Hunter Jaegers Explained

Team Name:	Hunter Jaegers
Founded:	2003
Disbanded:	2007
Location:	Newcastle, New South Wales
Region:	Hunter Region New South Wales
Venue:	Newcastle Entertainment Centre
League:	Commonwealth Bank Trophy
Body1:	0099CC
Pattern B1:	thinblacksides
Skirt1:	0099CC

Hunter Jaegers were an Australian netball team based in Newcastle, New South Wales. Together with Sydney Swifts and Sydney Sandpipers, they were one of three teams to represent Netball New South Wales in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league. Hunter Jaegers made their CBT debut in 2004. They continued to play in the competition until its demise in 2007.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} In 2008, when the Commonwealth Bank Trophy was replaced by the ANZ Championship, Jaegers and Swifts merged to form New South Wales Swifts.^[5]

Final placings

Season	Position
2004	6th
2005 ^[6]	5th
2006	7th
2007	6th

Home venues

During the 2004 and 2005 seasons, Jaegers played their home games at the Newcastle Entertainment Centre.^{[3] [6]}

Notable former players

Internationals

• Jane Altschwager
• Karyn Bailey

• Courtney Tairi
• Daneka Wipiiti

New South Wales Swifts

• Emma Koster
• Tiffany Lincoln
• Jessica Mansell
• Kimberley Purcell

ANZ Championship

• Karyn Bailey
  • Kirby Bentley Katie Walker

Captains

Captains	Years
Raegan Jackson	2004
Jane Altschwager^[7] ^[8] ^[9]	2005–2006
Jane Menzies	2007

Head coaches

Coach	Years
Maria Lynch	2004–2005
Jon Fletcher ^[10]	2006–2007

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sydney Swifts - 1997-2007. nswswifts.com.au. 11 June 2020. 29 November 2009.
2. Web site: Netball NSW – Annual Report 2007. Netball NSW. https://web.archive.org/web/20200917012317/http://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2013/10/06155445/2007-Netball-NSW-Annual-Report.pdf. 17 September 2020. 16 September 2020.
3. Web site: Netball Australia - Annual Report 04. Netball Australia. 13 September 2020.
4. Web site: Hunter Jaegers in photos from 2004 to 2007. www.newcastlestar.com.au. 31 March 2017. 19 September 2020.
5. Web site: Southern Steel faces plenty of travelling in the early rounds. The Southland Times. 12 December 2007. 16 September 2020.
6. Web site: Netball Australia - Annual Report 05. Netball Australia. 13 September 2020.
7. Web site: Altschwager confident about move to Jaegers. www.abc.net.au. 3 May 2005. 2 November 2020.
8. Web site: Jaegers coach Lynch shown the door. www.abc.net.au. 1 December 2005. 19 September 2020.
9. News: Former Aussie's chance to shine for the Pulse. www.stuff.co.nz. 12 September 2009. 13 September 2009.
10. Web site: Male coach for Hunter Jaegers. www.abc.net.au. 18 January 2006. 19 September 2020.
11. Web site: Netball Australia - Annual Report 06. Netball Australia. 9 September 2020.
12. Web site: Netball Australia – Annual Report 2007. netball.com.au. 11 September 2020.