2009 Adelaide Thunderbirds season

The 2009 Adelaide Thunderbirds season saw Adelaide Thunderbirds compete in the 2009 ANZ Championship. After winning ten games, Thunderbirds finished third, behind Melbourne Vixens and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic, during the regular season. [1] They subsequently defeated Southern Steel in the minor semi-final and Magic in the preliminary final before losing to Vixens in the grand final. [2][3][4][5]

Adelaide Thunderbirds
2009 season
Head coachJane Woodlands-Thompson
Asst. coachesLisa Alexander
Louise Souter
CaptainNatalie von Bertouch
Main venueETSA Park
Season results
Wins–losses12–4
Regular season3rd
Finals placing2nd
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours

Players

Player movements
Increase GainsDecrease Losses

Source:[8]

2009 roster
2010 Adelaide Thunderbirds roster
PlayersCoaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
Australia Jane Altschwager GS, GA (1980-08-25)25 August 1980 (aged 28) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Australia Jo Baldwin WD, C –
Australia Emily Beaton C, WA (1987-04-09)9 April 1987 (aged 21) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Australia Georgia Beaton GD, WD (1990-06-22)22 June 1990 (aged 18) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Australia Laura von Bertouch C, WA (1980-12-04)4 December 1980 (aged 28) 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Australia Natalie von Bertouch (c) C, WA, WD (1982-12-16)16 December 1982 (aged 26) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Australia Kate Beveridge GS, GA, WA (1985-07-25)25 July 1985 (aged 23) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Australia Mo'onia Gerrard GD, WD (1980-11-15)15 November 1980 (aged 28) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Australia Natalie Medhurst GA, GS (1984-01-20)20 January 1984 (aged 25) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
England Geva Mentor GK, GD, WD (1984-09-17)17 September 1984 (aged 24) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Australia Kirby Mutton WD, C, WA (1984-09-17)17 September 1984 (aged 24) 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Australia Bianca Reddy GD, WD, GK (1982-12-21)21 December 1982 (aged 26) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Australia Joanna Sutton WD, C (1986-07-13)13 July 1986 (aged 22) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Australia Sheree Wingard WA, C (1988-08-18)18 August 1988 (aged 20) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Australia Melissa Rowland GA, GS (1989-05-18)18 May 1989 (aged 19) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Australia Beth Shimmin (1987-03-18)18 March 1987 (aged 22) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Australia Kate Shimmin GK, GD (1992-02-13)13 February 1992 (aged 17) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Australia Nikki Wood –
Head coach
  • Australia Jane Woodlands-Thompson
Assistant coaches


Notes
  • (c) – Captain
  • (cc) – Co-captain
  • (vc) – Vice-captain
  • Injured or on maternity leave – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Source:[9][10][11][12]

Pre-season

In March 2009, Adelaide Thunderbirds played in the 2009 SOPA Cup, hosted by Netball New South Wales at the Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre. Thunderbirds finished second in the tournament behind New South Wales Swifts.[13][14]

Regular season

Fixtures and results
Round 1
Sunday 5 April, 2:30 pm Queensland Firebirds 48–60 Adelaide Thunderbirds Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre  
2:30 pm Romelda Aiken Goals scored 33/37 (89%)
Janelle Lawson Goals scored 15/23 (65%)		 Report
Stats		 Kate Beveridge Goals scored 32/42 (76%)
Natalie Medhurst Goals scored 28/33 (85%)
Round 2
Sunday 12 April Adelaide Thunderbirds 48–47 New South Wales Swifts ETSA Park  
2:00 pm Kate Beveridge Goals scored 25/30 (83%)
Natalie Medhurst Goals scored 23/25 (92%)		 Report
Stats		 Catherine Cox Goals scored 26/30 (87%)
Susan Pratley Goals scored 21/23 (91%)
Round 3
Sunday 19 April Adelaide Thunderbirds 43–49 Melbourne Vixens ETSA Park  
14:00 (UTC+10) Kate Beveridge Goals scored 28/37 (76%)
Natalie Medhurst Goals scored 15/19 (79%)		 Report
Stats		 Sharelle McMahon Goals scored 21/28 (75%)
Caitlin Thwaites Goals scored 28/35 (80%)
Round 4
Monday 27 April Canterbury Tactix 48–53 Adelaide Thunderbirds CBS Canterbury Arena  
7:00 pm Jodi Brown Goals scored 37/47 (79%)
Anna Thompson Goals scored 11/15 (73%)		 Q4: 42–42
Report
Stats		 Kate Beveridge Goals scored 20/29 (69%)
Natalie Medhurst Goals scored 28/36 (78%)
Jane Altschwager Goals scored 5/9 (56%)
Round 5
Sunday 3 May Melbourne Vixens 50–42 Adelaide Thunderbirds Hisense Arena  
14:30 (UTC+10) Sharelle McMahon Goals scored 17/21 (81%)
Caitlin Thwaites Goals scored 29/34 (85%)
Ashlee Howard Goals scored 4/4 (100%)		 Stats Kate Beveridge Goals scored 28/37 (76%)
Natalie Medhurst Goals scored 15/19 (79%)
Round 6
Sunday 10 May New South Wales Swifts 40–51 Adelaide Thunderbirds Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre  
2:30 pm Catherine Cox Goals scored 9/15 (60%)
Susan Pratley Goals scored 22/27 (81%)
Erin Bell Goals scored 9/16 (56%)		 Report
Stats		 Kate Beveridge Goals scored 43/47 (91%)
Natalie Medhurst Goals scored 8/10 (80%)
Round 7

