# 2023 Suncorp Super Netball season

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, 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. 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.

## Teams

| Team | Home court(s) | Coach | Captain(s) | Vice-captain(s) | Leadership group |
| Adelaide Thunderbirds | Netball SA Stadium Adelaide Entertainment Centre | Tania Obst | Hannah Petty | Shamera Sterling & Eleanor Cardwell | — |
| Collingwood Magpies | John Cain Arena Silverdome | Nicole Richardson | Ash Brazill & Geva Mentor | Kelsey Browne | — |
| Giants Netball | Ken Rosewall Arena | Julie Fitzgerald | Jo Harten | Jamie-Lee Price & Maddie Hay | — |
| Melbourne Vixens | John Cain Arena | Simone McKinnis | Kate Moloney & Liz Watson | Emily Mannix | — |
| New South Wales Swifts | Ken Rosewall Arena Qudos Bank Arena | Briony Akle | Maddy Proud & Paige Hadley | — | — |
| Queensland Firebirds | Nissan Arena | Rebecca Bulley | Kim Ravaillion | Lara Dunkley | Gabi Simpson, Mia Stower |
| Sunshine Coast Lightning | UniSC Arena | Belinda Reynolds | Steph Wood | Tara Hinchliffe & Laura Scherian | — |
| West Coast Fever | RAC Arena | Dan Ryan | Courtney Bruce | Jess Anstiss | Sasha Glasgow, Alice Teague-Neeld |

## Contracted Signings

Important dates in relation to player signings for the 2023 season are:
* 2 May 2022 – 3 July 2022: Clubs have an exclusive window to re-sign any of their existing contracted players, or any of their existing permanent or temporary replacement players. Clubs can also sign any player who was not contracted to another team, either as a squad member, replacement player or a training partner in 2022.
* 4 July 2022 – 22 July 2022: The period for free agency signings is open, and players can be contracted by any club without restriction. By 22 July all clubs must have signed 10 senior contracted players to their list.
* 25 July 2022 – 10 March 2023: Training partners can be signed.
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.
| Name | Moving from | Moving to |
| Sophie Fawns | New South Wales Swifts (Rep. player) | New South Wales Swifts |
| Charlie Bell | Queensland Firebirds (Training partner) | Sunshine Coast Lightning |
| Ashleigh Ervin | Queensland Firebirds (Training partner) | Sunshine Coast Lightning |
| Kim Jenner | Queensland Firebirds | West Coast Fever |
| Donnell Wallam | Queensland Firebirds (Rep. player) | Queensland Firebirds |
| Macy Gardner | Queensland Firebirds (Training partner) | Queensland Firebirds |
| Remi Kamo | Brisbane North Cougars | Queensland Firebirds |
| Ashlee Unie | Sunshine Coast Lightning (Training partner) | Queensland Firebirds |
| Emily Moore | Giants Netball Academy | Queensland Firebirds |
| Eleanor Cardwell | Manchester Thunder | Adelaide Thunderbirds |
| Lucy Austin | Adelaide Thunderbirds (Training partner) | Adelaide Thunderbirds |
| Nyah Allen | Collingwood Magpies (Training partner) | Collingwood Magpies |
| Maddie Hinchliffe | Sunshine Coast Lightning (Training partner) | Collingwood Magpies |
| Kelly Singleton | New South Wales Swifts | Collingwood Magpies |

## Team List

| | Coach/Assistant Coach | Shooters | Mid Court | Defence | Training Partners |
| 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 |

