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 3 Captain'sColumn Hi everyone and welcome to our Round 3 clash with the Adelaide Thunderbirds at the University of Sunshine Coast in Sippy Downs. If I’m honest it still feels a little weird to be playing our home games in Queensland - and away from so many of our loyal members and fans - but 2020 has been one of those years where you just have to get things done, and I would like to say a huge thank Match Broadcast you again to everyone who’s done so much Watch NSW Swifts take on Adelaide Thunderbirds to get us here. LIVE on Wednesday at 5:00PM AEST on The Sunshine Coast is a beautiful part of Telstra TV or the Netball Live App. the world and the people have been very welcoming so, outside of missing home, we have very little to complain about. This game is going to be a tough one. Like the Swifts, the Adelaide Thunderbirds are one of the foundation teams of elite club netball in Australia and have a rich history. While it’s been a few years since they’ve STAY UP TO DATE won a Premiership, they have shown real nswswifts.com.au improvement recently and their great win against the Giants showed what they are capable of. Last year we had one of our toughest outings of the season in Adelaide and were very lucky to escape with a draw so we’ll have to ensure everything is working in sync or we’ll be in trouble. V As ever we aim to play with the pride, passion and effort the Swifts dress deserves. COMING UP IN ROUND 4: Together We Can. Go NSW Swifts Sunshine Coast Lightning v NSW Swifts Sunday 16 August 2020 USC Stadium, Sunshine Coast 1:00PM (AEST) Fixture subject to change. 3 MATCH REPORT Round 2 Recap The Swifts came from 10 goals down to claim got scrappy for a while but the Swifts were well a thrilling 73-72 win over the West Coast Fever in in the game at the big break – 33-41. Round 2 of Suncorp Super Netball. Massive defence from Sarah Klau and Lauren In the game of the year so far, the Premiers Moore engineered a host of turnovers early fought back from a huge deficit to lead by a in the third quarter and there was much more sizeable margin themselves only to just get rhythm to their play. Sophie Garbin was working home. well in tandem with Housby and midway through The Suncorp Super Shot was a good tool for the period NSW were back level terms. both teams in their respective comebacks, but it From there the Swifts took control, pouncing was NSW who were more streetwise in the end. on loose possession and connecting well at both The early impetus was with the Fever and it ends of the court. allowed the West Australians to take a 6-3 lead Housby sank a pair of Super Shots in the final before Briony Akle called her first timeout. period of the play but it was the accuracy and The opening Rebel Power Five started with power of Garbin that really kept the scoreboard Fever goal attack Alice Teague-Neeld sinking a ticking over. The Swifts won the quarter 27-11 to pair of Super Shots from range, but Sam Wallace take an eight-goal lead to the last break. and Helen Housby responded in kind to keep They did a good job of keeping the Fever the Swifts in touch. at bay for most of the final quarter but when The Fever stretched their advantage to 12 the last Power Five started Fowler stepped up after confusion in the Swifts’ attacking end and to shoot West Coast right back into the game. both Jhaniele Fowler and Teague-Neeld looked However control at the death allowed Housby comfortable under the post and from range. Play the chance to seal the win, which she did. Ladder leading into Round 3 P W D L GF GA % TOTAL Melbourne Vixens 2 2 0 0 141 102 138.24 8 Sunshine Coast Lightning 2 2 0 0 117 95 123.16 8 NSW Swifts 2 2 0 0 136 133 102.26 8 West Coast Fever 2 1 0 1 146 135 108.15 4 Adelaide Thunderbirds 2 1 0 1 121 125 96.8 4 GIANTS Netball 2 0 0 2 112 122 91.8 0 Collingwood Magpies 2 0 0 2 99 114 86.84 0 Queensland Firebirds 2 0 0 2 98 144 68.06 0 4 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 6 OPPOSITION Adelaide Thunderbirds Sasha Glasgow Samantha Gooden Layla Guscoth Charlee Hodges MaisIe Nankivell GS/GA GA/GS GD/WD/GK GA/GS C/WD 19/7/98 187cm 19/9/96 190cm 2/3/92 185cm 14/9/97 180cm 29/9/99 176cm CO-CAPTAIN CO-CAPTAIN Hannah Petty Chelsea Pitman LenIZE POTGIETER KATE SHIMMIN SHAMERA STERLING C/WA WA GS/GA GD/GK GK/GD 17/5/97 176cm 8/6/88 181cm 2/5/94 187cm 13/2/92 185cm 21/10/95 190cm SHADINE VAN DER MERWE Tania Obst WD/GD Head Coach 25/11/92 179cm 7 Coming Up • Coming Up • Coming Up Coming Up • Coming Up • Coming Up FEATURE 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 The Hadley Hundred 2012 2018 2019 2020 or a player still well south of her thirties, the Swifts’ fifth title. Little did she know then that it’s remarkable to think how much NSW 11 years later it would be her lifting the prize as Swifts vice-captain Paige Hadley has the Swifts ended a decade-long wait for another. already achieved. Did it come easy? Definitely not, and there As a young girl she watched the was plenty of heartache along the way. After FSwifts win Premierships. Lots of Premierships. debuting in 2012 as a replacement player From the days of Liz Ellis and Cath Cox through before earning her first fulltime contract a year to the modern era of Kim Green and Susan later, Paigey – as she is known in the Swifts Pettitt, she saw plenty of success as a fan but it’s environment – would take plenty of knocks, but as a Swift herself where Paige nothing could keep her down. flies highest. “...HARD WORK AND An ACL injury and two heart- Put simply, she loves the breaking Grand Final losses club. It was clear from an early COMMITMENT HAS NEVER to the Queensland Firebirds age that Paige had what it took. BEEN IN SHORT SUPPLY in 2015 and 2016 could have Today she joins an elite group derailed her, but hard work and of players, including those WHEN IT COMES TO THE GIRL commitment has never been famous names above, as a Swifts FROM PENRITH.” in short supply when it comes centurion. to the girl from Penrith. There In 2008, a three-peat year for the club, Paige aren’t many players who can bounce back from watched from the stands at Qudos Bank Arena a career-threatening injury and go on to win a as Coxy lifted the ANZ Championship trophy – World Cup - but Paige Hadley did that in 2015. 9 FEATURE When Suncorp Super Netball replaced the ANZ Championship in 2017, Paige proved her loyalty to the club. Were there other offers? Of course there were, but she believed in the vision and the new group of players who’d just signed on. Maddy Proud, Helen Housby, Sam Wallace, Sarah Klau – just to name a few. She also had good mates Abbey McCulloch and Maddy Turner at her side, and although Finals would be out of reach for a while, Paige was happy to play the long game. She grew as a person, as a player and as a leader. Soon the Australian Diamonds would come looking for her services again. She became fitter, faster, stronger. The Sydney Morning Herald labelled her the ultimate modern netballer. When Proud fell to a season-ending injury against the Firebirds in Brisbane last year, it was Paige who pulled to group together. There would be no tears, they could wait till after. The Swifts at the Brisbane Entertainment had a job to finish. “SHE BECAME FITTER, Centre and lost both at the “Do it for that girl lying over death. This time it wasn’t the there, she is who we’re playing FASTER, STRONGER.