2016 ANZ Championship Round 10 Preview

2016 ANZ Championship Round 10 Preview

Round 10 Fixtures:
The Coffee Club Queensland Firebirds v Melbourne Vixens
Saturday 4 June, 5pm (local time)
GCCEC, Gold Coast

Adelaide Thunderbirds v West Coast Fever
Sunday 5 June, 11.30am (local time)
Priceline Stadium Adelaide

Mainland Tactix v Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel
Sunday 5 June, 4pm (local time)
Horncastle Arena, Christchurch

SKYCITY Mystics v Cold Power Magic
Monday 6 June, 7.30pm (local time)
The Trusts Arena, Auckland

BYE: NSW Swifts and Central Pulse
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Game Talking Points:

The Coffee Club Queensland Firebirds v Melbourne Vixens
Saturday 4 June, 5pm (local time)
GCCEC, Gold Coast
Broadcast: Live on SKY SPORT (NZ), Fox Sports (AUS)

Media Contacts:
Firebirds: Alex Fynes Clinton
M: +61 413 198 517
E: media@netballq.org.au

Vixens: Shevaun Sly
M: +61 474 808 503
E: shevaun.sly@netballvic.com

Umpires: Tara Warner & Michelle Phippard
Reserve: Clare McCabe

Head to Head

LAST TIME THEY MET: Round 3, 2016: Firebirds 58 def Vixens 47 (Melbourne)
• In 20 previous meetings the sides have 10 wins each.
• The Vixens have won four of the last five meetings between the sides.
• The only previous meeting between the sides on the Gold Coast was their Round 11 meeting last year when the Firebirds won 54-45.
• The Firebirds’ ANZ Championship record breaking 21 consecutive win sequence was ended in Round 9 with a 54-58 loss to the Swifts in Sydney.
• The Firebirds have the fifth best shooting accuracy in the ANZ Championship with 83.3% shooting while the Vixens have the third worst with 80.3%.
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Adelaide Thunderbirds v West Coast Fever
Sunday 5 June, 11.30am (local time)
Priceline Stadium Adelaide
Broadcast: Live on SKY SPORT (NZ), Fox Sports (AUS), Channel Ten (AUS), ONE HD (WA only)

Media Contacts:
Thunderbirds: Kate Taeuber
M: +61 406 704 174
E: kate.taeuber@netballsa.asn.au

Fever: Kieran Marsh
M: +61 425 313 025
E: Kieran.marsh@netballwa.com.au

Umpires: Marc Henning & Bronwen Adams
Reserve: Kate Wright

Head to Head

LAST TIME THEY MET: Round 1, 2016: Fever 63 def Thunderbirds 44 (Perth)
• The Fever has won the past three meetings between the sides, in fact they have won four of the past five meetings.
• The Thunderbirds and Fever have met in Adelaide on eight previous occasions and the Thunderbirds have a 6-2 win record.
• The Fever is the second most accurate side in the competition after nine rounds with 86.9% accuracy while the Thunderbirds have the second worst accuracy with 80.1%.
• April Brandley (Fever) will play her 50th ANZ Championship match against the Thunderbirds in Round 10.
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Mainland Tactix v Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel
Sunday 5 June, 4pm (local time)
Horncastle Arena, Christchurch
Broadcast: Live on SKY SPORT (NZ), Fox Sports (AUS)

Media Contacts:
Tactix: Leanne Harris
M: +61 27 552 6876
E: leanne.harris@netballmainland.co.nz

Steel: Kate Buchanan
M: +64 21 292 1660
E: Kate.Buchanan@netballsouth.co.nz

Umpires: Danielle Maulder and Kristie Simpson
Reserve: Gareth Fowler

Head to Head

LAST TIME THEY MET: Round 2, 2016: Steel 58 drew with Tactix 58 (Invercargill)
• The Steel is the only side that remains undefeated after nine rounds of the 2016 season after the Firebirds went down 54-58 to the Swifts in Round 9.
• The Steel is on their longest ANZ Championship winning run ( six matches). Their previous best consecutive winning run was four matches.
• Steel captain Wendy Frew will play her 100th ANZ Championship match, and Jane Watson her 50th, against the Tactix in Christchurch in Round 10.
• The Steel is the fourth most accurate team in the competition with 84.5% shooting while the Tactix are ranked seventh with 82.8%.
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SKYCITY Mystics v Cold Power Magic
Monday 6 June, 7.30pm (local time)
The Trusts Arena, Auckland
Broadcast: Live on SKY SPORT (NZ), Fox Sports (AUS)

Media Contacts:
Mystics: Caley Wilson
M: +64 21 804 004
E: caley@mynewfavourite.com

Magic: Greg Palmer
M: +64 21 687 184
E: Greg.Palmer@netballwbop.co.nz

Umpires: Angela Armstrong-Lush and Jono Bredin
Reserve: Ann Hay

Head to Head

LAST TIME THEY MET: Round 8, 2016: Magic 49 def Mystics 45 (Hamilton)
• The Magic has won the past two meetings between the sides.
• The Magic is in the New Zealand Conference top three after their 54-44 victory over the Pulse in Round 9. This is the first time they have been inside the top three all season.
• After losing their opening five matches of the season the Magic has won their last three against the Tactix, Mystics and Pulse.
• The Mystics are the sixth most accurate team in the competition with 83.2% while the Magic has the worst shooting accuracy with 77.1%.

ENDS.

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