2010 Adelaide Thunderbirds season

Adelaide Thunderbirds
2010 season
Head coach	Jane Woodlands-Thompson
Asst. coaches	Lisa Alexander Judy Greenwood
Manager	Catherine Foreman
Co-captains	Natalie von Bertouch Mo'onia Gerrard
Vice-captain	Sharni Layton
Main venue	ETSA Park
Season results
Wins–losses	11–4
Regular season	2nd
Finals placing	1st
Team colours

The 2010 Adelaide Thunderbirds season saw Adelaide Thunderbirds compete in the 2010 ANZ Championship. After winning nine games, Thunderbirds finished second, behind New South Wales Swifts, during the regular season. However, after defeating Swifts in the major semi-final, Thunderbirds defeated Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 52–42 in the grand final to win their third premiership.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]} The 2010 season was the last season that Thunderbirds played in black, white, teal and silver, the colours of their sponsors, Port Adelaide Football Club. Ahead of the 2011 season, Thunderbirds announced they were changing their team colours to pink.^[8][9][10]

Players

Player movements

Summary of 2010 player movements

Gains	Losses
Erin Bell (New South Wales Swifts) Carla Borrego (Miami Hurricanes (basketball))[11][12][13] Jasmine Keene (West Coast Fever) Sharni Layton (Australian Institute of Sport)[14]	Jane Altschwager (Central Pulse)[15][16] Bianca Reddy (West Coast Fever) Natalie Medhurst (Queensland Firebirds)[17]

Sources:^[2]

2010 roster

2010 Adelaide Thunderbirds roster
Players	Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height Emily Beaton C, WA (1987-04-09)9 April 1987 (aged 22) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Georgia Beaton GD, WD (1990-06-22)22 June 1990 (aged 19) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Erin Bell GA, WA, GS (1985-10-26)26 October 1985 (aged 24) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Carla Borrego GA, GS (1983-11-11)11 November 1983 (aged 26) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Natalie von Bertouch (c) C, WA, WD (1982-12-16)16 December 1982 (aged 27) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Kate Beveridge GS, GA, WA (1985-07-25)25 July 1985 (aged 24) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Mo'onia Gerrard (vc) GD, WD (1980-11-15)15 November 1980 (aged 29) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Edwina Gosse – Jasmine Keene GS, GA (1987-01-14)14 January 1987 (aged 23) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Sharni Layton (vc) GK, GD, WD (1988-01-06)6 January 1988 (aged 22) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Geva Mentor GK, GD, WD (1984-09-17)17 September 1984 (aged 25) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Melissa Rowland GA, GS (1989-05-18)18 May 1989 (aged 20) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Beth Shimmin (TRP) (1987-03-18)18 March 1987 (aged 23) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Kate Shimmin GK, GD (1992-02-13)13 February 1992 (aged 18) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Joanna Sutton  WD, C (1986-07-13)13 July 1986 (aged 23) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Sheree Wingard WA, C (1988-08-18)18 August 1988 (aged 21) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Head coach Jane Woodlands-Thompson Assistant coaches Lisa Alexander Judy Greenwood Manager: Catherine Foreman Physiotherapist: Julie Knights Fiona Black Strength and conditioning: Brenton Hay Natalie Wilson Performance Analyst: Catherine Foreman Doctor: Roger Oakeshott Sport Psychologist: Gary Haseldine Guest Coaches: Vicki Wilson Jenny Borlase Notes (c) – Captain (cc) – Co-captain (vc) – Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Source:^[2][18]

Notes

• ^1 Edwina Gosse, Jasmine Keene, Melissa Rowland, Beth Shimmin and Sheree Wingard were all members of the 2010 Southern Force squad.^[2]
• ^2 Kate Shimmin was also in the 2010 Australian Institute of Sport squad.^[19]

Regular season

After winning nine games, Thunderbirds finished second, behind New South Wales Swifts, during the regular season. One of the highlights of Thunderbirds' season came in the Round 5 away match against Central Pulse when they achieved a 35-goal winning margin, a club and league record win. Carla Borrego also equalled Romelda Aiken's record for most goals scored in an ANZ Championship match.^[2][20][21]

Fixtures and results

Round 1

Saturday 20 March	Northern Mystics	55 – 52	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Trusts Stadium
14:20 (UTC+13)	Cathrine Latu  30/32 (94%) Maria Tutaia  25/30 (83%)	Report Stats	Erin Bell  3/5 (60%) Kate Beveridge  9/14 (64%) Carla Borrego  40/48 (83%)	Umpires: Liz Boon, Mandy Nottingham, Bobbi Brown

Round 2

Saturday 27 March	Adelaide Thunderbirds	38 – 45	New South Wales Swifts	ETSA Park
13:50 (UTC+10:30)	Erin Bell  3/3 (100%) Kate Beveridge  5/8 (63%) Carla Borrego  30/39 (77%)	Stats	Catherine Cox  26/38 (68%) Susan Pratley  19/26 (73%)

