# 2015 New South Wales Swifts season

The 2015 New South Wales Swifts season saw New South Wales Swifts compete in the 2015 ANZ Championship. Swifts finished the regular season in second place in the Australian Conference. In the play-offs, they defeated West Coast Fever and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic but twice lost narrowly to Queensland Firebirds in both the Australian Conference final and the Grand Final. It was Swifts' first appearance in the title decider since their successful 2008 campaign.

## Players
### Player movements

Summary of 2015 player movements :
| Gains | Losses |
| Jade Clarke (Mainland Tactix) Julie Corletto (Northern Mystics) Erin Hoare (Melbourne Vixens) Stephanie Wood (Queensland Fusion) | Carla Dziwoki (Melbourne Vixens) Maddie Hay (NNSW Waratahs) April Letton (West Coast Fever) Brooke Miller Sonia Mkoloma (retired) Gretel Tippett (Queensland Firebirds) Sarah Wall |
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### 2015 roster

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### Debutants

* Jade Clarke and Julie Corletto both make their Swifts debut in Round 1 against Southern Steel.
* Stephanie Wood made her ANZ Championship debut for Swifts in Round 2 against Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic.
* Erin Hoare made her Swifts debut in Round 7 against Adelaide Thunderbirds.
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### Gold medallists

Julie Corletto, Kimberlee Green, Paige Hadley, Sharni Layton and Caitlin Thwaites were all members of the Australia team that won the gold medal at the 2015 Netball World Cup. The squad also included former Swifts' players, Erin Bell and Rebecca Bulley.

## Summer Shootout

Between 6 and 8 February, New South Wales Swifts hosted the Summer Shootout at Netball Central, Sydney Olympic Park. This was the first major netball tournament to be held at the venue. All ten ANZ Championship teams participated in the three-day tournament. A total of 25 games, consisting of both full length and shortened games consisting of two 15-minute periods, were played over the weekend.

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

New South Wales Swifts received a bye.

#### Round 14

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### Standings

2015 Australian Conferencevte :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | G% | Pts |
| 1 | Queensland Firebirds | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 708 | 608 | 116.4% | 23 |
| 2 | New South Wales Swifts | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 746 | 665 | 112.2% | 19 |
| 3 | West Coast Fever | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 744 | 701 | 106.1% | 19 |
| 4 | Melbourne Vixens | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 670 | 657 | 102.0% | 14 |
| 5 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 667 | 682 | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2015 New Zealand Conferencevte ||||||||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | G% | Pts |
| 1 | Northern Mystics | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 682 | 695 | 98.1% | 16 |
| 2 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 643 | 663 | 97.0% | 11 |
| 3 | Southern Steel | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 759 | 775 | 97.9% | 8 |
| 4 | Central Pulse | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 620 | 656 | 94.5% | 8 |
| 5 | Mainland Tactix | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 664 | 801 | 82.9% | 2 |
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
* G% = Goal percentage (= 100 × GF/GA)
* Pts = Points
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## Play-offs
### Elimination Final
#### Australian Conference

| Fri 5 June 7:18 PM (AEST) | Stats | New South Wales Swifts | 60–53 | West Coast Fever | Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre |
| Fri 5 June 7:18 PM (AEST) | Stats | Caitlin Thwaites 32/34 (94%) Susan Pettitt 28/29 (97%) | | Caitlin Bassett 37/40 (93%) Natalie Medhurst 16/18 (89%) | Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre |
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### Conference Finals
#### Australian Conference

| Sun 7 June 12:18 PM (AEST) | Stats | Queensland Firebirds | 55–44 | New South Wales Swifts | Brisbane Entertainment Centre Attendance: 5,175 |
| Sun 7 June 12:18 PM (AEST) | Stats | Romelda Aiken 36/39 (92%) Gretel Tippett ? | | Susan Pettitt ? Caitlin Thwaites 17/21 (81%) Stephanie Wood ? | Brisbane Entertainment Centre Attendance: 5,175 |
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### Semi-final

| Sun 14 June 7:10 PM (NZST) | Stats | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 52–60 | New South Wales Swifts | Claudelands Arena Attendance: 4,200 |
| Sun 14 June 7:10 PM (NZST) | Stats | Joanne Harten 39/44 (89%) Malia Paseka ? Ellen Halpenny ? | | Susan Pettitt 27/29 (93%) Caitlin Thwaites 33/36 (92%) | Claudelands Arena Attendance: 4,200 |
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### Grand Final

| Sun 21 June 12:10 PM (AEST) | Stats | Queensland Firebirds | 57–56 | New South Wales Swifts | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | Fox Sports Sky Sport |
| Sun 21 June 12:10 PM (AEST) | Stats | Romelda Aiken 47/51 (92%) Gretel Tippett 10/17 (59%) | | Susan Pettitt 26/28 (93%) Caitlin Thwaites 30/34 (88%) | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | Fox Sports Sky Sport |
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## Award winners
### NSW Swifts awards

| Award | Winner |
| QBE NSW Swifts MVP | Caitlin Thwaites |
| NSW Swifts Members' Player of the Year | Sharni Layton |
| NSW Swifts Players' Player of the Year | Sharni Layton |
| NSW Swifts Coaches' Player Award | Susan Pettitt |
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### ANZ Championship awards

| Award | Winner |
| ANZ Championship Finals Series MVP | Sharni Layton |

### All Star Team

| Position | Player |
| GA | Susan Pettitt |
| WA | Kimberlee Green |
| GD | Julie Corletto |
| GK | Sharni Layton |
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### Australian Netball Awards

| Award | Winner | Team |
| Australian ANZ Championship Player of the Year | Sharni Layton |