargill Invercargill Invercargill is the southernmost and westernmost city in New Zealand, and one of the southernmost cities in the world. It is the commercial centre of the Southland region. It lies in the heart of the wide expanse of the Southland Plains on the Oreti or New River some 18 km north of Bluff,... |
4th → Semi-finalists | |||
| Mystery Creek Events Centre Mystery Creek Events Centre Mystery Creek Events Centre is a large events centre based in the outskirts of Hamilton, New Zealand. It is home to many events, the largest being the National Agricultural Fieldays which is held annually in June.... , Hamilton Hamilton, New Zealand Hamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's fourth largest territorial authority. Hamilton is in the Waikato Region of the North Island, approximately south of Auckland... |
3rd → Runners-up | |||
Player transfers
- See the 2010 ANZ Championship transfer period2010 ANZ Championship transfer periodThe 2010 ANZ Championship season was the third season of the ANZ Championship, commencing on 20 March. The 2010 season started two weeks earlier than in previous years to accommodate the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, in which netball is a core sport. 69 matches were played over 17 weeks,...
The 2010 ANZ Championship season, the third year of the competition was expected to be the best yet. Teams organised their franchises, and then went on the hunt to poach opposition players. There was excitement on both sides of the tasman, but in New Zealand it was all coming from one team. The Northern Mystics
Northern Mystics
The Northern Mystics are a New Zealand netball team based in Auckland that currently compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The franchise was formed in 2007 as an amalgamation of two teams from the National Bank Cup – the Northern Force and the Auckland Diamonds – after the competition was...
went on a shopping spree, signing Magic stars Maria Tutaia
Maria Tutaia
Solonaima Maria Tuta'ia is a New Zealand international netball player. She can play at goal attack and goal shooter, and stands at 1.88 m....
and Joline Henry
Joline Henry
Joline Henry is a New Zealand netball player. Henry is a current member of the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns, and plays with the Northern Mystics in the ANZ Championship....
. Along with Canterbury Tactix Silver Fern Larrissa Willcox
Larrissa Willcox
Larrissa Willcox is a New Zealand netball player. She played for the West Coast Fever in the 2008 ANZ Championship season, having played for the same team in Australia's Commonwealth Bank Trophy from 2002–07, when the team was known as the Perth Orioles...
and Jamaican international Althea Byfield
Althea Byfield
Althea Latoya Byfield is a Jamaican international basketball and netball player. Byfield has represented Jamaica in both sports, and is a current member of the Jamaican netball team.-Early life:...
, to join current internationals Catherine Latu
Catherine Latu
Cathrine Latu is a New Zealand netball player. Latu was a member of the New Zealand Secondary Schools and New Zealand U21 teams, and debuted in the National Bank Cup with the Northern Force in 2005...
and Temepara George
Temepara George
Temepara Anne George , formerly Temepara Clark, is a New Zealand international netball player. She was a member of the Silver Ferns national squad in 1996, and from 2000–2011. George retired from international duties after the 2011 World Netball Championships in Singapore...
in Auckland. The Magic, who lost the services of Tutaia and Henry, made up for it by inking former Silver Ferns shooter Jodi Brown
Jodi Brown
Jodi Brown is a New Zealand netball player. Brown was a member of the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns from 2002–07, earning 28 caps...
and Australian Peta Scholz
Peta Scholz
Peta Scholz is an Australian netball player. A prominent wing defence player, Scholz was a member of the Australian national team from 1999–2004, earning 54 caps. She played with the Adelaide Thunderbirds during the entire 11-year run of the Commonwealth Bank Trophy, retiring after the 2007 season...
from retirement. The new duo, teamed up with Magic stalwartsIrene van Dyk
Irene van Dyk
Irene van Dyk, MNZM is one of the world's best-known netball players and the most capped player of all time....
, Laura Langman
Laura Langman
Laura Langman is a New Zealand international netball player. Primarily a midcourt player, Langman is the captain of the New Zealand national netball team – the Silver Ferns, and also captains the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in the ANZ Championship.-Early career:While still a student at Hillcrest...
and Casey Williams
Casey Williams
Casey May Williams, ONZM is a New Zealand international netball player. Williams is the current captain of the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns, and plays for the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in the ANZ Championship.Williams has been a member of the New Zealand national netball...
