# 2019 Suncorp Super Netball season

The 2019 Suncorp Super Netball season was the third season of the premier netball league in Australia. The season began on 27 April and concluded on 15 September 2019, however it was suspended for most of the month of July due to the Netball World Cup, which was played in Liverpool.
The New South Wales Swifts won the premiership, defeating two-time defending premiers Sunshine Coast Lightning by 17 goals in the Grand Final at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre.

## Overview
### Teams

| Team | Leaders | Coach | Home Courts |
| Adelaide Thunderbirds | Chelsea Pitman & Layla Guscoth | Tania Obst | Priceline Stadium Adelaide Entertainment Centre Territory Netball Stadium |
| Collingwood Magpies | Madison Browne & Geva Mentor | Rob Wright | Melbourne Arena Bendigo Stadium Silverdome |
| Giants Netball | Kimberlee Green | Julie Fitzgerald | Qudos Bank Arena QuayCentre AIS Arena |
| Melbourne Vixens | Kate Moloney | Simone McKinnis | Melbourne Arena Margaret Court Arena |
| New South Wales Swifts | Maddy Proud | Briony Akle | Qudos Bank Arena QuayCentre |
| Queensland Firebirds | Gabi Simpson | Roselee Jencke | Queensland State Netball Centre |
| Sunshine Coast Lightning | Laura Langman | Noeline Taurua | University of Sunshine Coast Stadium Brisbane Entertainment Centre |
| West Coast Fever | Courtney Bruce | Stacey Marinkovich | RAC Arena |

### Format

The season is played over fourteen rounds, allowing every team to play each other twice, once at home and once away. The top four teams on the ladder at the conclusion of the regular season qualify for the finals series. In the first week of the finals series, the 1st ranked team hosts 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 hosts the 4th ranked team in the minor semi-final (with the loser of that match eliminated). The loser of the major semi-final then hosts the winner of the minor semi-final in the preliminary final. The winner of the major semi-final then hosts the winner of the preliminary final in the Grand Final.

## Player transfers

At the start of Super Netball in 2017, all players were contracted for a maximum of two years in line with the initial collective bargaining agreement negotiated by the players' association. Clubs were free to re-sign existing players in the last few weeks of the 2018 season, before the transfer window opened for unimpeded acquisitions at the end of the season. Clubs were given until 25 September 2018 to finalise their rosters for the 2019 season.

### Arrivals

The following table is a list of players who moved clubs/leagues into Super Netball, or were elevated into a permanent position in the senior team, during the off-season. It does not include players who were re-signed by their original Super Netball clubs.
| Name | Moving from | Moving to |
| Shamera Sterling | Loughborough Lightning | Adelaide Thunderbirds |
| Tippah Dwan | Queensland Firebirds (training partner) | Queensland Firebirds |
| Teigan O'Shannassy | Giants Netball (training partner) | Giants Netball |
| Shimona Nelson | Adelaide Thunderbirds | Collingwood Magpies |
| Laura Langman | Unattached | Sunshine Coast Lightning |
| Natalie Haythornthwaite | Wasps Netball | New South Wales Swifts |
| Caitlin Bassett | Sunshine Coast Lightning | Giants Netball |
| Alice Teague-Neeld | Collingwood Magpies | West Coast Fever |
| Olivia Lewis | West Coast Fever (training partner) | West Coast Fever |
| Caitlin Thwaites | Collingwood Magpies | Melbourne Vixens |
| Kelsey Browne | Sunshine Coast Lightning | Collingwood Magpies |
| Lauren Moore | New South Wales Swifts (training partner) | New South Wales Swifts |
| Peace Proscovia | Loughborough Lightning | Sunshine Coast Lightning |
| Geva Mentor | Sunshine Coast Lightning | Collingwood Magpies |
| Ine-Marí Venter | Gauteng Jaguars | Melbourne Vixens |
| Tayla Honey | Melbourne Vixens (training partner) | Melbourne Vixens |
| Cody Lange | Collingwood Magpies (training partner) | Adelaide Thunderbirds |
| Kelly Altmann | Unattached | Adelaide Thunderbirds |
| Amy Parmenter | Giants Netball (training partner) | Giants Netball |
| Annika Lee-Jones | West Coast Fever | Sunshine Coast Lightning |
| Gabrielle Sinclair | Unattached | Collingwood Magpies |
| Beth Cobden | Loughborough Lightning | Adelaide Thunderbirds |
| Nat Medhurst | West Coast Fever | Collingwood Magpies |
| Layla Guscoth | Team Bath | Adelaide Thunderbirds |
| Maria Folau | Northern Mystics | Adelaide Thunderbirds |
| Matilda McDonell | Unattached | Giants Netball |
| Phumza Maweni | Severn Stars | Sunshine Coast Lightning |

