# Australian National Netball Championships

The Australian National Netball Championships are a series of annual netball tournaments, organised by Netball Australia and featuring representative teams from the states and territories of Australia. The earliest tournaments took place during 1920s.
Until 2005, the championships featured an open tournament, as well tournaments for under-17, under-19 and under-21 teams. However, following the emergence of the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league, Netball Australia decided to end the open tournament. The last under-21 tournament was played in 2016.

## History
### Early tournaments

The earliest Australian National Netball Championships took place during 1920s. Differing sources mean it is unclear exactly which year the tournament was first held. According to the 2005 Netball New South Wales annual report, New South Wales won their first title in 1926. Meanwhile, according to the Netball Victoria website, Victoria hosted and won the first official championships in 1928 in Melbourne. According to the 2004 Netball Australia annual report, the 2004 National Netball Championships were the 71st edition. However according to the 2005 annual report there had been eighty years of open competition.

## Open

In 2004, the open and under-21 National Netball Championships were held at Challenge Stadium in Perth, Western Australia. According to the 2004 Netball Australia annual report, they were the 71st National Netball Championships. The 2004 tournament featured several members of the Australia national netball team, including Liz Ellis, Catherine Cox, Jane Altschwager and Mo'onia Gerrard, as well as emerging players such as Natalie Medhurst, Kimberley Smith, Joanne Sutton, Johannah Curran, Susan Fuhrmann and Brooke Thompson. In 2005, Netball ACT hosted the final open championships in Canberra. Following the emergence of the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league, Netball Australia decided to end the open tournament.

### Grand finals

| Year | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue |
| 1926 | New South Wales | | | |
| 1928 | Victoria | | | Melbourne |
| 1956 | | | | |
| 1969 | Western Australia | | | Adelaide |
| 1970 | Western Australia | | | Brisbane |
| 1971 | Western Australia | | | Hobart |
| 1972 | Western Australia | | | Sydney |
| 1976 | | | | |
| 1979 | | | | |
| 1984 | New South Wales | | | |
| 1985 | New South Wales | | | |
| 1986 | Victoria | | | |
| 1987 | New South Wales | | | |
| 1988 | New South Wales | | | |
| 1989 | New South Wales | | | |
| 1990 | New South Wales | | | |
| 1991 | New South Wales | | | Brisbane |
| 1992 | New South Wales | | | |
| 1993 | New South Wales | 46-45 | South Australia | Marrara Stadium |
| 1994 | New South Wales | 41-37 | South Australia | Sydney |
| 1995 | | | | Melbourne |
| 1996 | South Australia | 61-41 | Victoria | Adelaide |
| 1997 | New South Wales | 56-54 | Victoria | Canberra (AIS) |
| 1998 | | | | |
| 1999 | New South Wales | | | |
| 2001 | | | | |
| 2004 | New South Wales | 60–35 | South Australia | Challenge Stadium |
| 2005 | New South Wales | 59–57 | Victoria | ACT Netball Centre, Canberra |

#### Notes

* ^1 New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria shared the 1956 title.
* ^2 New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia shared the 1976 title.
* ^3 New South Wales and South Australia shared the 1979 title.
* ^4 The 2001 tournament was cancelled due to the Ansett collapse
Source:

## Under-21
### Grand finals

| Year | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue |
| 1974 | New South Wales | | | |
| 1977 | New South Wales | | | |
| 1980 | New South Wales | | | |
| 1983 | New South Wales | | | |
| 1984 | New South Wales | | | |
| 1985 | New South Wales | | | |
| 1986 | Victoria |
| 1987 | New South Wales | | | |
| 1988 | New South Wales | | | |
| 1989 | New South Wales | | | |
| 1990 | Victoria | 45-40 | South Australia | |
| 1991 | | | | Brisbane |
| 1992 |
| 1993 | New South Wales | | | |
| 1994 | Victoria | 58-47 | South Australia | Sydney |
| 1995 | South Australia | 56-45 | New South Wales | Waverley Netball Centre |
| 1996 | Victoria | 55-45 | New South Wales |
| 1997 | South Australia | 50-43 | Victoria | Canberra (AIS) |
| 1998 | New South Wales | | | |
| 1999 | | | | |
| 2000 | | | | |
| 2001 | | | | |
| 2002 | | | | |
| 2003 | South Australia | | | |
| 2004 | South Australia | 55–39 | Victoria | Challenge Stadium |
| 2005 | Western Australia | 60–53 | South Australia | ACT Netball Centre, Canberra |
| 2006 | Victoria | 71–49 | Western Australia | ETSA Park |
| 2007 | Victoria | | New South Wales | Queensland State Netball Centre |
| 2008 | New South Wales | 41–40 | Victoria | Perth |
| 2009 | New South Wales | 43–41 | Victoria | ACT Netball Centre, Canberra |
| 2010 | New South Wales | 50–39 | South Australia | Logan Metro Indoor Centre, Brisbane |
| 2011 | New South Wales | 48–35 | Victoria | Waverley Netball Centre |
| 2012 | New South Wales | 49–38 | South Australia | Challenge Stadium |
| 2013 | South Australia | 40–36 | Victoria | Canberra |
| 2014 | South Australia | 43–27 | Victoria | |
| 2015 | South Australia | 44–42 | Victoria | Caloundra Indoor Stadium, Caloundra |
| 2016 | New South Wales | 49–46 | Victoria | Launceston, Tasmania |
Source:

### Tournament MVP

| Year | Winner | Team |
| 2010 | April Letton | New South Wales |
| 2010 | Chanel Gomes | Queensland |
| 2011 | April Letton | New South Wales |
| 2012 | Courtney Bruce | Western Australia |
| 2013 | | |
| 2014 | | |
| 2015 | | |
| 2016 | Maddy Turner | New South Wales |

#### Notes

* ^5 The 2001 tournament was cancelled due to the Ansett collapse
* ^6 The 2007 Netball Australia Annual Report gives the final score as 61–36 while the 2007 Netball NSW Annual Report gives it as 36–21.
* ^7 April Letton and Chanel Gomes shared the 2010 Under-21 Tournament MVP award.

## Under-19
### Grand finals

| Year | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue |
| 1985 | Western Australia | | | |
| 1986 | South Australia | | | |
| 1987 | Western Australia | | | |
| 1988 | New South Wales | | | |
| 1989 | South Australia | | | |
| 1990 | Victoria | | | |
| 1991 | Victoria | | | |
| 1992 | New South Wales | | | |
| 1993 | Victoria | | | |
| 1994 | New South Wales | | | |
| 1995 | New South Wales | | | |
| 1996 | South Australia | | | |
| 1997 | South Australia | | | |
| 1998 | South Australia | | | |
| 1999 | New South Wales | | | |
| 2000 | Queensland | | | |
| 2001 | Victoria | 28–27 | New South Wales | ACT Netball Centre, Canberra |
| 2002 | New South Wales | | | |
| 2003 | Victoria | | | |
| 2004 | Victoria | 37–22 | South Australia | Silverdome |
| 2005 | Victoria | 36–19 | Queensland | Marrara Stadium |
| 2006 | Victoria | 37–26 | New South Wales | Penrith Stadium |
| 2007 | Victoria | 32–22 | South Australia | State Netball Hockey Centre |
| 2008 | New South Wales | 19–14 | Victoria | Perth |
| 2009 | New South Wales | 39–30 | Queensland | ACT Netball Centre, Canberra |
| 2010 | Queensland | 27–24 | New South Wales | ETSA Park |
| 2011 | New South Wales | 36–21 | Victoria | Logan Metro Indoor Sports Centre |
| 2012 | Victoria | 27–19 | New South Wales | Silverdome |
| 2013 | South Australia | | | Canberra |
| 2014 | Queensland | 38–28 | Victoria | Waverley Netball Centre, VIC |
| 2015 | New South Wales | 43–39 | Victoria | Netball Central |
| 2016 | Victoria | 31–27 | New South Wales | Perth |
| 2017 | Victoria | | | Canberra |
| 2018 | Victoria | 31–26 | South Australia | Priceline Stadium |
| 2019 | South Australia | 49–20 | New South Wales | Queensland State Netball Centre |
| 2020 | | | | |
| 2021 | | | | |
| 2022 | New South Wales | 26-24 | South Australia | Hobart Netball and Sports Centre |
| 2023 | South Australia | 44-33 | Western Australia | Marrara Stadium |
| 2024 | New South Wales | 42-32 | Queensland | Jubilee Park Stadium, Frankston VIC |
| 2025 | | | | Netball Central |
Source:

