2012 AFNA Championships
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Trinidad and Tobago |
| City | Port of Spain |
| Venue | Jean Pierre Sports Complex |
| Dates | 14–21 July 2012 |
| Teams | 9 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Jamaica (11th title) |
| Runners-up | Barbados |
| Third place | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 36 |
The 2012 AFNA Championships was a series organised by the Americas Federation of Netball Associations. It featured nine teams playing a series of netball test matches in July 2012 at Port of Spain's Jean Pierre Sports Complex. The hosts, Trinidad and Tobago, were joined by eight other national netball teams. Teams used the series to qualify for the 2014 Commonwealth Games and to gain INF World Rankings points.[1][2] Jamaica and Barbados eventually finished as winners and runners up.[3][4][5] It was Jamaica's 11th regional title.[6] Jamaica's Anna Kay Griffiths was named the MVP of the series.[7]
Teams, head coaches and captains
| Team | Head coach | Captain |
|---|---|---|
| Barbados | ||
| Bermuda[8][9] | Anthony Mouchette | Karen Jones-Simmons |
| Canada | Ann Willcocks ? | |
| Grenada | ||
| Guyana[10] | Lavern Fraser-Thomas | Adel Chalmers |
| Jamaica | Oberon Pitterson[4][6][11] | Nadine Bryan[2] |
| Saint Lucia | Connie Francis[12][13] | |
| Trinidad and Tobago[14] | Jennifer Frank[15] | Anika La Roche[16][17] |
| United States |
Matches
Day 1
| Saturday, 14 July 2012 | Trinidad and Tobago | 104–10 | Guyana | Court 1 | |
| 17:30 | Anastascia Wilson 88/99 (89%) Joelisa Cooper 11/12 (92%) Janelle Barker 5/8 (63%) |
Angeline McCarthy ?? |
| Saturday, 14 July 2012 | United States | 41–37 | Grenada | Court 2 | |
| 17:45 | Swasha Sawh 19/26 (73%) Justine Telson 9/9 (100%) Camille Henry 9/14 (64%) Roenish Davis Francis 4/9 (44%) |
| Saturday, 14 July 2012 | Barbados | 104–13 | Bermuda | Court 3 | |
| 18:00 | Laurel Browne 54/59 (92%) Nikita Piggott 34/44 (77%) Shonica Wharton 14/17 (82%) |
Danielle Raynor 6/7 (86%) Marisa Wainwright 5/7 (71%) Kimale Evans 2/2 (100%) Ebonie Burgess 0/2 (0%) |
| Saturday, 14 July 2012 | Jamaica | 72–31 | Saint Lucia | Court 1 | |
| 18:45 | Jhaniele Fowler 63/69 (91%) Anna Kay Griffiths 5/8 (63%) Vanessa Walker 4/7 (57%) |
Shem Maxwell 15/21 (71%) Merlissa Alfred 13/15 (87%) Indira Laurenain 3/3 (100%) |
Day 2
| Sunday, 15 July 2012 | Saint Lucia | 85–17 | Guyana | Court 1 | |
| 16:00 |
| Sunday, 15 July 2012 | Barbados | 52–21 | United States | Court 2 | |
| 16:15 |
| Sunday, 15 July 2012 | Jamaica | 107–13 | Grenada | Court 1 | |
| 17:15 | Jhaniele Fowler 47/51 (92%) Shantal Slater 33/37 (89%) ?? 27 |
| Sunday, 15 July 2012 | Trinidad and Tobago | 55–28 | Canada | Court 3 | |
| 19.30 | Anastascia Wilson 39/45 (87%) Joelisa Cooper 16/18 (89%) |
Sherry Ann Nickie 17/23 (74%) Sabrina Versteeg 11/19 (58%) |
Source:[19]
Day 3
| Monday, 16 July 2012 | Jamaica | 124–8 | Guyana | Court 1 | |
| 17:00 | Shantal Slater 71/75 (95%) Jhaniele Fowler 30/31 (97%) Vanessa Walker 16/19 (84%) Anna Kay Griffiths 7/8 (88%) |