### Departures

The following table is a list of players who left Super Netball clubs at the end of the previous season and joined a foreign club. It does not include players who retired from Super Netball at the end of the previous season.
| Name | Super Netball team (2018) | New team (2019) |
| Serena Guthrie | Giants Netball | Team Bath |
| Leana de Bruin | Adelaide Thunderbirds | Northern Stars |
| Charlee Hodges | Adelaide Thunderbirds | Northern Stars |
| Kristina Brice | Giants Netball | Northern Mystics |
| Erena Mikaere | Sunshine Coast Lightning | Northern Mystics |
| Abigail Latu-Meafou | Adelaide Thunderbirds | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic |
| Cat Tuivaiti | Adelaide Thunderbirds | UWS Sirens |
| Gia Abernethy | Adelaide Thunderbirds | UWS Sirens |
| Bongiwe Msomi | Adelaide Thunderbirds | Wasps Netball |

## Pre-season tournament

The league introduced a pre-season tournament for the first time, known as the #TeamGirls Cup. The tournament took place between 8 and 10 March at the newly constructed Queensland State Netball Centre.
The eight Super Netball teams were split into two groups of four and played each of their group opponents once, before playing an inter-group match to determine places from first to eighth. All matches were live-streamed on the Netball Live App and Telstra TV, with the final match between the two top teams broadcast on the Nine Network. The tournament was won by the Collingwood Magpies, who defeated local rivals the Melbourne Vixens by six goals in the final.

### Pool A Fixtures

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Melbourne Vixens | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 91 | +34 | 12 | Final |
| 2 | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 105 | 104 | +1 | 8 | Classification matches |
| 3 | Queensland Firebirds (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 113 | 126 | −13 | 4 | Classification matches |
| 4 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 83 | 105 | −22 | 0 | Classification matches |
| 8 March 2019 16:00 | Report Stats | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 30 – 26 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | Queensland State Netball Centre |
| 8 March 2019 16:00 | Report Stats | Proscovia 15/16 (94%) Koenan 12/21 (57%) Wood 3/4 (75%) | | Glasgow 21/29 (72%) Allen 3/5 (60%) Lange 2/6 (33%) | Queensland State Netball Centre |
| 8 March 2019 19:00 | Report Stats | Melbourne Vixens | 53 – 32 | Queensland Firebirds | Queensland State Netball Centre |
| 8 March 2019 19:00 | Report Stats | Philip 18/19 (95%) Venter 18/19 (95%) Thwaites 17/17 (100%) | | Aiken 19/27 (70%) Tippett 9/12 (75%) Dwan 4/8 (50%) | Queensland State Netball Centre |
| 9 March 2019 13:00 | Report Stats | Melbourne Vixens | 30 – 24 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | Queensland State Netball Centre |
| 9 March 2019 13:00 | Report Stats | Thwaites 15/17 (88%) Venter 13/18 (72%) McDonald 2/7 (29%) | | Glasgow 17/22 (77%) Horjus 7/10 (70%) Lange 0/2 (0%) Allen 0/2 (0%) | Queensland State Netball Centre |
| 9 March 2019 14:00 | Report Stats | Queensland Firebirds | 36 – 40 | Sunshine Coast Lightning | Queensland State Netball Centre |
| 9 March 2019 14:00 | Report Stats | Aiken 19/25 (76%) Tippett 17/20 (85%) | | Proscovia 25/28 (89%) Koenan 8/9 (89%) Wood 7/9 (78%) | Queensland State Netball Centre |
| 9 March 2019 19:00 | Report Stats | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 35 – 42 | Melbourne Vixens | Queensland State Netball Centre |
| 9 March 2019 19:00 | Report Stats | Proscovia 21/21 (100%) Koenan 13/18 (72%) Wood 1/3 (33%) | | Philip 16/17 (94%) Thwaites 13/14 (93%) Venter 13/14 (93%) | Queensland State Netball Centre |
| 9 March 2019 20:00 | Report Stats | Queensland Firebirds | 45 – 33 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | Queensland State Netball Centre |
| 9 March 2019 20:00 | Report Stats | Aiken 25/32 (78%) Tippett 20/24 (83%) | | Glasgow 23/28 (82%) Lange 10/11 (91%) | Queensland State Netball Centre |

