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Super Netball
Top level Australian netball league
Top level Australian netball league
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | Suncorp Super Netball |
| current_season | 2026 Suncorp Super Netball season |
| last_season | 2025 Suncorp Super Netball season |
| logo | Super Netball League logo (unsponsored).svg |
| logo_size | 220px |
| pixels | 300px |
| sport | Netball |
| founded | 2016 |
| inaugural | 2017 |
| owner | Netball Australia |
| teams | 8 |
| country | Australia |
| champion | Melbourne Vixens |
| (2nd title) | |
| most_champs | Adelaide Thunderbirds |
| New South Wales Swifts | |
| Sunshine Coast Lightning | |
| Melbourne Vixens (2 titles each) | |
| tv | Fox Sports |
| streaming | Kayo Sports |
| sponsor | Suncorp Group |
| related_comps | Australian Netball Championships |
| ANZ Championship | |
| Commonwealth Bank Trophy | |
| website |
(2nd title) New South Wales Swifts Sunshine Coast Lightning Melbourne Vixens (2 titles each) ANZ Championship Commonwealth Bank Trophy
Super Netball, also known as Super Netball League or its sponsored name Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) is a professional netball league in Australia. It superseded the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship, which also included teams from New Zealand, as the top-level netball league in Australia in 2017. Since 2019, the league has been governed on behalf of Netball Australia by an independent commission. Its main sponsor is Suncorp Group. Sunshine Coast Lightning were the inaugural Super Netball winners.
History
In May 2016, Netball Australia and Netball New Zealand announced that the ANZ Championship would be discontinued after the 2016 season. In Australia, its replacement league – initially known as simply the National Netball League before an official name was decided upon – included the five former Australian ANZ Championship teams (Adelaide Thunderbirds, Melbourne Vixens, New South Wales Swifts, Queensland Firebirds and West Coast Fever) plus three brand new franchises: Collingwood Magpies, Giants Netball and Sunshine Coast Lightning.
With a team coached by Noeline Taurua, captained by Geva Mentor and also featuring Caitlin Bassett, Karla Pretorius and Stephanie Wood, Sunshine Coast Lightning finished the 2017 season as inaugural champions after defeating Giants Netball 65–48 in the grand final. In 2018 they retained the title after defeating West Coast Fever 62–59 in the grand final.
In 2019, Briony Akle guided New South Wales Swifts to their first Super Netball title. Despite losing their new captain, Maddy Proud, to injury early in the season, Swifts finished the regular season in second place. In the major semi-final, they lost to Sunshine Coast Lightning. However, they then defeated Melbourne Vixens in the preliminary final. In the grand final they faced Lightning again but this time defeated them 64–47 to emerge as champions.
In 2020, with a team coached again by Simone McKinnis and co-captained by Kate Moloney and Liz Watson, Melbourne Vixens finished the season as both minor premiers and overall champions. In the grand final they defeated West Coast Fever 66–64. In 2021, with a team coached by Briony Akle and co-captained by Maddy Proud and Paige Hadley, New South Wales Swifts won their second Super Netball title. In the grand final they defeated Giants Netball 63–59.
In 2022, head coach Dan Ryan and captain Courtney Bruce led West Coast Fever to their first premiership. In the grand final they defeated Melbourne Vixens 70-59. In May 2023, news reports disclosed that the Collingwood Magpies were in financial distress, and later that month the Collingwood Football Club announced it would withdraw its netball team at the conclusion of the 2023 season.{{Cite web |title=Collingwood confirm its Super Netball withdrawal at end of 2023 season |first1=Damien |last1=McCartney
Following the demise of the Magpies, speculation circled as to who would be awarded the eighth license for the 2024 season and beyond. Submissions for the new license closed on 20 June 2023, with as many as six initial bids being whittled down to two by the closing date, according to media reports. On 21 July 2023, the league announced that the Sports Entertainment Network (SEN), led by chief executive Craig Hutchison, was awarded the license for a team to be based in south-east Melbourne. As part of the licensing agreement, Netball Australia will operate the team for the rest of 2023 before transitioning to SEN for 2024 and beyond. ABC News reported that the SEN bid was preferred by broadcasters Fox Netball over the alternate bid put forward by Netball Victoria, which suggested a regional team 'floating' between Geelong, Bendigo or Ballarat.
