The 2010 ANZ Championship season was the third season of the ANZ Championship. The 2010 season began on 20 March and concluded on 11 July. New South Wales Swifts 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 and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 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
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Head coaches and captains
Pre-season
- Notes
- ^1 Other participants included Canterbury Tactix and Eastwood Ryde of the New South Wales Premier League
- ^2 Other participants included Northern Mystics, Central Pulse, Canterbury Tactix, Southern Steel and the Australian Institute of Sport.
- ^3 Other participants included New South Wales Swifts, Melbourne Vixens, Adelaide Thunderbirds, West Coast Fever, Central Pulse and Southern Steel.
Regular season
New South Wales Swifts 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.
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4: Rivalry Round
Round 4 featured five Australia verses New Zealand 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
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Final table
Playoffs
Major semi-final
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Minor semi-final
Preliminary final
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Grand final
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Season statistics
- As of 21 June 2010.
Award winners
ANZ Championship awards
Australian Netball Awards
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Holden Cruze award
Gallery
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