2010 ANZ Championship season

2010 ANZ Championship season
League	ANZ Championship
Sport	Netball
Duration	20 March 2010 - 11 July 2010
Number of teams	10
TV partner(s)	One HD (Australia); Network Ten (Australia); SKY Sports (NZ); TVNZ (NZ)
Champions	Adelaide Thunderbirds
Runners-up	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
Minor premiers	New South Wales Swifts
Season MVP	Liana Leota (Steel)
Top scorer	Carla Borrego (Thunderbirds)
Adjacent seasons
	← 2009 2011 →

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 finale, 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.

Overview

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

Teams

All ten teams from the inaugural season continued in 2010.

Teams		Main venues	2010 placings
2010 ANZ Championship teams
Australia	Adelaide Thunderbirds	ETSA Park, Adelaide	2nd → Champions
	Melbourne Vixens	State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne	7th
	New South Wales Swifts	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre	1st → Preliminary finalists
	Queensland Firebirds	Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre	5th
	West Coast Fever	Challenge Stadium, Perth	8th
New Zealand	Canterbury Tactix	Westpac Arena, Christchurch	10th
	Central Pulse	TSB Bank Arena, Wellington	9th
	Northern Mystics	Trusts Stadium, Auckland	6th
	Southern Steel	Stadium Southland, Invercargill	4th → Semi-finalists
	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Mystery Creek Events Centre, Hamilton	3rd → Runners-up

Player transfers

See the 2010 ANZ Championship transfer period

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 stalwarts Irene van Dyk, Laura Langman and Casey Williams.

In Wellington, the Pulse who lost Byfield, made up for it by bringing 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 lineup. 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.

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 held in Queenstown, 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.^[3]

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.^[4]

Regular season

Standings

2010 ANZ Championship ladder v t e
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	B	GF	GA	Diff	G%	Pts
1	New South Wales Swifts	13	13	0	1	704	570	+134	123.51	26
2	Adelaide Thunderbirds	13	9	4	1	681	586	+95	116.21	18
3	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	13	9	4	1	682	626	+56	108.95	18
4	Southern Steel	13	8	5	1	644	597	+47	107.87	16
5	Queensland Firebirds	13	7	6	1	717	629	+88	113.99	14
6	Northern Mystics	13	7	6	1	696	702	-6	99.15	14
7	Melbourne Vixens	13	6	7	1	651	680	-29	95.74	12
8	West Coast Fever	13	4	9	1	679	718	-39	94.57	8
9	Central Pulse	13	1	12	1	594	742	-148	80.05	2
10	Canterbury Tactix	13	1	12	1	571	769	-198	74.25	2
Updated on 22 June 2010 (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) Major semi-final qualifying position Minor semi-final qualifying position

Round 1

Saturday 20 March 14:20 (UTC+13)	Report	Northern Mystics	55 – 52	Adelaide Thunderbirds		Trusts Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Liz Boon, Mandy Nottingham, Bobbi Brown (replaced Nottingham during 4th quarter)^[5]^[6]
		Latu 30/32 (94%) Tutaia 25/30 (83%)		Bell 3/5 (60%) Beveridge 9/14 (64%) Borrego 40/48 (83%)

Sunday 21 March 13:50 (UTC+10)	Report	Queensland Firebirds	47 – 50	New South Wales Swifts		Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
		Aiken 29/34 (85%) Medhurst 18/23 (78%)		Cox 30/38 (79%) Pratley 20/27 (74%)

Sunday 21 March 18:50 (UTC+13)	Report	Southern Steel	46 – 44	West Coast Fever		Stadium Southland, Invercargill Umpires: Liz Boon, Fay Meiklejohn
		Dehn 18/22 (82%) Wipiiti 28/33 (85%)		Bassett 34/35 (97%) Shoard 10/15 (67%)

