2017 Suncorp Super Netball season

2017 Suncorp Super Netball season
LeagueSuncorp Super Netball
SportNetball
Duration18 February – 17 June 2017
Number of teams8
TV partner(s)Nine Network
Regular season
  Minor premiersMelbourne Vixens
Season MVPGeva Mentor
Top scorerCaitlin Thwaites (COL: 594 goals)
Finals
ChampionsSunshine Coast Lightning
  Runners-upGiants Netball

The 2017 Suncorp Super Netball season was the inaugural season of the premier netball league in Australia, following the disbanding of the ANZ Championship in 2016. The regular season began on 18 February 2017 and concluded with the Grand Final on 17 June 2017.[1]

Expansion team Sunshine Coast Lightning won the Grand Final, comfortably defeating Giants Netball at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre.[2][3]

Overview

The season was played over 14 rounds, allowing every team to play each other twice, once at home and once away. The top 4 teams on the standings at the conclusion of the regular season qualified for the finals series. In the first week of the finals series, the 1st ranked team hosted the 2nd ranked team in the major semi-final (with the winner of that match to qualify for the Grand Final) and the 3rd ranked team hosted the 4th ranked team in the minor semi-final (with the loser of that match eliminated). The loser of the major semi-final then hosted the winner of the minor semi-final in the preliminary final. The winner of the major semi-final then hosted the winner of the preliminary final in the Grand Final.[1][4] YES

Standings

# Suncorp Super Netball Ladder
Team W D L GF GA  % PTS
1 Melbourne Vixens 11 1 2 874 774 118 23
2 Sunshine Coast Lightning 11 1 2 808 726 111 23
3 Giants Netball 10 0 4 773 728 106 20
4 Collingwood Magpies 9 0 5 770 730 106 18
5 Queensland Firebirds 7 1 6 778 756 103 15
6 New South Wales Swifts 3 1 10 726 792 92 7
7 West Coast Fever 2 0 12 670 779 86 4
8 Adelaide Thunderbirds 1 0 13 648 792 82 2

Regular season

  • All times are local; a full list of season results and match statistics can be found here

Round 1

18 Feb Giants Netball 58–53 New South Wales Swifts Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre  
5:00 pm Attendance: TBA
18 Feb Melbourne Vixens 58–55 Collingwood Magpies Hisense Arena  
7:00 pm Attendance: 8,074
18 Feb Queensland Firebirds 56–56 Sunshine Coast Lightning Brisbane Entertainment Centre  
7:45 pm Attendance: 5,973
19 Feb Adelaide Thunderbirds 56–51 West Coast Fever Priceline Stadium  
12:30 pm Attendance: TBA

Round 2

25 Feb New South Wales Swifts 54–44 Adelaide Thunderbirds Qudos Bank Arena  
5:00 pm
25 Feb Giants Netball 66–51 West Coast Fever Qudos Bank Arena  
7:00 pm
25 Feb Queensland Firebirds 50–54 Collingwood Magpies Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre  
7:45 pm
26 Feb Sunshine Coast Lightning 58–52 Melbourne Vixens University of the Sunshine Coast Stadium  
12:00 pm

Round 3

3 Mar West Coast Fever 47–60 Queensland Firebirds Perth Arena  
6:30 pm
4 Mar Collingwood Magpies 51–59 Giants Netball Hisense Arena  
7:00 pm
4 Mar Melbourne Vixens 59–59 New South Wales Swifts Hisense Arena  
8:45 pm
5 Mar Adelaide Thunderbirds 42–51 Sunshine Coast Lightning Priceline Stadium  
12:30 pm

Round 4

10 Mar Queensland Firebirds 62–53 New South Wales Swifts Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre  
7:30 pm
11 Mar Melbourne Vixens 56–45 West Coast Fever Hisense Arena  
7:00 pm
11 Mar Sunshine Coast Lightning 54–55 Giants Netball University of the Sunshine Coast Stadium  
7:45 pm
12 Mar Collingwood Magpies 64–45 Adelaide Thunderbirds Hisense Arena  
3:00 pm

