2013 ANZ Championship season

The 2013 ANZ Championship season was the sixth season of the ANZ Championship. The 2013 season began on 24 March and concluded on 14 July.^[1][2] With a team captained by Natalie von Bertouch and featuring Erin Bell, Carla Borrego, Renae Hallinan, Rebecca Bulley and Sharni Layton, the Adelaide Thunderbirds won both the minor premiership and the overall championship. Having previously won the 2010 ANZ Championship, the Thunderbirds became the first team to win a second championship.^[3][4] The Thunderbirds secured the minor premiership with a 64–48 win over Northern Mystics in Round 13.^[5][6] They subsequently defeated Melbourne Vixens 49–39 in the major semi-final and Queensland Firebirds 50–48 in the grand final to win the championship.^{[3][7][8][9][10]}

2013 ANZ Championship season
League	ANZ Championship
Sport	Netball
Duration	24 March – 14 July
Number of teams	10
TV partner(s)	Fox Sports (Australia) SBS Sky Sport (New Zealand)
Champions	Adelaide Thunderbirds
Runners-up	Queensland Firebirds
Minor premiers	Adelaide Thunderbirds
Season MVP	Jhaniele Fowler (Southern Steel)
Top scorer	Jhaniele Fowler (Southern Steel)

Transfers

Player	2012 team	2013 team
Samantha Poolman[11]	NNSW Waratahs	Adelaide Thunderbirds
Johannah Curran	(Note 1)	Melbourne Vixens
Shannon Eagland	Queensland Firebirds	Melbourne Vixens
Elissa Macleod	Queensland Firebirds	Melbourne Vixens
Amy Steel	Queensland Firebirds	Melbourne Vixens
Melissa Tallent	NNSW Waratahs	New South Wales Swifts
Ashlee Weir	NNSW Waratahs	New South Wales Swifts
Laura Clemesha	Australian Institute of Sport	Queensland Firebirds
Demelza McCloud	Southern Steel	Queensland Firebirds
Abbey McCulloch	NNSW Waratahs	Queensland Firebirds
Kim Ravaillion	Australian Institute of Sport	Queensland Firebirds
Gabi Simpson	Australian Institute of Sport	Queensland Firebirds
Kate Beveridge	Melbourne Vixens	West Coast Fever
Courtney Bruce	Australian Institute of Sport	West Coast Fever
Jade Clarke	Northern Mystics	Canterbury Tactix
Julianna Naoupu	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Canterbury Tactix
Louise Thayer	Southern Steel	Canterbury Tactix
Liana Leota	(Note 2)	Central Pulse
Donna Wilkins	Southern Steel	Central Pulse
Julie Corletto[12]	Melbourne Vixens	Northern Mystics
Jhaniele Fowler[13]	Waulgrovians	Southern Steel
Rachel Rasmussen	Northern Mystics	Southern Steel
Sulu Tone-Fitzpatrick[14]	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Southern Steel
Ellen Halpenny	Canterbury Tactix	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

Notes

• ^1 In 2011, Johannah Curran played for West Coast Fever.^[15]
• ^2 In 2011, Liana Leota played for Southern Steel.^[16]

Sources:^{[17][18][19][20][21][22]}

Salary cap

In October 2012, Netball New Zealand, the five New Zealand ANZ Championship franchises and the New Zealand Netball Players’ Association agreed a new collective agreement to take effect for the 2013 ANZ Championship season. This saw introduction of a $380,000 salary cap. Teams were permitted to contract between 12 and 14 players in their squad.^[23][24]

Head coaches and captains

Team	Head coach	Captain
Adelaide Thunderbirds [3]	Jane Woodlands-Thompson	Natalie von Bertouch
Melbourne Vixens [25]	Simone McKinnis[26][27]	Bianca Chatfield
New South Wales Swifts [28][29]	Lisa Beehag	Mo'onia Gerrard Kimberlee Green
Queensland Firebirds	Roselee Jencke[19]	Laura Geitz[30]
West Coast Fever [31]	Norma Plummer	Catherine Cox
Canterbury Tactix	Leigh Gibbs	Anna Thompson
Central Pulse	Robyn Broughton[17]	Katrina Grant
Northern Mystics	Ruth Aitken[32]	Maria Tutaia
Southern Steel	Janine Southby[33]	Jodi Brown
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Noeline Taurua	Laura Langman

Sources:^[22][34]

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.