### Pool B Fixtures

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Collingwood Magpies | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 128 | 103 | +25 | 8 | Final |
| 2 | Giants Netball | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 119 | 112 | +7 | 8 | Classification matches |
| 3 | New South Wales Swifts | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 105 | 108 | −3 | 8 | Classification matches |
| 4 | West Coast Fever | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 80 | 109 | −29 | 0 | Classification matches |
| 8 March 2019 17:00 | Report Stats | West Coast Fever | 28 – 40 | Collingwood Magpies | Queensland State Netball Centre |
| 8 March 2019 17:00 | Report Stats | Stanton 25/34 (74%) Cosh 3/4 (75%) | | Nelson 27/28 (96%) Sinclair 13/15 (87%) | Queensland State Netball Centre |
| 8 March 2019 18:00 | Report Stats | New South Wales Swifts | 47 – 33 | Giants Netball | Queensland State Netball Centre |
| 8 March 2019 18:00 | Report Stats | Housby 20/23 (87%) Wallace 16/19 (84%) Garbin 11/14 (79%) | | Harten 22/24 (92%) Marshall 6/8 (75%) Austin 5/8 (63%) | Queensland State Netball Centre |
| 9 March 2019 11:00 | Report Stats | New South Wales Swifts | 29 – 51 | Collingwood Magpies | Queensland State Netball Centre |
| 9 March 2019 11:00 | Report Stats | Wallace 17/21 (81%) Haythornthwaite 6/6 (100%) Garbin 6/8 (75%) | | Nelson 33/35 (94%) Sinclair 10/12 (83%) Medhurst 8/10 (80%) | Queensland State Netball Centre |
| 9 March 2019 12:00 | Report Stats | Giants Netball | 40 – 28 | West Coast Fever | Queensland State Netball Centre |
| 9 March 2019 12:00 | Report Stats | Harten 19/21 (90%) Austin 18/25 (72%) Marshall 3/3 (100%) | | Stanton 28/35 (80%) Cosh 0/1 (0%) | Queensland State Netball Centre |
| 9 March 2019 17:00 | Report Stats | West Coast Fever | 24 – 29 | New South Wales Swifts | Queensland State Netball Centre |
| 9 March 2019 17:00 | Report Stats | Stanton 17/23 (74%) Cosh 6/7 (86%) Teague-Neeld 1/5 (20%) | | Garbin 13/15 (87%) Haythornthwaite 9/14 (64%) Samantha Wallace 7/8 (88%) | Queensland State Netball Centre |
| 9 March 2019 18:00 | Report Stats | Giants Netball | 46 – 37 | Collingwood Magpies | Queensland State Netball Centre |
| 9 March 2019 18:00 | Report Stats | Austin 26/29 (90%) Harten 20/24 (83%) | | Nelson 30/31 (97%) Medhurst 7/9 (78%) | Queensland State Netball Centre |

