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Here’s something to cheer about! How good is it that the NSW Swifts are back! We wish them the best of luck with the rest of the season and can’t wait to see them in action. And here’s something else to be happy about… Save $75 on new comprehensive car insurance online* qbe.com/au *Conditions apply, read the PDS to decide if the product is right for you. QBE Insurance (Australia) Limited ABN 78 003 191 035. ROUND 10 Show your Support from Home! Captain'sColumn Hi everyone and thank you for checking out our Match Program ahead of the Round 10 clash with the Queensland Firebirds at Brisbane’s Nissan Arena. Check what goodies Wow, Round 10 already – can you believe that? are inside our 2020 It seems like only yesterday when we got the call Membership Packs! to drop everything and head to the Sunshine State to make Suncorp Super Netball happen in 2020. View Packages While it’s had its challenges, we are delighted to be well in the hunt for Finals and giving ourselves the best shot at defending our title. The game against the Melbourne Vixens was no doubt one of the toughest we’ve had this year, but given Match Broadcast they’ve been the pace-setters so far this season Watch NSW Swifts take on Queensland Firebirds the positive was knowing there wasn’t much in it. LIVE on Saturday at 3:00PM AEST on Bouncing back against Collingwood a few Channel 9 or the Netball Live App. days later was very important but today we have another massive task on our hands. The Firebirds, who’ve been such huge rivals of the Swifts since the National Netball League started in 1997, really look like they’re going places again. When we met earlier this year they were looking for a first win of the season - and if not for STAY UP TO DATE a strong fourth quarter from us they could’ve taken nswswifts.com.au the points. Since then they’ve registered good wins and are eyeing a playoff charge of their own. It may be a home game for us but the Firebirds will have big support in Brisbane and we’ll have to be on top of our game. With the ever-classy Gabi Simpson in the midcourt and twin attacking threats from Romelda Aiken and Tippah Dwan, nothing short of a full 60-minute performance will do. Also, who doesn’t love a good old NSW v QLD V clash? It’s one of the best reasons to play netball. As ever we play for the pride and legacy the COMING UP IN ROUND 11: Swifts’ 20-year plus history demands. NSW Swifts v Melbourne Vixens Together We Can. Tuesday 8 September 2020 USC Stadium, Sunshine Coast 5:00PM (AEST) Fixture subject to change. 3 FEATURE Celebrating Confident Girls Round ince its inception the Confident Girls As a part of the Round and in support Foundation has supported over of International Day of Charity, on Saturday 73,774 girls, granted $1,638,526 September 5th, each of the Confident Girls dollars and delivered programs in Foundation Ambassadors are advocating over 862 locations. The Foundation for a program delivered by the Foundation Sworks with grassroots service providers to and competing against each other to raise develop and implement programs aimed at awareness and funds in support of their cause. creating more opportunities and increasing the Sam Poolman is supporting Bushfire affected self-esteem of girls experiencing adversity. netball communities; Laura Scherian is behind The Confident Girls Foundation has always the Sunshine Coast Lightning Confident Girls held netball at the heart of the programs that Program; Courtney Bruce is championing All they support, using it as a vehicle for change. In Abilities and the Marie Little Shield and Caitlin celebration of what they have achieved in the Thwaites is helping Macfarlane Primary School past four years, Round 10 of the SSN is turning get to the Northern Territory Indigenous Netball purple for the Confident Girls Foundation. Carnival. To find out more head to telethon.confidentgirls.com.au or call during the Confident Girls Foundation telethon, running from 6pm-7pm AEST Saturday 5th September and live streamed on the Suncorp Super Netball Facebook. THIS INTERNATIONAL DAY OF CHARITY; WHOSE TEAM WILL YOU BE ON? 4 REVIEW Round 9 Recap The NSW Swifts bounced back from their loss to the Melbourne Vixens with a 69-54 Round 9 win over the Collingwood Magpies at Brisbane's Nissan Arena. Despite being without Helen Housby, who sat the game out with a calf complaint, the Premiers had too much