. In Wellington, the Pulse who lost Byfield, made up for it by bring in English import Ama Agbeze
Ama Agbeze
Ama Agbeze is an English international netball player. Agbeze plays in the goal defence and goal keeper positions. She debuted in the England national squad in 2001...
and Adelaide Thunderbirds
Adelaide Thunderbirds
The Adelaide Thunderbirds are an Australian netball team based in Adelaide that currently compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The Thunderbirds were formed as one of the foundation teams of the Commonwealth Bank Trophy , previously the premier netball league in Australia, which was...
benchie Jane Altschwager
Jane Altschwager
Jane Altschwager is an Australian netballer. Altschwager started her netball career in 1994 playing for New South Wales, in the Australian State Netball League, somehow, despite being a 14 year old in South Australia. In 1997 she signed with the Sydney Swifts in the inaugural Commonwealth Bank...
. They also snared Silver Fern defender Katrina Grant
Katrina Grant
Katrina Grant is a New Zealand international netball player. Grant is a current member of the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns, and plays for the Central Pulse in the ANZ Championship....
from the Steel
Southern Steel
The Southern Steel are a New Zealand netball team based in Invercargill that compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The franchise was formed as an amalgamation of two teams from the National Bank Cup, the Dunedin-based Otago Rebels and the Invercargill-based Southern Sting...
, to form a nice looking team. At the Canterbury Tactix, the retirement of captain Julie Seymour
Julie Seymour
Julie Seymour, MNZM is a New Zealand netball coach, former international netball player and former representative middle distance runner. Seymour played for the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns, in 92 test matches spanning 16 years...
as well as losing Jodi Brown and Sonia Mkoloma left the red and black's midcourt in all sorts of trouble. Southlander Hayley Crofts
Hayley Crofts
Hayley Crofts is a New Zealand netball player. In 2008, she was signed to play for the Central Pulse in the ANZ Championship. Much of the team was replaced after a winless 2008 season, with Crofts not being re-signed for the 2009 season...
was called into the franchise, but made no impact. They initially signed off out of favour Queensland Firebirds
Queensland Firebirds
The Queensland Firebirds are an Australian netball team based in Brisbane that currently compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The Firebirds were formed as one of the foundation teams of the Commonwealth Bank Trophy , previously the premier netball league in Australia, which was contested...
defender Peta Stephens, but an injury ruled her out of contention. And down south at the Southern Steel
Southern Steel
The Southern Steel are a New Zealand netball team based in Invercargill that compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The franchise was formed as an amalgamation of two teams from the National Bank Cup, the Dunedin-based Otago Rebels and the Invercargill-based Southern Sting...
, after the retirements of star players Donna Wilkins
Donna Wilkins
Donna Wilkins is one of New Zealand's leading sportswomen, representing her country in both netball and basketball. She became married to Southland farmer Mike Wilkins on 17 March 2007...
, Adine Wilson
Adine Wilson
Adine Rachel Wilson Harper is a New Zealand international netball representative.-Personal background:...
and Megan Hutton
Megan Hutton
Megan Hutton is a New Zealand retired netball player. Hutton normally plays in the goal keeper position. She also played basketball for Southland....
, along with Katrina Grant
Katrina Grant
Katrina Grant is a New Zealand international netball player. Grant is a current member of the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns, and plays for the Central Pulse in the ANZ Championship....
moving north, it left the Steel in trouble too. They still pulled together a play off potential side. Former Silver Fern and Sting
Southern Sting
The Southern Sting were a netball team based in Invercargill, New Zealand that competed in The National Bank Cup competition, formerly known as the Coca Cola Cup....
player Leana de Bruin
Leana de Bruin
Leana de Bruin is a South African and New Zealand international netball player. De Bruin played 34 tests for South Africa before moving to New Zealand in 2000...
was back from pregnancy and was pulled into the backline. With the re-signing of internationals Daneka Wipiiti
Daneka Wipiiti
Daneka Wipiiti is a New Zealand international netball player. She is currently in the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns, and plays with the Southern Steel in the ANZ Championship....
, Megan Dehn
Megan Dehn
Megan Dehn is an Australian international netballer from Woy Woy, New South Wales. A former Australian representative player, she currently plays in the ANZ Championship for New Zealand–based team the Northern Mystics....
, Liana Leota, Wendy Frew and Sheryl Scanlan
Sheryl Scanlan
Sheryl Scanlan is a New Zealand and Samoan international netball player. She played for the Northern Force in the National Bank Cup from 1998 until the conclusion in 2007, when the new ANZ Championship competition was announced, signing with the Northern Mystics for 2008. In 2009 though she has...
