Australian National Netball Championships

Not to be confused with Australian Netball Championships.

Netball competitions in Australia

Australian National Netball ChampionshipsClassification| Open
Under-21
Under-19
Under-17

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Founded| 1920s
Owner(s)| Netball Australia
No. of teams| 8
Country| Australia
Most recent
champion(s)| Under-19; New South Wales
Under-17; South Australia
Official website| netball.com.au

The Australian National Netball Championships are a series of annual netball tournaments, organised by Netball Australia and featuring representative teams from the states and territories of Australia. The earliest tournaments took place during 1920s.

Until 2005, the championships featured an open tournament, as well tournaments for under-17, under-19 and under-21 teams. However, following the emergence of the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league, Netball Australia decided to end the open tournament. The last under-21 tournament was played in 2016.

## History

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### Early tournaments

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The earliest Australian National Netball Championships took place during 1920s. Differing sources mean it is unclear exactly which year the tournament was first held. According to the 2005 Netball New South Wales annual report, New South Wales won their first title in 1926.[1] Meanwhile, according to the Netball Victoria website, Victoria hosted and won the first official championships in 1928 in Melbourne.[2][3] According to the 2004 Netball Australia annual report, the 2004 National Netball Championships were the 71st edition. However according to the 2005 annual report there had been eighty years of open competition.[3][4][5]

## Open

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In 2004, the open and under-21 National Netball Championships were held at Challenge Stadium in Perth, Western Australia. According to the 2004 Netball Australia annual report, they were the 71st National Netball Championships. The 2004 tournament featured several members of the Australia national netball team, including Liz Ellis, Catherine Cox, Jane Altschwager and Mo'onia Gerrard, as well as emerging players such as Natalie Medhurst, Kimberley Smith, Joanne Sutton, Johannah Curran, Susan Fuhrmann and Brooke Thompson.[4][6] In 2005, Netball ACT hosted the final open championships in Canberra. Following the emergence of the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league, Netball Australia decided to end the open tournament.[5]

### Grand finals

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Year  | Winners  | Score  | Runners-up  | Venue

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1926 | New South Wales |  |  |
1928[2][3] | Victoria |  |  | Melbourne
1956 | (Note 1) |  |  |
1969[7][8][9] | Western Australia |  |  | Adelaide
1970[8][9] | Western Australia |  |  | Brisbane
1971[8][9] | Western Australia |  |  | Hobart
1972[8][9] | Western Australia |  |  | Sydney
1976 | (Note 2) |  |  |
1979 | (Note 3) |  |  |
1984 | New South Wales |  |  |
1985 | New South Wales |  |  |
1986 | Victoria |  |  |
1987 | New South Wales |  |  |
1988 | New South Wales |  |  |
1989 | New South Wales |  |  |
1990 | New South Wales |  |  |
1991 | New South Wales |  |  | Brisbane
1992 | New South Wales |  |  |
1993 | New South Wales | 46-45 | South Australia | Marrara Stadium
1994 | New South Wales | 41-37 | South Australia | Sydney
1995  |  |  |  | Melbourne
1996  | South Australia | 61-41  | Victoria | Adelaide
1997 | New South Wales | 56-54 | Victoria | Canberra (AIS)
1998 |  |  |  |
1999 | New South Wales |  |  |
2001[10] | (Note 4) |  |  |
2004[4][6][11] | New South Wales | 60–35 | South Australia | Challenge Stadium
2005[5][12][13] | New South Wales | 59–57 | Victoria | ACT Netball Centre, Canberra

Notes

* ^1 New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria shared the 1956 title.
* ^2 New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia shared the 1976 title.
* ^3 New South Wales and South Australia shared the 1979 title.
* ^4 The 2001 tournament was cancelled due to the Ansett collapse

Source:[1]

## Under-21

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### Grand finals

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Year  | Winners  | Score  | Runners-up  | Venue

