2009 New South Wales Swifts season explained

Year:	2009
Team:	New South Wales Swifts
Asst Coach:	Tracey Robinson
Manager:	Jan Troy
Wins:	2
Losses:	11
Placing:	9th
Finals:	DNQ
Pattern B1:	anzcswifts1
Pattern Sk1:	anzcswifts1

The 2009 New South Wales Swifts season saw New South Wales Swifts play in the 2009 ANZ Championship. With a team coached by Julie Fitzgerald and captained by Catherine Cox, Swifts won only 2 of their 13 matches during the regular season and finished ninth. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Players

Player movements

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Losses
Sarah Barrett Ashlee Mann (NNSW Blues/NNSW Waratahs) Jessica Mansell (NNSW Waratahs) ^[4] Samantha May (Australian Institute of Sport) Courtney Tairi (Australian Institute of Sport)	Selina Gilsenan Retirement Adelaide Johnson Tiffany Lincoln Leah Shoard (Southern Steel)

Player milestones

In 2009 six players made their ANZ Championship debut for Swifts:

• Samantha May and Erin Bell made their debut in Round 1 against Canterbury Tactix.
• Jessica Mansell made her debut in Round 7 against Queensland Firebirds
• Amy Wild made her debut in Round 13 against Central Pulse
• Ashlee Mann and Courtney Tairi made their debut in Round 14 against Southern Steel.

Pre-season

Swifts played in two pre-season tournaments. In February 2009 they played in the Queenstown Pre-Season Tournament, losing 58–53 to Northern Mystics in the final. In March 2009, Swifts played in and won the 2009 SOPA Cup, hosted by Netball New South Wales at the Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Regular season

Fixtures and results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9 received a bye.

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Final table

Award winners

Swifts awards

Award	Winner
QBE NSW Swifts MVP	Catherine Cox
NSW Swifts Members' Player of the Year	Susan Pratley
NSW Swifts Players' Player of the Year	Kimberley Smith

Notes and References

1. Web site: NSW Swifts - 2009 Season. nswswifts.com.au. 10 June 2020. 29 November 2009.
2. Web site: Netball NSW – 2009 Annual Report. https://web.archive.org/web/20210111140741/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2013/10/06155445/2009-Netball-NSW-Annual-Report.pdf. 11 January 2021. 28 June 2020. Netball NSW.
3. Web site: ANZ Championship - 2009 Season Ladder. https://web.archive.org/web/20211023212856/http://www.anz-championship.com/matches/ladder_yr_2009.html. 23 October 2021. www.anz-championship.com. 20 February 2021.
4. Web site: Jessica Mansell. nswswifts.com.au. https://web.archive.org/web/20090208212349/http://www.nswswifts.com.au/extra.asp?ID=4184. 8 February 2009. 22 April 2009.
5. News: Pre-Season Tournaments to test teams. netballnz.co.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20090225222053/http://netballnz.co.nz/default.aspx?s=articledisplay&id=66984. 25 February 2009. 9 February 2009. 17 February 2009.
6. News: Hard work pays off for unbeaten Mystics. www.nzherald.co.nz. 23 February 2009. 24 February 2009.
7. Web site: NSW Swifts win netball's pre-season cup. www.theroar.com.au. https://web.archive.org/web/20090311074627/http://www.theroar.com.au/2009/03/09/nsw-swifts-win-netballs-pre-season-cup/. 11 March 2009. 8 March 2009. 4 April 2009.