Monday 22 March 19:20 (UTC+13)	Report	Canterbury Tactix	54 – 48	Central Pulse		Westpac Arena, Christchurch Umpires: Jono Bredin, Bobbi Brown
		Halpenny 39/50 (78%) Thompson 15/20 (75%)		Altschwager 9/14 (64%) Amaru-Tibble 9/11 (82%) Griffin 30/34 (88%)

Monday 22 March 19:05 (UTC+11)	Report	Melbourne Vixens	48 – 40	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic		Hisense Arena, Melbourne Umpires: Sharon Kelly
		McMahon 23/27 (85%) Thwaites 25/32 (78%)		Brown 10/13 (77%) Tuki 11/19 (58%) van Dyk 19/22 (86%)

Round 2

Saturday 27 March 14:20 (UTC+13)	Report	Central Pulse	50 – 61	Northern Mystics		Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua
		Altschwager 10/16 (63%) Amaru-Tibble 14/17 (82%) Griffin 26/31 (84%)		Latu 36/39 (92%) Tutaia 25/29 (86%)

Saturday 27 March 13:50 (UTC+10:30)	Report	Adelaide Thunderbirds	38 – 45	New South Wales Swifts		ETSA Park, Adelaide
		Bell 3/3 (100%) Beveridge 5/8 (63%) Borrego 30/39 (77%)		Cox 26/38 (68%) Pratley 19/26 (73%)

Sunday 28 March 14:50 (UTC+11)	Report	Melbourne Vixens	53 – 46	Queensland Firebirds		Hisense Arena, Melbourne
		McMahon 24/32 (75%) Thwaites 29/35 (83%)		Aiken 23/36 (64%) Medhurst 23/27 (85%)

Monday 29 March 19:20 (UTC+13)	Report	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	47 – 41	Southern Steel		Energy Events Centre, Rotorua Umpires: Liz Boon, Bronwyn Meek
		Brown 20/24 (83%) van Dyk 27/30 (90%)		Dehn 12/14 (86%) Naoupu 29/34 (85%)

Monday 29 March 17:05 (UTC+8)	Report	West Coast Fever	62 – 44	Canterbury Tactix		Challenge Stadium, Perth
		Bassett 45/52 (87%) Lawson 7/13 (54%) Neal 2/3 (67%) Shoard 8/12 (67%)		Halpenny 23/30 (77%) Thompson 21/27 (78%)

Round 3

Daylight savings ends on Sunday 4 April in New Zealand, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.

Saturday 3 April 14:20 (UTC+13)	Report	Northern Mystics	46 – 55	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic		Trusts Stadium, Auckland
		Latu 31/36 (86%) Tutaia 15/23 (65%)		Brown 21/26 (81%) van Dyk 34/35 (97%)

Sunday 4 April 14:50 (UTC+10)	Report	Queensland Firebirds	40 – 41	Adelaide Thunderbirds		Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
		Aiken 32/41 (78%) Medhurst 8/15 (53%)		Beveridge 9/14 (64%) Borrego 32/35 (91%)

Sunday 4 April 18:50 (UTC+12)	Report	Canterbury Tactix	53 – 56	New South Wales Swifts		Westpac Arena, Christchurch
		Halpenny 31/45 (69%) Thompson 22/29 (76%)		Cox 21/36 (58%) Pratley 31/36 (86%) Wild 4/6 (67%)

Monday 5 April 19:20 (UTC+12)	Report	Southern Steel	56 – 44	Central Pulse		Edgar Centre, Dunedin
		Dehn 14/18 (78%) Naoupu 19/22 (86%) Wipiiti 23/28 (82%)		Altschwager 21/26 (81%) Griffin 23/30 (77%)

Monday 5 April 18:05 (UTC+8)	Report	West Coast Fever	50 – 64	Melbourne Vixens		Challenge Stadium, Perth
		Bassett 39/49 (80%) Lawson 3/6 (50%) Shoard 8/11 (73%)		Knott 2/5 (40%) McMahon 18/24 (75%) Thwaites 44/52 (85%)

