2011 Queensland Firebirds season
The 2011 Queensland Firebirds season was the fourth year that the Queensland Firebirds contested the ANZ Championship, and the fifteenth year of their competitive history. The Firebirds were coached by Roselee Jencke in her second year in the position, while veteran midcourter Lauren Nourse resumed her role as Queensland captain. Most home games were played at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Queensland Firebirds | |
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2011 ANZ Championship season | |
Head coach | Roselee Jencke |
Captain | Lauren Nourse |
Vice-captain | Laura Geitz |
Main venue | Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre |
Season results | |
Wins–losses | 15–0 |
Regular season | Minor premiers |
Finals placing | Champions |
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During the round-robin matches, captain Lauren Nourse suffered a season-ending injury. Nevertheless, the Firebirds finished the round-robin stage undefeated to emerge as minor premiers. Playing in their first ANZ Championship finals series, the Firebirds defeated the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in the major semi-final on the Gold Coast. They progressed directly to the Grand Final, which was played in Brisbane against fellow finals debutants the Northern Mystics. In front of a capacity home crowd, the Firebirds defeated the Mystics by 57–44 to win their first ANZ Championship title.
Players
2011 team
2011 Queensland Firebirds roster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Players | Coaching staff | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Manager: Nannette Rigoni
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Transfers
2011 Firebirds player movements | ||
Gains | Positions | Former team |
Candice Adams | GA, GS, WA | New signing |
Elissa MacLeod | C, WD, WA | New signing |
Chelsea Pitman | GA, WA | Canterbury Tactix |
Ameliaranne Wells | GS, GA | New signing |
Losses | Positions | New team |
Alissa Castrisos | GA, GS | Not signed |
Sophie Croft | GS, GA | Not signed |
Laura Scherian | WA, C | Not signed |
Sarah Wall | WA, C | Melbourne Vixens |
Regular season
Fixtures and results
- Notes
- Colours: Firebirds win Firebirds loss Not played/scheduled
- Home teams are listed left, away teams right. Times listed are local.
Round 1 | NO MATCH |
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21 February | Report Stats |
Queensland Firebirds | 51 – 48 | New South Wales Swifts | Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre | |
Aiken ![]() Medhurst ![]() |
Cox ![]() Pratley ![]() |
26 February | Report Stats |
Queensland Firebirds | 64 – 41 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre | |
Aiken ![]() Medhurst ![]() Pitman ![]() |
Bell ![]() Borrego ![]() Giteau ![]() |
28 February | Report Stats |
West Coast Fever | 38 – 62 | Queensland Firebirds | Challenge Stadium, Perth | |
Bassett ![]() Howard ![]() Shoard ![]() |
Aiken ![]() Medhurst ![]() Wells ![]() |
6 March | Report Stats |
Queensland Firebirds | 51 – 36 | Southern Steel | Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre | |
Aiken ![]() Medhurst ![]() |
Griffin ![]() Wipiiti ![]() |
13 March | Report Stats |
Adelaide Thunderbirds | 42 – 64 | Queensland Firebirds | ETSA Park, Adelaide | |
Bell ![]() Borrego ![]() Giteau ![]() Lange ![]() |
Aiken ![]() Medhurst ![]() |
20 March | Report Stats |
New South Wales Swifts | 53 – 57 | Queensland Firebirds | State Sports Centre, Sydney | |
Cox ![]() Pratley ![]() |
Aiken ![]() Medhurst ![]() |
26 March | Report Stats |
Northern Mystics | 52 – 61 | Queensland Firebirds | Trusts Stadium, Auckland | |
Latu ![]() Tutaia ![]() |
Aiken ![]() Medhurst ![]() |
31 March | Report Stats |
Melbourne Vixens | 42 – 52 | Queensland Firebirds | State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne | |
Beveridge ![]() Knott ![]() McMahon ![]() |
Aiken ![]() Medhurst ![]() |
4 April | Report Stats |
Queensland Firebirds | 53 – 49 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre | |
Aiken ![]() Medhurst ![]() |
Naoupu ![]() van Dyk ![]() |
10 April | Report Stats |
Central Pulse | 44 – 61 | Queensland Firebirds | Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua | |
Thwaites ![]() Cassidy ![]() Bellringer ![]() |
Aiken ![]() Medhurst ![]() |
14 April | Report Stats |
Queensland Firebirds | 57 – 36 | Melbourne Vixens | Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre | |
Aiken ![]() Medhurst ![]() Wells ![]() |
Beveridge ![]() Caldwell ![]() Tregear ![]() |
25 April | Report Stats |
Queensland Firebirds | 56 – 54 | West Coast Fever | Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre | |
