2016 ANZ Championship season

Statistics
First champion(s)	Matt Riddle
Final champion(s)	Austin Theory
Most reigns	Austin Theory (2 times)
Longest reign	JD Drake 258 days)
Shortest reign	Austin Theory (0 days)
Oldest champion	JD Drake (34 years, 275 days)
Youngest champion	Austin Theory (20 years, 247 days)
Heaviest champion	Keith Lee (320 lb (150 kg))
Lightest champion	Joey Janela (183 lb (83 kg))

WWN Championship
WWN Championship
Details
Promotion	WWNLive
Date established	November 23, 2016
Date retired	July 13, 2019 ; (unified with the Evolve Championship)
First champion(s)
Statistics
First champion(s)	Matt Riddle
Final champion(s)	Austin Theory
Most reigns	Austin Theory (2 times)
Longest reign	JD Drake 258 days)
Shortest reign	Austin Theory (0 days)
Oldest champion	JD Drake (34 years, 275 days)
Youngest champion	Austin Theory (20 years, 247 days)
Heaviest champion	Keith Lee (320 lb (150 kg))
Lightest champion	Joey Janela (183 lb (83 kg))

The 2016 ANZ Championship season is the ninth and last season of the ANZ Championship, which commenced on 1 April.

Overview

Format

The ANZ Championship is played over 17 weeks, comprising 14 "Regular Rounds", followed by Conference Finals and the ANZ Championship Finals Series. Matches are generally played on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays.

Each team competes in 13 regular matches. Australian teams play all other Australian teams twice, and New Zealand teams once; New Zealand teams play all other New Zealand teams twice, and Australian teams once. ^[3]^[4]

Teams

Teams		Details	Head coach	Captain	Main venues
2016 ANZ Championship teams
Australia	Adelaide Thunderbirds	2016 season	Michelle Den Dekker	Erin Bell	Priceline Stadium, Adelaide
	Melbourne Vixens	2016 season	Simone McKinnis	Madison Robinson	Hisense Arena, Melbourne
	New South Wales Swifts	2016 season	Rob Wright	Kimberlee Green Laura Langman	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
	Queensland Firebirds	2016 season	Roselee Jencke	Laura Geitz	Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
	West Coast Fever	2016 season	Stacey Rosman	Ashleigh Brazill	HBF Stadium, Perth
New Zealand	Canterbury Tactix	2016 season	Sue Hawkins	Anna Thompson	Horncastle Arena, Christchurch
	Central Pulse	2016 season	Tanya Dearns	Katrina Grant	TSB Bank Arena, Wellington
	Northern Mystics	2016 season	Debbie Fuller	Maria Tutaia	The Trusts Arena, Auckland
	Southern Steel	2016 season	Noeline Taurua	Wendy Frew	ILT Stadium Southland, Invercargill
	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	2016 season	Julie Fitzgerald	Leana de Bruin	Claudelands Arena, Hamilton

Standings

2016 Australian Conference v t e
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	G%	Pts
1	Queensland Firebirds	13	11	2	0	796	656	140	121.3%	22
2	New South Wales Swifts	13	10	2	1	828	670	158	123.6%	21
3	Melbourne Vixens	13	8	5	0	731	679	52	107.7%	16
4	West Coast Fever	13	7	6	0	756	707	49	106.9%	14
5	Adelaide Thunderbirds	13	2	11	0	660	775	-115	85.2%	4
2016 New Zealand Conference v t e
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	G%	Pts
1	Southern Steel	13	11	0	2	852	732	120	116.4%	24
2	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	13	6	7	0	665	755	-90	88.1%	12
3	Northern Mystics	13	3	9	1	674	743	-69	90.7%	7
5	Mainland Tactix	13	2	10	1	708	825	-117	85.8%	5
4	Central Pulse	13	2	10	1	676	804	-128	84.1%	5

Qualified for Conference finals
Qualified for Elimination finals

Pld = Games played
W = Win (2 points)
D = Draw (1 points)
L = Loss (0 points)
GF = Goals For
GA = Goals Against
GD = Goals Difference (= GF−GA)
G% = Goal percentage (= 100 × GF/GA)
Pts = Points

Source:^[5]

