# 2014 New South Wales Swifts season

The 2014 New South Wales Swifts season saw New South Wales Swifts compete in the 2014 ANZ Championship. Rob Wright replaced Lisa Beehag as head coach. Swifts finished the regular season in third place but subsequently lost to Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in the minor semi-final.

## Players
### Player movements

Summary of 2014 player movements :
| Gains | Losses |
| Taylah Davies (NNSW Waratahs) Maddie Hay (NNSW Blues) Sharni Layton (Adelaide Thunderbirds) Abbey McCulloch (Queensland Firebirds) Brooke Miller (NNSW Waratahs/AIS) Gretel Tippett (Queensland Firebirds) Caitlin Thwaites (Central Pulse) Sarah Wall Micaela Wilson (Melbourne Vixens) | Mo'onia Gerrard Samantha May (Hertfordshire Mavericks) Melissa Tallent (NNSW Waratahs) Vanessa Ware (retired) Ashlee Weir Amorette Wild (Queensland Firebirds) |

#### Notes

* ^1 Sarah Wall previously played for Melbourne Vixens and Queensland Firebirds.
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### 2014 roster

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### Debutants

* Sharni Layton, Abbey McCulloch and Caitlin Thwaites all make their New South Wales Swifts debut in Round 1 against West Coast Fever.
* Maddie Hay and Brooke Miller both make their Swifts and ANZ Championship debut in Round 2 against Canterbury Tactix.
* Taylah Davies and Micaela Wilson both make their Swifts debut in Round 3 against Adelaide Thunderbirds.
* Sarah Wall made her Swifts debut in Round 4 against Queensland Firebirds.
* Gretel Tippett made her Swifts debut in Round 5 against Central Pulse.
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### Gold medallists

Kimberlee Green, Sharni Layton and Caitlin Thwaites were all members of the Australia team that won the gold medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

## Regular season
### Fixtures and results
#### Round 6

New South Wales Swifts received a bye.

#### Round 14

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### Standings

2014 ANZ Championship laddervte :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | G% | Pts |
| 1 | Melbourne Vixens | 13 | 9 | 4 | 746 | 592 | +154 | 126.0 | 18 |
| 2 | Queensland Firebirds | 13 | 9 | 4 | 694 | 623 | +71 | 111.4 | 18 |
| 3 | New South Wales Swifts | 13 | 9 | 4 | 707 | 652 | +55 | 108.4 | 18 |
| 4 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 13 | 8 | 5 | 727 | 672 | +55 | 108.2 | 16 |
| 5 | Southern Steel | 13 | 7 | 6 | 792 | 809 | −17 | 97.9 | 14 |
| 6 | Central Pulse | 13 | 7 | 6 | 658 | 675 | −17 | 97.5 | 14 |
| 7 | Northern Mystics | 13 | 6 | 7 | 706 | 752 | −46 | 93.9 | 12 |
| 8 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 13 | 5 | 8 | 663 | 706 | −43 | 93.9 | 10 |
| 9 | West Coast Fever | 13 | 4 | 9 | 689 | 724 | −35 | 95.2 | 8 |
| 10 | Mainland Tactix | 13 | 1 | 12 | 694 | 871 | −177 | 79.7 | 2 |
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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
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## Play-offs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| 9 June – Hisense Arena | 9 June – Hisense Arena | 9 June – Hisense Arena | | | | 22 June – Hisense Arena | 22 June – Hisense Arena | 22 June – Hisense Arena |
| Melbourne Vixens | Melbourne Vixens | 52 | | | | Melbourne Vixens | Melbourne Vixens | 53 |
| Queensland Firebirds | Queensland Firebirds | 47 | 16 June – Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | 16 June – Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | 16 June – Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | Queensland Firebirds | Queensland Firebirds | 42 |
| | | | Queensland Firebirds | Queensland Firebirds | 54 | | | |
| 8 June – Allphones Arena | 8 June – Allphones Arena | 8 June – Allphones Arena | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 50 | | | |
| New South Wales Swifts | New South Wales Swifts | 49 | | | | | | |
| Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 50 | | | | | | |

### Minor semi-final

| Sunday 8 June 2:18pm | Stats | New South Wales Swifts | 49–50 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | Allphones Arena Attendance: 5,610 | Fox Sports Sky Sport |
| Fox Sports Sky Sport |||
| Sunday 8 June 2:18pm | Stats | Caitlin Thwaites 24/27 (89%) Susan Pratley 25/29 (86%) | | Joanne Harten 28/35 (80%) Ellen Halpenny 22/26 (85%) | Allphones Arena Attendance: 5,610 | Fox Sports Sky Sport |
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## Award winners
### NSW Swifts awards

| Award | Winner |
| QBE NSW Swifts MVP | Kimberlee Green |
| NSW Swifts Members' Player of the Year | Kimberlee Green |
| NSW Swifts Players' Player of the Year | Sharni Layton |
| NSW Swifts Coaches' Player Award | Sarah Wall |
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### ANZ Championship awards

| Award | Winner |
| ANZ Championship MVP | Kimberlee Green |

#### Notes

* ^1 Award was shared with Joanne Harten (Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic).

### All Stars

| Position | Player |
| GA | Susan Pratley |
| C | Kimberlee Green |
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