2008 New South Wales Swifts season

New South Wales Swifts
2008 season
Head coachJulie Fitzgerald
Asst. coachTracey Robinson
ManagerJan Troy
CaptainCatherine Cox
Vice-captainSelina Gilsenan
Main venueSydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
Acer Arena
Newcastle Entertainment Centre
Season results
Wins–losses12–3
Regular season2nd
Finals placingChampions
Team colours
Team colours
New South Wales Swifts seasons
← 2007

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]

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