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The 2012 ANZ Championship season was the fifth season of the ANZ Championship. The 2012 season began on 31 March and concluded on 22 July. With a team coached by Noeline Taurua, captained by Laura Langman and featuring Leana de Bruin, Irene van Dyk, Julianna Naoupu and Casey Williams, Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic eventually won the premiership. They became fifth team in as many seasons to win the title. Melbourne Vixens won the minor premiership after winning 10 of their 13 matches. Meanwhile, Magic lost their first four matches. However, they subsequently won 12 matches in a row to finish third during the regular season and champions overall. In the minor semi-final they defeated Adelaide Thunderbirds and in the preliminary final they defeated Northern Mystics after extra time. In the grand final they defeated Vixens 41–38. As a result, they became the first, and only, New Zealand team to win the Championship. They were also the first and only team to start the season with four defeats and win the title and the first and only team to finish third in the regular season and win the title.

Transfers

Player	2011 team	2012 team
Rebecca Bulley	New South Wales Swifts	Adelaide Thunderbirds
Renae Hallinan	Melbourne Vixens	Adelaide Thunderbirds
Ashlee Howard	West Coast Fever	Melbourne Vixens
Karyn Howarth	Victorian Fury	Melbourne Vixens
Kara Richards	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Melbourne Vixens
Paige Hadley	NNSW Waratahs/AIS	New South Wales Swifts
April Letton	NNSW Waratahs	New South Wales Swifts
Samantha May	NNSW Waratahs	New South Wales Swifts
Gabi Simpson	NNSW Blues/AIS	New South Wales Swifts
Joanna Sutton	Adelaide Thunderbirds	New South Wales Swifts
Shannon Eagland	Victorian Fury	Queensland Firebirds
Ashleigh Brazill	New South Wales Swifts	West Coast Fever
Eboni Beckford-Chambers	Team Bath	West Coast Fever
Catherine Cox	New South Wales Swifts	West Coast Fever
Verity Simmons	NNSW Waratahs	West Coast Fever
Sophia Fenwick	Southern Steel	Canterbury Tactix
Elizabeth Manu	Central Pulse	Canterbury Tactix
Joanne Harten	Loughborough Lightning	Canterbury Tactix
Stacey Francis	Team Bath	Canterbury Tactix
Joline Henry	Northern Mystics	Central Pulse
Paula Griffin	Southern Steel	Central Pulse
Jamilah Gupwell	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Central Pulse
Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit	Southern Steel	Central Pulse
Jade Clarke	?	Northern Mystics
Charlotte Kight	Canterbury Tactix	Northern Mystics
Courtney Tairi	New South Wales Swifts	Southern Steel
Donna Wilkins	Canterbury Tactix	Southern Steel
Leana de Bruin	Southern Steel	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
Khao Watts	Southern Force	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
Ama Agbeze	West Coast Fever	West Coast Falcons

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Head coaches

Team	Head coach
Queensland Firebirds	Roselee Jencke
New South Wales Swifts	Lisa Beehag
Melbourne Vixens	Julie Hoornweg
Adelaide Thunderbirds	Jane Woodlands-Thompson
West Coast Fever	Norma Plummer
Northern Mystics	Debbie Fuller
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Noeline Taurua
Central Pulse	Robyn Broughton
Canterbury Tactix	Leigh Gibbs
Southern Steel	Natalie Avellino Janine Southby

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Tauranga Pre-Season Tournament

On 2, 3 and 4 March, Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic hosted a pre-season tournament at the TECT Arena in Tauranga. For the first time since 2008, all ten ANZ Championship teams competed at the same tournament. The ten teams were divided into two pools of five. Teams within each pool played each other once and the winners qualified for the final. The other teams also played in a series of playoffs to decide final placings. The tournament was won by Queensland Firebirds who defeated Melbourne Vixens 50–30 in the final.

9th/10th place playoff

7th/8th place play-off

5th/6th place play-off

3rd/4th place play-off

Final

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Regular season

Melbourne Vixens finished the regular season as minor premiers. After winning their first six matches, they lost to New South Wales Swifts in Round 7. They then lost three successive matches, another to Swifts and one to Northern Mystics. On 20 May in Round 8, against Mystics, Vixens were undone by Mystics defender Anna Harrison and her Harrison Hoist. Harrison made several vital blocks while being hoisted rugby union lineout-style by her defensive partners, helping Mystics secure a 49–45 win. However, Vixens successively claimed the minor premiership with three wins in the final three rounds.