, Steel still had high chances for 2010.
Up north in Australia, the Queensland Firebirds
Queensland Firebirds
The Queensland Firebirds are an Australian netball team based in Brisbane that currently compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The Firebirds were formed as one of the foundation teams of the Commonwealth Bank Trophy , previously the premier netball league in Australia, which was contested...
answered their shooting problems, by snaring Australian Diamonds star Natalie Medhurst
Natalie Medhurst
Natalie Medhurst is an Australian netball player. Medhurst plays as a goal attack and goal shooter, and is a current member of the Australian national netball team....
from the Adelaide Thunderbirds
Adelaide Thunderbirds
The Adelaide Thunderbirds are an Australian netball team based in Adelaide that currently compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The Thunderbirds were formed as one of the foundation teams of the Commonwealth Bank Trophy , previously the premier netball league in Australia, which was...
. She set up a wonderful combination with returning Jamaican import Romelda Aiken
Romelda Aiken
Romelda Aiken is a Jamaican netball player. Aiken debuted for the Jamaican national team in 2005 as a replacement for regular shooter Elaine Davis. The shooter rose to international prominence during the 2007 Netball World Championships...
. In the Firebird's midcourt, Lauren Nourse
Lauren Nourse
Lauren Nourse is an Australian netball player, who plays for the Australian national netball team....
led the way without fellow Wing Attack Tamsin Greenway
Tamsin Greenway
Tamsin Greenway is an English netball player and member of the England national netball team. She usually plays wing attack or goal attack....
. The English player decided to not return for a third year of ANZ Championships netball. At the NSW Swifts, the Sydney club picked up touring, English defender Sonia Mkoloma
Sonia Mkoloma
Sonia Mkoloma is an English international netball player. Mkoloma made her international debut for the English national team in 1999, and during her career has competed at three Netball World Championships, three Commonwealth Games and two World Netball Series...
, to give her a third franchise to play at. Mkoloma, again along with Catherine Cox
Catherine Cox
Catherine Cox is an Australian netball player. Cox has played regularly for the Australian national team since her first appearance in 1997 and is a member of the ANZ Championship team West Coast Fever....
, Susan Pratley
Susan Pratley
Susan Pratley is an Australian netball player, who plays goal attack or goal shooter. She has been a member of the Australian national team since 2006, replacing the likes of Eloise Southby-Halbish, Megan Dehn, and Cynna Kydd...
and Kim Green
Kim Green
Kim Green is a former American automobile racing driver who was the co-owner and Chief Executive Officer of Andretti Green Racing, a racing team in the Indycar Series. He now owns and operated Green Savoree Racing Promotions which promotes IndyCar and other races.-Biographical:Green is a native of...
were the key players to their line-up. In Melbourne, the Vixens
Melbourne Vixens
The Melbourne Vixens are an Australian netball team in Melbourne that compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The team were formed in 2007 as an amalgamation of the Melbourne Phoenix and Melbourne Kestrels from the previous Commonwealth Bank Trophy. Sharelle McMahon and Bianca Chatfield have...
opted against bringing in an import. The 2009 champions kept consistency in their line up. Shooters Sharelle McMahon
Sharelle McMahon
Sharelle Jane McMahon is an Australian netball player and former captain of the Australian national netball team...
and Caitlin Thwaites
Caitlin Thwaites
Caitlin Thwaites is an Australian netball and volleyball player. In 2011 Thwaites made the move across the Tasman to join the Central Pulse in the ANZ Championship, and plays in her known position of GS. . Thwaites has also represented Australia in women's volleyball. In 2009, Thwaites played her...
, midcourter Natasha Chokljat
Natasha Chokljat
Natasha Chokljat is an Australian netball player. She has played international netball as a member of the Australian national team, and currently plays in the ANZ Championship for the New Zealand side the Southern Steel....
and defenders Julie Corletto and Bianca Chatfield
Bianca Chatfield
Bianca Lee Chatfield is an Australian netball player. In 2001, she was selected for the Australian team to tour three-nations test series against England and New Zealand in the UK. Bianca plays in the positions of GK and GD...
all inked again with the team. At the Thunderbirds
Adelaide Thunderbirds
The Adelaide Thunderbirds are an Australian netball team based in Adelaide that currently compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The Thunderbirds were formed as one of the foundation teams of the Commonwealth Bank Trophy , previously the premier netball league in Australia, which was...