### Notes: Injuries, Retirements, Coaching Changes, Team Changes

* NSW Swifts confirmed that Sam Wallace will not be taking part in the 2023 season as the rehab on her ACL has taken longer than through, Romelda Aiken-George is her replacement
* Jemma Donoghue had signed with the Giants as a training partner for the 2023 season but was approached by Netball Superleague Team, Leeds Rhinos to join their squard for the remainder of their season and took the offer. Tayla Davies is her replacement training partner
* Reilley Batcheldor had signed with Sunshine Coast Lightning but during the Australian National Championship, she suffered an ACL injury and will miss some of the 2023 season. Charlie Bell has been brought in to replace Reilley in the contracted 10 for Lightning after signing as a training partner for the Queensland Firebirds.
* Kate Walsh had signed with the Sunshine Coast Lightning but in November 2022, Kate decided to retire from National and International netball; Ash Ervin is her replacement after signing as a training partner for the Queensland Firebirds
* Tara Hincliffe had signed with the Sunshine Coast Lightning but in February 2023 at the Team Girls cup she suffered an ACL injury and will miss the 2023 Season; Shannon Eagland is her replacement
* While playing for the Sunshine Coast Lightning, Injury Replacement player Shannon Eagland did her ACL and will mis the rest of the season. Ava Black was named as the temp replacement player
* Rahni Samason has injured her leg and will miss some of the 2023 season; Kim Borger is her replacement.
* Gretel Bueta is currently pregnant with her second child and will not be playing the 2023 season; Emily Moore is her replacement.
* Macy Gardener fractued her wrist during a game and is out for the rest of the season; Hulita Veve/Leesa Mimi are the temp replacement
* Sara Francis Bayman was the assistant coach for the Queensland Firebirds but on 13 March it was announced that she was no longer the assistant coach; the search is on for a new assistant coach for the Firebirds. Lauren Brown is the new assistant coach.
* Nyah Allen will miss all of the season due to an ongoing chest injury which she has had surgery for; Kelly Singleton is her replacement

## Suncorp Team Girls Cup 2023

* Source: Click here
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.
The tournament was won by the West Coast Fever, who defeated the Adelaide Thunderbirds 49–41 in the final.

### Pool A Matches

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | West Coast Fever | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 136 | 127 | +9 | 8 | Final |
| 2 | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 127 | 125 | +2 | 6 | Classification matches |
| 3 | New South Wales Swifts | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 124 | 125 | −1 | 6 | Classification matches |
| 4 | Collingwood Magpies | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 123 | 133 | −10 | 4 | Classification matches |
| 24 February 2023 5:00pm AEDT | Report Stats | New South Wales Swifts | 41 – 37 | West Coast Fever | Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre |
| 24 February 2023 7:00pm AEDT | Report Stats | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 38 – 38 | Collingwood Magpies | Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre |
| 25 February 2023 12:00pm AEDT | Report Stats | Collingwood Magpies | 42 – 42 | New South Wales Swifts | Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre |
| 25 February 2023 1:00pm AEDT | Report Stats | West Coast Fever | 46 – 43 | Sunshine Coast Lightning | Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre |
| 25 February 2023 6:00pm AEDT | Report Stats | West Coast Fever | 53 – 43 | Collingwood Magpies | Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre |
| 25 February 2023 7:00pm AEDT | Report Stats | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 46 – 41 | New South Wales Swifts | Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre |

### Pool B Matches

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 97 | +27 | 12 | Final |
| 2 | Melbourne Vixens | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 120 | 117 | +3 | 4 | Classification matches |
| 3 | Giants Netball | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 123 | −4 | 4 | Classification matches |
| 4 | Queensland Firebirds | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 113 | 139 | −26 | 4 | Classification matches |
| 24 February 2023 6:00pm AEDT | Report Stats | Melbourne Vixens | 47 – 40 | Giants Netball | Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre |
| 24 February 2023 8:00pm AEDT | Report Stats | Queensland Firebirds | 33 – 51 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre |
| 25 February 2023 2:00pm AEDT | Report Stats | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 34 – 33 | Melbourne Vixens | Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre |
| 25 February 2023 3:00pm AEDT | Report Stats | Giants Netball | 48 – 37 | Queensland Firebirds | Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre |
| 25 February 2023 8:00pm AEDT | Report Stats | Melbourne Vixens | 40 – 43 | Queensland Firebirds | Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre |
| 25 February 2023 9:00pm AEDT | Report Stats | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 39 – 31 | Giants Netball | Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre |

### Finals

| 26 February 2023 12:00pm AEDT | Report Stats | Collingwood Magpies | 40 – 49 | Queensland Firebirds | Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre |
| 26 February 2023 1:00pm AEDT | Report Stats | New South Wales Swifts | 44 – 38 | Giants Netball | Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre |
| 26 February 2023 2:00pm AEDT | Report Stats | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 38 – 39 | Melbourne Vixens | Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre |
| 26 February 2023 3:00pm AEDT | Report Stats | West Coast Fever | 49 – 41 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre |
| Place | Team |
| | West Coast Fever |
| | Adelaide Thunderbirds |
| | Melbourne Vixens |
| 4 | Sunshine Coast Lightning |
| 5 | New South Wales Swifts |
| 6 | Giants Netball |
| 7 | Queensland Firebirds |
| 8 | Collingwood Magpies |
* 2023 #TeamGirls Cup winners
* West Coast Fever