Round 1

Saturday 31 March	Adelaide Thunderbirds	57 – 40	New South Wales Swifts	Netball SA Stadium
13:50 (UTC+10:30)	Erin Bell  16/24 (67%) Carla Borrego  41/48 (85%)	Report Stats	Kimberly Borger  3/6 (50%) Carla Dziwoki  16/20 (80%) Susan Pratley  21/26 (81%)

Sunday 1 April	Queensland Firebirds	42 – 47	Melbourne Vixens	Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
14:20 (UTC+10:00)	Romelda Aiken  29/35 (83%) Natalie Medhurst  13/21 (62%)	Report Stats	Kate Beveridge  15/19 (79%) Karyn Howarth  26/38 (68%) Tegan Caldwell  6/8 (75%)

Sunday 1 April	Northern Mystics	51 – 47	Central Pulse	Trusts Stadium
19:20 (UTC+12:00)	Catherine Latu  33/34 (97%) Grace Rasmussen  6/7 (86%) Maria Tutaia  12/16 (75%)	Report Stats	Amber Bellringer  3/4 (75%) Paula Griffin  15/24 (63%) Caitlin Thwaites  29/35 (83%)

Monday 2 April	Southern Steel	49 – 47	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Stadium Southland
19:40 (UTC+12:00)	Jodi Brown  17/24 (71%) Donna Wilkins  32/35 (91%)	Report Stats	Julianna Naoupu  12/18 (67%) Irene van Dyk  30/30 (100%) Jess Waitapu  5/5 (100%)

Monday 2 April	West Coast Fever	55 – 35	Canterbury Tactix	Challenge Stadium
17:40 (UTC+08:00)	Caitlin Bassett  35/44 (80%) Catherine Cox  20/30 (67%)	Report Stats	Ellen Halpenny  14/21 (67%) Joanne Harten  18/28 (64%) Anna Thompson  3/3 (100%)

Round 2

Saturday 7 April	Central Pulse	47 – 42	Southern Steel	Pettigrew Green Arena
16:20 (UTC+12:00)	Paula Griffin  18/26 (69%) Caitlin Thwaites  29/33 (88%)	Stats	Jodi Brown  13/21 (62%) Donna Wilkins  29/33 (88%)

Sunday 8 April	Queensland Firebirds	44 – 54	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
12:10 (UTC+10:00)	Romelda Aiken  34/43 (79%) Natalie Medhurst  10/11 (91%) Chelsea Pitman  0/1 (0%)	Stats	Erin Bell  22/29 (76%) Carla Borrego  32/35 (91%)

Sunday 8 April	West Coast Fever	41 – 50	Melbourne Vixens	Challenge Stadium
12:20 (UTC+08:00)	Caitlin Bassett  26/30 (87%) Catherine Cox  13/23 (57%) Nikala Smith  2/4 (50%)	Stats	Kate Beveridge  14/18 (78%) Tegan Caldwell  26/33 (79%) Karyn Howarth  10/12 (83%)

Sunday 8 April	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	41 – 47	Northern Mystics	Claudelands Arena
19:20 (UTC+12:00)	Julianna Naoupu  23/29 (79%) Irene van Dyk  17/21 (81%) Arahi Wall  1/2 (50%)	Stats	Cathrine Latu  16/17 (94%) Maria Tutaia  31/39 (79%)

Monday 9 April	Canterbury Tactix	54 – 51	New South Wales Swifts	CBS Canterbury Arena
19:40 (UTC+12:00)	Ellen Halpenny  13/19 (68%) Joanne Harten  38/46 (83%) Anna Thompson  3/5 (60%)	Stats	Carla Dziwoki  27/32 (84%) Susan Pratley  24/27 (89%)

Round 3

Sunday 15 April	Queensland Firebirds	58 – 32	Central Pulse	Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
12:10 (UTC+12:00)	Romelda Aiken  38/48 (79%) Natalie Medhurst  20/22 (91%)	Stats	Amber Bellringer  7/10 (70%) Paula Griffin  4/12 (33%) Caitlin Thwaites  21/28 (75%)

