West Australian Netball League

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West Australian Netball League
Founded 1989
Country Australia
Region Western Australia
DivisionsOpen Division
Under-20 Division
Men's Division
Number of teams8
Level on pyramid3
Current championsWest Coast Warriors
Most championshipsSouthside Demons
(8 senior premierships)
Website wa.netball.com.au

The West Australian Netball League, also referred to as the WA Netball League, is a state netball league featuring teams from Western Australia. It is organised by Netball Western Australia. On a national level, the league is effectively a third-level league, below Suncorp Super Netball and the Australian Netball League. It was originally known as the Gold Netball League. During the later 2000s and early 2010s, it was known as the Smarter than Smoking Netball League. Since 2019 it has been known as the Gold Industry Group WANL. Historically, the league's most successful team has been Southside Demons. During the 2010s, the most successful team has been West Coast Warriors.

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History

Early seasons

The league was launched in 1989 as the Gold Netball League. It originally featured just one division. A reserves division was added in 1990 and an under-18 division added in 2000. The inaugural premiers in 1989 were Coastal Raiders. During the early 1990s, Perth Superdrome Bullets were the dominant team, winning four titles in a row between 1991 and 1994 and then a fifth title in 1996. [1] [2] [3]

Demons

Historically, the WANL's most successful team are Demons. Founded in 1989 and originally based in Kenwick, Demons have played under various names. They won their first senior premiership in 1997 as KAE Sparks and a second in 2004 as Southside Sparks. In 2004 they became the first WANL team to win all three divisions. In 2006, after forming a partnership with Perth Football Club, they became South East Demons. Between 2007 and 2010, as Midland Brick Demons, they completed a four-in-a-row of senior premierships. As South East Demons they won a seventh and eight premiership in 2013 and 2014 respectively. In 2018 they adopted their current name, Southside Demons. Notable Demons players included Australia internationals, Caitlin Bassett and Courtney Bruce, and Jill McIntosh Medal winner, Lindal Rohde. [2] [3] [4] [5]

West Coast Warriors

During the 2010s the most successful WANL team has been West Coast Warriors. Like Demons, Warriors have also played under several names. They originally played as West Coast Warriors. They later became Wanneroo Warriors, Compact Warriors, West Coast Falcons and, in 2014, back to West Coast Warriors. They won their first senior premiership in 1998. With a team coached by England international, Ama Agbeze and featuring Alicia Janz, they won their second premiership in 2012 as West Coast Falcons. They have since won further premierships in 2016, 2017 and 2019. Other notable Warriers players include two time Jill McIntosh Medal winner, Andrea Gilmore. [2] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Men's division

Between 2001 and 2004 the WANL featured a men's netball division. Bullets were the inaugural premiers. Coastals won the other three titles. The Men's Division was relaunched in 2018 featuring four teams – West Coast Warriors, Perth Lions, South East Demons and Wheatbelt Flames. West Coast Warriors would go on to win the first two titles. [1] [2] [12] [13]

Representative team

Western Sting who play in the Australian Netball League are effectively the representative team of the West Australian Netball League. [14] [15]

Teams

2020 teams

The 2020 season featured eight teams who enter teams in both the Open Division and the Under-20 Division. Four of the teams – Comets, Demons, Warriors and Roar – also enter teams in the Men's Division.

TeamHome venue/baseHome city/town/suburbRegionFounded
Curtin Hamersley Comets [16] [17] Curtin Stadium Bentley Perth 2019
East Freo Sharks [18] [19] [20] Emmanuel Catholic College East Fremantle Perth 2019
Peel Lightning [21] [22] [23] Mandurah Aquatic and Recreation Centre Mandurah Peel 2019
Rangers [24] Mundaring Arena Mundaring Perth Hills 1988
Southside Demons [25] [26] Canning Vale Perth 1989
ECU Souwest Jets [27] [28] Eaton Recreation Centre Bunbury South West 1989
West Coast Warriors [6] [7] Craigie Leisure Centre/Arena Joondalup Craigie/Joondalup/Wanneroo Perth 1989
Western Roar [29] [30] Gold Netball Centre Perth 2019
Notes

Source: [1] [31]

Senior grand finals

SeasonWinnersScoreRunners-upVenue
1989Coastal Raiders
1990Stirling Saints (Stirling)
1991Perth Superdrome Bullets
1992Perth Superdrome Bullets
1993Perth Superdrome Bullets
1994Perth Superdrome Bullets
1995Coastal Pumas
1996Superdrome Bullets
1997KAE Sparks
1998West Coast Warriors
1999 WAIS
2000Coastal Sharks
2001Wheatbelt Flames (Wheatbelt)
2002Wheatbelt Flames (Wheatbelt)
2003Four n Twenty Rangers
2004Southside Sparks
2005Rangers
2006Rangers
2007 [32] Midland Brick Demons
2008 [33] Midland Brick Demons55–50West Coast Falcons
2009 [3] Midland Brick Demons59–50West Coast Falcons
2010 [34] Midland Brick Demons59–50West Coast Falcons
2011 [35] Coastal Sharks56–55Midland Brick Demons
2012 [36] [8] West Coast Falcons52–43Midland Brick Demons
2013 [37] South East Demons62–38Perth Lions
2014 [38] South East Demons56–46Perth Lions
2015 [39] Perth Lions49–44West Coast Warriors
2016 [40] West Coast Warriors52–48South East Demons Curtin Stadium
2017 [41] [42] West Coast Warriors47–43Coastal SharksPerth State Netball Centre
2018Coastal SharksPerth LionsPerth State Netball Centre
2019 [13] West Coast Warriors74–65Western RoarGold Netball Centre

Source: [2] [3]

Notable players

Internationals

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West Coast Fever

Source: [32] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39]

ANL MVP

SeasonPlayer
2017 Sophie Garbin

Source: [43]

Jill McIntosh Medal

The Jill McIntosh Medal is awarded annually to the WANL's Best and fairest player. Between 1989 and 1990 it was called the Classique Player of the Series and between 1991 and 1993 it was called the Berri Medal.

SeasonWinnersTeam
1989Jodie McGowanStirling Saints
1990Peta SimeonSparks
1991Jenny JonesFlames
1992Sharon JarrottPerth Superdrome Bullets
1993Chelsey MardonCoastal Pumas
1994Peta SimeonSparks
1995Waveney SeinorCoastal Pumas
1996Leith FraddSuperdrome Bullets
1997Angela Lloyd-WoodsJets
1998Nardine ClarkeFlames
1999Paula FergusonWest Coast Warriors
2000Michelle AtwellBullets
2001Amanda SantaromitaWAIS-Coastals
2002Fiona MitchellCoastals
2003 Susan Fuhrmann Jets
2004Cath DevittCoastals
2005Cath DevittCoastals
2006Kyra NealDemons
2007Kym HunterPerth Bullets
2008 Emma Beckett Sharks
2009Mia Washbourne WAIS
2010Kodie BlayMidland Brick Demons
2011Sally JoynesSharks
2012 [8] Ama Agbeze West Coast Falcons
2013Rochelle McKeePerth Lions
2014Ashleigh NealSouth East Demons
2015 [44] Andrea Gilmore West Coast Warriors
2016 [45] [46] Lindal Rohde South East Demons
2017 Andrea Gilmore West Coast Warriors
2018 Olivia Lewis Coastal Sharks
2019 [47] [48] Donnell Wallam West Coast Warriors

Source: [11]

Sponsorship

SponsorsSeasons
Smarter than Smoking [32] [39] c. 2007–2015
Gold Industry Group [1] [49] 2019–

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