The 2011 New South Wales Swifts season saw New South Wales Swifts compete in the 2011 ANZ Championship. During the regular season, Swifts finished in third place. They qualified for the playoffs but subsequently lost to Northern Mystics in the minor semi-final, finishing the season in 4th place. After fifteen seasons as Sydney Swifts/New South Wales Swifts head coach, this was the last season Julie Fitzgerald served as head coach. Following a controversial "internal review", Fitzgerald was replaced as head coach by Lisa Beehag. The review was conducted during the 2011 season. Catherine Cox and Liz Ellis publicly criticized Netball New South Wales for distracting players with the review and even alleged that it was responsible for Swifts losing the 2011 minor semi-final.
Players Player movements + Gains Losses Mo'onia Gerrard (Adelaide Thunderbirds) Carla Dziwoki (Leeds Carnegie) Melissa Tallent (NNSW Waratahs) Kristy Durheim (NNSW Waratahs) Samantha May (NNSW Waratahs) Lara Welham
Roster
Milestones Carla Dziwoki, made her Swifts debut in the fourth quarter of the Round 1 match against Adelaide Thunderbirds, scoring 11 goals from 11 attempts. Kimberlee Green celebrated her 100th senior league game in Round 2 against Queensland Firebirds. Mo'onia Gerrard celebrated her 150th senior league game in Round 5 against Canterbury Tactix.
Pre-season NSW Swifts Tournament On 22–23 January, New South Wales Swifts hosted and won a tournament at Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre. The other participants included Melbourne Vixens, Adelaide Thunderbirds, West Coast Fever
Five Quarter series On 29–30 January, Northern Mystics and New South Wales Swifts played two five-quarter matches.
Regular season Fixtures and results Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8 New South Wales Swifts received a bye. Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Standings
Finals
Minor semifinal
Statistics Player Ashleigh Brazill 0 0 0 11 0 8 7 5 10 8 Rebecca Bulley 0 0 0 4 16 93 11 40 115 15 Catherine Cox 380 490 77.6 22 13 0 0 6 24 40 Carla Dziwoki 42 45 93.3 7 3 4 0 0 2 3 Mo'onia Gerrard 0 0 0 6 6 58 10 36 118 23 Kimberlee Green 0 0 0 197 1 144 10 23 96 36 Sonia Mkoloma 0 0 0 0 19 0 30 41 200 20 Susan Pratley 278 340 81.8 75 26 200 3 9 39 33 Kimberley Smith 0 0 0 0 0 36 6 15 58 4 Courtney Tairi 0 0 0 52 10 10 5 24 37 6 Melissa Tallent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vanessa Ware 0 0 0 60 0 75 0 7 32 10 Amorette Wild 21 24 87.5 8 0 18 1 1 3 2 Statistics key 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
Award winners Swifts awards Award WinnerQBE NSW Swifts MVPCatherine CoxNSW Swifts Members' Player of the YearKimberlee GreenNSW Swifts Players' Player of the YearKimberley Smith
References