Sunday 15 April	Adelaide Thunderbirds	34 – 48	Melbourne Vixens	Netball SA Stadium
13:50 (UTC+09:30)	Erin Bell  14/16 (88%) Carla Borrego  20/26 (77%)	Stats	Kate Beveridge  18/23 (78%) Tegan Caldwell  22/23 (96%) Karyn Howarth  8/12 (67%)

Sunday 15 April	Canterbury Tactix	53 – 55	Southern Steel	CBS Canterbury Arena
19:20 (UTC+12:00)	Ellen Halpenny  14/18 (78%) Joanne Harten  32/38 (84%) Anna Thompson  7/10 (70%)	Stats	Jodi Brown  31/36 (86%) Donna Wilkins  24/28 (86%)

Monday 16 April	Northern Mystics	52 – 45	West Coast Fever	Trusts Stadium
19:40 (UTC+12:00)	Cathrine Latu  31/32 (97%) Grace Rasmussen  4/5 (80%) Maria Tutaia  17/21 (81%)	Stats	Caitlin Bassett  39/40 (98%) Catherine Cox  6/11 (55%)

Monday 16 April	New South Wales Swifts	49 – 47	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
19:40 (UTC+10:00)	Carla Dziwoki  23/25 (92%) Susan Pratley  26/31 (84%)	Stats	Julianna Naoupu  23/28 (82%) Irene van Dyk  24/25 (96%)	Attendance: 3,665

Round 4

Saturday 21 April	Southern Steel	53 – 56	West Coast Fever	Lion Foundation Arena
16:20 (UTC+12:00)	Jodi Brown  26/36 (72%) Donna Wilkins  27/39 (69%)	Stats	Caitlin Bassett  49/55 (89%) Catherine Cox  7/12 (58%)

Sunday 22 April	Melbourne Vixens	40 – 39	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Hisense Arena
12:10 (UTC+10:00)	Kate Beveridge  18/23 (78%) Tegan Caldwell  17/21 (81%) Karyn Howarth  5/7 (71%)	Stats	Julianna Naoupu  9/17 (53%) Irene van Dyk  25/30 (83%) Jess Waitapu  5/7 (71%)

Sunday 22 April	New South Wales Swifts	54 – 49	Queensland Firebirds	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
14:20 (UTC+10:00)	Carla Dziwoki  14/17 (82%) Susan Pratley  30/34 (88%) Amorette Wild  10/12 (83%)	Stats	Romelda Aiken  30/39 (77%) Natalie Medhurst  19/22 (86%)

Sunday 22 April	Northern Mystics	48 – 50	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Trusts Stadium
19:20 (UTC+12:00)	Cathrine Latu  11/11 (100%) Grace Rasmussen  3/4 (75%) Maria Tutaia  34/44 (77%)	Stats	Erin Bell  16/19 (84%) Carla Borrego  34/38 (89%)

Monday 23 April	Central Pulse	50 – 45	Canterbury Tactix	Te Rauparaha Arena
19:40 (UTC+12:00)	Paula Griffin  12/16 (75%) Caitlin Thwaites  38/40 (95%)	Stats	Ellen Halpenny  22/27 (81%) Joanne Harten  19/22 (86%) Anna Thompson  4/9 (44%)

Round 5

Sunday 29 April	West Coast Fever	36 – 48	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Challenge Stadium
10:10 (UTC+08:00)	Caitlin Bassett  23/27 (85%) Catherine Cox  8/17 (47%) Sarah East  5/9 (56%)	Stats	Erin Bell  21/28 (75%) Carla Borrego  27/32 (84%)

Sunday 29 April	Melbourne Vixens	52 – 51	Queensland Firebirds	Hisense Arena
14:20 (UTC+10:00)	Kate Beveridge  12/16 (75%) Tegan Caldwell  27/33 (82%) Karyn Howarth  13/16 (81%)	Stats	Romelda Aiken  33/36 (92%) Natalie Medhurst  18/23 (78%)

Sunday 29 April	Central Pulse	47 – 51	Northern Mystics	Arena Manawatu
19:20 (UTC+12:00)	Paula Griffin  14/19 (74%) Caitlin Thwaites  33/37 (89%)	Stats	Cathrine Latu  29/29 (100%) Maria Tutaia  22/29 (76%)

Monday 30 April	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	61 – 52	Canterbury Tactix	Energy Events Centre
19:40 (UTC+12:00)	Julianna Naoupu  28/35 (80%) Irene van Dyk  33/33 (100%)	Stats	Joanne Harten  49/58 (84%) Anna Thompson  3/8 (38%)

Round 6: Rivalry Round

Round 6 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.

