2011 ANZ Championship season

2011 ANZ Championship season
LeagueANZ Championship
SportNetball
Duration13 February 2011 – 22 May 2011
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)One HD
Network 10
Sky Sport (New Zealand)
TVNZ
ChampionsQueensland Firebirds
  Runners-upNorthern Mystics
  Minor premiersQueensland Firebirds
Season MVPLeana de Bruin (Steel)
Natalie Medhurst (Firebirds)
Top scorerRomelda Aiken (Firebirds)
ANZ Championship seasons

The 2011 ANZ Championship season was the fourth season of the ANZ Championship. The 2011 season began on 13 February and concluded on 22 May. With a team coached by Roselee Jencke, captained by Lauren Nourse and featuring Romelda Aiken, Laura Geitz, Clare McMeniman and Natalie Medhurst, Queensland Firebirds finished the season undefeated. They became the first team in the history of the ANZ Championship to go through the regular season and the playoffs without losing a single match. In the major semi-final, Firebirds defeated Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic and in the grand final they defeated Northern Mystics, winning their first premiership.[1][2][3][4][5] This marked the beginning of a golden age for Firebirds. Between 2011 and 2016, Jencke guided them to five grand finals and three premierships.[6][7][8][9]

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  2. ^ "2011 Annual Report – Netball Australia" (PDF). netball.com.au. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  3. ^ "2011 Netball Queensland Annual Report" (PDF). Netball Queensland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Queensland Firebirds crowned ANZ Champions". www.theroar.com.au. 22 May 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Queensland Firebirds burn Northern Mystics". The Press. www.pressreader.com. 23 May 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Roselee Jencke". firebirds.net.au. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Jancke to lead the Firebirds for a decade". thewomensgame.com. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  8. ^ "'It's the right time': Roselee Jencke quits as Queensland Firebirds coach". www.theguardian.com. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Jencke farewells Firebirds". firebirds.net.au. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.