2012 ANZ Championship season

Transfers

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Head coaches

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Tauranga Pre-Season Tournament

On 2, 3 and 4 March, Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic hosted a pre-season tournament at the TECT Arena in Tauranga. For the first time since 2008, all ten ANZ Championship teams competed at the same tournament. The ten teams were divided into two pools of five. Teams within each pool played each other once and the winners qualified for the final. The other teams also played in a series of playoffs to decide final placings. The tournament was won by Queensland Firebirds who defeated Melbourne Vixens 50–30 in the final.

;9th/10th place playoff ;7th/8th place play-off ;5th/6th place play-off ;3rd/4th place play-off ;Final Sources:

Regular season

Melbourne Vixens finished the regular season as minor premiers. After winning their first six matches, they lost to New South Wales Swifts in Round 7. They then lost three successive matches, another to Swifts and one to Northern Mystics. On 20 May in Round 8, against Mystics, Vixens were undone by Mystics defender Anna Harrison and her Harrison Hoist. Harrison made several vital blocks while being hoisted rugby union lineout-style by her defensive partners, helping Mystics secure a 49–45 win. However, Vixens successively claimed the minor premiership with three wins in the final three rounds.

Round 1

Carla Borrego Carla Dziwoki
Susan Pratley | res-ump = Natalie Medhurst Karyn Howarth Tegan Caldwell | res-ump = Grace Rasmussen
Maria Tutaia Paula Griffin
Caitlin Thwaites | res-ump = Donna Wilkins Irene van Dyk
Jess Waitapu | res-ump = Catherine Cox Joanne Harten
Anna Thompson | res-ump =

Round 2

Caitlin Thwaites Donna Wilkins | res-ump = Natalie Medhurst Chelsea Pitman Carla Borrego | res-ump = Catherine Cox
Nikala Smith Tegan Caldwell
Karyn Howarth | res-ump = Irene van Dyk
Arahi Wall Maria Tutaia | res-ump = Joanne Harten
Anna Thompson Susan Pratley | res-ump =

Round 3

Natalie Medhurst Paula Griffin
Caitlin Thwaites | res-ump = Carla Borrego Tegan Caldwell
Karyn Howarth | res-ump = Joanne Harten
Anna Thompson Donna Wilkins | res-ump = Grace Rasmussen
Maria Tutaia Catherine Cox | res-ump = Susan Pratley Irene van Dyk | res-ump =

Round 4

Donna Wilkins Catherine Cox | res-ump = Tegan Caldwell
Karyn Howarth Irene van Dyk
Jess Waitapu | res-ump = Susan Pratley
Amorette Wild Natalie Medhurst | res-ump = Grace Rasmussen
Maria Tutaia Carla Borrego | res-ump = Caitlin Thwaites Joanne Harten
Anna Thompson | res-ump =

Round 5

Catherine Cox
Sarah East Carla Borrego Tegan Caldwell
Karyn Howarth Natalie Medhurst Caitlin Thwaites Maria Tutaia Irene van Dyk Anna Thompson

Round 6: ''Rivalry Round''

Round 6 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. Carla Dziwoki Susan Pratley
Amorette Wild Jamilah Gupwell
Caitlin Thwaites | res-ump = Natalie Medhurst Grace Rasmussen
Maria Tutaia | res-ump = Irene van Dyk Catherine Cox Joanne Harten
Anna Thompson Tegan Caldwell
Karyn Howarth Carla Borrego Te Paea Selby-Rickit
Donna Wilkins

Round 7

Carla Borrego Catherine Cox
Sarah East
Nikala Smith | res-ump = Susan Pratley
Amorette Wild Tegan Caldwell
Karyn Howarth | res-ump = Donna Wilkins Grace Rasmussen
Maria Tutaia Paula Griffin
Jamilah Gupwell
Caitlin Thwaites Irene van Dyk Natalie Medhurst Joanne Harten
Anna Thompson

Round 8

Joanne Harten
Anna Thompson Irene van Dyk Tegan Caldwell
Karyn Howarth Maria Tutaia Susan Pratley
Amorette Wild Catherine Cox Donna Wilkins Natalie Medhurst Caitlin Thwaites Carla Borrego

Round 9

Catherine Cox Natalie Medhurst Tegan Caldwell
Karyn Howarth Susan Pratley
Amorette Wild Maria Tutaia Joanne Harten Te Paea Selby-Rickit
Donna Wilkins Caitlin Thwaites

Round 10

Natalie Medhurst Amorette Wild
Carla Dziwoki Tegan Caldwell
Karyn Howarth Carla Borrego ? Joanne Harten Caitlin Thwaites Irene van Dyk Donna Wilkins Te Paea Selby-Rickit

Round 11

Carla Borrego Natalie Medhurst ? Catherine Cox Amorette Wild
Kimberly Borger Irene van Dyk Caitlin Thwaites Grace Rasmussen ? Maria Tutaia Donna Wilkins ?

Round 12

Tegan Caldwell
Karyn Howarth Catherine Cox ? Amorette Wild
Carla Dziwoki Erin Bell
Cody Lange Donna Wilkins Joanne Harten

Round 13

Irene van Dyk Carla Borrego Amorette Wild
Carla Dziwoki Donna Wilkins
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Natalie Medhurst Catherine Cox Caitlin Thwaites Karyn Howarth

Round 14

Donna Wilkins ? Te Paea Selby-Rickit ? Tegan Caldwell
Karyn Howarth Carla Borrego Joanne Harten ? Catherine Cox ? ? Caitlin Thwaites Maria Tutaia Amorette Wild
Carla Dziwoki

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Final table

Finals

Major semi-final

Tegan Caldwell Maria Tutaia Sources:

Minor semi-final

Julianna Naoupu Carla Borrego Sources:

Preliminary final

Maria Tutaia Julianna Naoupu Sources:

Grand final

Tegan Caldwell Julianna Naoupu Sources:

Season statistics

Award winners

ANZ Championship awards

;Notes

• Temepara George and Laura Langman shared the MVP Award

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All Star Team

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Australian Netball Awards

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Media coverage

A cumulative television audience of over 10.6 million across Australia and New Zealand watched the 2012 ANZ Championship on Network 10 and Sky Sport (New Zealand), representing a 45% increase on 2011 (7.2million).

References

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