2012 West Coast Fever season

West Coast Fever
2012 ANZ Championship season
Head coach Norma Plummer
Asst coach Stacey Rosman
Manager Genevieve Hunter
Captain Catherine Cox
Vice-captains Caitlin Bassett
Susan Fuhrmann
Season results
Wins–losses 2–3
Season placing TBD
Team colours
West Coast Fever seasons
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The 2012 West Coast Fever season is the fifth year that the West Coast Fever are contesting the ANZ Championship. After the official preseason tournament in early March, the Fever started their 2012 campaign on 30 March against the Canterbury Tactix in Perth. Home games will be played at Perth's Challenge Stadium.

Former Australian national coach Norma Plummer makes her ANZ Championship debut as head coach for the West Coast Fever in 2012. She is joined by former Fever player Stacey Rosman, who has assumed the role of assistant coach. The team's roster has been bolstered by the arrival of several international players, including captain Catherine Cox, English defender Eboni Beckford-Chambers, and three Australian fastnet players. Cox captains the revamped Fever side, with Caitlin Bassett and Susan Fuhrmann as vice-captains.

Offseason

In its first few years of the ANZ Championship, the Fever have fielded a largely inexperienced lineup, and have struggled to place in the top half of the competition, finishing ninth in 2011. Jane Searle was replaced as head coach by Australian national coach Norma Plummer, who stepped down from the national position after the 2011 World Netball Championships in Singapore.[1] Former Fever player Stacey Rosman accepted the role of assistant coach.[2]

With a new coaching lineup, the Fever recruited several international players for their 2012 season. The team's roster was finalised by 1 November 2011, with seven changes to the 2011 roster. New signings included veteran Australian shooter Catherine Cox;[3] Australian fastnet players Ashleigh Brazill, Chanel Gomes and Verity Simmons;[4] and senior English defender Eboni Beckford-Chambers.[5] Cox will captain the new, more experienced Fever lineup in 2012; fellow Australian players Caitlin Bassett and Susan Fuhrmann have been appointed as vice-captains.[6]

Summary of 2012 player movements[7]
Increase Gains Decrease Losses

Players and staff

2012 West Coast Fever roster
Players Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
Australia Caitlin Bassett (vc) GS 23-05-1988 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
England Eboni Beckford-Chambers GD, GK 04-02-1988 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Australia Shae Bolton C, WA 28-06-1989 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Australia Ashleigh Brazill WD, C, WA 29-12-1989 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Australia Catherine Cox (c) GS, GA 24-05-1976 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Australia Sarah East GS, GA 08-09-1990 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Australia Susan Fuhrmann (vc) GK 30-07-1986 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Australia Andrea Gilmore WD, GD 27-10-1988 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Australia Chanel Gomes GD, GK 26-07-1991 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Australia Josie Janz GD, GK 24-02-1988 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Australia Verity Simmons C, WA 19-05-1991 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Australia Nikala Smith GA, GS, WA 26-01-1987 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach

Manager: Australia Genevieve Hunter

Notes
  • (c) – Captain
  • (cc) – Co-captain
  • (vc) – Vice-captain
  • – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player
Player profiles: Team website • ANZC website Last updated: 29 April 2011

Pre-season

All ten ANZ Championship teams competed at the official pre-season tournament, which was held on 2–4 March at TECT Arena in Tauranga, New Zealand.[8]

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L B GF GA Diff G% Pts
1131031645569+76113.3620
2131031667633+34105.3720
313941699594+105117.6818
413941670589+81113.7518
513851624638−1497.8116
613761686640+46107.1914
713581585626−4193.4510
8133101608673−6590.346
9132111639728−8987.774
10132111634767−13382.664
Updated on 2 July 2012 (Round 14, Game 5)
Table legend
  • Pos = Position
  • Pld = Games played
  • W = Wins (2 points)
  • L = Losses (0 points)
  • B = Byes (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