Round 4: Rivalry Round

All matches in this round were trans-Tasman 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.^[7]

Saturday 10 April 14:20 (UTC+12)	Report	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	55 – 50	West Coast Fever		Mystery Creek Events Centre, Hamilton
		Brown 14/21 (67%) van Dyk 41/42 (98%)		Bassett 35/37 (95%) Shoard 15/22 (68%)

Saturday 10 April 14:20 (UTC+10)	Report	New South Wales Swifts	50 – 36	Central Pulse		Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
		Cox 23/32 (72%) Pratley 27/31 (87%)		Altschwager 16/22 (73%) Amaru-Tibble 2/4 (50%) Griffin 18/21 (86%)

Sunday 11 April 14:20 (UTC+9:30)	Report	Adelaide Thunderbirds	53 – 36	Southern Steel		ETSA Park, Adelaide
		Beveridge 16/24 (67%) Borrego 37/45 (82%)		Dehn 7/13 (54%) Naoupu 1/1 (100%) Wipiiti 28/34 (82%)

Monday 12 April 19:20 (UTC+12)	Report	Canterbury Tactix	49 – 64	Melbourne Vixens		Westpac Arena, Christchurch
		Thompson 21/26 (81%) Halpenny 28/38 (74%)		Thwaites 39/45 (87%) McMahon 25/31 (81%)

Monday 12 April 19:05 (UTC+10)	Report	Queensland Firebirds	71 – 54	Northern Mystics		Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
		Aiken 42/50 (84%) Medhurst 29/32 (91%)		Latu 29/34 (85%) Tutaia 25/29 (86%)

Round 5

Saturday 17 April 14:20 (UTC+12)	Report	Central Pulse	40 – 75	Adelaide Thunderbirds		TSB Bank Arena, Wellington
		Altschwager 25/32 (78%) Griffin 15/21 (71%)		Beveridge 16/19 (84%) Borrego 58/59 (98%) Keene 1/1 (100%)

Sunday 18 April 14:50 (UTC+10)	Report	New South Wales Swifts	55 – 43	West Coast Fever		Newcastle Entertainment Centre
		Cox 24/34 (71%) Pratley 30/35 (86%) Welham 1/2 (50%)		Bassett 27/33 (82%) Shoard 16/22 (73%)

Sunday 18 April 18:50 (UTC+12)	Report	Canterbury Tactix	36 – 53	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic		Westpac Arena, Christchurch
		Thompson 17/25 (68%) Halpenny 19/32 (59%)		Brown 24/32 (75%) Tuki 3/6 (50%) van Dyk 26/27 (96%)

Monday 19 April 19:20 (UTC+12)	Report	Southern Steel	41 – 56	Queensland Firebirds		Stadium Southland, Invercargill
		Dehn 13/17 (76%) Naoupu 15/22 (68%) Wipiiti 13/15 (87%)		Aiken 29/37 (78%) Medhurst 27/31 (87%)

Monday 19 April 19:05 (UTC+10)	Report	Melbourne Vixens	62 – 51	Northern Mystics		Hisense Arena, Melbourne
		Caldwell 3/3 (100%) McMahon 24/28 (86%) Thwaites 35/40 (88%)		Latu 35/40 (88%) Tutaia 16/22 (73%)

Round 6

Saturday 24 April 14:20 (UTC+12)	Report	Northern Mystics	59 – 50	Canterbury Tactix		Trusts Stadium, Auckland
		Latu 33/34 (97%) Tutaia 26/31 (84%)		Halpenny 32/37 (86%) Thompson 18/23 (78%)

Sunday 25 April 14:20 (UTC+10)	Report	Queensland Firebirds	62 – 41	Melbourne Vixens		Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
		Aiken 34/43 (79%) Medhurst 28/32 (88%)		Caldwell 10/13 (77%) Knott 24/34 (71%) McMahon 7/8 (88%)

