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.
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.
Season | Winners | Score | Runners Up | Venue |
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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]
Season | Winners | Score | Runners Up | Venue |
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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 |
Seasons | Team |
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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
Season | Winners | Score | Runners Up | Venue |
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1993 | Victoria | ? | New South Wales | |
1994 | New South Wales | ? | Victoria | |
1995 | South Australia | ? | New South Wales | |
1996 | Victoria | ? | New South Wales | |
The Commonwealth Bank Trophy, also referred to as the National Netball League, was the top level national Australian netball league between 1997 and 2007.
Season | Winners | Score | Runners Up | Venue |
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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 |
Season | Winners |
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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] |
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.
Since 2017, the top level national league in Australia has been Suncorp Super Netball.
Season | Runners Up | Score | Winners | Venue | Attendance |
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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 |
Team | Premiers | Minor Premiers |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Queensland Firebirds | 2011, 2015, 2016 | 2011, 2015 |
Sunshine Coast Lightning | 2017, 2018 | 2019 |
Team | Premiers | Minor Premiers |
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Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 2012 | 2008 |
Southern Steel | 2016 | |
Team | Premiers | Minor Premiers |
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West Coast Fever | 2022 | |
The Commonwealth Bank Trophy, also referred to as the National Netball League, was the top level national Australian netball league between 1997 and 2007. The league was organized by Netball Australia. Its main sponsor was the Commonwealth Bank. Melbourne Phoenix were the competition's most successful team, winning five premierships. Sydney Swifts were the second most successful team, winning four premierships. Between them, Phoenix and Swifts played in every grand final, except in 1999 when Adelaide Thunderbirds won the second of their two premierships. Ahead of the 2008 season, the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league effectively merged with New Zealand's National Bank Cup to form the ANZ Championship.
Sydney Swifts were an Australian netball team based in Sydney. Between 1997 and 2007, they represented Netball New South Wales in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league. Together with Sydney Sandpipers and Hunter Jaegers, they were one of three teams to represent NNSW in the competition. After Melbourne Phoenix, Swifts were the league's second most successful team, winning four premierships and three minor premierships. In 2008, when the Commonwealth Bank Trophy was replaced by the ANZ Championship, Swifts and Jaegers merged to form New South Wales Swifts.
The Super Netball League is a professional netball league featuring teams from across 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 Suncorp Super Netball winners.
Queensland Firebirds are an Australian professional netball team based in Brisbane, Queensland. Since 2017 they have played in Suncorp Super Netball. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship and between 1997 and 2007, they played in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy. Firebirds were the most successful team during the ANZ Championship era, playing in five grand finals and winning three premierships, in 2011, 2015 and 2016. They were the only team to win back to back ANZ Championship titles.
Adelaide Thunderbirds are an Australian professional netball team based in Adelaide, South Australia. Since 2017 they have played in Suncorp Super Netball. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship and between 1997 and 2007, they played in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league. Thunderbirds have won five premierships. They won their first two premierships in 1998 and 1999 during the Commonwealth Bank Trophy era, their third and fourth in 2010 and 2013 during ANZ Championship era, and their fifth in 2023 during the suncorp netball era. Historically, Thunderbirds are one of Australia's most successful netball teams. Between 1997 and 2010 they finished in the top three of every regular season, and are the first and only team to win a Trophy at all 3 eras.
Catherine Anne Cox is a former Australian netball international and current netball commentator and podcaster. Between 1997 and 2013, she made 108 senior appearances for Australia. She was a prominent member of the Australia teams that won gold medals at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and the 2007 and 2011 World Netball Championships. She was also a member of the Australia teams that won silver medals at the 2003 World Netball Championships and the 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth Games. Cox captained Australia on seven occasions, including when they won the 2011 Constellation Cup.
The ANZ Championship, also known as the Trans-Tasman Netball League, is a former netball league featuring teams from both Australia and New Zealand. Between 2008 and 2016, it was the top-level league in both countries. The competition was owned and administered by Trans-Tasman Netball League Ltd (TTNL), a joint venture between Netball Australia and Netball New Zealand. It was effectively a merger of Australia's Commonwealth Bank Trophy and New Zealand's National Bank Cup. Its main sponsor was the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group.
Melbourne Vixens is an Australian professional netball team based in Melbourne, Victoria. Since 2017 they have represented Netball Victoria in Suncorp Super Netball. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship. The team was formed in 2007 when Netball Victoria merged its two former Commonwealth Bank Trophy league teams, Melbourne Phoenix and Melbourne Kestrels. Vixens have won three premierships, in 2009, 2014 and 2020.
New South Wales Swifts are an Australian professional netball team based in Sydney, New South Wales. Since 2017 they have represented Netball New South Wales in Suncorp Super Netball. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship. The team was formed in 2007 when Netball New South Wales merged its two former Commonwealth Bank Trophy league teams, Sydney Swifts and Hunter Jaegers. In 2008, Swifts were the inaugural ANZ Championship winners. Swifts were also grand finalists in 2015 and 2016. They won their second and third premierships in 2019 and 2021.
