2010 ANZ Championship season
Introduction The '''2010 ANZ Championship season''' was the third season of the ANZ Championship. The 2010 season began on 20 March and concluded on 11 July. New South Wales Swifts went through the entire regular season home and away undefeated, winning 13 consecutive matches and finishing as minor premiers. They were the first team in the history of the ANZ Championship to do this. However they subsequently lost both the major semi-final and the preliminary final to Adelaide Thunderbirds and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic respectively and eventually finished the season in third place. After defeating Swifts in the major semi-final, Thunderbirds defeated Magic 52–42 in the grand final, winning their third premiership.
Transfers  Player 2009 team 2010 team  Erin Bell|Adelaide Thunderbirds  Carla BorregoMiami Hurricanes (basketball)Adelaide Thunderbirds  Jasmine Keene|Adelaide Thunderbirds  Sharni LaytonAustralian Institute of SportAdelaide Thunderbirds  Demelza McCloudQueensland FirebirdsMelbourne Vixens  Sonia MkolomaCanterbury Tactix  Ashleigh BrazillAustralian Institute of Sport  Kristy DurheimNNSW Blues  Natalie MedhurstAdelaide ThunderbirdsQueensland Firebirds  Amy SteelMelbourne VixensQueensland Firebirds  Sarah WallMelbourne VixensQueensland Firebirds  Janelle LawsonQueensland FirebirdsWest Coast Fever  Bianca ReddyAdelaide ThunderbirdsWest Coast Fever  Leah ShoardSouthern SteelWest Coast Fever  Anna Galvan''Retirement''Canterbury Tactix  Peta StephensQueensland FirebirdsCanterbury Tactix  Ama AgbezeMelbourne VixensCentral Pulse  Jane AltschwagerAdelaide ThunderbirdsCentral Pulse  Katrina GrantSouthern SteelCentral Pulse  Rachel RasmussenNorthern MysticsCentral Pulse  Jenny-May Coffin''Retirement''Northern Mystics  Joline Henry| Northern Mystics  Althea ByfieldCentral PulseNorthern Mystics  Maria Tutaia|Northern Mystics  Larrissa WillcoxCanterbury TactixNorthern Mystics  Leana de Bruin|Southern Steel  Jodi BrownCanterbury Tactix  Jade ClarkeNorthern Thunder   Peta ScholzOakdale  Pamela CookeyNorthern Mystics|Team Bath  Tamsin GreenwayQueensland Firebirds|Surrey Storm
Head coaches and captains  Team  Head coach  Captain  Jane Woodlands-ThompsonNatalie von Bertouch Julie HoornwegSharelle McMahonBianca Chatfield Julie FitzgeraldCatherine Cox Roselee JenckeLauren Nourse Jane SearleJohannah Curran Helen Mahon-StroudMaree Bowden  Yvette McCausland-DurieJane Altschwager Te Aroha KeenanTemepara George  Robyn BroughtonMegan Dehn Noeline TauruaLaura Langman
Pre-season  Tournament  Date Winner  Score  Runners-up VenueChristchurch Pre-Season Tournament  ''''Pioneer Stadium, ChristchurchQueenstown Pre-Season Tournament19–21 FebruaryQueensland Firebirds  ''''Queenstown Events CentreNetball Cup5–7 MarchQueensland Firebirds|''''Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre;Notes*  Other participants included  and Eastwood Ryde of the New South Wales Premier League*  Other participants included , , ,  and the Australian Institute of Sport. *  Other participants included , , , ,  and .
Regular season New South Wales Swifts went through the entire regular season home and away undefeated, winning 13 consecutive matches and finishing as minor premiers. They were the first team in the history of the ANZ Championship to do this.===Round 1======Round 2======Round 3======Round 4: ''Rivalry Round''===Round 4 featured five Australia verses New Zealand matches. Goals scored by Australian and New Zealand teams were added together and the country with the most goals won the Rivalry Round Trophy. After five matches, Australia won the 2010 Rivalry Round 4–1 and by 288–230.===Round 5======Round 6=== '''BYES''':  New South Wales Swifts and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic===Round 7=== '''BYES''':  Adelaide Thunderbirds and Central Pulse===Round 8=== '''BYES''':  Queensland Firebirds and Canterbury Tactix===Round 9=== '''BYES''':  West Coast Fever and Southern Steel===Round 10=== '''BYES''':  Melbourne Vixens and Northern Mystics===Round 11======Round 12======Round 13======Round 14======Final table===
Playoffs ----===Major semi-final===----===Minor semi-final===----===Preliminary final===----===Grand final===
Season statistics :''As of 21 June 2010.'' Top 5 goals scored Pos. Player Team Goals 1 '''Carla Borrego'''  '''497''' 2 Caitlin Bassett  486 3 Irene van Dyk  440 4 Romelda Aiken  430 5 Cathrine Latu  411 Top 5 shots at goal Pos. Player Team Shots 1 '''Carla Borrego'''  '''581''' 2 Caitlin Bassett  568 3 Romelda Aiken  532 4 Catherine Cox  477 5 Irene van Dyk  470 Top 5 shooting accuracy Pos. Player Team Goal % 1 '''Irene van Dyk'''  '''93.6''' 2 Cathrine Latu  91.7 3 Tegan Caldwell  86.7 4 Daneka Wipiiti  86.0 5 Caitlin Bassett  86.0 Top 5 intercepts Pos. Player Team Inter. 1 '''Althea Byfield'''  '''40''' 2 Casey Williams  38 3 Sonia Mkoloma  31 4 Laura Geitz  29 5= Geva Mentor  28 5= Charlotte Kight  28 Top 5 offensive rebounds Pos. Player Team O/Reb. 1  '''Romelda Aiken'''  '''69''' 2 Carla Borrego  39 3 Caitlin Bassett  38 4 Cathrine Latu  34 5 Ellen Halpenny  25 Top 5 defensive rebounds Pos. Player Team D/Reb. 1 '''Casey Williams'''  '''53''' 2 Laura Geitz  44 3= Geva Mentor  39 3= Leana de Bruin  33 5= Rebecca Bulley  33 5= Susan Fuhrmann  35
Award winners ===ANZ Championship awards=== Award  Winner TeamMost Valuable Player Liana Barrett-ChaseGrand final MVP Geva MentorBest Young Player Award Sharni Layton===Australian Netball Awards=== Award  Winner TeamLiz Ellis Diamond Natalie von BertouchAustralian ANZ Championship Player of the Year Natalie von BertouchAustralian ANZ Championship Coach of the Year Jane Woodlands-Thompson===Holden Cruze award=== Award  Winner TeamHolden Cruze Player of the Year Rebecca Bulley
Gallery File:Carla Borrego.PNG|11 July 2010; Carla Borrego playing for Adelaide Thunderbirds against Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in the 2010 ANZ Championship grand final.File:Casey Williams.PNG|11 July 2010; Casey Williams playing for Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic against Adelaide Thunderbirds in the 2010 ANZ Championship grand final.
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