New South Wales Swifts

Australian netball team

New South Wales Swifts

Founded| 2007
Based in| Sydney
Regions| New South Wales
Home venue| Ken Rosewall Arena
Head coach| Briony Akle
Asst coach| Natalie Avellino
Premierships| 3 (2008, 2019, 2021)
League| Suncorp Super Netball
ANZ Championship
2022 placing| 5th
Website| nswswifts.com.au

Uniform

New South Wales Swifts are an Australian professional netball team based in Sydney, New South Wales. Since 2017 they have reresented Netball New South Wales in Sun Super Netball. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship. The team was formed in 2007 when Netball New South Wales merged its two former Commonwealth Bank Trophy league teams, Sydney Swifts and Hunter Jaegers. In 2008, Swifts were the inaugural ANZ Championship winners. Swifts were also grand finalists in 2015 and 2016. They won their second and third premierships in 2019 and 2021.

## History

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### ANZ Championship

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Between 2008 and 2016, Swifts played in the ANZ Championship.[1][2][3][4] Swifts were formed in late 2007 when Netball New South Wales merged its two former Commonwealth Bank Trophy league teams, Sydney Swifts and Hunter Jaegers, in order to enter a single team in the 2008 ANZ Championship.[5][6][7][8] During the 2008 regular season Swifts won 10 of their 13 matches and finished second behind Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic. With a team coached by Julie Fitzgerald and captained by Catherine Cox, Swifts subsequently defeated Magic in both the major semi–final and the grand final to become the inaugural ANZ Championship winners.[2][9] Swifts went through the entire 2010 regular season home and away undefeated, winning 13 consecutive matches and finishing as minor premiers. They were the first team in the history of the ANZ Championship to do this. However they subsequently lost both the major semi-final and the preliminary final to Adelaide Thunderbirds and Magic respectively and finished the season in third place.[10][11][12]

The 2011, 2012 and 2013 seasons proved to be a turbulent time for Swifts. After fifteen seasons as Sydney Swifts/New South Wales Swifts head coach, 2011 was the last season that Julie Fitzgerald served as head coach. Following a controversial "internal review", Fitzgerald was replaced as head coach by Lisa Beehag. The review was conducted during the 2011 season. Catherine Cox and Liz Ellis publicly criticized Netball New South Wales for distracting players with the review and even alleged that it was responsible for Swifts losing the 2011 minor semi-final. Beehag subsequently informed Cox that she would not be needed as a captain or player the following season. Cox subsequently departed for West Coast Fever. Other senior and emerging players including Rebecca Bulley, Courtney Tairi and Ashleigh Brazill also left. It was also alleged that the controversy led to some emerging New South Wales players, including Verity Simmons, Gabi Simpson and Kim Ravaillion, taking up contracts with rival teams. Under the leadership of Fitzgerald and Fox, New South Wales Swifts had been champions in 2008 and had reached the final series/play-offs in 2010 and 2011. Under Beehag's two-year reign, the team failed to make the finals. In 2013, the Swifts finished eighth. At the end of 2013 Beehag's contract was not renewed.[13][14][15][16][17][18]

Beehag was subsequently replaced by Rob Wright.[18][19][20] Wright guided Swifts to two successive grand finals in 2015 and 2016. However, on both occasions they lost out to Queensland Firebirds.[3][4][21][22]

Regular season statistics
Season  | Position  | Won  | Drawn  | Lost

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2008[2][23] | 2nd | 10 | 0 | 3
2009[24][25] | 9th | 2 | 0 | 11
2010[10][11] | 1st | 13 | 0 | 0
2011[26][27] | 3rd | 9 | 0 | 4
2012[28][29] | 5th | 8 | 0 | 5
2013[30][31] | 8th | 4 | 0 | 9
2014[32][33] | 3rd | 9 | 0 | 4
2015[21][22] | 2nd | 8 | 3 | 2
2016[3][4] | 3rd | 10 | 2 | 1

Premierships
Runners Up
Minor Premierships

### Suncorp Super Netball

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Since 2017, Swifts have played in Suncorp Super Netball.[1][34][35] In addition to Swifts, the new league featured a second Netball New South Wales team, Giants Netball. Two veteran members of the 2016 Swifts roster, Kimberlee Green and Susan Pettitt, subsequently switched to the Giants, who were coached by former Swifts head coach, Julie Fitzgerald.[36][37] The 2018 season saw Rob Wright replaced by Briony Akle.[38][39] In 2019, Akle guided Swifts to their second premiership when they won the Suncorp Super Netball title. Despite losing their new captain, Maddy Proud, to injury early in the season, Swifts finished the regular season in second place. In the major semi-final, they lost to Sunshine Coast Lightning. However, they then defeated Melbourne Vixens in the preliminary final. In the grand final they faced Lightning again but time defeated them 64–47 to emerge as champions.[40][41][42][43][44][45] In 2021 with a team coached by Briony Akle and co-captained by Maddy Proud and Paige Hadley, Swifts won their second Suncorp Super Netball title. In the grand final they defeated Giants Netball 63–59.[46][47][48][49][50][51][52]

