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2009 Adelaide Thunderbirds season

Adelaide Thunderbirds
2009 season
Head coachJane Woodlands-Thompson
Asst. coachesLisa Alexander
Louise Souter
CaptainNatalie von Bertouch
Main venueETSA Park
Season results
Wins–losses12–4
Regular season3rd
Finals placing2nd
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Adelaide Thunderbirds seasons
← 2008

The 2009 Adelaide Thunderbirds season saw Adelaide Thunderbirds compete in the 2009 ANZ Championship. After winning ten games, Thunderbirds finished third, behind Melbourne Vixens and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic, during the regular season. [1] They subsequently defeated Southern Steel in the minor semi-final and Magic in the preliminary final before losing to Vixens in the grand final. [2][3][4][5]

Players

Player movements

Increase Gains Decrease Losses

Source:[8]

2009 roster

2010 Adelaide Thunderbirds roster
Players Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
Australia Jane Altschwager GS, GA (1980-08-25)25 August 1980 (aged 28) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Australia Jo Baldwin WD, C –
Australia Emily Beaton C, WA (1987-04-09)9 April 1987 (aged 21) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Australia Georgia Beaton GD, WD (1990-06-22)22 June 1990 (aged 18) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Australia Laura von Bertouch C, WA (1980-12-04)4 December 1980 (aged 28) 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Australia Natalie von Bertouch (c) C, WA, WD (1982-12-16)16 December 1982 (aged 26) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Australia Kate Beveridge GS, GA, WA (1985-07-25)25 July 1985 (aged 23) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Australia Mo'onia Gerrard GD, WD (1980-11-15)15 November 1980 (aged 28) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Australia Natalie Medhurst GA, GS (1984-01-20)20 January 1984 (aged 25) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
England Geva Mentor GK, GD, WD (1984-09-17)17 September 1984 (aged 24) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Australia Kirby Mutton WD, C, WA (1984-09-17)17 September 1984 (aged 24) 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Australia Bianca Reddy GD, WD, GK (1982-12-21)21 December 1982 (aged 26) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Australia Joanna Sutton WD, C (1986-07-13)13 July 1986 (aged 22) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Australia Sheree Wingard WA, C (1988-08-18)18 August 1988 (aged 20) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Australia Melissa Rowland GA, GS (1989-05-18)18 May 1989 (aged 19) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Australia Beth Shimmin (1987-03-18)18 March 1987 (aged 22) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Australia Kate Shimmin GK, GD (1992-02-13)13 February 1992 (aged 17) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Australia Nikki Wood –
Head coach
  • Australia Jane Woodlands-Thompson
Assistant coaches


Notes
  • (c) – Captain
  • (cc) – Co-captain
  • (vc) – Vice-captain
  • Injured or on maternity leave – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Source:[9][10][11][12]

Pre-season

In March 2009, Adelaide Thunderbirds played in the 2009 SOPA Cup, hosted by Netball New South Wales at the Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre. Thunderbirds finished second in the tournament behind New South Wales Swifts.[13][14]

Regular season

Fixtures and results

Round 1
Sunday 5 April, 2:30 pm Queensland Firebirds 48–60 Adelaide Thunderbirds Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre  
2:30 pm Romelda Aiken Goals scored 33/37 (89%)
Janelle Lawson Goals scored 15/23 (65%) 		Report
Stats 		Kate Beveridge Goals scored 32/42 (76%)
Natalie Medhurst Goals scored 28/33 (85%)
Round 2
Sunday 12 April Adelaide Thunderbirds 48–47 New South Wales Swifts ETSA Park  
2:00 pm Kate Beveridge Goals scored 25/30 (83%)
Natalie Medhurst Goals scored 23/25 (92%) 		Report
Stats 		Catherine Cox Goals scored 26/30 (87%)
Susan Pratley Goals scored 21/23 (91%)
Round 3
Sunday 19 April Adelaide Thunderbirds 43–49 Melbourne Vixens ETSA Park  
14:00 (UTC+10) Kate Beveridge Goals scored 28/37 (76%)
Natalie Medhurst Goals scored 15/19 (79%) 		Report
Stats 		Sharelle McMahon Goals scored 21/28 (75%)
Caitlin Thwaites Goals scored 28/35 (80%)
Round 4
Monday 27 April Canterbury Tactix 48–53 Adelaide Thunderbirds CBS Canterbury Arena  
7:00 pm Jodi Brown Goals scored 37/47 (79%)
Anna Thompson Goals scored 11/15 (73%) 		Q4: 42–42
Report
Stats 		Kate Beveridge Goals scored 20/29 (69%)
Natalie Medhurst Goals scored 28/36 (78%)
Jane Altschwager Goals scored 5/9 (56%)
Round 5
Sunday 3 May Melbourne Vixens 50–42 Adelaide Thunderbirds Hisense Arena  
14:30 (UTC+10) Sharelle McMahon Goals scored 17/21 (81%)
Caitlin Thwaites Goals scored 29/34 (85%)
Ashlee Howard Goals scored 4/4 (100%) 		Stats Kate Beveridge Goals scored 28/37 (76%)
Natalie Medhurst Goals scored 15/19 (79%)
Round 6
Sunday 10 May New South Wales Swifts 40–51 Adelaide Thunderbirds Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre  
2:30 pm Catherine Cox Goals scored 9/15 (60%)
Susan Pratley Goals scored 22/27 (81%)
Erin Bell Goals scored 9/16 (56%) 		Report
Stats 		Kate Beveridge Goals scored 43/47 (91%)
Natalie Medhurst Goals scored 8/10 (80%)
Round 7

