Adelaide Thunderbirds | |
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2009 season | |
Head coach | Jane Woodlands-Thompson |
Asst. coaches | Lisa Alexander Louise Souter |
Captain | Natalie von Bertouch |
Main venue | ETSA Park |
Season results | |
Wins–losses | 12–4 |
Regular season | 3rd |
Finals placing | 2nd |
Team colours | |
Adelaide Thunderbirds seasons | |
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The 2009 Adelaide Thunderbirds season saw Adelaide Thunderbirds compete in the 2009 ANZ Championship. After winning ten games, Thunderbirds finished third, behind Melbourne Vixens and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic, during the regular season. They subsequently defeated Southern Steel in the minor semi-final and Magic in the preliminary final before losing to Vixens in the grand final.
Players
Player movements
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2009 roster
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Pre-season
In March 2009, Adelaide Thunderbirds played in the 2009 SOPA Cup, hosted by Netball New South Wales at the Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre. Thunderbirds finished second in the tournament behind New South Wales Swifts.
Regular season
Fixtures and results
- Round 1
Sunday 5 April, 2:30 pm | Queensland Firebirds | 48–60 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre | |
2:30 pm | Romelda Aiken 33/37 (89%) Janelle Lawson 15/23 (65%) |
Report Stats |
Kate Beveridge 32/42 (76%) Natalie Medhurst 28/33 (85%) |
- Round 2
Sunday 12 April | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 48–47 | New South Wales Swifts | ETSA Park | |
2:00 pm | Kate Beveridge 25/30 (83%) Natalie Medhurst 23/25 (92%) |
Report Stats |
Catherine Cox 26/30 (87%) Susan Pratley 21/23 (91%) |
- Round 3
Sunday 19 April | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 43–49 | Melbourne Vixens | ETSA Park | |
14:00 (UTC+10) | Kate Beveridge 28/37 (76%) Natalie Medhurst 15/19 (79%) |
Report Stats |
Sharelle McMahon 21/28 (75%) Caitlin Thwaites 28/35 (80%) |
- Round 4
Monday 27 April | Canterbury Tactix | 48–53 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | CBS Canterbury Arena | |
7:00 pm | Jodi Brown 37/47 (79%) Anna Thompson 11/15 (73%) |
Q4: 42–42 Report Stats |
Kate Beveridge 20/29 (69%) Natalie Medhurst 28/36 (78%) Jane Altschwager 5/9 (56%) |
- Round 5
Sunday 3 May | Melbourne Vixens | 50–42 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | Hisense Arena | |
14:30 (UTC+10) | Sharelle McMahon 17/21 (81%) Caitlin Thwaites 29/34 (85%) Ashlee Howard 4/4 (100%) |
Stats | Kate Beveridge 28/37 (76%) Natalie Medhurst 15/19 (79%) |
- Round 6
Sunday 10 May | New South Wales Swifts | 40–51 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre | |
2:30 pm | Catherine Cox 9/15 (60%) Susan Pratley 22/27 (81%) Erin Bell 9/16 (56%) |
Report Stats |
Kate Beveridge 43/47 (91%) Natalie Medhurst 8/10 (80%) |
- Round 7
Adelaide Thunderbirds received a bye.
