Southern Force (netball)

Australian Netball League team

Southern ForceFounded| 2008

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Based in| Adelaide
Regions| South Australia
Home venue| Netball SA Stadium
Head coach| Brian Lines
Premierships| 2 (2012, 2022)
League| Australian Netball Champtionships
Website| sa.netball.com.au

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Southern Force is an Australian netball team that represents Netball South Australia in the Australian Netball League. In 2008 they were founder members of the ANL. Between 2008 and 2011 they played as South Australia. As Southern Force they were ANL champions in 2012 and were grand finalists in 2015. Southern Force are effectively the representative team of the Netball South Australia Premier League and the reserve team of Adelaide Thunderbirds.

## History[edit]

### Netball South Australia[edit]

Southern Force are effectively the representative team of the Netball South Australia Premier League. They are one of two teams that represent Netball South Australia in senior or national leagues. Their senior team, Adelaide Thunderbirds, has represented Netball South Australia in both the ANZ Championship and Suncorp Super Netball. Southern Force are effectively the reserve team of Thunderbirds.[1][2][3][4] Between 2008 and 2011, Netball South Australia's ANL team simply played as South Australia. In 2012 they became Southern Force, a name that was first suggested by members of the 2011 ANL squad.[3][5][6]

## ANL/ANC Grand finals[edit]

In 2012 with a squad that included Kelly Altmann, Georgia Beaton, Cody Lange, Maddy Proud, Melissa Rowland, Kate Shimmin and Sheree Wingard, Southern Force finished as ANL Champions, defeating NNSW Waratahs 50–36 in the grand final.[3] In 2015, with a squad that saw Lange, Shimmin and Wingard joined by Sarah Klau, Hannah Petty, Samantha Poolman and Maddy Turner, Southern Force reached the grand final for a second time. However on this occasion they lost 58–46 to Victorian Fury.[7][8]

Season  | Winners  | Score  | Runners Up  | Venue

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2012 [3][9] | Southern Force | 50–36 | NNSW Waratahs | Waverley Netball Centre
2015 [7][8] | Victorian Fury | 58–46 | Southern Force | Waverley Netball Centre
2022  | Southern Force | 59-57  | Victorian Fury | Traralogn

Source:[10]

## Home venue[edit]

Southern Force play their home games at the Netball SA Stadium.[11] They have also played home games at the Titanium Security Arena.[12]

## Notable players[edit]

### 2022 squad[edit]

Southern Force – 2022 Australian Netball League roster

Players | Coaches
| Name | Pos | DOB | Height | Club | Nat | Caps

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Lucy Austin  | GS  |  | –  |  |  |
Lauren Frew  | GS/GA  |  | –  |  |  |
Poppy Gilfillan-Silk  | GA/GS  |  | –  |  |  |
Georgia Dent  | WA/C  |  | –  |  |  |
Tyler Orr  | C/WD  |  | –  |  |  |
Sophie Casey  | WD/C  |  | –  |  |  |
Chelsea Blackman  | GD/WD/GK  |  | –  |  |  |
Jessie Grenvold  | GK/GD  |  | –  |  |  |
Jacoba Clough  | GS/GA  |  | –  |  |  |
Paris Sinclair  | C/WD  |  | –  |  |  |
Jorden Vivian  | GK/GD  |  | –  |  |  |
Molly Watson  | GK/GD  |  | –  |  |  |

Head coach

* Brian Lines

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Notes

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

Player profiles: Team website | Last updated: 29 June 2020

Source:[13]

### Internationals[edit]

Australia

* Kate Shimmin

Australia Fast5

* Samantha Poolman
* Lucy Austin
* Gerogie Horjus

England

* Beth Cobden
* Kate Shimmin

New Zealand

* Cathrine Tuivaiti

Samoa

* Cathrine Tuivaiti

### New South Wales Swifts[edit]

* Maddy Turner
* Maddy Proud
* Sarah Klau

### Adelaide Thunderbirds[edit]

* Lucy Austin
* Georgie Horjus
* Hannah Petty
* Kate Shimmin

### Sunshine Coast Lightning[edit]

* Kate Shimmin

Source:[3][4][8][12][13][14][15]

### ANL MVP[edit]

The following Southern Force players were named MVP in the Australian Netball League.