Fixtures and results

Notes
Monday 2 April
17:40 (UTC+08:00)		 Report
Stats		 West Coast Fever 55 – 35Canterbury Tactix    Challenge Stadium, Perth
Bassett  35/44 (80%)
Cox  20/30 (67%)		 Halpenny  14/21 (67%)
Harten  18/28 (64%)
Thompson  3/3 (100%)
Sunday 8 April
12:20 (UTC+08:00)		 Report
Stats		 West Coast Fever 41 – 50Melbourne Vixens    Challenge Stadium, Perth
Bassett  26/30 (87%)
Cox  13/23 (57%)
Smith  2/4 (50%)		 Beveridge  14/18 (78%)
Caldwell  26/33 (79%)
Howarth  10/12 (83%)
Monday 16 April
19:40 (UTC+12:00)		 Report
Stats		 Northern Mystics 52 – 45West Coast Fever    Trusts Stadium, Auckland
Latu  31/32 (97%)
G. Rasmussen  4/5 (80%)
Tutaia  17/21 (81%)		 Bassett  39/40 (98%)
Cox  6/11 (55%)
Saturday 21 April
16:20 (UTC+12:00)		 Report
Stats		 Southern Steel 53 – 56West Coast Fever    Lion Foundation Arena, Dunedin
Brown  26/36 (72%)
Wilkins  27/39 (69%)		 Bassett  49/55 (89%)
Cox  7/12 (58%)
Sunday 29 April
10:10 (UTC+08:00)		 Report
Stats		 West Coast Fever 36 – 48Adelaide Thunderbirds    Challenge Stadium, Perth
Bassett  23/27 (85%)
Cox  8/17 (47%)
East  5/9 (56%)		 Bell  21/28 (75%)
Borrego  27/32 (84%)
Sunday 6 May
19:20 (UTC+12:00)		 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic West Coast Fever    TECT Arena, Tauranga
Sunday 13 May
11:40 (UTC+09:30)		 Adelaide Thunderbirds West Coast Fever    Netball SA Stadium, Adelaide
Sunday 20 May
14:20 (UTC+10:00)		 New South Wales Swifts West Coast Fever    Newcastle Entertainment Centre
Sunday 27 May
10:10 (UTC+08:00)		 West Coast Fever Queensland Firebirds    Challenge Stadium, Perth
Round 10 BYE
Sunday 10 June
12:20 (UTC+08:00)		 West Coast Fever New South Wales Swifts    Challenge Stadium, Perth
Sunday 17 June
12:10 (UTC+10:00)		 Melbourne Vixens West Coast Fever    Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Sunday 24 June
14:20 (UTC+10:00)		 Queensland Firebirds West Coast Fever    Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Sunday 1 July
12:20 (UTC+08:00)		 West Coast Fever Central Pulse    Challenge Stadium, Perth

Statistics

Player GS GA G% A R CPR I D P T
Caitlin Bassett
Eboni Beckford-Chambers
Shae Bolton
Ashleigh Brazill
Catherine Cox
Sarah East
Susan Fuhrmann
Andrea Gilmore
Chanel Gomes
Josie Janz
Verity Simmons
Nikala Smith
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. ↑ Stephan, Gene (3 June 2011). "I want to win title inside two years: Plummer". The West Australian. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  2. ↑ Wise, Emily (16 December 2011). "Rosman returns". Netball WA. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  3. ↑ Chadwick, Justin (18 August 2011). "Fever secure Test netballer Catherine Cox". Herald Sun. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "Fever sign three more netballers". ninemsn. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  5. ↑ Papalia, Ben (21 January 2012). "Fever defender Eboni Beckford-Chambers all class". PerthNow. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  6. ↑ Hope, Shayne (7 February 2012). "Cox new captain of Fever". The West Australian. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  7. ↑ "2012 squads: Summary of gains and losses" (PDF). ANZ Championship website. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  8. ↑ TTNL (3 November 2011). "Tauranga to host 2012 ANZ Championship pre-season tournament". Retrieved 6 January 2012.