Monday 26 April 19:20 (UTC+12)	Report	Central Pulse	40 – 64	Southern Steel		TSB Bank Arena, Wellington
		Altschwager 8/10 (80%) Amaru-Tibble 19/22 (86%) Griffin 13/16 (81%)		Dehn 9/14 (64%) Naoupu 17/20 (85%) Topia 4/5 (80%) Wipiiti 23/28 (82%)

Monday 26 April 18:05 (UTC+8)	Report	West Coast Fever	37 – 57	Adelaide Thunderbirds		Challenge Stadium, Perth
		Bassett 18/24 (75%) Lawson 3/6 (50%) Neal 2/4 (50%) Shoard 14/23 (61%)		Beveridge 15/22 (68%) Borrego 42/46 (91%)

BYES: New South Wales Swifts and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

Round 7

Saturday 1 May 14:20 (UTC+12)	Report	Canterbury Tactix	38 – 66	Southern Steel		Westpac Arena, Christchurch
		Halpenny 15/24 (63%) Thompson 19/23 (83%) A. Smith 4/9 (44%) Mitchell 0/1 (0%)		Wipiiti 38/46 (83%) Dehn 16/20 (80%) Naoupu 12/12 (100%)

Sunday 2 May 14:50 (UTC+10)	Report	New South Wales Swifts	56 – 42	Melbourne Vixens		Acer Arena, Sydney Attendance: 6,928^[8]
		Cox 29/31 (94%) Pratley 27/30 (90%)		Sharelle McMahon 19/20 (95%) Thwaites 23/26 (88%)

Monday 3 May 19:20 (UTC+12)	Report	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	49 – 46	Northern Mystics		Mystery Creek Events Centre, Hamilton
		Brown 12/14 (86%) van Dyk 37/40 (93%)		Latu 25/30 (83%) Tutaia 21/25 (84%)

Monday 3 May 19:05 (UTC+10)	Report	Queensland Firebirds	63 – 57	West Coast Fever		Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
		Aiken 36/39 (92%) Medhurst 27/34 (79%)		Bassett 50/59 (85%) Lawson 2/4 (50%) Shoard 5/15 (33%)

BYES: Adelaide Thunderbirds and Central Pulse

Round 8

Saturday 8 May 14:20 (UTC+12)	Report	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	56 – 44	Central Pulse		Energy Events Centre, Rotorua
		Brown 6/8 (75%) Lund 10/13 (77%) van Dyk 40/42 (95%)		Altschwager 18/25 (72%) Griffin 26/32 (81%)

Sunday 9 May 14:50 (UTC+10)	Report	New South Wales Swifts	60 – 44	Adelaide Thunderbirds		Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
		Cox 36/44 (82%) Pratley 24/34 (71%)		Bell 7/10 (70%) Beveridge 8/12 (67%) Borrego 29/38 (76%)

Monday 10 May 19:20 (UTC+12)	Report	Southern Steel	49 – 52	Northern Mystics		Stadium Southland, Invercargill
		Dehn 15/18 (83%) Naoupu 22/33 (67%) Wipiiti 12/15 (80%)		Latu 28/29 (97%) Tutaia 24/27 (89%)

Monday 10 May 19:05 (UTC+10)	Report	Melbourne Vixens	53 – 56	West Coast Fever		Hisense Arena, Melbourne
		McMahon 18/27 (67%) Thwaites 35/43 (81%)		Bassett 46/49 (94%) Lawson 3/4 (75%) Shoard 7/9 (78%)

BYES: Queensland Firebirds and Canterbury Tactix

Round 9

Saturday 15 May 14:20 (UTC+12)	Report	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	72 – 52	Canterbury Tactix		Mystery Creek Events Centre, Hamilton
		Brown 24/29 (83%) van Dyk 48/50 (96%)		Halpenny 6/8 (75%) Mitchell 14/21 (67%) Thompson 32/36 (89%)