Season  | Player

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2015 | Kate Shimmin

Source:[8][10]

## Head coaches[edit]

Coach  | Years

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Tania Obst [3][15] | 2010, 2012
Dan Ryan[16][17][18][19] | 2013
Tania Obst [8][12] | 2015–2016
Brian Lines [4][13][20] | 2017–

## Premierships[edit]

* Australian Netball League
* Winners: 2012: 1
* Runners up: 2015: 1

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Premier League". sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
2. ^ "Southern Force". sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
3. ^ a b c d e f "Annual Report 2012 – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
4. ^ a b c "2017 Annual Report – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
5. ^ "New Idea Australian Netball League action fires up tomorrow". www.womensportreport.com. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
6. ^ "Australian Netball League 2009". www.netball.org.sg. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
7. ^ a b "Fury hold out Force to claim hat-trick of ANL titles". www.womensportreport.com. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
8. ^ a b c d e "2015 Annual Report – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
9. ^ "Netball NSW and NSW Swifts – 2012 Annual Report" (PDF). Netball NSW. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 January 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
10. ^ a b "Australian Netball League". netball.com.au. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
11. ^ "2019 DUANL Fixture" (PDF). netball.com.au. 15 April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
12. ^ a b c "2016 Annual Report – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
13. ^ a b c "Lines Announces Experienced 2020 Southern Force Squad". sa.netball.com.au. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
14. ^ "Southern Force Archives". netball.draftcentral.com.au. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
15. ^ a b "Annual Report 2010 – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
16. ^ "Annual Report 2013 – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
17. ^ "Thunder name new Coach". www.manchesterthunder.com. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
18. ^ "Dan Ryan:High Performance Netball Coach / Sports Broadcaster". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
19. ^ "Manchester Thunder name Australian Dan Ryan as new head coach". www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
20. ^ "2020 Southern Force coaches". sa.netball.com.au. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2020.

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Organising body|

* Netball Australia

Teams|

* Capital Darters
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* Sunshine Coast Lightning
* Tasmania
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* Western Sting

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* Tassie Spirit
* Territory Storm
* Singapore
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Related Competitions|

* Suncorp Super Netball

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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|

* Women
* Constellation Cup
* Captains
* Players

Competitions|

| National|

* Suncorp 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
* Giants Netball
* Melbourne Vixens
* New South Wales Swifts
* Queensland Firebirds
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* West Coast Fever

History|

* Australian Institute of Sport Netball Program
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* List of Australian netball premiers
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Est. 1997 in Adelaide, South Australia

Premierships (4)|

* 1998
* 1999
* 2010
* 2013

Seasons|

| Commonwealth Bank Trophy|

* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007

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ANZ Championship|

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

Suncorp Super Netball|

* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021

Home courts|

* Netball SA Stadium
* Adelaide Entertainment Centre

Captains|

* Kathryn Harby-Williams
* Peta Scholz
* Laura von Bertouch
* Natalie von Bertouch
* Renae Ingles
* Erin Bell
* Leana de Bruin
* Chelsea Pitman
* Layla Guscoth
* Hannah Petty

Head coaches|

* Margaret Angove
* Tania Obst
* Jane Woodlands-Thompson
* Michelle den Dekker
* Dan Ryan
* Tania Obst

See also|

* Netball South Australia
* Southern Force

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Governing bodies|

* Netball South Australia

Teams|

| SSN|

* Adelaide Thunderbirds

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ANL|

* Southern Force

Premier League|

* Contax
* Garville
* Matrics
* Metro Jets
* Newton Jaguars
* Oakdale
* Tango
* Woods Panthers

Defunct|

* Adelaide Ravens
* Australian Institute of Sport

Venues|

* Adelaide Arena
* Adelaide Entertainment Centre
* Apollo Stadium
* Netball SA Stadium

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