Posts Tagged "NSW Swifts"

NSW Swifts confident of netball success

By , 29 Mar 2012
 

They’ve lost their inspirational captain and their long-standing coach has gone too, but the NSW Swifts insist they are genuine contenders for this season’s trans-Tasman netball title, which starts this weekend.

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ANZ 2012 Netball Championship review

By , 20 Mar 2012
 

Only days away from the opening round of the 2012 ANZ Championship season here is a run down on every team.

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2012 ANZ Championship netball preview

By , 7 Mar 2012
 

After a longer than usual off-season, the 2012 ANZ Championship is less than a month away. And I have decided to throw out some out-there predictions, and some not so out-there predictions.

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Robert Wright: the changing face of netball

By , 21 Jun 2011
 

Netball is perhaps the most female orientated sport in Australia, so it would be a surprise to many that one of the most successful netball coaches is actually a male.

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Swifts coach predicting tight finish

By , 23 Apr 2011
 

NSW Swifts coach Julie Fitzgerald says four teams could easily finish level on points in the frantic scramble for trans-Tasman netball competition finals places.

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Firebirds ‘stamp authority’ over Swifts

By , 22 Feb 2011
 

Star goaler Natalie Medhurst claimed the Queensland Firebirds had turned the corner with a 51-48 trans-Tasman netball upset of the NSW Swifts on Monday night.

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NSW Swifts flog Adelaide Thunderbirds in netball opener

By , 14 Feb 2011
 

Adelaide Thunderbirds coach Jane Woodlands-Thompson labelled NSW Swifts the team to beat after they flogged her defending champions 60-40 in the trans-Tasman netball competition season opener on Sunday.

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Mental toughness the key to a successful season

By , 26 Jun 2009
 

As the finals approach, it raises the question of what it is that has separated the top four from the rest of the pack. Whilst it’s obvious that the teams in the four have a talented playing list, the ability to reach the finals relies on more than just playing talent.

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Bassett fires Fever to win over struggling Swifts

By , 22 Jun 2009
 

A 51-goal haul to West Coast Fever shooter Caitlin Bassett has helped her side to a 63-60 victory over the struggling NSW Swifts in the trans-Tasman netball competition on Sunday.

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The end comes swiftly for champs

By , 8 Jun 2009
 

Queensland’s Jamaican star shooter Romelda Aiken hammered the final nail into the coffin of the NSW Swifts’ title defence in a trans-Tasman netball thriller on Sunday.

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Vixens show they are a cut above

By , 18 May 2009
 

Melbourne Vixens showed why they’re the benchmark team in the trans Tasman netball competition with a powerful 74-49 win over the rising West Coast Fever at Perth’s Challenge Stadium.

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Plummer urges Swifts defence to stand up

By , 12 May 2009
 

National team coach Norma Plummer says the NSW Swifts must dramatically lift their defence if they’re to extend their reign as trans-Tasman netball champions.

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Swifts captain Cox denies panic in team

By , 7 May 2009
 

NSW Swifts captain Catherine Cox says her team aren’t panicking as they seek answers to get their shaky trans-Tasman netball title defence back on track.

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Struggling Swifts keeping their cool

By , 22 Apr 2009
 

NSW Swifts coach Julie Fitzgerald isn’t fazed by back-to-back losses for the defending trans-Tasman champions and is confident injured stars Catherine Cox and Kimberlee Green will be fit for the next round.

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Thunderbirds enjoy drought-breaking win

By , 13 Apr 2009
 

Adelaide Thunderbirds broke a four-year drought and shattered the trans-Tasman netball championship’s longest-ever winning streak with a gritty 48-47 win over defending champion NSW Swifts at ETSA Park on Sunday.

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Unloved Swifts tipped to be strong again

By , 4 Apr 2009
 

It could be a case of deja vu for the unloved NSW Swifts, but the defending trans-Tasman netball champions have at least one prominent supporter heading into the new season starting on Saturday.

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NSW Swifts win netball’s pre-season cup

By , 9 Mar 2009
 

The NSW Swifts have maintained last year’s premiership-winning form to claim netball’s pre-season cup in Sydney.

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Forget the hype, pre-season form means nothing

By , 27 Feb 2009
 

As the AFL pre-season competition kicks into gear, so too does the pre-season competitions for teams competing in this years ANZ Championship, with tournaments being held in different States as well as across the Tasman.

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Swifts, Magic chasing world-record crowd

By , 25 Jul 2008
 

The inaugural ANZ championship netball grand final is closing in on a world-record crowd with ticket sales today breaking the 10,000 barrier.

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Kiwi record irrelevant says coach

By , 23 Jul 2008
 

No New Zealand team has won in Australia in the inaugural trans Tasman netball season but NSW Swifts coach Julie Fitzgerald has dismissed the significance of the statistic ahead of next Monday’s grand final in Sydney.

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