Regular season statistics
Season  | Position  | Won  | Drawn  | Lost

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2017[34][35] | 6th | 3 | 1 | 10
2018[53][54] | 6th | 6 | 1 | 7
2019[40][41] | 2nd | 10 | 1 | 3
2020[55] | 4th | 8 | 1 | 5
2021 | 2nd | 9 | 0 | 5
2022 | 5th | 6 | 0 | 8
2023 | 1st | 10 | 1 | 3

Premierships
Minor Premierships

## Grand finals

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ANZ Championship
Season  | Winners  | Score  | Runners Up  | Venue

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2008[56][57][58][59][60] | New South Wales Swifts | 65–56 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | Acer Arena
2015[61][62][63] | Queensland Firebirds | 57–56 | New South Wales Swifts | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
2016[64][65][66] | Queensland Firebirds | 69–67 | New South Wales Swifts | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre

Suncorp Super Netball
Season  | Winners  | Score  | Runners Up  | Venue

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2019[44][45] | New South Wales Swifts | 64–47 | Sunshine Coast Lightning | Brisbane Entertainment Centre
2021[47][48][49][50] | New South Wales Swifts | 63–59 | Giants Netball | Nissan Arena
2023 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 60–59 | New South Wales Swifts | John Cain Arena

## Home venues

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Between 2008 and 2019, Swifts played the majority of their home games at the Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre. In 2020, together with Giants Netball, Swifts were due to start to playing their home games at the Ken Rosewall Arena.[67] However these plans were put on hold until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[68][69]

| Years

|

Ken Rosewall Arena[67] | 2021–
Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre (Note 1) [70] | 2008–2019
Sydney Super Dome (Note 2) [70] | 2008–
Newcastle Entertainment Centre[71] | 2008–
AIS Arena | 2014

Notes

* ^1 Also referred to as the State Sports Centre and the QuayCentre.
* ^2 Also referred to as the Acer Arena, the Allphones Arena or the Qudos Bank Arena.

## Notable players

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### 2024 squad

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2024 New South Wales Swifts roster

Players | Coaching staff
| Nat.  | Name  | Position(s)  | DoB  | Height

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| Sophie Fawns  | GA, GS  |  (2003-11-21) 21 November 2003 (age 20) | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
| Paige Hadley | C, WA, WD  |  (1992-08-26) 26 August 1992 (age 32) | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
| Sarah Klau | GK, GD  |  (1994-09-30) 30 September 1994 (age 29) | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
| Maddy Proud | WA, C  |  (1993-12-04) 4 December 1993 (age 30) | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
| Maddy Turner | GD, GK, WD  |  (1995-12-17) 17 December 1995 (age 28) | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
| Samantha Wallace | GS  |  (1994-01-16) 16 January 1994 (age 30) | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
| Helen Housby | GA, GS  |  (1995-01-19) 19 January 1995 (age 29) | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
| Tegian O'Shannassy  | GK, GD  |  (1999-04-14) 14 April 1999 (age 25) | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
| Allie Smith  | WD, GD  |  (2000-01-05) 5 January 2000 (age 24) | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
| Lili Gorman-Brown  | C, WA, WD  |  (1999-06-26) 26 June 1999 (age 25) | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)

Head coach

* Briony Akle

Assistant coach

* Natalie Avellino

* * *

Notes

* (c) - Captain
* (cc) - Co-captain
* (vc) - Vice-captain
* - Injury / maternity leave
* (TRP) - Temporary Replacement Player

Player profiles: Team website | Last updated: 22 December 2023

### Internationals

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Australia

* Erin Bell
* April Brandley
* Rebecca Bulley
* Ashleigh Brazill
* Julie Corletto
* Catherine Cox

* Liz Ellis
* Mo'onia Gerrard
* Selina Gilsenan
* Kimberlee Green
* Paige Hadley
* Sarah Klau

* Sharni Layton
* Susan Pratley
* Caitlin Thwaites
* Gretel Tippett
* Stephanie Wood
* Maddy Proud

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Australia Fast5

* Carla Dziwoki
* Sophie Garbin
* Maddy Proud

* Maddy Turner
* Vanessa Ware
* Amorette Wild

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England

* Jade Clarke
* Natalie Metcalf
* Helen Housby
* Sonia Mkoloma

New Zealand

* Kayla Johnson
* Laura Langman
* Katrina Rore
* Courtney Tairi

Trinidad and Tobago

* Samantha Wallace

Source:[72]

