Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Queensland Firebirds win SOPA Cup
By Netball Australia / Netball NSW
The Queensland Firebirds have been crowned winners of the 2010 Netball Cup, the official preseason tournament of the ANZ Championship after finishing the tournament undefeated.
But it was the tournament hosts, the NSW Swifts that brought the crowd to their feet, playing out an exciting final round match against the Adelaide Thunderbirds, 26-22.
Complete final day results, stats and match reports can be found below.
Final Standings:
|
Team
|
Pld
|
Won
|
Lost
|
Drawn
|
Fft
|
Opp Fft
|
For
|
Agst
|
Ratio
|
Pts
|
|
|
Queensland Firebirds
|
7
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
207
|
168
|
20.54%
|
12
|
|
|
West Coast Fever
|
7
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
197
|
178
|
18.45%
|
8
|
|
|
NSW Swifts
|
7
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
170
|
159
|
17.82%
|
8
|
|
|
Adelaide Thunderbirds
|
7
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
174
|
182
|
15.93%
|
6
|
|
|
Southern Steel
|
7
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
179
|
195
|
15.30%
|
5
|
|
|
Melbourne Vixens
|
7
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
178
|
201
|
14.76%
|
3
|
|
|
Central Pulse
|
7
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
167
|
189
|
14.73%
|
0
|
|