, coach Jane Woodlands-Thompson returned as coach, along with stars Natalie von Bertouch
Natalie von Bertouch
Natalie von Bertouch is an Australian netball player. Von Bertouch is a member of the Australian national netball team, and the Adelaide Thunderbirds in the ANZ Championship...
, Kate Beveridge
Kate Beveridge
Kate Beveridge is an Australian netball player in the ANZ Championship, who played for the Adelaide Thunderbirds from 2008-2010. She move to the melbourne vixens for the 2011 season. Beveridge is known for her long range goal attempts, high arcing shots and very high accuracy rate...
, Mo'onia Gerrard
Mo'onia Gerrard
Mo'onia Gerrard is a Tongan-Australian netball player. Gerrard is a current member of the Australian national team, and from 2011 is playing for the New South Wales Swifts in the ANZ Championship...
and import Geva Mentor
Geva Mentor
Geva Mentor is an English international netball player. Mentor was selected for the England national team in 2000, debuting the following year against New Zealand...
. After the loss of Medhurst, and which speculation since has arisen Woodlands-Thompson wanted rid of her, she was replaced by former netballer, turned basketball player Carla Borrego
Carla Borrego
Carla Borrego is a Jamaican international basketball and netball player. Borrego grew up playing netball in Jamaica, but gave up the sport to play women's basketball, first at Broward College in Fort Lauderdale before gaining a scholarship to the University of Miami.Before her move to the United...
. The tall Jamaican would become a huge hit. The cash strapped West Coast Fever
West Coast Fever
The West Coast Fever are an Australian netball team based in Perth that currently compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The franchise was one of the foundation teams of the Commonwealth Bank Trophy, formerly the premier domestic league in Australia. They contested every year of the...
again kept their coach Jane Searle, and the core group of players. There were no huge changes in the Perth team's line-up, apart from Leah Shoard
Leah Shoard
Leah Shoard is an Australian netball player in the ANZ Championship, playing for the Southern Steel in New Zealand.She played for the New South Wales Swifts in the 2008 season, having previously been signed for the Sydney Swifts and AIS Canberra Darters in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy...
returning to Australia, after a year with the Steel
Southern Steel
The Southern Steel are a New Zealand netball team based in Invercargill that compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The franchise was formed as an amalgamation of two teams from the National Bank Cup, the Dunedin-based Otago Rebels and the Invercargill-based Southern Sting...
and Janelle Lawson
Janelle Lawson
Janelle Lawson is an Australian netball player in the ANZ Championship. Lawson previously played for the AIS Canberra Darters in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy. In 2008 and 2009, Lawson played for the Queensland Firebirds at Goal Attack position. In 2011, Lawson currently plays for the Spinning...
returning home from the Firebirds.
Pre-season
An early pre-season tournament was held in early February in Christchurch. This tournament featured the Steel and Tactix, as well as a New South Wales state team, in which the Steel emerged undefeated. The first of the major pre-season tournaments in 2010 was be held in QueenstownQueenstown, New Zealand
Queenstown is a resort town in Otago in the south-west of New Zealand's South Island. It is built around an inlet called Queenstown Bay on Lake Wakatipu, a long thin Z-shaped lake formed by glacial processes, and has spectacular views of nearby mountains....
, New Zealand from 19–21 February, featuring the Firebirds, Mystics, Pulse, Tactix and Steel, along with a team from the Australian Institute of Sport
Australian Institute of Sport
The Australian Institute of Sport is a sports training institution in Australia with world class facilities and support services. The Institute's headquarters is situated in Canberra, the capital city of Australia. The 66.0 hectare site campus is in the northern suburb of Bruce, but some of the...
. The Queensland Firebirds emerged undefeated from the Queenstown tournament.
The official pre-season tournament is the Netball Cup (formerly the SOPA Cup), which was held in Sydney from 5–7 March. In 2010, the tournament was contested between the Firebirds, Swifts, Vixens, Thunderbirds and Fever from Australia, and the Pulse and Steel from New Zealand. Once again, the Queensland Firebirds went through the tournament undefeated to emerge champions.
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Round 4: Rivalry Round
All matches in this round were trans-TasmanTrans-Tasman
Trans-Tasman is an adjective used primarily in Australia and New Zealand, which signifies an interrelationship between both countries. Its name originates from the Tasman Sea which lies between the two countries...
clashes. Goals scored by all teams from each country were tallied together, and the country with the highest number of accumulated goals won. After five matches, Australia won the 2010 Rivalry Round with a 4–1 win-loss record and a goal aggregate of 288–230 against New Zealand.