Round 3

Sunday 4 April	Queensland Firebirds	40 – 41	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
14:50 (UTC+10)	Romelda Aiken  32/41 (78%) Natalie Medhurst  8/15 (53%)	Report Stats	Kate Beveridge  9/14 (64%) Carla Borrego  32/35 (91%)

Round 4

Sunday 11 April	Adelaide Thunderbirds	53 – 36	Southern Steel	ETSA Park
14:20 (UTC+9:30)	Kate Beveridge  16/24 (67%) Carla Borrego  37/45 (82%)	Report Stats	Megan Dehn  7/13 (54%) Julianna Naoupu  1/1 (100%) Daneka Wipiiti  28/34 (82%)

Round 5

Saturday 17 April	Central Pulse	40 – 75	Adelaide Thunderbirds	TSB Bank Arena
14:20 (UTC+12)	Jane Altschwager  25/32 (78%) Paula Griffin  15/21 (71%)	Report Stats	Kate Beveridge  16/19 (84%) Carla Borrego  58/59 (98%) Jasmine Keene  1/1 (100%)

Round 6

Monday 26 April	West Coast Fever	37 – 57	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Challenge Stadium
18:05 (UTC+8)	Caitlin Bassett  18/24 (75%) Janelle Lawson  3/6 (50%) Ashleigh Neal  2/4 (50%) Shoard  14/23 (61%)	Report Stats	Kate Beveridge  15/22 (68%) Carla Borrego  42/46 (91%)

Round 7

Adelaide Thunderbirds received a bye.

Round 8

Sunday 9 May	New South Wales Swifts	60 – 44	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
14:50 (UTC+10)	Catherine Cox  36/44 (82%) Susan Pratley  24/34 (71%)	Report Stats	Erin Bell  7/10 (70%) Kate Beveridge  8/12 (67%) Carla Borrego  29/38 (76%)

Round 9

Sunday 16 May	Adelaide Thunderbirds	58 – 47	Melbourne Vixens	ETSA Park
14:20 (UTC+9:30)	Kate Beveridge  15/21 (71%) Carla Borrego  43/50 (86%)	Report Stats	Sharelle McMahon  21/30 (70%) Caitlin Thwaites  26/33 (79%)

Round 10

Sunday 23 May	Adelaide Thunderbirds	53 – 51	Queensland Firebirds	ETSA Park
14:20 (UTC+9:30)	Kate Beveridge  15/20 (75%) Carla Borrego  38/41 (93%)	Report Stats	Romelda Aiken  32/39 (82%) Natalie Medhurst  19/27 (70%)

Round 11

Sunday 30 May	Adelaide Thunderbirds	58 – 34	Canterbury Tactix	ETSA Park
14:20 (UTC+9:30)	Erin Bell  5/5 (100%) Kate Beveridge  15/21 (71%) Carla Borrego  38/45 (84%)	Stats	Ellen Halpenny  21/31 (68%) Anna Thompson  13/17 (76%)

Round 12

Sunday 6 June	Melbourne Vixens	43 – 54	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Hisense Arena
14:50 (UTC+10)	Tegan Caldwell  13/17 (76%) Kathleen Knott  5/6 (83%) Sharelle McMahon  21/25 (84%) Caitlin Thwaites  4/5 (80%)	Stats	Kate Beveridge  12/16 (75%) Carla Borrego  42/48 (88%)

Round 13

Sunday 13 June	Adelaide Thunderbirds	54 – 45	West Coast Fever	Adelaide Arena
14:20 (UTC+9:30)	Erin Bell  8/12 (67%) Kate Beveridge  4/6 (67%) Carla Borrego  42/57 (74%)	Stats	Caitlin Bassett  26/36 (72%) Janelle Lawson  1/1 (100%) Leah Shoard  18/21 (86%)

Round 14

Saturday 19 June	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	53 – 44	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Energy Events Centre
14:20 (UTC+12)	Jodi Brown  16/17 (94%) Irene van Dyk  37/43 (86%)	Stats	Erin Bell  7/9 (78%) Kate Beveridge  11/17 (65%) Carla Borrego  26/31 (84%)

Sources:^[1][22]

Final table

2010 ANZ Championship ladder v t e
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	G%	Pts
1	New South Wales Swifts	13	13	0	704	570	134	123.51	26
2	Adelaide Thunderbirds	13	9	4	681	586	95	116.21	18
3	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	13	9	4	682	626	56	108.95	18
4	Southern Steel	13	8	5	644	597	47	107.87	16
5	Queensland Firebirds	13	7	6	717	629	88	113.99	14
6	Northern Mystics	13	7	6	696	702	-6	99.15	14
7	Melbourne Vixens	13	6	7	651	680	-29	95.74	12
8	West Coast Fever	13	4	9	679	718	-39	94.57	8
9	Central Pulse	13	1	12	594	742	-148	80.05	2
10	Canterbury Tactix	13	1	12	571	769	-198	74.25	2
Updated 28 February 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

