2011 Queensland Firebirds season

Queensland Firebirds
2011 ANZ Championship season
Head coach Roselee Jencke
Captain Lauren Nourse
Vice-captain Laura Geitz
Main venue Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Season results
Wins–losses 15–0
Regular season Minor premiers
Finals placing Champions
Team colours
Queensland Firebirds seasons
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The 2011 Queensland Firebirds season was the fourth year that the Queensland Firebirds contested the ANZ Championship, and the fifteenth year of their competitive history. The Firebirds were coached by Roselee Jencke in her second year in the position, while veteran midcourter Lauren Nourse resumed her role as Queensland captain. Most home games were played at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.

During the round-robin matches, captain Lauren Nourse suffered a season-ending injury. Nevertheless, the Firebirds finished the round-robin stage undefeated to emerge as minor premiers. Playing in their first ANZ Championship finals series, the Firebirds defeated the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in the major semi-final on the Gold Coast. They progressed directly to the Grand Final, which was played in Brisbane against fellow finals debutants the Northern Mystics. In front of a capacity home crowd, the Firebirds defeated the Mystics by 57–44 to win their first ANZ Championship title.

Contents

Players

2011 team

2011 Queensland Firebirds roster
Players Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
Candice Adams GA, GS, WA 23-11-1988 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Romelda Aiken GS, GA 19-11-1988 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Laura Geitz (vc) GK, GD 04-11-1987 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Elissa Macleod C, WD, WA 19-03-1984 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Clare McMeniman GD, WD 11-07-1985 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Natalie Medhurst GA, GS 20-01-1984 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Lauren Nourse (c)  WA, C 10-08-1982 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Chelsea Pitman GA, WA 08-06-1988 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Jacqui Russell C, WA 01-06-1988 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Amy Steel GD, GK 07-04-1989 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Keirra Trompf WD 16-09-1985 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Ameliaranne Wells GS, GA 11-01-1991 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Head coach
  • Roselee Jencke
Assistant coach
  • Tracey Robinson

Manager: Nannette Rigoni
Physiotherapist: Mark Stokes
Strength and conditioning: Dirk Spits

Notes
  • (c) – Captain
  • (cc) – Co-captain
  • (vc) – Vice-captain
  • – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Transfers

See also: 2011 ANZ Championship transfer period
2011 Firebirds player movements
Gains Positions Former team
Candice Adams GA, GS, WA New signing
Elissa MacLeod C, WD, WA New signing
Chelsea Pitman GA, WA Canterbury Tactix
Ameliaranne Wells GS, GA New signing
Losses Positions New team
Alissa Castrisos GA, GS Not signed
Sophie Croft GS, GA Not signed
Laura Scherian WA, C Not signed
Sarah Wall WA, C Melbourne Vixens

Regular season

Fixtures and results

Notes
Round 1 NO MATCH
Round 2
21 February
 Queensland Firebirds 51 – 48
Report
Stats		 New South Wales Swifts Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Aiken  28/37 (76%)
Medhurst  23/26 (88%)		 Cox  27/34 (79%)
Pratley  21/25 (84%)
Round 3
26 February
 Queensland Firebirds 64 – 41
Report
Stats		 Adelaide Thunderbirds Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Aiken  50/54 (93%)
Medhurst  13/18 (72%)
Pitman  1/3 (33%)		 Bell  6/10 (60%)
Borrego  30/34 (88%)
Giteau  5/6 (83%)
Round 3
28 February
 West Coast Fever 38 – 62
Report
Stats		 Queensland Firebirds Challenge Stadium, Perth
Bassett  30/35 (86%)
Howard  3/3 (100%)
Shoard  5/11 (45%)		 Aiken  20/25 (80%)
Medhurst  39/45 (87%)
Wells  3/4 (75%)
Round 4
6 March
 Queensland Firebirds 51 – 36
Report
Stats		 Southern Steel Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Aiken  30/36 (83%)
Medhurst  21/24 (88%)		 Griffin  15/22 (68%)
Wipiiti  21/26 (81%)
Round 5
13 March
 Adelaide Thunderbirds 42 – 64
Report
Stats		 Queensland Firebirds ETSA Park, Adelaide
Bell  31/34 (91%)
Borrego  2/2 (100%)
Giteau  6/11 (55%)
Lange  3/5 (60%)		 Aiken  39/47 (83%)
Medhurst  25/27 (93%)
Round 6
20 March
 New South Wales Swifts 53 – 57
Report
Stats		 Queensland Firebirds State Sports Centre, Sydney
Cox  31/36 (86%)
Pratley  22/25 (88%)		 Aiken  37/43 (86%)
Medhurst  20/25 (80%)
Round 7
26 March
 Northern Mystics 52 – 61
Report
Stats		 Queensland Firebirds Trusts Stadium, Auckland
Latu  19/19 (100%)
Tutaia  33/38 (87%)		 Aiken  38/43 (88%)
Medhurst  23/26 (88%)
Round 8
31 March
 Melbourne Vixens 42 – 52
Report
Stats		 Queensland Firebirds State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
Beveridge  15/26 (58%)
Knott  16/19 (84%)
McMahon  11/14 (79%)		 Aiken  31/38 (82%)
Medhurst  21/27 (78%)
Round 8
4 April
 Queensland Firebirds 53 – 49
Report
Stats		 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Aiken  36/39 (92%)
Medhurst  17/21 (81%)		 Naoupu  24/29 (83%)
van Dyk  25/26 (96%)
Round 9
10 April
 Central Pulse 44 – 61
Report
Stats		 Queensland Firebirds Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua
Thwaites  35/44 (80%)
Cassidy  3/6 (50%)
Bellringer  6/11 (55%)		 Aiken  37/44 (84%)
Medhurst  24/29 (83%)
Round 10
14 April
 Queensland Firebirds 57 – 36
Report
Stats		 Melbourne Vixens Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Aiken  35/42 (83%)
Medhurst  22/30 (73%)
Wells  0/2 (0%)		 Beveridge  24/32 (75%)
Caldwell  11/17 (65%)
Tregear  1/2 (50%)
Round 11
25 April
 Queensland Firebirds 56 – 54
Report
Stats		 West Coast Fever Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Aiken  26/31 (84%)
Medhurst  30/36 (83%)		 Bassett  37/39 (95%)
Howard  4/4 (100%)
Shoard  13/17 (76%)
Round 12
30 April
 Canterbury Tactix 52 – 69
Report
Stats		 Queensland Firebirds CBS Canterbury Arena, Christchurch
Halpenny  26/35 (74%)
Wilkins  26/35 (74%)		 Aiken  50/55 (91%)
Medhurst  19/21 (90%)

