| 2025 Suncorp Super Netball season | |
|---|---|
| League | Suncorp Super Netball |
| Sport | Netball |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| TV partner(s) | Foxtel & Kayo Sports |
| Regular season | |
| Finals | |
The 2025 Suncorp Super Netball season will be the ninth season of the premier netball league in Australia. The season will commence on Saturday 5 April. The defending premiers are the Adelaide Thunderbirds. [1]
The Grand Final for this season will be played in Melbourne, with a venue and date to be confirmed. [2]
Important dates in relation to player signings for the 2025 season are: [4]
The following table is a list of players who moved clubs/leagues into Super Netball, or were elevated to a permanent position in the senior team during the off-season. It does not include contracted players who were re-signed by their original Super Netball clubs.
| Name | Moving from | Moving to | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
 Shimona Jok |  Melbourne Mavericks (Nominated Athlete) |  Melbourne Mavericks | [5] |
 Mary Cholhok |  Loughborough Lightning (Netball Superleague) |  Queensland Firebirds | [6] |
| Ruth Aryang | West Coast Fever (Nominated Athlete) |  West Coast Fever | [7] |
| Imogen Allison | Manchester Thunder (Netball Superleague) | Queensland Firebirds | [8] |
| Lily Graham | Melbourne Vixens (Replacement Player) |  Melbourne Vixens | [9] |
 Grace Nweke | Northern Mystics (ANZ Premiership) |  NSW Swifts | [10] |
| Ashlee Barnett | Firebirds Futures | Queensland Firebirds | [11] |
| Gina Crampton | GIANTS Netball (Training Partner) |  GIANTS Netball | [12] |
| Kayla Graham | Adelaide Thunderbirds (Training Partner) |  Adelaide Thunderbirds | [13] |
| Sharni Lambden | Melbourne Vixens (Training Partner) | NSW Swifts | [14] |
| Verity Simmons | West Coast Eagles (AFLW) & West Coast Fever in 2023 | NSW Swifts (Replacement Player) | [15] |
 Mwai Kumwenda | Melbourne Vixens (Maternity Leave) | West Coast Fever (Replacement Player) | [16] |
The following table is a list of players who left their respective Super Netball clubs, became an off-court club ambassador or retired at the end of the previous season.
| Name | Moving from | Moving to | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
 Sam Wallace-Joseph | NSW Swifts | Loughborough Lightning (Netball Superleague) | [17] |
| Kim Ravaillion | Queensland Firebirds | Retirement | [18] |
| Donnell Wallam | Queensland Firebirds | Northern Mystics (ANZ Premiership) | [19] |
| Remi Kamo | Queensland Firebirds | Northern Stars (ANZ Premiership) | [19] |
| Sam Winders | GIANTS Netball | New Zealand | [20] |
| Gabrielle Sinclair | Melbourne Mavericks | Birmingham Panthers (Netball Superleague) | [21] |
| Laura Scherian | Adelaide Thunderbirds | Retirement | [22] |
| Lili Gorman-Brown | NSW Swifts | NSW Swifts (Training Partner) | [23] |
| Kelsey Browne | West Coast Fever | West Coast Fever (Training Partner & Ambassador) | [24] |
For the fourth consecutive year, the league's official pre-season tournament will be staged. The 2025 Suncorp Team Girls Cup will be held at Netball SA Stadium from Friday 14 March to Sunday 16 March. The eight Super Netball teams will be split into two pools, playing each of their group opponents once, before playing an inter-group match to determine places from first to eighth. The two pools are based on last year's ladder - Pool A comprising 1st, 4th, 5th & 8th, with Pool B comprising 2nd, 3rd, 6th & 7th. [25]
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | % | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Melbourne Mavericks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | GIANTS Netball | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | % | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne Vixens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | West Coast Fever | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | NSW Swifts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Queensland Firebirds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Friday 14 March 5:00pm ACDT | West Coast Fever | v | Queensland Firebirds | Netball SA Stadium |