Adelaide Thunderbirds received a bye.

Round 8
Sunday 24 May Adelaide Thunderbirds 51–50 Queensland Firebirds ETSA Park  
2:00 pm Kate Beveridge Goals scored 35/43 (81%)
Natalie Medhurst Goals scored 11/14 (79%)
Jane Altschwager Goals scored 5/7 (71%)		 Report
Stats		 Romelda Aiken Goals scored 43/54 (80%)
Alissa Castrisos Goals scored 7/11 (64%)
Round 9
Monday 1 June West Coast Fever 41–61 Adelaide Thunderbirds Challenge Stadium  
6:00 pm Caitlin Bassett Goals scored 25/31 (81%)
Bianca Franklin Goals scored  13/18 (72%)
Nikala Smith Goals scored 3/3 (100%)		 Report
Stats		 Kate Beveridge Goals scored 28/38 (74%)
Natalie Medhurst Goals scored 33/39 (85%)
Round 10
Saturday 6 June Adelaide Thunderbirds 58–34 Northern Mystics Distinctive Homes Dome  
1:30 pm Kate Beveridge Goals scored 26/35 (74%)
Natalie Medhurst Goals scored 32/37 (86%)		 Report
Stats		 Cathrine Latu Goals scored 23/30 (77%)
Pamela Cookey Goals scored 11/16 (69%)
Round 11
Sunday 14 June Adelaide Thunderbirds 58–39 West Coast Fever ETSA Park  
2:00 pm Jane Altschwager Goals scored 37/49 (76%)
Kate Beveridge Goals scored 5/12 (42%)
Natalie Medhurst Goals scored 16/17 (94%)		 Report
Stats		 Caitlin Bassett Goals scored 28/31 (90%)
Nikala Smith Goals scored 10/13 (77%)
Bianca Franklin Goals scored 1/6 (17%)
Round 12
Saturday 20 June Adelaide Thunderbirds 70–40 Central Pulse ETSA Park  
1:30 pm Kate Beveridge Goals scored 41/47 (87%)
Natalie Medhurst Goals scored 29/32 (91%)		 Report
Stats		 Paula Griffin Goals scored 19/28 (68%)
Te Amo Amaru-Tibble Goals scored 21/26 (81%)
Round 13
Monday 29 June Southern Steel 58–49 Adelaide Thunderbirds Edgar Centre  
7:00 pm Donna Wilkins Goals scored 36/41 (88%)
Megan Dehn Goals scored 22/28 (79%)		 Report
Stats		 Kate Beveridge Goals scored 26/31 (84%)
Natalie Medhurst Goals scored 23/26 (88%)
Round 14
Sunday 5 July Adelaide Thunderbirds 54–35 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Distinctive Homes Dome  
2:00 pm Kate Beveridge Goals scored 29/35 (83%)
Natalie Medhurst Goals scored 25/29 (86%)		 Report
Stats		 Irene van Dyk Goals scored 19/24 (79%)
Maria Tutaia Goals scored 16/23 (70%)

Sources:[15]

Final table
2009 ANZ Championship ladder
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA G% Pts
1 Melbourne Vixens 131201769614125.2424
2 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 131102673562119.7522
3 Adelaide Thunderbirds 131003698579120.5520
4 Southern Steel 13805662645102.6416
5 Queensland Firebirds 13805700690101.4516
6 Canterbury Tactix 1350863966296.5310
7 West Coast Fever 1350866673590.6110
8 Northern Mystics 13301064272788.316
9 New South Wales Swifts 13201170974894.794
10 Central Pulse 13101259479075.192
Updated 20 February 2021

