2009 ANZ Championship season

Transfers

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Head coaches and captains

Pre-season tournaments

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;Notes

• No final. Played as a round-robin tournament.

Regular season

During the regular season the Australian teams played each other twice and the New Zealand teams once. The New Zealand teams also played each other twice and each of the Australian teams once. Melbourne Vixens won 12 of their 13 matches during the regular season. Their only defeat came in Round 10 against Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic, their main challengers for top spot. Vixens had to win their final two home matches with plenty of goals to guarantee top place. After a 63–35 win against Canterbury Tactix in Round 13, Vixens' defeated Central Pulse 80–39 in Round 14 to secure the minor premiership.

Round 1

Donna Wilkins Jamilah Gupwell Caitlin Thwaites Ashlee Howard Bianca Franklin Nikala Smith Janelle Lawson Natalie Medhurst Cathrine Latu Jade Topia Maria Tutaia Susan Pratley Erin Bell Angela Mitchell Sharon Kelly Helen George | res-ump = Peta Quinn

Round 2

Maria Tutaia Donna Wilkins Natalie Medhurst Susan Pratley Pamela Cookey Jamilah Gupwell Angela Mitchell Bianca Franklin Jasmine Keene Alissa Castrisos Janelle Lawson Caitlin Thwaites

Round 3

Jamilah Gupwell Larissa Harrison Alissa Castrisos Natalie Medhurst Caitlin Thwaites Donna Wilkins Anna Thompson Angela Mitchell Maria Tutaia Jessica Tuki Susan Pratley Erin Bell Bianca Franklin Pamela Cookey Jade Topia

Round 4

Jamilah Gupwell Bianca Franklin Caitlin Thwaites Donna Wilkins Alissa Castrisos Maria Tutaia Anna Thompson Natalie Medhurst Jane Altschwager Susan Pratley Pamela Cookey Grace Rasmussen

Round 5

Anna Thompson Maria Tutaia Jessica Tuki Caitlin Thwaites Ashlee Howard Natalie Medhurst Jamilah Gupwell Te Amo Amaru-Tibble Pamela Cookey Jade Topia Bianca Franklin Nikala Smith Susan Pratley

Round 6

Maria Tutaia Halana Leith Jamilah Gupwell Susan Pratley Erin Bell Natalie Medhurst Pamela Cookey Donna Wilkins Alissa Castrisos Bianca Franklin Nikala Smith

Round 7

Anna Thompson Donna Wilkins Bianca Franklin Jasmine Keene Caitlin Thwaites Ashlee Howard Maria Tutaia Pamela Cookey Jade Topia Susan Pratley Alissa Castrisos Janelle Lawson

Round 8

Anna Thompson Jamilah Gupwell Te Amo Amaru-Tibble Natalie Medhurst Jane Altschwager Alissa Castrisos Donna Wilkins Maria Tutaia Jessica Tuki Caitlin Thwaites Susan Pratley

Round 9

Jamilah Gupwell Te Amo Amaru-Tibble Donna Wilkins Julianna Naoupu Caitlin Thwaites Alissa Castrisos Janelle Lawson Pamela Cookey Jade Topia Anna Thompson Bianca Franklin Nikala Smith Natalie Medhurst

Round 10

Te Amo Amaru-Tibble Angela Mitchell Anna Thompson Ellen Halpenny Natalie Medhurst Pamela Cookey Alissa Castrisos Janelle Lawson Susan Pratley Maria Tutaia Caitlin Thwaites Bianca Franklin Donna Wilkins Julianna Naoupu

Round 11

Angela Mitchell Anna Thompson Alissa Castrisos Janelle Lawson Kate Beveridge Natalie Medhurst Nikala Smith Bianca Franklin Te Amo Amaru-Tibble Jamilah Gupwell Maria Tutaia Jessica Tuki Donna Wilkins Pamela Cookey Cathrine Latu Susan Pratley Caitlin Thwaites

Round 12

Pamela Cookey Ashlee Howard Natalie Medhurst Te Amo Amaru-Tibble Susan Pratley Nikala Smith Bianca Franklin Maria Tutaia Angela Mitchell Anna Thompson Alissa Castrisos Megan Dehn

Round 13: ''Rivalry Round''

Round 13 featured five Australia verses New Zealand matches. Goals scored by Australian and New Zealand teams were added together and the country with the most goals won the Rivalry Round Trophy. During the round, Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic became the first New Zealand team to win in Australia, defeating West Coast Fever 49–38. After 24 games, Central Pulse won their first match, defeating the reigning champions New South Wales Swifts 53–52. Southern Steel became the third New Zealand team to secure a win when they defeated Adelaide Thunderbirds 58-49. Despite New Zealand teams winning three of the five matches, Australia won the Rivalry Round Trophy 261–252.

