New South Wales Swifts | |
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2011 season | |
Head coach | Julie Fitzgerald |
Asst. coach | Rob Wright |
Manager | Angela Kerr |
Captain | Catherine Cox |
Vice-captain | Kimberlee Green Kimberley Smith |
Main venue | Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre |
Season results | |
Wins–losses | 9–5 |
Regular season | 3rd |
Finals placing | 4th |
The 2011 New South Wales Swifts season saw New South Wales Swifts compete in the 2011 ANZ Championship. During the regular season, Swifts finished in third place. They qualified for the playoffs but subsequently lost to Northern Mystics in the minor semi-final, finishing the season in 4th place. [1][2] After fifteen seasons as Sydney Swifts/New South Wales Swifts head coach, this was the last season Julie Fitzgerald served as head coach. Following a controversial "internal review", Fitzgerald was replaced as head coach by Lisa Beehag. The review was conducted during the 2011 season. Catherine Cox and Liz Ellis publicly criticized Netball New South Wales for distracting players with the review and even alleged that it was responsible for Swifts losing the 2011 minor semi-final.[3][4]