New South Wales Swifts | |
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2008 season | |
Head coach | Julie Fitzgerald |
Asst. coach | Tracey Robinson |
Manager | Jan Troy |
Captain | Catherine Cox |
Vice-captain | Selina Gilsenan |
Main venue | Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre Acer Arena Newcastle Entertainment Centre |
Season results | |
Wins–losses | 12–3 |
Regular season | 2nd |
Finals placing | Champions |
The 2008 New South Wales Swifts season was the inaugural season for both New South Wales Swifts and the ANZ Championship. Swifts were formed in late 2007 when Netball New South Wales merged its two former Commonwealth Bank Trophy league teams, Sydney Swifts and Hunter Jaegers, in order to enter a single team in the 2008 ANZ Championship.[1][2][3][4] With a team coached by Julie Fitzgerald and captained by Catherine Cox, Swifts won 10 of their 13 matches during the regular season and finished second behind Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic. Swifts subsequently defeated Magic in both the major semi–final and the grand final to become the inaugural ANZ Championship winners.[5][6][7][8][9]