Clubs
Current clubs
| Club | Icon | Location | State | Head coach | Home venue | Est. | SSN seasons | SSN premierships | First | Total | Total | Most recent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Thunderbirds | [[File:ANZ Thunderbirds.svg | 15px]] | Adelaide | AU-SA South Australia | Tania Obst | Netball SA Stadium | 1996 | 2017 | 8 | 2 | 2024 | ||
| Giants Netball | [[File:SSN Giants.png | 15px]] | Sydney | NSW New South Wales | Nerida Stewart | Ken Rosewall Arena | 2016 | 2017 | 8 | — | — | ||
| Melbourne Mavericks | [[File:Melbourne Mavericks Colours 2024.png | 14x14px]] | Melbourne | VIC Victoria | TBA | John Cain Arena | 2023 | 2024 | 1 | — | — | ||
| Melbourne Vixens | [[File:ANZ Vixens.svg | 15px]] | Melbourne | VIC Victoria | TBA | John Cain Arena | 2007 | 2017 | 8 | 2 | 2025 | ||
| New South Wales Swifts | [[File:ANZ Swifts.svg | 15px]] | Sydney | NSW New South Wales | Briony Akle | Ken Rosewall Arena | 2007 | 2017 | 8 | 2 | 2021 | ||
| Queensland Firebirds | [[File:ANZ Firebirds.svg | 15px]] | Brisbane | QLD Queensland | Kiri Willis | Nissan Arena | 1996 | 2017 | 8 | — | — | ||
| Sunshine Coast Lightning | [[File:SSN Lightning.png | 15px]] | Sunshine Coast | QLD Queensland | Belinda Reynolds | USC Stadium | 2016 | 2017 | 8 | 2 | 2018 | ||
| West Coast Fever | [[File:ANZ Fever.svg | 15px]] | Perth | AU-WA Western Australia | Dan Ryan | RAC Arena | 1996 | 2017 | 8 | 1 | 2022 |
Former clubs
| Club | Icon | Location | State | Home venue | Est. | SSN seasons | SSN premierships | First | Last | Total | Total | Most recent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood Magpies | [[File:SSN Magpies.png | 15px]] | Melbourne | VIC Victoria | John Cain Arena | 2016 | 2017 | 2023 | 7 | — | — |
Venues
Current venues
The following table shows a list of all of venues that have been used throughout the 2025 Suncorp Super Netball season. Where venues have had other/sponsored names, only those names in place from when the venue was being used in the league have been listed.
| Venue | Location | State | Capacity | First used | Current tenant(s) | Qudos Bank Arena | RAC Arena | John Cain Arena | Ken Rosewall Arena | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | Nissan Arena | Netball SA Stadium | MyState Bank Arena | UniSC Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | New South Wales | 18,000 | 2017 | New South Wales Swifts | ||||||||||
| Perth | Western Australia | 14,500 | 2017 | West Coast Fever | ||||||||||
| Melbourne | Victoria | 10,500 | 2017 | Melbourne Vixens | ||||||||||
| Melbourne Mavericks | ||||||||||||||
| Sydney | New South Wales | 10,000 | 2021 | New South Wales Swifts | ||||||||||
| Giants Netball | ||||||||||||||
| Adelaide | South Australia | 9,600 | 2018 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | ||||||||||
| Brisbane | Queensland | 5,000 | 2019 | Queensland Firebirds | ||||||||||
| Adelaide | South Australia | 3,200 | 2017 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | ||||||||||
| Hobart | Tasmania | 4,340 | 2022 | Melbourne Mavericks | ||||||||||
| Sunshine Coast | Queensland | 3,000 | 2017 | Sunshine Coast Lightning |
Former venues
The following table shows a list of all of venues that have been used throughout the entirety of Super Netball. Where venues have had other/sponsored names, only those names in place from when the venue was being used in the league have been listed.
| Venue | Other/sponsored name(s) | Location | State | Capacity | First used | Last used | Tenant(s) | State Sports Centre | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | Perth High Performance Centre | AIS Arena | Adelaide Arena | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre | Margaret Court Arena | Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre | International Convention Centre Sydney | Bendigo Stadium | Territory Netball Stadium | Parkville Stadium | Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre | Cairns Pop-Up Arena | Silverdome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaycentre | Sydney | New South Wales | 4,500 | 2017 | 2019 | New South Wales Swifts | |||||||||||||||||
| Giants Netball | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brisbane | Queensland | 11,000 | 2017 | 2019 | Queensland Firebirds | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brisbane | Queensland | 4,000 | 2017 | 2017 | Queensland Firebirds | ||||||||||||||||||
| HBF Stadium | Perth | Western Australia | 4,500 | 2017 | 2018 | West Coast Fever | |||||||||||||||||
| Canberra | Australian Capital Territory | 5,200 | 2017 | 2019 | Giants Netball | ||||||||||||||||||
| Titanium Security Arena | Adelaide | South Australia | 8,000 | 2017 | 2017 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | |||||||||||||||||
| Gold Coast | Queensland | 6,000 | 2017 | 2017 | Queensland Firebirds | ||||||||||||||||||
| Melbourne | Victoria | 7,500 | 2017 | 2019 | Collingwood Magpies | ||||||||||||||||||
| Melbourne Vixens | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gold Coast | Queensland | 5,000 | 2018 | 2018 | Queensland Firebirds | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sydney | New South Wales | 7,200 | 2018 | 2018 | Giants Netball | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bendigo | Victoria | 4,000 | 2019 | 2019 | Collingwood Magpies | ||||||||||||||||||
| Darwin | Northern Territory | 2,000 | 2019 | 2019 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | ||||||||||||||||||
| State Netball and Hockey Centre (2019–2021) | Melbourne | Victoria | 3,050 | 2019 | 2022 | Melbourne Vixens | |||||||||||||||||
| Collingwood Magpies | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Townsville | Queensland | 5,154 | 2020 | 2020 | Collingwood Magpies | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cairns | Queensland | 2,000 | 2020 | 2020 | West Coast Fever | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adelaide Thunderbirds | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Melbourne Vixens | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Launceston | Tasmania | 3,255 | 2017 | 2023 | Collingwood Magpies |
Season structure
Pre-season
Beginning in 2019, a structured round-robin tournament known as the Team Girls Cup has been conducted, named for the titular campaign established in 2017 that aims to decrease the dropout rate in junior netball. The league's eight teams are divided into two pools, where they play each of their fellow pool members once. A fourth round is then held to determine final placings across the combined pools, and a champion is crowned from the match held between the two top-ranked pool teams. Matches are held over three consecutive days and are all played at the same venue. Locations to have hosted the tournament so far include Brisbane, Melbourne and the Gold Coast.