### Tournament MVP

| Year | Winner | Team |
| 2010 | Stephanie Wood | Queensland |
| 2011 | Gabi Simpson | New South Wales |
| 2012 | Kim Ravaillion | New South Wales |
| 2013 | Georgie Virgo | Queensland |
| 2014 | Cara Koenen | Queensland |
| 2015 | Toni Anderson | New South Wales |
| 2016 | Sasha Glasgow | South Australia |
| 2017 | Tara Hinchliffe | Queensland |
| 2018 | Olivia Lewis | Western Australia |
| 2019 | Macy Gardner | Queensland |
| 2020 | | |
| 2021 | | |
| 2022 | Kayla Graham | South Australia |
| 2023 | Lucy Voyvodic | South Australia |
| 2024 | Frederika Schneideman | New South Wales |

## Under-17
### Grand finals

| Year | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue |
| 1983 | Queensland | | | |
| 1985 | New South Wales | | | |
| 1986 | New South Wales | | | |
| 1987 | South Australia | | | |
| 1988 | South Australia | 35-25 | New South Wales | Sydney |
| 1989 | New South Wales | | | |
| 1990 | New South Wales | | | |
| 1991 | South Australia | | | |
| 1992 | Victoria | | | |
| 1993 | New South Wales | | | |
| 1994 | New South Wales | | | |
| 1995 | New South Wales | | | |
| 1996 | South Australia | | | |
| 1997 | South Australia | | | |
| 1998 | Victoria | | | |
| 1999 | New South Wales | | | |
| 2000 | New South Wales | | | |
| 2001 | Queensland | 40–21 | New South Wales | ACT Netball Centre, Canberra |
| 2002 | Victoria | | | |
| 2003 | Victoria | | | |
| 2004 | Victoria | 34–19 | New South Wales | Silverdome |
| 2005 | New South Wales | 32–23 | South Australia | Marrara Stadium |
| 2006 | New South Wales | 31–23 | Victoria | Penrith Stadium |
| 2007 | New South Wales | 21–15 | Victoria | State Netball Hockey Centre |
| 2008 | Victoria | 20–19 | New South Wales | Perth |
| 2009 | South Australia | 23–21 | Victoria | ACT Netball Centre, Canberra |
| 2010 | Victoria | 24–23 | New South Wales | ETSA Park |
| 2011 | Victoria | 33–31 | New South Wales | Logan Metro Indoor Sports Centre |
| 2012 | New South Wales | 38–28 | Victoria | Silverdome |
| 2013 | Victoria | 35–22 | Western Australia | Darwin |
| 2014 | Victoria | 29–25 | New South Wales | Waverly Netball Centre |
| 2015 | Queensland | 27–24 | New South Wales | Netball Central |
| 2016 | South Australia | 29–24 | New South Wales | Perth |
| 2017 | South Australia | 26–25 | Victoria | Canberra |
| 2018 | South Australia | 40–26 | Victoria | Priceline Stadium |
| 2019 | South Australia | 35–30 | New South Wales | Queensland State Netball Centre |
| 2020 | | | | |
| 2021 | | | | |
| 2022 | New South Wales | 38-35 | Victoria | Hobart Netball and Sports Centre |
| 2023 | Queensland | 42-40 | New South Wales | Marrara Stadium |
| 2024 | South Australia | 30-28 | Western Australia | Jubilee Park Stadium, Frankston VIC |
| 2025 | | | | Netball Central |
Source:

### Tournament MVP

| Year | Winner | Team |
| 2010 | Kate Moloney | Victoria |
| 2011 | Charlotte Goodman | Queensland |
| 2012 | Kaitlyn Bryce | New South Wales |
| 2013 | Alice Teague-Neeld | Victoria |
| 2014 | Hannah Petty | South Australia |
| 2015 | Kim Jenner | Queensland |
| 2016 | Olivia Lewis | Western Australia |
| 2017 | Sunday Aryang | Western Australia |
| 2018 | Molly Watson | South Australia |
| 2019 | Kimberley Hearnden | South Australia |
| 2020 | | |
| 2021 | | |
| 2022 | Grace Whyte (joint) | New South Wales |
| " | Tabitha Packer (joint) | South Australia |
| 2023 | Nicola Barge | New South Wales |
| 2024 | Jemma Kelly | South Australia |

#### Notes

* ^8 The 2020 and 2021 tournaments were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.

## Main sponsors

| | Years |
| The Athlete's Foot | 200?–2008 |
| DealsDirect | 2010 |