2008 New South Wales Swifts season

Summarize Timeline Fact Check

Gains	Losses
Erin Bell (Sydney Swifts) Rebecca Bulley (Melbourne Kestrels)[10][11][12] Catherine Cox (Sydney Swifts) Selina Gilsenan (Sydney Swifts) Kimberlee Green (Sydney Swifts) Adelaide Johnson (Sydney Swifts) Emma Koster (Hunter Jaegers) Tiffany Lincoln (Hunter Jaegers) Susan Pratley (Sydney Swifts) Kimberley Purcell (Sydney Swifts) Leah Shoard (AIS Canberra Darters)[13] Vanessa Ware (Sydney Swifts)	Megan Dehn (Southern Steel) (Note 2)

Notes

• ^1 Eight members of the 2008 New South Wales Swifts squad had been members of the 2007 Sydney Swifts squad that had won the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league title.
• ^2 Megan Dehn was originally a member of the 2008 Swifts squad but subsequently withdrew and joined Southern Steel.^[3][4][14]

Source:^[15]

2008 New South Wales Swifts roster
Players	Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height Erin Bell GA, GS, WA (1987-04-30)30 April 1987 (aged 20) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Rebecca Bulley GD, GK, WD (1982-08-18)18 August 1982 (aged 25) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Catherine Cox (c) GS, GA (1976-05-24)24 May 1976 (aged 31) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Selina Gilsenan (vc) C, WD (1978-05-31)31 May 1978 (aged 29) 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) Kimberlee Green C, WA (1986-03-05)5 March 1986 (aged 22) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Adelaide Johnson GK, GD (1986-10-08)8 October 1986 (aged 21) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Emma Koster GD, GK (1984-05-29)29 May 1984 (aged 23) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Tiffany Lincoln GA, WA (1985-04-07)7 April 1985 (aged 23) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Susan Pratley GA, GS (1984-03-23)23 March 1984 (aged 24) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Kimberley Purcell GD, GK, WD (1982-06-18)18 June 1982 (aged 25) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Leah Shoard GA, GS, WA (1986-05-23)23 May 1986 (aged 21) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Vanessa Ware WA, C (1985-10-26)26 October 1985 (aged 22) 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	Head coach Julie Fitzgerald Assistant coach Tracey Robinson Manager: Jan Troy Physiotherapist: Sean Mungovan Strength and conditioning: Bryce Cavanagh Notes (c) – Captain (cc) – Co-captain (vc) – Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Source:^{[3][4][5][6][7][8]}

Summarize Timeline Top Qs Fact Check

On 7 April, Swifts made their ANZ Championship debut against Southern Steel at the Acer Arena.^[2][3][4] During the regular season Swifts won 10 of their 13 matches and finished second behind Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic.^[5][6]

Round 1

Monday 7 April	New South Wales Swifts	53–42	Southern Steel	Acer Arena
7:00 pm	Catherine Cox  28/39 (72%) Susan Pratley  25/28 (89%)	Report Stats	Daneka Wipiiti  34/44 (77%) Megan Dehn  7/12 (58%) Julianna Naoupu  1/1 (100%)	Umpires: Sharon Kelly Jacqui Jashari Reserve umpire: Collette Brennan

Round 2

Saturday 12 April	Canterbury Tactix	50–44	New South Wales Swifts	Westpac Arena
2:30 pm	Jodi Brown  35/41 (85%) Anna Thompson  15/20 (75%)	Report Stats	Catherine Cox  26/37 (70%) Susan Pratley  18/24 (75%)	Umpires: Mandy Nottingham Pauline Sciascia Reserve umpire: David Pala'amo

Round 3

Saturday 19 April	New South Wales Swifts	50–47	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Newcastle Entertainment Centre
2:30 pm	Catherine Cox  31/38 (82%) Susan Pratley  19/22 (86%)	Report Stats	Irene van Dyk  29/32 (91%) Maria Tutaia  18/23 (78%)	Umpires: Sharon Kelly Helen George Reserve umpire: Collette Brennan

Round 4

Monday 28 April	New South Wales Swifts	59–30	Central Pulse	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
7:00 pm	Catherine Cox  36/43 (84%) Susan Pratley  15/17 (88%) Leah Shoard  8/12 (67%)	Report Stats	Susan Tagicakibau  19/23 (83%) Jamilah Gupwell  3/5 (60%) Amber Bellringer  8/14 (57%)	Umpires: Sharon Kelly Rachael Ayre Reserve umpire: Helen George

Round 5

Monday 5 May	New South Wales Swifts	52–53	Melbourne Vixens	Newcastle Entertainment Centre
7:00 pm	Catherine Cox  36/42 (86%) Susan Pratley  16/20 (80%)	Stats	Sharelle McMahon  21/24 (88%) Caitlin Thwaites  32/42 (76%)

