Australian Netball League

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Australian Netball League
Founded2008
Owner(s)Netball Australia
No. of teams9
CountryAustralia
Most recent
champion(s)		Victorian Fury (2019)
Most titlesVictorian Fury
(8 titles)
Sponsor(s)Deakin University
Level on pyramid2
Official websitenetball.com.au/anl

The Australian Netball League (ANL) is a second level national netball league organised by Netball Australia. It was first played for during the 2008 season. On a national level, the ANL is below Suncorp Super Netball and above state leagues like the Victorian Netball League. The teams in the league are effectively the reserve teams of Suncorp Super Netball teams and/or the representative teams of state leagues. The league is currently sponsored by Deakin University and, as a result, it is also known as the Deakin University Australian Netball League (DUANL). The league's most successful team has been Victorian Fury who have won eight premierships.

History[]

Foundation[]

The Australian Netball League was first played for during the 2008 season. Netball Australia wanted to organise a second level national league to bridge the gap between states leagues, like the Victorian Netball League and the Netball South Australia Premier League, and the new ANZ Championship. It was also designed to provide a national competition for states and territories, such the Australian Capital Territory, Northern Territory and Tasmania, who did not have an ANZ Championship franchise.[1][2][3]

Victorian Fury[]

Victorian Fury were the inaugural champions, defeating the Australian Institute of Sport 56–41 in the first grand final.[1][4] In 2009 Fury retained the title [3][5][6] and in 2010 they completed a three in a row.[7][8] In 2011 NNSW Waratahs became the first team other than Fury to win the ANL title. In the grand final they defeated Fury 55–46.[9][10] Between 2013 and 2016 Fury completed a four in a row of ANL titles.[11] In 2016 Fury won their seventh title [12] and in 2019 they won their eighth.[13][14][15]

There was no ANL in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021 the league was to be replaced by the Australian Netball Championships, a two-week tournament staged after the Super Netball season,[16] however this too was cancelled due to Covid-19.

Teams[]

2021 teams[]

The teams in the league are affiliated to Suncorp Super Netball teams. They are also effectively the representative teams of state leagues, such as the Victorian Netball League, Netball South Australia Premier League and the West Australian Netball League.

Team SSN affiliate State/Territory Main home venue Debut season
Capital Darters [17][18][19] Sunshine Coast Lightning ACT 2021
Giants Netball Academy Giants Netball New South Wales 2021
NNSW Waratahs New South Wales Swifts New South Wales Genea Netball Centre 2008
Queensland Fusion Queensland Firebirds Queensland Queensland State Netball Centre 2008
Southern Force Adelaide Thunderbirds South Australia Priceline Stadium 2008
Tasmanian Magpies Collingwood Magpies Tasmania see article 2017
Territory Storm Sunshine Coast Lightning Northern Territory Territory Netball Stadium 2008
Victorian Fury Melbourne Vixens Victoria State Netball and Hockey Centre 2008
Western Sting West Coast Fever Western Australia Perth State Netball Centre 2008

Source:[20]

Former teams[]

Team Region Debut season Final season
Australian Institute of Sport[4][21] ACT 2008 2012
Canberra Darters[22] ACT 2008 2016
Canberra Giants[22] ACT 2017 2019
NNSW Blues[10][23][24] New South Wales 2008 2015 ?
Singapore[3][25] Singapore 2009 2010
Tasmanian Spirit[26][27] Tasmania 2008 2015
Victorian Flames[28][29][30][31] Victoria 2013 2014

Source:[6][9][32][33][34][35][36]

Grand Finals[]

Season Winners Score Runners Up Venue
2008 [1][4] Victorian Fury 56–41 Australian Institute of Sport Sydney
2009 [3][5][6] Victorian Fury 46–32 Australian Institute of Sport BCEC
2010 [7][8][25] Victorian Fury 54–47 NNSW Waratahs Waverley Netball Centre
2011 [9][10] NNSW Waratahs 55–46 Victorian Fury Waverley Netball Centre
2012 [37][24] Southern Force 50–36 NNSW Waratahs Waverley Netball Centre
2013 [30][38] Victorian Fury 56–51 NNSW Waratahs Netball SA Stadium
2014 [39][40] Victorian Fury 51–49 Queensland Fusion Waverley Netball Centre
2015 [11] Victorian Fury 58–46 Southern Force Waverley Netball Centre
2016 [12] Victorian Fury 53–46 NNSW Waratahs Netball Central, Sydney
2017 [41][42][43][44] Western Sting 63–47 Victorian Fury Perth State Netball Centre
2018 [45][46][47] Tasmanian Magpies 54–53 Canberra Giants AIS Arena
2019 [13][14][15] Victorian Fury 54–53 NNSW Waratahs SNHC
2020 Season Cancelled due to COVID-19[48][49]
2021 Season Cancelled due to COVID-19[50]

Source:[51]

Winners[]

Winners Seasons Titles
Victorian Fury 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019 8
NSW Waratahs 2011 1
Southern Force 2012 1
Tasmanian Magpies 2018 1
Western Sting 2017 1

Source:[51]

MVP[]

Season Player Team
2008 Narelle Eather NSW Blues
2009 Kathleen Knott Victorian Fury
2010 Amorette Wild NSW Waratahs
2011 Karyn Bailey Victorian Fury
2012 Kristy Guthrie NSW Waratahs
2013 Mwai Kumwenda Victorian Fury
2014 Ashleigh Brazill Western Sting
2014 Kristina Brice NSW Waratahs
2015 Kate Shimmin Southern Force
2016 Vanessa Mullampy NSW Waratahs
2017 Sophie Garbin Western Sting
2018 Rahni Samason Victorian Fury
2019 Emma Ryde Victorian Fury
2020 Not Awarded (Season Cancelled)
2021 Not Awarded (Season Cancelled)

Source:[51]

Sponsorship[]

Sponsors Seasons
New Idea [1][6] 2008–20xx
Deakin University 2018–

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