### Finals

| 10 March 2019 09:30 | Report Stats | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 27 – 27 | West Coast Fever | Queensland State Netball Centre |
| 10 March 2019 09:30 | Report Stats | Glasgow 13/14 (93%) Allen 9/12 (75%) Lange 5/10 (50%) | | Fowler 15/15 (100%) Stanton 11/17 (65%) Teague-Neeld 1/3 (33%) | Queensland State Netball Centre |
| 10 March 2019 10:30 | Report Stats | Queensland Firebirds | 41 – 42 | New South Wales Swifts | Queensland State Netball Centre |
| 10 March 2019 10:30 | Report Stats | Aiken 24/30 (80%) Tippett 17/17 (100%) | | Wallace 30/30 (100%) Garbin 12/16 (75%) | Queensland State Netball Centre |
| 10 March 2019 11:30 | Report Stats | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 46 – 44 | Giants Netball | Queensland State Netball Centre |
| 10 March 2019 11:30 | Report Stats | Proscovia 23/23 (100%) Wood 16/18 (89%) Koenan 7/8 (88%) | | Austin 25/27 (93%) Harten 19/22 (86%) | Queensland State Netball Centre |
| 10 March 2019 13:30 | Report Stats | Melbourne Vixens | 33 – 39 | Collingwood Magpies | Queensland State Netball Centre |
| 10 March 2019 13:30 | Report Stats | Philip 20/22 (91%) Thwaites 9/12 (75%) Venter 4/6 (67%) | | Nelson 35/41 (85%) Medhurst 3/7 (43%) Sinclair 1/2 (50%) | Queensland State Netball Centre |
| Place | Team |
| | Collingwood Magpies |
| | Melbourne Vixens |
| | Sunshine Coast Lightning |
| 4 | Giants Netball |
| 5 | New South Wales Swifts |
| 6 | Queensland Firebirds |
| =7 | Adelaide Thunderbirds |
| =7 | West Coast Fever |
* 2019 #TeamGirls Cup winners
* Collingwood Magpies 1st title

## Ladder

2019 Suncorp Super Netball laddervte :
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | % | BP | PTS |
| 1 | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 855 | 759 | 112.65 | 33 | 81 |
| 2 | New South Wales Swifts | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 845 | 755 | 111.92 | 36 | 78 |
| 3 | Melbourne Vixens | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 836 | 775 | 107.87 | 29 | 63 |
| 4 | Collingwood Magpies | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 788 | 771 | 102.20 | 27 | 59 |
| 5 | Giants Netball | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 834 | 821 | 101.58 | 29 | 59 |
| 6 | West Coast Fever | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 821 | 904 | 90.82 | 18 | 33 |
| 7 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 708 | 803 | 88.17 | 14 | 30 |
| 8 | Queensland Firebirds | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 815 | 914 | 89.17 | 18 | 26 |
| Last updated: 25 August 2019 — Source |||||||||||

## Finals series
### Major semi-final

| Sat 31 Aug 3.00pm | Report Stats | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 58–48 | New South Wales Swifts | USC Stadium | Nine |
| Nine |||
| Sat 31 Aug 3.00pm | Report Stats | Koenen 30/32 (94%) Wood 22/29 (76%) Proscovia 6/7 (86%) | | Housby 16/18 (89%) Garbin 16/18 (89%) Wallace 16/19 (84%) | USC Stadium | Nine |

### Minor semi-final

| Sun 1 Sep 1.00pm | Report Stats | Melbourne Vixens | 62–49 | Collingwood Magpies | State Netball and Hockey Centre | Nine |
| Nine |||
| Sun 1 Sep 1.00pm | Report Stats | Thwaites 29/33 (88%) Philip 29/36 (81%) Kumwenda 4/5 (80%) | | Nelson 42/46 (91%) Medhurst 7/9 (78%) Sinclair 0/1 (0%) | State Netball and Hockey Centre | Nine |
* The Vixens were required to shift their home final to the SNHC due to their usual venues (Melbourne Arena and Margaret Court Arena) being unavailable.

### Preliminary final

| Sun 8 Sep 1.00pm | Report Stats | New South Wales Swifts | 60–47 | Melbourne Vixens | Quaycentre | Nine |
| Nine |||
| Sun 8 Sep 1.00pm | Report Stats | Wallace 40/42 (95%) Housby 19/21 (90%) Garbin 1/1 (100%) | | Kumwenda 22/26 (85%) Philip 21/25 (84%) Thwaites 4/7 (57%) | Quaycentre | Nine |

### Grand Final

| Sun 15 Sep 1.00pm | Report Stats | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 47–64 | New South Wales Swifts | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | Nine |
| Nine |||
| Sun 15 Sep 1.00pm | Report Stats | Koenen 23/27 (85%) Proscovia 16/18 (89%) Wood 8/14 (57%) | | Wallace 40/44 (91%) Housby 18/22 (82%) Garbin 6/7 (86%) | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | Nine |
* Grand Final MVP Winner: Samantha Wallace (New South Wales Swifts)

