2018 Suncorp Super Netball season

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2018 Suncorp Super Netball season
Suncorp-super-netball-logo.png
League Suncorp Super Netball
Sport Netball
Duration28 April – 26 August 2018
Number of teams8
TV partner(s) Nine Network
Regular season
  Minor premiers Giants Netball
Season MVP Jhaniele Fowler
Top scorer Jhaniele Fowler (WCF: 783 goals)
Finals
Champions Sunshine Coast Lightning
  Runners-up West Coast Fever
Seasons

The 2018 Suncorp Super Netball season was the second season of the premier netball league in Australia. The season began on 28 April and concluded with the Grand Final on 26 August 2018. The start of the season was delayed to late April due to the 2018 Commonwealth Games, which was held earlier that month on the Gold Coast. [1] The fixtures for the season were released on 11 October 2017. [2]

Contents

Sunshine Coast Lightning were the defending premiers and successfully defended their title, defeating West Coast Fever in the Grand Final at Perth Arena. [3]

Overview

Teams

TeamCaptainCoachHome CourtsRef.
ANZ Thunderbirds.svg Adelaide Thunderbirds Leana De Bruin Dan Ryan Priceline Stadium
Adelaide Entertainment Centre
SSN Magpies.png Collingwood Magpies Madison Robinson Kristy-Keppich Birrell Hisense Arena
Margaret Court Arena
Silverdome
SSN Giants.png Giants Netball Kimberlee Green Julie Fitzgerald State Sports Centre
Qudos Bank Arena
AIS Arena
International Convention Centre
ANZ Vixens.svg Melbourne Vixens Kate Moloney Simone McKinnis Hisense Arena
Margaret Court Arena
ANZ Swifts.svg New South Wales Swifts Abbey McCulloch Briony Akle State Sports Centre
Qudos Bank Arena
ANZ Firebirds.svg Queensland Firebirds Gabi Simpson Roselee Jencke Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Coomera Sport and Leisure Centre
SSN Lightning.png Sunshine Coast Lightning Geva Mentor Noeline Taurua University of Sunshine Coast Stadium
ANZ Fever.svg West Coast Fever Courtney Bruce Stacey Marinkovich Perth Arena
HBF Stadium

Format

The season is played over fourteen rounds, allowing every team to play each other twice, once at home and once away. The top four teams on the ladder at the conclusion of the regular season qualify for the finals series. In the first week of the finals series, the 1st ranked team hosts the 2nd ranked team in the major semi-final (with the winner of that match to qualify for the Grand Final) and the 3rd ranked team hosts the 4th ranked team in the minor semi-final (with the loser of that match eliminated). The loser of the major semi-final then hosts the winner of the minor semi-final in the preliminary final. The winner of the major semi-final then hosts the winner of the preliminary final in the Grand Final. [4]

Rule changes

Netball Australia announced a change to the points system for the regular season, with bonus points being introduced. Under the new system, teams earn 4 points for a win and 1 point for every quarter won in a match. A drawn match earns a team 2 points and drawing a quarter earns no points. The winning team can earn a maximum of 8 points per match. [5] [6]

Additionally, teams can request up to two time-outs per half and at any point in time while play is in progress, any one member of the team bench (players and team officials) listed on the official score sheet shall be permitted to move up and down their team bench within the bench zone to communicate with their on-court or off-court players. Finally, umpires can now award a penalty pass for delaying play or intimidation and quarter time and half time breaks will be increased by one and three minutes respectively. [5]

Broadcast

The Nine Network televised two matches each round during the regular season and also televised all finals matches. Telstra televised the other two matches each round. Every match of the season was available to be streamed live via the Netball Australia App. Unlike 2017, Nine telecast their two matches on the main channel, rather than secondary channel 9Gem. The two matches broadcast on Nine were on Saturday and Sunday afternoon. [7]