for the valiant Magpies who faded in the last quarter. The Swifts generated three turnover possessions in the opening stages with Sarah Klau to the fore in defence. They converted two of them to take an 11-7 lead before Collingwood called their first timeout. A Jodi-Ann Ward intercept could've had the Magpies right on the Swifts' heels but they failed to convert and Sam Wallace and Sophie Garbin were quick to punish them. The Magpies lost possession on the opening centre pass of the second quarter and Wallace extended the Swifts' advantage. Akle made some changes to her side, bringing on Kelly Singleton at goal attack and giving Garbin a rest. The Swifts' lead grew to 10 goals before the quarter's Rebel Power Play but three Super Shots from Gabi Sinclair and Nyah Allen had the Pies back within six. Akle called a timeout and it had the desired effect as Paige Hadley calmed things in the midcourt and Garbin finished the quarter with a Super Shot to send the Swifts to the sheds nine goals ahead. The Magpies were more clinical in their play in the second half with Emma Ryde a good target for her feeders. While Collingwood were growing into the game the Swifts suddenly looked flustered and rushed in attack. Garbin missed a number of attempts and Geva Mentor was wreaking havoc as the Pies won the quarter 15-12 and went to the final break only six goals down. But Klau, Lauren Moore and Maddy Turner upped their defensive intensity, destroying any hope Collingwood had of reeling the Swifts in. After Garbin took a knock she was replaced by Singleton who, with Wallace, finished with a flurry of Super Shots to put some gloss on the scoreline. 5 LADDER Ladder leading into Round 10 T P W D L GF GA % TOTAL Melbourne Vixens 9 8 0 1 568 480 118.33 32 NSW Swifts 9 7 0 2 574 535 107.29 28 Sunshine Coast Lightning 9 6 0 3 510 509 100.2 24 West Coast Fever 9 5 0 4 615 581 105.85 20 FINALS GIANTS Netball 9 3 1 5 551 564 97.7 14 Adelaide Thunderbirds 9 3 0 6 477 503 94.83 12 Queensland Firebirds 9 2 1 6 517 574 90.07 10 Collingwood Magpies 9 1 0 8 494 560 88.21 4 6 2020 ROSTER Your NSW Swifts VICE CAPTAIN Sophie Craig Sophie Garbin Paige Hadley Nat HaythornthwaitE Helen Housby C/WD GS/GA C/WA/WD WA/GA GA/GS 16/5/93 177cm 6/4/97 184cm 26/8/92 173cm 9/12/92 174cm 19/1/95 183cm @sophiebear135 @sophiegarbin @paigeyhadley @natsymone @helenhousby1 CAPTAIN LEADERSHIP GROUP Sarah Klau Lauren Moore Maddy Proud Maddy Turner Sam Wallace GK/GD GD/GK/WD C/WA GD/WD GS 30/9/94 190cm 30/1/98 184cm 4/12/93 174cm 17/12/95 183cm 16/1/94 193cm @sarahklau @loz_mooore @maddyproud @maddyturnerr @tallsamsam4 Extended Squad Briony Akle Anita Keelan Tayla Fraser Leilani Kelly Nic Styles Head Coach Assistant Coach Rohweder singleton 7 OPPOSITION Queensland Firebirds ROMELDA AIKEN MAHALIA CASSIDY LARA DUNKLEY RUDI ELLIS MACY GARDNER GS C/WA WA/C/WD GK/GD C/WA 19/11/88 196cm 9/10/95 173cm 31/5/95 180cm 13/8/97 191cm 7/6/00 173cm CAPTAIN TARA HINCHLIFFE KIM JENNER jemma MI MI GABI SIMPSON INE-MARI VENTER GD/GK GD/GK C/WD/WA WD GS/GA 25/5/98 185cm 27/2/98 184cm 4/3/96 176cm 17/10/92 176cm 21/4/95 192cm EXTENDED SQUAD Roselee Jencke Tippah Dwan Mia Stower Head Coach 8 FEATURE Coach content, but looking for more few months back, if you’d have it has its challenges with home schooling and offered Briony Akle second place keeping them entertained but my husband has on the Suncorp Super Netball been amazing and the boys have been brilliant ladder with nine rounds played with making the most of what’s on offer up here she’d have taken it. on the Sunshine Coast.” AAs the defending Premiers, the NSW Swifts Former Swift and current Magpie Ash Brazill have had a target on their backs this year but called Akle one of her netball heroes a few sitting just behind the pace-setting Melbourne weeks ago. The comment came after the new Vixens is a pretty good return given the intense mum and dual-code star saw a picture of Akle hub-life format of the 2020 competition. home-schooling her four boys after coaching the It’s hard to believe that Swifts to a Super Netball win. Saturday’s clash with the “WE ALSO GET SOME GREAT Akle said it was nice to Queensland Firebirds will be get mentioned like that but Round 10 of the condensed NEWS COMING THROUGH SUCH also note she cherished the season – something that only AS THE CLUB HITTING OVER 3,500 opportunity to spend more sinks in for the team and staff MEMBERS, DESPITE A GLOBAL time with her family.