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Queensland Firebirds
2013 season
Head coach	Roselee Jencke
Captain	Laura Geitz
Main venue	Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Season results
Wins–losses	11–5
Regular season	4th
Finals placing	2nd
Team colours
Queensland Firebirds seasons
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The 2013 Queensland Firebirds season saw Queensland Firebirds compete in the 2013 ANZ Championship. During the regular season Firebirds finished fourth, qualifying for the playoffs. In the minor semi-final they defeated Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 53–50 and in the preliminary final they defeated Melbourne Vixens 50–46. They were then defeated in the grand final by Adelaide Thunderbirds.

Players

Player movements

Gains and losses

Gains	Losses
Laura Clemesha (Australian Institute of Sport) Demelza McCloud (Southern Steel) Abbey McCulloch (NNSW Waratahs) Kim Ravaillion (Australian Institute of Sport) Gabi Simpson (Australian Institute of Sport) Gretel Tippett (Queensland Fusion)	Candice Adams Shannon Eagland (Melbourne Vixens) Elissa Macleod (Melbourne Vixens) Lauren Nourse (retirement) Amy Steel (Melbourne Vixens) Keirra Trompf (injured)

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2013 roster

2013 Queensland Firebirds roster
Players	Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height Romelda Aiken GS, GA (1988-11-19)19 November 1988 (aged 24) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Laura Clemesha GK, GD (1992-01-21)21 January 1992 (aged 21) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Laura Geitz (c) GK, GD (1987-11-04)4 November 1987 (aged 25) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Nicola Gray GA, WA – Demelza McCloud GD, GK (1980-08-05)5 August 1980 (aged 32) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Abbey McCulloch WD, C, GD (1990-02-12)12 February 1990 (aged 23) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Natalie Medhurst GA, GS (1984-01-20)20 January 1984 (aged 29) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Jacinta Messer GD, GK (1986-08-13)13 August 1986 (aged 26) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Chelsea Pitman GA, WA (1988-06-08)8 June 1988 (aged 24) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Kim Ravaillion C, WD, WA (1993-07-26)26 July 1993 (aged 19) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Gabi Simpson WD, GD, C (1992-10-17)17 October 1992 (aged 20) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Gretel Tippett (TRP) GA,GS (1993-07-03)3 July 1993 (aged 20) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Ameliaranne Wells GS, GA (1991-01-11)11 January 1991 (aged 22) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	Head coach Roselee Jencke Notes (c) – Captain (cc) – Co-captain (vc) – Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

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Debutants

• Abbey McCulloch, Kim Ravaillion and Gabi Simpson all made their ANZ Championship and Firebirds debuts in the Round 1 match against Southern Steel.
• Laura Clemesha made her ANZ Championship and Firebirds debuts in the Round 8 match against Canterbury Tactix.

Melbourne Vixens Summer Challenge

The main pre-season event was the Summer Challenge, hosted by Melbourne Vixens at the State Netball Hockey Centre on 23 and 24 February. Queensland Firebirds were unbeaten, winning all three of their games.

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Regular season

Fixtures and results

Round 1

Sunday 24 March	Queensland Firebirds	68 – 59	Southern Steel	Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
11:10 am	Romelda Aiken  47/55 (85%) Natalie Medhurst  20/24 (83%) Ameliaranne Wells  1/1 (100%)	Report Stats	Jodi Brown  15/21 (71%) Jhaniele Fowler  44/48 (92%)

Round 2

Monday 1 April	Central Pulse	56 – 58	Queensland Firebirds	Te Rauparaha Arena
7:40 pm	Caitlin Thwaites  35/40 (88%) Donna Wilkins  21/26 (81%)	Stats	Romelda Aiken  40/46 (87%) Natalie Medhurst  18/23 (78%)

Round 3

Sunday 7 April	Northern Mystics	51 – 72	Queensland Firebirds	Trusts Stadium
7:20 pm	Maria Tutaia  28/34 (82%) Cathrine Latu  23/23 (100%)	Stats	Romelda Aiken  56/66 (85%) Natalie Medhurst  12/12 (100%) Ameliaranne Wells  4/7 (57%)

Round 4

Monday 15 April	New South Wales Swifts	53 – 61	Queensland Firebirds	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
7:40 pm	Susan Pratley  34/43 (79%) Amorette Wild  19/23 (83%)	Stats	Romelda Aiken  38/39 (97%) Natalie Medhurst  23/27 (85%)

Round 5

Queensland Firebirds received a bye.

