Suncorp Super Netball

Suncorp Super Netball is the top level netball league featuring teams from Australia. In 2017 it replaced the ANZ Championship, which also included teams from New Zealand, as the top level netball league in Australia. Since 2019, the league has been governed, on behalf of Netball Australia, by an independent commission. Its main sponsor is Suncorp Group. In 2017, Sunshine Coast Lightning were the inaugural Suncorp Super Netball winners.

Suncorp Super Netball
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2023 Suncorp Super Netball season
SportNetball
Founded2016
Owner(s)Netball Australia
No. of teams8
CountryAustralia
Most recent
champion(s)		West Coast Fever
(1st title)
Most titlesNew South Wales Swifts
Sunshine Coast Lightning
(2 titles each)
TV partner(s)Fox Sports
Streaming partner(s)Kayo Sports
Sponsor(s)Suncorp Group
Related
competitions		Australian Netball League
Official websitesupernetball.com.au

History

Formation

In May 2016, Netball Australia and Netball New Zealand announced that the ANZ Championship would be discontinued after the 2016 season. In Australia it was replaced by Suncorp Super Netball and in New Zealand it was replaced by the ANZ Premiership. The founding members of Suncorp Super Netball 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.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Inaugural Champions

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.[8][9][10][11][12][13]

Recent Champions
2019

In 2019, Briony Akle guided New South Wales Swifts to their first Suncorp 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.[14][15][16][17][18][19]

2020

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.[20][21] In the grand final they defeated West Coast Fever 66–64.[22][23][24]

2021

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 Suncorp Super Netball title. In the grand final they defeated Giants Netball 63–59.[25][26][27][28][29][30][31]

2022

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.[32][33][34][35]

Teams
Team Main home venue Home city State/Territory
Adelaide Thunderbirds[36]Netball SA StadiumAdelaideSouth Australia
Collingwood Magpies[37] John Cain ArenaMelbourneVictoria
Giants Netball[38]Ken Rosewall ArenaSydneyNew South Wales
Melbourne Vixens[39]John Cain ArenaMelbourneVictoria
New South Wales Swifts[40]Ken Rosewall ArenaSydneyNew South Wales
Queensland Firebirds[41]Nissan ArenaBrisbaneQueensland
Sunshine Coast Lightning[42]USC StadiumSunshine CoastQueensland
West Coast Fever[43]RAC ArenaPerthWestern Australia

Grand Finals
Season Winners Score Runners Up Venue Attendance
2017[8][9][10]Sunshine Coast Lightning65–48Giants NetballBrisbane Entertainment Centre8,999
2018[11][12][13][44]Sunshine Coast Lightning62–59West Coast FeverRAC Arena13,722
2019[18][19]New South Wales Swifts64–47Sunshine Coast LightningBrisbane Entertainment Centre7,760
2020[22][23][24]Melbourne Vixens66–64West Coast FeverNissan Arena2,061
2021[26][27][28][29][30]New South Wales Swifts63–59Giants NetballNissan Arena3,650
2022[32][33][34][35]West Coast Fever70-59Melbourne VixensRAC Arena13,908

Minor premierships
Season Winners
2017[45]Melbourne Vixens
2018[46][47]Giants Netball
2019[48][49]Sunshine Coast Lightning
2020[20][21]Melbourne Vixens
2021[50][51]Giants Netball
2022[52][53]Melbourne Vixens

Premiership winning coaches
Season Head coaches Team
2017[10]Noeline TauruaSunshine Coast Lightning
2018[54]
2019[14][15]Briony AkleNSW Swifts
2020[20][55]Simone McKinnisMelbourne Vixens
2021[26][29]Briony AkleNSW Swifts
2022[32][33][34]Dan RyanWest Coast Fever

Premiership winning captains
Season Captains Team
2017[10][56]Geva MentorSunshine Coast Lightning
2018[11]
2019[14][15]Maddy ProudNSW Swifts
2020[20]Kate Moloney
Liz Watson		Melbourne Vixens
2021[26][31]Maddy Proud
Paige Hadley		NSW Swifts
2022[32][34]Courtney BruceWest Coast Fever

Broadcasting
Seasons Live broadcasters
2017–2021[57]Nine Network
Telstra
2022– [58]Fox Sports
Kayo Sports

Commission

In January 2019, Netball Australia announced it would form an independent commission to become the governing body of Suncorp Super Netball.[59] 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.[60][61][62]

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.[7][63][64][65] In August 2021 this agreement was renewed for another five years.[66] Other sponsorship partners include the Australian Institute of Sport, Nissan Australia, Origin Energy, HCF, ASICS, Cadbury and Gilbert Netball.[67]

Awards

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