Source:^[23]

Playoffs

Semifinals

Preliminary final

Grand final

27 June – Sydney

11 July – Adelaide

New South Wales Swifts

38

Adelaide Thunderbirds

52

Adelaide Thunderbirds

52

4 July – Newcastle

Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

42

New South Wales Swifts

49

28 June – Auckland

Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

54

Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

50

Southern Steel

42

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Major semi-final

Sunday 27 June 14:50 (UTC+10)	Stats	New South Wales Swifts	38–52	Adelaide Thunderbirds		Acer Arena Attendance: 6,928[24]
		Scoring by quarter: 10-14, 8-17, 9-14, 11-7
		Susan Pratley  22/31 (71%) Catherine Cox  9/16 (56%) Amorette Wild  7/8 (88%)		Carla Borrego  37/43 (86%) Erin Bell  12/16 (75%) Kate Beveridge  2/2 (100%) Jasmine Keene  1/1 (100%)

Sources:^[18][25]

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Minor semi-final

Monday 28 June 19:20 (UTC+12)	Stats	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	50–42	Southern Steel		Vector Arena Umpires: Sharon Kelly (Australia), Mandy Nottingham (New Zealand)
		Scoring by quarter: 16-8, 8-13, 14-11, 12-10
		Irene van Dyk  41/46 (89%) Jodi Brown  9/11 (82%)		Megan Dehn  24/25 (96%) Daneka Wipiiti  11/17 (65%) Julianna Naoupu  7/9 (78%)

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Preliminary final

Sunday 4 July 14:50 (UTC+10)	Stats	New South Wales Swifts	49–54	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic		Newcastle Entertainment Centre Umpires: Sharon Kelly (Australia), Mandy Nottingham (New Zealand)
		Scoring by quarter: 11-12, 9-17, 12-13, 17-12
		Catherine Cox  32/38 (84%) Susan Pratley  17/21 (81%)		Irene van Dyk  43/44 (98%) Jodi Brown  11/13 (85%)

Sources:^{[26][27][28][29]}

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Grand final

Sunday 11 July 14:30 (UTC+9:30)	Stats	Adelaide Thunderbirds	52–42	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic		Adelaide Entertainment Centre Attendance: 9,300 Umpires: Sharon Kelly (Australia), Mandy Nottingham (New Zealand)
		Scoring by quarter: 15-8, 13-13, 11-8, 13-13
		Carla Borrego  40/46 (87%) Erin Bell  12/19 (63%)		Irene van Dyk  30/33 (91%) Jodi Brown  12/16 (75%)

Sources:^[4][5]

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Major semi-final

Sunday 27 June 14:50 (UTC+10)	Stats	New South Wales Swifts	38–52	Adelaide Thunderbirds		Acer Arena Attendance: 6,928[30]
		Scoring by quarter: 10-14, 8-17, 9-14, 11-7
		Susan Pratley  22/31 (71%) Catherine Cox  9/16 (56%) Amorette Wild  7/8 (88%)		Carla Borrego  37/43 (86%) Erin Bell  12/16 (75%) Kate Beveridge  2/2 (100%) Jasmine Keene  1/1 (100%)

Sources:^[18][25]

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Grand final

Sunday 11 July 14:30 (UTC+9:30)	Stats	Adelaide Thunderbirds	52–42	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic		Adelaide Entertainment Centre Attendance: 9,300 Umpires: Sharon Kelly (Australia), Mandy Nottingham (New Zealand)
		Scoring by quarter: 15-8, 13-13, 11-8, 13-13
		Carla Borrego  40/46 (87%) Erin Bell  12/19 (63%)		Irene van Dyk  30/33 (91%) Jodi Brown  12/16 (75%)

Sources:^[4][5]

Gallery

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  11 July 2010; Carla Borrego playing for Adelaide Thunderbirds against Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in the 2010 ANZ Championship grand final.

Award winners

Thunderbirds awards

Award	Winner
Thunderbirds MVP	Natalie von Bertouch
The Advertiser Player of the Year	Natalie von Bertouch
Tanya Denver Medal	Natalie von Bertouch/Carla Borrego
Thunderbirds Players Player	Natalie von Bertouch

ANZ Championship awards

Award	Winner
ANZ Championship Grand Final MVP[4][5]	Geva Mentor
Best Young Player Award[19][31][32]	Sharni Layton

Australian Netball Awards

Award	Winner
Liz Ellis Diamond[33]	Natalie von Bertouch
Australian ANZ Championship Player of the Year	Natalie von Bertouch
Australian ANZ Championship Coach of the Year	Jane Woodlands-Thompson

Sources:^[2][3][34]

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