Angeline Mc Carthy 8/12 (67%) |
| Monday, 16 July 2012 | Barbados | 60–29 | Canada | ||
| Monday, 16 July 2012 | Saint Lucia | 47–36 | United States | Court 3 | |
| 17:45 |
| Monday, 16 July 2012 | Trinidad and Tobago | 95–18 | Bermuda | Court 1 | |
| 18:15 | Anastascia Wilson 59/64 (92%) Jellene Richardson 32/34 (94%) Rhonda John-Davis 4/4 (100%) |
Danielle Raynor 12/14 (86%) Ebonie Burgess 3/4 (75%) Kimale Evans 3/3 (100%) |
Source:[17]
Day 4
| Tuesday, 17 July 2012 | United States | 64–28 | Bermuda | Court 1 | |
| 17:30 |
| Tuesday, 17 July 2012 | Barbados | 112–13 | Guyana | Court 2 | |
| 17:45 | Laurel Browne 47/50 (94%) Shonica Wharton 35/40 (88%) Nikita Piggott 19/20 (95%) |
Report |
| Tuesday, 17 July 2012 | Trinidad and Tobago | 78–29 | Grenada | Court 3 | |
| 18:00 | Anastascia Wilson 48/53 (91%) Joelisa Cooper 13/13 (100%) Jellene Richardson 13/15 (87%) |
Sharon Jeremiah 20/28 (71%) |
| Tuesday, 17 July 2012 | Jamaica | 79–19 | Canada | Court 1 | |
| 18:30 | Jhaniele Fowler 50/53 (94%) Shantal Slater 13/14 (93%) |
Cherry Nickie 13/17 (76%) |
Source:[20]
Day 5
| Wednesday, 18 July 2012 | Saint Lucia | 68–26 | Bermuda | Court 1 | |
| 09:00 |
| Wednesday, 18 July 2012 | United States | 82–25 | Guyana | Court 1 | |
| 17:30 | Camille Henry 35/37 (95%) Swasha Sawh 39/50 (78%) ?? 8 |
Angeline McCarthy 18/27 (67%) Simonica Fanfair 7/11 (64%) |
| Wednesday, 18 July 2012 | Barbados | 90–19 | Grenada | Court 2 | |
| 17:45 | Nikita Piggott 44/53 (83%) Laurel Browne 41/43 (95%) ?? 5 |
| Wednesday, 18 July 2012 | Canada | 49–31 | Bermuda | Court 3 | |
| 18:00 |
| Wednesday, 18 July 2012 | Trinidad and Tobago | 63–28 | Saint Lucia | Court 1 | |
| 18:30 | Anastascia Wilson 34/39 (87%) Jellene Richardson 29/32 (91%) |
Day 6
| Thursday, 19 July 2012 | Canada | 41–31 | Grenada | Court 1 | |
| 09:30 |
| Thursday, 19 July 2012 | Jamaica | 65–37 | Barbados | Court 1 | |
| 17:00 |
| Thursday, 19 July 2012 | Trinidad and Tobago | 60–23 | United States | Court 2 | |
| 17:30 | Anastascia Wilson 18/21 (86%) Joelisa Cooper 15/15 (100%) Janelle Barker 14 Jellene Richardson 13 |
Camille Henry 9/14 (64%) Dailian McArthur 7/10 (70%) Roneish Davis 6/10 (60%) ?? 1 |
| Thursday, 19 July 2012 | Grenada | 60–45 | Bermuda | Court 3 | |
| 17:45 |
| Thursday, 19 July 2012 | Saint Lucia | 57–41 | Canada | Court 1 | |
| 18:15 |
Source:[22]
Day 7
| Friday, 20 July 2012 | Jamaica | 94–15 | Bermuda | ||
| Shantal Slater 78/85 (92%) Vanessa Walker 10/14 (71%) ?? 6 |
| Friday, 20 July 2012 | Jamaica | 87–19 | United States | Court 1 | |
| 17:00 | Jhaniele Fowler 36/40 (90%) Shantal Slater 27/29 (93%) Anna Kay Griffiths 21/23 (91%) Vanessa Walker 3/5 (60%) |
| Friday, 20 July 2012 | Trinidad and Tobago | 48–59 | Barbados | Court 2 | |
| 17:30 | Anastascia Wilson 31/38 (82%) Janelle Barker 13/14 (93%) Joelisa Cooper 6/7 (86%) |
Laurel Browne 38/40 (95%) Nikita Piggott 21/24 (88%) |
| Friday, 20 July 2012 | Saint Lucia | 58–36 | Grenada | Court 3 | |
| 17:45 | Indira Laurencin 36/40 (90%) Melissa Alfred 12/19 (63%) Shem Maxwell 10/13 (77%) |
