Sunshine Coast Lightning

Australian netball team

Sunshine Coast Lightning

Founded| 2016
Based in| University of the Sunshine Coast
Regions| Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Home venue| USC Stadium
Chairperson| Matt Tripp
Head coach| Belinda Reynolds
Captain| Steph Fretwell
Premierships| 2 (2017, 2018)
League| Suncorp Super Netball
2023 placing| 5th
Website| sunshinecoastlightning.com.au

Sunshine Coast Lightning are a professional Australian netball team based at the University of the Sunshine Coast. The team was formed in 2016 as a joint venture between the university and Melbourne Storm. Since 2017 they have played in Suncorp Super Netball. Lightning have played in three grand finals, winning premierships in 2017 and 2018. [1][2][3]

## History

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### New franchise

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12 May 2017; Sunshine Coast Lightning v West Coast Fever in a 2017 Suncorp Super Netball Round 12 match at USC Stadium

In May 2016, Netball Australia and Netball New Zealand announced that the ANZ Championship would be discontinued after the 2016 season. In Australia it was replaced by Suncorp Super Netball. The founding members of Suncorp Super Netball included the five former Australian ANZ Championship teams – Adelaide Thunderbirds, Melbourne Vixens, New South Wales Swifts, Queensland Firebirds and West Coast Fever; plus three brand new franchises: Collingwood Magpies, Giants Netball and Sunshine Coast Lightning.[1][2][4][5][6][7]

In August 2016, Sunshine Coast Lightning was officially launched. The team was formed as a joint venture by Melbourne Storm and the University of the Sunshine Coast with the support of Sunshine Coast Council. The colours of the team - navy blue, purple and yellow - are the same as the Storm's. The logo features a bolt of lightning.[1][2][3][8][9][10]

### Noeline Taurua era

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Noeline Taurua guided Sunshine Coast Lightning to the 2017 and 2018 Suncorp Super Netball titles

Before the official launch of Sunshine Coast Lightning, Noeline Taurua had already been announced as the inaugural head coach of the new franchise. [9][11][12] In September 2016, Caitlin Bassett and Stephanie Wood became the first two Lightning players.[2][13][14][15] Geva Mentor also subsequently signed for Lightning.[16][17] In February 2017, Mentor was named captain of the new franchise.[18][19] In 2017, Lightning finished the season as inaugural champions after defeating Giants Netball 65–48 in the grand final.[1][2][20][21][22] In 2018 they retained the title after defeating West Coast Fever 62–59 in the grand final.[1][2][23][24][25] In 2019, Lightning finished the regular season as minor premiers. [1][2][26][27] They also played in their third successive grand final but this time, they were defeated by New South Wales Swifts.[28][29] After three seasons as head coach at Lightning, Taurua resigned and was replaced by her assistant at the club, Kylee Byrne.[30][31][32][33]

### Regular season statistics

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Season  | Position  | Won  | Drawn  | Lost

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2017[34] | 2nd | 11 | 1 | 2
2018 | 4th | 8 | 1 | 5
2019 | 1st | 12 | 0 | 2
2020[35] | 2nd | 9 | 0 | 5
2021[36] | 4th | 8 | 0 | 6
2022[37] | 8th | 4 | 0 | 10
2023 | 5th | 6 | 0 | 8
2024 | 4th | 6 | 0 | 8

Premierships
Minor Premierships

## Grand finals

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Season  | Winners  | Score  | Runners Up  | Venue  | Attendance  | Ref

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2017 | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 65–48 | Giants Netball | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | 8,999 | [20][21][22]
2018 | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 62–59 | West Coast Fever | Perth Arena | 13,722 | [23][24][25][38]
2019 | New South Wales Swifts | 64–47 | Sunshine Coast Lightning | Brisbane Entertainment Centre |  | [28][29]

## Home venues

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Lightning play the majority of their home matches at USC Stadium. [3][9][39] They have also occasionally played home matches at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre. [40][41]