| Season | Champions | Runners-up | Score | Venue | Grand Final MVP | Ref. | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood Magpies | Melbourne Vixens | 39–33 | Queensland State Netball Centre | Shimona Nelson (Collingwood Magpies) | |||||||||
| Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Ken Rosewall Arena | ||||||||||||
| Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||||||||
| Melbourne Vixens | West Coast Fever | 45–43 | Parkville Stadium | Kate Moloney (Melbourne Vixens) | |||||||||
| West Coast Fever | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 49–41 | Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre | Sasha Glasgow (West Coast Fever) | |||||||||
| New South Wales Swifts | Melbourne Vixens | 45–44 | Ken Rosewall Arena | Maddy Proud (New South Wales Swifts) | |||||||||
| Adelaide Thunderbirds | West Coast Fever | 38–37 | Netball SA Stadium | Latanya Wilson (Adelaide Thunderbirds) |
Regular season
The regular season is played across 14 rounds, with the league's eight teams playing each other twice in home and away fixtures.
Finals series
| ^ | Player also won the Player of the Year Award |
|---|
| Season | Premiers | Runners-up | Score | Score | Venue | Grand Final MVP | Ref. | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunshine Coast Lightning | Giants Netball | 65–48 | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | Karla Pretorius (Queensland Firebirds) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sunshine Coast Lightning (2) | West Coast Fever | 62–59 | Perth Arena | Caitlin Bassett (Sunshine Coast Lightning) | title=Netball Australia – Annual Report 2018 | url=https://netball.com.au/sites/default/files/2019-06/Annual-Report-2018.pdf | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112024402/https://netball.com.au/sites/default/files/2019-06/Annual-Report-2018.pdf | archive-date=12 November 2020 | access-date=24 September 2020 | publisher=netball.com.au}} | ||||||||||
| New South Wales Swifts | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 64–47 | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | Samantha Wallace (New South Wales Swifts) | |||||||||||||||||
| Melbourne Vixens+ | West Coast Fever (2) | 66–64 | Nissan Arena | Mwai Kumwenda (Melbourne Vixens) | |||||||||||||||||
| New South Wales Swifts (2) | Giants Netball (2) | 63–59 | Nissan Arena | Maddy Turner (New South Wales Swifts) | |||||||||||||||||
| West Coast Fever | Melbourne Vixens | 70–59 | RAC Arena | Sasha Glasgow (West Coast Fever) | |||||||||||||||||
| Adelaide Thunderbirds | New South Wales Swifts | 60–59 | John Cain Arena | Eleanor Cardwell (Adelaide Thunderbirds) | |||||||||||||||||
| Adelaide Thunderbirds+ (2) | Melbourne Vixens | 59–57 | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | Romelda Aiken-George (Adelaide Thunderbirds) | |||||||||||||||||
| Melbourne Vixens (2) | West Coast Fever (3) | 59–58 | Rod Laver Arena | Kiera Austin (Melbourne Vixens) |
Minor premierships
Premiership winning coaches
Premiership winning captains
Broadcasting
Commission
In January 2019, Netball Australia announced it would form an independent commission to become the governing body of Super Netball. In April 2019 they named five commissioners which included Marne Fechner, Netball Australia's CEO. Two more commissioners were appointed in May and August 2019.
Sponsorship
In October 2016, Suncorp Group was announced as Netball Australia's principal partner from 2017 to 2021. The agreement included naming rights to the new league. In August 2021, this agreement was renewed for another five years. Other sponsorship partners include the Australian Institute of Sport, Nissan Australia, Origin Energy, HCF, ASICS, Cadbury and Gilbert Netball.
Awards
- Player of the Year
- Grand Final MVP
- Young Star
- Leading Goalscorer
- Team of the Year
Notes
References
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