Round 1

Saturday 23 February	Melbourne Vixens	39–25	Canterbury Tactix	State Netball Hockey Centre

Saturday 23 February	New South Wales Swifts	28–35	Adelaide Thunderbirds	State Netball Hockey Centre

Round 2

Saturday 23 February	West Coast Fever	45–24	Northern Mystics	State Netball Hockey Centre

Saturday 23 February	Queensland Firebirds	30–28	Southern Steel	State Netball Hockey Centre

Round 3

Saturday 23 February	Melbourne Vixens	35–27	Adelaide Thunderbirds	State Netball Hockey Centre

Saturday 23 February	New South Wales Swifts	45–34	Canterbury Tactix	State Netball Hockey Centre

Round 4

Sunday 24 February	Southern Steel	36–35	New South Wales Swifts	State Netball Hockey Centre

Sunday 24 February	Canterbury Tactix	40–25	Northern Mystics	State Netball Hockey Centre

Round 5

Sunday 24 February	Melbourne Vixens	41–33	West Coast Fever	State Netball Hockey Centre

Round 6

Sunday 24 February	Queensland Firebirds	30–29	New South Wales Swifts	State Netball Hockey Centre

Sunday 24 February	Adelaide Thunderbirds	41–37	Canterbury Tactix	State Netball Hockey Centre

Round 7

Sunday 24 February	Melbourne Vixens	41–28	Northern Mystics	State Netball Hockey Centre

Sunday 24 February	West Coast Fever	41–40	Southern Steel	State Netball Hockey Centre

Round 8

Sunday 24 February	Queensland Firebirds	38–30	Adelaide Thunderbirds	State Netball Hockey Centre

Sources:^[35][36][37]

Regular season

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%)

Sunday 24 March	Adelaide Thunderbirds	49 – 42	Central Pulse	Netball SA Stadium
1:40 pm	Erin Bell  21/26 (81%) Carla Borrego  28/30 (93%)	Stats	Caitlin Thwaites  23/28 (82%) Donna Wilkins  19/19 (100%)

Sunday 24 March	Canterbury Tactix	46 – 69	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Trafalgar Centre
7:20 pm	Sophia Fenwick  8/15 (53%) Joanne Harten  35/43 (81%) Anna Thompson  3/7 (43%)	Stats	Ellen Halpenny  13/17 (76%) Irene van Dyk  45/48 (94%) Jessica Waitapu  11/15 (73%)

Monday 25 March	Northern Mystics	46 – 60	Melbourne Vixens	Trusts Stadium
7:40 pm	Cathrine Latu  28/28 (100%) Maria Tutaia  18/27 (67%)	Stats	Tegan Caldwell  12/13 (92%) Karyn Howarth  38/45 (84%) Sharelle McMahon  10/14 (71%)

Monday 25 March	New South Wales Swifts	55 – 41	West Coast Fever	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
7:40 pm	Carla Dziwoki  18/21 (86%) Susan Pratley  32/38 (84%) Amorette Wild  5/6 (83%)	Stats	Caitlin Bassett  3/5 (60%) Kate Beveridge  7/13 (54%) Catherine Cox  29/36 (81%) Lisa Millman  2/2 (100%)

Round 2

Saturday 30 March	Canterbury Tactix	56 – 75	Southern Steel	CBS Canterbury Arena
4:20 pm	Sophia Fenwick  26/33 (79%) Joanne Harten  29/37 (78%) Julianna Naoupu  1/1 (100%)	Stats	Jodi Brown  10/11 (91%) Jhaniele Fowler  65/70 (93%)

Sunday 31 March	Melbourne Vixens	58 – 44	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Hisense Arena
12:10 pm	Tegan Caldwell  22/24 (92%) Karyn Howarth  36/41 (88%)	Stats	Erin Bell  25/29 (86%) Carla Borrego  17/20 (85%) Stephanie Puopolo  2/2 (100%)

Sunday 31 March	West Coast Fever	80 – 53	Northern Mystics	Challenge Stadium
11:10 am	Caitlin Bassett  62/70 (89%) Catherine Cox  18/19 (95%)	Stats	Cathrine Latu  14/16 (88%) Bailey Mes  5/6 (83%) Maria Tutaia  34/42 (81%)

