Sydney Swifts were an Australian netball team based in

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. Between 1997 and 2007, they represented

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in the

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league. Together with Sydney Sandpipers and

Hunter Jaegers Hunter Jaegers were an Australian netball team based in Newcastle, New South Wales. Together with Sydney Swifts and Sydney Sandpipers, they were one of three teams to represent Netball New South Wales in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league. H ...

, they were one of three teams to represent NNSW in the competition. After

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, Swifts were the league's second most successful team, winning four premierships and three minor premierships. In

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, when the Commonwealth Bank Trophy was replaced by the

ANZ Championship The ANZ Championship, also known as the Trans-Tasman Netball League, is a former netball league featuring teams from both Australia and New Zealand. Between 2008 and 2016, it was the top-level league in both countries. The competition was owned ...

, Swifts and Jaegers merged to form

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History

Mobil Superleague

Sydney Swifts evolved from a state league team that represented the

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area. Between 1994 and 1996, ''Sydney Ku-ring-gai'' represented

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in the

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. They were also known as ''Sydney Cenovis'' because they were sponsored by

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. The team featured a young

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and Catherine Cox and were coached by

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. In 1994 and 1996 they were Mobil Superleague semi-finalists.

Commonwealth Bank Trophy

Between 1997 and 2007, Sydney Swifts played in the

league. Together with

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Melbourne Kestrels Melbourne Kestrels were an Australian netball team that represented Netball Victoria in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy. Between 1997 and 2007, together with Melbourne Phoenix, they were one of two teams to represent Netball Victoria in the Common ...

, Perth Orioles,

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and Sydney Sandpipers, Swifts were one of the founding members of the league. Together with Sydney Sandpipers and

, they were one of three teams to represent

in the competition. After

, Swifts were the league's second most successful team, winning four premierships in 2001, 2004, 2006 and 2007. Between 2004 and 2006, they also won three successive minor premierships. Swifts head coach throughout was the Commonwealth Bank Trophy era was

. Their leading players included

, Alison Broadbent, Catherine Cox, Megan Anderson and

Selina Gilsenan Selina May Hornibrook (née Gilsenan born 31 May 1978) is a retired Australian netball player. Hornibrook has Rotuman ancestry from her mother. Career After a successful year playing in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy premiership-winning team in ...

. In

, when the Commonwealth Bank Trophy was replaced by the

, Swifts and Jaegers merged to form

. ;Regular season statistics

Grand finals

Home venues

Notable former players

Internationals

; ; * Vanessa Ware * Amorette Wild ; *

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Award winners

;Most Valuable Player ;Grand final MVP ;Best New Talent

Captains

Most Appearances

Head coaches

Sponsorship

Premierships

**''Winners'': 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007: 4 **''Runners up'': 1998, 2003, 2005: 3 **''Minor premierships'': 2004, 2005, 2006: 3

References

{{Netball in New South Wales New South Wales Swifts Defunct Australian netball teams Commonwealth Bank Trophy teams Netball teams in Sydney Sports clubs established in 1996 1996 establishments in Australia 2007 disestablishments in Australia Sports clubs disestablished in 2007