Round 6

Sunday 28 April	Queensland Firebirds	53 – 54	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
12:10 pm	Romelda Aiken  46/49 (94%) Natalie Medhurst  7/10 (70%)	Stats	Carla Borrego  29/32 (91%) Erin Bell  25/31 (81%)

Round 7

Sunday 5 May	Queensland Firebirds	63 – 54	West Coast Fever	Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
12:10 pm	Romelda Aiken  40/44 (91%) Natalie Medhurst  22/30 (73%) Ameliaranne Wells  1/1 (100%)	Stats	Caitlin Bassett  34/39 (87%) Catherine Cox  20/24 (83%)

Round 8

Saturday 11 May	Canterbury Tactix	51 – 76	Queensland Firebirds	CBS Canterbury Arena
4:20 pm	Joanne Harten  33/36 (92%) Julianna Naoupu  13/16 (81%) Sophia Fenwick  5/9 (56%)	Stats	Romelda Aiken  46/51 (90%) Natalie Medhurst  20/21 (95%) Ameliaranne Wells  10/11 (91%)

Round 9

Sunday 19 May	Melbourne Vixens	46 – 57	Queensland Firebirds	Hisense Arena
12:10 pm	Karyn Howarth  27/31 (87%) Tegan Caldwell  15/19 (79%) Sharelle McMahon  4/8 (50%)	Stats	Romelda Aiken  36/41 (88%) Natalie Medhurst  21/26 (81%)

Round 10

Sunday 26 May	Queensland Firebirds	62 – 65	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
2:10 pm	Romelda Aiken  42/46 (91%) Natalie Medhurst  20/25 (80%)	Report Stats	Ellen Halpenny  34/44 (77%) Irene van Dyk  31/32 (97%)

Round 11

Sunday 2 June	Queensland Firebirds	47 – 53	Melbourne Vixens	Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
2:10 pm	Romelda Aiken  34/40 (85%) Natalie Medhurst  13/17 (76%)	Report Stats	Karyn Howarth  30/39 (77%) Sharelle McMahon  6/7 (86%)

Round 12

Sunday 9 June	West Coast Fever	47 – 72	Queensland Firebirds	Challenge Stadium
10:10 am	Caitlin Bassett  34/39 (87%) Kate Beveridge  3/4 (75%)	Report Stats	Romelda Aiken  45/57 (79%) Natalie Medhurst  27/33 (82%)

Round 13

Sunday 16 June	Queensland Firebirds	52 – 48	New South Wales Swifts	Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
12:10 pm	Romelda Aiken  37/40 (93%) Natalie Medhurst  15/17 (88%)	Stats	Susan Pratley  30/37 (81%) Carla Dziwoki  18/20 (90%)

Round 14

Sunday 23 June	Adelaide Thunderbirds	54 – 52	Queensland Firebirds	Netball SA Stadium
1:40 pm	Carla Borrego  33/35 (94%) Erin Bell  21/28 (75%)	Stats	Romelda Aiken  44/49 (90%) Natalie Medhurst  8/10 (80%)

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Final table

2013 ANZ Championship ladder v t e
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	G%	Pts
1	Adelaide Thunderbirds	13	12	1	688	620	+68	111.0	24
2	Melbourne Vixens	13	9	4	692	589	+103	117.5	18
3	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	13	9	4	749	650	+99	115.2	18
4	Queensland Firebirds	13	9	4	793	691	+102	114.8	18
5	Central Pulse	13	8	5	736	706	+30	104.2	16
6	Southern Steel	13	6	7	812	790	+22	102.8	12
7	West Coast Fever	13	5	8	715	757	−42	94.5	10
8	New South Wales Swifts	13	4	9	652	672	−20	97.0	8
9	Canterbury Tactix	13	2	11	700	882	−182	79.4	4
10	Northern Mystics	13	1	12	699	879	−180	79.5	2
Updated 7 April 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

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Finals

Minor semi-final

Sunday 30 June 7:20 pm	Stats	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	50–53	Queensland Firebirds		Claudelands Arena	Sky Sport
		Scoring by quarter: 8–13, 24–25, 36–41, 50–53
		Irene van Dyk  27/28 (96%) Ellen Halpenny  23/26 (88%)		Romelda Aiken  40/46 (87%) Natalie Medhurst  13/17 (76%)

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Preliminary final

Sunday 7 July 12:15 pm	Stats	Melbourne Vixens	46–50	Queensland Firebirds		State Netball Hockey Centre
		Scoring by quarter: 13–10, 24–25, 31–39, 46–50
		Karyn Howarth  23/28 (82%) Sharelle McMahon  13/17 (76%) Tegan Caldwell  10/11 (91%)		Romelda Aiken  37/42 (88%) Natalie Medhurst  13/16 (81%)

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Grand final

Sunday 14 July 2:00 pm	Stats	Adelaide Thunderbirds	50–48	Queensland Firebirds		Adelaide Entertainment Centre
		Scoring by quarter: 9–13, 24–26, 40–37, 50–48
		Carla Borrego  26/33 (79%) Erin Bell  24/31 (77%)		Romelda Aiken  39/47 (83%) Natalie Medhurst  9/11 (82%)

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