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| BYES: New South Wales Swifts New South Wales Swifts The New South Wales Swifts are an Australian netball team based in Sydney that compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The Swifts were formed in 2007 as an amalgamation of two teams from the Commonwealth Bank Trophy – the Sydney Swifts and the Hunter Jaegers... and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic |
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| BYES: Adelaide Thunderbirds Adelaide Thunderbirds The Adelaide Thunderbirds are an Australian netball team based in Adelaide that currently compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The Thunderbirds were formed as one of the foundation teams of the Commonwealth Bank Trophy , previously the premier netball league in Australia, which was... and Central Pulse Central Pulse The Central Pulse are a New Zealand netball team based in Wellington that compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The Pulse represent several New Zealand regions in the North and South Islands, from East Cape in the north to Tasman and Marlborough in the south, and were formed as an... |
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| BYES: Queensland Firebirds Queensland Firebirds The Queensland Firebirds are an Australian netball team based in Brisbane that currently compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The Firebirds were formed as one of the foundation teams of the Commonwealth Bank Trophy , previously the premier netball league in Australia, which was contested... and Canterbury Tactix |
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| BYES: West Coast Fever West Coast Fever The West Coast Fever are an Australian netball team based in Perth that currently compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The franchise was one of the foundation teams of the Commonwealth Bank Trophy, formerly the premier domestic league in Australia. They contested every year of the... and Southern Steel Southern Steel The Southern Steel are a New Zealand netball team based in Invercargill that compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The franchise was formed as an amalgamation of two teams from the National Bank Cup, the Dunedin-based Otago Rebels and the Invercargill-based Southern Sting... |
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| BYES: Melbourne Vixens Melbourne Vixens The Melbourne Vixens are an Australian netball team in Melbourne that compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The team were formed in 2007 as an amalgamation of the Melbourne Phoenix and Melbourne Kestrels from the previous Commonwealth Bank Trophy. Sharelle McMahon and Bianca Chatfield have... and Northern Mystics Northern Mystics The Northern Mystics are a New Zealand netball team based in Auckland that currently compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The franchise was formed in 2007 as an amalgamation of two teams from the National Bank Cup – the Northern Force and the Auckland Diamonds – after the competition was... |
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Finals
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Festival of the Stars
The Festival of the Stars is a charity match where two celebrity teams play each other to win money for their charities. The captains of the match in 2010 were the Australia's ONE HD Sunday commentators, Luke Darcy and Liz Ellis. The match was played in two 15-minute halves and umpired by Natalie MedhurstNatalie Medhurst
Natalie Medhurst is an Australian netball player. Medhurst plays as a goal attack and goal shooter, and is a current member of the Australian national netball team....
and Wendy Fleming. The celebrity teams were as follows:
MARS Red beyondblue:
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Holden Cruze National Breast Cancer Foundation
Liz Ellis Elizabeth "Liz" Ellis AM is a retired Australian netball player, a member of the national team from 1992 until 2007 and captain for the last four of those years. She is the most capped international player for Australian netball.... (captain, GK) Adam Spencer Adam Barrington Spencer is an Australian radio presenter, comedian, and media personality. He first came to fame when he won his round of the comedic talent search Raw Comedy in the mid-1990s... (GA) Brigitte Duclos Brigitte Duclos is an Australian television and radio presenter.Currently she is a co-host of the breakfast radio program on Mix 1011 in Melbourne titled Mix Mornings alongside Anthony 'Lehmo' Lehmann.-Media career:... (WA) Glenn Archer Glenn Archer is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played his entire career with the North Melbourne Football Club.Archer had a reputation as one of the most courageous players ever to play the game... (GD) Ryan Moloney Ryan Moloney is an Australian actor best known for his portrayal of the fictional character Jarrod "Toadfish" Rebecchi in the Australian soap opera Neighbours.-Before Neighbours:... (GS) |
During the match, Darcy's team scored the first two goals, giving them a two goal lead, however Ellis' team came back with two goals from Spencer. Late in the half, Archer scored a goal on the goal circle (not legal in standard rules) and that was the only goal scored by him. At the end of the first half, Darcy's team lead 4-3. In the second half, a change was made by Ellis' team with Ellis moving to WD and shifting Archer and Swanson to GD and GK respectively to add more height in the defense circle, while Darcy placed Twigley to GA and Hughes to WD. Later on, Ellis called time to put Melbourne Vixens player Caitlin Thwaites at GS, moving Moloney to WD, Ellis to GK and benching Swanson. After a thrilling battle, despite Thwaites's goals and tricks and Spencer's long range shot on goal, Darcy's team won the match by two goals. As a result, the MARS Red beyondblue team won $10,000 for winning the match as well as $2,000 for scoring the first goal in both halves and $100 for every goal scored after, adding up to $12,900 for the beyondblue charity. The Holden Cruze National Breast Cancer Foundation team won $5,000 as runner-up prize and $100 for every goal scored, adding up to $5,900 for the National Breast Cancer Foundation charity.
