After the success of the 2009 ANZ Championship, the world’s best netballers will make their much-anticipated season return in 2010 on Saturday 20 March.  

• Click here for the online 2010 ANZ Championship Draw
  - please note that game times are not yet confirmed.
  
• Download the 2010 ANZ Championship Draw here (PDF document)

Played over 14 rounds featuring 69 fiercely contested matches, the 10 teams will battle for a coveted  Finals berth, culminating in the Grand Final showdown in mid-July.  
 
The record-breaking 2009 season saw attendance and ratings’ records broken and new rivalries formed, setting the stage for 2010 to be the most competitive and successful season in the competition’s short history. 
 
ANZ Championship General Manager Anthony Everard said netball fans on both sides of the Tasman can look forward to another year of milestones for the ANZ Championship. 
 
“Season 2009 brought so many highlights and broke attendance and ratings records, and we are anticipating that the 2010 season will take the competition to new heights. 

“We’ve  produced  a  draw  that  enables  each  team  to  be  highly  competitive  and also enhances the  entertainment and public appeal of this elite sporting competition,” he said. 
 
“The 2010 fixture adds one new venue and a return to three others that were not used in 2009, giving more people the chance to experience netball at its best.  
 
Highlights of the 2010 ANZ Championship draw include:

• A mouth-watering Round One of match-ups, including the new look Northern Mystics taking on last year’s Grand Finalists, the Adelaide Thunderbirds in Auckland for the season opener. Round  One concludes with 2009 champions the Melbourne Vixens hosting Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic at Hisense Arena in Melbourne, in a rematch of the 2009 First Semi Final. 
  
• The debut of ANZ Championship netball on the Gold Coast in Queensland, when the Queensland Firebirds will host the NSW Swifts at the Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre. 
  
• The competition will also return to three venues not used in 2009 with games being held in Newcastle, Napier and at Sydney’s premier netball facility, Acer Arena.  
  
• In a rematch of the 2009 Grand Final, the Melbourne Vixens will meet the Adelaide Thunderbirds at ETSA Park in Round 9.  
  
• After the success of the inaugural Rivalry Round last year, where over 500 goals were scored  across the five matches and the final margin came down to just nine goals in Australia’s favour, the concept will return in 2010, to be contested across Round 4.