Sunday 31 March	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	61 – 35	New South Wales Swifts	ASB Baypark Arena
7:20 pm	Ellen Halpenny  12/18 (67%) Irene van Dyk  32/33 (97%) Jessica Waitapu  17/20 (85%)	Stats	Carla Dziwoki  10/14 (71%) Susan Pratley  23/29 (79%) Amorette Wild  2/4 (50%)

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

Saturday 6 April	Southern Steel	54 – 60	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Lion Foundation Arena
4:20 pm	Jhaniele Fowler  41/45 (91%) Jodi Brown  13/14 (93%)	Stats	Carla Borrego  36/42 (86%) Erin Bell  24/29 (83%)

Sunday 7 April	West Coast Fever	57 – 51	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Challenge Stadium
10:10 am	Caitlin Bassett  36/39 (92%) Catherine Cox  19/28 (68%) Kate Beveridge  2/5 (40%)	Stats	Ellen Halpenny  32/42 (76%) Irene van Dyk  15/19 (79%) Jess Waitapu  4/8 (50%)

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%)

Monday 8 April	Central Pulse	55 – 49	New South Wales Swifts	TSB Bank Arena
7:40 pm	Caitlin Thwaites  30/32 (94%) Donna Wilkins  25/27 (93%)	Stats	Susan Pratley  26/30 (87%) Carla Dziwoki  21/24 (88%) Amorette Wild  2/2 (100%)

Monday 8 April	Melbourne Vixens	60 – 40	Canterbury Tactix	Hisense Arena
7:40 pm	Karyn Howarth  39/46 (85%) Tegan Caldwell  20/23 (87%) Erin Hoare  1/1 (100%)	Stats	Joanne Harten  19/27 (70%) Sophia Fenwick  12/19 (63%) Julianna Naoupu  9/12 (75%)

Round 4

Sunday 14 April	Adelaide Thunderbirds	72 – 46	West Coast Fever	Netball SA Stadium
11:40 am	Erin Bell  25/29 (86%) Carla Borrego  43/46 (93%) Laura Packard  4/7 (57%)	Stats	Caitlin Bassett  35/41 (85%) Catherine Cox  11/16 (69%)

Sunday 14 April	Central Pulse	59 – 56	Southern Steel	Arena Manawatu
7:20 pm	Caitlin Thwaites  33/37 (89%) Donna Wilkins  26/28 (93%)	Stats	Jodi Brown  9/10 (90%) Jhaniele Fowler  47/52 (90%)

Monday 15 April	Canterbury Tactix	80 – 78	Northern Mystics	CBS Canterbury Arena
7:40 pm	Joanne Harten  63/67 (94%) Sophia Fenwick  11/20 (55%) Julianna Naoupu  6/9 (67%)	Q4: 63 – 63 Stats	Cathrine Latu  57/59 (97%) Maria Tutaia  21/27 (78%)

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%)

BYES:  Melbourne Vixens and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

Round 5

Sunday 21 April	Adelaide Thunderbirds	39 – 38	Melbourne Vixens	Netball SA Stadium
11:40 am	Carla Borrego  22/27 (81%) Erin Bell  17/24 (71%)	Stats	Tegan Caldwell  21/23 (91%) Erin Hoare  11/14 (79%) Sharelle McMahon  6/11 (55%)

Sunday 21 April	West Coast Fever	71 – 51	New South Wales Swifts	Challenge Stadium
12:10 pm	Caitlin Bassett  47/55 (85%) Catherine Cox  23/26 (88%) Kate Beveridge  1/1 (100%)	Stats	Carla Dziwoki  19/22 (86%) Susan Pratley  14/17 (82%) Amorette Wild  9/11 (82%) Melissa Tallent  9/12 (75%)

Sunday 21 April	Northern Mystics	69 – 68	Central Pulse	Trusts Stadium
7:20 pm	Cathrine Latu  45/45 (100%) Maria Tutaia  24/32 (75%)	Q4: 56 – 56 Stats	Caitlin Thwaites  41/45 (91%) Donna Wilkins  27/30 (90%)

Monday 22 April	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	65 – 45	Canterbury Tactix	ASB Baypark Arena
7:40 pm	Irene van Dyk  38/38 (100%) Ellen Halpenny  21/25 (84%) Jess Waitapu  6/7 (86%)	Stats	Joanne Harten  20/22 (91%) Sophia Fenwick  14/16 (88%) Julianna Naoupu  11/13 (85%)

