2008 ANZ Championship season

2008 ANZ Championship season
LeagueANZ Championship
SportNetball
Duration5 April 2008 – 28 July 2008
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)Fox Sports (Australia)
Sky Sport (New Zealand)[1]
ChampionsNew South Wales Swifts
  Runners-upWaikato Bay of Plenty Magic
  Minor premiersWaikato Bay of Plenty Magic
Season MVPRomelda Aiken (Firebirds)
Sonia Mkoloma (Pulse)
Top scorerIrene van Dyk (Magic)[2]
ANZ Championship seasons

The 2008 ANZ Championship season was the inaugural season of the ANZ Championship. The 2008 season began on 5 April and concluded on 28 July. Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic were minor premiers after finishing top of the table following the regular season. New South Wales Swifts, with a team coached by Julie Fitzgerald and captained by Catherine Cox, won 10 of their 13 matches and finished second behind Magic. Swifts subsequently defeated Magic in both the major semi–final and the grand final to become the inaugural ANZ Championship winners. The grand final was played on 28 July at Acer Arena. Overall, 6792 goals were scored during the season, averaging 98.44 per match. Fox Sports (Australia) and Sky Sport (New Zealand) attracted an average audience per match of 56,581.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

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  3. ^ "NSW Swifts - 2008 Season". nswswifts.com.au. 29 November 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  4. ^ "2008 Annual Report - Netball Australia" (PDF). netball.com.au. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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  6. ^ "(2008) ANZ Championship Draw & Results". www.anz-championship.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.