Английская Википедия:2016 ANZ Championship season

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The 2016 ANZ Championship season was the ninth and last season of the ANZ Championship. The season began on 1 April 2016 and concluded on 4 July 2016. Southern Steel were minor premiers. However they subsequently lost the New Zealand Conference Final to Шаблон:ANZC team and were defeated in the semi-finals by Queensland Firebirds. With a team coached by Roselee Jencke, captained by Laura Geitz and featuring Romelda Aiken, Clare McMeniman and Kim Ravaillion, Firebirds won the Australian Conference, the Challenge Trophy and the overall championship. Firebirds became the first and only team to retain the title. In a repeat of 2015, Firebirds defeated New South Wales Swifts in both the Australian Conference Final and the Grand Final.

Head coaches and captains

Notes

Шаблон:Note In June 2016, Michelle Den Dekker was replaced as Шаблон:ANZC team head coach by Kristy Keppich-Birrell.

Pre-season

On 5 March 2016, Melbourne Vixens played Adelaide Thunderbirds in a pre-season practice match at Wanganui Park Secondary College. The match was organised by Netball Victoria and the Greater Shepparton City Council. During the match, Vixens' Tegan Philip suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury which ended her season.

Between 18 and 20 March 2016, two separate three-day events were held simultaneously. Northern Mystics hosted Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic, Southern Steel, Adelaide Thunderbirds and Queensland Firebirds at The Trusts Arena while New South Wales Swifts hosted Melbourne Vixens, West Coast Fever, Central Pulse and Mainland Tactix at Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre. The two events experimented with a three-point scoring zone and rolling interchanges. Vixens defeated Fever in the final of the Sydney tournament.

Regular season

Round 4 ANZAC Round

BYES:  Шаблон:ANZC team and Шаблон:ANZC team

Round 7

BYES:  Шаблон:ANZC team and Шаблон:ANZC team

Round 9

BYES:  Шаблон:ANZC team and Mainland Tactix

Round 10

BYES:  Шаблон:ANZC team and Шаблон:ANZC team

Round 12

BYES:  Шаблон:ANZC team and Шаблон:ANZC team

Challenge Trophy

Шаблон:ANZC team began their defence of the Challenge Trophy in Round 1 against Mainland Tactix. Firebirds were unbeaten at home throughout the season and, as a result, retained the Challenge Trophy.

Round	Holders	Score	Challengers
Round 1	Шаблон:ANZC team	70–55	Mainland Tactix
Round 2	Шаблон:ANZC team	61–45	Шаблон:ANZC team
Round 5	Шаблон:ANZC team	61–51	Шаблон:ANZC team
Round 6	Шаблон:ANZC team	70–42	Шаблон:ANZC team
Round 8	Шаблон:ANZC team	62–51	Шаблон:ANZC team
Round 10	Шаблон:ANZC team	56–44	Шаблон:ANZC team
Round 14	Шаблон:ANZC team	63–52	Шаблон:ANZC team

Finals series

Australian Conference

Elimination Final

Conference Final

New Zealand Conference

Elimination Final

Conference Final

Award winners

ANZ Championship awards

Notes

Шаблон:Note Madison Robinson was the MVP player in the Australian Conference and Jhaniele Fowler-Reid was the MVP player in the New Zealand Conference.

New Zealand Netball Awards

Award	Winner	Team
New Zealand ANZ Championship Player of the Year	Gina Crampton	Southern Steel
New Zealand ANZ Championship Coach of the Year	Julie Fitzgerald	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

Media coverage

All 72 games were broadcast live on Fox Sports (Australia) and Sky Sport (New Zealand). Sunday 12.00pm (AEST) fixtures were simulcast live on Fox Sports, Network Ten in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide, and by One in Perth. The season had a cumulative broadcast audience of 4.9m.