## Notable players

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Main article: List of Sunshine Coast Lightning players

### 2024 squad

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2024 Sunshine Coast Lightning roster

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

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| Reilley Batcheldor  | GA, GS  |  (2002-04-15) 15 April 2002 (age 22) | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
| Ava Black  | C, WD  |  (2003-06-12) 12 June 2003 (age 21) | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
| Courtney Bruce | GK, GD  |  (1993-12-08) 8 December 1993 (age 31) | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
| Mahalia Cassidy | C, WA, WD  |  (1995-10-09) 9 October 1995 (age 29) | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
| Shannon Eagland | GD, WD  |  (1996-05-16) 16 May 1996 (age 28) | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
| Ash Ervin  | GK, GD  |  (2003-05-15) 15 May 2003 (age 21) | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
| Steph Fretwell (c) | GA, WA, GS  |  (1991-11-28) 28 November 1991 (age 33) | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
| Maddie Hinchliffe | WD, C  |  (1998-05-25) 25 May 1998 (age 26) | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
| Tara Hinchliffe (vc) | GD, GK  |  (1998-05-25) 25 May 1998 (age 26) | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
| Cara Koenen | GS, GA  |  (1996-02-27) 27 February 1996 (age 28) | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
| Leesa Mi Mi  | WA, C  |  (2001-05-18) 18 May 2001 (age 23) | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
| Liz Watson | WA, C  |  (1994-03-30) 30 March 1994 (age 30) | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

Head coach

* Belinda Reynolds[42]

Assistant coaches

* Jenny Brazel[43]

* * *

Notes

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

Player profiles: Team website | Last updated: 3 June 2024

### Internationals

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Australia

* Caitlin Bassett
* Kelsey Browne
* Cara Koenen
* Laura Scherian
* Stephanie Wood
* Tara Hinchliffe
* Courtney Bruce
* Liz Watson

England

* Geva Mentor
* Kate Shimmin

Jamaica

* Kadie-Ann Dehaney

New Zealand

* Laura Langman
* Erena Mikaere

South Africa

* Phumza Maweni
* Karla Pretorius

Uganda

* Peace Proscovia

### Captains

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| Years  | Ref

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Geva Mentor | 2017–2018 | [19][22][44]
Laura Langman | 2019–2020 | [45][46]
Karla Pretorius | 2021 | [47][48]
Stephanie Wood | 2022– | [49]

### Award winners

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#### Suncorp Super Netball

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SSN Player of the Year Season  | Player  | Ref

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2017 | Geva Mentor | [50][51]
SSN Grand Final MVP Season  | Player  | Ref

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2017 | Karla Pretorius | [20]
2018 | Caitlin Bassett | [23]
SSN Team of the Year Season  | Players  | Ref

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2017 | C: Laura Langman, GK: Geva Mentor | [52][34]
2018 | GD: Karla Pretorius, GK: Geva Mentor | [53]
2019 | GD: Karla Pretorius | [54]
2020 | GD: Karla Pretorius Reserve: Cara Koenen | [55]

#### Lightning awards

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Player of the Year  Season  | Players  | Ref

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2017 | Geva Mentor | [56]
2018 | Stephanie Wood
Karla Pretorius | [57]
2019 | Karla Pretorius | [58]
2020 | Karla Pretorius | [59]
2021 | Stephanie Wood | [60]
2022 | Mahalia Cassidy | [61]
2023 | Stephanie Wood | [62]
2024 | Liz Watson | [63]

Players' Player of the Year  Season  | Players  | Ref

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2017 | Geva Mentor | [56]
2018 | Karla Pretorius | [57]
2019 | Karla Pretorius | [58]
2020 | Karla Pretorius | [59]
2021 | Cara Koenen | [60]
2022 | Mahalia Cassidy | [61]
2023 | Stephanie Wood | [62]
2024 | Steph Fretwell | [63]
Team Spirit Award  Season  | Players  | Ref

