2011 Queensland Firebirds season

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Summary of 2011 player movements

Gains	Losses
Candice Adams Elissa Macleod April Letton (NNSW Waratahs)[10] Chelsea Pitman (Canterbury Tactix) Ameliaranne Wells (Queensland Fusion)[11]	Alissa Castrisos Sophie Croft (Queensland Fusion) Laura Scherian (Queensland Fusion) Sarah Wall (Melbourne Vixens)

Source:^[3]

2011 Queensland Firebirds roster
Players	Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height Candice Adams GA, GS, WA (1988-11-23)23 November 1988 (aged 22) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Romelda Aiken GS, GA (1988-11-19)19 November 1988 (aged 22) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Laura Geitz (vc) GK, GD (1987-11-04)4 November 1987 (aged 23) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) April Letton (TRP) GK, GD (1990-04-19)19 April 1990 (aged 20) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Elissa Macleod C, WD, WA (1984-03-19)19 March 1984 (aged 26) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Clare McMeniman GD, WD (1985-07-11)11 July 1985 (aged 25) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Natalie Medhurst GA, GS (1984-01-20)20 January 1984 (aged 27) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Lauren Nourse (c)  WA, C (1982-08-10)10 August 1982 (aged 28) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Chelsea Pitman GA, WA (1988-06-08)8 June 1988 (aged 22) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Jacqui Russell C, WA (1988-08-01)1 August 1988 (aged 22) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Amy Steel GD, GK (1989-04-07)7 April 1989 (aged 21) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Keirra Trompf WD (1985-09-16)16 September 1985 (aged 25) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Ameliaranne Wells GS, GA (1991-01-11)11 January 1991 (aged 20) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	Head coach Roselee Jencke Assistant coach Tracey Robinson Specialist coach: Nicole Cusack Manager: Nannette Rigoni Physiotherapist: Mark Stokes Strength and conditioning: Dirk Spits High Performance Manager: Brian Hopley Sports Physician: Dr Richard Brown Dietician: Kerry Leech Podiatrist: Janet Burns Notes (c) – Captain (cc) – Co-captain (vc) – Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Notes

• ^1 Candice Adams, Jacqui Russell and Ameliaranne Wells were all members of the 2011 Queensland Fusion squad.

Source:^[3][12]

Laura Geitz, Natalie Medhurst and Chelsea Pitman were all members of the Australia team that won the gold medal at the 2011 World Netball Championships.^[3][13][14]

Between 28 and 30 January, Firebirds participated in the Queenstown Pre-Season Tournament, hosted by Southern Steel. They played five matches against Steel, Canterbury Tactix and Central Pulse. Firebirds won the tournament, defeating Pulse in the final.^{[3][15][16][17]}

Final

30 January	Queensland Firebirds	50–46	Central Pulse	Queenstown Events Centre

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Round 1

Queensland Firebirds received a bye.

Round 2

Mon 21 February	Queensland Firebirds	51 – 48	New South Wales Swifts	Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
18:40 (UTC+10)	Romelda Aiken  28/37 (76%) Natalie Medhurst  23/26 (88%)	Stats	Catherine Cox  27/34 (79%) Susan Pratley  21/25 (84%)

Round 3

Sat 26 February	Queensland Firebirds	64 – 41	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
13:20 (UTC+10)	Romelda Aiken  50/54 (93%) Natalie Medhurst  13/18 (72%) Chelsea Pitman  1/3 (33%)	Stats	Erin Bell  6/10 (60%) Carla Borrego  30/34 (88%) Bianca Giteau  5/6 (83%)

Mon 28 February	West Coast Fever	38 – 62	Queensland Firebirds	Challenge Stadium
19:10 (UTC+8)	Caitlin Bassett  30/35 (86%) Ashlee Howard  3/3 (100%) Leah Shoard  5/11 (45%)	Stats	Romelda Aiken  20/25 (80%) Natalie Medhurst  39/45 (87%) Ameliaranne Wells  3/4 (75%)

Round 4

Sun 6 March	Queensland Firebirds	51 – 36	Southern Steel	Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
13:20 (UTC+10)	Romelda Aiken  30/36 (83%) Natalie Medhurst  21/24 (88%)	Stats	Paula Griffin  15/22 (68%) Daneka Wipiiti  21/26 (81%)

Round 5

Sun 13 March	Adelaide Thunderbirds	42 – 64	Queensland Firebirds	ETSA Park
13:50 (UTC+10:30)	Erin Bell  31/34 (91%) Carla Borrego  2/2 (100%) Bianca Giteau  6/11 (55%) Cody Lange  3/5 (60%)	Stats	Romelda Aiken  39/47 (83%) Natalie Medhurst  25/27 (93%)

Round 6

Sun 20 March	New South Wales Swifts	53 – 57	Queensland Firebirds	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
14:20 (UTC+11)	Catherine Cox  31/36 (86%) Susan Pratley  22/25 (88%)	Stats	Romelda Aiken  37/43 (86%) Natalie Medhurst  20/25 (80%)

Round 7

Sat 26 March	Northern Mystics	52 – 61	Queensland Firebirds	Trusts Stadium
16:20 (UTC+13)	Cathrine Latu  19/19 (100%) Maria Tutaia  33/38 (87%)	Stats	Romelda Aiken  38/43 (88%) Natalie Medhurst  23/26 (88%)

