2013 Adelaide Thunderbirds season

The 2013 Adelaide Thunderbirds season saw Adelaide Thunderbirds compete in the 2013 ANZ Championship. With a team captained by Natalie von Bertouch and featuring Erin Bell, Carla Borrego, Renae Hallinan, Rebecca Bulley and Sharni Layton, Adelaide Thunderbirds won both the minor premiership and the overall championship. Having previously won the 2010 ANZ Championship, Thunderbirds became the first team to win a second championship.^[1][2] Thunderbirds secured the minor premiership with a 64–48 win over Northern Mystics in Round 13.^[3][4] 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.^{[1][5][6][7][8]}

Adelaide Thunderbirds
2013 season
Head coach	Jane Woodlands-Thompson
Asst. coach	Dan Ryan Judy Greenwood Tania Obst
Manager	Catherine Foreman
Captain	Natalie von Bertouch
Main venue	Netball SA Stadium
Season results
Wins–losses	14–1
Regular season	1st
Finals placing	1st
Team colours

Players

Player movements

Gains and losses

Gains	Losses
Laura Packard (Southern Force) Samantha Poolman (NNSW Waratahs) Stephanie Puopolo (Victorian Fury) [9] Leigh Waddington (Southern Force) [10]	Cody Lange (Australian Institute of Sport) Maddy Proud (Australian Institute of Sport) Amehlia Schmidt (Southern Force/AIS) Melissa Rowland

Sources:^{[1][11][12][13]}

2013 roster

2013 Adelaide Thunderbirds roster
Players	Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height Emily Beaton C, WA (1987-04-09)9 April 1987 (aged 25) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Erin Bell GA, WA, GS (1985-10-26)26 October 1985 (aged 27) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Carla Borrego GA, GS (1983-11-11)11 November 1983 (aged 29) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Natalie von Bertouch (c) C, WA, WD (1982-12-16)16 December 1982 (aged 30) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Rebecca Bulley (vc) GD, GK, WD (1982-08-18)18 August 1982 (aged 30) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Renae Hallinan (vc) WD, C (1986-07-18)18 July 1986 (aged 26) 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Sharni Layton GK, GD, WD (1988-01-06)6 January 1988 (aged 25) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Laura Packard GA, GS – Samantha Poolman GK, GD (1991-03-04)4 March 1991 (aged 22) 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Stephanie Puopolo GA, GS – Kate Shimmin GK, GD (1992-02-13)13 February 1992 (aged 21) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Leigh Waddington WD, C –	Head coach Jane Woodlands-Thompson Assistant coach Dan Ryan Judy Greenwood Tania Obst Manager: Catherine Foreman Operations Manager: Rebekah Webster Physiotherapist: Andrew Hopkins Strength and conditioning: Andrew Maynard Damian Maynard Performance Analysis: Tim Rawlins Doctor: Dr Angela Moran Dietician: Natalie von Bertouch Chaplain: Emma George Leadership Coordinator: Karen Betro Notes (c) – Captain (cc) – Co-captain (vc) – Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Notes

• ^1 Laura Packard, Samantha Poolman and Stephanie Puopolo were also members of the 2013 Southern Force squad.
• ^2 Kate Shimmin was also in the 2013 Australian Institute of Sport squad.^[13]

Source:^[1]

Milestones

• Erin Bell became the first player to win three ANZ Championship titles She won her first title with the 2008 New South Wales Swifts and her second with the 2010 Adelaide Thunderbirds.^[7][14][15]
• Natalie von Bertouch announced she was retiring as a player shortly after the grand final.^{[1][16][17][18][19][20][21]}

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.

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

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

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

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

Sources:^[22][23]

Regular season

Fixtures and results

Round 1

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%)

Round 2

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%)

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%)

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%)

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%)

Round 6

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%)

Round 7

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

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%)

Round 9

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%)

Round 10

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%)

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%)

Round 12

Adelaide Thunderbirds received a bye.

Round 13

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%)

Round 14

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%)

Sources:^[24][25]

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:^[26][27]

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:^[5]

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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:^[6][7][8]

Award winners

ANZ Championship awards

Award	Winner
Grand Final MVP	Erin Bell[14]

Thunderbirds awards

Award	Winner
Beach Energy Club Champion	Carla Borrego
Tanya Denver Medal	Renae Hallinan
Thunderbirds Players Player	Natalie von Bertouch
Stratco Fan Favourite	Natalie von Bertouch

Sources:^[1]

All Stars

Position	Player
GA	Erin Bell
WD	Renae Hallinan
Coach	Jane Woodlands-Thompson

Sources:^[28][29]

Australian Netball Awards

Award	Winner
Australian ANZ Championship Player of the Year	Erin Bell
Liz Ellis Diamond	Renae Hallinan[30]
International Player of the Year	Renae Hallinan
Australian ANZ Championship Coach of the Year	Jane Woodlands-Thompson

Sources:^[1][31]

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