2011 Adelaide Thunderbirds season

Adelaide Thunderbirds
2011 ANZ Championship season
Head coach Jane Woodlands-Thompson
Asst coaches Lisa Alexander
Judy Greenwood
Captain Natalie von Bertouch
Vice-captain Sharni Layton
Season results
Wins–losses 5–8
Season placing 6th
Team colours
Adelaide Thunderbirds seasons
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The 2011 Adelaide Thunderbirds season is the fourth season that the Adelaide Thunderbirds contested the ANZ Championship, and the fifteenth year of their total competitive history. In 2011, the Thunderbirds were coached by Jane Woodlands-Thompson, with veteran international midcourter Natalie von Bertouch returning to captain the Adelaide side. The Thunderbirds also debuted their new team colours in 2011, after announcing a team rebranding in 2010.[1] Despite winning the title in 2010, the Thunderbirds missed out on a finals place in 2011, finishing in sixth place.

Players

2011 team

2011 Adelaide Thunderbirds roster
Players Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
Australia Emily Beaton C, WA 09-04-1987 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Australia Georgia Beaton GD, WD 22-06-1990 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Australia Erin Bell GA, WA, GS 30-04-1987 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Jamaica Carla Borrego GA, GS 11-11-1983 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Australia Bianca Giteau GA, GS 11-02-1984 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Australia Cody Lange GS, GA 24-10-1994 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Australia Sharni Layton (vc) GK, GD, WD 06-01-1988 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Australia Madeleine Proud C, WA, WD 04-12-1993 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Australia Kara Richards GD, GK 25-01-1988 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Australia Kate Shimmin GK, GD 13-02-1992 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Australia Joanna Sutton WD, C 13-07-1986 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Australia Natalie von Bertouch (c) C, WD 16-12-1982 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Head coach
  • Australia Jane Woodlands-Thompson
Assistant coaches
  • Australia Lisa Alexander
  • Australia Judy Greenwood


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

Transfers

2011 Thunderbirds player movements
Gains Positions Former team
Bianca Giteau (née Franklin) GA, GS West Coast Fever (2009)
Cody Lange GS, GA New signing
Madeleine Proud C, WA, WD New signing
Kara Richards GD, GK Melbourne Vixens
Kate Shimmin GK, GD New signing
Losses Positions New team
Kate Beveridge GS, GA Melbourne Vixens
Mo'onia Gerrard GD, WD New South Wales Swifts
Jasmine Keene GS, GA Released
Geva Mentor GK, GD Melbourne Vixens
Sheree Wingard WA, C Not signed

Regular season

Fixtures and results

Notes
13 February Report
Stats		 New South Wales Swifts 60 – 40Adelaide Thunderbirds    State Sports Centre, Sydney
Cox  22/29 (76%)
Dziwoki  11/11 (100%)
Pratley  27/27 (100%)		 Bell  5/8 (63%)
Borrego  31/35 (89%)
Giteau  4/6 (67%)
20 February Report
Stats		 Adelaide Thunderbirds 47 – 65Melbourne Vixens    ETSA Park, Adelaide
Bell  8/13 (62%)
Borrego  35/40 (88%)
Giteau  4/4 (100%)		 Beveridge  39/47 (83%)
McMahon  26/30 (87%)
24 February Report
Stats		 West Coast Fever 53 – 72Adelaide Thunderbirds    Challenge Stadium, Perth
Bassett  49/53 (92%)
Howard  1/1 (100%)
Shoard  3/6 (50%)		 Bell  16/23 (70%)
Borrego  50/53 (94%)
Giteau  6/6 (100%)
Lange  0/2 (0%)
26 February Report
Stats		 Queensland Firebirds 64 – 41Adelaide 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%)
5 March Report
Stats		 Adelaide Thunderbirds 51 – 41Central Pulse    ETSA Park, Adelaide
Bell  14/20 (70%)
Borrego  37/44 (84%)		 Bellringer  14/17 (82%)
Thwaites  27/31 (87%)
13 March Report
Stats		 Adelaide Thunderbirds 42 – 64Queensland 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%)
21 March Report
Stats		 Adelaide Thunderbirds 57 – 55Northern Mystics    ETSA Park, Adelaide
Bell  21/24 (88%)
Borrego  36/41 (88%)		 Latu  29/31 (94%)
Tutaia  26/31 (84%)
28 March Report
Stats		 Southern Steel 52 – 48Adelaide Thunderbirds    Invercargill ILT Velodrome
Griffin  21/23 (91%)
Wipiiti  31/36 (86%)		 Bell  17/18 (94%)
Borrego  31/34 (91%)
3 April Report
Stats		 Canterbury Tactix 56 – 59Adelaide Thunderbirds    CBS Canterbury Arena, Christchurch
Thompson  24/33 (73%)
Wilkins  32/35 (91%)		 Bell  15/18 (83%)
Borrego  44/48 (92%)
10 April Report
Stats		 Melbourne Vixens 55 – 53Adelaide Thunderbirds    Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Beveridge  22/27 (81%)
Caldwell  33/36 (92%)		 Borrrego  37/40 (93%)
Bell  15/19 (79%)
Lange  1/1 (100%)
16 April Report
Stats		 Adelaide Thunderbirds 57 – 53New South Wales Swifts    ETSA Park, Adelaide
Bell  19/23 (83%)
Borrego  38/40 (95%)		 Cox  34/40 (85%)
Dziwoki  3/3 (100%)
Pratley  16/24 (67%)
24 April Report
Stats		 Adelaide Thunderbirds 36 – 55Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic    ETSA Park, Adelaide
Bell  22/26 (85%)
Giteau  8/12 (67%)
Borrego  6/10 (60%)		 van Dyk  43/47 (91%)
Gupwell  0/1 (0%)
Naoupu  12/17 (71%)
2 May Report
Stats		 Adelaide Thunderbirds 59 – 64West Coast Fever    ETSA Park, Adelaide
Borrego  32/38 (84%)
Bell  27/34 (79%)		 Bassett  50/54 (93%)
Howard  2/3 (67%)
Shoard  12/17 (71%)

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA Diff G% Pts
113130758587+171129.1326
213103647578+69111.9420
31394677606+71111.7218
41394684619+65110.5018
51385664610+54108.8516
61358662737-7589.8210
71349533594-6189.738
813310599683-8487.706
913310646754-10885.686
1013112621723-10285.892
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

Final placing

Statistics

Player GS GA G% A R CPR I D P T
Emily Beaton 0 0 0 120 0 214 7 10 78 24
Georgia Beaton 0 0 0 1 1 24 4 9 70 11
Erin Bell 216 269 80.3 56 9 193 4 10 38 33
Carla Borrego 409 460 88.9 11 30 0 4 11 72 35
Bianca Giteau 33 45 73.3 11 1 51 1 2 12 17
Cody Lange 4 8 50.0 2 1 4 0 0 2 1
Sharni Layton 0 0 0 2 26 52 28 51 174 11
Madeleine Proud 0 0 0 22 0 29 3 3 22 0
Kara Richards 0 0 0 0 3 53 5 10 117 10
Kate Shimmin 0 0 0 0 11 0 7 20 92 2
Joanna Sutton 0 0 0 4 0 37 8 27 123 8
Natalie von Bertouch 0 0 0 113 0 1 9 16 125 17
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. ↑ Partland, Warren (2010-11-10). "Thunderbirds unveil new look". The Advertiser. Archived from the original on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
  2. ↑ "Adelaide Thunderbirds - 2011 season statistics". Retrieved 2 January 2012.