# 2019 New South Wales Swifts season

The 2019 New South Wales Swifts season saw New South Wales Swifts compete in the 2019 Suncorp Super Netball season. Briony Akle guided Swifts to their second premiership. Despite losing their new captain, Maddy Proud, Kate Eddy and Lauren Moore to season-ending injuries, Swifts finished the regular season in second place. In the major semi-final, they lost to Sunshine Coast Lightning. However, they then defeated Melbourne Vixens in the preliminary final to qualify for the grand final where they faced Lightning again. Lightning were the champions in both 2017 and 2018 and had finished the 2019 regular season as minor premiers. As a result, Lightning started the grand final as favorites. Meanwhile, Swifts had begun the season as underdogs. They were not expected to have a good season. However, in the grand final they defeated Lightning 64–47 to emerge as champions.

## Players
### Player movements

Summary of 2019 player movements :
| Gains | Losses |
| Elle Bennetts (NNSW Waratahs) Amorangi Malesala (NNSW Waratahs) Tayla Fraser (NNSW Waratahs) Kayla Johnson (Northern Stars) Katrina Rore (Central Pulse) | Claire O'Brien (NNSW Waratahs) Abbey McCulloch (NNSW Waratahs) |
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### 2019 roster

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### Debutants

* Amorangi Malesala made her Swifts debut in Round 6 against Collingwood Magpies.
* Elle Bennetts made her Swifts debut in Round 7 against Giants Netball.
* Tayla Fraser made her Swifts debut in Round 10 against West Coast Fever.
* Kayla Johnson made her Swifts debut in Round 10 against West Coast Fever.
* Katrina Rore made her Swifts debut in Round 11 against Sunshine Coast Lightning.
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## #TeamGirls Cup

In the 2019 #TeamGirls Cup, Swifts defeated Giants Netball, West Coast Fever and Queensland Firebirds and eventually finished fifth.

### Pool B Fixtures

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Collingwood Magpies | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 128 | 103 | +25 | 8 | Final |
| 2 | Giants Netball | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 119 | 112 | +7 | 8 | Classification matches |
| 3 | New South Wales Swifts | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 105 | 108 | −3 | 8 | Classification matches |
| 4 | West Coast Fever | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 80 | 109 | −29 | 0 | Classification matches |
| 8 March 2019 18:00 | Report Stats | New South Wales Swifts | 47 – 33 | Giants Netball | Queensland State Netball Centre |
| 8 March 2019 18:00 | Report Stats | Housby 20/23 (87%) Wallace 16/19 (84%) Garbin 11/14 (79%) | | Harten 22/24 (92%) Marshall 6/8 (75%) Austin 5/8 (63%) | Queensland State Netball Centre |
| 9 March 2019 11:00 | Report Stats | New South Wales Swifts | 29 – 51 | Collingwood Magpies | Queensland State Netball Centre |
| 9 March 2019 11:00 | Report Stats | Wallace 17/21 (81%) Haythornthwaite 6/6 (100%) Garbin 6/8 (75%) | | Nelson 33/35 (94%) Sinclair 10/12 (83%) Medhurst 8/10 (80%) | Queensland State Netball Centre |
| 9 March 2019 17:00 | Report Stats | West Coast Fever | 24 – 29 | New South Wales Swifts | Queensland State Netball Centre |
| 9 March 2019 17:00 | Report Stats | Stanton 17/23 (74%) Cosh 6/7 (86%) Teague-Neeld 1/5 (20%) | | Garbin 13/15 (87%) Haythornthwaite 9/14 (64%) Samantha Wallace 7/8 (88%) | Queensland State Netball Centre |

### 5th/6th play off

| 10 March 2019 10:30 | Report Stats | Queensland Firebirds | 41 – 42 | New South Wales Swifts | Queensland State Netball Centre |
| 10 March 2019 10:30 | Report Stats | Aiken 24/30 (80%) Tippett 17/17 (100%) | | Wallace 30/30 (100%) Garbin 12/16 (75%) | Queensland State Netball Centre |

## Regular season
### Fixtures and results

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### Standings

2019 Suncorp Super Netball laddervte :
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | % | BP | PTS |
| 1 | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 855 | 759 | 112.65 | 33 | 81 |
| 2 | New South Wales Swifts | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 845 | 755 | 111.92 | 36 | 78 |
| 3 | Melbourne Vixens | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 836 | 775 | 107.87 | 29 | 63 |
| 4 | Collingwood Magpies | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 788 | 771 | 102.20 | 27 | 59 |
| 5 | Giants Netball | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 834 | 821 | 101.58 | 29 | 59 |
| 6 | West Coast Fever | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 821 | 904 | 90.82 | 18 | 33 |
| 7 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 708 | 803 | 88.17 | 14 | 30 |
| 8 | Queensland Firebirds | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 815 | 914 | 89.17 | 18 | 26 |
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## Play-offs
### Major semi-final

| Sat 31 Aug 3.00pm | Report Stats | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 58–48 | New South Wales Swifts | USC Stadium | Nine |
| Nine |||
| Sat 31 Aug 3.00pm | Report Stats | Koenen 30/32 (94%) Wood 22/29 (76%) Proscovia 6/7 (86%) | | Housby 16/18 (89%) Garbin 16/18 (89%) Wallace 16/19 (84%) | USC Stadium | Nine |

### Preliminary final

| Sun 8 Sep 1.00pm | Report Stats | New South Wales Swifts | 60–47 | Melbourne Vixens | Quaycentre | Nine |
| Nine |||
| Sun 8 Sep 1.00pm | Report Stats | Wallace 40/42 (95%) Housby 19/21 (90%) Garbin 1/1 (100%) | | Kumwenda 22/26 (85%) Philip 21/25 (84%) Thwaites 4/7 (57%) | Quaycentre | Nine |

### Grand Final

| Sun 15 Sep 1.00pm | Report Stats | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 47–64 | New South Wales Swifts | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | Nine |
| Nine |||
| Sun 15 Sep 1.00pm | Report Stats | Koenen 23/27 (85%) Proscovia 16/18 (89%) Wood 8/14 (57%) | | Wallace 40/44 (91%) Housby 18/22 (82%) Garbin 6/7 (86%) | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | Nine |
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## Award winners

| Award | Winner |
| Grand Final MVP | Samantha Wallace |
| Joyce Brown Coach of the Year | Briony Akle |
| QBE NSW Swifts MVP | Samantha Wallace |
| NSW Swifts Members' Player of the Year | Paige Hadley |
| NSW Swifts Players' Player of the Year | Sophie Garbin/Maddy Turner |
| NSW Swifts Coaches' Player Award | Paige Hadley |
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