2011 Queensland Firebirds season

Queensland Firebirds
	2011 ANZ Championship season
Head coach	Roselee Jencke
Captain	Lauren Nourse
Vice-captain	Laura Geitz
Main venue	Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Season results
Wins–losses	15–0
Regular season	Minor premiers
Finals placing	Champions
	Team colours

The 2011 Queensland Firebirds season was the fourth year that the Queensland Firebirds contested the ANZ Championship, and the fifteenth year of their competitive history. The Firebirds were coached by Roselee Jencke in her second year in the position, while veteran midcourter Lauren Nourse resumed her role as Queensland captain. Most home games were played at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.

During the round-robin matches, captain Lauren Nourse suffered a season-ending injury. Nevertheless, the Firebirds finished the round-robin stage undefeated to emerge as minor premiers. Playing in their first ANZ Championship finals series, the Firebirds defeated the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in the major semi-final on the Gold Coast. They progressed directly to the Grand Final, which was played in Brisbane against fellow finals debutants the Northern Mystics. In front of a capacity home crowd, the Firebirds defeated the Mystics by 57–44 to win their first ANZ Championship title.

Players

2011 team

2011 Queensland Firebirds roster

Players

Coaching staff

Name	Position(s)	DoB	Height
Candice Adams	GA, GS, WA	23-11-1988	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Romelda Aiken	GS, GA	19-11-1988	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Laura Geitz (vc)	GK, GD	04-11-1987	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Elissa Macleod	C, WD, WA	19-03-1984	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Clare McMeniman	GD, WD	11-07-1985	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Natalie Medhurst	GA, GS	20-01-1984	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Lauren Nourse (c)	WA, C	10-08-1982	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Chelsea Pitman	GA, WA	08-06-1988	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Jacqui Russell	C, WA	01-06-1988	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Amy Steel	GD, GK	07-04-1989	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Keirra Trompf	WD	16-09-1985	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Ameliaranne Wells	GS, GA	11-01-1991	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)

Head coach

Roselee Jencke

Assistant coach

Tracey Robinson

Manager: Nannette Rigoni
Physiotherapist: Mark Stokes
Strength and conditioning: Dirk Spits

Notes

(c) – Captain
(cc) – Co-captain
(vc) – Vice-captain
– Injury / maternity leave
(TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Transfers

2011 Firebirds player movements
Gains	Positions	Former team
Candice Adams	GA, GS, WA	New signing
Elissa MacLeod	C, WD, WA	New signing
Chelsea Pitman	GA, WA	Canterbury Tactix
Ameliaranne Wells	GS, GA	New signing
Losses	Positions	New team
Alissa Castrisos	GA, GS	Not signed
Sophie Croft	GS, GA	Not signed
Laura Scherian	WA, C	Not signed
Sarah Wall	WA, C	Melbourne Vixens

Regular season

Fixtures and results

Notes

Colours: Firebirds win Firebirds loss Not played/scheduled
Home teams are listed left, away teams right. Times listed are local.

Round 1	NO MATCH

21 February	Report Stats	Queensland Firebirds	51 – 48	New South Wales Swifts		Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
		Aiken 28/37 (76%) Medhurst 23/26 (88%)		Cox 27/34 (79%) Pratley 21/25 (84%)

26 February	Report Stats	Queensland Firebirds	64 – 41	Adelaide Thunderbirds		Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
		Aiken 50/54 (93%) Medhurst 13/18 (72%) Pitman 1/3 (33%)		Bell 6/10 (60%) Borrego 30/34 (88%) Giteau 5/6 (83%)

28 February	Report Stats	West Coast Fever	38 – 62	Queensland Firebirds		Challenge Stadium, Perth
		Bassett 30/35 (86%) Howard 3/3 (100%) Shoard 5/11 (45%)		Aiken 20/25 (80%) Medhurst 39/45 (87%) Wells 3/4 (75%)