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1974 | New South Wales |  |  |
1977 | New South Wales |  |  |
1980 | New South Wales |  |  |
1983 | New South Wales |  |  |
1984 | New South Wales |  |  |
1985 | New South Wales |  |  |
1986  | Victoria
1987 | New South Wales |  |  |
1988 | New South Wales |  |  |
1989 | New South Wales |  |  |
1990  | Victoria | 45-40  | South Australia |
1991  |  |  |  | Brisbane
1992
1993 | New South Wales |  |  |
1994  | Victoria | 58-47  | South Australia | Sydney
1995  | South Australia | 56-45  | New South Wales | Waverley Netball Centre
1996  | Victoria | 55-45  | New South Wales
1997  | South Australia | 50-43  | Victoria | Canberra (AIS)
1998 | New South Wales |  |  |
1999  |  |  |  |
2000  |  |  |  |
2001[10] | (Note 5) |  |  |
2002  |  |  |  |
2003[4] | South Australia |  |  |
2004[4][6] | South Australia | 55–39 | Victoria | Challenge Stadium
2005[5][13] | Western Australia | 60–53 | South Australia | ACT Netball Centre, Canberra
2006[14] | Victoria | 71–49 | Western Australia | ETSA Park
2007[15][16] | Victoria | (Note 6) | New South Wales | Queensland State Netball Centre
2008[17] | New South Wales | 41–40 | Victoria | Perth
2009[18] | New South Wales | 43–41 | Victoria | ACT Netball Centre, Canberra
2010[19][20] | New South Wales | 50–39 | South Australia | Logan Metro Indoor Centre, Brisbane
2011[21][22] | New South Wales | 48–35 | Victoria | Waverley Netball Centre
2012[23][24] | New South Wales | 49–38 | South Australia | Challenge Stadium
2013[25][26] | South Australia | 40–36 | Victoria | Canberra[27]
2014[28] | South Australia | 43–27 | Victoria |
2015[29] | South Australia | 44–42 | Victoria | Caloundra Indoor Stadium, Caloundra
2016[30] | New South Wales | 49–46 | Victoria | Launceston, Tasmania[31]

Source:[16][20][22][24][32]

### Tournament MVP

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Year  | Winner  | Team

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2010[19][20] | April Letton (Note 7) | New South Wales
2010[19] | Chanel Gomes (Note 7) | Queensland
2011[21][22] | April Letton | New South Wales
2012[23][33] | Courtney Bruce | Western Australia
2013 |  |
2014 |  |
2015 |  |
2016[30] | Maddy Turner | New South Wales

Notes

* ^5 The 2001 tournament was cancelled due to the Ansett collapse
* ^6 The 2007 Netball Australia Annual Report gives the final score as 61–36 while the 2007 Netball NSW Annual Report gives it as 36–21.[15][16]
* ^7 April Letton and Chanel Gomes shared the 2010 Under-21 Tournament MVP award.

## Under-19

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### Grand finals

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Year  | Winners  | Score  | Runners-up  | Venue

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1985  | Western Australia |  |  |
1986  | South Australia |  |  |
1987  | Western Australia |  |  |
1988 | New South Wales |  |  |
1989  | South Australia |  |  |
1990  | Victoria |  |  |
1991  | Victoria |  |  |
1992 | New South Wales |  |  |
1993[10] | Victoria |  |  |
1994 | New South Wales |  |  |
1995 | New South Wales |  |  |
1996  | South Australia |  |  |
1997  | South Australia |  |  |
1998  | South Australia |  |  |
1999 | New South Wales |  |  |
2000  | Queensland |  |  |
2001[10] | Victoria | 28–27 | New South Wales | ACT Netball Centre, Canberra
2002 | New South Wales |  |  |
2003  | Victoria |  |  |
2004[4] | Victoria | 37–22 | South Australia | Silverdome
2005[5] | Victoria | 36–19 | Queensland | Marrara Stadium
2006[14] | Victoria | 37–26 | New South Wales | Penrith Stadium
2007[15] | Victoria | 32–22 | South Australia | State Netball Hockey Centre
2008[17] | New South Wales | 19–14 | Victoria | Perth
2009[18] | New South Wales | 39–30 | Queensland | ACT Netball Centre, Canberra
2010[19][20] | Queensland | 27–24 | New South Wales | ETSA Park[34]
2011[21][22] | New South Wales | 36–21 | Victoria | Logan Metro Indoor Sports Centre[35]
2012[23][24] | Victoria | 27–19 | New South Wales | Silverdome
2013[25] | South Australia |  |  | Canberra[27]
2014[28][36] | Queensland | 38–28 | Victoria | Waverley Netball Centre, VIC
2015[37] | New South Wales | 43–39 | Victoria | Netball Central[29]
2016[30] | Victoria | 31–27 | New South Wales | Perth
2017[38] | Victoria |  |  | Canberra
2018[39][40] | Victoria | 31–26 | South Australia | Priceline Stadium
2019[41][42][43][44] | South Australia | 49–20 | New South Wales | Queensland State Netball Centre
2020[45][46][47] | (Note 8) |  |  |
2021[48] | (Note 8) |  |  |
2022  | New South Wales | 26-24  | South Australia | Hobart Netball and Sports Centre
2023  | South Australia | 44-33  | Western Australia | Marrara Stadium
2024  | New South Wales | 42-32  | Queensland | Jubilee Park Stadium, Frankston VIC
2025  | New South Wales | 35-28  | Victoria | Netball Central

Source:[16][20][22][24][32]