  Qualified for Major semi-final
  Qualified for Minor semi-final

  • Pld = Games played
  • W = Win (2 points)
  • D = Draw (1 point)
  • L = Loss (0 points)
  • GF = Goals For (Total goals scored)
  • GA = Goals Against (Total goals conceded)
  • G% = Goal percentage (= 100 × GF/GA)
  • Pts = Points

Source:[1]

Playoffs
SemifinalsPreliminary finalGrand final
Sunday 12 July – MelbourneSunday 26 July – Melbourne
Melbourne Vixens58 Melbourne Vixens54
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic43Sunday 19 July – Hamilton Adelaide Thunderbirds46
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic37
Monday 13 July – Adelaide Adelaide Thunderbirds51
Adelaide Thunderbirds51
Southern Steel45

Major semi-final
Sunday 12 July
14:30 (UTC+10)
Stats		 Melbourne Vixens58–43Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic    Hisense Arena
Scoring by quarter: 16-10, 14-14, 14-7, 14-12
Caitlin Thwaites Goals scored 35/41 (85%)
Sharelle McMahon Goals scored 21/22 (95%)
Ashlee Howard Goals scored 2/2 (100%)		 Irene van Dyk Goals scored 24/25 (96%)
Maria Tutaia Goals scored 19/23 (83%)

Sources:[16][17]

Minor semi-final
Monday 13 July
18:30 (UTC+9:30)
Stats		 Adelaide Thunderbirds51–45Southern Steel    ETSA Park
Scoring by quarter: 12-11, 15-11, 11-10, 13-13
Kate Beveridge Goals scored 31/36 (86%)
Natalie Medhurst Goals scored 20/21 (95%)		 Megan Dehn Goals scored 23/27 (85%)
Donna Wilkins Goals scored 22/24 (92%)

Sources:[2][3]

Preliminary final
Sunday 19 July
19:00 (UTC+12)
Stats		 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic37–51Adelaide Thunderbirds    Mystery Creek Events Centre
Scoring by quarter: 8-11, 10-13, 8-14, 11-13
Irene van Dyk Goals scored 25/26 (96%)
Maria Tutaia Goals scored 12/17 (71%)		 Kate Beveridge Goals scored 28/30 (93%)
Natalie Medhurst Goals scored 22/25 (88%)
Jane Altschwager Goals scored 1/2 (50%)

Sources:[4][18]

Grand final
Sunday 26 July
14:30 (UTC+10)
Stats		 Melbourne Vixens54–46Adelaide Thunderbirds    Hisense Arena
Attendance: 9,500[19]
Scoring by quarter: 13-13, 14-6, 14-13, 13-14
Caitlin Thwaites Goals scored 31/39 (79%)
Sharelle McMahon Goals scored 23/28 (82%)		 Kate Beveridge Goals scored 28/34 (82%)
Natalie Medhurst Goals scored 18/23 (78%)
Jane Altschwager Goals scored 1/2 (50%)

Sources:[20][5][21]

Minor semi-final
Monday 13 July
18:30 (UTC+9:30)
Stats		 Adelaide Thunderbirds51–45Southern Steel    ETSA Park
Scoring by quarter: 12-11, 15-11, 11-10, 13-13
Kate Beveridge Goals scored 31/36 (86%)
Natalie Medhurst Goals scored 20/21 (95%)		 Megan Dehn Goals scored 23/27 (85%)
Donna Wilkins Goals scored 22/24 (92%)

Sources:[2][3]

Preliminary final
Sunday 19 July
19:00 (UTC+12)
Stats		 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic37–51Adelaide Thunderbirds    Mystery Creek Events Centre
Scoring by quarter: 8-11, 10-13, 8-14, 11-13
Irene van Dyk Goals scored 25/26 (96%)
Maria Tutaia Goals scored 12/17 (71%)		 Kate Beveridge Goals scored 28/30 (93%)
Natalie Medhurst Goals scored 22/25 (88%)
Jane Altschwager Goals scored 1/2 (50%)

Sources:[4][18]

Grand final
Sunday 26 July
14:30 (UTC+10)
Stats		 Melbourne Vixens54–46Adelaide Thunderbirds    Hisense Arena
Attendance: 9,500[19]
Scoring by quarter: 13-13, 14-6, 14-13, 13-14
Caitlin Thwaites Goals scored 31/39 (79%)
Sharelle McMahon Goals scored 23/28 (82%)		 Kate Beveridge Goals scored 28/34 (82%)
Natalie Medhurst Goals scored 18/23 (78%)
Jane Altschwager Goals scored 1/2 (50%)

Sources:[5][20][21]

Award winners

Australian Netball Awards
Award Winner
Australian ANZ Championship Player of the YearNatalie von Bertouch

Sources:[22][23]

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