6 March	Report Stats	Queensland Firebirds	51 – 36	Southern Steel		Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
		Aiken 30/36 (83%) Medhurst 21/24 (88%)		Griffin 15/22 (68%) Wipiiti 21/26 (81%)

13 March	Report Stats	Adelaide Thunderbirds	42 – 64	Queensland Firebirds		ETSA Park, Adelaide
		Bell 31/34 (91%) Borrego 2/2 (100%) Giteau 6/11 (55%) Lange 3/5 (60%)		Aiken 39/47 (83%) Medhurst 25/27 (93%)

20 March	Report Stats	New South Wales Swifts	53 – 57	Queensland Firebirds		State Sports Centre, Sydney
		Cox 31/36 (86%) Pratley 22/25 (88%)		Aiken 37/43 (86%) Medhurst 20/25 (80%)

26 March	Report Stats	Northern Mystics	52 – 61	Queensland Firebirds		Trusts Stadium, Auckland
		Latu 19/19 (100%) Tutaia 33/38 (87%)		Aiken 38/43 (88%) Medhurst 23/26 (88%)

31 March	Report Stats	Melbourne Vixens	42 – 52	Queensland Firebirds		State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
		Beveridge 15/26 (58%) Knott 16/19 (84%) McMahon 11/14 (79%)		Aiken 31/38 (82%) Medhurst 21/27 (78%)

4 April	Report Stats	Queensland Firebirds	53 – 49	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic		Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
		Aiken 36/39 (92%) Medhurst 17/21 (81%)		Naoupu 24/29 (83%) van Dyk 25/26 (96%)

10 April	Report Stats	Central Pulse	44 – 61	Queensland Firebirds		Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua
		Thwaites 35/44 (80%) Cassidy 3/6 (50%) Bellringer 6/11 (55%)		Aiken 37/44 (84%) Medhurst 24/29 (83%)

14 April	Report Stats	Queensland Firebirds	57 – 36	Melbourne Vixens		Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
		Aiken 35/42 (83%) Medhurst 22/30 (73%) Wells 0/2 (0%)		Beveridge 24/32 (75%) Caldwell 11/17 (65%) Tregear 1/2 (50%)

25 April	Report Stats	Queensland Firebirds	56 – 54	West Coast Fever		Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
		Aiken 26/31 (84%) Medhurst 30/36 (83%)		Bassett 37/39 (95%) Howard 4/4 (100%) Shoard 13/17 (76%)

30 April	Report Stats	Canterbury Tactix	52 – 69	Queensland Firebirds		CBS Canterbury Arena, Christchurch
		Halpenny 26/35 (74%) Wilkins 26/35 (74%)		Aiken 50/55 (91%) Medhurst 19/21 (90%)

Standings

2011 ANZ Championship ladder
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	Diff	G%	Pts
1	Queensland Firebirds	13	13	0	758	587	+171	129.13	26
2	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	13	10	3	647	578	+69	111.94	20
3	New South Wales Swifts	13	9	4	677	606	+71	111.72	18
4	Northern Mystics	13	9	4	684	619	+65	110.50	18
5	Melbourne Vixens	13	8	5	664	610	+54	108.85	16
6	Adelaide Thunderbirds	13	5	8	662	737	-75	89.82	10
7	Southern Steel	13	4	9	533	594	-61	89.73	8
8	Central Pulse	13	3	10	599	683	-84	87.70	6
9	West Coast Fever	13	3	10	646	754	-108	85.68	6
10	Canterbury Tactix	13	1	12	621	723	-102	85.89	2
Updated on 2 May 2011 (Round 12, Game 5)

Table legend
Pos = Position Pld = Games played W = Wins (2 points) L = Losses (0 points) GF = Goals For (total goals scored) GA = Goals Against (total goals conceded) Diff = Goal Difference (= GF−GA) G% = Goal Percentage (= 100 × GF/GA) Pts = Points (progressive tally) Team position

Finals

Semi-finals				Preliminary final					Grand final

9 May – Gold Coast
1	Queensland Firebirds	50
2	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	39
				15 May – Hamilton					22 May – Brisbane
				Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic		42			Queensland Firebirds	57
					Northern Mystics		43			Northern Mystics	44
8 May – Sydney
3	New South Wales Swifts	44
4	Northern Mystics	49	Key:		Winning team advances			Losing team advances

Fixtures and results

Notes

Colours: Firebirds win Firebirds loss
Home teams are listed left, away teams right. Times listed are local.

