ANZ Championship update
Tuesday 22 April 2008, 4:31PM
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Round 3 - Official Results and Scores.
Monday, April 21
Queensland Firebirds (56) defeated Suzuki Pulse (28)
Firebirds shooting statistics
Romelda Aiken 24/25 (96%)
Joanne Morgan 18/25 (72%)
Janelle Lawson 10/10 (100%)
Tamsin Greenway 4/7 (57%)
Pulse shooting statistics
Jamilah Gupwell 16/23 (70%)
Susan Tagicakibau 8/10 (80%)
Amber Bellringer 4/8 (50%)
Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel (51) defeated SKOPE Tactix (42)
Steel shooting statistics
Daneka Wipiiti 38/51 (75%)
Megan Dehn 13/16 (81%)
Tactix shooting statistics
Jodi Brown 30/36 (83%)
Anna Thompson 8/13 (62%)
Hayley Stockman 4/7 (57%)
Sunday, April 20
Adelaide Thunderbirds (39 ) defeated Melbourne Vixens (38 )
Thunderbird shooting statistics
Kristen Hughes -17/24 (71%)
Natalie Medhurst - 22/23 (96%)
Vixens shooting statistics
Caitlin Thwaites- 24/32 (75%)
Sharelle McMahon - 14/19 (74%)
Saturday, April 19
West Coast Fever (49) defeated LG Northern Mystics (45)
Fever shooting statistics
Nikala Smith - 7/12 (58%)
Bianca Franklin - 27/30 (90%)
Caitlin Bassett - 15/15 (100%)
Mystics shooting statistics
Cathrine Latu - 34/42 (81%)
Jade Topia - 6/10 (60%)
Paula Griffin - 5/8 (63%)
NSW Swifts (50)defeated Colourplus Magic(47)
Swifts Shooting Statistics
Catherine Cox - 31/38 (82%)
Susan Pratley - 19/22 (86%)
Magic Shooting Statistics
Irene van Dyk - 29/32 (91%)
Maria Tutaia - 18/23 (78%)
*For match reports, ladder updates and further statistics visit www.anz-championship.com
Round 4;
Being Anzac weekend, all games are Trans-Tasman clashes!
Saturday, April 26
Firebirds v Mystics 2:30pm
Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane
Magic v Fever 2.30pm
Mystery Creek Events Centre, Hamilton
Sunday, April 27
Thunderbirds v Steel 1.00pm
ETSA Park, Adelaide
Monday, April 28
Tactix v Vixens 7.00pm
Westpac Centre, Christchurch
Swifts v Pulse 7.00pm
Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre, Sydney
*All times local
BIRTHDAYS
Debbie White, Southern Steel – 23/4/1978
Donna Wilkins, Southern Steel (Asst. Coach) – 29/4/1978
Helana Leith, Bay of Plenty Magic – 26/4/1984
Natasha Chokljat, Melbourne Vixens – 27/4/1979
MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES
Colourplus Magic
Training
Wednesday 23rd April
St Peters, Cambridge
6pm – 6.45pm
To organise any interviews at this session, please contact Trish Duggan
mobile: 0274 992 484
Adelaide Thunderbirds
Training
Wednesday 23rd April
5.15pm, ETSA Park
Friday 25th April,
5.15pm, ETSA Park
All media requests to Melissa Westgate – 0448 864 697 or melissa.westgate@netballsa.asn.au
Media opportunities can be arranged on a case by case basis.
Melbourne Vixens
Training
Thursday 24th April
4 – 6pm, State Netball Hockey Centre.
Travel
Vixens fly out on 26 April NZ798 at 7:20pm and arrive at 12:40am.
The team departs Christchurch on 29 April at 3:45pm
For media enquiries contact Leslie Burrows 0413 104 725
While the team is in NZ, please contact Bree McDonald +61 410 668474
Players will be available for comment during these times, please note all times are AEST;
Saturday 1800-1920
Sunday 1100-1200
Monday 1000-1100
1830-2030 (post game)
Tuesday 1100-1130
West Coast Fever
West Coast Fever remain in New Zealand and will travel to Hamilton on Friday morning.
Open Training
Friday 25th April
2:30-3:30pm, Mystery Creek Event Centre, Hamilton
Contact Shelagh Newham on +61 439 906 319 to arrange an interview.
INTERESTING FACTS;
In the 15 games of Rounds 1 to 3 (to 21 April 2008);
Eight games have been settled by fewer than five goals.
Biggest margin is 28 (Firebirds def. Pulse); smallest margin is one (Thunderbirds def. Vixens). The average margin is just under eight goals.
Highest score is 62 (Vixens vs Firebirds); lowest score is 28 (Pulse vs Firebirds).
Home teams have won eight matches. Swifts, Firebirds & Magic have recorded all their wins at home; Thunderbirds & Steel have both won two away games from the first three rounds