Adelaide Thunderbirds received a bye.

Round 8
Sunday 24 May Adelaide Thunderbirds 51–50 Queensland Firebirds ETSA Park  
2:00 pm Kate Beveridge Goals scored 35/43 (81%)
Natalie Medhurst Goals scored 11/14 (79%)
Jane Altschwager Goals scored 5/7 (71%) 		Report
Stats 		Romelda Aiken Goals scored 43/54 (80%)
Alissa Castrisos Goals scored 7/11 (64%)
Round 9
Monday 1 June West Coast Fever 41–61 Adelaide Thunderbirds Challenge Stadium  
6:00 pm Caitlin Bassett Goals scored 25/31 (81%)
Bianca Franklin Goals scored  13/18 (72%)
Nikala Smith Goals scored 3/3 (100%) 		Report
Stats 		Kate Beveridge Goals scored 28/38 (74%)
Natalie Medhurst Goals scored 33/39 (85%)
Round 10
Saturday 6 June Adelaide Thunderbirds 58–34 Northern Mystics Distinctive Homes Dome  
1:30 pm Kate Beveridge Goals scored 26/35 (74%)
Natalie Medhurst Goals scored 32/37 (86%) 		Report
Stats 		Cathrine Latu Goals scored 23/30 (77%)
Pamela Cookey Goals scored 11/16 (69%)
Round 11
Sunday 14 June Adelaide Thunderbirds 58–39 West Coast Fever ETSA Park  
2:00 pm Jane Altschwager Goals scored 37/49 (76%)
Kate Beveridge Goals scored 5/12 (42%)
Natalie Medhurst Goals scored 16/17 (94%) 		Report
Stats 		Caitlin Bassett Goals scored 28/31 (90%)
Nikala Smith Goals scored 10/13 (77%)
Bianca Franklin Goals scored 1/6 (17%)
Round 12
Saturday 20 June Adelaide Thunderbirds 70–40 Central Pulse ETSA Park  
1:30 pm Kate Beveridge Goals scored 41/47 (87%)
Natalie Medhurst Goals scored 29/32 (91%) 		Report
Stats 		Paula Griffin Goals scored 19/28 (68%)
Te Amo Amaru-Tibble Goals scored 21/26 (81%)
Round 13
Monday 29 June Southern Steel 58–49 Adelaide Thunderbirds Edgar Centre  
7:00 pm Donna Wilkins Goals scored 36/41 (88%)
Megan Dehn Goals scored 22/28 (79%) 		Report
Stats 		Kate Beveridge Goals scored 26/31 (84%)
Natalie Medhurst Goals scored 23/26 (88%)
Round 14
Sunday 5 July Adelaide Thunderbirds 54–35 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Distinctive Homes Dome  
2:00 pm Kate Beveridge Goals scored 29/35 (83%)
Natalie Medhurst Goals scored 25/29 (86%) 		Report
Stats 		Irene van Dyk Goals scored 19/24 (79%)
Maria Tutaia Goals scored 16/23 (70%)

Sources:[15]