### Captains

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| Years

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Catherine Cox[2][10][11][24][73] | 2008–2011
Mo'onia Gerrard[28][29][30][31] | 2012–2013
Kimberlee Green[3][4][28][29] | 2012–2016
Abbey McCulloch[34][35][53][54][74] | 2017–2018
Maddy Proud[46][75][42][43][76][77] | 2019–
Paige Hadley[46] | 2021–

### Award winners

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ANZ Championship MVP
Season  | Player

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2014[78] | Kimberlee Green (Note 1)

Notes

* ^1 Award was shared with Joanne Harten (Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic).

ANZ Championship Player of the Year
Season  | Player

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2008[9] | Catherine Cox

ANZ Finals Series MVP
Season  | Player

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2015[22][79] | Sharni Layton

Australian ANZ Championship Player of the Year
Season  | Player

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2016[80] | Sharni Layton

Holden Cruze ANZ Championship Player of the Year
Season  | Player

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2010[10][11][81] | Rebecca Bulley

QBE NSW Swifts Most Valued Player
Season  | Player

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2008 | Catherine Cox
2009 | Catherine Cox
2010[10][11] | Rebecca Bulley
2011[27] | Catherine Cox
2012[29] | Susan Pettitt
2013[31][82] | Kimberlee Green
2014[33] | Kimberlee Green
2015[22][83][84] | Caitlin Thwaites
2016[4] | Laura Langman
2017[35] | Maddy Proud
2018[54] | Samantha Wallace
2019[41] | Samantha Wallace
2020[85] | Sarah Klau
2021[86] | Samantha Wallace

Source:[87]

NSW Swifts Members' Player of the Year
Season  | Player

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2008 | Catherine Cox
2009 | Susan Pratley
2010[10][11] | Rebecca Bulley
2011[27] | Kimberlee Green
2012[29] | Kimberlee Green
2013[31][82] | Kimberlee Green
2014[33] | Kimberlee Green
2015[22] | Sharni Layton
2016[4] | Sharni Layton
2017[35] | Maddy Proud
2018[54] | Sarah Klau
2019[41] | Paige Hadley
2020[85] | Paige Hadley
2021[86] | Sarah Klau

Source:[87]

NSW Swifts Players' Player of the Year
Season  | Player

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2008 | Emma Koster
2009 | Kimberley Smith
2010[10][11] | Kimberlee Green
2011[27] | Kimberley Smith
2012[29] | April Letton
2013[31][88] | Sonia Mkoloma
2014[33] | Sharni Layton
2015[22] | Sharni Layton
2016[4] | Amy Sommerville
2017[35] | Claire O’Brien
2018[54] | Abbey McCulloch
2019[41] | Sophie Garbin/Maddy Turner
2020[85] | Sophie Garbin
2021[86] | Maddy Turner

Source:[87]

NSW Swifts Coaches' Award
Season  | Player

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2013[31][89] | Paige Hadley
2014[33] | Sarah Wall
2015[22] | Susan Pettitt
2016[4] | Paige Hadley/Stephanie Wood
2017[35] | Maddy Turner
2018[54] | Maddy Turner
2019[41] | Paige Hadley
2020[85] | Samantha Wallace/Paige Hadley
2021[86] | Sarah Klau

Source:[87]

### AFLW players

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Several Swifts player have also played women's Australian rules football in the AFLW

* Elle Bennetts
* Ashleigh Brazill
* Taylah Davies
* Erin Hoare
* Sharni Layton

## Coaches

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### Head Coaches

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| Years

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Julie Fitzgerald[13][18] | 2008–2011
Lisa Beehag [90] | 2012–2013
Rob Wright [19][20][36][37] | 2013–2017
Briony Akle[38][39][91][92] | 2017–

### Assistant coaches

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| Years

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Megan Anderson[3][21][32][34] | 2014–2017
Rebecca Bulley[93] | 2021–2022
Natalie Avellino[94][95] | 2023–

## Main sponsors

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| Years

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QBE Insurance[96][97] | 2007–

## Premierships

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to New South Wales Swifts.

