2011 ANZ Championship season

The 2011 ANZ Championship season was the fourth season of the ANZ Championship. The 2011 season began on 13 February and concluded on 22 May. With a team coached by Roselee Jencke, captained by Lauren Nourse and featuring Romelda Aiken, Laura Geitz, Clare McMeniman and Natalie Medhurst, Queensland Firebirds finished the season undefeated. They became the first team in the history of the ANZ Championship to go through the regular season and the playoffs without losing a single match. In the major semi-final, Firebirds defeated Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic and in the grand final they defeated Northern Mystics, winning their first premiership. This marked the beginning of a golden age for Firebirds. Between 2011 and 2016, Jencke guided them to five grand finals and three premierships.

Transfers

 * Notes
 * In 2009, Bianca Giteau played for.
 * In 2009, Donna Wilkins played for.

Pre-season

 * Tournaments


 * Notes
 * Other participants included, ,
 * Other participants in Queenstown included and

Northern Mystics, New South Wales Swifts and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic played a series of five-quarter matches.
 * Matches

Regular season
In order to be concluded before the 2011 World Netball Championships, the regular season used a more condensed format. It still featured 65 games, but included several new features including three "double rounds" which featured seven or eight matches, rather than the traditional four or five. The "bye" rounds were dropped and Thursday night matches were introduced for five of the regular rounds.

Round 7: Rivalry Round
Round 7 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. Australia won the 2011 Rivalry Round with an aggregate score of 263–239 over New Zealand.

Round 8
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Round 9
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Round 12
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 * Notes
 * The Round 3 match between Canterbury Tactix and Northern Mystics was due to be played on 27 February. However it was postponed due to the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. The match was rescheduled for 7 April.
 * The Round 4 match between Canterbury Tactix and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic was originally scheduled to be played in Christchurch. However following the earthquake, the match was moved to Rotorua. It was still regarded as a "home" match for Tactix.

Minor semifinal
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Major semifinal
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Preliminary final
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Grand final
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Season statistics
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ANZ Championship Most Valuable Player
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Best Young Player
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All Star Team
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Australian Netball Awards
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