Netball NSW Premier League

Netball league in New South Wales

Netball NSW Premier LeagueSport| Netball

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Founded| 2016
Owner(s)| Netball New South Wales
No. of teams| 10 (2022)
Country| Australia
Venue(s)| Netball Central
Most recent
champion(s)| North Shore United (2020)
Broadcaster(s)| CluchTV
Sponsor(s)| Providoor
Level on pyramid| 3
Official website| www.nnswpremierleague.com.au

The Netball NSW Premier League is a state netball league featuring teams mainly from New South Wales. The league is organised by Netball New South Wales. The Premier League was first played for during the 2016 season. It replaced the Dooleys State League's Waratah Cup as the top level netball competition in New South Wales. On a national level, the Premier League is effectively a third level league. NNSWPL teams compete in two divisions – the Opens and the Under-23s.[1]

## History

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### Earlier state leagues

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The Premier League replaced the Dooleys State League's Waratah Cup as the top level netball competition in New South Wales. Several of the netball associations that entered teams in the Waratah Cup successfully applied to enter franchises in the Premier League. These included the Eastwood Ryde Netball Association, the Manly Warringah Netball Association and the Sutherland Shire Netball Association who respectively formed ERNA Hawks, Manly Warringah Sapphires and Sutherland Stingrays.[2][3][4]

### 2016

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The Netball NSW Premier League was first played for during the 2016 season. The eight founding franchises were Central Coast Heart, ERNA Hawks, GWS Fury, Manly Warringah Sapphires, North Shore United, Panthers, Sutherland Stingrays and UTS St George Sparks. Sutherland Stingrays were crowned the inaugural Opens Champions after an defeating Manly Warringah Sapphires 50–49 in the grand final. Panthers were the inaugural Under-20 premiers.[5][6][7]

### 2017

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Manly Warringah Sapphires won the 2017 Opens title after defeating a UTS St George Sparks team featuring Kristina Brice and Beryl Friday, 59–56 in the grand final. A Sparks team featuring Matilda McDonell defeated Panthers 55–49 in the Under-20 grand final.[8][9]

### 2018

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In 2018, Amy Wild captained Central Coast Heart as they defeated ERNA Hawks 60–55 in the Open's grand final. Wild was also awarded both the Netball NSW President's Medal as the Grand Final MVP and the Nance Kenny OAM Medal as the NNSWPL Player of the Year. In the Under-20 grand final, North Shore United defeated GWS Fury 56–44.[10][11][12][13]

### 2019

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ERNA Hawks won the 2019 Opens title after defeating Central Coast Heart 68–44 in the grand final. The under-20 competition was now changed to an under-23 competition. GWS Fury became the first Under-23 champions after defeating Manly Warringah Sapphires 60–52 in the grand final.[14][15][16][17] After the first four seasons of the NNSWPL, all the original eight franchises have being crowned champions at least once in either the Under-20s, Under-23s or Opens.[18][19]

### 2020

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The 2020 season saw the addition of two new franchises – The Capital Spirit and South Coast Blaze. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season took place later in the year. It also featured a new condensed format. In both the Opens and Under-23 divisions, teams were split into two conferences. All teams played the other teams in their conference twice and each team in the other conference once. The top two teams from each conference then contested a two-week finals series. In the Opens division, North Shore United, coached by Rebecca Bulley, were crowned champions after a 56–44 grand final win over ERNA Hawks. In the Under-23 grand final, UTS Randwick Sparks defeated South Coast Blaze 44–32.[20][21][22][23][24][25][26]

### 2021

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With the minor rounds almost complete, the 2021 season was initially suspended and then abandoned after a public health order caused the closure of Netball Central due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[27][28][29][30]

### 2022

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Ahead of the 2022 season a new format was announced for both the Opens and Under-23s. There will be 14 regular rounds with all teams playing each other once in the opening nine before they split into conferences for the final five. All teams will play their respective conference opponents once between Rounds 10 and 14. The top three sides from each conference will then progress to the finals series.[31][32]

## Teams

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Team  | Home venue/base  | Home city/town/suburb  | Debut season

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The Capital Spirit[33][34] |  | Australian Capital Territory | 2020
Central Coast Heart[35][36] | Niagara Park Stadium | Central Coast | 2016
ERNA Hawks[37] |  | Eastwood/Ryde | 2016
GWS Fury[38] |  | Greater Western Sydney | 2016
Manly Warringah Sapphires[39][40] |  | Northern Beaches | 2016
North Shore United[41] |  | Ku-ring-gai/Northern Sydney | 2016
Panthers Netball[42] |  | Penrith/Hawkesbury/Blue Mountains | 2016
IMB South Coast Blaze[43][44] |  | South Coast | 2020
Sutherland Stingrays[4][45] |  | Sutherland Shire | 2016
UTS Randwick Sparks[46][47] |  | University of Technology Sydney | 2016

