title: 2013 Queensland Firebirds season
text: # 2013 Queensland Firebirds season
  
  The 2013 Queensland Firebirds season saw Queensland Firebirds compete in the 2013 ANZ Championship. During the regular season Firebirds finished fourth, qualifying for the playoffs. In the minor semi-final they defeated Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 53–50 and in the preliminary final they defeated Melbourne Vixens 50–46. They were then defeated in the grand final by Adelaide Thunderbirds.
  
  ## Players
  
  ### Player movements
  
  Gains and losses :
  
  | Gains | Losses |
  | - | - |
  | Laura Clemesha (Australian Institute of Sport) Demelza McCloud (Southern Steel) Abbey McCulloch (NNSW Waratahs) Kim Ravaillion (Australian Institute of Sport) Gabi Simpson (Australian Institute of Sport) Gretel Tippett (Queensland Fusion) | Candice Adams Shannon Eagland (Melbourne Vixens) Elissa Macleod (Melbourne Vixens) Lauren Nourse (retirement) Amy Steel (Melbourne Vixens) Keirra Trompf (injured) |
  
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  ### 2013 roster
  
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  ### Debutants
  
  * Abbey McCulloch, Kim Ravaillion and Gabi Simpson all made their ANZ Championship and Firebirds debuts in the Round 1 match against Southern Steel.
  * Laura Clemesha made her ANZ Championship and Firebirds debuts in the Round 8 match against Canterbury Tactix.
  
  ## Melbourne Vixens Summer Challenge
  
  The main pre-season event was the Summer Challenge, hosted by Melbourne Vixens at the State Netball Hockey Centre on 23 and 24 February. Queensland Firebirds were unbeaten, winning all three of their games.
  
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  ## Regular season
  
  ### Fixtures and results
  
  **Round 5**
  
  Queensland Firebirds received a bye.
  
  **Round 14**
  
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  ### Final table
  
  2013 ANZ Championship laddervte :
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | G% | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 13 | 12 | 1 | 688 | 620 | +68 | 111.0 | 24 |
  | 2 | Melbourne Vixens | 13 | 9 | 4 | 692 | 589 | +103 | 117.5 | 18 |
  | 3 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 13 | 9 | 4 | 749 | 650 | +99 | 115.2 | 18 |
  | 4 | Queensland Firebirds | 13 | 9 | 4 | 793 | 691 | +102 | 114.8 | 18 |
  | 5 | Central Pulse | 13 | 8 | 5 | 736 | 706 | +30 | 104.2 | 16 |
  | 6 | Southern Steel | 13 | 6 | 7 | 812 | 790 | +22 | 102.8 | 12 |
  | 7 | West Coast Fever | 13 | 5 | 8 | 715 | 757 | −42 | 94.5 | 10 |
  | 8 | New South Wales Swifts | 13 | 4 | 9 | 652 | 672 | −20 | 97.0 | 8 |
  | 9 | Canterbury Tactix | 13 | 2 | 11 | 700 | 882 | −182 | 79.4 | 4 |
  | 10 | Northern Mystics | 13 | 1 | 12 | 699 | 879 | −180 | 79.5 | 2 |
  | Updated 7 April 2021 ||||||||||
  
  Qualified for Major semi-final Qualified for Minor semi-final
  
  * Pld = Games played
  * W = Win (2 points)
  * L = Loss (0 points)
  * GF = Goals For
  * GA = Goals Against
  * GD = Goals Difference (= GF−GA)
  * G% = Goal percentage (= 100 × GF/GA)
  
  Pts = Points
  
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  ## Finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 30 June – Netball SA Stadium | 30 June – Netball SA Stadium | 30 June – Netball SA Stadium | | | | 14 July – Adelaide Entertainment Centre | 14 July – Adelaide Entertainment Centre | 14 July – Adelaide Entertainment Centre |
  | 1 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 49 | | | | Adelaide Thunderbirds | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 50 |
  | 2 | Melbourne Vixens | 39 | 7 July – State Netball Hockey Centre | 7 July – State Netball Hockey Centre | 7 July – State Netball Hockey Centre | Queensland Firebirds | Queensland Firebirds | 48 |
  | | | | Melbourne Vixens | Melbourne Vixens | 46 | | | |
  | 1 July – Claudelands Arena | 1 July – Claudelands Arena | 1 July – Claudelands Arena | Queensland Firebirds | Queensland Firebirds | 50 | | | |
  | 3 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 50 | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Queensland Firebirds | 53 | | | | | | |
  
  ### Minor semi-final
  
  | Sunday 30 June 7:20 pm | Stats | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 50–53 | Queensland Firebirds | Claudelands Arena | Sky Sport |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Sky Sport |||
  | Sunday 30 June 7:20 pm | Stats | Irene van Dyk 27/28 (96%) Ellen Halpenny 23/26 (88%) | | Romelda Aiken 40/46 (87%) Natalie Medhurst 13/17 (76%) | Claudelands Arena | Sky Sport |
  
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  ### Preliminary final
  
  | Sunday 7 July 12:15 pm | Stats | Melbourne Vixens | 46–50 | Queensland Firebirds | State Netball Hockey Centre |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | State Netball Hockey Centre |||
  | Sunday 7 July 12:15 pm | Stats | Karyn Howarth 23/28 (82%) Sharelle McMahon 13/17 (76%) Tegan Caldwell 10/11 (91%) | | Romelda Aiken 37/42 (88%) Natalie Medhurst 13/16 (81%) | State Netball Hockey Centre |
  
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  ### Grand final
  
  | Sunday 14 July 2:00 pm | Stats | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 50–48 | Queensland Firebirds | Adelaide Entertainment Centre |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Adelaide Entertainment Centre |||
  | Sunday 14 July 2:00 pm | Stats | Carla Borrego 26/33 (79%) Erin Bell 24/31 (77%) | | Romelda Aiken 39/47 (83%) Natalie Medhurst 9/11 (82%) | Adelaide Entertainment Centre |
  
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