Sunday 16 May 14:20 (UTC+9:30)	Report	Adelaide Thunderbirds	58 – 47	Melbourne Vixens		ETSA Park, Adelaide
		Beveridge 15/21 (71%) Borrego 43/50 (86%)		McMahon 21/30 (70%) Thwaites 26/33 (79%)

Monday 17 May 19:20 (UTC+12)	Report	Northern Mystics	61 – 60	Central Pulse		Trusts Stadium, Auckland
		Latu 41/41 (100%) Tutaia 20/29 (69%)		Altschwager 25/35 (71%) Griffin 35/40 (88%)

Monday 17 May 19:05 (UTC+10)	Report	New South Wales Swifts	44 – 40	Queensland Firebirds		Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
		Cox 19/33 (58%) Pratley 25/31 (81%)		Aiken 26/33 (79%) Medhurst 14/21 (67%)

BYES: West Coast Fever and Southern Steel

Round 10

Saturday 22 May 14:20 (UTC+12)	Report	Central Pulse	45 – 43	Canterbury Tactix		TSB Bank Arena, Wellington
		Altschwager 15/23 (65%) Amaru-Tibble 3/5 (60%) Griffin 27/29 (93%)		Halpenny 17/24 (71%) Mitchell 4/10 (40%) Thompson 22/25 (88%)

Sunday 23 May 14:20 (UTC+9:30)	Report	Adelaide Thunderbirds	53 – 51	Queensland Firebirds		ETSA Park, Adelaide
		Beveridge 15/20 (75%) Borrego 38/41 (93%)		Aiken 32/39 (82%) Medhurst 19/27 (70%)

Monday 24 May 19:20 (UTC+12)	Report	Southern Steel	52 – 47	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic		Stadium Southland, Invercargill
		Dehn 20/22 (91%) Wipiiti 32/34 (94%)		Brown 18/25 (72%) van Dyk 29/32 (91%)

Monday 24 May 18:05 (UTC+8)	Report	West Coast Fever	52 – 61	New South Wales Swifts		Challenge Stadium, Perth
		Bassett 38/45 (84%) Shoard 14/20 (70%)		Cox 33/42 (79%) Pratley 28/36 (78%)

BYES: Melbourne Vixens and Northern Mystics

Round 11

Saturday 29 May 14:20 (UTC+12)	Report	Northern Mystics	48 – 54	New South Wales Swifts		Trusts Stadium, Auckland
		Latu 30/33 (91%) Tutaia 18/24 (75%)		Cox 26/33 (79%) Pratley 28/32 (88%)

Sunday 30 May 14:20 (UTC+9:30)	Report	Adelaide Thunderbirds	58 – 34	Canterbury Tactix		ETSA Park, Adelaide
		Bell 5/5 (100%) Beveridge 15/21 (71%) Borrego 38/45 (84%)		Halpenny 21/31 (68%) Thompson 13/17 (76%)

Sunday 30 May 18:50 (UTC+12)	Report	Southern Steel	52 – 39	Melbourne Vixens		Edgar Centre, Dunedin
		Dehn 23/27 (85%) Naoupu 2/3 (67%) Wipiiti 27/31 (87%)		Caldwell 11/11 (100%) Knott 13/16 (81%) McMahon 10/15 (67%) Thwaites 5/6 (83%)

Monday 31 May 19:20 (UTC+12)	Report	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	54 – 55	Queensland Firebirds		Energy Events Centre, Rotorua
		Brown 22/27 (81%) van Dyk 32/34 (94%)		Aiken 35/37 (95%) Medhurst 20/21 (95%)

Monday 31 May 17:05 (UTC+8)	Report	West Coast Fever	63 – 45	Central Pulse		Challenge Stadium, Perth
		Bassett 42/51 (82%) Shoard 21/29 (72%)		Altschwager 4/10 (40%) Griffin 29/38 (76%) Gupwell 12/14 (86%)