Regular season

Round 1

Sat 28 Apr Melbourne Vixens 59–58 Collingwood Magpies Hisense Arena  
3.00pm Kumwenda Netball.svg  41/42 (98%)
Philip Netball.svg  18/20 (90%)
Stats Thwaites Netball.svg  36/38 (95%)
Bell Netball.svg  22/29 (76%)
Sun 29 Apr Adelaide Thunderbirds 56–74 West Coast Fever Priceline Stadium  
12.30pm Nelson Netball.svg  37/42 (88%)
Latu-Meafou Netball.svg  10/13 (77%)
Hodges Netball.svg  9/10 (90%)
Stats Fowler Netball.svg  66/68 (97%)
Medhurst Netball.svg  5/6 (83%)
Stanton Netball.svg  3/3 (100%)
Sun 29 Apr Giants Netball 54–51 Sunshine Coast Lightning Qudos Bank Arena  
1.00pm Harten Netball.svg  33/36 (92%)
Pettitt Netball.svg  21/28 (75%)
Stats Bassett Netball.svg  36/41 (88%)
Wood Netball.svg  15/16 (94%)
Sun 29 Apr New South Wales Swifts 54–53 Queensland Firebirds Qudos Bank Arena  
3.00pm Housby Netball.svg  24/31 (77%)
Garbin Netball.svg  18/19 (95%)
Wallace Netball.svg  12/17 (71%)
Stats Aiken Netball.svg  45/51 (88%)
Tippett Netball.svg  8/11 (73%)

Round 2

Sat 5 May Adelaide Thunderbirds 48–71 Giants Netball Priceline Stadium  
2.30pm Nelson Netball.svg  34/38 (89%)
Hodges Netball.svg  11/14 (79%)
Leta-Meafou Netball.svg  3/3 (100%)
Stats Brice Netball.svg  29/29 (100%)
Harten Netball.svg  25/32 (78%)
Pettitt Netball.svg  17/20 (85%)
Sat 5 May West Coast Fever 68–57 Collingwood Magpies Perth Arena  
7.00pm Fowler Netball.svg  62/67 (93%)
Medhurst Netball.svg  6/7 (86%)
Stats Thwaites Netball.svg  39/45 (87%)
Bell Netball.svg  17/27 (63%)
Brown Netball.svg  1/2 (50%)
Sun 6 May Queensland Firebirds 55–52 Sunshine Coast Lightning Brisbane Entertainment Centre  
1.00pm Aiken Netball.svg  39/45 (87%)
Tippett Netball.svg  16/21 (76%)
Stats Bassett Netball.svg  35/36 (97%)
Wood Netball.svg  17/18 (94%)
Sun 6 May Melbourne Vixens 63–61 New South Wales Swifts Margaret Court Arena  
3.00pm Kumwenda Netball.svg  34/34 (100%)
Philip Netball.svg  29/32 (91%)
Stats Wallace Netball.svg  37/38 (97%)
Housby Netball.svg  24/25 (96%)

Round 3

Sat 12 May Melbourne Vixens 55–59 Queensland Firebirds Hisense Arena  
3.00pm Kumwenda Netball.svg  29/32 (91%)
Philip Netball.svg  26/29 (90%)
Stats Aiken Netball.svg  40/47 (85%)
Tippett Netball.svg  19/22 (86%)
Sat 12 May Sunshine Coast Lightning 55–56 West Coast Fever University of Sunshine Coast Stadium  
5.00pm Bassett Netball.svg  33/39 (85%)
Wood Netball.svg  22/25 (88%)
Stats Fowler Netball.svg  39/44 (89%)
Medhurst Netball.svg  17/21 (81%)
Sat 12 May Collingwood Magpies 70–50 Adelaide Thunderbirds Hisense Arena  
7.00pm Thwaites Netball.svg  55/57 (96%)
Bell Netball.svg  15/21 (71%)
Stats Nelson Netball.svg  37/42 (88%)
Hodges Netball.svg  9/14 (64%)
Latu-Meafou Netball.svg  4/6 (67%)
Sun 13 May New South Wales Swifts 55–54 Giants Netball Qudos Bank Arena  
1.00pm Housby Netball.svg  23/27 (85%)
Garbin Netball.svg  17/18 (94%)
Wallace Netball.svg  15/18 (83%)
Stats Harten Netball.svg  38/41 (93%)
Pettitt Netball.svg  16/19 (84%)

