Australian Netball League
The Australian Netball League (ANL) is a national netball league featuring teams from Australia. The league is organised by Netball Australia. It was first played for during the 2008 season. On a national level, the ANL is a second level league, below Suncorp Super Netball and above state leagues like the Victorian Netball League. The teams in the league are the reserve teams of Suncorp Super Netball teams and/or representative teams of state leagues. The league's most successful team has been Victorian Fury who have won eight premierships.
Founded | 2008 |
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No. of teams | 8 |
Country | Australia |
Most recent champion(s) | Victorian Fury |
Most titles | Victorian Fury (8 titles) |
Sponsor(s) | Deakin University |
Level on pyramid | 2 |
Official website | netball.com.au/anl |
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. It was not until 2016 however that the ANL fixture was altered to bring it in line with the ANZ Championship. [1] 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.[2] 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. [3]
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.[4] In late 2019, Netball ACT ended its affiliation with Giants Netball and established its own stand-alone team in the region, and the Giants began fielding its own team in the competition, bringing the total number of active teams up to nine.[5][6] The Victorian Fury is the historically dominant team, having won eight premierships since the league's inception. [7][8][9] The league is currently sponsored by Deakin University. The ANL was not played in 2020, with Netball Australia cutting the competition due to complications stemming from the covid-19 pandemic.[10]
Teams
2021 teams
Team | Affiliate | State/Territory | Home venue/base | Debut season |
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Canberra Giants | Giants Netball | ACT | 2017 | |
NSW Waratahs | New South Wales Swifts | New South Wales | 2008 | |
Queensland Fusion | Queensland Firebirds | Queensland | 2008 | |
Southern Force | Adelaide Thunderbirds | South Australia | 2008 | |
Tasmanian Magpies | Collingwood Magpies | Tasmania | 2017 | |
Territory Storm | Sunshine Coast Lightning | Northern Territory | 2008 | |
Victorian Fury | Melbourne Vixens | Victoria, Australia | 2008 | |
Western Sting | West Coast Fever | Western Australia | 2008 | |
Former teams
Team | Region | Debut season | Final season |
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Victorian Flames | Victoria, Australia | ||
New South Wales Blues | New South Wales | ||
AIS Canberra Darters [11][12] | ACT | ||
Australian Institute of Sport [11] | ACT | ||
Tassie Spirit | Tasmania | ||
Singapore [11][12] | Singapore | 2009 | |
Grand Finals
Season | Winners | Score | Runners Up | Venue |
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2008 [13] | Victorian Fury | 56–41 | Australian Institute of Sport | |
2009 | Victorian Fury | Australian Institute of Sport | ||
2010 [14] | Victorian Fury | 54–47 | NSW Waratahs | |
2011 | NSW Waratahs | Victorian Fury | ||
2012 | Southern Force | NSW Waratahs | ||
2013 [15] | Victorian Fury | 56–51 | NSW Waratahs | Adelaide |
2014 [16] | Victorian Fury | 51–49 | Queensland Fusion | Waverley Netball Centre |
2015 [17] | Victorian Fury | 58–46 | Southern Force | Waverley Netball Centre |
2016 [18] | Victorian Fury | 53–46 | NSW Waratahs | Netball Central, Sydney |
2017 [19][20] | Western Sting | 63–47 | Victorian Fury | Perth's State Netball Centre |
2018 [21][22] | Tasmanian Magpies | 54–53 | Canberra Giants | AIS Arena |
2019 [7][8][9] | Victorian Fury | 54–53 | NSW Waratahs | SNHC |
Source:[23]
Winners
Winners | Seasons | Titles |
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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:[23]
MVP
Season | Player | Team |
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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 | Mwayi 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 |
Source:[23]
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