2013 New South Wales Swifts season explained

The 2013 New South Wales Swifts season saw New South Wales Swifts compete in the 2013 ANZ Championship. During the regular season they finished eighth with a 4–9 record and did not qualify for the play-offs. During the season they defeated West Coast Fever, Northern Mystics, Canterbury Tactix and Melbourne Vixens.^[1] ^[2]

Players

Melissa Tallent made her ANZ Championship debut in Round 5 against West Coast Fever.
Vanessa Ware played her 100th game for Sydney Swifts/New South Wales Swifts against Southern Steel in Round 7. After 107 games and 11 seasons, Ware retired from elite netball after the Round 14 game against Canterbury Tactix.
Susan Pettitt played her 150th elite netball game in Round 13 against Queensland Firebirds.

The main pre-season event was the Summer Challenge, hosted by Melbourne Vixens at the State Netball Hockey Centre on 23 and 24 February.

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Statistics key
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= Competition leader				width=30px style="background-color:#F2F2F2; border:solid 1px gray; text-align:center"	T	Turnovers conceded

Award	Winner
QBE NSW Swifts MVP^[3]
NSW Swifts Members' Player of the Year	Kimberlee Green
NSW Swifts Players' Player of the Year^[4]	Sonia Mkoloma
NSW Swifts Coaches' Player Award ^[5]	Paige Hadley

Web site: NSW Swifts - 2013 Season. nswswifts.com.au. 10 June 2020. 29 November 2013.
Web site: Netball NSW and NSW Swifts – 2013 Annual Report. nsw.netball.com.au. 10 December 2020.
Web site: Green wins 2013 QBE MVP & Members' award. www.nswswifts.com.au. https://web.archive.org/web/20140221070301/http://www.nswswifts.com.au/newsitem.asp?id=43639&orgid=2420&year=2013. 17 November 2014. 21 February 2014.
Web site: Sonia Mkoloma is players' pick for 2013. www.nswswifts.com.au. https://web.archive.org/web/20141129032330/http://www.nswswifts.com.au/newsitem.asp?id=43662&orgid=2420&year=2013. 17 November 2014. 29 November 2014.
Web site: Hadley wins inaugural Coaches' Award . www.nswswifts.com.au . 17 November 2014 . https://archive.today/20141117023034/http://www.nswswifts.com.au/newsitem.asp?id=43682&orgid=2420&year=2013 . 17 November 2014 . dead.