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA Diff G% Pts
1 13 13 0 758 587 +171 129.13 26
2 13 10 3 647 578 +69 111.94 20
3 13 9 4 677 606 +71 111.72 18
4 13 9 4 684 619 +65 110.50 18
5 13 8 5 664 610 +54 108.85 16
6 13 5 8 662 737 -75 89.82 10
7 13 4 9 533 594 -61 89.73 8
8 13 3 10 599 683 -84 87.70 6
9 13 3 10 646 754 -108 85.68 6
10 13 1 12 621 723 -102 85.89 2
Updated on 2 May 2011 (Round 12, Game 5)
Table legend
  • Pos = Position
  • Pld = Games played
  • W = Wins (2 points)
  • L = Losses (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)

       Team position

Finals

Semi-finals Preliminary final Grand final
9 May – Gold Coast
1.  Queensland Firebirds 50
2.  Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 39
15 May – Hamilton 22 May – Brisbane
 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 42  Queensland Firebirds 57
 Northern Mystics 43  Northern Mystics 44
8 May – Sydney
3.  New South Wales Swifts 44
4.  Northern Mystics 49 Key: Winning team advances Losing team advances

Fixtures and results

Notes
Major semi-final
Monday 9 May
19:40 (UTC+10)		 Queensland Firebirds 50 – 39
Report
Stats		 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Aiken  29/33 (88%)
Medhurst  21/27 (78%)		 Gupwell  16/18 (89%)
Naoupu  6/8 (75%)
van Dyk  17/19 (89%)
Grand Final
Sunday 22 May
14:30 (UTC+10)		 Queensland Firebirds 57 – 44
Report
Stats		 Northern Mystics Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Sharon Kelly (AUS), Mandy Nottingham (NZL)
Reserve umpire: Rachael Ayre (AUS)
Aiken  35/40 (88%)
Medhurst  22/24 (92%)		 Latu  21/21 (100%)
Tutaia  23/31 (74%)

Final placing

Statistics

Player GS GA G% A R CPR I D P T
Candice Adams 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 0
Romelda Aiken 523 607 86.2 24 65 0 1 16 46 59
Laura Geitz 0 0 0 0 41 0 57 92 264 22
April Letton 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
Elissa MacLeod 0 0 0 80 0 2 7 7 104 24
Clare McMeniman 0 0 0 0 2 32 4 24 86 7
Natalie Medhurst 338 404 83.7 141 8 256 8 23 39 41
Lauren Nourse 0 0 0 121 0 47 1 2 60 25
Chelsea Pitman 1 3 33.3 101 1 250 5 9 61 25
Jacqui Russell 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 7 2
Amy Steel 0 0 0 0 11 55 23 35 149 13
Keirra Trompf 0 0 0 0 1 69 10 31 128 9
Ameliaranne Wells 3 6 50.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Queensland Firebirds - 2011 season statistics". http://www.anz-championship.com/matches/statistics-team.asp?t=807. Retrieved 30 May 2011.