# 2016 New South Wales Swifts season

The 2016 New South Wales Swifts season saw New South Wales Swifts compete in the 2016 ANZ Championship. Swifts finished the regular season in second place in the Australian Conference. In the play-offs, they defeated Melbourne Vixens and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic but lost twice to Queensland Firebirds, including 69–67 in the grand final.

## Players
### Player movements

Summary of 2015 player movements :
| Gains | Losses |
| Kaitlyn Bryce (NNSW Waratahs) Laura Langman (Northern Mystics) Lauren Moore (NNSW Waratahs) Amy Sommerville (NNSW Waratahs) Maddy Turner (Southern Force) | Jade Clarke (Adelaide Thunderbirds) Julie Corletto Taylah Davies (NNSW Waratahs) Erin Hoare Micaela Wilson |
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### 2016 roster

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### Debutants

* Laura Langman made her Swifts debut in a preseason friendly against Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic.
* Lauren Moore, Amy Sommerville and Maddy Turner made their Swifts and ANZ Championship debuts in Round 1 against Melbourne Vixens.
* Kaitlyn Bryce made her Swifts and ANZ Championship debut in Round 2 against Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic.
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## Regular season

In Round 6, Swifts defeated Central Pulse 79–41. This was both the Swifts highest ever score and their largest winning margin. In Round 9, they hosted Queensland Firebirds at the Qudos Bank Arena in front of 13,314 fans, one of the largest crowds attendance in the history of the ANZ Championship. Swifts maintained an undefeated record at Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre which contributed to their ten wins, two losses and one draw during the regular season.

### Fixtures and results

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### Final standings

2016 Australian Conferencevte :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | G% | Pts |
| 1 | Queensland Firebirds | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 796 | 656 | 140 | 121.3% | 22 |
| 2 | New South Wales Swifts | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 828 | 670 | 158 | 123.6% | 21 |
| 3 | Melbourne Vixens | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 731 | 679 | 52 | 107.7% | 16 |
| 4 | West Coast Fever | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 756 | 707 | 49 | 106.9% | 14 |
| 5 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 13 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 660 | 775 | -115 | 85.2% | 4 |
| 2016 New Zealand Conferencevte |||||||||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | G% | Pts |
| 1 | Southern Steel | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 852 | 732 | 120 | 116.4% | 24 |
| 2 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 665 | 755 | -90 | 88.1% | 12 |
| 3 | Northern Mystics | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 674 | 743 | -69 | 90.7% | 7 |
| 5 | Mainland Tactix | 13 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 708 | 825 | -117 | 85.8% | 5 |
| 4 | Central Pulse | 13 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 676 | 804 | -128 | 84.1% | 5 |
Qualified for Conference finals Qualified for Elimination finals
* Pld = Games played
* W = Win (2 points)
* D = Draw (1 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
### Elimination Final
#### Australian Conference

| 10 July 2016 5.18 pm (AEST) | Stats | New South Wales Swifts | 67–53 | Melbourne Vixens | Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre |
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| 10 July 2016 5.18 pm (AEST) | Stats | Caitlin Thwaites 40/44 (91%) Susan Pettitt 23/24 (96%) Stephanie Wood 4/7 (57%) | | Emma Ryde Alice Teague-Neeld Kimberly Commane | Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre |
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### Conference Finals
#### Australian Conference

| 18 July 2016 7.18 (AEST) | Report Stats | Queensland Firebirds | 63–52 | New South Wales Swifts | Brisbane Entertainment Centre |
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### Semi-final

| 25 July 2016 7.45 pm (NZST) | Report Stats | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 45–64 | New South Wales Swifts | Claudelands Arena |
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### Grand Final

| 31 July 2016 12.10 pm (AEST) | Stats | Queensland Firebirds | 69–67 | New South Wales Swifts | ET | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | Fox Sports Sky Sport |
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## Award winners

| Award | Winner |
| Australian ANZ Championship Player of the Year | Sharni Layton |
| QBE NSW Swifts MVP | Laura Langman |
| NSW Swifts Members' Player of the Year | Sharni Layton |
| NSW Swifts Players' Player of the Year | Amy Sommerville |
| NSW Swifts Coaches' Player Award | Paige Hadley/Stephanie Wood |
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