Round 12

Saturday 5 June 14:20 (UTC+12)	Report	Northern Mystics	62 – 53	West Coast Fever		North Shore Events Centre, Auckland
		Latu 40/41 (98%) Tutaia 22/27 (81%)		Bassett 44/50 (88%) Shoard 9/14 (64%)

Saturday 5 June 14:20 (UTC+10)	Report	Queensland Firebirds	52 – 42	Central Pulse		Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
		Aiken 31/40 (78%) Medhurst 21/24 (88%)		Griffin 23/28 (82%) Gupwell 19/22 (86%)

Sunday 6 June 14:50 (UTC+10)	Report	Melbourne Vixens	43 – 54	Adelaide Thunderbirds		Hisense Arena, Melbourne
		Caldwell 13/17 (76%) Knott 5/6 (83%) McMahon 21/25 (84%) Thwaites 4/5 (80%)		Beveridge 12/16 (75%) Borrego 42/48 (88%)

Monday 7 June 19:20 (UTC+12)	Report	Southern Steel	53 – 39	Canterbury Tactix		Stadium Southland, Invercargill
		Dehn 22/24 (92%) Wipiiti 31/33 (94%)		Halpenny 11/18 (61%) Thompson 28/35 (80%)

Monday 7 June 19:05 (UTC+10)	Report	New South Wales Swifts	60 – 43	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic		Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
		Cox 31/39 (79%) Pratley 29/34 (85%)		Brown 16/19 (84%) van Dyk 27/29 (93%)

Round 13

Saturday 12 June 14:20 (UTC+12)	Report	Central Pulse	52 – 58	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic		Pettigrew Green Arena, Napier
		Griffin 31/38 (82%) Gupwell 21/25 (84%)		Brown 11/13 (85%) Lund 5/8 (63%) van Dyk 42/42 (100%)

Saturday 12 June 14:20 (UTC+10)	Report	Melbourne Vixens	46 – 58	New South Wales Swifts		Hisense Arena, Melbourne
		Caldwell 11/11 (100%) McMahon 24/29 (83%) Thwaites 11/17 (65%)		Cox 31/40 (78%) Pratley 19/23 (83%) Wild 8/10 (80%)

Sunday 13 June 14:20 (UTC+9:30)	Report	Adelaide Thunderbirds	54 – 45	West Coast Fever		Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
		Bell 8/12 (67%) Beveridge 4/6 (67%) Borrego 42/57 (74%)		Bassett 26/36 (72%) Lawson 1/1 (100%) Shoard 18/21 (86%)

Monday 14 June 19:20 (UTC+12)	Report	Northern Mystics	43 – 50	Southern Steel		Trusts Stadium, Auckland
		Latu 17/17 (100%) Tutaia 26/32 (81%)		Dehn 16/20 (80%) Wipiiti 34/39 (87%)

Monday 14 June 19:05 (UTC+10)	Report	Queensland Firebirds	75 – 32	Canterbury Tactix		Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
		Aiken 47/62 (76%) Medhurst 28/36 (78%)		Halpenny 9/11 (82%) Mitchell 8/12 (67%) Thompson 15/19 (79%)

Round 14

Saturday 19 June 14:20 (UTC+12)	Report	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	53 – 44	Adelaide Thunderbirds		Energy Events Centre, Rotorua
		Brown 16/17 (94%) van Dyk 37/43 (86%)		Bell 7/9 (78%) Beveridge 11/17 (65%) Borrego 26/31 (84%)

Sunday 20 June 12:50 (UTC+8)	Report	West Coast Fever	67 – 59	Queensland Firebirds		Challenge Stadium, Perth
		Bassett 44/50 (88%) Shoard 23/27 (85%)		Aiken 36/43 (84%) Medhurst 23/27 (85%)

