Laura Geitz and her Firebirds teammates failed to make the ANZ Championship All-Star team. Source: Jonathon Searle / News Corp Australia
LAURA Geitz has charmed royalty but could not impress netball fans who snubbed the Queensland Firebirds in the ANZ Championship All-Star team.
In the ultimate motivation before Sunday's grand final against the Melbourne Vixens, not one Queenslander made the cut for the team of the year voted on by visitors to the Championship website.
The snubbing mirrors 2011 when the Firebirds were undefeated but only Romelda Aiken made the All-Star selection.
Queensland's mixed start to the season cost the side many of the selected positions.
The consistent Vixens deservedly had Madi Robinson and Geva Mentor in the side.
Queensland and Australia captain Geitz, who in April hosted a function for Prince William and his wife Kate, topped the Trans-Tasman Netball League for intercepts and deflections.
She has won personal duels with netball great Irene van Dyk, Mystics shooter Cathrie Latu and West Coast Fever's Caitlin Bassett, but in her modest style she was more surprised by teammate Kim Ravaillion's omission.
"Everyone has an opinion on these things, but we're not all that interested in stats and awards," Geitz said.
"We're not going to waste any energy on it, and we're happy to keep flying under the radar."
Mentor and Robinson were recognised for their outstanding seasons and it is the third consecutive year the pair has been named at goal keeper and at wing attack in the league's leading seven.
Minor premiers Melbourne Vixens had the equal-most representatives in the team. NSW Swifts also had two named, with Susan Pratley selected at goal attack and Kim Green at centre.
Southern Steel's 198cm Jamaican giant Jhaniele Fowler-Reid got the nod at goal shooter, despite finishing second in the goal scoring at the end of the regular season behind Tactix goaler Mwai Kumwenda, who was yesterday named the competion's best new talent.
Adelaide's Renae Hallinan (wing defence) and Magic's Casey Kopua (goal defence) also retained their positions in the team from last season.
Magic coach Julie Fitzgerald was named All-Star coach after guiding her team to a preliminary final in her first year at the club.
Pratley and Green were the only new inclusions in the team from last season's All-Star seven.
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