Round 4

Sat 19 May Giants Netball 53–51 Queensland Firebirds State Sports Centre  
3.00pm Brice Netball.svg  27/31 (87%)
Harten Netball.svg  18/20 (90%)
Pettitt Netball.svg  8/9 (89%)
Stats Aiken Netball.svg  32/38 (84%)
Tippett Netball.svg  19/19 (100%)
Sun 20 May Adelaide Thunderbirds 50–72 Melbourne Vixens Priceline Stadium  
12.30pm Nelson Netball.svg  37/41 (90%)
Hodges Netball.svg  13/15 (87%)
Stats Kumwenda Netball.svg  47/47 (100%)
Philip Netball.svg  25/27 (93%)
Sun 20 May Collingwood Magpies 50–52 Sunshine Coast Lightning Margaret Court Arena  
1.00pm Thwaites Netball.svg  36/41 (88%)
Bell Netball.svg  14/20 (70%)
Stats Bassett Netball.svg  37/37 (100%)
Wood Netball.svg  15/22 (68%)
Sun 20 May West Coast Fever 63–54 New South Wales Swifts HBF Stadium  
1.00pm Fowler Netball.svg  53/59 (90%)
Medhurst Netball.svg  8/8 (100%)
Stanton Netball.svg  2/5 (40%)
Stats Wallace Netball.svg  24/28 (86%)
Housby Netball.svg  24/31 (77%)
Garbin Netball.svg  6/7 (86%)

Round 5

Sat 26 May Queensland Firebirds 71–61 West Coast Fever Brisbane Entertainment Centre  
3.00pm Aiken Netball.svg  45/51 (88%)
Tippett Netball.svg  26/28 (93%)
Stats Fowler Netball.svg  48/49 (98%)
Medhurst Netball.svg  11/14 (79%)
Stanton Netball.svg  2/2 (100%)
Sun 27 May New South Wales Swifts 64–54 Collingwood Magpies State Sports Centre  
1.00pm Wallace Netball.svg  43/48 (90%)
Housby Netball.svg  21/23 (91%)
Stats Thwaites Netball.svg  39/44 (89%)
Bell Netball.svg  14/21 (67%)
Teague-Neeld Netball.svg  1/2 (50%)
Sun 27 May Sunshine Coast Lightning 60–51 Adelaide Thunderbirds University of Sunshine Coast Stadium  
3.00pm Bassett Netball.svg  43/47 (91%)
Wood Netball.svg  17/20 (85%)
Stats Nelson Netball.svg  30/34 (88%)
Hodges Netball.svg  12/14 (86%)
Latu-Meafou Netball.svg  9/12 (75%)
Sun 27 May Giants Netball 58–51 Melbourne Vixens State Sports Centre  
5.00pm Harten Netball.svg  24/28 (86%)
Brice Netball.svg  17/20 (85%)
Pettitt Netball.svg  17/22 (77%)
Stats Kumwenda Netball.svg  38/38 (100%)
Philip Netball.svg  13/19 (68%)

Round 6

Sat 2 Jun Sunshine Coast Lightning 64–56 Melbourne Vixens University of Sunshine Coast Stadium  
3.00pm Bassett Netball.svg  51/53 (96%)
Wood Netball.svg  13/17 (76%)
Stats Kumwenda Netball.svg  31/33 (94%)
Philip Netball.svg  22/28 (79%)
Gooden Netball.svg  3/4 (75%)
Sat 2 Jun West Coast Fever 63–61 Giants Netball Perth Arena  
7.00pm Fowler Netball.svg  53/56 (95%)
Medhurst Netball.svg  10/11 (91%)
Stats Pettitt Netball.svg  26/29 (90%)
Brice Netball.svg  20/23 (87%)
Harten Netball.svg  15/16 (94%)
Sun 3 Jun New South Wales Swifts 51–49 Adelaide Thunderbirds State Sports Centre  
1.00pm Wallace Netball.svg  30/34 (88%)
Housby Netball.svg  15/20 (75%)
Garbin Netball.svg  6/9 (67%)
Stats Nelson Netball.svg  33/39 (85%)
Latu-Meafou Netball.svg  12/14 (86%)
Glasgow Netball.svg  4/8 (50%)
Sun 3 Jun Collingwood Magpies 67–62 Queensland Firebirds Silverdome  
3.00pm Thwiates Netball.svg  34/40 (85%)
Bell Netball.svg  33/39 (85%)
Stats Aiken Netball.svg  42/51 (82%)
Tippett Netball.svg  20/21 (95%)

