2016 ANZ Championship season

2016 ANZ Championship season
LeagueANZ Championship
SportNetball
Duration1 April – 4 July 2016
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)Fox Sports (Australia)
Sky Sport (New Zealand)
Network Ten
One
ChampionsQueensland Firebirds
WinnersAustralian Conference
Queensland Firebirds
New Zealand Conference
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
Challenge Trophy
Queensland Firebirds
  Runners-upNew South Wales Swifts
  Minor premiersSouthern Steel
Season MVPMadison Robinson (Vixens)
Jhaniele Fowler-Reid (Steel)
Finals
ChampionsQueensland Firebirds
  Runners-upNew South Wales Swifts
ANZ Championship seasons

The 2016 ANZ Championship season was the ninth and last season of the ANZ Championship.[1][2][3] The season began on 1 April 2016 and concluded on 4 July 2016.[4] Southern Steel were minor premiers.[5][6] However they subsequently lost the New Zealand Conference Final to Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic [7] and were defeated in the semi-finals by Queensland Firebirds.[8] With a team coached by Roselee Jencke, captained by Laura Geitz and featuring Romelda Aiken, Clare McMeniman and Kim Ravaillion, Firebirds won the Australian Conference, the Challenge Trophy and the overall championship. Firebirds became the first and only team to retain the title. In a repeat of 2015, Firebirds defeated New South Wales Swifts in both the Australian Conference Final and the Grand Final.[9][10][11][12][13]

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  3. ^ "Thanks for the memories, ANZ Championship". www.sbs.com.au. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  4. ^ "ANZ Championship 2016 – Results". www.flashscore.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Steel seal top spot in trans-Tasman league with victory over Melbourne Vixens". stuff.co.nz. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  6. ^ "ANZ Championship netball finals guide: NSW Swifts v Melbourne Vixens in elimination final, Firebirds, Steel finish top". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Fast finishing Southern Steel fall short as Magic claim New Zealand trans-Tasman netball conference". stuff.co.nz. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Queensland Firebirds beat Southern Steel to reach trans-Tasman netball final". www.abc.net.au. 24 July 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Romelda Aiken calls for more after Queensland Firebirds win Australian conference". www.theguardian.com. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Firebirds win extra-time thriller to retain ANZ Championship title against Swifts". www.theguardian.com. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Allora skipper leads Firebirds to record-breaking third win". www.themorningbulletin.com.au. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  12. ^ "Firebirds clinch victory in last minute finals stunner". www.stuff.co.nz. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Queensland Firebirds' grand final win over NSW Swifts raises the bar for Australian netball". www.abc.net.au. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2020.