# 2010 New South Wales Swifts season

The 2010 New South Wales Swifts season saw New South Wales Swifts compete in the 2010 ANZ Championship. Swifts went through the entire regular season home and away undefeated, winning 13 consecutive matches and finishing as minor premiers. They were the first team in the history of the ANZ Championship to do this. However they subsequently lost both the major semi-final and the preliminary final to Adelaide Thunderbirds and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic respectively and finished the season in third place.

## Players
### Player movements

| Gains | Losses |
| Sonia Mkoloma (Canterbury Tactix) Ashleigh Brazill (Australian Institute of Sport) Kristy Durheim (NNSW Blues) Lara Welham (Brunel Hurricanes) | Erin Bell (Adelaide Thunderbirds) Emma Koster Ashlee Mann (NNSW Blues) |
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### 2010 roster

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### Player milestones

* Three players made their ANZ Championship debut for Swifts during the season – Ashleigh Brazill in Round 4 against Central Pulse, Lara Welham in Round 5 against West Coast Fever and Kristy Durheim in Round 13 against Melbourne Vixens.
* Catherine Cox celebrated her 200th game in Round 13 against Melbourne Vixens.
* Susan Pratley played her 100th game in Round 4 against Central Pulse
* Kimberley Purcell played her 100th game against Adelaide Thunderbirds in the major semi-final.
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## Regular season

Swifts went through the entire regular season home and away undefeated, winning 13 consecutive matches and finishing as minor premiers. They were the first team in the history of the ANZ Championship to do this.

### Fixtures and results
#### Round 6

New South Wales Swifts 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
### Major semi-final

| Sunday 27 June 14:50 (UTC+10) | Stats | New South Wales Swifts | 38–52 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | Acer Arena Attendance: 6,928 |
| Acer Arena Attendance: 6,928 |||
| Sunday 27 June 14:50 (UTC+10) | Stats | Susan Pratley 22/31 (71%) Catherine Cox 9/16 (56%) Amorette Wild 7/8 (88%) | | Carla Borrego 37/43 (86%) Erin Bell 12/16 (75%) Kate Beveridge 2/2 (100%) Jasmine Keene 1/1 (100%) | Acer Arena Attendance: 6,928 |
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### 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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## Award winners
### Swifts awards

| Award | Winner |
| QBE NSW Swifts MVP | Rebecca Bulley |
| NSW Swifts Members' Player of the Year | Rebecca Bulley |
| Marilyn Melhuish NSW Swifts Players' Player | Rebecca Bulley/Susan Pratley |
| NSW Swifts Players' Player of the Year | Kimberlee Green |
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### Holden Cruze award

| Award | Winner | Team |
| Holden Cruze Player of the Year | Rebecca Bulley | New South Wales Swifts |