Sunday 20 June 18:50 (UTC+12)	Report	Canterbury Tactix	47 – 58	Northern Mystics		Westpac Arena, Christchurch
		Thompson 23/29 (79%) Halpenny 24/31 (77%)		Latu 36/41 (88%) Tutaia 22/27 (81%)

Monday 21 June 19:20 (UTC+12)	Report	Central Pulse	48 – 49	Melbourne Vixens		Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua
		Altschwager 10/11 (91%) Griffin 31/40 (78%) Gupwell 7/12 (58%)		Caldwell 24/28 (86%) Knott 12/16 (75%) Thwaites 13/13 (100%)

Monday 21 June 19:05 (UTC+10)	Report	New South Wales Swifts	55 – 38	Southern Steel		Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
		Cox 28/37 (76%) Pratley 27/32 (84%)		Dehn 13/14 (93%) Naoupu 6/7 (86%) Wipiiti 19/24 (79%)

Finals

Semi-finals				Preliminary final					Grand final

27 June – Sydney
1.	New South Wales Swifts	38
2.	Adelaide Thunderbirds	52
				4 July – Newcastle					11 July – Adelaide
				New South Wales Swifts		49			Adelaide Thunderbirds	52
					Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic		54			Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	42
28 June – Auckland
3.	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	50
4.	Southern Steel	42	Key:		Winning team advances			Losing team advances

Major semi-final

Sunday 27 June 14:50 (UTC+10)	Report Stats	New South Wales Swifts	38–52	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Acer Arena, Sydney
		Scoring by quarter: 10-14, 8-17, 9-14, 11-7
		Pratley 22/31 (71%) Cox 9/16 (56%) Wild 7/8 (88%)		Borrego 37/43 (86%) Bell 12/16 (75%) Beveridge 2/2 (100%) Keene 1/1 (100%)

Minor semi-final

Monday 28 June 19:20 (UTC+12)	Report Stats	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	50–42	Southern Steel	Vector Arena, Auckland^[9] Umpires: Sharon Kelly (Australia), Mandy Nottingham (New Zealand)
		Scoring by quarter: 16-8, 8-13, 14-11, 12-10
		van Dyk 41/46 (89%) Brown 9/11 (82%)		Dehn 24/25 (96%) Wipiiti 11/17 (65%) Naoupu 7/9 (78%)

Preliminary final

Sunday 4 July 14:50 (UTC+10)	Report Stats	New South Wales Swifts	49–54	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Newcastle Entertainment Centre Umpires: Sharon Kelly (Australia), Mandy Nottingham (New Zealand)
		Scoring by quarter: 11-12, 9-17, 12-13, 17-12
		Cox 32/38 (84%) Pratley 17/21 (81%)		van Dyk 43/44 (98%) Brown 11/13 (85%)

Grand final

Sunday 11 July 14:30 (UTC+9:30)	Report Stats	Adelaide Thunderbirds	52–42	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Adelaide Entertainment Centre Attendance: 9,300 Umpires: Sharon Kelly (Australia), Mandy Nottingham (New Zealand)
		Scoring by quarter: 15-8, 13-13, 11-8, 13-13
		Borrego 40/46 (87%) Bell 12/19 (63%)		van Dyk 30/33 (91%) Brown 12/16 (75%)

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.^[10] The match was played in two 15-minute halves and umpired by Natalie Medhurst and Wendy Fleming.^[11] The celebrity teams were as follows:

MARS Red Beyondblue:

Holden Cruze National Breast Cancer Foundation

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.