Round 5

17 Mar West Coast Fever 50–45 New South Wales Swifts HBF Stadium  
6:30 pm
18 Mar Queensland Firebirds 50–66 Melbourne Vixens Brisbane Entertainment Centre  
6:00 pm
18 Mar Sunshine Coast Lightning 51–50 Collingwood Magpies Brisbane Entertainment Centre  
7:45 pm
19 Mar Giants Netball 53–38 Adelaide Thunderbirds AIS Arena  
1:00 pm

Round 6

24 Mar West Coast Fever 49–66 Sunshine Coast Lightning HBF Stadium  
6:30 pm
25 Mar Melbourne Vixens 59–51 Giants Netball Hisense Arena  
7:00 pm
25 Mar Adelaide Thunderbirds 39–49 Queensland Firebirds Titanium Security Arena  
8:15 pm
26 Mar New South Wales Swifts 54–55 Collingwood Magpies Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre  
1:00 pm

Round 7

1 Apr New South Wales Swifts 56–59 Giants Netball Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre  
7:00 pm
1 Apr West Coast Fever 57–40 Adelaide Thunderbirds Perth Arena  
5:45 pm
2 Apr Sunshine Coast Lightning 60–49 Queensland Firebirds University of the Sunshine Coast Stadium  
1:00 pm
2 Apr Collingwood Magpies 56–60 Melbourne Vixens Hisense Arena  
3:00 pm

Round 8

7 Apr Collingwood Magpies 56–43 West Coast Fever Hisense Arena  
7:30 pm
8 Apr Queensland Firebirds 51–55 Giants Netball Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre  
7:00 pm
8 Apr Adelaide Thunderbirds 54–75 Melbourne Vixens Priceline Stadium  
8:15 pm
9 Apr New South Wales Swifts 50–55 Sunshine Coast Lightning Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre  
1:00 pm

Round 9

22 Apr Sunshine Coast Lightning 59–50 Adelaide Thunderbirds Brisbane Entertainment Centre  
7:00 pm
22 Apr Queensland Firebirds 55–50 West Coast Fever Brisbane Entertainment Centre  
8:45 pm
23 Apr Giants Netball 56–59 Collingwood Magpies Qudos Bank Arena  
1:00 pm
23 Apr New South Wales Swifts 54–62 Melbourne Vixens Qudos Bank Arena  
3:00 pm

Round 10

29 Apr Melbourne Vixens 70–59 Sunshine Coast Lightning Margaret Court Arena  
7:00 pm
29 Apr Adelaide Thunderbirds 48–51 New South Wales Swifts Titanium Security Arena  
8:15 pm
30 Apr Collingwood Magpies 61–59 Queensland Firebirds Silverdome  
12:00 pm
30 Apr West Coast Fever 45–48 Giants Netball HBF Stadium  
12:00 pm

Round 11

5 May New South Wales Swifts 50–48 West Coast Fever Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre  
7:30 pm
6 May Melbourne Vixens 66–55 Queensland Firebirds Hisense Arena  
7:00 pm
6 May Collingwood Magpies 49–56 Sunshine Coast Lightning Hisense Arena  
8:45 pm
7 May Adelaide Thunderbirds 47–49 Giants Netball Priceline Stadium  
12:30 pm

Round 12

12 May Sunshine Coast Lightning 64–50 West Coast Fever University of the Sunshine Coast Stadium  
7:30 pm
13 May Collingwood Magpies 62–50 New South Wales Swifts Hisense Arena  
7:00 pm
13 May Queensland Firebirds 59–48 Adelaide Thunderbirds Brisbane Entertainment Centre  
8:45 pm
14 May Giants Netball 56–52 Melbourne Vixens AIS Arena  
1:00 pm

