Tuesday, 7 June 2011
Mission Queensland Firebird Ameliaranne Wells is in New Zealand with the Australian 21/U Netball Team.
As part of their tour of New Zealand the team will play the curtain raiser to Thursday’s test match between the Diamonds and Silver Ferns.
But before that, the team will have their first game tonight at Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua.
Across her trip, Ameliaranne will be blogging...
Monday, 6 June 2011
MISSION Queensland Firebird Chelsea Pitman was introduced to a growing tradition when she was presented with her Diamonds dress at a team dinner in Palmerston North on Sunday night.
Pitman who is making her Diamonds debut with Erin Bell and Sharni Layton were given the dresses while in New Zealand for two Tests prior to the Mission Foods World Netball Championships in July.
Former Diamond...
Friday, 3 June 2011
NEARLY two weeks after the Mission Queensland Firebirds historic Grand Final win and it is all only just sinking in for player Candice Adams.
Juggling post-grand final commitments and celebrations with work, study and catching up with friends has meant Adams is only just looking back at the memorable occasion.
“There hasn’t been too much time to reflect as of yet as the week...
Friday, 3 June 2011
MISSION Queensland Firebirds Coach and 2011 All Star Coach Roselee Jencke will return to the Firebirds in 2012 with the aim of doing what no other Premiership team has done before – win the title back to back.
Jencke who led the Firebirds in their perfect 2011 season said she was looking forward to another successful year with the Mission Queensland Firebirds.
“As a team, 2011...
Thursday, 2 June 2011
CONGRATULATIONS to Mission Queensland Firebird April Letton who has been chosen to Vice Captain the Australian 21/U team on its maiden tour of New Zealand.
Fellow Firebird Ameliaranne Wells will also be on the tour which will commence on Tuesday, June 7 at Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua.
The remaining two matches will be played as curtain-raisers to the Diamonds v Silver Ferns on Thursday,...
Wednesday, 1 June 2011
WHEN the Mission Queensland Firebirds secured a perfect season with their win against the LG Mystics in the ANZ Championship Grand Final, they became the first team in the history of the competition to deliver an undefeated season.
However they also joined the ranks of very few teams around the world who have managed to deliver an undefeated season.
In Australia no AFL team has delivered...
Tuesday, 31 May 2011
MISSION Queensland Firebird Chelsea Pitman describes her 2011 season as a netball fairytale.
The centre court player said the turnaround from her knee injury to being named in the Diamonds team to play in the Mission Foods World Netball Championship is like a Cinderella Story.
“It’s like a netball Cinderella story for me,” Chelsea joked.
“I was just looking at...
Tuesday, 31 May 2011
MISSION Queensland Firebirds Clare McMeniman and Amy Steel have been named as training partners to the Diamonds World Championship team.
The pair will join fellow Firebirds Laura Geitz, Natalie Medhurst and Chelsea Pitman in New Zealand and the four day acclimatisation camp in Hong Kong prior to the Championships in Singapore.
They will be joined by the Vixen’s Madison Browne and...
Monday, 30 May 2011
AN unforgettable week for the Mission Queensland Firebirds continued on Wednesday afternoon, when the team and coach Roselee Jencke were presented with the keys to Brisbane City by Lord Mayor Graham Quirk.
The girls were presented with the keys in commemoration of their historic ANZ Championship win last Sunday.
Vice-captain Laura Geitz accepted the keys on behalf of the team, thanking...
Monday, 30 May 2011
CONGRATULATIONS to Mission Queensland Firebirds Laura Geitz, Natalie Medhurst and Chelsea Pitman who have been selected in the Australian Diamonds team.
The trio will travel to Singapore to compete in the Mission Foods World Netball Championships in July.
In an announcement made at The Lodge in Canberra, the team was introduced to the Minister for Sport Mark Arbib at a function hosted by...
Friday, 27 May 2011
MISSION Queensland Firebirds star shooter, Romelda Aiken has been awarded the prestigious Mission Queensland Firebirds Player of the Year award.
Aiken was announced the 2011 Mission Queensland Firebirds Player of the Year at the Mission Queensland Firebirds Celebration Dinner held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre on Thursday, May 26.
Vice-Captain Laura Geitz was also...
Thursday, 26 May 2011
MINISTER for Sport Mark Arbib made a visit to Netball Queensland to congratulate the Mission Queensland Firebirds on their tremendous season and to announce launch the Women in Sport Media Grants, a new initiative as part of the Australian Government’s strategy to increase the exposure and reach of women’s sport in the Australian media.
The Government will invest $1.4 million to...
Thursday, 26 May 2011
ASIDE from the mighty Maroons, there was a group of other Queensland icons on the field at the first State of Origin clash at Suncorp Stadium on Wednesday night.
Eleven Mission Queensland Firebirds players were fortunate enough to be able to take the field in recognition for their outstanding season.
It was to thunderous applause the 2011 Mission Queensland Firebirds premiers took to the...
Wednesday, 25 May 2011
CONGRATULATIONS to Mission Queensland Firebirds Laura Geitz, Elissa Macleod, Clare McMeniman, Natalie Medhurst, Chelsea Pitman, Amy Steel who have all been selected to head into Australian selection camp on Friday.
The six stellar players will join 17 other Australian players all vying for a spot in the Australian Diamonds team.
The six athletes will travel to the Australian Institute of...
Wednesday, 25 May 2011
THE all-conquering, championship -winning Mission Queensland Firebirds will be honoured at Suncorp Stadium tonight, ahead of the first match of the 2011 State of Origin series.
The Firebirds will be cheering on Darren Lockyer and the XXXX Maroons as they begin their battle for a sixth-straight State of Origin series win.
Eleven Firebirds players will be presented to thousands of...
Tuesday, 24 May 2011
IT was a magical finish to what was a perfect season for the Mission Queensland Firebirds.
Following the game Coach Roselee Jencke, Vice Captain Laura Geitz, ANZ Championship co-winner of the 2011 MVP Nat Medhurst and player of the Grand Final Romelda Aiken spoke with the media about their history making win.
SportzScene ( www.SportzScene.com.au ) has all the audio of the team following...
Tuesday, 24 May 2011
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Tuesday, 24 May 2011
IT has been a historic week for the members of the Mission Queensland Firebirds and it’s about to get even better.
The team will join the elite ranks of just 31 others when they are given the Keys to the City in a special ceremony to be held on Wednesday, May 25.
In what is the icing on the cake for an already memorable week for the team, the Firebirds will be honoured in a ceremony...
Sunday, 22 May 2011
IT was in the third quarter the Mission Queensland Firebirds well and truly cemented their status as the 2011 ANZ Championship Premiers and in doing so created history as the only team in the ANZ Championship to complete a season undefeated.
After a shaky second quarter the Firebirds stormed home in the third to deliver a fairytale finish to their season with a win in front of an electric...
Saturday, 21 May 2011
THE Sir Leo Hielscher bridges will fire up in maroon over the weekend to mark the Mission Queensland Firebirds' Grand Final match on Sunday.
Maroon is the official colour of the Queensland netball legends and engineers worked a special combination to light up Queensland's twin bridges.
Sport Minister Phil Reeves said he hoped the 1.6km display would be a morale booster ahead of the...
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