| Friday 14 March 6:00pm ACDT | Sunshine Coast Lightning | v | GIANTS Netball | Netball SA Stadium |
| Friday 14 March 7:00pm ACDT | Melbourne Vixens | v | NSW Swifts | Netball SA Stadium |
| Friday 14 March 8:00pm ACDT | Adelaide Thunderbirds | v | Melbourne Mavericks | Netball SA Stadium |
| Saturday 15 March 12:00pm ACDT | NSW Swifts | v | West Coast Fever | Netball SA Stadium |
| Saturday 15 March 1:00pm ACDT | Queensland Firebirds | v | Melbourne Vixens | Netball SA Stadium |
| Saturday 15 March 2:00pm ACDT | Melbourne Mavericks | v | Sunshine Coast Lightning | Netball SA Stadium |
| Saturday 15 March 3:00pm ACDT | GIANTS Netball | v | Adelaide Thunderbirds | Netball SA Stadium |
| Saturday 15 March 5:00pm ACDT | NSW Swifts | v | Queensland Firebirds | Netball SA Stadium |
| Saturday 15 March 6:00pm ACDT | West Coast Fever | v | Melbourne Vixens | Netball SA Stadium |
| Saturday 15 March 7:00pm ACDT | GIANTS Netball | v | Melbourne Mavericks | Netball SA Stadium |
| Saturday 15 March 8:00pm ACDT | Adelaide Thunderbirds | v | Sunshine Coast Lightning | Netball SA Stadium |
| Sunday 16 March 1:00pm ACDT | 4th Pool A | v | 4th Pool B | Netball SA Stadium |
| Sunday 16 March 2:00pm ACDT | 3rd Pool A | v | 3rd Pool B | Netball SA Stadium |
| Sunday 16 March 3:00pm ACDT | 2nd Pool A | v | 2nd Pool B | Netball SA Stadium |
| Sunday 16 March 4:00pm ACDT | 1st Pool A | v | 1st Pool B | Netball SA Stadium |
| Place | Team |
|---|---|
| 1st | |
| 2nd | |
| 3rd | |
| 4th | |
| 5th | |
| 6th | |
| 7th | |
| 8th |
| Saturday 5 April | Adelaide Thunderbirds | v | Melbourne Vixens | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | |
| 4:30pm ACDT |
| Saturday 5 April | Melbourne Mavericks | v | Sunshine Coast Lightning | John Cain Arena | |
| 7:00pm AEDT |
| Sunday 6 April | GIANTS Netball | v | Queensland Firebirds | Ken Rosewall Arena | |
| 2:00pm AEST |
| Sunday 6 April | West Coast Fever | v | NSW Swifts | RAC Arena | |
| 2:00pm AWST |
| Saturday 12 April | Queensland Firebirds | v | West Coast Fever | Nissan Arena | |
| 5:00pm AEST |
| Saturday 12 April | NSW Swifts | v | Melbourne Mavericks | Ken Rosewall Arena | |
| 7:00pm AEST |
| Sunday 13 April | Sunshine Coast Lightning | v | Adelaide Thunderbirds | UniSC Arena | |
| 2:00pm AEST |
| Sunday 13 April | Melbourne Vixens | v | GIANTS Netball | John Cain Arena | |
| 4:00pm AEST |
| Sunday 20 April | Melbourne Mavericks | v | GIANTS Netball | John Cain Arena | |
| 2:00pm AEST |
| Sunday 20 April | Adelaide Thunderbirds | v | NSW Swifts | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | |
| 3:30pm ACST |
| Saturday 26 April | Sunshine Coast Lightning | v | Queensland Firebirds | UniSC Arena | |
| 5:00pm AEST |
| Sunday 27 April | Melbourne Vixens | v | West Coast Fever | John Cain Arena | |
| 2:00pm AEST |
| Saturday 3 May | GIANTS Netball | v | Adelaide Thunderbirds | Ken Rosewall Arena | |
| 5:00pm AEST |
| Saturday 3 May | West Coast Fever | v | Sunshine Coast Lightning | RAC Arena | |
| 5:00pm AWST |
| Sunday 4 May | Melbourne Mavericks | v | Melbourne Vixens | John Cain Arena | |
| 2:00pm AEST |
| Sunday 4 May | NSW Swifts | v | Queensland Firebirds | Ken Rosewall Arena | |
| 4:00pm AEST |
| Saturday 10 May | Queensland Firebirds | v | Adelaide Thunderbirds | Nissan Arena | |
| 5:00pm AEST |
| Saturday 10 May | West Coast Fever | v | Melbourne Mavericks | RAC Arena | |
| 5:00pm AWST |
| Sunday 11 May | Sunshine Coast Lightning | v | GIANTS Netball | UniSC Arena | |
| 2:00pm AEST |
| Sunday 11 May | NSW Swifts | v | Melbourne Vixens | Ken Rosewall Arena | |
| 4:00pm AEST |
| Saturday 17 May | Melbourne Mavericks | v | Queensland Firebirds | MyState Bank Arena | |
| 5:00pm AEST |
| Saturday 17 May | Adelaide Thunderbirds | v | West Coast Fever | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | |
| 6:30pm ACST |
| Sunday 18 May | GIANTS Netball | v | NSW Swifts | Ken Rosewall Arena | |
| 2:00pm AEST |
| Sunday 18 May | Melbourne Vixens | v | Sunshine Coast Lightning | John Cain Arena | |