2016 Australian Conference v t e
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	G%	Pts
1	Queensland Firebirds	13	11	2	0	796	656	140	121.3%	22
2	New South Wales Swifts	13	10	2	1	828	670	158	123.6%	21
3	Melbourne Vixens	13	8	5	0	731	679	52	107.7%	16
4	West Coast Fever	13	7	6	0	756	707	49	106.9%	14
5	Adelaide Thunderbirds	13	2	11	0	660	775	-115	85.2%	4
2016 New Zealand Conference v t e
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	G%	Pts
1	Southern Steel	13	11	0	2	852	732	120	116.4%	24
2	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	13	6	7	0	665	755	-90	88.1%	12
3	Northern Mystics	13	3	9	1	674	743	-69	90.7%	7
5	Mainland Tactix	13	2	10	1	708	825	-117	85.8%	5
4	Central Pulse	13	2	10	1	676	804	-128	84.1%	5

Qualified for Conference finals
Qualified for Elimination finals

Pld = Games played
W = Win (2 points)
D = Draw (1 points)
L = Loss (0 points)
GF = Goals For
GA = Goals Against
GD = Goals Difference (= GF−GA)
G% = Goal percentage (= 100 × GF/GA)
Pts = Points

Source:^[5]

Bye into Conference Finals.

Participates in Finals Series.

(C) Holders of the Challenge Trophy.

Updated after the end of the regular season. Source: ^[6]

Regular season

Round 1

Fri 1 April	Northern Mystics	57 - 58	Southern Steel	The Trusts Arena
7:10 PM (NZDT)

Fri 1 April	Queensland Firebirds	70 - 55	Canterbury Tactix	Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
6:18 AM (AEST)

Sat 2 April	West Coast Fever	63 - 44	Adelaide Thunderbirds	HBF Stadium
2:18 PM (AWST)

Sun 3 April	New South Wales Swifts	57 - 42	Melbourne Vixens	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
12.18 PM (AEST)

Mon 4 April	Central Pulse	57 - 56	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	TSB Bank Arena
7.40 PM (NZST)

Round 2

Sat 9 April	New South Wales Swifts	78 - 50	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
5:18 PM (AEST)

Sun 10 April	Adelaide Thunderbirds	44 - 59	Melbourne Vixens	Titanium Security Arena
11:48 AM (ACST)

Sun 10 April	Southern Steel	58 - 58	Canterbury Tactix	Stadium Southland
4:10 PM (NZST)

Mon 11 April	Northern Mystics	44 - 54	West Coast Fever	The Trusts Arena
7:40 PM (NZST)

Mon 11 April	Queensland Firebirds	61 - 45	Central Pulse	Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
7:18 PM (AEST)

Round 3

Sat 16 April	Melbourne Vixens	47 - 58	Queensland Firebirds	Hisense Arena
5.18 PM (AEST)

Sun 17 April	New South Wales Swifts	68 - 44	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
12.18 PM (AEST)

Sun 17 April	West Coast Fever	64 - 50	Canterbury Tactix	HBF Stadium
2:18 PM (AWST)

Sun 17 April	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	53 - 63	Southern Steel	Energy Events Centre
4.10 PM (NZST)

Mon 18 April	Central Pulse	52 - 52	Northern Mystics	TSB Bank Arena
7:40 PM (NZST)

Round 4 (ANZAC Round)

Sat 23 April	Adelaide Thunderbirds	46 - 58	Queensland Firebirds	Priceline Stadium
4.48 AM (ACST)

Sun 24 April	West Coast Fever	52 - 63	New South Wales Swifts	HBF Stadium
10.18 AM (AWST)

Sun 24 April	Southern Steel	67 - 54	Central Pulse	Stadium Southland
4.10 PM (NZST)

Mon 25 April	Canterbury Tactix	56 - 55	Northern Mystics	Horncastle Arena
7.40 PM (NZST)

BYES: Melbourne Vixens and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

Round 5

Sat 30 April	Southern Steel	69 - 62	West Coast Fever	Stadium Southland
4:10 PM (NZST)

Sat 30 April	Queensland Firebirds	61 - 51	New South Wales Swifts	Brisbane Entertainment Centre
5:18 PM (AEST)

