2012 ANZ Championship season

2012 ANZ Championship season
2012 ANZ Championship season
League	ANZ Championship
Sport	Netball
Number of teams	10
TV partner(s)	One HD (Australia) ; Network Ten (Australia) ; SKY Sports (NZ) ; TVNZ (NZ)
2012 ANZ Championship season
Incumbents	Queensland Firebirds
Adjacent seasons
	← 2011 2013 →

The 2012 ANZ Championship season is the fifth season of the ANZ Championship in Australasia, commencing on 31 March. After two seasons of early starts to accommodate international competitions, the ANZ Championship returns to its usual format in 2012. The 2012 season will comprise 69 matches played over 17 weeks, including an initial 14-week round-robin stage, followed by a three-week finals stage. The competition will conclude with the grand final, held in late July.

Player transfers

Name	2011 Team	2012 Team
Catherine Cox	New South Wales Swifts	West Coast Fever
Rebecca Bulley	New South Wales Swifts	Adelaide Thunderbirds
Courtney Tairi	New South Wales Swifts	Southern Steel
Ashleigh Brazill	New South Wales Swifts	West Coast Fever
Joanna Sutton	Adelaide Thunderbirds	New South Wales Swifts
Kara Richards	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Melbourne Vixens
Renae Hallinan	Melbourne Vixens	Adelaide Thunderbirds
Ashlee Howard	West Coast Fever	Melbourne Vixens
Joline Henry	Northern Mystics	Central Pulse
Paula Griffin	Southern Steel	Central Pulse
Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit	Southern Steel	Central Pulse
Sophia Fenwick	Southern Steel	Canterbury Tactix
Leana de Bruin	Southern Steel	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
Charlotte Kight	Canterbury Tactix	Northern Mystics
Donna Wilkins	Canterbury Tactix	Southern Steel
Jamilah Gupwell	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Central Pulse
Elizabeth Manu	Central Pulse	Canterbury Tactix

Player Imports

Name	Country	2012 Team
Geva Mentor	England	Melbourne Vixens
Sonia Mkoloma	England	New South Wales Swifts
Eboni Beckford-Chambers	England	West Coast Fever
Carla Borrego	Jamaica	Adelaide Thunderbirds
Romelda Aiken	Jamaica	Queensland Firebirds
Jade Clark	England	Northern Mystics
Khao Watts	Australia	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
Jo Harten & Stacey Francis	England	Canterbury Tactix
Caitlin Thwaites	Australia	Central Pulse
Demelza McCloud	Australia	Southern Steel

Overview

Format

During the initial round-robin stage, played over 14 weeks, each team plays every other team once, and teams from their home country a second time, with one bye somewhere between Rounds 5–12 inclusive. Teams are awarded 2 points for each win, and 0 points for a loss. Tournament rules do not allow draws; matches that are tied at the end of regular time will extend into extra time until a winner emerges. In 2012, round 6 will be the designated Rivalry Round. At the end of the round-robin stage, the four teams with the highest points will progress to the finals stage. If two or more teams have the same number of points, they are sorted by goal percentage.

The top four teams from the round-robin stage progress to the finals stage, played over three weeks in a Page-McIntyre System. The 1st-ranked team (who receive the minor premiership) will play the 2nd-ranked team in the major semi-final, while 3rd plays 4th in the minor semi-final. The winner of the major semi-final advances to the grand final; the losing team progresses to the preliminary final, and will host the winner of the minor semi-final. The grand final will be contested in late July, between the winners of the major semi-final and the preliminary final.

Teams

Teams		Details	Head coach	Main venues
2012 ANZ Championship teams
Australia	Queensland Firebirds	2012 season	Roselee Jencke	Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
	New South Wales Swifts	2012 season	Lisa Beehag	State Sports Centre, Sydney
	Melbourne Vixens	2012 season	Julie Hoornweg	Hisense Arena, Melbourne
	Adelaide Thunderbirds	2012 season	Jane Woodlands-Thompson	Netball SA Stadium, Adelaide
	West Coast Fever	2012 season	Norma Plummer	Challenge Stadium, Perth
New Zealand	Northern Mystics	2012 season	Debbie Fuller	Trusts Stadium, Auckland
	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	2012 season	Noeline Taurua	Claudelands Arena, Hamilton
	Central Pulse	2012 season	Robyn Broughton	TSB Bank Arena, Wellington
	Canterbury Tactix	2012 season	Leigh Gibbs	CBS Canterbury Arena, Christchurch
	Southern Steel	2012 season	Nat Avellino & Janine Southby	Invercargill ILT Velodrome