Round 7

Sat 16 Jun Melbourne Vixens 74–60 West Coast Fever Hisense Arena  
3.00pm Kumwenda Netball.svg  49/51 (96%)
Philip Netball.svg  31/35 (89%)
Stats Fowler Netball.svg  56/60 (93%)
Stanton Netball.svg  3/5 (60%)
Medhurst Netball.svg  1/2 (50%)
Sun 17 Jun Adelaide Thunderbirds 42–66 Queensland Firebirds Priceline Stadium  
12.30pm Nelson Netball.svg  23/25 (92%)
Hodges Netball.svg  14/19 (74%)
Latu-Meafou Netball.svg  5/5 (100%)
Stats Aiken Netball.svg  46/61 (75%)
Tippett Netball.svg  20/21 (95%)
Sun 17 Jun Giants Netball 63–60 Collingwood Magpies Qudos Bank Arena  
1.00pm Pettitt Netball.svg  29/31 (94%)
Harten Netball.svg  25/28 (89%)
Brice Netball.svg  9/11 (82%)
Stats Thwaites Netball.svg  38/40 (95%)
Bell Netball.svg  22/26 (85%)
Sun 17 Jun New South Wales Swifts 59–56 Sunshine Coast Lightning Qudos Bank Arena  
3.00pm Wallace Netball.svg  43/45 (96%)
Housby Netball.svg  16/19 (84%)
Stats Bassett Netball.svg  34/36 (94%)
Wood Netball.svg  22/25 (88%)

Round 8

Sat 23 Jun Sunshine Coast Lightning 53–53 Giants Netball University of Sunshine Coast Stadium  
3.00pm Bassett Netball.svg  40/44 (91%)
Wood Netball.svg  13/16 (81%)
Stats Harten Netball.svg  30/33 (91%)
Pettitt Netball.svg  21/25 (84%)
Brice Netball.svg  2/5 (40%)
Sat 23 Jun West Coast Fever 76–56 Adelaide Thunderbirds Perth Arena  
7.00pm Fowler Netball.svg  66/73 (90%)
Medhurst Netball.svg  10/11 (91%)
Stats Nelson Netball.svg  47/51 (92%)
Hodges Netball.svg  7/11 (64%)
Latu-Meafou Netball.svg  2/3 (67%)
Sun 24 Jun Collingwood Magpies 57–65 Melbourne Vixens Margaret Court Arena  
1.00pm Thwaites Netball.svg  49/51 (96%)
Bell Netball.svg  8/16 (50%)
Stats Kumwenda Netball.svg  42/43 (98%)
Phillip Netball.svg  23/24 (96%)
Sun 24 Jun Queensland Firebirds 60–57 New South Wales Swifts Brisbane Entertainment Centre  
3.00pm Aiken Netball.svg  43/49 (88%)
Tippett Netball.svg  17/18 (94%)
Stats Housby Netball.svg  25/32 (78%)
Garbin Netball.svg  19/23 (83%)
Wallace Netball.svg  13/15 (87%)