BYES:  Queensland Firebirds and Southern Steel

Round 6

Saturday 27 April	West Coast Fever	49 – 58	Melbourne Vixens	Perth Arena
12:10 pm	Caitlin Bassett  39/43 (91%) Catherine Cox  10/16 (63%)	Stats	Tegan Caldwell  35/41 (85%) Sharelle McMahon  23/30 (77%)

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%)

Sunday 28 April	Central Pulse	53 – 52	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	TSB Bank Arena
7:20 pm	Caitlin Thwaites  32/37 (86%) Donna Wilkins  21/23 (91%)	Stats	Irene van Dyk  29/29 (100%) Ellen Halpenny  23/29 (79%)

Monday 29 April	Southern Steel	67 – 52	Northern Mystics	Stadium Southland Velodrome
7:40 pm	Jhaniele Fowler  53/54 (98%) Jodi Brown  12/15 (80%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  2/3 (67%)	Stats	Cathrine Latu  22/25 (88%) Maria Tutaia  22/31 (71%) Bailey Mes  8/9 (89%)

BYES:  New South Wales Swifts and Canterbury Tactix

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%)

Sunday 5 May	Melbourne Vixens	52 – 30	Central Pulse	Hisense Arena
2:10 pm	Sharelle McMahon  20/23 (87%) Tegan Caldwell  24/34 (71%) Karyn Howarth  8/11 (73%)	Stats	Caitlin Thwaites  15/21 (71%) Donna Wilkins  11/13 (85%) Paula Griffin  4/6 (67%)

Sunday 5 May	Northern Mystics	57 – 61	Canterbury Tactix	Trusts Stadium
7:20 pm	Cathrine Latu  26/27 (96%) Maria Tutaia  20/23 (87%) Bailey Mes  11/13 (85%)	Stats	Joanne Harten  37/40 (93%) Sophia Fenwick  24/33 (73%)

Monday 6 May	Southern Steel	60 – 55	New South Wales Swifts	Stadium Southland Velodrome
7:40 pm	Jhaniele Fowler  59/63 (94%) Jodi Brown  1/3 (33%)	Stats	Susan Pratley  33/34 (97%) Carla Dziwoki  22/27 (81%)

Monday 6 May	Adelaide Thunderbirds	45 – 33	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Netball SA Stadium
7:10 pm	Carla Borrego  29/35 (83%) Erin Bell  16/23 (70%)	Stats	Irene van Dyk  13/16 (81%) Ellen Halpenny  12/18 (67%) Jess Waitapu  8/14 (57%)

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%)

Sunday 12 May	New South Wales Swifts	42 – 50	Melbourne Vixens	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
12:10 pm	Carla Dziwoki  19/21 (90%) Susan Pratley  18/25 (72%) Melissa Tallent  5/6 (83%)	Stats	Tegan Caldwell  22/25 (88%) Karyn Howarth  19/23 (83%) Sharelle McMahon  9/14 (64%)

Sunday 12 May	West Coast Fever	47 – 49	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Challenge Stadium
12:10 pm	Caitlin Bassett  35/39 (90%) Catherine Cox  12/16 (75%)	Stats	Carla Borrego  29/29 (100%) Erin Bell  20/28 (71%)

Sunday 12 May	Northern Mystics	63 – 73	Southern Steel	Trusts Stadium
7:20 pm	Bailey Mes  37/45 (82%) Maria Tutaia  26/35 (74%)	Stats	Jhaniele Fowler  59/61 (97%) Jodi Brown  14/14 (100%)

Monday 13 May	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	53 – 49	Central Pulse	Claudelands Arena
7:40 pm	Ellen Halpenny  32/40 (80%) Irene van Dyk  21/22 (95%)	Stats	Caitlin Thwaites  33/35 (94%) Donna Wilkins  16/17 (94%)

Round 9

Saturday 18 May	Southern Steel	65 – 58	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Stadium Southland Velodrome
4:20 pm	Jhaniele Fowler  44/46 (96%) Jodi Brown  21/24 (88%)	Stats	Irene van Dyk  29/29 (100%) Jess Waitapu  7/7 (100%) Ellen Halpenny  22/31 (71%)