| 4:00pm AEST |
| Saturday 24 May | Sunshine Coast Lightning | v | NSW Swifts | UniSC Arena | |
| 5:00pm AEST |
| Saturday 24 May | GIANTS Netball | v | West Coast Fever | Ken Rosewall Arena | |
| 7:00pm AEST |
| Sunday 25 May | Queensland Firebirds | v | Melbourne Vixens | Nissan Arena | |
| 2:00pm AEST |
| Sunday 25 May | Melbourne Mavericks | v | Adelaide Thunderbirds | John Cain Arena | |
| 4:00pm AEST |
| Saturday 31 May | Sunshine Coast Lightning | v | Melbourne Mavericks | UniSC Arena | |
| 5:00pm AEST |
| Saturday 31 May | NSW Swifts | v | Adelaide Thunderbirds | Ken Rosewall Arena | |
| 7:00pm AEST |
| Sunday 1 June | GIANTS Netball | v | Melbourne Vixens | Ken Rosewall Arena | |
| 2:00pm AEST |
| Sunday 1 June | West Coast Fever | v | Queensland Firebirds | RAC Arena | |
| 2:00pm AWST |
| Saturday 7 June | Queensland Firebirds | v | Sunshine Coast Lightning | Nissan Arena | |
| 5:00pm AEST |
| Saturday 7 June | NSW Swifts | v | West Coast Fever | Ken Rosewall Arena | |
| 7:00pm AEST |
| Sunday 8 June | Melbourne Vixens | v | Melbourne Mavericks | John Cain Arena | |
| 2:00pm AEST |
| Sunday 8 June | Adelaide Thunderbirds | v | GIANTS Netball | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | |
| 3:30pm ACST |
| Saturday 14 June | Melbourne Mavericks | v | West Coast Fever | John Cain Arena | |
| 5:00pm AEST |
| Saturday 14 June | Adelaide Thunderbirds | v | Queensland Firebirds | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | |
| 6:30pm ACST |
| Sunday 15 June | Melbourne Vixens | v | NSW Swifts | John Cain Arena | |
| 2:00pm AEST |
| Sunday 15 June | GIANTS Netball | v | Sunshine Coast Lightning | Ken Rosewall Arena | |
| 4:00pm AEST |
| Friday 20 June | West Coast Fever | v | Adelaide Thunderbirds | RAC Arena | |
| 6:00pm AWST |
| Saturday 21 June | Sunshine Coast Lightning | v | Melbourne Vixens | UniSC Arena | |
| 5:00pm AEST |
| Sunday 22 June | NSW Swifts | v | GIANTS Netball | Ken Rosewall Arena | |
| 2:00pm AEST |
| Sunday 22 June | Queensland Firebirds | v | Melbourne Mavericks | Nissan Arena | |
| 4:00pm AEST |
| Saturday 28 June | Sunshine Coast Lightning | v | West Coast Fever | UniSC Arena | |
| 5:00pm AEST |
| Saturday 28 June | Melbourne Mavericks | v | NSW Swifts | John Cain Arena | |
| 7:00pm AEST |
| Sunday 29 June | Melbourne Vixens | v | Adelaide Thunderbirds | John Cain Arena | |
| 2:00pm AEST |
| Sunday 29 June | Queensland Firebirds | v | GIANTS Netball | Nissan Arena | |
| 4:00pm AEST |
| Saturday 5 July | NSW Swifts | v | Sunshine Coast Lightning | Ken Rosewall Arena | |
| 5:00pm AEST |
| Saturday 5 July | Adelaide Thunderbirds | v | Melbourne Mavericks | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | |
| 6:30pm ACST |
| Sunday 6 July | Melbourne Vixens | v | Queensland Firebirds | John Cain Arena | |
| 2:00pm AEST |
| Sunday 6 July | West Coast Fever | v | GIANTS Netball | RAC Arena | |
| 2:00pm AWST |
| Saturday 12 July | GIANTS Netball | v | Melbourne Mavericks | Ken Rosewall Arena | |
| 5:00pm AEST |
| Saturday 12 July | Adelaide Thunderbirds | v | Sunshine Coast Lightning | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | |
| 6:30pm ACST |
| Sunday 13 July | Queensland Firebirds | v | NSW Swifts | Nissan Arena | |
| 2:00pm AEST |
| Sunday 13 July | West Coast Fever | v | Melbourne Vixens | RAC Arena | |
| 2:00pm AWST |
| 2025 Suncorp Super Netball ladder | |||||||||
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | % | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 2 | GIANTS Netball | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 3 | Melbourne Mavericks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 4 | Melbourne Vixens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 5 | NSW Swifts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 6 | Queensland Firebirds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 7 | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 8 | West Coast Fever | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
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