Round 9

Sat 30 Jun New South Wales Swifts 58–65 Melbourne Vixens State Sports Centre  
3.00pm Wallace Netball.svg  48/50 (96%)
Housby Netball.svg  10/11 (91%)
Stats Kumwenda Netball.svg  37/39 (95%)
Philip Netball.svg  28/30 (93%)
Sat 30 Jun Collingwood Magpies 57–70 West Coast Fever Margaret Court Arena  
7.00pm Thwaites Netball.svg  43/50 (86%)
Teague-Neeld Netball.svg  11/13 (85%)
Bell Netball.svg  3/6 (50%)
Stats Fowler Netball.svg  62/66 (94%)
Medhurst Netball.svg  8/8 (100%)
Sun 1 Jul Sunshine Coast Lightning 58–57 Queensland Firebirds University of Sunshine Coast Stadium  
1.00pm Bassett Netball.svg  34/38 (89%)
Wood Netball.svg  24/27 (89%)
Stats Aiken Netball.svg  33/39 (85%)
Tippett Netball.svg  24/25 (96%)
Sun 1 Jul Giants Netball 63–44 Adelaide Thunderbirds AIS Arena  
3.00pm Harten Netball.svg  30/34 (88%)
Pettitt Netball.svg  27/35 (77%)
Brice Netball.svg  6/6 (100%)
Stats Nelson Netball.svg  23/27 (85%)
Glasgow Netball.svg  11/16 (69%)
Hodges Netball.svg  10/14 (71%)

Round 10

Sat 7 Jul Queensland Firebirds 57–58 Melbourne Vixens Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre [8]  
3.00pm Aiken Netball.svg  38/47 (81%)
Tippett Netball.svg  19/20 (95%)
Stats Kumwenda Netball.svg  29/32 (91%)
Philip Netball.svg  29/35 (83%)
Sat 7 Jul West Coast Fever 59–58 Sunshine Coast Lightning HBF Stadium  
7.00pm Fowler Netball.svg  50/56 (89%)
Medhurst Netball.svg  9/12 (75%)
Stats Bassett Netball.svg  43/47 (91%)
Wood Netball.svg  15/19 (79%)
Sun 8 Jul Adelaide Thunderbirds 48–58 Collingwood Magpies Adelaide Entertainment Centre  
12.30pm Nelson Netball.svg  32/34 (94%)
Hodges Netball.svg  11/11 (100%)
Tuivaiti Netball.svg  5/5 (100%)
Stats Thwaites Netball.svg  50/54 (93%)
Bell Netball.svg  8/13 (62%)
Teague-Neeld Netball.svg  0/2 (0%)
Sun 8 Jul Giants Netball 66–56 New South Wales Swifts International Convention Centre  
5.00pm Harten Netball.svg  29/37 (78%)
Pettitt Netball.svg  19/21 (90%)
Brice Netball.svg  18/21 (86%)
Stats Wallace Netball.svg  40/45 (89%)
Housby Netball.svg  16/18 (89%)

Round 11

Sat 14 Jul Sunshine Coast Lightning 58–56 Collingwood Magpies University of Sunshine Coast Stadium  
3.00pm Bassett Netball.svg  43/43 (100%)
Wood Netball.svg  15/18 (83%)
Stats Thwaites Netball.svg  30/36 (83%)
Bell Netball.svg  26/31 (84%)
Sat 14 Jul New South Wales Swifts 68–74 West Coast Fever State Sports Centre  
7.00pm Wallace Netball.svg  35/40 (88%)
Housby Netball.svg  23/26 (88%)
Garbin Netball.svg  10/12 (83%)
Stats Fowler Netball.svg  61/65 (94%)
Medhurst Netball.svg  13/15 (87%)
Sun 15 Jul Queensland Firebirds 64–50 Giants Netball Brisbane Entertainment Centre  
1.00pm Aiken Netball.svg  35/51 (69%)
Tippett Netball.svg  29/31 (94%)
Stats Harten Netball.svg  25/29 (86%)
Pettitt Netball.svg  23/26 (88%)
Brice Netball.svg  2/4 (50%)
Sun 15 Jul Melbourne Vixens 73–48 Adelaide Thunderbirds Hisense Arena  
3.00pm Kumwenda Netball.svg  52/56 (93%)
Philip Netball.svg  17/20 (85%)
Gooden Netball.svg  4/7 (57%)
Stats Tuivaiti Netball.svg  28/29 (97%)
Hodges Netball.svg  13/15 (87%)
Nelson Netball.svg  7/9 (78%)
Pitman Netball.svg  0/1 (0%)