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2017 | Laura Scherian | [56]
2018 | Jacqui Russell | [57]
2019 | Jacqui Russell | [58]
2020 | Madeline McAuliffe | [59]
2021 | Kate Shimmin | [60]
2023 | Karla Pretorius | [62]
2024 | Leesa Mi Mi | [63]
Members' Player of the Year  Season  | Players  | Ref

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2017 | Laura Langman | [56]
2018 | Stephanie Wood | [57]
2019 | Karla Pretorius | [58]
2020 | Cara Koenen | [59]
2021 | Cara Koenen | [60]
2022 | Laura Scherian | [61]
2023 | Stephanie Wood | [62]
2024 | Ashleigh Ervin | [63]

### Shooting statistics

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(as at end of 2024 Suncorp Super Netball season) |  |  | Super Shot

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Seasons | Player | Goals | Attempts | % | Goals | Attempts | %
2017–18 | Caitlin Bassett | 1357 | 1454 | 93.33 | –
2017– | Cara Koenen | 2803 | 3090 | 90.71 | 13 | 38 | 34.21
2017– | Steph Fretwell | 1714 | 2081 | 82.36 | 246 | 432 | 56.94
2019–21 | Peace Proscovia | 670 | 733 | 91.41 | 0 | 4 | 0.00
2020–21 | Binnian Hunt | 9 | 18 | 50.00 | 2 | 4 | 50.00
2020, 2022 | Annabelle Lawrie | 3 | 3 | 100.00 | 0 | 5 | 0.00
2022, 2024– | Reilley Batcheldor | 166 | 196 | 84.69 | 61 | 112 | 54.46
2022 | Annika Lee-Jones | 2 | 4 | 50.00 | –
2023– | Charlie Bell | 29 | 34 | 85.29 | 0 | 2 | 0.00

## Head coaches

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Coach  | Years  | Ref

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Noeline Taurua | 2016–2019 | [9][11][12][30][31][32][33]
Kylee Byrne | 2019–2022 | [30][31][32][33]
Belinda Reynolds | 2023– | [64]

## Reserve teams

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Territory Storm

Between 2017 and 2019 Sunshine Coast Lightning formed a partnership with Territory Storm of the Australian Netball League. Storm were effectively Lightning's reserve team. In 2019, with a team featuring Lightning players Cara Koenen, Annika Lee-Jones, Peace Proscovia, and Jacqui Russell, Storm enjoyed one of their best seasons in the ANL, winning six matches and finishing fifth.[65][66][67][68][69][70]

USC Thunder

Since 2019, USC Thunder have played in the HART Sapphire Series. They were formed as a partnership between Sunshine Coast Lightning and the University of the Sunshine Coast. They play home games at the USC Stadium.[71][72][73]

Capital Darters

In 2019 it was announced that Sunshine Coast Lightning had formed a partnership with Capital Darters. Darters were due to play in the 2020 Australian Netball League season. However the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[74][75][76][77][78][79]

Australian Netball Championships

In September 2021, Sunshine Coast Lightning were due to enter a reserve team in the inaugural Australian Netball Championships tournament.[80][81] However, this tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lightning's ANC team subsequently played in a four team series, playing against Queensland Sapphires, the Queensland Suns men's netball team and PacificAus Sports, a Pacific Islander select.[73][82][83][84]

## Premierships

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sunshine Coast Lightning.

* Suncorp Super Netball
* Winners: 2017, 2018
* Runners Up: 2019
* Minor Premierships: 2019

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## External links

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* Official website

* v
* t
* e

Sunshine Coast Lightning

Est. 2016 in Sunshine Coast, Queensland

Club|

* History
* Players
* Current squad

Premierships (2)|

* 2017
* 2018

Home courts|

* UniSC Arena (2017–present)

