The 2010 ANZ Championship season was the third season of the

ANZ Championship The ANZ Championship, also known as the Trans-Tasman Netball League, is a former netball league featuring teams from both Australia and New Zealand. Between 2008 and 2016, it was the top-level league in both countries. The competition was owned ...

. The 2010 season began on 20 March and concluded on 11 July.

New South Wales Swifts New South Wales Swifts are an Australian netball team based in Sydney, New South Wales. Since 2017 they have represented Netball New South Wales in Suncorp Super Netball. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship. The team was ...

went through the entire regular season home and away undefeated, winning 13 consecutive matches and finishing as minor premiers. They were the first team in the history of the ANZ Championship to do this. However they subsequently lost both the major semi-final and the preliminary final to

Adelaide Thunderbirds Adelaide Thunderbirds are an Australian netball team based in Adelaide, South Australia. Since 2017 they have played in Suncorp Super Netball. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship and between 1997 and 2007, they played in ...

and

Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic are a New Zealand netball team based in Hamilton. Between 1999 and 2007, they played in the Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup league. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship. Since 2017, Magic have ...

respectively and eventually finished the season in third place. After defeating Swifts in the major semi-final, Thunderbirds defeated Magic 52–42 in the grand final, winning their third premiership.

Transfers

Head coaches and captains

Pre-season

;Notes * Other participants included and Eastwood Ryde of the

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* Other participants included , , , and the

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. * Other participants included , , , , and .

Regular season

went through the entire regular season home and away undefeated, winning 13 consecutive matches and finishing as minor premiers. They were the first team in the history of the

to do this.

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4: ''Rivalry Round''

Round 4 featured five

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verses

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matches. Goals scored by Australian and New Zealand teams were added together and the country with the most goals won the Rivalry Round Trophy. After five matches, Australia won the 2010 Rivalry Round 4–1 and by 288–230.

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Final table

Playoffs

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Major Semi-final

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Minor semi-final

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Preliminary final

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Grand final

Season statistics

:''As of 21 June 2010.''ANZ Championship Statistics - Top 10
Last updated 21 June 2010.

Award winners

ANZ Championship awards

Australian Netball Awards

Holden Cruze award

Gallery

File:Carla Borrego.PNG, 11 July 2010;

Carla Borrego Carla Borrego (born 11 November 1983), also known as Carla Williams and Carla Williams-Borrego, is a former Jamaica netball international. She was a member of the Jamaica team that won the bronze medal at the 2003 World Netball Championships. ...

playing for

against

in the 2010 ANZ Championship grand final. File:Casey Williams.PNG, 11 July 2010; Casey Williams playing for

against

in the 2010 ANZ Championship grand final.

References

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