Australian Netball League

The Australian Netball League (ANL) is a second level national netball league organised by Netball Australia. It was first played for during the 2008 season. On a national level, the ANL is below Suncorp Super Netball and above state leagues like the Victorian Netball League. The teams in the league are effectively the reserve teams of Suncorp Super Netball teams and/or the representative teams of state leagues. The league is currently sponsored by Deakin University and, as a result, it is also known as the Deakin University Australian Netball League (DUANL). The league's most successful team has been Victorian Fury who have won eight premierships.

Australian Netball League
Founded2008
Owner(s)Netball Australia
No. of teams9
CountryAustralia
Most recent
champion(s)		Victorian Fury
Most titlesVictorian Fury
(8 titles)
Sponsor(s)Deakin University
Level on pyramid2
Official websitenetball.com.au/anl

History

Foundation

The Australian Netball League was first played for during the 2008 season. Netball Australia wanted to organise a second level national league to bridge the gap between states leagues, like the Victorian Netball League and the Netball South Australia Premier League, and the new ANZ Championship. It was also designed to provide a national competition for states and territories, such the Australian Capital Territory, Northern Territory and Tasmania, who did not have an ANZ Championship franchise.[1][2][3]

Victorian Fury

Victorian Fury were the inaugural champions, defeating the Australian Institute of Sport 56–41 in the first grand final.[1][4] In 2009 Fury retained the title [3][5][6] and in 2010 they completed a three in a row.[7][8] In 2011 NNSW Waratahs became the first team other than Fury to win the ANL title. In the grand final they defeated Fury 55–46.[9][10] Between 2013 and 2016 Fury completed a four in a row of ANL titles.[11] In 2016 Fury won their seventh title [12] and in 2019 they won their eight.[13][14][15]

There was no ANL in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and in 2021 the league will be replaced by the Australian Netball Championships, a two-week tournament staged after the Super Netball season.[16]

Teams

2021 teams

The teams in the league are affiliated to Suncorp Super Netball teams. They are also effectively the representative teams of state leagues, such as the Victorian Netball League, Netball South Australia Premier League and the West Australian Netball League.

Team SSN affiliate State/Territory Main home venue Debut season
Capital Darters [17][18][19]Sunshine Coast LightningACT2021
Giants Netball AcademyGiants NetballNew South Wales2021
NNSW WaratahsNew South Wales SwiftsNew South WalesGenea Netball Centre2008
Queensland FusionQueensland FirebirdsQueenslandQueensland State Netball Centre2008
Southern ForceAdelaide ThunderbirdsSouth AustraliaPriceline Stadium2008
Tasmanian MagpiesCollingwood MagpiesTasmaniasee article2017
Territory StormSunshine Coast LightningNorthern TerritoryTerritory Netball Stadium2008
Victorian FuryMelbourne VixensVictoriaState Netball and Hockey Centre2008
Western StingWest Coast FeverWestern AustraliaPerth State Netball Centre2008

Source:[20]

Former teams
Team Region Debut season Final season
Australian Institute of Sport [4][21]ACT20082012
Canberra Darters [22]ACT20082016
Canberra Giants [22]ACT20172019
NNSW Blues [10][23][24]New South Wales20082015 ?
Singapore [3][25]Singapore20092010
Tasmanian Spirit [26][27]Tasmania20082015
Victorian Flames [28][29][30][31]Victoria20132014

Source:[6][9][32][33][34][35]

Grand Finals
Season Winners Score Runners Up Venue
2008 [1][4]Victorian Fury56–41Australian Institute of SportSydney
2009 [3][5][6]Victorian Fury46–32Australian Institute of SportBCEC
2010 [7][8][25]Victorian Fury54–47NNSW WaratahsWaverley Netball Centre
2011 [9][10]NNSW Waratahs55–46Victorian FuryWaverley Netball Centre
2012 [36][24]Southern Force50–36NNSW WaratahsWaverley Netball Centre
2013 [30][37]Victorian Fury56–51NNSW WaratahsNetball SA Stadium
2014 [38][39]Victorian Fury51–49Queensland FusionWaverley Netball Centre
2015 [11]Victorian Fury58–46Southern ForceWaverley Netball Centre
2016 [12]Victorian Fury53–46NNSW WaratahsNetball Central, Sydney
2017 [40][41][42][43]Western Sting63–47Victorian FuryPerth State Netball Centre
2018 [44][45][46]Tasmanian Magpies54–53Canberra GiantsAIS Arena
2019 [13][14][15]Victorian Fury54–53NNSW WaratahsSNHC
2020(Note 1)
Notes

Source:[49]

Winners
Winners Seasons Titles
Victorian Fury2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 20198
NSW Waratahs20111
Southern Force20121
Tasmanian Magpies20181
Western Sting20171

Source:[49]

MVP
Season Player Team
2008Narelle EatherNSW Blues
2009Kathleen KnottVictorian Fury
2010Amorette WildNSW Waratahs
2011Karyn BaileyVictorian Fury
2012Kristy GuthrieNSW Waratahs
2013Mwai KumwendaVictorian Fury
2014Ashleigh BrazillWestern Sting
2014Kristina BriceNSW Waratahs
2015Kate ShimminSouthern Force
2016Vanessa MullampyNSW Waratahs
2017Sophie GarbinWestern Sting
2018Rahni SamasonVictorian Fury
2019Emma RydeVictorian Fury

Source:[49]

Sponsorship
Sponsors Seasons
New Idea [1][6]2008–20xx
Deakin University2018–

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