Pamela Cookey Alissa Castrisos Janelle Lawson Nikala Smith Jasmine Keene Maria Tutaia Te Amo Amaru-Tibble Susan Pratley Megan Dehn Natalie Medhurst Caitlin Thwaites Kathleen Knott Angela Mitchell

Round 14

Megan Dehn Susan Pratley Caitlin Thwaites Ashlee Howard Te Amo Amaru-Tibble Larissa Harrison Jamilah Gupwell Natalie Medhurst Maria Tutaia Anna Thompson Angela Mitchell Ellen Halpenny Pamela Cookey Jade Topia Nikala Smith Bianca Franklin Janelle Lawson Alissa Castrisos

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Final table

Playoffs

| team-width=200 | RD1-text1 = Sunday 12 July – Melbourne | RD1-team1 = [[File:ANZ Vixens.svg|12px]] Melbourne Vixens | RD1-score1 = 58 | RD1-team2 = [[File:ANZ Magic.svg|12px]] Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | RD1-score2 = 43

| RD1-text2 = Monday 13 July – Adelaide | RD1-team3 = [[File:ANZ Thunderbirds 2008.svg|12px]] Adelaide Thunderbirds | RD1-score3 = 51 | RD1-team4 = [[File:ANZ Steel 2009.svg|12px]] Southern Steel | RD1-score4 = 45

| RD2-text1 = Sunday 19 July – Hamilton | RD2-team1 = [[File:ANZ Magic.svg|12px]] Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | RD2-score1 = 37 | RD2-team2 = [[File:ANZ Thunderbirds 2008.svg|12px]] Adelaide Thunderbirds | RD2-score2 = 51

| RD3-text1 = Sunday 26 July – Melbourne | RD3-team1 = [[File:ANZ Vixens.svg|12px]] Melbourne Vixens | RD3-score1 = 54 | RD3-team2 = [[File:ANZ Thunderbirds 2008.svg|12px]] Adelaide Thunderbirds | RD3-score2 = 46

Major semi-final

Sharelle McMahon Ashlee Howard Maria Tutaia | res-umpire = Sources:

Minor semi-final

Natalie Medhurst Donna Wilkins | res-umpire = Sources:

Preliminary final

Maria Tutaia Natalie Medhurst Jane Altschwager

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Grand final

Sharelle McMahon Natalie Medhurst Jane Altschwager | res-umpire = Sources:

Award winners

ANZ Championship awards

Australian Netball Awards

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Media coverage

In 2009 the ANZ Championship TV partners included Network 10 and One HD in Australia and Sky Sport (New Zealand). Television audiences were up 52% across Australia and New Zealand, from 5.8 million to 8.8 million. During the season, an average of 229,000 viewers watched per game. The grand final TV audience peaked at 354,329 viewers and the cumulative audience across both countries was over 11 million. Before the Round 12 match between New South Wales Swifts and West Coast Fever, Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre hosted a charity match, billed as Netball's Festival of Stars. The match was viewed by a television audience of 345,164 viewers.

Gallery

File:Erin Bell 2009.jpg|7 March 2009; Erin Bell (GS) of New South Wales Swifts prepares to shoot against Brooke Thompson (GK) of Melbourne Vixens during the pre-season tournament, the 2009 SOPA Cup. Bell subsequently made her ANZ Championship debut with Swifts in the Round 1 match against Canterbury Tactix. File:KIMBERLEE GREEN (3484612080).jpg|7 March 2009; Renae Hallinan (left) of Melbourne Vixens and Kimberlee Green (right) of New South Wales Swifts during the pre-season tournament, the 2009 SOPA Cup. File:TAMSIN GREENWAY (3484612466).jpg|7 March 2009; Tamsin Greenway playing for Queensland Firebirds during the pre-season tournament, the 2009 SOPA Cup.

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