Round 8

Thu 31 March	Melbourne Vixens	42 – 52	Queensland Firebirds	State Netball and Hockey Centre
19:40 (UTC+11)	Kate Beveridge  15/26 (58%) Kathleen Knott  16/19 (84%) Sharelle McMahon  11/14 (79%)	Stats	Romelda Aiken  31/38 (82%) Natalie Medhurst  21/27 (78%)

Mon 4 April	Queensland Firebirds	53 – 49	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
19:40 (UTC+10)	Romelda Aiken  36/39 (92%) Natalie Medhurst  17/21 (81%)	Stats	Julianna Naoupu  24/29 (83%) Irene van Dyk  25/26 (96%)

Round 9

Sun 10 April	Central Pulse	44 – 61	Queensland Firebirds	Te Rauparaha Arena
18:20 (UTC+12)	Caitlin Thwaites  35/44 (80%) Alanah Cassidy  3/6 (50%) Amber Bellringer  6/11 (55%)	Stats	Romelda Aiken  37/44 (84%) Natalie Medhurst  24/29 (83%)

Round 10

Thu 14 April	Queensland Firebirds	57 – 36	Melbourne Vixens	Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
19:40 (UTC+10)	Romelda Aiken  35/42 (83%) Natalie Medhurst  22/30 (73%) Ameliaranne Wells  0/2 (0%)	Stats	Kate Beveridge  24/32 (75%) Tegan Caldwell  11/17 (65%) Chelsey Tregear  1/2 (50%)

Round 11

Mon 25 April	Queensland Firebirds	56 – 54	West Coast Fever	Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
19:40 (UTC+10)	Romelda Aiken  26/31 (84%) Natalie Medhurst  30/36 (83%)	Stats	Caitlin Bassett  37/39 (95%) Ashlee Howard  4/4 (100%) Leah Shoard  13/17 (76%)

Round 12

Sat 30 April	Canterbury Tactix	52 – 69	Queensland Firebirds	CBS Canterbury Arena
16:20 (UTC+12)	Ellen Halpenny  26/35 (74%) Donna Wilkins  26/35 (74%)	Stats	Romelda Aiken  50/55 (91%) Natalie Medhurst  19/21 (90%)

Sources:^[1][3]

2011 ANZ Championship ladder v t e
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	G%	Pts
1	Queensland Firebirds	13	13	0	758	587	171	129.13	26
2	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	13	10	3	647	578	69	111.94	20
3	New South Wales Swifts	13	9	4	677	606	71	111.72	18
4	Northern Mystics	13	9	4	684	619	65	110.5	18
5	Melbourne Vixens	13	8	5	664	610	54	108.85	16
6	Adelaide Thunderbirds	13	5	8	662	737	-75	89.82	10
7	Southern Steel	13	4	9	533	594	-61	89.73	8
8	Central Pulse	13	3	10	599	683	-84	87.7	6
9	West Coast Fever	13	3	10	646	754	-108	85.68	6
10	Canterbury Tactix	13	1	12	621	723	-102	85.89	2
Updated 8 March 2021

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

• Pld = Games played
• W = Win (2 points)
• L = Loss (0 points)
• GF = Goals For
• GA = Goals Against
• GD = Goals Difference (= GF−GA)
• G% = Goal percentage (= 100 × GF/GA)

Pts = Points

Source:^[18]

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Sunday 8 May 14:20 (UTC+10)		New South Wales Swifts	44–49	Northern Mystics		Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre Umpires: Rachael Ayre (Australia) Mandy Nottingham (New Zealand) Reserve umpire: Jemma Carlton (Australia)	TEN SKYSport
		Scoring by quarter: 11-15, 9-13, 11–10, 13-11
		Catherine Cox  28/36 (78%) Amorette Wild  8/8 (100%) Susan Pratley  8/10 (80%)		Cathrine Latu  25/28 (89%) Maria Tutaia  24/29 (83%)

Source:^[19]

Monday 9 May 19:40 (UTC+10)	Stats	Queensland Firebirds	50–39	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic		Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre	TEN SKYSport
		Scoring by quarter: 12–8, 11-8, 16–10, 11-13
		Romelda Aiken  29/33 (88%) Natalie Medhurst  21/27 (78%)		Irene van Dyk  17/19 (89%) Jamilah Gupwell  16/18 (89%) Julianna Naoupu  6/8 (75%)

Source:^[20][21]

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Sunday 15 May 18:20 (UTC+12)	Stats	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	42–43	Northern Mystics		Mystery Creek Events Centre	TEN SKYSport
		Scoring by quarter: 13–9, 7-16, 12–10, 10-8
		Irene van Dyk  27/28 (96%) Julianna Naoupu  14/19 (74%) Jamilah Gupwell  1/3 (33%)		Cathrine Latu  15/17 (88%) Maria Tutaia  28/30 (93%)

Source:^[22][23][24]

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Sunday 22 May 14:30 (UTC+10)	Stats	Queensland Firebirds	57–44	Northern Mystics		Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre Attendance: 3,541[3] Umpires: Sharon Kelly (Australia) Mandy Nottingham (New Zealand) Reserve umpire: Rachael Ayre (Australia)	TEN SKYSport
		Scoring by quarter: 12–12, 14–12, 18–8, 13-12
		Romelda Aiken  35/40 (88%) Natalie Medhurst  22/24 (92%)		Cathrine Latu  21/21 (100%) Maria Tutaia  23/31 (74%)

Source:^{[4][5] [25]}

Source:^[4][5][25]

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