Offseason

Players became available for transfer talks one week after the conclusion of the 2011 season. Teams had to submit their final rosters for the 2012 season by 1 November 2011. The Canterbury Tactix were granted special dispensation to include two imports in their lineup due to difficulties following the 2011 Canterbury earthquake.^[1] The Adelaide Thunderbirds submitted 11 players by the November deadline, and were given extensions until 23 March to name their 12th player, pending approval of Australian citizenship for Thunderbirds shooter Carla Borrego. If Borrego's citizenship application is successful, then fellow Jamaican shooter Jhaniele Fowler will reportedly be signed as the Thunderbirds' import player; if the application is unsuccessful, then an Australian player will be chosen instead.^[2] The beleaguered Central Pulse have notably acquired several New Zealand international players to bolster their 2012 lineup.^[3]

Five teams have appointed new coaches for the 2012 season.^[4] Long-time Southland coach Robyn Broughton has transferred to the Central Pulse, and was replaced at the Steel by New Zealand U21 coach Janine Southby and former Australian international player Natalie Avellino, who were appointed as co-coaches.^[5] Helen Mahon-Stroud stepped down as head coach of the Canterbury Tactix and was replaced by former Silver Ferns coach Leigh Gibbs.^[6] Former Australian Diamonds coach Norma Plummer retired from international coaching duties and accepted the head coaching position at the West Coast Fever;^[7] Plummer was replaced as Diamonds head coach by former Adelaide Thunderbirds assistant coach Lisa Alexander.^[8] At the New South Wales Swifts, Julie Fitzgerald was replaced as head coach by former Australian representative player and national assistant coach Lisa Beehag.^[9]

Pre-season

In contrast to previous years, only one pre-season tournament was held in 2012. For the first time since 2008, all ten teams compete at the same tournament, which was held on 2–4 March at TECT Arena in Tauranga, New Zealand. The new multisport venue was opened in mid-2011 and will also host several regular season matches for the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic.^[10]

Regular season

Standings

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

Round 1

Daylight savings ends on 1 April in New Zealand, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.

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

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

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

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

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

Round 2

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

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

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

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

Monday 9 April	Canterbury Tactix	54 – 51	New South Wales Swifts	CBS Canterbury Arena, Christchurch
19:40 (UTC+12:00)	Halpenny 13/19 (68%) Harten 38/46 (83%) Thompson 3/5 (60%)	Report Stats	Dziwoki 27/32 (84%) 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)	Aiken 38/48 (79%) Medhurst 20/22 (91%)	Report Stats	Bellringer 7/10 (70%) Griffin 4/12 (33%) Thwaites 21/28 (75%)

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

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

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

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

Round 4

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

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

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

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

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

Round 5

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

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

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

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

BYES: New South Wales Swifts and Southern Steel

Round 6

Round 6 is the designated Rivalry Round for the 2012 season. All matches in this round are trans-Tasman clashes. Goals scored by all teams from each country will be tallied together, with the country accumulating the highest number of goals winning the round.

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

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

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

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

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

Round 7

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

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

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

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

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

Round 8

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

Sunday 20 May	Melbourne Vixens	45 – 49	Northern Mystics	Hisense Arena, Melbourne
12:10 (UTC+10:00)

Sunday 20 May	New South Wales Swifts	52 – 47	West Coast Fever	Newcastle Entertainment Centre
14:20 (UTC+10:00)

Sunday 20 May	Southern Steel	60 – 61	Queensland Firebirds	Stadium Southland Velodrome, Invercargill
19:20 (UTC+12:00)

Monday 21 May	Central Pulse	47 – 46	Adelaide Thunderbirds	TSB Bank Arena, Wellington
19:20 (UTC+12:00)

Round 9

Sunday 27 May	West Coast Fever	55 – 56	Queensland Firebirds	Challenge Stadium, Perth
10:10 (UTC+08:00)