Final table

2009 ANZ Championship ladder
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA G% Pts
1 Melbourne Vixens 13 12 0 1 769 614 125.24 24
2 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 13 11 0 2 673 562 119.75 22
3 Adelaide Thunderbirds 13 10 0 3 698 579 120.55 20
4 Southern Steel 13 8 0 5 662 645 102.64 16
5 Queensland Firebirds 13 8 0 5 700 690 101.45 16
6 Canterbury Tactix 13 5 0 8 639 662 96.53 10
7 West Coast Fever 13 5 0 8 666 735 90.61 10
8 Northern Mystics 13 3 0 10 642 727 88.31 6
9 New South Wales Swifts 13 2 0 11 709 748 94.79 4
10 Central Pulse 13 1 0 12 594 790 75.19 2
Updated 20 February 2021

  Qualified for Major semi-final
  Qualified for Minor semi-final

  • Pld = Games played
  • W = Win (2 points)
  • D = Draw (1 point)
  • L = Loss (0 points)
  • GF = Goals For (Total goals scored)
  • GA = Goals Against (Total goals conceded)
  • G% = Goal percentage (= 100 × GF/GA)
  • Pts = Points

Source:[1]


Playoffs

Minor semi-final

Monday 13 July
18:30 (UTC+9:30)
Stats 		Adelaide Thunderbirds 51–45 Southern Steel    ETSA Park
Scoring by quarter: 12-11, 15-11, 11-10, 13-13
Kate Beveridge Goals scored 31/36 (86%)
Natalie Medhurst Goals scored 20/21 (95%) 		Megan Dehn Goals scored 23/27 (85%)
Donna Wilkins Goals scored 22/24 (92%)

Sources:[2][3]

Preliminary final

Sunday 19 July
19:00 (UTC+12)
Stats 		Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 37–51 Adelaide Thunderbirds    Mystery Creek Events Centre
Scoring by quarter: 8-11, 10-13, 8-14, 11-13
Irene van Dyk Goals scored 25/26 (96%)
Maria Tutaia Goals scored 12/17 (71%) 		Kate Beveridge Goals scored 28/30 (93%)
Natalie Medhurst Goals scored 22/25 (88%)
Jane Altschwager Goals scored 1/2 (50%)

Sources:[4][16]

Grand final

Sunday 26 July
14:30 (UTC+10)
Stats 		Melbourne Vixens 54–46 Adelaide Thunderbirds    Hisense Arena
Attendance: 9,500[17]
Scoring by quarter: 13-13, 14-6, 14-13, 13-14
Caitlin Thwaites Goals scored 31/39 (79%)
Sharelle McMahon Goals scored 23/28 (82%) 		Kate Beveridge Goals scored 28/34 (82%)
Natalie Medhurst Goals scored 18/23 (78%)
Jane Altschwager Goals scored 1/2 (50%)

Sources:[5][18][19]

Award winners

Australian Netball Awards

Award Winner
Australian ANZ Championship Player of the Year Natalie von Bertouch

Sources:[20][21]

References

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  3. ^ a b "Hungry Thunderbirds 51, deny Steel 45". www.netballnz.co.nz. 15 July 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Magic out of trans-Tasman netball competition". www.rnz.co.nz. 20 July 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Vixens overpower Thunderbirds". www.smh.com.au. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Laura von Bertouch back with the Thunderbirds". www.anz-championship.com. 29 September 2008. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
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  9. ^ "2009 (Adelaide Thunderbirds) Team List". www.anz-championship.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Adelaide Thunderbirds 51–45 Southern Steel". www.anz-championship.com. 13 July 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 51–37 Adelaide Thunderbirds". www.anz-championship.com. 19 July 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Melbourne Vixens 54–46 Adelaide Thunderbirds". www.anz-championship.com. 26 July 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Pre-Season Tournaments to test teams". netballnz.co.nz. 9 February 2009. Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
  14. ^ "NSW Swifts win netball's pre-season cup". www.theroar.com.au. 8 March 2009. Archived from the original on 11 March 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
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  16. ^ "Netball: Magic crash out". www.nzherald.co.nz. 19 July 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  17. ^ "Netball Victoria – Annual Report 2009" (PDF). Netball Victoria. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  18. ^ "Vixens lift trans-Tasman netball trophy". www.theroar.com.au. 26 July 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  19. ^ "Vixens victorious at ANZ Grand Final showdown". www.express.co.uk. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  20. ^ "2009 Annual Report - Netball Australia" (PDF). netball.com.au. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  21. ^ "Australian Netball Awards". netball.com.au. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
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