The 2010 Adelaide Thunderbirds season saw

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compete in the 2010 ANZ Championship. After winning nine games, Thunderbirds finished second, behind

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, during the regular season. However, after defeating Swifts in the major semi-final, Thunderbirds defeated

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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,

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. Ahead of the

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season, Thunderbirds announced they were changing their team colours to pink.

Players

Player movements

2010 roster

;Notes * Edwina Gosse, Jasmine Keene,

Melissa Rowland Melissa Rowland (born 18 May 1989) is a former netball in Australia, Australian netball player. In 2007 Rowland was included in the Melbourne Phoenix Commonwealth Bank Trophy squad. She was also a member of the Adelaide Thunderbirds senior team ...

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and

Sheree Wingard Sheree Wingard (born 18 August 1988) is an Australian netball player in the ANZ Championship, playing for the Adelaide Thunderbirds Adelaide Thunderbirds are an netball in Australia, Australian professional netball team based in Adelaide, S ...

were all members of the 2010 Southern Force squad. *

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was also in the 2010

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squad.

Regular season

After winning nine games, Thunderbirds finished second, behind

, during the regular season. One of the highlights of Thunderbirds' season came in the Round 5 away match against

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when they achieved a 35-goal winning margin, a club and league record win.

Carla Borrego Carla Borrego (born 11 November 1983), also known as Carla Williams and Carla Williams-Borrego, is a former Jamaica netball international. She was a member of the Jamaica team that won the bronze medal at the 2003 World Netball Championships ...

also equalled

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's record for most goals scored in an

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match.

Fixtures and results

;Round 1 ;Round 2 ;Round 3 ;Round 4: ;Round 5 ;Round 6 ;Round 7 ''

received a bye.'' ;Round 8 ;Round 9 ;Round 10 ;Round 11 ;Round 12 ;Round 13 ;Round 14

Final table

Playoffs

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Major semi-final

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Grand final

Gallery

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playing for

against

in the 2010 ANZ Championship grand final.

Award winners

Thunderbirds awards

ANZ Championship awards

Australian Netball Awards

References

{{ANZ Championship Adelaide Thunderbirds seasons