2014 Queensland Firebirds season

The 2014 Queensland Firebirds season saw the Queensland Firebirds netball team compete in the 2014 ANZ Championship. Firebirds finished second during the regular season and in the overall championship. Firebirds lost both the major semi-final and the grand final to Melbourne Vixens. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Queensland Firebirds
2014 season
Head coachRoselee Jencke
CaptainLaura Geitz
Main venueBrisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Season results
Wins–losses10–6
Regular season2nd
Finals placing2nd
Team colours

Players

Player movements
Gains and losses
Gains Losses

Sources:[16][17]

2014 roster
2014 Queensland Firebirds roster
PlayersCoaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
Romelda Aiken GS, GA (1988-11-19)19 November 1988 (aged 25) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Laura Clemesha GK, GD (1992-01-21)21 January 1992 (aged 22) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Laura Geitz (c) GK, GD (1987-11-04)4 November 1987 (aged 26) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Nicola Gray GA, WA –
Demelza McCloud GD, GK (1980-08-05)5 August 1980 (aged 33) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Clare McMeniman GD, WD (1985-07-11)11 July 1985 (aged 28) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Jacinta Messer GD, GK (1986-08-13)13 August 1986 (aged 27) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Stephanie Puopolo GA, GS –
Kim Ravaillion C, WD, WA (1993-07-26)26 July 1993 (aged 20) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Gabi Simpson WD, GD, C (1992-10-17)17 October 1992 (aged 21) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Verity Simmons WA, C (1991-05-19)19 May 1991 (aged 22) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Ameliaranne Wells GS, GA (1991-01-11)11 January 1991 (aged 23) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Amorette Wild GA, GS, WA (1989-08-10)10 August 1989 (aged 24) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Head coach


Notes
  • (c) – Captain
  • (cc) – Co-captain
  • (vc) – Vice-captain
  • – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Sources:[8]

Milestones

Sources:[1]

Three international captains

Laura Geitz, Romelda Aiken and Clare McMeniman all captained their national teams in medal winning performances. Geitz captained Australia when they won the gold medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. The squad also included Kim Ravaillion. Aiken was co-captain of the Jamaica team that won the bronze medal. Clare McMeniman co-captained the Australia team that won the silver medal at the 2014 Fast5 Netball World Series. Gabi Simpson, Amorette Wild were also members of the team. [1][21]

Regular season

Fixtures and results
Round 1
Sunday 2 March Southern Steel 44 – 60 Queensland Firebirds Stadium Southland Velodrome  
7:20pm Jodi Brown  11/17 (65%)
Jhaniele Fowler-Reid  20/22 (91%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit  13/16 (81%)		 Report
 Romelda Aiken  35/44 (80%)
Amy Wild  25/31 (81%)
Round 2
Sunday 9 March Queensland Firebirds 48 – 55 Adelaide Thunderbirds Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre  
1:18am Romelda Aiken  ?
Amy Wild  18
Ameliaranne Wells  ?		 Report
Stats		 Carla Borrego  29
Erin Bell  26/31 (84%)
 ?  ?
Round 3
Sunday 16 March Melbourne Vixens 47 – 48 Queensland Firebirds Hisense Arena  
12:18pm Tegan Caldwell  18/22 (82%)
Karyn Bailey  29/37 (78%)		 Report
Stats		 Romelda Aiken  38/46 (83%)
Amy Wild  10/16 (63%)
Round 4
Sunday 23 March New South Wales Swifts 53 – 48 Queensland Firebirds Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre  
12:18pm Caitlin Thwaites  29/32 (91%)
Susan Pratley  23/30 (77%)
Carla Dziwoki  1/1 (100%)		 Report
 Romelda Aiken  36/50 (72%)
Amy Wild  12/14 (86%)
Round 5
Sunday 30 March Queensland Firebirds 58 – 50 Northern Mystics Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre  
1:18pm Romelda Aiken  35/41 (85%)
Amy Wild  16/22 (73%)
Ameliaranne Wells  7/10 (70%)		 Report
 Maria Tutaia  20/24 (83%)
Cathrine Latu  30/30 (100%)
Round 6
Monday 7 April Queensland Firebirds 38 – 50 Melbourne Vixens Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre  
7:48pm Romelda Aiken  25/31 (81%)
Amy Wild  9/12 (75%)
 ?  ?		 Report
 Tegan Caldwell  28/32 (88%)
Karyn Bailey  13/17 (76%)
 ?  ?		 Attendance: 3,100
Round 7
Sunday 13 April West Coast Fever 48 – 42 Queensland Firebirds Challenge Stadium  
12:18pm Caitlin Bassett  39/43 (91%)
Natalie Medhurst  ?
Kate Beveridge  ?
Chelsea Pitman  3/7 (43%)		 Report
Stats		 Romelda Aiken  24/33 (73%)
Amy Wild  ?		 Attendance: 2,700
Round 8
Sunday 20 April Queensland Firebirds 55 – 40 New South Wales Swifts Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre  
12:18pm Romelda Aiken  36
Ameliaranne Wells  10
Amy Wild  9		 Report
 Caitlin Thwaites  13
Susan Pratley  24
Gretel Tippett  3		 Attendance: 3,000
Round 9
Sunday 27 April Queensland Firebirds 50 – 48 West Coast Fever Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre  
12:18pm Romelda Aiken  ?
Amy Wild  ?		 Caitlin Bassett  ?
Natalie Medhurst  ?
Round 10
Sunday 4 May Queensland Firebirds 69 – 52 Mainland Tactix Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre  
2:18pm Romelda Aiken  54/57 (95%)
Amy Wild  8/12 (67%)
Ameliaranne Wells  7/8 (88%)		 Report
Stats		 Mwai Kumwenda  40/45 (89%)
Anna Thompson  12/17 (71%)
Round 11
Sunday 11 May Adelaide Thunderbirds 52 – 58 Queensland Firebirds Netball SA Stadium  
11:48am Carla Borrego  25/30 (83%)
Erin Bell  27/31 (87%)		 Report
Stats		 Romelda Aiken  40/48 (83%)
Amy Wild  18/21 (86%)
Round 12

