# 2010 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic season

The 2010 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic season saw Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic compete in the 2010 ANZ Championship. With a team coached by Noeline Taurua and captained by Laura Langman, Magic finished the regular season third behind New South Wales Swifts and Adelaide Thunderbirds. They subsequently defeated Southern Steel in the minor semi-final and Swifts in the preliminary final but lost to Thunderbirds in the grand final.

## Players
### Player movements

| Gains | Losses |
| Jodi Brown (Canterbury Tactix) Amy Christophers Jade Clarke (Northern Thunder) Tanya Lund Peta Scholz (Oakdale) Kahurangi Waititi (Canterbury Tactix) | Leana de Bruin (Southern Steel) Joline Henry (Northern Mystics) Halana Leith Nicola Pettit Maria Tutaia (Northern Mystics) |
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### Roster

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

Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic received a bye.

#### Round 14

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### Final table

2010 ANZ Championship laddervte :
| 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
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## Playoffs
### 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) |
| Vector Arena Umpires: Sharon Kelly (Australia) Mandy Nottingham (New Zealand) |||
| Monday 28 June 19:20 (UTC+12) | Stats | 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%) | Vector Arena Umpires: Sharon Kelly (Australia) Mandy Nottingham (New Zealand) |

### 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) |
| Newcastle Entertainment Centre Umpires: Sharon Kelly (Australia) Mandy Nottingham (New Zealand) |||
| Sunday 4 July 14:50 (UTC+10) | Stats | Catherine Cox 32/38 (84%) Susan Pratley 17/21 (81%) | | Irene van Dyk 43/44 (98%) Jodi Brown 11/13 (85%) | Newcastle Entertainment Centre Umpires: Sharon Kelly (Australia) Mandy Nottingham (New Zealand) |
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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) |
| Adelaide Entertainment Centre Attendance: 9,300 Umpires: Sharon Kelly (Australia) Mandy Nottingham (New Zealand) |||
| Sunday 11 July 14:30 (UTC+9:30) | Stats | Carla Borrego 40/46 (87%) Erin Bell 12/19 (63%) | | Irene van Dyk 30/33 (91%) Jodi Brown 12/16 (75%) | Adelaide Entertainment Centre Attendance: 9,300 Umpires: Sharon Kelly (Australia) Mandy Nottingham (New Zealand) |
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## Gallery

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