2023 Suncorp Super Netball season | |
League: | Suncorp Super Netball |
Sport: | Netball |
Duration: | 18 March – 8 July |
No Of Teams: | 8 |
Tv: | Foxtel & Kayo Sports |
Season: | Regular season |
Minor Premiers: | New South Wales Swifts |
Finals: | Finals |
Finals Champ: | Adelaide Thunderbirds |
Finals Runner-Up: | New South Wales Swifts |
Finals Mvp: | Eleanor Cardwell |
Prevseason Link: | 2022 Suncorp Super Netball season |
Prevseason Year: | 2022 |
Nextseason Link: | 2024 Suncorp Super Netball season |
Nextseason Year: | 2024 |
The 2023 Suncorp Super Netball season was the seventh season of the premier netball league in Australia. The season commenced on Saturday 18 March and concluded with the Grand Final on Saturday 8 July at John Cain Arena. The defending premiers were the West Coast Fever,[1] who were eliminated in the Preliminary Final by the New South Wales Swifts. The Adelaide Thunderbirds won their first premiership in 10 years, narrowly defeating the New South Wales Swifts 60-59 after an extra time Grand Final thriller.[2] This season was the last season to feature the Collingwood Magpies, who withdrew from the competition at the end of the season due to financial difficulties.
Important dates in relation to player signings for the 2023 season are:[12]
Players were permitted to sign one-year contracts, owing to the expiration of Netball Australia's collective bargaining agreement with the players.
The following table is a list of players who moved clubs/leagues into Super Netball, or were elevated to a permanent position in the senior team during the off-season. It does not include contracted players who were re-signed by their original Super Netball clubs.[13]
Sophie Fawns | New South Wales Swifts (Rep. player) | New South Wales Swifts | [14] |
Charlie Bell | Queensland Firebirds (Training partner) | Sunshine Coast Lightning | [15] |
Ashleigh Ervin | Queensland Firebirds (Training partner) | [16] | |
Kim Jenner | Queensland Firebirds | West Coast Fever | [17] |
Donnell Wallam | Queensland Firebirds (Rep. player) | Queensland Firebirds | [18] |
Macy Gardner | Queensland Firebirds (Training partner) | [19] | |
Remi Kamo | Brisbane North Cougars | [20] | |
Ashlee Unie | Sunshine Coast Lightning (Training partner) | [21] | |
Emily Moore | Giants Netball Academy | [22] | |
Eleanor Cardwell | Manchester Thunder | Adelaide Thunderbirds | [23] |
Lucy Austin | Adelaide Thunderbirds (Training partner) | [24] | |
Nyah Allen | Collingwood Magpies (Training partner) | Collingwood Magpies | [25] |
Maddie Hinchliffe | Sunshine Coast Lightning (Training partner) | [26] | |
Kelly Singleton |
NSW Swifts | Briony Akle (C), Nat Avellino (AC) | Sam Wallace (Injured), Romelda Aiken-George (RP), Helen Housby, Sophie Fawns | Maddy Proud (CC), Pagie Hadley (CC), Tayla Fraser, Allie Smith | Maddy Turner, Sarah Klau, Teigan O'Shannassy | Grace Whyte, Lilli Gorman-Brown, Audrey Little, Chelsea Mann, Claire Longi, Dakota Thomas | |
Giants Netball | Julie Fitzgerald (C), Jenny O'Keeffe (AC) | Jo Harten (C), Sophie Dwyer, Matisse Letherbarrow | Maddie Hay (C-VC), Jamie-Lee Price (C-VC), Amy Parmenter, Amy Sligar | April Brandley, Lauren Moore, Tilly McDonnell | Ang Frketic, Tayla Davies, Erin O'Brien, Charli Fidler | |
Sunshine Coast Lightning | Belinda Reynolds, Jenny Brazel (AC) | Charlie Bell (Replacement), Cara Koenen, Steph Wood (C), Reilley Bacheldor (Injured) | Laura Scherian (C-VC), Mahalia Cassidy, Annie Miller | Karla Pretorius, Shannon Eagland (Reaplcement/Injured) Tara Hincliffe (C-VC, Injured), Kadie-Ann Dehaney, Ash Ervin (Replacement), Kate Walsh (Retired) | Nat Sligar, Ava Black, Leilani Rohweder, Bridey Codren | |
West Coast Fever | Dan Ryan (C), Nerida Stewart (AC) | Jhaniele Fowler, Sasha Glasgow (LSG), Emma Cosh | Alice Teague-Neeld (LSG), Verity Simmons, Jess Anstiss (VC) | Sunday Aryang, Kim Jenner, Courtney Bruce (C), Rudi Ellis | Nat Butler, Jorden Cransberg, Zoe Cransberg, Ruth Aryang | |
Melbourne Vixens | Simone McKinnis, Di Honey (AC) | Mwai Kumwenda, Rahni Samason (Injured), Kiera Austin, Kim Borger (Replacement) | Liz Watson (CC), Hannah Mundy, Kate Moloney (CC) | Kate Eddy, Jo Weston, Olivia Lewis, Emily Mannix | Emily Andrew, Ruby Barkmeyer, Sharni Lambden, Gabby Coffey, Maggie Caris | |
Queensland Firebirds | Bec Bulley (C), Sara Francis Bayman (AC) (Left), Lauren Brown (AC) | Donnell Wallam, Gretel Bueta (Pregnant), Mia Stower, Emily Moore (Replacement) | Macy Gardner (Injured), Lara Dunkley (VC), Kim Ravaillion (C), Gabi Simpson | Ash Unie, Ruby Barkwell-Doran, Remi Kamo | Olivia Dijkstra, Hulita Veve, Lessa Mimi, Isabelle Shearer | |
Adelaide Thunderbirds | Tania Obst (C), Tracey Neville (C-AC), Cathy Fellows (C-AC) | Lucy Austin, Eleanor Cardwell (C-VC), Tippah Dwan, Georgie Horjus | Maisie Nakivell, Tayla Williams, Hannah Petty (C) | Latanya Wilson, Matilda Garrett, Shamera Sterling (C-VC) | Lauren Frew, Kayla Graham, Tyler Orr, Sophie Casey, Chelsea Blackman, Jessie Grenvold | |
Collingwood Magpies | Nicole Richardson (C), Kate Upton (AC) | Shimona Neslon, Sophie Garbin, Nyah Allen (Injured), Kelly Singleton (Replacement) | Kelsey Browne (VC), Molly Jovic, Maddie Hincliffe, Ash Brazill (CC) | Jacqui Newton, Jodi-Ann Ward, Geva Mentor (CC) | Oliva Wikinson, Montana Holmes, Casey Adamson, Zoe Davies |
For the second consecutive year, the pre-season Suncorp Team Girls Cup competition was staged. The round-robin and playoff tournament was held at the Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre from Friday 24 February to Sunday 26 February. The eight Super Netball teams were split into two groups of four and play each of their group opponents once, before playing an inter-group match to determine places from first to eighth.[27]
The tournament was won by the West Coast Fever, who defeated the Adelaide Thunderbirds 49–41 in the final.[28]
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