2012 Netball Superleague season
2012 Netball Superleague season | |
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League | Netball Superleague |
Number of teams | 8 |
TV partner(s) | Sky Sports |
Champions | Northern Thunder |
Runners-up | Surrey Storm |
The 2012 FIAT Netball Superleague season saw Northern Thunder finish as champions for the first time. In the grand final they defeated Surrey Storm. 2012 saw the introduction of a new format, featuring three distinct phases, including a Showdown Weekend.
Teams[]
Following the conclusion of the 2011 Netball Superleague season, England Netball decided to cut the number of teams from nine to eight and, as a result, Glasgow Wildcats lost their place in the league.[1][2] In addition, Leeds Carnegie were re-branded as Yorkshire Jets.[3][4]
hide2012 Superleague teams | Home venue/base | Country/Region |
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Celtic Dragons | Sport Wales National Centre | Wales |
Hertfordshire Mavericks | University of Hertfordshire | East of England |
Loughborough Lightning | Loughborough University | East Midlands |
Northern Thunder | Wright Robinson College[5] | North West England |
Team Bath | University of Bath | South West England/West of England |
Team Northumbria | West Gate Centre for Sport, Newcastle | North East England |
Surrey Storm | University of Surrey | Greater London/South East England |
Yorkshire Jets | Hull / Leeds / Sheffield[4] | Yorkshire |
Regular season[]
Phase 1[]
Phase 1 featured all eight teams playing a single round of matches in a league format. At the end of the seven rounds, the top four and bottom four split into two tiers.[3] Northern Thunder were unbeaten in Phase 1 of the season.[6]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Northern Thunder | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 443 | 269 | 164.7 | 21 | Qualified for Phase 2 Tier 1 |
2 | Surrey Storm | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 441 | 336 | 131.3 | 18 | |
3 | Hertfordshire Mavericks | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 336 | 342 | 98.2 | 12 | |
4 | Team Bath | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 356 | 353 | 100.8 | 9 | |
5 | Celtic Dragons | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 351 | 355 | 98.9 | 9 | Qualified for Phase 2 Tier 2 |
6 | Yorkshire Jets | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 306 | 336 | 91.1 | 9 | |
7 | Team Northumbria | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 337 | 387 | 87.1 | 3 | |
8 | Loughborough Lightning | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 257 | 398 | 64.6 | 3 |
Phase 2[]
Phase 2 was effectively a group stage, with the teams in each group playing each other home and away.[3]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Surrey Storm | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 376 | 302 | 124.5 | 18 | Qualified for semi-finals |
2 | Northern Thunder | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 376 | 278 | 135.3 | 12 | |
3 | Hertfordshire Mavericks | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 266 | 342 | 77.8 | 6 | |
4 | Team Bath | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 269 | 365 | 73.7 | 0 | Qualified for Eliminator |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
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5 | Celtic Dragons | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 342 | 249 | 137.3 | 18 | Qualified for Eliminator |
6 | Yorkshire Jets | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 319 | 270 | 118.1 | 12 | |
7 | Team Northumbria | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 273 | 336 | 81.3 | 3 | |
8 | Loughborough Lightning | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 239 | 318 | 75.2 | 3 |
Eliminator[]
The Eliminator was effectively a 4th/5th place play-off with the winner qualifying for the semi-finals.[3]
14 May 2012 | Team Bath | 52–50 | Celtic Dragons | University of Bath[7][8] | ||
Scoring by quarter: 16–9, 28–19, 44–29, 52–50 |
Showdown Weekend[]
- Semi Final 1
19 May 2012 | Northern Thunder | 57–33 | Hertfordshire Mavericks | SportHouse, Dagenham[6] |
- Semi Final 2
19 May 2012 | Surrey Storm | 62–38 | Team Bath | SportHouse, Dagenham[9] |
- 3rd/4th Place Play Off
20 May 2012 | Hertfordshire Mavericks | 46–39 | Team Bath | SportHouse, Dagenham[6][9] |
- Grand Final
20 May 2012 | Northern Thunder | 57–55 | Surrey Storm | SportHouse, Dagenham[6][10][11] Umpires: Gary Burgess and Louise Travis | ||
Scoring by quarter: 13–14, 28–25, 42–40, 57–55 | ||||||
Janelle Lawson 33/39 (85%) Karen Greig 24/28 (86%) |
Rachel Dunn 35/41 (85%) Pamela Cookey 20/23 (87%) |
References[]
- ^ "Loughborough Lightning secure place in Netball Super League". www.lboro.ac.uk. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Coach Holland confident of Wildcats striking back". www.bbc.co.uk. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "FIAT Netball Superleague 2012 Format" (PDF). www.teambath.com. 15 September 2011.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Yorkshire Jets is new Superleague netball club for 2012". www.bbc.co.uk. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Welcome to the Thunderdome as netball stars come to Gorton". www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Northern Thunder win first Superleague title". www.bbc.co.uk. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ "Team Bath through to netball's showdown superleague weekend". www.sportfocus.com. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Netballers through to superleague semis". www.teambath.com. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Team Bath end Superleague season in fourth". www.sportfocus.com. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Manchester Thunder: Superleague winners in name change". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ "History". www.surreystormnetball.co.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
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