Seasons (8)|

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

Captains|

* Geva Mentor
* Laura Langman
* Karla Pretorius
* Steph Fretwell

Coaches|

* Noeline Taurua
* Kylee Byrne
* Belinda Reynolds

Competition|

* Suncorp Super Netball

Affiliations|

* Melbourne Storm
* Territory Storm

* v
* t
* e

Melbourne Storm

Est. 1998 in Melbourne, Victoria

The club|

* Records
* Players
* Representatives
* Coaches
* History (2010 Salary cap breach)

Home grounds|

* Olympic Park (1998–2000, 2002–09)
* Marvel Stadium (2001, 2007-10, 2023)
* AAMI Park (2010–)

Culture|

* Rivalry with Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Battle of Brookvale)
* We Are the Storm
* Michael Moore Trophy

Important figures|

* John Ribot
* Chris Anderson
* Glenn Lazarus
* Matt Geyer
* Craig Bellamy
* Cameron Smith
* Billy Slater
* Cooper Cronk
* Life members

League|

* NRL

Titles|

Premierships (4)
1999
~~2007~~
~~2009~~
2012
2017
2020

World Club Challenge (3)
2000
~~2010~~
2013
2018

Seasons (28)|

* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Other competitions|

Current
NRL Nines
Junior Representatives (with NRL Victoria)
Harold Matthews Cup
S. G. Ball Cup
Jersey Flegg Cup
Past
NRL Under-20s
New South Wales Cup

Affiliations|

New South Wales Cup
North Sydney Bears

Queensland Cup
Brisbane Tigers
Sunshine Coast Falcons

Suncorp Super Netball
Sunshine Coast Lightning

* Melbourne Rugby League

A strike indicates a title stripped due to salary cap breaches

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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

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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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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|

* 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
* 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 Queensland

Governing bodies|

* Netball Queensland

Teams|

| SSN|

* Queensland Firebirds
* Sunshine Coast Lightning

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ANC|

* Queensland Sapphires

HSS|

* Bond University Bull Sharks
* Brisbane North Cougars
* Brisbane South Wildcats
* Carina Leagues Club Tigers
* Gold Coast Titans
* Northern Mendi Rays
* QUT Netball
* USC Thunder
* USQ Jets Netball Club

Venues|

* Bill Godfrey Oval
* Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
* Brisbane Entertainment Centre
* Chandler Arena
* Coomera Indoor Sports Centre
* Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
* Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre
* Pizzey Park
* Queensland State Netball Centre
* Townsville Stadium
* Underwood Park
* UniSC Arena

See also|

Netball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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Sporting teams based in Queensland

Australian rules football|

AFL
Brisbane Lions
Gold Coast Suns
AFLW
Brisbane Lions
Gold Coast Suns

Baseball|

ABL
Brisbane Bandits

Basketball|

NBL
Brisbane Bullets
Cairns Taipans
WNBL
Townsville Fire

Bowls|

BPL
Gold Coast Hawks
Moreton Bay Pirates

Cricket|

Sheffield Shield / 50 overs
Queensland Bulls
BBL
Brisbane Heat
WNCL
Queensland Fire
WBBL
Brisbane Heat

Field hockey|

AHL
Queensland Blades
Queensland Scorchers

Ice hockey|

AWIHL
Brisbane Goannas

Motorsport|

Supercars
Dick Johnson Racing
Matt Stone Racing
Triple Eight Race Engineering
Super2 Series
Paul Morris Motorsport

Netball|

| SSN|

* Queensland Firebirds
* Sunshine Coast Lightning

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ANC|

* Queensland Sapphires

HSS|

* Brisbane North Cougars
* Carina Leagues Club Tigers

Rugby league|

NRL
Brisbane Broncos
Gold Coast Titans
North Queensland Cowboys
NRLW
Brisbane Broncos
State of Origin
Queensland Maroons

Rugby union|

Super Rugby
Queensland Reds
NRC
Brisbane City
Queensland Country

Soccer|

A-League Men
Brisbane Roar
A-League Women
Brisbane Roar W-League

Touch football|

NRLTP
Queensland Broncos
Queensland Cowboys
Queensland Titans

Water polo|

ANWPL
Queensland Thunder
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