Australian Netball League

Australian Netball League (ANL)
Sport Netball
Founded 2008
No. of teams 8
Country Australia
Most recent
champion(s)		 Tasmanian Magpies (1st title)
Most titles Victorian Fury (7 titles)
Sponsor(s) Deakin University
Level on pyramid 2
Official website netball.com.au/anl

The Australian Netball League (ANL) is a second-tier netball league in Australia, which acts as a feeder competition beneath the professional Super Netball league. All eight teams in the ANL are aligned with Super Netball teams. The competition was established in 2008.[1]

History

The league was established in 2008, during which time Australian netball had joined forces with New Zealand to create the semi-professional ANZ Championship.[1] It was not until 2016 however that the ANL fixture was altered to bring it in line with the ANZ Championship.[2] As a result of the alignment, ANZ Championship athletes were permitted to play for ANL teams in cases where they were not selected for the senior team.[3] During this time the two teams based in Tasmania and the Northern Territory were abolished, whilst the "second" teams in New South Wales and Victoria were removed in favour of having one team represent those respective states.[2][4]

The following year in 2017 the ANZ Championship was replaced by the all-Australian domestic Super Netball league, which resulted in further changes to the ANL. The competition was expanded to eight teams and stand-alone teams in Canberra, Tasmania and the Northern Territory were either re-established or taken over by Super Netball clubs, ensuring that each team in the ANL was aligned with a Super Netball club.[5] The Victorian Fury is the historically dominant team, having won seven premierships since the league's inception.[6] The league is currently sponsered by Deakin University.[7]

Teams

There are currently eight teams in the ANL. Former teams which are no longer in operation include the Victorian Flames, New South Wales Blues, Canberra Darters and Tassie Spirit.

Champions

  • 2008-10: Victorian Fury
  • 2011: NSW Waratahs
  • 2012: Southern Force
  • 2013-16: Victorian Fury
  • 2017: Western Sting
  • 2018: Tasmanian Magpies[8]

Source: 2008-17 Champions

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Australian Netball League (ANL)". Netball WA.
  2. 1 2 "Australian Netball League given new look for 2016". Netball Australia. 8 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "New look ANZ season gets underway". Netball Australia. 20 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Blues withdraw from Australian Netball League". Netball Australia. 16 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "2018 ANL fixture released". Netball Australia. 12 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Fury's domination continues with seventh ANL Grand Final victory". Netball Australia. 26 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "Deakin University ANL". Netball Australia.
  8. ↑ "Tassie Magpies celebrate first DUANL title". Netball Australia. 1 July 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.