## Nissan Net Points Team of the Week

| Round | GS | GA | WA | C | WD | GD | GK |
| Round 1 | J.Fowler (WCF) | J.Harten (GIA) | P.Hadley (NSW) | M.Proud (NSW) | J.Anstiss (WCF) | K.Pretorius (SCL) | S.Sterling (ADE) |
| Round 2 | J. Fowler (WCF) | S.Wood (SCL) | L.Scherian (SCL) | K.Moloney (VIX) | A.Brazill (MAG) | K.Pretorius (SCL) | E.Mannix (VIX) |
| Round 3 | S.Wallace (NSW) | H.Housby (NSW) | I.Colyer (WCF) | P.Hadley (NSW) | R.Ingles (VIX) | K.Pretorius (SCL) | S.Sterling (ADE) |
| Round 4 | S.Nelson (MAG) | K.Stanton (WCF) | L.Watson (VIX) | P.Hadley (NSW) | A.Brazill (MAG) | K.Pretorius (SCL) | S.Sterling (ADE) |
| Round 5 | P.Proscovia (SCL) | N.Medhurst (MAG) | M.Proud (NSW) | L.Langman (SCL) | G.Simpson (FIR) | K.Pretorius (SCL) | S.Sterling (ADE) |
| Round 6 | J.Fowler (WCF) | H.Housby (NSW) | C.Nevins (FIR) | J.Price (GIA) | A.Parmenter (GIA) | T.Hinchliffe (FIR) | C.Bruce (WCF) |
| Round 7 | J.Fowler (WCF) | H.Housby (NSW) | M.Proud (NSW) | P.Hadley (NSW) | R.Ingles (VIX) | K.Pretorius (SCL) | G.Mentor (MAG) |
| Round 8 | P.Proscovia (SCL) | H.Housby (NSW) | C.Pitman (ADE) | J.Price (GIA) | A.Brazill (MAG) | K.Pretorius (SCL) | P.Maweni (SCL) |
| Round 9 | P.Proscovia (SCL) | N.Medhurst (MAG) | L.Watson (VIX) | K.Moloney (VIX) | A.Parmenter (GIA) | M.Turner (NSW) | S.Sterling (ADE) |
| Round 10 | C.Koenan (SCL) | S.Wood (SCL) | K.Browne (MAG) | J.Price (GIA) | A.Brazill (MAG) | K.Manu'a (GIA) | S.Sterling (ADE) |
| Round 11 | C.Bassett (GIA) | G.Tippett (FIR) | L.Watson (VIX) | K.Moloney (VIX) | A.Brazill (MAG) | K.Pretorius (SCL) | S.Sterling (ADE) |
| Round 12 | S.Wallace (NSW) | N.Medhurst (MAG) | L.Scherian (SCL) | A.Brazill (MAG) | G.Simpson (FIR) | K.Pretorius (SCL) | S.Sterling (ADE) |
| Round 13 | J. Fowler (WCF) | G.Tippett (FIR) | C.Nevins (FIR) | A.Brazill (MAG) | A.Parmenter (GIA) | K.Pretorius (SCL) | S.Sterling (ADE) |
| Round 14 | C.Bassett (GIA) | G.Tippett (FIR) | C.Nevins (FIR) | J.Price (GIA) | J.Anstiss (WCF) | K.Pretorius (SCL) | S.Sterling (ADE) |

## Awards

* The Player of the Year Award was won by Jhaniele Fowler of the West Coast Fever, who claimed the award for the second consecutive year.
* The Grand Final MVP Award was won by Samantha Wallace of the New South Wales Swifts, who scored 40 goals from 44 attempts in the Grand Final.
* The Rising Star Award was won by Amy Parmenter of Giants Netball.
* The Joyce Brown Coach of the Year award was won by Briony Akle, coach of the premiership team the New South Wales Swifts.
* The Leading Goalscorer Award was won by Jhaniele Fowler of the West Coast Fever, who scored 709 goals in the regular season.
* The following players were named in the Super Netball Team of the Year: