List of Australian netball premiers
The following is a list of Australian netball teams that have been premiers and minor premiers of the top level national league. Since 2017, this has been Suncorp Super Netball. Previous top level national leagues have included the Esso/Mobil Superleague, the Commonwealth Bank Trophy and the ANZ Championship.
Esso/Mobil Superleague
[edit]The Esso Superleague, later known as the Mobil Superleague, was the top level national Australian netball league between 1985 and 1996. The league was Australia's first national netball league.
Grand finals
[edit]- Esso Superleague
Season | Winners | Score | Runners Up | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|
1985 [1][2] | Australian Institute of Sport | 52–46 | Manly-Warringah (NSW) | |
1986 [3] | Australian Institute of Sport | 61–35 | East Doncaster (Victoria) | |
1987 [4] | Melbourne Blues | Australian Institute of Sport | ||
1989 [5][6] | Sydney Tigers | 57–36 | Australian Institute of Sport | State Sports Centre |
1990 | Melbourne City | 52–42 | Adelaide Contax | State Sports Centre |
Source:[7]
- Mobil Superleague
Season | Winners | Score | Runners Up | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|
1991 [8] | Sydney Pulsars | 59–36 | Adelaide Contax | Bruce Stadium |
1992 | Sydney Pulsars | 59–45 | Adelaide Contax | State Sports Centre |
1993 [9] | Adelaide Garville | 56–49 | Sydney Electricity | State Sports Centre |
1994 [10][11][12][13] | Adelaide Contax | 61–58 | Adelaide Garville | Adelaide Powerhouse |
1995 [14] | Sydney Electricity | 53–37 | Melbourne Pumas | State Sports Centre |
1996 [15] | Melbourne Pumas | 59–39 | Sydney Energy | Adelaide Powerhouse |
Minor premierships
[edit]Seasons | Team |
---|---|
1989 | Sydney Tigers |
1990 | Melbourne City |
1991 | Sydney Pulsars |
1992 | Adelaide Contax |
1993 | Sydney Electricity |
1994 | Adelaide Contax ? |
1995 | Sydney Electricity |
1996 | Sydney Energy |
Australian State Netball League
[edit]Australian State Netball League
Grand finals
[edit]Season | Winners | Score | Runners Up | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|
1993 | Victoria | ? | New South Wales | |
1994 | New South Wales | ? | Victoria | |
1995 | South Australia | ? | New South Wales | |
1996 | Victoria | ? | New South Wales |
Commonwealth Bank Trophy
[edit]The Commonwealth Bank Trophy, also referred to as the National Netball League, was the top level national Australian netball league between 1997 and 2007.
Grand finals
[edit]Season | Winners | Score | Runners Up | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|
1997[18] | Melbourne Phoenix | 58–48 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | The Glasshouse |
1998[18][19] | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 48–42 | Sydney Swifts | ETSA Park |
1999[19][20][21] | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 62–30 | Adelaide Ravens | ETSA Park |
2000[20][22] | Melbourne Phoenix | 52–51 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | The Glasshouse |
2001[23][24][25] | Sydney Swifts | 57–32 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | State Sports Centre |
2002[23][26][27] | Melbourne Phoenix | 49–44 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | Vodafone Arena |
2003[27][28] | Melbourne Phoenix | 47–44 | Sydney Swifts | Sydney Super Dome |
2004[29][30][31] | Sydney Swifts | 52–51 | Melbourne Phoenix | Sydney Super Dome |
2005[31][32][33][25] | Melbourne Phoenix | 61–44 | Sydney Swifts | Vodafone Arena |
2006[24][34][35] | Sydney Swifts | 65–36 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | State Sports Centre |
2007[24][34][36][37][38] | Sydney Swifts | 45–37 | Melbourne Phoenix | Acer Arena |
Minor premierships
[edit]Season | Winners |
---|---|
1997 | Adelaide Thunderbirds[18] |
1998 | Adelaide Thunderbirds[18] |
1999 | Adelaide Thunderbirds[20] |
2000 | Adelaide Thunderbirds[20] |
2001 | Adelaide Thunderbirds[23] |
2002 | Melbourne Phoenix[23] |
2003 | Melbourne Phoenix[27] |
2004 | Sydney Swifts[27] |
2005 | Sydney Swifts[31] |
2006 | Sydney Swifts[31] |
2007 | Melbourne Phoenix[34] |
ANZ Championship
[edit]The ANZ Championship, also known as the Trans-Tasman Netball League featured teams from both Australia and New Zealand. Between 2008 and 2016, it was the top-level league in both countries.
Grand finals
[edit]Minor premierships
[edit]Suncorp Super Netball
[edit]Since 2017, the top level national league in Australia has been Suncorp Super Netball.
Grand finals
[edit]Season | Runners Up | Score | Winners | Venue | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017[83][84][85] | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 65–48 | Giants Netball | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | 8,999 |
2018[86][87][88][89] | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 62–59 | West Coast Fever | Perth Arena | 13,722 |
2019[90][91] | New South Wales Swifts | 64–47 | Sunshine Coast Lightning | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | |
2020[92][93][94] | Melbourne Vixens | 66–64 | West Coast Fever | Nissan Arena | |
2021[95][96][97][98] | New South Wales Swifts | 63–59 | Giants Netball | Nissan Arena | 3,650 |
2022[99][100][101][102] | West Coast Fever | 70–59 | Melbourne Vixens | RAC Arena | 13,908 |
Minor premierships
[edit]Winners by state
[edit]Team | Premiers | Minor Premiers |
---|---|---|
Melbourne Phoenix | 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005 | 2002, 2003, 2007 |
Melbourne Vixens | 2009, 2014, 2020 | 2009, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2020 |
Melbourne Blues | 1987 | |
Melbourne City | 1990 | 1990 |
Melbourne Pumas | 1996 | |
Victoria | 1991, 1992 |
Team | Premiers | Minor Premiers |
---|---|---|
Sydney Swifts | 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007 | 2004, 2005, 2006 |
New South Wales Swifts | 2008, 2019, 2021 | 2010 |
Australian Institute of Sport (Note 1) | 1985, 1986 | |
Sydney Pulsars | 1991, 1992 | 1991 |
Sydney Electricity/Sydney Energy (Note 2) | 1995 | 1993, 1995, 1996 |
Sydney Tigers | 1989 | 1989 |
New South Wales | 1994 | |
Giants Netball | 2018, 2021 |
Team | Premiers | Minor Premiers |
---|---|---|
Adelaide Thunderbirds | 1998, 1999, 2010, 2013 | 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2013 |
Adelaide Contax | 1994 | 1992, 1994 ? |
Adelaide Garville | 1993 | |
South Australia | 1995 |
Team | Premiers | Minor Premiers |
---|---|---|
Queensland Firebirds | 2011, 2015, 2016 | 2011, 2015 |
Sunshine Coast Lightning | 2017, 2018 | 2019 |
Team | Premiers | Minor Premiers |
---|---|---|
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 2012 | 2008 |
Southern Steel | 2016 |
Team | Premiers | Minor Premiers |
---|---|---|
West Coast Fever | 2022 |
Notes
[edit]- ^1 Australian Institute of Sport played in the New South Wales State League.
- ^2 Sydney Energy played the 1993, 1994 and 1995 seasons as Sydney Electricity.
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