* Suncorp Super Netball
* Winners: 2019, 2021
* ANZ Championship
* Winners: 2008
* Runners Up: 2015, 2016
* Minor Premiership: 2010

## NNSW Waratahs

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Main article: Netball New South Wales Waratahs

Netball New South Wales Waratahs are the reserve team of New South Wales Swifts. They play in the Australian Netball League. In 2011 Waratahs became the first team other than Victorian Fury to win the ANL title. In the grand final they defeated Fury 55–46.[27]

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## External links

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* NSW Swifts on Facebook
* NSW Swifts on Twitter

* v
* t
* e

New South Wales Swifts

Est. 2007 in Sydney, New South Wales

Premierships (3)|

* 2008
* 2019
* 2021

Seasons|

| ANZ Championship|

* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016

|

Suncorp Super Netball|

* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021

Home venues|

* Ken Rosewall Arena
* Netball Central
* Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre

Captains|

* Catherine Cox
* Mo'onia Gerrard
* Kimberlee Green
* Abbey McCulloch
* Maddy Proud
* Paige Hadley

Head coaches|

* Julie Fitzgerald
* Lisa Beehag
* Rob Wright
* Briony Akle

See also|

* Netball New South Wales
* NNSW Waratahs
* NNSW Blues
* Hunter Jaegers
* Sydney Swifts

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Suncorp Super Netball

Organising body|

* Netball Australia

Teams|

| Current|

* Adelaide Thunderbirds
* Giants Netball
* Melbourne Mavericks
* Melbourne Vixens
* New South Wales Swifts
* Queensland Firebirds
* Sunshine Coast Lightning
* West Coast Fever

|

Former|

* Collingwood Magpies (2017–23)

Seasons|

* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Awards|

* Player of the Year
* Grand Final MVP
* Young Star
* Leading Goalscorer
* Team of the Year

Related Competitions|

* Australian Netball Championships

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ANZ Championship

Organising bodies|

* Netball Australia
* Netball New Zealand

2016 teams|

| Australian
Conference|

* Adelaide Thunderbirds
* Melbourne Vixens
* New South Wales Swifts
* Queensland Firebirds
* West Coast Fever

|

New Zealand
Conference|

* Central Pulse
* Mainland Tactix
* Northern Mystics
* Southern Steel
* Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

Seasons|

| Championships|

* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016

|

Premierships|

* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016

Minor Premiers|

* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016

Grand finalists|

* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016

See also|

* List of ANZ Championship players
* List of Australian netball premiers
* List of New Zealand netball premiers
* Netball's Festival of Stars
* Harrison Hoist

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Netball in Australia

Governing bodies|

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

National team|

* Men
* Trans-Tasman Cup
* Women
* Constellation Cup
* Captains
* Players

Competitions|

| National|

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

|

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
* Giants Netball
* 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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Netball in New South Wales

Governing bodies|

* Netball New South Wales

Teams|

| SSN|

* 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

|

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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Sports teams based in Sydney

Australian rules football|

| AFL|

* Sydney Swans
* Greater Western Sydney Giants

|

AFLW|

* Sydney Swans
* Greater Western Sydney Giants

Baseball|

| ABL|

* Sydney Blue Sox

|

Claxton Shield|

* New South Wales Patriots

Basketball|

| NBL|

* Sydney Kings

|

WNBL|

* Sydney Flames

Cricket|

| Sheffield Shield
Matador BBQs One Day Cup|

* New South Wales Blues

|

WNCL|

* New South Wales Breakers

Big Bash League|

* Sydney Sixers
* Sydney Thunder

Women's Big Bash League|

* Sydney Sixers
* Sydney Thunder

Field hockey|

| AHL|

* New South Wales Waratahs

|

WAHL|

* New South Wales Arrows

Hockey One|

* NSW Pride

Futsal (F-League)|

* Dural Warriors
* East Coast Heat F.C.
* Sydney Scorpions

Handball|

* Sydney University Handball Club

Ice hockey|

| AIHL|

* Sydney Bears
* Sydney Ice Dogs

|

AWIL|

* Sydney Sirens

Netball|

| SSN|

* Giants Netball
* NSW Swifts

|

ANL|

* Giants Netball Academy
* NNSW Waratahs

Rugby league|

| NRL|

* Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
* Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
* Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
* Parramatta Eels
* Penrith Panthers
* St. George Illawarra Dragons
* South Sydney Rabbitohs
* Sydney Roosters
* Wests Tigers

|

NRLW|

* Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
* Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
* Parramatta Eels
* St. George Illawarra Dragons
* Sydney Roosters
* Wests Tigers

Rugby union|

| Super Rugby|

* New South Wales Waratahs

|

Super W|

* New South Wales Waratahs

NRC|

* Greater Sydney Rams
* Sydney Rays

Soccer|

| A-League Men|

* Macarthur FC
* Sydney FC
* Western Sydney Wanderers

|

A-League Women|

* Sydney FC
* Western Sydney Wanderers

Water polo (ANWPL)|

* Balmain Water Polo Club
* Cronulla Sharks Water Polo Club
* Drummoyne Devils
* Sydney Uni Water Polo Club
* UNSW Wests Magpies

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