Sunday 27 May	Melbourne Vixens	43 – 49	New South Wales Swifts	Hisense Arena, Melbourne
14:20 (UTC+10:00)

Sunday 27 May	Northern Mystics	57 – 56	Canterbury Tactix	Trusts Stadium, Auckland
19:20 (UTC+12:00)

Monday 28 May	Southern Steel	50 – 58	Central Pulse	Lion Foundation Arena, Dunedin
19:40 (UTC+12:00)

BYES: Adelaide Thunderbirds and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

Round 10

Sunday 3 June	Queensland Firebirds	50 – 45	New South Wales Swifts	Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
12:10 (UTC+10:00)

Sunday 3 June	Melbourne Vixens	48 – 40	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Hisense Arena, Melbourne
14:20 (UTC+10:00)

Sunday 3 June	Canterbury Tactix	47 – 54	Central Pulse	CBS Canterbury Arena, Christchurch
19:20 (UTC+12:00)

Monday 4 June	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	66 – 47	Southern Steel	Claudelands Arena, Hamilton
19:40 (UTC+12:00)

BYES: West Coast Fever and Northern Mystics

Round 11

Sunday 10 June	Adelaide Thunderbirds	54 – 49	Queensland Firebirds	Netball SA Stadium, Adelaide
13:40 (UTC+09:30)

Sunday 10 June	West Coast Fever	49 – 51	New South Wales Swifts	Challenge Stadium, Perth
12:20 (UTC+08:00)

Sunday 10 June	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	52 – 42	Central Pulse	TECT Arena, Tauranga
19:20 (UTC+12:00)

Mondayday 11 June	Northern Mystics	60 – 49	Southern Steel	Trusts Stadium, Auckland
19:40 (UTC+12:00)

BYES: Melbourne Vixens and Canterbury Tactix

Round 12

Sunday 17 June	Melbourne Vixens	50 – 49	West Coast Fever	Hisense Arena, Melbourne
12:10 (UTC+10:00)

Sunday 17 June	New South Wales Swifts	35 – 62	Adelaide Thunderbirds	State Sports Centre, Sydney
14:20 (UTC+10:00)

Sunday 17 June	Northern Mystics	46 – 48	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Trusts Stadium, Auckland
19:20 (UTC+12:00)

Monday 18 June	Southern Steel	61 – 62	Canterbury Tactix	Invercargill ILT Velodrome
19:40 (UTC+12:00)

BYES: Queensland Firebirds and Central Pulse

Round 13

Saturday 23 June	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	59 – 42	Adelaide Thunderbirds	TECT Arena, Tauranga
16:20 (UTC+12:00)

Sunday 24 June	New South Wales Swifts	55 – 42	Southern Steel	State Sports Centre, Sydney
12:10 (UTC+10:00)

Sunday 24 June	Queensland Firebirds	63 – 43	West Coast Fever	Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
14:20 (UTC+10:00)

Sunday 24 June	Canterbury Tactix	55 – 64	Northern Mystics	CBS Canterbury Arena, Christchurch
19:20 (UTC+12:00)

Monday 25 June	Central Pulse	41 – 49	Melbourne Vixens	Te Rauparaha, Porirua
19:40 (UTC+12:00)

Round 14

Saturday 30 June	Southern Steel	38 – 56	Melbourne Vixens	Invercargill ILT Velodrome
16:20 (UTC+12:00)

Sunday 1 July	Adelaide Thunderbirds	65 – 44	Canterbury Tactix	Netball SA Stadium, Adelaide
13:40 (UTC+09:30)

Sunday 1 July	West Coast Fever	40 – 38	Central Pulse	Challenge Stadium, Perth
12:20 (UTC+08:00)

Sunday 1 July	Northern Mystics	50 – 49	New South Wales Swifts	Trusts Stadium, Auckland
19:20 (UTC+12:00)

Monday 2 July	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	53 – 43	Queensland Firebirds	Claudelands Arena, Hamilton
19:40 (UTC+12:00)

