2010 Adelaide Thunderbirds season

The 2010 Adelaide Thunderbirds season saw Adelaide Thunderbirds compete in the 2010 ANZ Championship. After winning nine games, Thunderbirds finished second, behind New South Wales Swifts, during the regular season. However, after defeating Swifts in the major semi-final, Thunderbirds defeated Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 52–42 in the grand final to win their third premiership. The 2010 season was the last season that Thunderbirds played in black, white, teal and silver, the colours of their sponsors, Port Adelaide Football Club. Ahead of the 2011 season, Thunderbirds announced they were changing their team colours to pink.

Player movements
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2010 roster
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 * Notes
 * Edwina Gosse, Jasmine Keene, Melissa Rowland, Beth Shimmin and Sheree Wingard were all members of the 2010 Southern Force squad.
 * Kate Shimmin was also in the 2010 Australian Institute of Sport squad.

Regular season
After winning nine games, Thunderbirds finished second, behind New South Wales Swifts, during the regular season. One of the highlights of Thunderbirds' season came in the Round 5 away match against Central Pulse when they achieved a 35-goal winning margin, a club and league record win. Carla Borrego also equalled Romelda Aiken's record for most goals scored in an ANZ Championship match.

Fixtures and results

 * Round 1


 * Round 2


 * Round 3


 * Round 4:


 * Round 5


 * Round 6

Adelaide Thunderbirds received a bye.
 * Round 7
 * Round 8


 * Round 9


 * Round 10


 * Round 11


 * Round 12


 * Round 13


 * Round 14

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Major semi-final
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Grand final
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Australian Netball Awards
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