Round 13

19 May Giants Netball 53–56 Queensland Firebirds Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre  
7:30 pm
20 May West Coast Fever 42–49 Collingwood Magpies Perth Arena  
6:45 pm
20 May Sunshine Coast Lightning 63–49 New South Wales Swifts University of the Sunshine Coast Stadium  
7:00 pm
21 May Melbourne Vixens 71–50 Adelaide Thunderbirds Margaret Court Arena  
3:00 pm

Round 14

27 May New South Wales Swifts 48–67 Queensland Firebirds Qudos Bank Arena  
5:00 pm
27 May West Coast Fever 42–68 Melbourne Vixens Perth Arena  
6:45 pm
27 May Giants Netball 55–56 Sunshine Coast Lightning Qudos Bank Arena  
7:00 pm
28 May Adelaide Thunderbirds 47–49 Collingwood Magpies Titanium Security Arena  
12:30 pm

Finals series

Major semi-final

3 June 2017
4:00 pm 		Report
Stats 		Melbourne Vixens 55–56 Sunshine Coast Lightning    Margaret Court Arena
Attendance: 3,763
Scoring by quarter: 13–13, 13–12, 16–15, 13–16
Kumwenda Goals scored 33/38 (87%)
Philip Goals scored 22/26 (85%) 		Bassett Goals scored 44/47 (94%)
Wood Goals scored 12/14 (86%)

Minor semi-final

3 June 2017
7:00 pm 		Report
Stats 		Giants Netball 52–51 Collingwood Magpies    Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
Attendance: 5,000
Scoring by quarter: 13–12, 13–12, 11–15, 15–12
Brice Goals scored 29/33 (88%)
Harten Goals scored 23/25 (92%) 		Thwaites Goals scored 37/45 (82%)
Brown Goals scored 14/16 (88%)

Preliminary final

10 June 2017
7:00 pm 		Report
Stats 		Melbourne Vixens 57–65 Giants Netball    Hisense Arena
Scoring by quarter: 12–15, 12–17, 14–19, 19–14
Kumwenda Goals scored 37/44 (84%)
Philip Goals scored 20/26 (77%) 		Brice Goals scored 42/44 (95%)
Harten Goals scored 23/25 (92%)

Grand Final

17 June 2017
7:00 pm 		Report
Stats 		Sunshine Coast Lightning 65–48 Giants Netball    Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Attendance: 8,999[2]
Scoring by quarter: 13–15, 19–12, 16–11, 17–10
Scoring by half: 32-27, 33-21
Bassett Goals scored 49/51 (96%)
Wood Goals scored 16/20 (80%) 		Brice Goals scored 24/29 (83%)
Harten Goals scored 20/25 (80%)
Pettitt Goals scored 4/7 (57%)