Finals

Semifinals

Preliminary final

Grand final

8 July – Rod Laver Arena

22 July – Hisense Arena

Melbourne Vixens

56

Melbourne Vixens

38

Northern Mystics

50

16 July – Trusts Stadium

Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

41

Northern Mystics

48

9 July – Claudelands Arena

Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

57

Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

49

Adelaide Thunderbirds

48

Sun 8 or Mon 9 July
Time TBD

1st from round-robin

v

2nd from round-robin

Venue TBD

Sun 8 or Mon 9 July
Time TBD

3rd from round-robin

v

4th from round-robin

Venue TBD

Sun 15 or Mon 16 July
Time TBD

Loser of major semi-final

v

Winner of minor semi-final

Venue TBD

Sun 22 or Mon 23 July
Time TBD

Winner of major semi-final

v

Winner of preliminary final

Venue TBD

Festival of the Stars

The Festival of the Stars is a charity match in Australia, where two celebrity teams play each other to win money for their charities. The charity match is held annually during the round-robin stages of the ANZ Championship.

Season statistics

Current as of 29 April 2012.^[11]

Top 5 Goals scored
Pos.	Player	Team	GS	GA	G%
1	Caitlin Bassett	West Coast Fever	171	195	87.7
2	Romelda Aiken	Queensland Firebirds	164	201	81.6
3	Carla Borrego	Adelaide Thunderbirds	154	179	86.0
4	Caitlin Thwaites	Central Pulse	117	135	86.7
5	Donna Wilkins	Southern Steel	113	125	90.4

Top 5 Goal assists
Pos.	Player	Team	G/A
1	Madison Browne	Melbourne Vixens	93
2	Emily Beaton	Adelaide Thunderbirds	61
3	Temepara George	Northern Mystics	53
4	Ashleigh Brazill	West Coast Fever	48
5	Natalie Medhurst	Queensland Firebirds	46

Top 5 Rebounds
Pos.	Player	Team	Reb.
1	Laura Geitz	Queensland Firebirds	20
2	Romelda Aiken	Queensland Firebirds	16
3	Geva Mentor	Melbourne Vixens	12
4=	Katrina Grant	Central Pulse	11
4=	Sharni Layton	Adelaide Thunderbirds	11

Top 5 Centre-pass receives
Pos.	Player	Team	CPR
1	Catherine Cox	West Coast Fever	89
2	Courtney Tairi	Southern Steel	87
3=	Madison Browne	Melbourne Vixens	78
3=	Natalie Medhurst	Queensland Firebirds	78
5	Erin Bell	Adelaide Thunderbirds	73

Top 5 Intercepts
Pos.	Player	Team	Int.
1=	Ashleigh Brazill	West Coast Fever	14
1=	Geva Mentor	Melbourne Vixens	14
3	Laura Geitz	Queensland Firebirds	12
4=	Sharni Layton	Adelaide Thunderbirds	10
4=	Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit	Southern Steel	10

Top 5 Deflections
Pos.	Player	Team	Defl.
1	Geva Mentor	Melbourne Vixens	34
2	Sharni Layton	Adelaide Thunderbirds	28
3	Eboni Beckford-Chambers	West Coast Fever	26
4=	Andrea Gilmore	West Coast Fever	18
4=	Katrina Grant	Central Pulse	18
4=	Laura Geitz	Queensland Firebirds	18

Top 5 Penalties
Pos.	Player	Team	Pen.
1	Elizabeth Manu	Canterbury Tactix	97
2=	Laura Geitz	Queensland Firebirds	83
2=	Sonia Mkoloma	New South Wales Swifts	83
4	Geva Mentor	Melbourne Vixens	80
5	Sharni Layton	Adelaide Thunderbirds	77

Top 5 Turnovers
Pos.	Player	Team	Turn.
1	Carla Borrego	Adelaide Thunderbirds	25
2	Romelda Aiken	Queensland Firebirds	23
3	Caitlin Bassett	West Coast Fever	22
4	Ashleigh Brazill	West Coast Fever	21
5	Catherine Cox	West Coast Fever	20

Awards

Season MVP

2012 Most Valuable Player
Nat.	Player	Team	Points
-
-
-
-
-

Best Young Player Award

2012 Best Young Player
Nat.	Player	Team	Round
-
-
-
-
-

All Star Team

2012 All Star team
Pos.	Name	Team
GS
GA
WA
C
WD
GD
GK
Coach

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