2014 Queensland Firebirds season

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
Team colours
Team colours
Queensland Firebirds seasons

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]

Players

Player movements

Gains and losses
Increase Gains Decrease Losses

Sources:[16][17]

2014 roster

2014 Queensland Firebirds roster
Players Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
Jamaica Romelda Aiken GS, GA (1988-11-19)19 November 1988 (aged 25) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Australia Laura Clemesha GK, GD (1992-01-21)21 January 1992 (aged 22) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Australia Laura Geitz (c) GK, GD (1987-11-04)4 November 1987 (aged 26) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Australia Nicola Gray GA, WA –
Australia Demelza McCloud GD, GK (1980-08-05)5 August 1980 (aged 33) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Australia Clare McMeniman GD, WD (1985-07-11)11 July 1985 (aged 28) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Australia Jacinta Messer GD, GK (1986-08-13)13 August 1986 (aged 27) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Australia Stephanie Puopolo GA, GS –
Australia Kim Ravaillion C, WD, WA (1993-07-26)26 July 1993 (aged 20) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Australia Gabi Simpson WD, GD, C (1992-10-17)17 October 1992 (aged 21) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Australia Verity Simmons WA, C (1991-05-19)19 May 1991 (aged 22) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
New Zealand Ameliaranne Wells GS, GA (1991-01-11)11 January 1991 (aged 23) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Australia 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
  • Injured or on maternity leave – 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 Goals scored 11/17 (65%)
Jhaniele Fowler-Reid Goals scored 20/22 (91%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 13/16 (81%) 		Report
 Romelda Aiken Goals scored 35/44 (80%)
Amy Wild Goals scored 25/31 (81%)
Round 2
Sunday 9 March Queensland Firebirds 48 – 55 Adelaide Thunderbirds Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre  
1:18am Romelda Aiken Goals scored ?
Amy Wild Goals scored 18
Ameliaranne Wells Goals scored ? 		Report
Stats 		Carla Borrego Goals scored 29
Erin Bell Goals scored 26/31 (84%)
 ? Goals scored ?
Round 3
Sunday 16 March Melbourne Vixens 47 – 48 Queensland Firebirds Hisense Arena  
12:18pm Tegan Caldwell Goals scored 18/22 (82%)
Karyn Bailey Goals scored 29/37 (78%) 		Report
Stats 		Romelda Aiken Goals scored 38/46 (83%)
Amy Wild Goals scored 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 Goals scored 29/32 (91%)
Susan Pratley Goals scored 23/30 (77%)
Carla Dziwoki Goals scored 1/1 (100%) 		Report
 Romelda Aiken Goals scored 36/50 (72%)
Amy Wild Goals scored 12/14 (86%)
Round 5
Sunday 30 March Queensland Firebirds 58 – 50 Northern Mystics Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre  
1:18pm Romelda Aiken Goals scored 35/41 (85%)
Amy Wild Goals scored 16/22 (73%)
Ameliaranne Wells Goals scored 7/10 (70%) 		Report
 Maria Tutaia Goals scored 20/24 (83%)
Cathrine Latu Goals scored 30/30 (100%)
Round 6
Monday 7 April Queensland Firebirds 38 – 50 Melbourne Vixens Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre  
7:48pm Romelda Aiken Goals scored 25/31 (81%)
Amy Wild Goals scored 9/12 (75%)
 ? Goals scored ? 		Report
 Tegan Caldwell Goals scored 28/32 (88%)
Karyn Bailey Goals scored 13/17 (76%)
 ? Goals scored ? 		Attendance: 3,100
Round 7
Sunday 13 April West Coast Fever 48 – 42 Queensland Firebirds Challenge Stadium  
12:18pm Caitlin Bassett Goals scored 39/43 (91%)
Natalie Medhurst Goals scored ?
Kate Beveridge Goals scored ?
Chelsea Pitman Goals scored 3/7 (43%) 		Report
Stats 		Romelda Aiken Goals scored 24/33 (73%)
Amy Wild Goals scored ? 		Attendance: 2,700
Round 8
Sunday 20 April Queensland Firebirds 55 – 40 New South Wales Swifts Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre  
12:18pm Romelda Aiken Goals scored 36
Ameliaranne Wells Goals scored 10
Amy Wild Goals scored 9 		Report
 Caitlin Thwaites Goals scored 13
Susan Pratley Goals scored 24
Gretel Tippett Goals scored 3 		Attendance: 3,000
Round 9
Sunday 27 April Queensland Firebirds 50 – 48 West Coast Fever Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre  
12:18pm Romelda Aiken Goals scored ?
Amy Wild Goals scored ? 		Caitlin Bassett Goals scored ?
Natalie Medhurst Goals scored ?
Round 10
Sunday 4 May Queensland Firebirds 69 – 52 Mainland Tactix Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre  
2:18pm Romelda Aiken Goals scored 54/57 (95%)
Amy Wild Goals scored 8/12 (67%)
Ameliaranne Wells Goals scored 7/8 (88%) 		Report
Stats 		Mwai Kumwenda Goals scored 40/45 (89%)
Anna Thompson Goals scored 12/17 (71%)
Round 11
Sunday 11 May Adelaide Thunderbirds 52 – 58 Queensland Firebirds Netball SA Stadium  
11:48am Carla Borrego Goals scored 25/30 (83%)
Erin Bell Goals scored 27/31 (87%) 		Report
Stats 		Romelda Aiken Goals scored 40/48 (83%)
Amy Wild Goals scored 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 Goals scored 46/53 (87%)
Amy Wild Goals scored 14/22 (64%) 		Report
 Donna Wilkins Goals scored 13/16 (81%)
Irene van Dyk Goals scored 12/13 (92%)
Paula Griffin Goals scored 8/12 (67%)
Round 14
Monday 2 June Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 55 – 59 Queensland Firebirds Claudelands Arena  
7:40pm Joanne Harten Goals scored 29/35 (83%)
Ellen Halpenny Goals scored 26/34 (76%) 		Report
 Romelda Aiken Goals scored 40/45 (89%)
Amy Wild Goals scored 19/20 (95%)