Round 12

Sat 21 Jul Collingwood Magpies 57–57 New South Wales Swifts Hisense Arena  
3.00pm Thwaites Netball.svg  34/37 (92%)
Bell Netball.svg  23/29 (79%)
Stats Garbin Netball.svg  21/22 (95%)
Housby Netball.svg  19/22 (86%)
Wallace Netball.svg  17/19 (89%)
Sat 21 Jul West Coast Fever 54–60 Queensland Firebirds Perth Arena  
7.00pm Fowler Netball.svg  42/45 (93%)
Medhurst Netball.svg  12/16 (75%)
Stats Aiken Netball.svg  41/50 (82%)
Tippett Netball.svg  19/24 (79%)
Sun 22 Jul Melbourne Vixens 58–60 Giants Netball Hisense Arena  
1.00pm Kumwenda Netball.svg  41/43 (95%)
Philip Netball.svg  17/22 (77%)
Gooden Netball.svg  0/1 (0%)
Stats Pettitt Netball.svg  30/35 (86%)
Harten Netball.svg  30/35 (86%)
Sun 22 Jul Adelaide Thunderbirds 44–75 Sunshine Coast Lightning Priceline Stadium  
12.30pm Nelson Netball.svg  24/30 (80%)
Hodges Netball.svg  13/17 (76%)
Tuivaiti Netball.svg  7/7 (100%)
Stats Bassett Netball.svg  41/45 (91%)
Wood Netball.svg  20/25 (80%)
Koenen Netball.svg  14/17 (82%)

Round 13

Sat 28 Jul Sunshine Coast Lightning 61–51 New South Wales Swifts University of Sunshine Coast Stadium  
3.00pm Bassett Netball.svg  42/46 (91%)
Wood Netball.svg  19/22 (86%)
Stats Housby Netball.svg  23/29 (79%)
Wallace Netball.svg  16/17 (94%)
Garbin Netball.svg  12/15 (80%)
Sun 29 Jul Queensland Firebirds 67–46 Adelaide Thunderbirds Brisbane Entertainment Centre  
1.00pm Aiken Netball.svg  45/54 (83%)
Tippett Netball.svg  22/27 (81%)
Stats Nelson Netball.svg  33/35 (94%)
Latu-Meafou Netball.svg  7/8 (88%)
Pitman Netball.svg  3/5 (60%)
Tuivaiti Netball.svg  3/3 (100%)
Sun 29 Jul Collingwood Magpies 56–66 Giants Netball Hisense Arena  
3.00pm Thwaites Netball.svg  37/41 (90%)
Bell Netball.svg  19/23 (83%)
Stats Harten Netball.svg  36/41 (88%)
Pettitt Netball.svg  30/32 (94%)
Sun 29 Jul West Coast Fever 68–55 Melbourne Vixens Perth Arena  
3.00pm Fowler Netball.svg  62/66 (94%)
Medhurst Netball.svg  6/7 (86%)
Stats Kumwenda Netball.svg  32/36 (89%)
Philip Netball.svg  20/25 (80%)
Gooden Netball.svg  3/6 (50%)

Round 14

Fri 3 Aug Adelaide Thunderbirds 41–69 New South Wales Swifts Priceline Stadium  
7.00pm Nelson Netball.svg  20/26 (77%)
Latu-Meafou Netball.svg  17/23 (74%)
Tuivaiti Netball.svg  4/4 (100%)
Pitman Netball.svg  0/2 (0%)
Stats Wallace Netball.svg  40/42 (95%)
Housby Netball.svg  17/19 (89%)
Garbin Netball.svg  10/12 (83%)
Sat 4 Aug Queensland Firebirds 76–44 Collingwood Magpies Brisbane Entertainment Centre  
3.00pm Aiken Netball.svg  51/63 (81%)
Tippett Netball.svg  25/27 (93%)
Stats Thwaites Netball.svg  30/32 (94%)
Bell Netball.svg  7/11 (64%)
Teague-Neeld Netball.svg  7/10 (70%)
Sat 4 Aug Giants Netball 69–66 West Coast Fever International Convention Centre  
7.00pm Pettitt Netball.svg  35/40 (88%)
Harten Netball.svg  34/40 (85%)
Stats Fowler Netball.svg  63/72 (88%)
Medhurst Netball.svg  2/4 (50%)
Stanton Netball.svg  1/1 (100%)
Sun 5 Aug Melbourne Vixens 51–56 Sunshine Coast Lightning Hisense Arena  
1.00pm Commane Netball.svg  31/33 (94%)
Philip Netball.svg  20/24 (83%)
Stats Bassett Netball.svg  41/48 (85%)
Wood Netball.svg  15/19 (79%)