Sunday 6 May	New South Wales Swifts	39 – 36	Central Pulse	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
12:10 (UTC+10:00)	Kimberly Borger  5/6 (83%) Carla Dziwoki  3/5 (60%) Susan Pratley  20/22 (91%) Amorette Wild  11/15 (73%)	Stats	Paula Griffin  4/5 (80%) Jamilah Gupwell  2/6 (33%) Caitlin Thwaites  30/37 (81%)

Sunday 6 May	Queensland Firebirds	56 – 43	Northern Mystics	Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
14:20 (UTC+10:00)	Romelda Aiken  34/47 (72%) Natalie Medhurst  22/24 (92%)	Stats	Cathrine Latu  19/19 (100%) Grace Rasmussen  0/1 (0%) Maria Tutaia  24/32 (75%)

Sunday 6 May	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	65 – 49	West Coast Fever	TECT Arena
19:20 (UTC+12:00)	Julianna Naoupu  28/38 (74%) Irene van Dyk  37/39 (95%)	Stats	Caitlin Bassett  30/34 (88%) Catherine Cox  19/23 (83%)

Monday 7 May	Canterbury Tactix	41 – 65	Melbourne Vixens	CBS Canterbury Arena
19:40 (UTC+12:00)	Ellen Halpenny  11/12 (92%) Joanne Harten  20/30 (67%) Anna Thompson  10/13 (77%)	Stats	Kate Beveridge  8/11 (73%) Tegan Caldwell  29/29 (100%) Karyn Howarth  28/34 (82%)

Monday 7 May	Adelaide Thunderbirds	58 – 48	Southern Steel	Netball SA Stadium
19:40 (UTC+09:30)	Erin Bell  18/19 (95%) Carla Borrego  40/46 (87%)	Stats	Jodi Brown  18/25 (72%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  10/13 (77%) Donna Wilkins  20/23 (87%)

Round 7

Sunday 13 May	Adelaide Thunderbirds	60 – 43	West Coast Fever	Netball SA Stadium
11:40 (UTC+09:30)	Erin Bell  17/22 (77%) Carla Borrego  43/45 (96%)	Stats	Caitlin Bassett  38/42 (90%) Catherine Cox  3/5 (60%) Sarah East  0/2 (0%) Nikala Smith  2/4 (50%)

Sunday 13 May	New South Wales Swifts	55 – 52	Melbourne Vixens	Allphones Arena
14:20 (UTC+10:00)	Carla Dziwoki  14/19 (74%) Susan Pratley  31/34 (91%) Amorette Wild  10/13 (77%)	Stats	Kate Beveridge  4/4 (100%) Tegan Caldwell  23/26 (88%) Karyn Howarth  25/31 (81%)

Sunday 13 May	Southern Steel	45 – 49	Northern Mystics	Lion Foundation Arena
19:20 (UTC+12:00)	Jodi Brown  19/25 (76%) Donna Wilkins  26/28 (93%)	Stats	Cathrine Latu  35/35 (100%) Grace Rasmussen  1/3 (33%) Maria Tutaia  13/19 (68%)

Monday 14 May	Central Pulse	46 – 56	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Te Rauparaha Arena
19:40 (UTC+12:00)	Amber Bellringer  2/4 (50%) Paula Griffin  9/17 (53%) Jamilah Gupwell  1/2 (50%) Caitlin Thwaites  34/42 (81%)	Stats	Julianna Naoupu  21/28 (75%) Irene van Dyk  35/37 (95%)

Monday 14 May	Queensland Firebirds	64 – 48	Canterbury Tactix	Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
19:40 (UTC+10:00)	Romelda Aiken  38/43 (88%) Natalie Medhurst  26/29 (90%)	Stats	Ellen Halpenny  20/30 (67%) Joanne Harten  23/29 (79%) Anna Thompson  5/9 (56%)

Round 8

Saturday 19 May	Canterbury Tactix	42 – 65	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	CBS Canterbury Arena
16:20 (UTC+12:00)	Ellen Halpenny  22/31 (71%) Joanne Harten  19/24 (79%) Anna Thompson  1/2 (50%)	Stats	Julianna Naoupu  22/29 (76%) Irene van Dyk  43/44 (98%)