Awards

Team of the Week Award

Round GS GA WA C WD GD GK Ref.
Round 1 – – – – – – – –
Round 2 S. Wallace (NSW) T. Philip (MEL) K. Green (GIA) L. Langman (SCL) A. McCulloch (NSW) R. Bulley (GIA) S. Layton (COL) Ref.
Round 3 C. Bassett (SCL) G. Tippett (QLD) L. Watson (MEL) E. Burger (QLD) G. Simpson (QLD) F. Themann (ADE) S. Poolman (GIA) Ref.
Round 4 C. Thwaites (COL) G. Tippett (QLD) K. Green (GIA) L. Watson (MEL) K. Mostert (SCL) E. Mikaere (SCL) S. Layton (COL) Ref.
Round 5 C. Thwaites (COL) T. Philip (MEL) E. Bell (ADE) L. Scherian (SCL) G. Simpson (QLD) R. Bulley (GIA) C. Bruce (WCF) Ref.
Round 6 C. Bassett (SCL) T. Philip (MEL) M. Robinson (COL) C. Nevins (QLD) R. Ingles (ADE) R. Bulley (GIA) S. Klau (NSW) Ref.
Round 7 M. Kumwenda (MEL) T. Philip (MEL) L. Watson (MEL) S. Guthrie (GIA) L. Langman (SCL) K. Shimmin (QLD) G. Mentor (SCL) Ref.
Round 8 C. Thwaites (COL) T. Philip (MEL) L. Watson (MEL) S. Guthrie (GIA) A. McCulloch (NSW) K. Mostert (SCL) S. Layton (COL) Ref.
Round 9 C. Thwaites (COL) S. Pettitt (GIA) M. Robinson (COL) K. Maloney (MEL) A. Brazill (COL) R. Bulley (GIA) A. Agbeze (ADE) Ref.
Round 10 M. Kumwenda (MEL) S. Wood (SCL) L. Watson (MEL) M. Proud (NSW) G. Simpson (QLD) R. Bulley (GIA) E. Mannix (MEL) Ref.
Round 11 M. Kumwenda (MEL) S. Wood (SCL) L. Watson (MEL) S. Guthrie (GIA) R. Ingles (ADE) J. Weston (MEL) G. Mentor (SCL) Ref.
Round 12 C. Thwaites (COL) J. Harten (GIA) M. Robinson (COL) K. Ravaillion (COL) A. Brazill (COL) R. Bulley (GIA) S. Poolman (GIA) Ref.
Round 13 C. Thwaites (COL) G. Tippett (QLD) L. Watson (MEL) L. Langman (SCL) G. Simpson (QLD) F. Themann (ADE) E. Mannix (MEL) Ref.
Round 14 C. Bassett (SCL) G. Tippett (QLD) K. Browne (SCL) S. Guthrie (GIA) R. Ingles (ADE) J. Weston (MEL) C. Bruce (WCF) Ref.

Postseason Awards

Award Winner Position Team Ref.
Player of the Year Award Geva Mentor GK Sunshine Coast Lightning Ref.
Grand Final Most Valuable Player Award Karla Mostert GD Sunshine Coast Lightning Ref.
Young Star Award Liz Watson WA Melbourne Vixens Ref.
Joyce Brown Coach of the Year Simone McKinnis Coach Melbourne Vixens Ref.
Leading Goalscorer Caitlin Thwaites GS Collingwood Magpies Ref.
Team of the Year Mwai Kumwenda GS Melbourne Vixens Ref.
Tegan Philip GA Melbourne Vixens Ref.
Liz Watson WA Melbourne Vixens Ref.
Laura Langman C Sunshine Coast Lightning Ref.
Gabi Simpson WD Queensland Firebirds Ref.
Jo Weston GD Melbourne Vixens Ref.
Geva Mentor GK Sunshine Coast Lightning Ref.

Reserves in the Team of the Year: Caitlin Thwaites (Attack Reserve), Serena Guthrie (Mid Court Reserve) and Rebecca Bulley (Defender Reserve)[6]

Team captains and coaches

Team Captain Coach Ref.
Adelaide Thunderbirds Erin Bell Dan Ryan Ref.
Collingwood Magpies Madison Robinson Kristy Keppich-Birrell Ref.
Giants Netball Kimberlee Green Julie Fitzgerald Ref.
Melbourne Vixens Kate Moloney Simone McKinnis Ref.
NSW Swifts Abbey McCulloch Rob Wright Ref.
Queensland Firebirds Gabi Simpson Roselee Jencke Ref.
Sunshine Coast Lightning Geva Mentor Noeline Taurua Ref.
West Coast Fever Natalie Medhurst Stacey Marinkovich Ref.

References

  1. ^ a b "2017 Fixture" (PDF). Suncorp Super Netball. 1 January 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Sunshine Coast win Super Netball title". Wide World of Sports. 17 June 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Sunshine Coast Lightning put on masterclass over Giants to claim title". ESPN. 17 June 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Netball Australia has revealed fixture for 2017 season". Suncorp Super Netball. 18 November 2016. Archived from the original on 29 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Lightning named Suncorp Super Netball champions". supernetball.com.au. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  6. ^ "2017 Australian Netball Awards". Netball Australia. 24 June 2017. Archived from the original on 13 July 2017.
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