Sunday 6 June 12:00 (UTC+10)	MARS Red beyondblue	11–9	Holden Cruze National Breast Cancer Foundation	Hisense Arena, Melbourne Umpires: Natalie Medhurst, Wendy Fleming
	Scoring by half: 4-3, 7-6
	Darcy Hughes Twigley		Moloney Specner Twaites

Season statistics

As of 21 June 2010.^[12]

Top 5 goals scored
Pos.	Player	Team	Goals
1	Carla Borrego	Adelaide Thunderbirds	497
2	Caitlin Bassett	West Coast Fever	486
3	Irene van Dyk	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	440
4	Romelda Aiken	Queensland Firebirds	430
5	Cathrine Latu	Northern Mystics	411

Top 5 shots at goal
Pos.	Player	Team	Shots
1	Carla Borrego	Adelaide Thunderbirds	581
2	Caitlin Bassett	West Coast Fever	568
3	Romelda Aiken	Queensland Firebirds	532
4	Catherine Cox	New South Wales Swifts	477
5	Irene van Dyk	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	470

Top 5 shooting accuracy
Pos.	Player	Team	Goal %
1	Irene van Dyk	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	93.6
2	Cathrine Latu	Northern Mystics	91.7
3	Tegan Caldwell	Melbourne Vixens	86.7
4	Daneka Wipiiti	Southern Steel	86.0
5	Caitlin Bassett	West Coast Fever	86.0

Top 5 intercepts
Pos.	Player	Team	Inter.
1	Althea Byfield	Northern Mystics	40
2	Casey Williams	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	38
3	Sonia Mkoloma	New South Wales Swifts	31
4	Laura Geitz	Queensland Firebirds	29
5=	Geva Mentor	Adelaide Thunderbirds	28
5=	Charlotte Kight	Canterbury Tactix	28

Top 5 offensive rebounds
Pos.	Player	Team	O/Reb.
1	Romelda Aiken	Queensland Firebirds	69
2	Carla Borrego	Adelaide Thunderbirds	39
3	Caitlin Bassett	West Coast Fever	38
4	Cathrine Latu	Northern Mystics	34
5	Ellen Halpenny	Canterbury Tactix	25

Top 5 defensive rebounds
Pos.	Player	Team	D/Reb.
1	Casey Williams	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	53
2	Laura Geitz	Queensland Firebirds	44
3=	Geva Mentor	Adelaide Thunderbirds	39
3=	Leana de Bruin	Southern Steel	33
5=	Rebecca Bulley	New South Wales Swifts	33
5=	Susan Fuhrmann	West Coast Fever	35

Awards

Season MVP

2010 Most Valuable Player^[13]
Nat.	Player	Team	Points
	Liana Leota	Southern Steel	36
	Rebecca Bulley	New South Wales Swifts	30
	Leana de Bruin	Southern Steel	29
	Carla Borrego	Adelaide Thunderbirds	29

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.^[14] Sharni Layton won the award.^[15]

2010 Best Young Player
Nat.	Player	Team	Round
	Sharni Layton	Adelaide Thunderbirds	10
	Ellen Halpenny	Canterbury Tactix	11
	Leah Shoard	West Coast Fever	12
	Kayla Cullen	Northern Mystics	13
	Amy Steel	Queensland Firebirds	14

Holden Cruze Player of the Year

As of 22 June 2010.^[16]

Player of the Year Leaderboard
Pos.	Player	Team	Points
1	Rebecca Bulley	New South Wales Swifts	18
2	Catherine Cox	New South Wales Swifts	14
3	Natalie von Bertouch	Adelaide Thunderbirds	14
4	Kimberlee Green	New South Wales Swifts	13
5	Carla Borrego	Adelaide Thunderbirds	12
6	Natalie Medhurst	Queensland Firebirds	12
7	Renae Hallinan	Melbourne Vixens	11
8	Clare McMeniman	Queensland Firebirds	11
9	Geva Mentor	Adelaide Thunderbirds	10
10	Caitlin Bassett	West Coast Fever	9
11	Sonia Mkoloma	New South Wales Swifts	9

References

2010 ANZ Championship season draw^{[dead link]} – Retrieved on 14 February 2010.
Details of umpires involved for some of the matches – Retrieved on 30 May 2010.

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v t e ANZ Championship
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