Sunday 20 May	Melbourne Vixens	45 – 49	Northern Mystics	Hisense Arena
12:10 (UTC+10:00)	Kate Beveridge  12/16 (75%) Tegan Caldwell  20/23 (87%) Karyn Howarth  13/15 (87%)	Report Stats	Cathrine Latu  23/24 (96%) Maria Tutaia  26/34 (76%)

Sunday 20 May	New South Wales Swifts	52 – 47	West Coast Fever	Newcastle Entertainment Centre
14:20 (UTC+10:00)	Carla Dziwoki  8/11 (73%) Susan Pratley  32/39 (82%) Amorette Wild  12/14 (86%)	Stats	Caitlin Bassett  43/48 (90%) Catherine Cox  4/8 (50%)

Sunday 20 May	Southern Steel	60 – 61	Queensland Firebirds	Stadium Southland
19:20 (UTC+12:00)	Jodi Brown  32/40 (80%) Donna Wilkins  28/30 (93%)	Stats	Romelda Aiken  37/42 (88%) Natalie Medhurst  24/27 (89%)

Monday 21 May	Central Pulse	47 – 46	Adelaide Thunderbirds	TSB Bank Arena
19:20 (UTC+12:00)	Paula Griffin  14/20 (70%) Caitlin Thwaites  33/7 (471%)	Stats	Erin Bell  19/22 (86%) Carla Borrego  27/34 (79%)

Round 9

Sunday 27 May	West Coast Fever	55 – 56	Queensland Firebirds	Challenge Stadium
10:10 (UTC+08:00)	Caitlin Bassett  34/37 (92%) Catherine Cox  21/29 (72%)	Stats	Romelda Aiken  32/34 (94%) Natalie Medhurst  24/31 (77%)

Sunday 27 May	Melbourne Vixens	43 – 49	New South Wales Swifts	Hisense Arena
14:20 (UTC+10:00)	Kate Beveridge  18/22 (82%) Tegan Caldwell  11/11 (100%) Karyn Howarth  14/16 (88%)	Stats	Carla Dziwoki  4/6 (67%) Susan Pratley  32/37 (86%) Amorette Wild  13/16 (81%)

Sunday 27 May	Northern Mystics	57 – 56	Canterbury Tactix	Trusts Stadium
19:20 (UTC+12:00)	Cathrine Latu  33/34 (97%) Maria Tutaia  24/34 (71%)	Stats	Ellen Halpenny  23/33 (70%) Joanne Harten  33/40 (83%)

Monday 28 May	Southern Steel	50 – 58	Central Pulse	Lion Foundation Arena
19:40 (UTC+12:00)	Jodi Brown  16/19 (84%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  12/19 (63%) Donna Wilkins  22/24 (92%)	Stats	Paula Griffin  23/29 (79%) Caitlin Thwaites  35/40 (88%)

Round 10

Sunday 3 June	Queensland Firebirds	50 – 45	New South Wales Swifts	Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
12:10 (UTC+10:00)	Romelda Aiken  38/43 (88%) Natalie Medhurst  12/20 (60%)	Report	Susan Pratley  29/33 (88%) Amorette Wild  9/12 (75%) Carla Dziwoki  7/9 (78%)

Sunday 3 June	Melbourne Vixens	48 – 40	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Hisense Arena
14:20 (UTC+10:00)	Kate Beveridge  30/36 (83%) Tegan Caldwell  15/20 (75%) Karyn Howarth  3/4 (75%)	Report	Erin Bell  ? Carla Borrego  ?	Attendance: 7,212

Sunday 3 June	Canterbury Tactix	47 – 54	Central Pulse	CBS Canterbury Arena
19:20 (UTC+12:00)	Ellen Halpenny  20 Joanne Harten  27	Report	Paula Griffin  17 Caitlin Thwaites  37/40 (93%)

Monday 4 June	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	66 – 47	Southern Steel	Claudelands Arena
19:40 (UTC+12:00)	Julianna Naoupu  27 Irene van Dyk  39	Report	Jodi Brown  26 Donna Wilkins  12 Te Paea Selby-Rickit  9

Round 11

Sunday 10 June	Adelaide Thunderbirds	54 – 49	Queensland Firebirds	Netball SA Stadium
13:40 (UTC+09:30)	Erin Bell  19/21 (90%) Carla Borrego  35/35 (100%)	Report	Romelda Aiken  ? Natalie Medhurst  ?

