The 2009 Adelaide Thunderbirds season saw
Adelaide Thunderbirds compete in the
2009 ANZ Championship. After winning ten games, Thunderbirds finished third, behind
Melbourne Vixens and
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic, during the regular season.
They subsequently defeated
Southern Steel
Southern Steel are a New Zealand netball team based in Invercargill. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship. Since 2017 they have represented Netball South in the ANZ Premiership. Netball South is the governing body that re ...
in the minor semi-final and Magic in the preliminary final before losing to Vixens in the grand final.
Players
Player movements
2009 roster
Pre-season
In March 2009,
Adelaide Thunderbirds played in the 2009 SOPA Cup, hosted by
Netball New South Wales
Netball New South Wales is the governing body for netball in New South Wales. It is affiliated to Netball Australia. It is responsible for organizing and managing two elite level teams, New South Wales Swifts and Giants Netball, who compete in Su ...
at the
Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
The State Sports Centre (known commercially as the Quaycentre) is a multi-use indoor arena in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and was opened in November 1984. With a total of 3,854 fixed and retractable seats the main arena is a focal point o ...
. Thunderbirds finished second in the tournament behind
New South Wales Swifts.
Regular season
Fixtures and results
;Round 1
;Round 2
;Round 3
;Round 4:
;Round 5
;Round 6
;Round 7
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Adelaide Thunderbirds received a bye.''
;Round 8
;Round 9
;Round 10
;Round 11
;Round 12
;Round 13
;Round 14
Final table
Playoffs
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Minor semi-final
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Preliminary final
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Grand final
Award winners
Australian Netball Awards
References
{{ANZ Championship
Adelaide Thunderbirds seasons
Adelaide Thunderbirds