2010 New South Wales Swifts season explained

The 2010 New South Wales Swifts season saw New South Wales Swifts compete in the 2010 ANZ Championship. 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 finished the season in third place. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Players

Player movements

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Losses
Sonia Mkoloma (Canterbury Tactix) Ashleigh Brazill (Australian Institute of Sport) [4] Kristy Durheim (NNSW Blues) [5] Lara Welham (Brunel Hurricanes) [6]	Erin Bell (Adelaide Thunderbirds) Emma Koster Ashlee Mann (NNSW Blues)

Player milestones

• Three players made their ANZ Championship debut for Swifts during the season – Ashleigh Brazill in Round 4 against Central Pulse, Lara Welham in Round 5 against West Coast Fever and Kristy Durheim in Round 13 against Melbourne Vixens.
• Catherine Cox celebrated her 200th game in Round 13 against Melbourne Vixens.^[7]
  • Susan Pratley played her 100th game in Round 4 against Central Pulse Kimberley Purcell played her 100th game against Adelaide Thunderbirds in the major semi-final.

Regular season

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. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Fixtures and results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4:

Round 5

Round 6New South Wales Swifts received a bye.

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Final table

Playoffs

Major semi-final

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Preliminary final

Award winners

Swifts awards

Award	Winner
QBE NSW Swifts MVP
NSW Swifts Members' Player of the Year	Rebecca Bulley
Marilyn Melhuish NSW Swifts Players' Player	Rebecca Bulley/Susan Pratley
NSW Swifts Players' Player of the Year	Kimberlee Green

Holden Cruze award

Notes and References

1. Web site: NSW Swifts - 2010 Season. nswswifts.com.au. 10 June 2020. 29 November 2010.
2. Web site: 2010 Netball NSW Annual Report. https://web.archive.org/web/20210110202235/http://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2013/10/06155445/2010-Netball-NSW-Annual-Report.pdf. 10 January 2021. 28 June 2020. Netball NSW.
3. Web site: Netball Australia Annual Report 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20201029171008/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/27094535/2010-Annual-Report.pdf. 29 October 2020. 28 June 2020 . Netball Australia.
4. Web site: 2009 AIS Netball Program . https://web.archive.org/web/20201009185133/https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/people/ais_alumni/netball/2009 . 9 October 2020 . 22 June 2020 . Clearinghouse for Sport . Australian Sports Commission.
5. Web site: Netball NSW – 2009 Annual Report. https://web.archive.org/web/20210111140741/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2013/10/06155445/2009-Netball-NSW-Annual-Report.pdf. 11 January 2021. 28 June 2020. Netball NSW.
6. Web site: Welham shoots for new stardom with Swifts. www.newcastleherald.com.au. 25 January 2010. 28 February 2021.
7. Web site: Queen Cox holding court. www.smh.com.au. 13 June 2010. 22 December 2021.
8. Web site: Bulley nets MVP award. www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au. 22 June 2010. 6 September 2020.