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%)

Sunday 19 May	Adelaide Thunderbirds	50 – 48	New South Wales Swifts	Netball SA Stadium
1:40 pm	Carla Borrego  30/33 (91%) Erin Bell  20/27 (74%)	Stats	Melissa Tallent  10/11 (91%) Susan Pratley  29/35 (83%) Carla Dziwoki  9/12 (75%)

Sunday 19 May	Canterbury Tactix	55 – 64	West Coast Fever	Trafalgar Centre
7:20 pm	Joanne Harten  31/38 (82%) Julianna Naoupu  13/18 (72%) Sophia Fenwick  11/17 (65%)	Stats	Caitlin Bassett  49/54 (91%) Kate Beveridge  1/1 (100%) Catherine Cox  14/18 (78%)

Monday 20 May	Central Pulse	63 – 48	Northern Mystics	Te Rauparaha Arena
7:40 pm	Caitlin Thwaites  43/47 (91%) Donna Wilkins  20/22 (91%)	Stats	Cathrine Latu  15/17 (88%) Maria Tutaia  22/27 (81%) Bailey Mes  11/13 (85%)

Round 10

Sunday 26 May	New South Wales Swifts	63 – 44	Northern Mystics	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
12:10 pm	Susan Pratley  40/45 (89%) Carla Dziwoki  21/26 (81%) Melissa Tallent  2/3 (67%)	Report Stats	Bailey Mes  13/16 (81%) Maria Tutaia  19/23 (83%) Cathrine Latu  12/14 (86%)

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%)

Sunday 26 May	Central Pulse	53 – 52	West Coast Fever	TSB Bank Arena
7:20 pm	Caitlin Thwaites  28/33 (85%) Donna Wilkins  25/25 (100%)	Report Stats	Caitlin Bassett  31/32 (97%) Catherine Cox  18/20 (90%) Kate Beveridge  3/3 (100%)

Monday 27 May	Canterbury Tactix	58 – 62	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Lion Foundation Arena
7:40 pm	Sophia Fenwick  33/44 (75%) Joanne Harten  25/30 (83%)	Report Stats	Carla Borrego  45/50 (90%) Erin Bell  11/16 (69%) Laura Packard  6/13 (46%) Stephanie Puopolo  0/2 (0%)

Monday 27 May	Melbourne Vixens	58 – 52	Southern Steel	Hisense Arena
7:40 pm	Tegan Caldwell  33/37 (89%) Karyn Howarth  25/29 (86%)	Report Stats	Jhaniele Fowler  45/50 (90%) Jodi Brown  7/9 (78%)

Round 11

Sunday 2 June	New South Wales Swifts	43 – 46	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Allphones Arena
12:10 pm	Susan Pratley  26/29 (90%) Carla Dziwoki  14/16 (88%) Melissa Tallent  3/5 (60%)	Report Stats	Carla Borrego  31/33 (94%) Erin Bell  15/16 (94%)

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%)

Sunday 2 June	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	58 – 52	Southern Steel	Energy Events Centre
7:20 pm	Irene van Dyk  35/36 (97%) Ellen Halpenny  23/26 (88%)	Report Stats	Jhaniele Fowler  39/40 (98%) Jodi Brown  13/18 (72%)

Monday 3 June	Canterbury Tactix	45 – 62	Central Pulse	CBS Canterbury Arena
7:40 pm	Joanne Harten  28/34 (82%) Sophia Fenwick  12/21 (57%) Julianna Naoupu  5/9 (56%)	Report Stats	Caitlin Thwaites  38/46 (83%) Donna Wilkins  24/28 (86%)

BYES:  West Coast Fever and Northern Mystics

Round 12

Saturday 8 June	Melbourne Vixens	39 – 48	New South Wales Swifts	Hisense Arena
2:10 pm	Karyn Howarth  7/8 (88%) Sharelle McMahon  10/15 (67%) Tegan Caldwell  22/26 (85%)	Stats	Carla Dziwoki  25/32 (78%) Susan Pratley  23/37 (62%)

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%)

Sunday 9 June	Southern Steel	79 – 62	Canterbury Tactix	Lion Foundation Arena
7:20 pm	Jhaniele Fowler  65/69 (94%) Jodi Brown  12/14 (86%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  2/4 (50%)	Report Stats	Joanne Harten  38/43 (88%) Sophia Fenwick  10/16 (63%)