Sun 1 May	Melbourne Vixens	57 - 34	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Hisense Arena
12:18 PM (AEST)

Sun 1 May	Central Pulse	57 - 58	Canterbury Tactix	Te Rauparaha Arena
4:10 PM (NZST)

Mon 2 May	Northern Mystics	52 - 49	Adelaide Thunderbirds	The Trusts Arena
7:40 PM (NZST)

Round 6

Sat 7 May	Queensland Firebirds	70 - 42	Northern Mystics	Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
5:18 PM (AEST)

Sun 8 May	New South Wales Swifts	79 - 41	Central Pulse	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
12:18 PM (AEST)

Sun 8 May	Adelaide Thunderbirds	54 - 69	Southern Steel	Priceline Stadium
1:48 PM (ACST)

Mon 9 May	Canterbury Tactix	48 - 69	Melbourne Vixens	Horncastle Arena
6:10 PM (NZST)

Mon 9 May	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	44 - 58	West Coast Fever	ASB Arena
8:10 PM (NZST)

Round 7

Sat 14 May	West Coast Fever	52 - 61	Queensland Firebirds	HBF Stadium
3:18 PM (AWST)

Sun 15 May	Melbourne Vixens	51 - 59	New South Wales Swifts	Hisense Arena
12:18 PM (AEST)

Sun 15 May	Canterbury Tactix	57 - 58	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Trafalgar Centre
4:10 PM (NZST)

Mon 16 May	Northern Mystics	55 - 53	Central Pulse	The Trusts Arena
7:40 PM (NZST)

BYES: Adelaide Thunderbirds and Southern Steel

Round 8

Sat 21 May	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	49 - 45	Northern Mystics	Claudelands Arena
4:10 PM (NZST)

Sat 21 May	West Coast Fever	53 - 54	Melbourne Vixens	Perth Arena
3:18 PM (AWST)

Sun 22 May	Queensland Firebirds	62 - 51	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
12:18 PM (AEST)

Sun 22 May	Canterbury Tactix	52 - 73	New South Wales Swifts	Horncastle Arena
4:10 PM (NZST)

Mon 23 May	Central Pulse	63 - 67	Southern Steel	TSB Bank Arena
7:40 PM (NZST)

Round 9

Sat 28 May	Melbourne Vixens	57 - 51	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Margaret Court Arena
5:18 PM (AEST)

Sun 29 May	New South Wales Swifts	58 - 54	Queensland Firebirds	Qudos Bank Arena
12:18 PM (AEST)

Sun 29 May	Southern Steel	66 - 60	Northern Mystics	Edgar Centre
4:10 PM (NZST)

Mon 30 May	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	54 - 44	Central Pulse	ASB Arena
7:40 PM (NZST)

BYES: West Coast Fever and Canterbury Tactix

Round 10

Sat 4 June	Queensland Firebirds	56 - 44	Melbourne Vixens	Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
5:18 PM (AEST)

Sun 5 June	Adelaide Thunderbirds	51 - 63	West Coast Fever	Priceline Stadium
11:48 AM (ACST)

Sun 5 June	Canterbury Tactix	51 - 81	Southern Steel	Horncastle Arena
4:10 PM (NZST)

Mon 6 June	Northern Mystics	51 - 54	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	The Trusts Arena
7:40 PM (NZST)

BYES: New South Wales Swifts and Central Pulse

Round 11

Sat 11 June	Southern Steel	66 - 51	Queensland Firebirds	Edgar Centre
4:10 PM (NZST)

Sat 11 June	New South Wales Swifts	57 - 58	West Coast Fever	Newcastle Entertainment Centre
5:48 PM (AEST)

Sun 12 June	Melbourne Vixens	69 - 46	Northern Mystics	Hisense Arena
12:18 PM (AEST)

Sun 12 June	Central Pulse	46 - 60	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Te Rauparaha Arena
4:10 PM (NZST)

Mon 13 June	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	56 - 55	Canterbury Tactix	Claudelands Arena
7:40 PM (NZST)

Round 12

Sat 18 June	Adelaide Thunderbirds	53 - 67	New South Wales Swifts	Titanium Security Arena
4:48 PM (ACST)

