Netball South Australia

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Netball South Australia
JurisdictionFlag of South Australia.svg  South Australia
Membership34,699 [1]
AbbreviationNetball SA
Founded 1928
Affiliation Netball Australia
Headquarters Netball SA Stadium
Location155 Railway Terrace
Mile End South
Adelaide
PresidentGraeme Gilbert
CEO Bronwyn Klei [1] [2]
Official website
sa.netball.com.au

Netball South Australia is the governing body for netball in South Australia. It is affiliated to Netball Australia. It is responsible for organizing and managing the Netball South Australia Premier League as well as numerous other leagues and competitions for junior and youth teams. It is also responsible for organizing and managing two elite level representatives teams, Adelaide Thunderbirds, who compete in the Suncorp Super Netball, and Southern Force who compete in the Australian Netball League. Its headquarters are based at Netball SA Stadium.

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History

Netball South Australia was formed in 1928 and was originally known as the South Australia Women's Basketball Association (SAWBA). [3] It later became the South Australian Netball Association (SANA). [4] [5]

Teams

Representative teams

TeamLeaguesYears
Adelaide Thunderbirds [6] [7] [8] [9] Suncorp Super Netball
ANZ Championship
Commonwealth Bank Trophy 		2017–
2008–2016
1997–2007
Southern Force [10] [7] [11] Australian Netball League 2008–
Adelaide Ravens [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] Commonwealth Bank Trophy 1997–2002

Premier League clubs

The 2020 Netball South Australia Premier League featured eight clubs, entering teams in two divisions – the Premier Division and Reserves Division. [17] [18]

TeamHome city/town/suburbFounded
Contax Netball Club [19] Woodville 1952
Garville Netball Club [20] [21] Woodville Gardens/Woodville 1952
Matrics Netball Club [22] [23] Elizabeth 1972
Metro Jets [24] [25] Woodville 1995
Newton Jaguars Netball Club [26] Paradise
Oakdale Netball Club [27] [28] Oaklands/Warradale 1962
Tango Netball Club [29] [30] City of Tea Tree Gully 1946
Woods Panthers Netball Club [31] [32] Blackwood 1999

Source: [17] [18]

Competitions

Netball SA Board

Graeme Gilbert has served as President of the Netball SA Board since 2009. He has been a director since 2001. [1]

Notable board members
MembersYears
Jenny Borlase [6] [7] [8] [9] [36] [37] 2007–2016
Natalie von Bertouch [36] [37] 2015–2016
Glenn Docherty [1] [7] 2012–

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