Notes

* ^1 UTS Randwick Sparks originally played as UTS St George Sparks.
* ^2 Panthers Netball are affiliated with Penrith Panthers.[48]

Source:[49]

## Venues

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Since 2016, Netball Central has been the host venue for the Netball NSW Premier League.[50]

## Media coverage

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Between 2016 and 2020, NNSWPL matches were live streamed across Netball New South Wales's social media channels by BarTV Sports. The lead commentator was ABC Grandstand's Brittany Carter. Her co-commentators included Sonia Mkoloma.[5][8][10][14][23][51] Ahead of the 2021 season, CluchTV was announced as the league's new live stream partner. Carter remained the lead commentator.[31][32][52]

## Division 1 grand finals

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### Dooleys State League - Waratah Cup

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Season  | Winners  | Score  | Runners Up  | Venue

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2007[53] | Sydney Storm |  | Eastwood/Ryde |
2008 |  |  |  |
2009[54] | Manly-Warringah |  | Eastwood Ryde |
2010[55] | Manly-Warringah | 58–45 | Sutherland Shire | Anne Clark Netball Centre
2011[56] | Manly-Warringah | 52–45 | Baulkham Hills | Anne Clark Netball Centre
2012[57][58] | Sutherland Shire | 45–43 | Eastwood Ryde | Anne Clark Netball Centre
2013[59][60][61] | Eastwood Ryde | 50–46 | Sutherland-Shire | Anne Clark Netball Centre
2014[62] | St George |  | Eastwood Ryde | Anne Clark Netball Centre
2015[63] | City of Sydney/Sydney University | 53–40 | Eastwood Ryde | Netball Central

### Netball NSW Premier League Opens

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Season  | Winners  | Score  | Runners Up  | Venue

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2016[5][6] | Sutherland Stingrays | 50–49 | Manly-Warringah Sapphires | Genea Netball Centre
2017[8][9] | Manly-Warringah Sapphires | 59–56 | UTS St George Sparks | Genea Netball Centre
2018[10][11][12] | Central Coast Heart | 60–55 | ERNA Hawks | Genea Netball Centre
2019[14][15] | ERNA Hawks | 68–44 | Central Coast Heart | Netball Central
2020[23][24][25] | North Shore United | 56–44 | ERNA Hawks | Netball Central
2021 | (Note 3) |  |  |

Notes

* ^3 The 2021 season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New South Wales.

Source:[17]

## Minor premierships

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### Dooleys State League - Waratah Cup

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Season  | Winners

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2007[53] | Sydney Storm
2008[64] | NSWIS
2009[54] | Eastwood Ryde
2010[55] | Manly-Warringah
2011[56] | Manly-Warringah
2012[57] | Eastwood Ryde
2013[59] | Sutherland-Shire
2014[62] | St George
2015[63] | City of Sydney/Sydney University

### Netball NSW Premier League Opens

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Season  | Winners

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2016[5] | Sutherland Stingrays
2017[8][9] | UTS St George Sparks
2018[10][11] | ERNA Hawks
2019[14] | Central Coast Heart
2020[23] | ?
2021 | (Note 3)

## Awards

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### Nance Kenny OAM Medal

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The league's MVP award is named after Nance Kenny OAM.

Season  | Winner  | Team

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2000 | Shay Barley | NSWIS
2001 | Nerida Stewart | Kuring-gai
2002 | Nerida Stewart | Kuring-gai
2003 | Tanya Lund | Manly Warringah
2004 (Note 4) | Kelly Adamson | Penrith
2004 (Note 4) | Megan Bertenshaw | Hawkesbury
2005[65] | Samantha May | Sydney Storm
2006 (Note 4) | Katie Walker | Manly-Warringah
2006 (Note 4) | Applee Kennengiesser | Penrith
2007[53] | Joanne Day | Eastwood/Ryde
2008[66] | Landell Archer | Fairfield City/Sydney University
2009[54] | Kelly Adamson | Hunter/Central Coast United
2010[55] | Tiffany Lincoln | Manly-Warringah
2011[56] (Note 4) | Kimberly Borger | St George District
2011[56] (Note 4) | Samantha May | Baulkham Hills
2012[57] | Tiffany Lincoln | Hunter United
2013[59] | Leah Shoard | Sutherland Shire
2014[62] | Kaitlyn Bryce | St George District
2015[63] | Kaitlyn Bryce | St George District
2016[5] | Kristen Kessler | Central Coast Heart
2017[8] (Note 4) | Maddie Hay | Sutherland Stingrays
2017[8] (Note 4) | Maddie Taylor | Central Coast Heart
2018[10][12] | Amy Wild | Central Coast Heart
2019[14] | Maddie Taylor | Central Coast Heart
2020[23][67][68] | Lauren Woods | Panthers
2021[69][70] | Toni Anderson | Sutherland Stingrays

