Serena Guthrie was the only NZ-based player to make the All-Star team. Photo / Getty
A horror season for the New Zealand sides in this year's ANZ Championship have been reflected in the make-up of the competition's all-star team, with no Kiwi players making the cut.
The only player from a New Zealand franchise to feature in the seven was Mystics' English import Serena Guthrie, who took out the wing defence spot.
The team, decided by fan vote, features four NSW Swifts players - shooter Susan Pettitt, midcourter Kim Green, and defensive duo Julie Corletto and Sharni Layton - but only one from their grand final opponents this weekend, the Queensland Firebirds.
The 2015 ANZ Championship All-Star team:
GOAL SHOOTER: Caitlin Bassett, West Coast Fever.
The towering shooter was a major reason behind Fever's first ever ANZ Championship finals appearance. Bassett became the first Australian player to top the league's goalscoring table at end of the regular season and finished the year with exactly 600 goals at an average of just under 43 goals per match.
GOAL ATTACK: Susan Pettitt, NSW Swifts.
A career-best season has earned Pettitt selection for the second straight season in the keenly sought-after goal attack position. The 31-year-old has shot 395 goals at an average of just under 25 goals per match and is one of three Swifts players to have registered more than 100 goal assists (104).
WING ATTACK: Kimberlee Green, NSW Swifts.
It's the second straight season the Swifts captain has been recognised as one of the competition's leading players, but she shifts positions after being voted the best centre in 2014. It was another consistent season by Green, who was again among the top players for goal assists (167) and has led the Swifts into their first Grand Final appearance since 2008.
CENTRE: Kim Ravaillion, Mission Queensland Firebirds.
The 21-year-old has become one of the competition's elite centres and earns selection in the all-star team for the first time. She is the first Firebirds player chosen in the All-Star team since Romelda Aiken in 2011. Ravaillion is ranked among the league's best for goal assists (151) and pick ups (32).
WING DEFENCE: Serena Guthrie, Northern Mystics.
Her selection caps off an outstanding debut season for the England international. Guthrie was also named the best new talent and was a pivotal part of helping the Mystics top the New Zealand conference table at the end of the regular season. Renowned for her speed and athleticism, the 25-year-old was the third best player in the league for intercepts (31).
GOAL DEFENCE: Julie Corletto, NSW Swifts.
This is the second time that Corletto has been named in the all-star team and, like Green, in a new position. In 2012 she was named at wing defence while playing for the Melbourne Vixens. Injury-free, Corletto has flourished on her return to Australia after two seasons with the Mystics and been a valuable partner to Sharni Layton in the Swifts defensive circle.
GOAL KEEPER: Sharni Layton, NSW Swifts.
Earns selection in the all-star team for the first time and is arguably in career-best form. Layton is the top-ranked player in the league in all the major defensive stats categories - deflections (102), gains (82), intercepts (46), and defensive rebounds (36). A fierce competitor, Layton's combination with Corletto has been a major factor behind the Swifts rise into the grand final.
COACH: Stacey Rosman, West Coast Fever
It was a fantastic start to her coaching career for the former Fever captain, leading her side into the first ever ANZ Championship finals campaign on the back of the team's best season in their eight-year history where they went nine matches before suffering their first loss.