Netball Western Australia

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Netball Western Australia
JurisdictionFlag of Western Australia.svg  Western Australia
AbbreviationNWA
Founded1920s
Affiliation Netball Australia
HeadquartersState Netball Centre
Location200 Selby Street
Jolimont, Western Australia
Official website
wa.netball.com.au

Netball Western Australia is the governing body for netball in Western Australia. It is affiliated to Netball Australia. It is responsible for organizing and managing West Coast Fever who compete in Suncorp Super Netball. It is also responsible for organizing and managing the West Australian Netball League as well as numerous other leagues and competitions for junior and youth teams.

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History

In 1927, an early incarnation of Netball Western Australia, the Basket Ball Association of Perth was a founder member of Netball Australia. [1]

Its headquarters are based at the State Netball Centre in Jolimont, Western Australia. [2] [3]

Representative teams

Current

TeamLeaguesYears
West Coast Fever Suncorp Super Netball [2] [4] [5] [6]
ANZ Championship [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] 		2008–        
Western Sting Australian Netball Championships [13] [14]
Australian Netball League [2] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] 		2021–
2008–2019
Under-19, Under-17 Australian National Netball Championships [2] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Former

TeamLeaguesYears
Perth Orioles Commonwealth Bank Trophy 1997–2007

Competitions

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References

  1. ↑ "Netball Australia (1927 - )". The Australian Women's Register . www.womenaustralia.info. 1 January 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "2020 Netball Western Australia Annual Report" (PDF). wa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Member Organisations". netball.com.au. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 "2017 Netball Western Australia Annual Report" (PDF). wa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 "2018 West Coast Fever Annual Report" (PDF). westcoastfever.com.au. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  6. 1 2 3 "2019 Netball Western Australia Annual Report" (PDF). wa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 "2008 Netball Western Australia Annual Report" (PDF). Netball Western Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  8. 1 2 3 "2009 Netball Western Australia Annual Report" (PDF). Netball Western Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  9. 1 2 3 "2011 Netball Western Australia Annual Report" (PDF). Netball Western Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  10. 1 2 3 "2012 Netball Western Australia Annual Report" (PDF). Netball Western Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  11. 1 2 3 "2013 Netball Western Australia Annual Report" (PDF). Netball Western Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  12. 1 2 3 "2016 Netball Western Australia Annual Report" (PDF). wa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  13. ↑ "Record number of teams enter ANC". netball.com.au. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  14. ↑ "Australian Netball Championships – 2021 Fixture" (PDF). netball.com.au. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  15. ↑ "Gold Industry Group WANL". wa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
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