Sources:[17][53][54][65]

Notes

* ^4 The medal was shared

### Netball NSW President's Medal

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Grand Final MVP

Season  | Winner  | Team

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2012[58] | Paula Mitchell | Sutherland Shire
2013[60][61] | Jo Day | Eastwood Ryde
2016[5] | Maddie Hay | Sutherland Stingrays
2017[9] | Georgia Marshall | Manly-Warringah Sapphires
2018[12] | Amy Wild | Central Coast Heart
2019 | Georgia Marshall | ERNA Hawks
2020[23] | Ash Fong | North Shore United

Source:[17]

## Under-23s

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### Grand finals

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Season  | Winners  | Score  | Runners Up  | Venue

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2016[5][7] | Panthers | 63–50 | UTS St George Sparks | Genea Netball Centre
2017[8][9] | UTS St George Sparks | 55–49 | Panthers | Genea Netball Centre
2018[10][13] | North Shore United | 56–44 | GWS Fury | Genea Netball Centre
2019[14][16] | GWS Fury | 60–52 | Manly Warringah Sapphires | Netball Central
2020[23][26] | UTS Randwick Sparks | 44–32 | South Coast Blaze | Netball Central
2021 | (Note 3) |  |  |

Notes

* ^3 The 2021 competition was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New South Wales.
* ^5 The Under 23s Division ran as an Under 20s competition from 2016 to 2018.[18]

Source:[17]

## Main sponsors

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| Years

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Samsung[5][8] | 2016–2017
Origin Energy[18][19] | 2020–

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## External links

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* Netball NSW Premier League on Facebook
* Netball NSW Premier League on Twitter
* Netball NSW Premier League on Instagram

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* t
* e

Netball in New South Wales

Governing bodies|

* Netball New South Wales

Teams|

| SN|

* Giants Netball
* New South Wales Swifts

|

ANC|

* Giants Netball Academy

PL|

* The Capital Spirit
* Central Coast Heart
* ERNA Hawks
* GWS Fury
* Manly Warringah Sapphires
* North Shore United
* Panthers Netball
* South Coast Blaze
* Sutherland Stingrays
* UTS Randwick Sparks

Defunct teams|

| ANL|

* Canberra GIANTS
* NNSW Waratahs
* NNSW Blues

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CBT|

* Hunter Jaegers
* Sydney Sandpipers
* Sydney Swifts

Leagues|

* Netball NSW Premier League
* Central Murray
* Murray
* Ovens & Murray
* Picola & District
* Riverina
* Upper Murray

Venues|

* Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium
* Glen Willow Regional Sports Stadium
* International Convention Centre Sydney
* Netball Central
* Newcastle Entertainment Centre
* State Sports Centre
* Sydney SuperDome
* Wollongong Entertainment Centre

Tournaments hosted|

* 1991 World Netball Championships
* 2015 Netball World Cup
* 2027 Netball World Cup

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* t
* e

Netball in Australia

Governing bodies|

* Australia
* Australian Capital Territory
* New South Wales
* Northern Territory
* Queensland
* South Australia
* Tasmania
* Victoria
* Western Australia

National team|

* Women
* Constellation Cup
* Captains
* Players
* Men

Competitions|

| National|

* Super Netball
* Australian Netball Championships
* Australian National Netball Championships

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State|

* New South Wales
* Queensland
* South Australia
* Victoria
* Western Australia

Defunct|

* ANZ Championship
* Australian State Netball League
* Commonwealth Bank Trophy
* Mobil Superleague

SSN teams|

* Adelaide Thunderbirds
* Collingwood Magpies (defunct)
* Giants Netball
* Melbourne Mavericks
* Melbourne Vixens
* New South Wales Swifts
* Queensland Firebirds
* Sunshine Coast Lightning
* West Coast Fever

History|

* Australian Institute of Sport Netball Program
* Australian Netball Hall of Fame
* List of Australian netball premiers
* List of netball coaches in Australia

Other|

* Australian Netball Players' Association

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* t
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Netball leagues

Australia|

| National|

* Super Netball
* Australian Netball Championships

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State|

* New South Wales
* Queensland
* South Australia
* Victoria
* Western Australia

Defunct|

* ANZ Championship
* Australian State Netball League
* Commonwealth Bank Trophy
* Mobil Superleague

England|

| Current|

* Netball Superleague
* National Premier League

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Defunct|

* National Clubs League
* Super Cup

New Zealand|

| Current|

* ANZ Premiership
* National Netball League

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Defunct|

* ANZ Championship
* National Bank Cup

South Africa|

| Current|

* Telkom Netball League
* Varsity Netball

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Others|

* Jamaica
* Malawi
* Malaysia
* Scotland
* Singapore
* Uganda

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