2008 ANZ Championship transfer period
| 2008 ANZ Championship season | |
|---|---|
| League | ANZ Championship |
| Sport | Netball |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| ANZ Championship season | |
| Champions | New South Wales Swifts |
| Premiers | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic |
| Runners-up | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic |
| Season MVP |
 Romelda Aiken (Firebirds) |
The 2008 ANZ Championship season was the inaugural season of the ANZ Championship, a new trans-Tasman netball competition replacing Australia's Commonwealth Bank Trophy and New Zealand's National Bank Cup. The 2008 season began on 5 April, with competing franchises playing each other once, and playing each franchise from their home country a second time. Four teams progressed to the finals stage, played over three weeks. The grand final was played on 28 July at Acer Arena in Sydney, with the New South Wales Swifts emerging victorious over minor premiers the Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic. Overall, 6792 were scored averaging 98.435 per match.
Australia
In Australia, the players from eight Commonwealth Bank Trophy teams were cut down to five ANZ squads. In the south, the Adelaide Thunderbirds pulled off one of the biggest coups, signing Australian Diamonds international Mo'onia Gerrard to team up with English import Geva Mentor in defence. While on attack they re-signed top players Kristen Hughes, Natalie Medhurst,Laura von Bertouch Natalie von Bertouch.
The NSW Swifts had to contend with the loss of Gerrard to the Thunderbirds, opting to replace experience with local youth. Coach Julie Fitzgerald rallied on a young looking side, but did add some experience in Australian internationals Catherine Cox, Susan Pratley, Kim Green and Selina Gilsenan.
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