Round 6

Saturday 10 May	Queensland Firebirds	66–52	New South Wales Swifts	Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
2:30 pm	Romelda Aiken  58/60 (97%) Tamsin Greenway  8/9 (89%)	Report Stats	Catherine Cox  28/31 (90%) Susan Pratley  24/31 (77%)

Round 7

Monday 19 May	New South Wales Swifts	66–54	West Coast Fever	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
7:00 pm	Catherine Cox  32/43 (74%) Susan Pratley  34/37 (92%)	Stats	Caitlin Bassett  49/54 (91%) Nikala Smith  4/5 (80%) Bianca Franklin  1/1 (100%)	Umpires: Sharon Kelly Annie Kloppers Reserve umpire: Collette Brennan

Round 8

Monday 26 May	Adelaide Thunderbirds	44–50	New South Wales Swifts	ETSA Park
6:30 pm	Natalie Medhurst  15/17 (88%) Kate Beveridge  29/32 (91%)	Report Stats	Catherine Cox  34/39 (87%) Susan Pratley  16/18 (89%)	Umpires: Jacqui Jashari Collette Brennan Reserve umpire: Pauline Francisco

Round 9

New South Wales Swifts received a bye.

Round 10

Monday 9 June	Northern Mystics	62–64	New South Wales Swifts	Trusts Stadium
7:00 pm	Catherine Latu  48/52 (92%) Grace Rasmussen  14/19 (74%)	Report Stats	Catherine Cox  35/39 (90%) Susan Pratley  28/28 (100%)	Umpires: Bronwyn Meek Mandy Nottingham Reserve umpire: Jonathon Bredin

Round 11

Sunday 15 June	New South Wales Swifts	61–60	Queensland Firebirds	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
1:30 pm	Catherine Cox  32/36 (89%) Susan Pratley  29/33 (88%)	Report Stats	Romelda Aiken  53/56 (95%) Tamsin Greenway  3/4 (75%) Sophie Croft  4/6 (67%)	Umpires: Jacqui Jashari Kate Wright Reserve umpire: Collette Brennan

Round 12

Monday 23 June	New South Wales Swifts	51–41	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
7:00 pm	Catherine Cox  33/39 (85%) Susan Pratley  18/24 (75%)	Report Stats	Kate Beveridge  22/26 (85%) Natalie Medhurst  17/18 (94%) Kristen Hughes  2/4 (50%)	Umpires: Sharon Kelly Pauline Francisco Reserve umpire: Collette Brennan

Round 13

Monday 30 June	Melbourne Vixens	49–62	New South Wales Swifts	Vodafone Arena
7:00 pm	Sharelle McMahon  16/23 (70%) Caitlin Thwaites  33/38 (87%)	Report Stats	Catherine Cox  32/41 (78%) Susan Pratley  30/33 (91%)	Umpires: Kate Wright Sharon Kelly Reserve umpire: Raechel Richards

Round 14

Monday 7 July	West Coast Fever	54–63	New South Wales Swifts	Challenge Stadium
6:00 pm	Caitlin Bassett  46/54 (85%) Nikala Smith  8/9 (89%)	Report Stats	Catherine Cox  34/45 (76%) Susan Pratley  29/34 (85%)	Umpires: Jacqui Jashari Kate Wright Reserve umpire: Tammy Howard

Source:^[6][16][17]

2008 ANZ Championship season v t e
	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	G%	Pts
1	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	13	10	0	3	687	599	114.69	20
2	New South Wales Swifts	13	10	0	3	727	652	111.50	20
3	Adelaide Thunderbirds	13	9	0	4	652	577	113.00	18
4	Melbourne Vixens	13	9	0	4	673	620	108.55	18
5	Queensland Firebirds	13	7	0	6	693	645	107.44	14
6	Southern Steel	13	7	0	6	617	616	100.16	14
7	Northern Mystics	13	5	0	8	625	637	98.12	10
8	Canterbury Tactix	13	5	0	8	607	678	89.53	10
9	West Coast Fever (Note 3)	13	2	1	10	605	697	86.80	5
10	Central Pulse (Note 3)	13	0	1	12	471	636	74.06	1
Updated: 17 February 2021

  Qualified for Major semi-final
  Qualified for Minor semi-final

• Pld = Games played
• W = Win (2 points)
• D = Draw (1 point)
• L = Loss (0 points)
• GF = Goals For (Total goals scored)
• GA = Goals Against (Total goals conceded)
• G% = Goal percentage (= 100 × GF/GA)
• Pts = Points

Notes

• ^3 The Round 10 match between West Coast Fever and Central Pulse was called off due to a stadium leak. The match was declared a draw, with each team receiving one point. Fever were leading 33–16 when the match was called off. The goals scored by each team were included in the final table.

Source:^[18][19][20]