Queensland Firebirds received a bye.

Round 13
Saturday 24 May Queensland Firebirds 60 – 33 Central Pulse Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre  
2:18pm Romelda Aiken  46/53 (87%)
Amy Wild  14/22 (64%)		 Report
 Donna Wilkins  13/16 (81%)
Irene van Dyk  12/13 (92%)
Paula Griffin  8/12 (67%)
Round 14
Monday 2 June Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 55 – 59 Queensland Firebirds Claudelands Arena  
7:40pm Joanne Harten  29/35 (83%)
Ellen Halpenny  26/34 (76%)		 Report
 Romelda Aiken  40/45 (89%)
Amy Wild  19/20 (95%)

Sources:[22]

Final table
2014 ANZ Championship ladder
Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD G% Pts
1 Melbourne Vixens 1394746592+154126.018
2 Queensland Firebirds 1394694623+71111.418
3 New South Wales Swifts 1394707652+55108.418
4 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 1385727672+55108.216
5 Southern Steel 1376792809−1797.914
6 Central Pulse 1376658675−1797.514
7 Northern Mystics 1367706752−4693.912
8 Adelaide Thunderbirds 1358663706−4393.910
9 West Coast Fever 1349689724−3595.28
10 Mainland Tactix 13112694871−17779.72
Updated 2 May 2021

  Qualified for Major semi-final
  Qualified for Minor semi-final

  • Pld = Games played
  • W = Win (2 points)
  • L = Loss (0 points)
  • GF = Goals For
  • GA = Goals Against
  • GD = Goals Difference (= GF−GA)
  • G% = Goal percentage (= 100 × GF/GA)

Pts = Points

Sources:[23]

Finals
Semi-finals Preliminary final Grand final
9 June – Hisense Arena
1 Melbourne Vixens 52
2 Queensland Firebirds 47
16 June – Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre 22 June – Hisense Arena
Queensland Firebirds 54 Melbourne Vixens 53
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 50 Queensland Firebirds 42
8 June – Allphones Arena
3 New South Wales Swifts 49
4 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 50 Key: Winning team advances Losing team advances

Major semi-final
Monday 9 June
5:48pm
Stats		 Melbourne Vixens52–47Queensland Firebirds    Hisense Arena Fox Sports
Sky Sport
Scoring by quarter: 16–11, 11-13, 14–13, 11–12
Tegan Caldwell  27/36 (75%)
Karyn Bailey  25/29 (86%)		 Romelda Aiken  35/41 (85%)
Amy Wild  12/15 (80%)

Sources:[24]

Preliminary final
Monday 16 June
7:18pm
Stats		 Queensland Firebirds54–50Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic    Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Attendance: 3,200		 Fox Sports
Sky Sport
Scoring by quarter: 14–13, 15–13, 11–11, 14–13
Romelda Aiken  36/44 (82%)
Amy Wild  18/21 (86%)		 Joanne Harten  29/38 (76%)
Ellen Halpenny  21/24 (88%)

Sources:[25][26][27]

Grand final
Sunday 22 June
2:28pm
Stats		 Melbourne Vixens53–42Queensland Firebirds    Hisense Arena
Attendance: 9,345		 Fox Sports
Sky Sport
Scoring by quarter: 13–11, 11–11, 13–12, 16–8
Tegan Caldwell  30/33 (91%)
Karyn Bailey  17/22 (77%)
Catherine Cox  6/7 (86%)		 Romelda Aiken  25/30 (83%)
Amy Wild  17/21 (81%)

Sources:[2][3][4][28][29][30]

Award winners

Mission Queensland Firebirds Awards
Award Winner
Mission Foods Player of the Year Romelda Aiken (Note 1)
Mission Foods Player of the Year Laura Geitz (Note 1)
Firebirds Players' Player Laura Geitz
Firebirds Spirit Award Verity Simmons
Firebirds Members Award Gabi Simpson
Notes
  • ^1 Romelda Aiken and Laura Geitz shared the award.

Sources:[1]

Australian Netball Awards
Award Winner
Australian ANZ Championship Player of the YearLaura Geitz
Joyce Brown Coach of the YearRoselee Jencke

Sources:[1][31][32]

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