- Round 8
Sunday 24 May | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 51–50 | Queensland Firebirds | ETSA Park | |
2:00 pm | Kate Beveridge 35/43 (81%) Natalie Medhurst 11/14 (79%) Jane Altschwager 5/7 (71%) |
Report Stats |
Romelda Aiken 43/54 (80%) Alissa Castrisos 7/11 (64%) |
- Round 9
Monday 1 June | West Coast Fever | 41–61 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | Challenge Stadium | |
6:00 pm | Caitlin Bassett 25/31 (81%) Bianca Franklin 13/18 (72%) Nikala Smith 3/3 (100%) |
Report Stats |
Kate Beveridge 28/38 (74%) Natalie Medhurst 33/39 (85%) |
- Round 10
Saturday 6 June | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 58–34 | Northern Mystics | Distinctive Homes Dome | |
1:30 pm | Kate Beveridge 26/35 (74%) Natalie Medhurst 32/37 (86%) |
Report Stats |
Cathrine Latu 23/30 (77%) Pamela Cookey 11/16 (69%) |
- Round 11
Sunday 14 June | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 58–39 | West Coast Fever | ETSA Park | |
2:00 pm | Jane Altschwager 37/49 (76%) Kate Beveridge 5/12 (42%) Natalie Medhurst 16/17 (94%) |
Report Stats |
Caitlin Bassett 28/31 (90%) Nikala Smith 10/13 (77%) Bianca Franklin 1/6 (17%) |
- Round 12
Saturday 20 June | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 70–40 | Central Pulse | ETSA Park | |
1:30 pm | Kate Beveridge 41/47 (87%) Natalie Medhurst 29/32 (91%) |
Report Stats |
Paula Griffin 19/28 (68%) Te Amo Amaru-Tibble 21/26 (81%) |
- Round 13
Monday 29 June | Southern Steel | 58–49 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | Edgar Centre | |
7:00 pm | Donna Wilkins 36/41 (88%) Megan Dehn 22/28 (79%) |
Report Stats |
Kate Beveridge 26/31 (84%) Natalie Medhurst 23/26 (88%) |
- Round 14
Sunday 5 July | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 54–35 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | Distinctive Homes Dome | |
2:00 pm | Kate Beveridge 29/35 (83%) Natalie Medhurst 25/29 (86%) |
Report Stats |
Irene van Dyk 19/24 (79%) Maria Tutaia 16/23 (70%) |
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Final table
2009 ANZ Championship ladder | |||||||||
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | G% | Pts |
1 | Melbourne Vixens | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 769 | 614 | 125.24 | 24 |
2 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 673 | 562 | 119.75 | 22 |
3 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 698 | 579 | 120.55 | 20 |
4 | Southern Steel | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 662 | 645 | 102.64 | 16 |
5 | Queensland Firebirds | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 700 | 690 | 101.45 | 16 |
6 | Canterbury Tactix | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 639 | 662 | 96.53 | 10 |
7 | West Coast Fever | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 666 | 735 | 90.61 | 10 |
8 | Northern Mystics | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 642 | 727 | 88.31 | 6 |
9 | New South Wales Swifts | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 709 | 748 | 94.79 | 4 |
10 | Central Pulse | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 594 | 790 | 75.19 | 2 |
Updated 20 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
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Playoffs
Minor semi-final
Monday 13 July 18:30 (UTC+9:30) |
Stats |
Adelaide Thunderbirds | 51–45 | Southern Steel | ETSA Park | |
Scoring by quarter: 12-11, 15-11, 11-10, 13-13 | ||||||
Kate Beveridge 31/36 (86%) Natalie Medhurst 20/21 (95%) |
Megan Dehn 23/27 (85%) Donna Wilkins 22/24 (92%) |
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Preliminary final
Sunday 19 July 19:00 (UTC+12) |
Stats |
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 37–51 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | Mystery Creek Events Centre | |
Scoring by quarter: 8-11, 10-13, 8-14, 11-13 | ||||||
Irene van Dyk 25/26 (96%) Maria Tutaia 12/17 (71%) |
Kate Beveridge 28/30 (93%) Natalie Medhurst 22/25 (88%) Jane Altschwager 1/2 (50%) |
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Grand final
Sunday 26 July 14:30 (UTC+10) |
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Melbourne Vixens | 54–46 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | Hisense Arena Attendance: 9,500 | |
Scoring by quarter: 13-13, 14-6, 14-13, 13-14 | ||||||
Caitlin Thwaites 31/39 (79%) Sharelle McMahon 23/28 (82%) |
Kate Beveridge 28/34 (82%) Natalie Medhurst 18/23 (78%) Jane Altschwager 1/2 (50%) |
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Award winners
Australian Netball Awards
Award | Winner |
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Australian ANZ Championship Player of the Year | Natalie von Bertouch |
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References
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- ^ "Hungry Thunderbirds 51, deny Steel 45". www.netballnz.co.nz. 15 July 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "Magic out of trans-Tasman netball competition". www.rnz.co.nz. 20 July 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Vixens overpower Thunderbirds". www.smh.com.au. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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- "Melbourne Vixens 54–46 Adelaide Thunderbirds". www.anz-championship.com. 26 July 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- "Pre-Season Tournaments to test teams". netballnz.co.nz. 9 February 2009. Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
- "NSW Swifts win netball's pre-season cup". www.theroar.com.au. 8 March 2009. Archived from the original on 11 March 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
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- "Netball: Magic crash out". www.nzherald.co.nz. 19 July 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- "Netball Victoria – Annual Report 2009" (PDF). Netball Victoria. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- "Vixens lift trans-Tasman netball trophy". www.theroar.com.au. 26 July 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- "Vixens victorious at ANZ Grand Final showdown". www.express.co.uk. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- "2009 Annual Report - Netball Australia" (PDF). netball.com.au. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- "Australian Netball Awards". netball.com.au. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
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