ANZ Championship

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2011 ANZ Championship

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ANZ Championship rules modified for 2010
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NEW ZEALAND'S ANZ CHAMPIONSHIP FRANCHISES
	NORTHERN MYSTICS - click for preview, squad & draw Netball Regions: North, Auckland Waitakere, Counties Manukau Major Sponsor: LG 2011 Coach: Te Aroha Keenan 2010: 6th 2009: 8th 2008: 7th

	WAIKATO BAY OF PLENTY MAGIC - click for preview, squad & draw Netball Regions: Waikato, Bay of Plenty Major Sponsor: Colourplus 2011 Coach: Noeline Taurua 2010: 2nd 2009: 3rd 2008: 2nd; won Minor Championship

	CENTRAL PULSE - click for preview, squad & draw Netball Regions: Eastern, Western, Wellington, Tasman 2011 Coach: Yvette McCausland-Durie 2010: 9th 2009: 10th 2008: 10th

	CANTERBURY TACTIX - click for preview, squad & draw Netball Region: Canterbury Major Sponsor: Mercury Energy 2011 Coach: Helen Mahon-Stroud 2010: 10th 2009: 6th 2008: 8th

	SOUTHERN STEEL - click for preview, squad & draw Netball Regions: Otago, Southland Major Sponsor: Ascot Park Hotel 2011 Coach: Robyn Broughton 2010: 4th 2009: 4th 2008: 6th

The five Australian-based ANZ Championship teams are: • Queensland Firebirds - coached by Roselee Jencke • New South Wales Swifts, coached by Julie Fitzgerald • Melbourne Vixens, coached by Julie Hoornweg • Adelaide Thunderbirds, coached by Jane Woodlands-Thompson • West Coast Fever, coached by Jane Searle ABOUT THE ANZ CHAMPIONSHIP Draw The ANZ Championship begins with a 14-week round robin competition. Each team plays at least six home games during these rounds. Each Australian team plays each of the Australian teams twice, and the New Zealand teams once. Each New Zealand team plays the other New Zealand teams twice, and each of the Australian teams once. Finals Series The ANZ Championship ends with finals held over three weeks in July. During this series the top four teams (1, 2, 3 & 4) at the end of the round-robin competition play two Semi-Finals, followed by a Preliminary Final and the Grand Final. Week 15: Semi-Finals Major Semi-Final: 1 (Host Team) vs 2 Minor Semi-Final: 3 (Host Team) vs 4 Winner of 1 vs 2 goes directly into the Grand Final; loser goes to the Preliminary Final. Winner of 3 vs 4 contests the Preliminary Final against the loser of the Major Semi-Final Week 16: Preliminary Final The Preliminary Final is hosted by the loser of the Major Semi-Final against the winner of the Minor Semi-Final. Week 17: Grand Final The Grand Final is hosted by the winner of the Major Semi-Final against the winner of the Preliminary Final. Broadcast SKY Sport presents live coverage of all 69 games of the 2010 ANZ Championship in New Zealand. Games are played on Saturday afternoons, Sunday afternoons and Monday nights. Management The ANZ Championship is presented by Trans-Tasman Netball League Ltd (TTNL), a joint venture company of Netball Australia and Netball New Zealand with its own branding, General Manager and staff working from two offices, in Melbourne & Auckland. ANZ Championship Winners 2010 - Adelaide Thunderbirds (2nd: Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic) 2009 - Melbourne Vixens (2nd: Adelaide Thunderbirds) 2008 - NSW Swifts (2nd: Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic)