2010 Netball Superleague Grand Final

The 2010 Netball Superleague Grand Final featured Team Bath and Hertfordshire Mavericks. Having previously played each other in the 2006, 2007 and 2008 grand finals, this was the fourth final that featured Team Bath and Mavericks. Just like the three previous encounters, it was Team Bath that emerged as winners.

2010 Netball Superleague Grand Final

Event	2009–10 Netball Superleague season
Team Bath Hertfordshire Mavericks 51 44
Team Bath win their fourth grand final. Mavericks make their fifth successive grand final appearance.
Date	15 May 2010
Venue	Trent FM Arena, Nottingham
Player of the Match	Stacey Francis [1]

Mavericks won the first quarter and remained competitive throughout the whole match. Towards the end of the second quarter, Pamela Cookey sank a shot that saw Team Bath take the lead for the first time. By half time Team Bath were leading 22–21 and at the three-quarter mark they led 36–33. However during the fourth quarter Mavericks drew level, with the scores at 37–37, before Team Bath pulled away to win by 51–44.[1][2][3][4] The grand final was broadcast live on Sky Sports for the first time.[5]

Route to the Final

Match summary

15 May 2010 16.50 [3]		Team Bath	51–44	Hertfordshire Mavericks		Trent FM Arena [1][2][3][4]	Sky Sports
		Scoring by quarter: 8–13, 22–21, 36–33, 51–44
		Rosie Allison  26/34 (76%) Pamela Cookey  25/35 (71%)		Louisa Brownfield  32/40 (80%) Ella Clark  10/14 (71%) Monique Wood  2/5 (40%)

Teams

Head Coach: Jess Garland [6] Starting 7:[1] GS Rosie Allison GA Pamela Cookey (c) WA Sasha Corbin C Joanne Binns WD Serena Guthrie GD Stacey Francis GK Eboni Beckford-Chambers Bench: GS Kirsty Delves GK/GD/GS Lindsay Keable ? Lois Rideout GA/GW/GS Asha Tett WA/C Amanda Trounce Squad: [7] GK/GD Gemma Fletcher GK/GD Alex Sinclair WD/C Scarlett Williams

Head Coach: Maggie Jackson Starting 7: [1] GS Louisa Brownfield (c) GA Ella Clark WA Rose Morgan Smith C Karen Atkinson WD Camilla Buchanan GD Hazel Schofield GK Amanda Newton Bench: ? Denika Campbell-Lee ? Naomi Stenhouse GA Monique Wood GA Vicklyn Joseph WD Georgia Schmidt

References

1. "TeamBath win fourth Superleague crown". www.sportfocus.com. 15 May 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
2. "Team Bath beat off Mavericks to win Superleague Grand Final". www.express.co.uk. 17 May 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
3. "Team Bath Champions of The Super League". www.womensportreport.com. 18 May 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
4. "Netball: TeamBath top Superleague for fourth time". www.sportsister.com. 17 May 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
5. "Cookey & Garland win end of season plaudits". www.sportfocus.com. 17 May 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
6. "Team-Bath to face Mavericks in Superleague Grand Final". www.express.co.uk. 13 May 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
7. "2009–10 Team Bath squad". www.teambath.com. Retrieved 12 April 2020.