Monday 10 June	Northern Mystics	50 – 60	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Trusts Stadium
7:40 pm	Bailey Mes  29/36 (81%) Maria Tutaia  21/30 (70%)	Report Stats	Ellen Halpenny  27/30 (90%) Irene van Dyk  33/34 (97%)

BYES:  Adelaide Thunderbirds and Central Pulse

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%)

Sunday 16 June	Adelaide Thunderbirds	64 – 48	Northern Mystics	Netball SA Stadium
1:40 pm	Carla Borrego  45/50 (90%) Erin Bell  19/23 (83%)	Report Stats	Bailey Mes  38/43 (88%) Maria Tutaia  10/16 (63%)

Sunday 16 June	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	56 – 51	Melbourne Vixens	Claudelands Arena
7:20 pm	Irene van Dyk  31/33 (94%) Ellen Halpenny  25/29 (86%)	Stats	Tegan Caldwell  28/29 (97%) Karyn Howarth  23/27 (85%)

Monday 17 June	Central Pulse	73 – 59	Canterbury Tactix	Te Rauparaha Arena
7:40 pm	Paula Griffin  50/58 (86%) Donna Wilkins  23/26 (88%)	Report Stats	Joanne Harten  28/34 (82%) Julianna Naoupu  19/22 (86%) Sophia Fenwick  12/16 (75%)

Monday 17 June	West Coast Fever	68 – 56	Southern Steel	Challenge Stadium
5:40 pm	Caitlin Bassett  41/44 (93%) Catherine Cox  27/32 (84%)	Report Stats	Jhaniele Fowler  45/49 (92%) Jodi Brown  7/13 (54%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  4/5 (80%)

Round 14

Sunday 23 June	Melbourne Vixens	69 – 39	West Coast Fever	Hisense Arena
12:10 pm	Karyn Howarth  41/47 (87%) Tegan Caldwell  16/18 (89%) Sharelle McMahon  12/19 (63%)	Report Stats	Catherine Cox  17/22 (77%) Kate Beveridge  13/17 (76%) Caitlin Bassett  7/12 (58%) Lisa Millman  2/2 (100%)

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%)

Sunday 23 June	Southern Steel	64 – 73	Central Pulse	Stadium Southland Velodrome
7:20 pm	Jhaniele Fowler  60/61 (98%) Jodi Brown  4/5 (80%)	Report Stats	Caitlin Thwaites  45/51 (88%) Donna Wilkins  28/31 (90%)

Monday 24 June	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	68 – 40	Northern Mystics	ASB Baypark Arena
7:40 pm		Report Stats

Monday 24 June	New South Wales Swifts	62 – 42	Canterbury Tactix	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
7:40 pm	Susan Pettitt  39/42 (93%) Carla Dziwoki  12/14 (86%) Amorette Wild  3/7 (43%) Melissa Tallent  8/12 (67%)	Stats	Joanne Harten  25/34 (74%) Julianna Naoupu  12/17 (71%) Sophia Fenwick  5/9 (56%)

Sources:^[1][2]

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

Sources:^[38][39]

Finals

Semifinals

Preliminary final

Grand final

30 June – Netball SA Stadium

14 July – Adelaide Entertainment Centre

Adelaide Thunderbirds

49

Adelaide Thunderbirds

50

Melbourne Vixens

39

7 July – Parkville Stadium

Queensland Firebirds

48

Melbourne Vixens

46

1 July – Claudelands Arena

Queensland Firebirds

50

Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

50

Queensland Firebirds

53

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Major semi-final

Sunday 30 June 11:45 am	Stats	Adelaide Thunderbirds	49–39	Melbourne Vixens		Netball SA Stadium
		Scoring by quarter: 12–8, 20-21, 31–30, 49–39
		Carla Borrego  32/37 (86%) Erin Bell  17/22 (77%) Laura Packard  0/1 (0%)		Karyn Howarth  29/35 (83%) Sharelle McMahon  8/10 (80%) Tegan Caldwell  2/2 (100%)

Source:^[7]

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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%)

Source:^[40][41]

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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%)

Source:^[42][43]

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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%)

Sources:^[8][9][10]