Ladder

PosTeamPWDLGFGA%BPPTS
1 Giants Netball 141013841776108.43476
2 West Coast Fever 141004912851107.23171
3 Queensland Firebirds 14905858751114.23369
4 Sunshine Coast Lightning 14815809752107.63569
5 Melbourne Vixens 14806855814105.02759
6 New South Wales Swifts 1461781481699.82248
7 Collingwood Magpies 14311080185893.42539
8 Adelaide Thunderbirds 14001467394571.244
Last updated: 10 August 2018 — Source [9]

Finals series

Major semi-final

Sat 11 Aug
3.00pm
Report
Stats
Giants Netball 5763 West Coast Fever    State Sports Centre Nine
Scoring by quarter: 10–18, 17–12, 17–15, 13–18
Harten Netball.svg  33/38 (87%)
Pettitt Netball.svg  24/30 (80%)
Fowler Netball.svg  48/48 (100%)
Medhurst Netball.svg  9/9 (100%)
Stanton Netball.svg  6/7 (86%)

Minor semi-final

Sun 12 Aug
1.00pm
Report
Stats
Queensland Firebirds 5657 Sunshine Coast Lightning    Brisbane Entertainment Centre Nine
Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 12–15, 15–17, 14–9
Aiken Netball.svg  37/42 (88%)
Tippett Netball.svg  19/19 (100%)
Bassett Netball.svg  37/39 (95%)
Wood Netball.svg  20/26 (77%)

Preliminary final

Sun 19 Aug
1.00pm
Report
Stats
Giants Netball 5059 Sunshine Coast Lightning    Qudos Bank Arena Nine
Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 11–12, 11–16, 13–16
Harten Netball.svg  28/32 (88%)
Austin Netball.svg  12/16 (75%)
Pettitt Netball.svg  9/15 (60%)
Brice Netball.svg  1/1 (100%)
Bassett Netball.svg  40/43 (93%)
Wood Netball.svg  19/23 (83%)

Grand Final

Sun 26 Aug
1.00pm AEST
Report
Stats
West Coast Fever 5962 Sunshine Coast Lightning    Perth Arena
Attendance: 13,722
Nine
Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 15–12, 16–22, 14–14
Fowler Netball.svg  53/55 (96%)
Medhurst Netball.svg  6/10 (60%)
Bassett Netball.svg  45/50 (90%)
Wood Netball.svg  17/20 (85%)

Awards

AwardWinnerPositionTeamRef.
Player of the Year Award Jhaniele Fowler GS West Coast Fever Ref.
Grand Final Most Valuable Player Award Caitlin Bassett GS Sunshine Coast Lightning Ref.
Young Star Award Jess Anstiss WD West Coast Fever Ref.
Joyce Brown Coach of the Year Stacey Marinkovich Coach West Coast Fever Ref.
Leading Goalscorer Jhaniele Fowler GS West Coast Fever Ref.
Team of the Year Jhaniele Fowler GS West Coast Fever Ref.
Gretel Tippett GA Queensland Firebirds Ref.
Liz Watson WA Melbourne Vixens Ref.
Serena Guthrie C Giants Netball Ref.
Jess Anstiss WD West Coast Fever Ref.
Karla Pretorius GD Sunshine Coast Lightning Ref.
Geva Mentor GK Sunshine Coast Lightning Ref.
Jo Harten
Kimberlee Green
Laura Geitz
Attack Reserve
Mid Court Reserve
Defence Reserve
Giants Netball
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