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Season statistics
- As of 21 June 2010.
Top 5 goals scored Pos. Player Team Goals 1 Carla Borrego Carla BorregoCarla Borrego is a Jamaican international basketball and netball player. Borrego grew up playing netball in Jamaica, but gave up the sport to play women's basketball, first at Broward College in Fort Lauderdale before gaining a scholarship to the University of Miami.Before her move to the United...497 2 Caitlin Bassett Caitlin BassettCaitlin Bassett is an Australian netball player in the ANZ Championship, playing for the West Coast Fever. Bassett previously played for the Perth Orioles in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy from 2005–07. In 2008, she played for one half of a game as a member of the Australian Diamonds team...486 3 Irene van Dyk Irene van DykIrene van Dyk, MNZM is one of the world's best-known netball players and the most capped player of all time....440 4 Romelda Aiken Romelda AikenRomelda Aiken is a Jamaican netball player. Aiken debuted for the Jamaican national team in 2005 as a replacement for regular shooter Elaine Davis. The shooter rose to international prominence during the 2007 Netball World Championships...430 5 Cathrine Latu 411 Top 5 shots at goal Pos. Player Team Shots 1 Carla Borrego Carla BorregoCarla Borrego is a Jamaican international basketball and netball player. Borrego grew up playing netball in Jamaica, but gave up the sport to play women's basketball, first at Broward College in Fort Lauderdale before gaining a scholarship to the University of Miami.Before her move to the United...581 2 Caitlin Bassett Caitlin BassettCaitlin Bassett is an Australian netball player in the ANZ Championship, playing for the West Coast Fever. Bassett previously played for the Perth Orioles in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy from 2005–07. In 2008, she played for one half of a game as a member of the Australian Diamonds team...568 3 Romelda Aiken Romelda AikenRomelda Aiken is a Jamaican netball player. Aiken debuted for the Jamaican national team in 2005 as a replacement for regular shooter Elaine Davis. The shooter rose to international prominence during the 2007 Netball World Championships...532 4 Catherine Cox Catherine CoxCatherine Cox is an Australian netball player. Cox has played regularly for the Australian national team since her first appearance in 1997 and is a member of the ANZ Championship team West Coast Fever....477 5 Irene van Dyk Irene van DykIrene van Dyk, MNZM is one of the world's best-known netball players and the most capped player of all time....470 Top 5 shooting accuracy Pos. Player Team Goal % 1 Irene van Dyk Irene van DykIrene van Dyk, MNZM is one of the world's best-known netball players and the most capped player of all time....93.6 2 Cathrine Latu 91.7 3 Tegan Caldwell Tegan CaldwellTegan Caldwell is an Australian Netball player in the ANZ Championship, playing for the Melbourne Vixens.She has been described as the new Sharelle McMahon because of her agility in the circle, vertical leap and accurate eye.Tegan's career began in the seaside town of Anglesea for the Bellarine...86.7 4 Daneka Wipiiti Daneka WipiitiDaneka Wipiiti is a New Zealand international netball player. She is currently in the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns, and plays with the Southern Steel in the ANZ Championship....86.0 5 Caitlin Bassett Caitlin BassettCaitlin Bassett is an Australian netball player in the ANZ Championship, playing for the West Coast Fever. Bassett previously played for the Perth Orioles in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy from 2005–07. In 2008, she played for one half of a game as a member of the Australian Diamonds team...86.0 Top 5 intercepts Pos. Player Team Inter. 1 Althea Byfield Althea ByfieldAlthea Latoya Byfield is a Jamaican international basketball and netball player. Byfield has represented Jamaica in both sports, and is a current member of the Jamaican netball team.-Early life:...40 2 Casey Williams Casey WilliamsCasey May Williams, ONZM is a New Zealand international netball player. Williams is the current captain of the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns, and plays for the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in the ANZ Championship.Williams has been a member of the New Zealand national netball...38 3 Sonia Mkoloma Sonia MkolomaSonia Mkoloma is an English international netball player. Mkoloma made her international debut for the English national team in 1999, and during her career has competed at three Netball World Championships, three Commonwealth Games and two World Netball Series...31 4 Laura Geitz Laura GeitzLaura Geitz is an Australian netball player. Geitz was selected for the 2008 Australian national team, and to date has won a silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. In domestic netball, Geitz plays for the Queensland Firebirds in the ANZ Championship...29 