Monday 9 May 19:40 (UTC+10)	Report Stats	Queensland Firebirds	50 – 39	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic		Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
		Aiken 29/33 (88%) Medhurst 21/27 (78%)		Gupwell 16/18 (89%) Naoupu 6/8 (75%) van Dyk 17/19 (89%)

Sunday 22 May 14:30 (UTC+10)	Report Stats	Queensland Firebirds	57 – 44	Northern Mystics		Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Sharon Kelly (AUS), Mandy Nottingham (NZL) Reserve umpire: Rachael Ayre (AUS)
		Aiken 35/40 (88%) Medhurst 22/24 (92%)		Latu 21/21 (100%) Tutaia 23/31 (74%)

Final placing

Champions (15 wins, 0 losses)

Statistics

As of Sunday 22 May.^[1]

Player	GS	GA	G%	A	R	CPR	I	D	P	T
Candice Adams	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	1	0
Romelda Aiken	523	607	86.2	24	65	0	1	16	46	59
Laura Geitz	0	0	0	0	41	0	57	92	264	22
April Letton	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0
Elissa MacLeod	0	0	0	80	0	2	7	7	104	24
Clare McMeniman	0	0	0	0	2	32	4	24	86	7
Natalie Medhurst	338	404	83.7	141	8	256	8	23	39	41
Lauren Nourse	0	0	0	121	0	47	1	2	60	25
Chelsea Pitman	1	3	33.3	101	1	250	5	9	61	25
Jacqui Russell	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	1	7	2
Amy Steel	0	0	0	0	11	55	23	35	149	13
Keirra Trompf	0	0	0	0	1	69	10	31	128	9
Ameliaranne Wells	3	6	50.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Statistics key
GS	Goals scored	A	Assists	I	Intercepts
GA	Goal attempts	R	Rebounds	D	Deflections
G%	Goal percentage	CPR	Centre pass receives	P	Penalties
= Competition leader				T	Turnovers conceded

Team awards

Queensland Firebirds player awards were presented on 26 May at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.^[2]

Player of the Year: Romelda Aiken
Players' Player: Laura Geitz
Members' Player of the Year: Natalie Medhurst
Spirit Award: Lauren Nourse

References

ANZ Championship team page: Queensland Firebirds

↑ "Queensland Firebirds - 2011 season statistics". Retrieved 30 May 2011.
↑ "Aiken tops Firebirds awards". The Courier-Mail. 27 May 2011. p. 102.

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[1] "Queensland Firebirds - 2011 season statistics". Retrieved 30 May 2011.

[2] "Aiken tops Firebirds awards". The Courier-Mail. 27 May 2011. p. 102.

Queensland Firebirds
Est. 1997 in Brisbane, Queensland
Club	History Players
Premierships (3)	2011 2015 2016
Home courts	Brisbane Entertainment Centre Coomera Sport and Leisure Centre
Seasons (22)	1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Captains	Lauren Nourse Laura Geitz Gabi Simpson
Coaches	Patti Farrell Sue Hawkins Brenda Scherian Vicki Wilson Roselee Jencke
Competitions	Commonwealth Bank Trophy (1997–2007) ANZ Championship (2008–2016) Suncorp Super Netball (2017–present)

2011 Queensland Firebirds season

Players

2011 team

Transfers

Regular season

Fixtures and results

Standings

Finals

Fixtures and results

Final placing

Statistics

Team awards

See also

References