Sources:[22]

Final table

2014 ANZ Championship ladder
Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD G% Pts
1 Melbourne Vixens 13 9 4 746 592 +154 126.0 18
2 Queensland Firebirds 13 9 4 694 623 +71 111.4 18
3 New South Wales Swifts 13 9 4 707 652 +55 108.4 18
4 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 13 8 5 727 672 +55 108.2 16
5 Southern Steel 13 7 6 792 809 −17 97.9 14
6 Central Pulse 13 7 6 658 675 −17 97.5 14
7 Northern Mystics 13 6 7 706 752 −46 93.9 12
8 Adelaide Thunderbirds 13 5 8 663 706 −43 93.9 10
9 West Coast Fever 13 4 9 689 724 −35 95.2 8
10 Mainland Tactix 13 1 12 694 871 −177 79.7 2
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

Major semi-final

Monday 9 June
5:48pm
Stats 		Melbourne Vixens 52–47 Queensland Firebirds    Hisense Arena Fox Sports
Sky Sport
Scoring by quarter: 16–11, 11-13, 14–13, 11–12
Tegan Caldwell Goals scored 27/36 (75%)
Karyn Bailey Goals scored 25/29 (86%) 		Romelda Aiken Goals scored 35/41 (85%)
Amy Wild Goals scored 12/15 (80%)

Sources:[24]

Preliminary final

Monday 16 June
7:18pm
Stats 		Queensland Firebirds 54–50 Waikato 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 Goals scored 36/44 (82%)
Amy Wild Goals scored 18/21 (86%) 		Joanne Harten Goals scored 29/38 (76%)
Ellen Halpenny Goals scored 21/24 (88%)

Sources:[25][26][27]

Grand final

Sunday 22 June
2:28pm
Stats 		Melbourne Vixens 53–42 Queensland Firebirds    Hisense Arena
Attendance: 9,345 		Fox Sports
Sky Sport
Scoring by quarter: 13–11, 11–11, 13–12, 16–8
Tegan Caldwell Goals scored 30/33 (91%)
Karyn Bailey Goals scored 17/22 (77%)
Catherine Cox Goals scored 6/7 (86%) 		Romelda Aiken Goals scored 25/30 (83%)
Amy Wild Goals scored 17/21 (81%)

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

Award winners

Mission Queensland Firebirds Awards

Award Winner
Mission Foods Player of the Year Jamaica Romelda Aiken (Note 1)
Mission Foods Player of the Year Australia Laura Geitz (Note 1)
Firebirds Players' Player Australia Laura Geitz
Firebirds Spirit Award Australia Verity Simmons
Firebirds Members Award Australia 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 Year Laura Geitz
Joyce Brown Coach of the Year Roselee Jencke

Sources:[1][31][32]

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