5= Geva Mentor Geva MentorGeva Mentor is an English international netball player. Mentor was selected for the England national team in 2000, debuting the following year against New Zealand...28 5= Charlotte Kight Charlotte KightCharlotte Kight is a New Zealand netball player. Kight started in the National Bank Cup with the Western Flyers in 2005, under head coach Yvette McCausland-Durie. She played with the Flyers for two years, before moving to the Canterbury Flames for the final year of the competition in 2007...28 Top 5 offensive rebounds Pos. Player Team O/Reb. 1 Romelda Aiken Romelda AikenRomelda Aiken is a Jamaican netball player. Aiken debuted for the Jamaican national team in 2005 as a replacement for regular shooter Elaine Davis. The shooter rose to international prominence during the 2007 Netball World Championships...69 2 Carla Borrego Carla BorregoCarla Borrego is a Jamaican international basketball and netball player. Borrego grew up playing netball in Jamaica, but gave up the sport to play women's basketball, first at Broward College in Fort Lauderdale before gaining a scholarship to the University of Miami.Before her move to the United...39 3 Caitlin Bassett Caitlin BassettCaitlin Bassett is an Australian netball player in the ANZ Championship, playing for the West Coast Fever. Bassett previously played for the Perth Orioles in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy from 2005–07. In 2008, she played for one half of a game as a member of the Australian Diamonds team...38 4 Cathrine Latu 34 5 Ellen Halpenny Ellen HalpennyEllen Halpenny is a New Zealand netball player in the ANZ Championship, playing for the Canterbury Tactix. During the first two seasons of the ANZ Championship, she spent much of her time on the reserves bench...25 Top 5 defensive rebounds Pos. Player Team D/Reb. 1 Casey Williams Casey WilliamsCasey May Williams, ONZM is a New Zealand international netball player. Williams is the current captain of the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns, and plays for the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in the ANZ Championship.Williams has been a member of the New Zealand national netball...53 2 Laura Geitz Laura GeitzLaura Geitz is an Australian netball player. Geitz was selected for the 2008 Australian national team, and to date has won a silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. In domestic netball, Geitz plays for the Queensland Firebirds in the ANZ Championship...44 3= Geva Mentor Geva MentorGeva Mentor is an English international netball player. Mentor was selected for the England national team in 2000, debuting the following year against New Zealand...39 3= Leana de Bruin Leana de BruinLeana de Bruin is a South African and New Zealand international netball player. De Bruin played 34 tests for South Africa before moving to New Zealand in 2000...33 5= Rebecca Bulley Rebecca BulleyRebecca Bulley is an Australian international netball player. A defence circle player, Bulley was included in the Australian national squad in 2005 and 2007. Previously, she was the co-captain of the Melbourne Kestrels and of the AIS Canberra Darters during the Commonwealth Bank Trophy...33 5= Susan Fuhrmann Susan FuhrmannSusan Fuhrmann , known as "the Fuhrmannator", is an Australian international netball player. Fuhrmann debuted for the Australian national team in 2006, and was also a member of the Australian team that won silver at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and gold at the 2007 Netball World Championships...35
Season MVP
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Liana Leota | 36 | |
 Australia |
Rebecca Bulley Rebecca Bulley Rebecca Bulley is an Australian international netball player. A defence circle player, Bulley was included in the Australian national squad in 2005 and 2007. Previously, she was the co-captain of the Melbourne Kestrels and of the AIS Canberra Darters during the Commonwealth Bank Trophy... |
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Leana de Bruin Leana de Bruin Leana de Bruin is a South African and New Zealand international netball player. De Bruin played 34 tests for South Africa before moving to New Zealand in 2000... |
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 Jamaica |
Carla Borrego Carla Borrego Carla Borrego is a Jamaican international basketball and netball player. Borrego grew up playing netball in Jamaica, but gave up the sport to play women's basketball, first at Broward College in Fort Lauderdale before gaining a scholarship to the University of Miami.Before her move to the United... |
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Best Young Player Award
The MARS Red Best Young Player Award is awarded to the player who's under the age of 25, has not played more than five matches in previous ANZ Championship seasons and has not played in more than five international matches. Only five nominees are chosen, one selected each week from rounds 10-14. Sharni Layton won the award.| 2010 Best Young Player | |||