Sun 19 June	Melbourne Vixens	60 - 55	West Coast Fever	Hisense Arena
12:18 PM (AEST)

Sun 19 June	Southern Steel	64 - 54	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Stadium Southland
4:10 PM (NZST)

Mon 20 June	Canterbury Tactix	59 - 64	Central Pulse	Horncastle Arena
7:40 PM (NZST)

BYES: Queensland Firebirds and Northern Mystics

Round 13

Sat 25 June	Southern Steel	65 - 56	Melbourne Vixens	Stadium Southland
4:10 PM (NZST)

Sat 25 June	West Coast Fever	70 - 47	Central Pulse	Perth Arena
3:18 AM (AWST)

Sun 26 June	Adelaide Thunderbirds	58 - 55	Canterbury Tactix	Priceline Stadium
11:48 PM (ACST)

Sun 26 June	Northern Mystics	53 - 59	New South Wales Swifts	The Trusts Arena
4:10 PM (NZST)

Mon 27 June	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	47 - 71	Queensland Firebirds	Claudelands Arena
7:40 PM (NZST)

Round 14

Sat 2 July	Northern Mystics	62 - 54	Canterbury Tactix	The Trusts Arena
4:10 PM (NZST)

Sat 2 July	New South Wales Swifts	59 - 59	Southern Steel	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
5:18 PM (AEST)

Sun 3 July	Queensland Firebirds	63 - 52	West Coast Fever	Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
12:18 PM (AEST)

Sun 3 July	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	56 - 55	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Claudelands Arena
4:10 PM (NZST)

Mon 4 July	Central Pulse	53 - 66	Melbourne Vixens	TSB Bank Arena
7:40 PM (NZST)

Finals Series

Elimination Finals

Australian Conference Elimination Final

10 July 2016 5.18 pm (AEST)	Stats	New South Wales Swifts	67–53	Melbourne Vixens		Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre Sydney
		Scoring by quarter: 17-13, 20-12, 16-10, 14-18

New Zealand Conference Elimination Final

10 July 2016 4.10 pm (NZST)	Stats	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	63–47	Northern Mystics		Claudelands Arena Hamilton
		Scoring by quarter: 17-10, 14-14, 13-13, 19-10

Conference Finals

17 July 2016 4.15 pm (NZST)	Stats	Southern Steel	57–59	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic		Ilt Stadium Southland
		Scoring by quarter: 13 -19, 14 -16, 15-12, 15-12

18 July 2016 7.18 (AEST)	Stats	Queensland Firebirds	63–52	New South Wales Swifts		Brisbane Entertainment Centre
		Scoring by quarter: 16-12, 16-15, 15-10, 16-15

Semi-Finals

24 July 2016 12.18 pm (AEST)	Stats	Queensland Firebirds	67–64	Southern Steel		Brisbane Entertainment Centre
		Scoring by quarter: 19 - 16, 13 - 19, 15 - 14, 20 -15

25 July 2016 7.45 pm (NZST)	Stats	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	45–64	NSW Swifts		Claudelands Arena
		Scoring by quarter: 14 - 16, 10 - 17, 7 - 16, 14 - 15

Grand Final

31 July 2016 12.10 pm (AEST)	Stats	Queensland Firebirds	69–67	New South Wales Swifts	ET	Brisbane Entertainment Centre	Fox Sports Sky Sport
		Scoring by quarter: 12-15, 17-12, 12-15, 13-12, ET: 15-13
		Scoring by half: 29-27, 25-27 ET: 15-13

References

^ Cite error: The named reference Announcement was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference Riddle1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "ANZ Championship > About Us > League Format". Retrieved 28 March 2016.
^ http://www.anz-championship.com/Teams
^ ^a ^b "ANZ Championship 2016 – Standings". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
^ https://www.flashscore.com/netball/australia-oceania/anz-championship/standings/

External links

Scores and results

[Announcement-1] Cite error: The named reference Announcement was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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[3] "ANZ Championship > About Us > League Format". Retrieved 28 March 2016.

[4] ttp://www.anz-championship.com/Teams

[fsstandings2016-5] "ANZ Championship 2016 – Standings". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.

[6] ttps://www.flashscore.com/netball/australia-oceania/anz-championship/standings/

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