Christa Stephen 22/26 (85%) Cecile Roberts 14/22 (64%) |
| Friday, 20 July 2012 | Canada | 70–23 | Guyana | Court 1 | |
| 18:15 | Sherry Ann Nickie 53/62 (85%) Sabrina Versteeg 10/17 (59%) Kelsey Binns 7/15 (47%) |
Angeline McCarthy 18/27 (67%) Simona Fanfair 5/6 (83%) |
Day 8
| Saturday, 21 July 2012 | Grenada | 63–24 | Guyana | Court 1 | |
| 09:30 | Christa Stephen 46/51 (90%) ?? 17 |
Report |
Angeline McCarthy 18/25 (72%) Simona Fanfair 6/11 (55%) Shonette Estwick 0/3 (0%) |
| Saturday, 21 July 2012 | Barbados | 54–28 | Saint Lucia | Court 1 | |
| 17:00 | Nikita Piggott 31/35 (89%) Laurel Browne 20/27 (74%) Shonica Wharton 3/5 (60%) |
Shem Maxwell 19/27 (70%) Indira Laurencin 7/8 (88%) Joanne Anderson 1/3 (33%) Glatta Gabriel 1/1 (100%) |
| Saturday, 21 July 2012 | Canada | 59–41 | United States | Court 2 | |
| 17:30 | Sherry Ann Nickie 46/54 (85%) Sabrina Versteeg 13/19 (68%) |
Camille Henry 21/25 (84%) Swasha Sawh 16/20 (80%) Natalie Hosang 3/3 (100%) Tasha Brown 1/1 (100%) |
| Saturday, 21 July 2012 | Bermuda | 68–34 | Guyana | Court 3 | |
| 18:00 | Danielle Raynor 57/63 (90%) Marisa Wainwright 11/16 (69%) |
Report |
Angeline McCarthy 31/42 (74%) Adele Chalmers 2/2 (100%) Renee Anderson 1/2 (50%) |
| Saturday, 21 July 2012 | Trinidad and Tobago | 40–60 | Jamaica | Court 1 | |
| 18:30 | Joelisa Cooper 15/22 (68%) Anastascia Wilson 11/15 (73%) Janelle Barker 14/20 (70%) |
Jhaniele Fowler 40/44 (91%) Anna Kay Griffiths 20/25 (80%) |
Final table
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamaica | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 688 | 182 | +506 | 16 |
| 2 | Barbados | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 567 | 256 | +311 | 14 |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 543 | 255 | +288 | 12 |
| 4 | Saint Lucia | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 402 | 345 | +57 | 10 |
| 5 | Canada | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 336 | 377 | -41 | 8 |
| 6 | United States | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 328 | 395 | -67 | 6 |
| 7 | Grenada | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 288 | 484 | -196 | 4 |
| 8 | Bermuda | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 263 | 567 | -304 | 2 |
| 9 | Guyana | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 154 | 708 | -554 | 0 |
Invited to the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Source:[4]
Top three squads
| Winners | Runners Up | Third |
|---|---|---|
| Jamaica Coach: Oberon Pitterson |
Barbados Coach: |
Trinidad and Tobago Coach: Jennifer Frank |
| Nadine Bryan (c) Kasey Evering Jhaniele Fowler Anna-Kay Griffiths Malysha Kelly Sasha-Gay Lynch Patricia McCalla Shamera Sterling Shantel Slater Kimmone Tulloch Vanessa Walker Vangelee Williams |
Janelle Barker Joelisa Cooper Rhonda John-Davis Crystal Ann George Candice Guerero Onella Jack Anika La Roche (c) Alicia Liverpool Tricia Liverpool Kemfa Phillip Jellene Richarsdson Anastascia Wilson |
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