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| Australia |
Sharni Layton Sharni Layton Sharni Layton is an Australian netball player. Layton was a member of the Australian U21 team from 2006–09, winning gold at the 2009 World Youth Netball Championships in the Cook Islands. In 2008, Layton was signed to play for the Melbourne Vixens in the ANZ Championship... |
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| New Zealand |
Ellen Halpenny Ellen Halpenny Ellen Halpenny is a New Zealand netball player in the ANZ Championship, playing for the Canterbury Tactix. During the first two seasons of the ANZ Championship, she spent much of her time on the reserves bench... |
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| Australia |
Leah Shoard Leah Shoard Leah Shoard is an Australian netball player in the ANZ Championship, playing for the Southern Steel in New Zealand.She played for the New South Wales Swifts in the 2008 season, having previously been signed for the Sydney Swifts and AIS Canberra Darters in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy... |
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| New Zealand |
Kayla Cullen Kayla Cullen Kayla Cullen is a New Zealand netball player. As a high school student, Cullen played representative netball and basketball, and competed at a national level in athletics... |
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| Australia |
Amy Steel Amy Steel Amy Steel is an American film and television actress, also credited as Amy Steel Pulitzer.-Biography:She is perhaps best known for her role as Ginny Field in the 1981 horror film Friday the 13th Part 2. She was offered the chance to reprise the role for the third film in the long-running series,... |
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Holden Cruze Player of the Year
- As of 22 June 2010.
Player of the Year Leaderboard Pos. Player Team Points 1 Rebecca Bulley Rebecca BulleyRebecca Bulley is an Australian international netball player. A defence circle player, Bulley was included in the Australian national squad in 2005 and 2007. Previously, she was the co-captain of the Melbourne Kestrels and of the AIS Canberra Darters during the Commonwealth Bank Trophy...18 2 Catherine Cox Catherine CoxCatherine Cox is an Australian netball player. Cox has played regularly for the Australian national team since her first appearance in 1997 and is a member of the ANZ Championship team West Coast Fever....14 3 Natalie von Bertouch Natalie von BertouchNatalie von Bertouch is an Australian netball player. Von Bertouch is a member of the Australian national netball team, and the Adelaide Thunderbirds in the ANZ Championship...14 4 Kimberlee Green Kimberlee GreenKimberlee Green is an Australian international netball player. Green played six years in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy, for the Sydney Swifts and AIS Canberra Darters. With the start of the ANZ Championship, Green signed with Sydney franchise the New South Wales Swifts, which won the inaugural...13 5 Carla Borrego Carla BorregoCarla Borrego is a Jamaican international basketball and netball player. Borrego grew up playing netball in Jamaica, but gave up the sport to play women's basketball, first at Broward College in Fort Lauderdale before gaining a scholarship to the University of Miami.Before her move to the United...12 6 Natalie Medhurst Natalie MedhurstNatalie Medhurst is an Australian netball player. Medhurst plays as a goal attack and goal shooter, and is a current member of the Australian national netball team....12 7 Renae Hallinan Renae HallinanRenae Hallinan is an Australian international netballer. Primarily a wing-defence and centre player, Hallinan is a member of the Australian national team and plays in the ANZ Championship for the Melbourne Vixens...11 8 Clare McMeniman Clare McMenimanClare McMeniman is an Australian netball player. She currently plays for the Queensland Firebirds in the ANZ Championship, having debuted with the team in 2007 during the previous Commonwealth Bank Trophy....11 9 Geva Mentor Geva MentorGeva Mentor is an English international netball player. Mentor was selected for the England national team in 2000, debuting the following year against New Zealand...10 10 Caitlin Bassett Caitlin BassettCaitlin Bassett is an Australian netball player in the ANZ Championship, playing for the West Coast Fever. Bassett previously played for the Perth Orioles in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy from 2005–07. In 2008, she played for one half of a game as a member of the Australian Diamonds team...9 11 Sonia Mkoloma Sonia MkolomaSonia Mkoloma is an English international netball player. Mkoloma made her international debut for the English national team in 1999, and during her career has competed at three Netball World Championships, three Commonwealth Games and two World Netball Series...9