2014 ANZ Championship season

The 2014 ANZ Championship season was the seventh season of the ANZ Championship netball competition in Australasia. The 2014 season commenced on 1 March 2014 with the Canterbury Tactix hosting the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic. Overall, the 2014 season comprised 69 matches played over 17 weeks, including an initial 14-week round-robin stage, followed by a three-week finals stage. The competition concluded with the grand final on 22 June 2014 with the Melbourne Vixens winning their second ANZ Championship trophy by defeating the Queensland Firebirds.

2014 ANZ Championship season
LeagueANZ Championship
SportNetball
Duration1 March – 22 June
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)Fox Sports (Australia)
SBS (Australia)
SKY Sports (NZ)
ChampionsMelbourne Vixens
Runners-upQueensland Firebirds
Minor premiersMelbourne Vixens

Overview

Format

During the initial round-robin stage, played over 14 weeks, each team plays every other team once, and teams from their home country a second time, with each team having one bye during the season. Bye week are scheduled for rounds 4-6 and 11-12. Matches will generally be played on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays.

Teams are awarded 2 points for each win, and 0 points for a loss. Tournament rules do not allow draws; matches that are tied at the end of regular time will extend into extra time until a winner emerges. At the end of the round-robin stage, the four teams with the highest points will progress to the finals stage. If two or more teams have the same number of points, they are sorted by goal percentage.

The top four teams from the round-robin stage progress to the finals stage, played over three weeks in a Page-McIntyre System. The 1st-ranked team (who receive the minor premiership) will play the 2nd-ranked team in the major semi-final, while 3rd plays 4th in the minor semi-final. The winner of the major semi-final advances to the grand final; the losing team progresses to the preliminary final, and will host the winner of the minor semi-final. The grand final will be contested in mid July, between the winners of the major semi-final and the preliminary final.

Teams
2014 ANZ Championship teams
Teams Details Head coach Captain Main venues
Australia Adelaide Thunderbirds 2014 season Jane Woodlands-Thompson Renae Hallinan Netball SA Stadium, Adelaide
Melbourne Vixens 2014 season Simone McKinnis Bianca Chatfield Hisense Arena, Melbourne
New South Wales Swifts 2014 season Rob Wright Kimberlee Green Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre, Sydney
Queensland Firebirds 2014 season Roselee Jencke Laura Geitz Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
West Coast Fever 2014 season Norma Plummer Natalie Medhurst Challenge Stadium, Perth
New
Zealand		 Canterbury Tactix 2014 season Leigh Gibbs Anna Thompson CBS Canterbury Arena, Christchurch
Central Pulse 2014 season Robyn Broughton Katrina Grant TSB Bank Arena, Wellington
Northern Mystics 2014 season Debbie Fuller Maria Tutaia The Trusts Arena, Auckland
Southern Steel 2014 season Janine Southby Jodi Brown Stadium Southland Velodrome, Invercargill
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 2014 season Julie Fitzgerald Casey Kopua Claudelands Arena, Hamilton

Regular season

Standings
2014 ANZ Championship ladder
Pos Team Pld W L B GF GA Diff G% Pts
113941746592+154126.018
213941694623+71111.418
313941707652+55108.418
413851727672+55108.216
513761792809-1797.914
613761658675-1797.514
713671706752-4693.912
813581663706-4393.910
913491689724-3595.28
10131121694871-17779.72
Updated on 22 June 2014 (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

All times listed are local.

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Daylight saving time ends on 6 April in New Zealand, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.

BYES:  New South Wales Swifts and Canterbury Tactix

Round 7
BYES:  Adelaide Thunderbirds and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

Round 8
BYES:  West Coast Fever and Central Pulse

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11
BYES:  Melbourne Vixens and Northern Mystics

Round 12
BYES:  Queensland Firebirds and Southern Steel

Round 13

Round 14

Finals
Semi-finals Preliminary final Grand final
9 June – Hisense Arena, Melbourne
1 Melbourne Vixens 52
2 Queensland Firebirds 47
16 June – Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre 22 June – Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Queensland Firebirds 54 Melbourne Vixens 53
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 50 Queensland Firebirds 42
8 June – Allphones Arena, Sydney
3 New South Wales Swifts 49
4 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 50 Key: Winning team advances Losing team advances

Minor semi-final
Sunday 8 June
2:18pm
Stats		 New South Wales Swifts49–50Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic    Allphones Arena, Sydney Fox Sports
Sky Sport
Scoring by quarter: 14–13, 14–25, 12–14, 9–12

Major semi-final
Monday 9 June
5:48pm
Stats		 Melbourne Vixens52–47Queensland Firebirds    Hisense Arena, Melbourne Fox Sports
Sky Sport
Scoring by quarter: 16–11, 11-13, 14–13, 11–12

Preliminary final
Monday 16 June
7:18pm
Stats		 Queensland Firebirds54–50Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic    Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre Fox Sports
Sky Sport
Scoring by quarter: 14–13, 15–13, 11–11, 14–13

Grand final
Sunday 22 June
2:28pm
Stats		 Melbourne Vixens53–42Queensland Firebirds    Hisense Arena, Melbourne Fox Sports
Sky Sport
Scoring by quarter: 13–11, 11–11, 13–12, 16–8
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