### Tournament MVP

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Year  | Winner  | Team

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2010[19] | Stephanie Wood | Queensland
2011[21][22] | Gabi Simpson | New South Wales
2012[23][24] | Kim Ravaillion | New South Wales
2013 | Georgie Virgo | Queensland
2014[36] | Cara Koenen | Queensland
2015 | Toni Anderson | New South Wales
2016 | Sasha Glasgow | South Australia
2017[49] | Tara Hinchliffe | Queensland
2018 | Olivia Lewis | Western Australia
2019[50][51][52][53] | Macy Gardner | Queensland
2020[45][46][47] | (Note 8) |
2021[48] | (Note 8) |
2022  | Kayla Graham  | South Australia
2023  | Lucy Voyvodic  | South Australia
2024  | Frederika Schneideman  | New South Wales
2025  | Tia Molo  | Queensland

## Under-17

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### Grand finals

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Year  | Winners  | Score  | Runners-up  | Venue

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1983[29] | Queensland |  |  |
1985 | New South Wales |  |  |
1986 | New South Wales |  |  |
1987  | South Australia |  |  |
1988  | South Australia | 35-25  | New South Wales | Sydney
1989 | New South Wales |  |  |
1990 | New South Wales |  |  |
1991  | South Australia |  |  |
1992  | Victoria |  |  |
1993 | New South Wales |  |  |
1994 | New South Wales |  |  |
1995 | New South Wales |  |  |
1996  | South Australia |  |  |
1997  | South Australia |  |  |
1998  | Victoria |  |  |
1999 | New South Wales |  |  |
2000 | New South Wales |  |  |
2001[10] | Queensland | 40–21 | New South Wales | ACT Netball Centre, Canberra
2002  | Victoria |  |  |
2003  | Victoria |  |  |
2004[4] | Victoria | 34–19 | New South Wales | Silverdome
2005[5] | New South Wales | 32–23 | South Australia | Marrara Stadium
2006[14] | New South Wales | 31–23 | Victoria | Penrith Stadium
2007[15][16] | New South Wales | 21–15 | Victoria | State Netball Hockey Centre
2008[17] | Victoria | 20–19 | New South Wales | Perth
2009[18] | South Australia | 23–21 | Victoria | ACT Netball Centre, Canberra
2010[19][20] | Victoria | 24–23 | New South Wales | ETSA Park[34]
2011[21][22] | Victoria | 33–31 | New South Wales | Logan Metro Indoor Sports Centre[35]
2012[23][24] | New South Wales | 38–28 | Victoria | Silverdome
2013[26][27] | Victoria | 35–22 | Western Australia | Darwin
2014[28][54] | Victoria | 29–25 | New South Wales | Waverly Netball Centre[36]
2015[37][29] | Queensland | 27–24 | New South Wales | Netball Central
2016[30] | South Australia | 29–24 | New South Wales | Perth
2017[38][55] | South Australia | 26–25 | Victoria | Canberra
2018[39][40] | South Australia | 40–26 | Victoria | Priceline Stadium
2019[41][42][43][44] | South Australia | 35–30 | New South Wales | Queensland State Netball Centre
2020[45][46][47] | (Note 8) |  |  |
2021[48] | (Note 8) |  |  |
2022  | New South Wales | 38-35  | Victoria | Hobart Netball and Sports Centre
2023  | Queensland | 42-40  | New South Wales | Marrara Stadium
2024  | South Australia | 30-28  | Western Australia | Jubilee Park Stadium, Frankston VIC
2025  | South Australia | 33-26  | New South Wales | Netball Central

Source:[16][20][22][24][32]

### Tournament MVP

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Year  | Winner  | Team

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2010[19] | Kate Moloney | Victoria
2011[21] | Charlotte Goodman | Queensland
2012[23][24] | Kaitlyn Bryce | New South Wales
2013[26] | Alice Teague-Neeld | Victoria
2014 | Hannah Petty | South Australia
2015[29] | Kim Jenner | Queensland
2016 | Olivia Lewis | Western Australia
2017[56] | Sunday Aryang | Western Australia
2018[40] | Molly Watson | South Australia
2019[41][43] | Kimberley Hearnden | South Australia
2020[45][46][47] | (Note 8) |
2021[48] | (Note 8) |
2022  | Grace Whyte (joint)  | New South Wales
"  | Tabitha Packer (joint)  | South Australia
2023  | Nicola Barge  | New South Wales
2024  | Jemma Kelly  | South Australia
2025  | Jazmin McKay (joint)  | South Australia
"  | Sophie Sherriff (joint)  | Tasmania

Notes

* ^8 The 2020 and 2021 tournaments were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[45][46][47]

## Main sponsors

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| Years

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The Athlete's Foot[5][14][15][17] | 200?–2008
DealsDirect[19] | 2010

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