Aiken ![]() Medhurst ![]() |
Bassett ![]() Howard ![]() Shoard ![]() |
30 April | Report Stats |
Canterbury Tactix | 52 – 69 | Queensland Firebirds | CBS Canterbury Arena, Christchurch | |
Halpenny ![]() Wilkins ![]() |
Aiken ![]() Medhurst ![]() |
Standings
2011 ANZ Championship ladder | ||||||||||
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | Diff | G% | Pts | |
1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 758 | 587 | +171 | 129.13 | 26 | ||
2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 647 | 578 | +69 | 111.94 | 20 | ||
3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 677 | 606 | +71 | 111.72 | 18 | ||
4 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 684 | 619 | +65 | 110.50 | 18 | ||
5 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 664 | 610 | +54 | 108.85 | 16 | ||
6 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 662 | 737 | -75 | 89.82 | 10 | ||
7 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 533 | 594 | -61 | 89.73 | 8 | ||
8 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 599 | 683 | -84 | 87.70 | 6 | ||
9 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 646 | 754 | -108 | 85.68 | 6 | ||
10 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 621 | 723 | -102 | 85.89 | 2 | ||
Updated on 2 May 2011 (Round 12, Game 5) |
Table legend |
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Finals
Semi-finals | Preliminary final | Grand final | |||||||||
9 May – Gold Coast | |||||||||||
1 | Queensland Firebirds | 50 | |||||||||
2 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 39 | |||||||||
15 May – Hamilton | 22 May – Brisbane | ||||||||||
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 42 | Queensland Firebirds | 57 | ||||||||
Northern Mystics | 43 | Northern Mystics | 44 | ||||||||
8 May – Sydney | |||||||||||
3 | New South Wales Swifts | 44 | |||||||||
4 | Northern Mystics | 49 | Key: | Winning team advances | Losing team advances |
Fixtures and results
- Notes
- Colours: Firebirds win Firebirds loss
- Home teams are listed left, away teams right. Times listed are local.
Monday 9 May 19:40 (UTC+10) |
Report Stats |
Queensland Firebirds | 50 – 39 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre | |
Aiken ![]() Medhurst ![]() |
Gupwell ![]() Naoupu ![]() van Dyk ![]() |
Sunday 22 May 14:30 (UTC+10) |
Report Stats |
Queensland Firebirds | 57 – 44 | Northern Mystics | Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Sharon Kelly (AUS), Mandy Nottingham (NZL) Reserve umpire: Rachael Ayre (AUS) | |
Aiken ![]() Medhurst ![]() |
Latu ![]() Tutaia ![]() |
Final placing
- Champions (15 wins, 0 losses)
Statistics
- As of Sunday 22 May.[1]
Player | GS | GA | G% | A | R | CPR | I | D | P | T |
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Candice Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Romelda Aiken | 523 | 607 | 86.2 | 24 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 46 | 59 |
Laura Geitz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 57 | 92 | 264 | 22 |
April Letton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Elissa MacLeod | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 104 | 24 |
Clare McMeniman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 4 | 24 | 86 | 7 |
Natalie Medhurst | 338 | 404 | 83.7 | 141 | 8 | 256 | 8 | 23 | 39 | 41 |
Lauren Nourse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 2 | 60 | 25 |
Chelsea Pitman | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 101 | 1 | 250 | 5 | 9 | 61 | 25 |
Jacqui Russell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
Amy Steel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 55 | 23 | 35 | 149 | 13 |
Keirra Trompf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 10 | 31 | 128 | 9 |
Ameliaranne Wells | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics key | |||||
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GS | Goals scored | A | Assists | I | Intercepts |
GA | Goal attempts | R | Rebounds | D | Deflections |
G% | Goal percentage | CPR | Centre pass receives | P | Penalties |
= Competition leader | T | Turnovers conceded |
Team awards
Queensland Firebirds player awards were presented on 26 May at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.[2]
- Player of the Year: Romelda Aiken
- Players' Player: Laura Geitz
- Members' Player of the Year: Natalie Medhurst
- Spirit Award: Lauren Nourse
See also
References
- "Queensland Firebirds - 2011 season statistics". Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- "Aiken tops Firebirds awards". The Courier-Mail. 27 May 2011. p. 102.