Megan Anderson, also known as Megan McWilliams and previously known as Megan Dehn, is a former Australia netball international and current netball coach. Between 2000 and 2006 she made 20 senior appearances for Australia. She was a member of the Australia team that won the silver medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. During the Commonwealth Bank Trophy era, Anderson was a member of Sydney Swifts teams that won premierships in 2001, 2004, 2006 and 2007. During the ANZ Championship era, she played for Southern Steel and Northern Mystics. After retiring as a player in 2011, she became a coach. In 2020 Anderson was appointed head coach of Queensland Firebirds.
Natalie Avellino is a former Australian netball international and current netball coach. Between 1994 and 2006 she made 20 senior appearances for Australia. Avellino was a member of the Australia teams that won the gold medal at the 1995 World Netball Championships and the silver medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
The 2013 ANZ Championship season was the sixth season of the ANZ Championship. The 2013 season began on 24 March and concluded on 14 July. With a team captained by Natalie von Bertouch and featuring Erin Bell, Carla Borrego, Renae Hallinan, Rebecca Bulley and Sharni Layton, the Adelaide Thunderbirds won both the minor premiership and the overall championship. Having previously won the 2010 ANZ Championship, the Thunderbirds became the first team to win a second championship. The Thunderbirds secured the minor premiership with a 64–48 win over Northern Mystics in Round 13. They subsequently defeated Melbourne Vixens 49–39 in the major semi-final and Queensland Firebirds 50–48 in the grand final to win the championship.
Simone McKinnis is a former Australia netball international and the current head coach of Melbourne Vixens in Suncorp Super Netball. As a player she was a member of the Australia teams that won gold medals at the 1991 and 1995 World Netball Championships, the 1993 World Games and the 1998 Commonwealth Games. She also captained the Melbourne Phoenix team that won the 1997 Commonwealth Bank Trophy. She was head coach when Vixens won the 2014 ANZ Championship and the 2020 Suncorp Super Netball titles. In 1992, McKinnis was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia and in 2010 was inducted into the Australian Netball Hall of Fame.
Stephanie Fretwell, previously known as Stephanie Wood, is a former Australia netball international, who currently plays for the Sunshine Coast Lightning in the Super Netball competition.
The 2016 ANZ Championship season was the ninth and last season of the ANZ Championship. The season began on 1 April 2016 and concluded on 4 July 2016. Southern Steel were minor premiers. However they subsequently lost the New Zealand Conference Final to Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic and were defeated in the semi-finals by Queensland Firebirds. With a team coached by Roselee Jencke, captained by Laura Geitz and featuring Romelda Aiken, Clare McMeniman and Kim Ravaillion, Firebirds won the Australian Conference, the Challenge Trophy and the overall championship. Firebirds became the first and only team to retain the title. In a repeat of 2015, Firebirds defeated New South Wales Swifts in both the Australian Conference Final and the Grand Final.
Giants Netball are an Australian professional netball team based in Greater Western Sydney, New South Wales. Since 2017 they have played in Suncorp Super Netball. The team was formed in 2016 as a joint venture between Netball New South Wales and Greater Western Sydney Giants. Giants have played in two grand finals and have won two minor premierships.
Roselee Jencke is a former Australia netball international and netball coach. As a player, Jencke was a member of the Australia teams that won the gold medal at the 1991 World Netball Championships and the silver medals at the 1985 World Games and the 1987 World Netball Championships. In 1992 she was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia. Between 2009 and 2020, Jencke served as head coach of Queensland Firebirds. Between 2011 and 2016 she guided Firebirds to five ANZ Championship grand finals, winning three premierships in 2011, 2015 and 2016.
The 2016 Queensland Firebirds season saw the Queensland Firebirds netball team compete in the 2016 ANZ Championship. With a team coached by Roselee Jencke, captained by Laura Geitz and featuring Romelda Aiken, Clare McMeniman and Kim Ravaillion, Firebirds won the Australian Conference, the Challenge Trophy and the overall championship. Firebirds became the first and only team to retain the title. In a repeat of 2015, Firebirds defeated New South Wales Swifts in both the Australian Conference Final and the Grand Final.
Julie Fitzgerald is a veteran Australian netball coach. Between 1997 and 2007, Fitzgerald served as head coach of Sydney Swifts in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league. She guided Swifts to premierships in 2001, 2004, 2006 and 2007. Between 2008 and 2011, she served as head coach of New South Wales Swifts in the ANZ Championship. In 2008, she guided Swifts to the inaugural ANZ Championship title. Between 2014 and 2016, she guided Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic to the Finals Series every year in the ANZ Championship. Since 2017, Fitzgerald has served as head coach of Giants Netball in Suncorp Super Netball, guiding them to two grand finals and two minor championships. In 2020, Fitzgerald was made a Member of the Order of Australia.