Western Sting

Western Sting are an Australian netball team that represents Netball Western Australia in the Australian Netball League. They were ANL champions in 2017. Western Sting are effectively the representative team of the West Australian Netball League and the reserve team of West Coast Fever.

Western Sting
Founded2008
Based inPerth
RegionsWestern Australia
Home venuePerth State Netball Centre
Head coachTasha Richards
Premierships1 (2017)
LeagueAustralian Netball League
Websitewestcoastfever.com.au

Uniform

Uniform

History

Australian Netball League

In 2008 Netball Western Australia entered a team in the Australian Netball League. They were founder members of the league.[1] In 2011 the team began playing as Western Sting.[2][3][4] Between 2013 and 2014 future West Coast Fever head coach, Stacey Marinkovich (née Rosman) served as the Sting head coach.[5][6] In 2017 with a squad that included Olivia Lewis, Sophie Garbin, Lindal Rohde, Annika Lee-Jones and Kaylia Stanton, Western Sting reached their first grand final and won their first ANL title.[7][8][9][10][11][12]

Representative team

Western Sting are effectively the representative team of the West Australian Netball League.[13][14]

ANL Grand finals
Season Winners Score Runners up Venue
2017[9][10][11][12]Western Sting63–47Victorian FuryPerth State Netball Centre

Source:[15]

Home venues

During the 2019 Australian Netball League season Sting played their home games at the Perth State Netball Centre.[16]

Notable players

2020 squad
Western Sting – 2020 Australian Netball League roster
PlayersCoaches
NamePosDOBHeightClubNatCaps
Sunday Aryang GD – Rangers
Sloan Burton GS, GA –
Stephanie Cooper GD, GK – West Coast Warriors
Emma Cosh GA – East Freo Sharks
Jessica Eales C, WD – West Coast Warriors
Courtney Kruta C – East Freo Sharks
Jessica Penny GD, GK – East Freo Sharks
Helen Taylor C, WD – West Coast Warriors
Brittany Turnbull C, WD – Southside Demons
Donelle Wallam GS, GA – West Coast Warriors
Head coach
  • Tasha Richards


Notes
  • (c) – Captain
  • (cc) – Co-captain
  • (vc) – Vice-captain
  • – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player
Player profiles: Team website Last updated: 2 August 2020
Notes

Source:[7][13][17][18]

Internationals
 Australia

West Coast Fever

Source:[2][5][6][19][20][21][22][23][24]

ANL MVP
Season Player
2017Sophie Garbin

Source:[15]

Head coaches
Coach Years
Michelle Wilkins[19][20] 2009–2010
Jon Fletcher[2][21]2011–2012
Stacey Rosman[5][6]2013–2014
Michelle Wilkins[9][11][22][24]2015–2017
Andrea McCulloch[13]2018
Karly Guadagnin[25]2019
Tasha Richards[26]2020–

Premierships

References
  1. "2008 Netball Western Australia Annual Report" (PDF). Netball Western Australia. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  2. "2011 Netball Western Australia Annual Report" (PDF). Netball Western Australia. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  3. "WA Sting Sit Third in ANL". wais.org.au. 15 August 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  4. "2011 Australian Netball League Round 2: Official Results and Statistics". womensportreport.com. 8 August 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  5. "2013 Netball Western Australia Annual Report" (PDF). Netball Western Australia. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  6. "2014 Netball Western Australia Annual Report" (PDF). Netball Western Australia. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  7. "Western Sting". Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  8. "WA's rising netball star Sophie Garbin shoots Western Sting into finals". www.abc.net.au. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  9. "Western Sting crowned ANL champions". netball.com.au. 9 April 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  10. "Fury runners-up in intense ANL finals weekend". vic.netball.com.au. 9 April 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  11. "Historic ANL Title for Western Sting". wais.org.au. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  12. "2017 Netball Western Australia Annual Report" (PDF). wa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  13. "2018 West Coast Fever Annual Report" (PDF). westcoastfever.com.au. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  14. "Gold Industry Group West Australian Netball League (GIGWANL) 2019 Operations Manual" (PDF). West Australian Netball League. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  15. "Australian Netball League". netball.com.au. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  16. "2019 DUANL Fixture" (PDF). netball.com.au. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  17. "2020 Western Sting Squad Announcement". westcoastfever.com.au. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  18. "WA All-Stars standout Donnell Wallam signs as Fever training partner". westcoastfever.com.au. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  19. "2009 Netball Western Australia Annual Report" (PDF). Netball Western Australia. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  20. "2010 Netball Western Australia Annual Report" (PDF). Netball Western Australia. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  21. "2012 Netball Western Australia Annual Report" (PDF). Netball Western Australia. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  22. "2015 Netball Western Australia Annual Report" (PDF). Netball Western Australia. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  23. "Shimmin creates history with ANL MVP award". womensportreport.com. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  24. "Sting Secure ANL Finals Berth". wais.org.au. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  25. "Western Sting finalise coaching staff for 2019". netball.com.au. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  26. "Tasha Richards appointed Western Sting Head Coach". westcoastfever.com.au. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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