Sunday 10 June	West Coast Fever	49 – 51	New South Wales Swifts	Challenge Stadium
12:20 (UTC+08:00)	Caitlin Bassett  34/40 (85%) Catherine Cox  15/24 (63%)	Report Stats	Susan Pratley  30/37 (81%) Amorette Wild  14/18 (78%) Kimberly Borger  7/11 (64%)

Sunday 10 June	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	52 – 42	Central Pulse	TECT Arena
19:20 (UTC+12:00)	Julianna Naoupu  18/23 (78%) Irene van Dyk  34/35 (97%)	Report	Paula Griffin  15/21 (71%) Caitlin Thwaites  27/34 (79%)

Monday 11 June	Northern Mystics	60 – 49	Southern Steel	Trusts Stadium
19:40 (UTC+12:00)	Catherine Latu  22/23 (96%) Grace Rasmussen  ? Maria Tutaia  33/39 (85%)	Report	Jodi Brown  ? Donna Wilkins  ?

Round 12

Sunday 17 June	Melbourne Vixens	50 – 49	West Coast Fever	Hisense Arena
12:10 (UTC+10:00)	Kate Beveridge  3/6 (50%) Tegan Caldwell  14/16 (88%) Karyn Howarth  28/33 (85%)	Report Stats	Caitlin Bassett  32/35 (91%) Catherine Cox  ?

Sunday 17 June	New South Wales Swifts	35 – 62	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
14:20 (UTC+10:00)	Susan Pratley  6/1 (600%) Amorette Wild  12/14 (86%) Carla Dziwoki  17/21 (81%)	Stats	Carla Borrego  44/48 (92%) Erin Bell  16/19 (84%) Cody Lange  2/3 (67%)

Monday 18 June	Southern Steel	61 – 62	Canterbury Tactix	Invercargill ILT Velodrome
19:40 (UTC+12:00)	Jodi Brown  24/28 (86%) Donna Wilkins  37/39 (95%)	Report	Ellen Halpenny  21/26 (81%) Joanne Harten  41/44 (93%)

Round 13

Saturday 23 June	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	59 – 42	Adelaide Thunderbirds	TECT Arena
16:20 (UTC+12:00)	Julianna Naoupu  18/23 (78%) Irene van Dyk  41/42 (98%)	Report	Erin Bell Carla Borrego

Sunday 24 June	New South Wales Swifts	55 – 42	Southern Steel	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
12:10 (UTC+10:00)	Susan Pratley  36/43 (84%) Amorette Wild  7/9 (78%) Carla Dziwoki  12/13 (92%)	Report Stats	Jodi Brown  15/19 (79%) Donna Wilkins  22/24 (92%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  5/7 (71%)

Sunday 24 June	Queensland Firebirds	63 – 43	West Coast Fever	Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
14:20 (UTC+10:00)	Romelda Aiken Natalie Medhurst  38	Report	Caitlin Bassett  35 Catherine Cox

Monday 25 June	Central Pulse	41 – 49	Melbourne Vixens	Te Rauparaha Arena
19:40 (UTC+12:00)	Paula Griffin Caitlin Thwaites	Report	Tegan Caldwell  12/14 (86%) Karyn Howarth  37/42 (88%)

Round 14

Saturday 30 June	Southern Steel	38 – 56	Melbourne Vixens	Invercargill ILT Velodrome
16:20 (UTC+12:00)	Jodi Brown  ? Donna Wilkins  ? Te Paea Selby-Rickit  ?	Report	Kate Beveridge  4/4 (100%) Tegan Caldwell  26/28 (93%) Karyn Howarth  26/30 (87%)

Sunday 1 July	Adelaide Thunderbirds	65 – 44	Canterbury Tactix	Netball SA Stadium
13:40 (UTC+09:30)	Erin Bell  ? Carla Borrego  34/37 (92%)	Report	Ellen Halpenny  ? Joanne Harten  ?