Season statistics

Top 5 Goals scored
Pos.	Player	Team	GS	GA	G%
1	Jhaniele Fowler	Southern Steel	606	648	93.5
2	Romelda Aiken	Queensland Firebirds	507	574	88.3
3	Caitlin Bassett	West Coast Fever	443	498	89.0
4	Joanne Harten	Canterbury Tactix	386	451	85.6
5	Carla Borrego	Adelaide Thunderbirds	385	438	87.9

Top 5 Goal assists
Pos.	Player	Team	G/A
1	Madison Browne	Melbourne Vixens	208
2	Jodi Brown	Southern Steel	206
3	Laura Langman	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	188
4	Verity Simmons	West Coast Fever	171
5	Liana Leota	Central Pulse	161

Top 5 Rebounds
Pos.	Player	Team	Reb.
1	Romelda Aiken	Queensland Firebirds	54
2	Joanne Harten	Canterbury Tactix	32
3	Geva Mentor	Melbourne Vixens	31
4	Carla Borrego	Adelaide Thunderbirds	30
5	Jhaniele Fowler	Southern Steel	29

Top 5 Centre-pass receives
Pos.	Player	Team	CPR
1	Maria Tutaia	Northern Mystics	296
2	Madison Browne	Melbourne Vixens	284
3	Donna Wilkins	Central Pulse	283
4	Liana Leota	Central Pulse	264
5	Anna Thompson	Canterbury Tactix	263

Top 5 Intercepts
Pos.	Player	Team	Int.
1	Geva Mentor	Melbourne Vixens	29
2	Katrina Grant	Central Pulse	28
3	Laura Geitz	Queensland Firebirds	26
4	Sharni Layton	Adelaide Thunderbirds	24
5	Sonia Mkoloma	New South Wales Swifts	23

Top 5 Deflections
Pos.	Player	Team	Defl.
1	Geva Mentor	Melbourne Vixens	77
2	Katrina Grant	Central Pulse	59
3	Eboni Beckford-Chambers	West Coast Fever	56
4	Leana de Bruin	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	54
5	Jane Watson	Canterbury Tactix	48

Top 5 Penalties
Pos.	Player	Team	Pen.
1	Sonia Mkoloma	New South Wales Swifts	220
2	Geva Mentor	Melbourne Vixens	190
3	Rachel Rasmussen	Southern Steel	187
4	Casey Kopua	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	182
5	Sharni Layton	Adelaide Thunderbirds	178

Top 5 Turnovers
Pos.	Player	Team	Turn.
1	Maria Tutaia	Northern Mystics	75
2	Joanne Harten	Canterbury Tactix	74
3	Sophia Fenwick	Canterbury Tactix	71
4	Susan Pratley	New South Wales Swifts	69
5	Carla Borrego	Adelaide Thunderbirds	67

Award winners

ANZ Championship awards

Award	Winner	Team
ANZ Championship Most Valuable Player	Jhaniele Fowler[44][45]	Southern Steel
ANZ Championship Grand Final MVP	Erin Bell[46]	Adelaide Thunderbirds
ANZ Championship Best New Talent	Jhaniele Fowler[44][45]	Southern Steel

All Star Team

Position	Player	Team
GS	Jhaniele Fowler	Southern Steel
GA	Erin Bell	Adelaide Thunderbirds
WA	Madison Browne	Melbourne Vixens
C	Laura Langman	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
WD	Renae Hallinan	Adelaide Thunderbirds
GD	Casey Kopua	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
GK	Geva Mentor	Melbourne Vixens
Coach	Jane Woodlands-Thompson	Adelaide Thunderbirds

Sources:^[47][48]

Australian Netball Awards

Award	Winner	Team
Australian ANZ Championship Player of the Year	Erin Bell	Adelaide Thunderbirds
Liz Ellis Diamond	Renae Hallinan[49]	Adelaide Thunderbirds
Australian ANZ Championship Coach of the Year	Jane Woodlands-Thompson	Adelaide Thunderbirds

Sources:^[3][50]

Media coverage

Netball Australia signed a new TV rights agreement with Fox Sports and SBS. All 69 games, including the playoffs were broadcast live by Fox Sports. SBS 2, replacing Network 10, broadcast a live Sunday match as well as providing coverage of the playoffs on its free-to-air television network. Sky Sport continued to broadcast live games in New Zealand.^[22][51]

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