Sunday 1 July	West Coast Fever	40 – 38	Central Pulse	Challenge Stadium
12:20 (UTC+08:00)	Caitlin Bassett  15/23 (65%) Catherine Cox  21/33 (64%)  ?  4 ?	Report	Paula Griffin  ? Caitlin Thwaites  27/31 (87%)

Sunday 1 July	Northern Mystics	50 – 49	New South Wales Swifts	Trusts Stadium
19:20 (UTC+12:00)	Cathrine Latu  26/26 (100%) Maria Tutaia  24/32 (75%)	Report Stats	Susan Pratley  32/34 (94%) Amorette Wild  12/14 (86%) Carla Dziwoki  5/5 (100%)

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Final table

2012 ANZ Championship ladder v t e
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	G%	Pts
1	Melbourne Vixens	13	10	3	645	569	76	113.36	20
2	Northern Mystics	13	10	3	667	633	34	105.37	20
3	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	13	9	4	699	594	105	117.68	18
4	Adelaide Thunderbirds	13	9	4	670	589	81	113.75	18
5	New South Wales Swifts	13	8	5	624	638	-14	97.81	16
6	Queensland Firebirds	13	7	6	686	640	46	107.19	14
7	Central Pulse	13	5	8	585	626	-41	93.45	10
8	West Coast Fever	13	3	10	608	673	-65	90.34	6
9	Southern Steel	13	2	11	639	728	-89	87.77	4
10	Canterbury Tactix	13	2	11	634	767	-133	82.66	4
Updated 28 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

Finals

Major semi-final

Sunday 8 July 14:20 (UTC+10)	Stats	Melbourne Vixens	56–50	Northern Mystics		Rod Laver Arena
		Scoring by quarter: 11-15, 13-14, 16-11, 16-10
		Karyn Howarth  33/40 (83%) Tegan Caldwell  23/26 (88%)		Cathrine Latu  30/32 (94%) Maria Tutaia  20/23 (87%)

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Minor semi-final

Monday 9 July 19:20 (UTC+12)	Stats	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	49–48	Adelaide Thunderbirds		Claudelands Arena
		Scoring by quarter: 15-7, 8-19, 15-13, 11-9
		Irene van Dyk  28/28 (100%) Julianna Naoupu  21/23 (91%)		Erin Bell  26/29 (90%) Carla Borrego  22/30 (73%)

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Preliminary final

Monday 16 July 19:40 (UTC+12)	Stats	Northern Mystics	48–57	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	ET	Trusts Stadium
		Scoring by quarter: 12-12, 11-12, 13-10, 8-10, ET: 4-13
		Cathrine Latu  23/23 (100%) Maria Tutaia  25/35 (71%)		Irene van Dyk  35/40 (88%) Julianna Naoupu  22/34 (65%)

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Grand final

Sunday 22 July 14:30 (UTC+10)		Melbourne Vixens	38–41	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic		Hisense Arena Attendance: 10,500
		Scoring by quarter: 8-7, 14-11, 9-10, 7-13
		Karyn Howarth  22/29 (76%) Tegan Caldwell  16/26 (62%)		Irene van Dyk  25/26 (96%) Julianna Naoupu  16/24 (67%)

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Season statistics

Award winners

ANZ Championship awards

Award	Winner	Team
ANZ Championship Most Valuable Player	Temepara George	Northern Mystics
ANZ Championship Most Valuable Player	Laura Langman	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
ANZ Championship Grand Final MVP	Leana de Bruin	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
Best Young Player	Julianna Naoupu	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

Notes

• ^1 Temepara George and Laura Langman shared the MVP Award

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All Star Team

Position	Player	Team
GS	Irene van Dyk	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
GA	Maria Tutaia	Northern Mystics
WA	Madison Browne	Melbourne Vixens
C	Laura Langman	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
WD	Julie Corletto	Melbourne Vixens
GD	Casey Williams	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
GK	Geva Mentor	Melbourne Vixens
Coach	Noeline Taurua	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

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Australian Netball Awards

Award	Winner	Team
Australian ANZ Championship Player of the Year	Madison Browne	Melbourne Vixens
Liz Ellis Diamond	Madison Browne	Melbourne Vixens
Australian ANZ Championship Coach of the Year	Julie Hoornweg	Melbourne Vixens

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Media coverage

A cumulative television audience of over 10.6 million across Australia and New Zealand watched the 2012 ANZ Championship on Network 10 and Sky Sport (New Zealand), representing a 45% increase on 2011 (7.2million).

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• ANZ Championship seasons
• 2012 in New Zealand netball
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