## Regular Season

* Source: Click here (all times are in local time)

### Round 2

* ^1 The match between the Adelaide Thunderbirds and the New South Wales Swifts was initially scheduled to commence at 6:30 pm ACDT, but was delayed by an hour due to further work being completed on the playing surface. Additionally, due to a high-voltage transformer issue causing a power outage at Netball SA Stadium at half-time, the match was called off as it was unable to be completed in the allocated timeframe. The game was declared a draw, with both teams sharing 2 competition points and having the goals for and against included in the ladder.

### Round 14
## Ladder

2023 Suncorp Super Netball laddervte :
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | % | PTS |
| 1 | New South Wales Swifts | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 917 | 871 | 105.28 | 42 |
| 2 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 755 | 705 | 107.09 | 38 |
| 3 | West Coast Fever | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 994 | 900 | 110.44 | 36 |
| 4 | Melbourne Vixens | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 883 | 858 | 102.91 | 32 |
| 5 | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 862 | 863 | 99.88 | 24 |
| 6 | Giants Netball | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 851 | 887 | 95.94 | 20 |
| 7 | Queensland Firebirds | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 883 | 970 | 91.03 | 16 |
| 8 | Collingwood Magpies | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 820 | 911 | 90.01 | 16 |
| Last updated: Sunday 18 June 2023 — Source ||||||||||

## Finals Series
### Major Semi Final

| Saturday 24 June 7:00pm AEST | Report Stats | New South Wales Swifts (1) | Adelaide Thunderbirds (2) | ET | Qudos Bank Arena Umpires: Tara Warner, Rachael Ayre | Foxtel |
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| Saturday 24 June 7:00pm AEST | Report Stats | 2 Goal Shots Helen Housby 8/10 (80%) Romelda Aiken-George 1/2 (50%) Sophie Fawns 0/2 (0%) 1 Goal Shots Romelda Aiken-George 29/36 (81%) Helen Housby 15/18 (83%) | 2 Goal Shots Eleanor Cardwell 6/8 (75%) Lucy Austin 5/6 (83%) Tippah Dwan 0/1 (0%) 1 Goal Shots Eleanor Cardwell 18/20 (90%) Lucy Austin 13/14 (93%) Tippah Dwan 11/16 (69%) | ET | Qudos Bank Arena Umpires: Tara Warner, Rachael Ayre | Foxtel |

### Minor Semi Final

| Sunday 25 June 2:00pm AWST | Report Stats | West Coast Fever (3) | Melbourne Vixens (4) | RAC Arena Umpires: Jemma Cook, Josh Bowring | Foxtel |
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| Sunday 25 June 2:00pm AWST | Report Stats | 2 Goal Shots Sasha Glasgow 3/7 (43%) Jhaniele Fowler 0/1 (0%) 1 Goal Shots Jhaniele Fowler 55/56 (98%) Sasha Glasgow 3/4 (75%) | 2 Goal Shots Kiera Austin 3/8 (38%) Mwai Kumwenda 0/2 (0%) 1 Goal Shots Mwai Kumwenda 39/40 (98%) Kiera Austin 12/14 (86%) | RAC Arena Umpires: Jemma Cook, Josh Bowring | Foxtel |

### Preliminary Final

| Saturday 1 July 7:00pm AEST | Report Stats | New South Wales Swifts (1) | West Coast Fever (3) | Qudos Bank Arena Attendance: 9,437 Umpires: Josh Bowring, Jemma Cook | Foxtel |
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| Saturday 1 July 7:00pm AEST | Report Stats | 2 Goal Shots Sophie Fawns 7/11 (64%) Helen Housby 3/9 (33%) 1 Goal Shots Romelda Aiken-George 25/26 (96%) Helen Housby 19/19 (100%) Sophie Fawns 1/2 (50%) | 2 Goal Shots Jhaniele Fowler 1/2 (50%) Sasha Glasgow 1/2 (50%) Emma Cosh 0/1 (0%) 1 Goal Shots Jhaniele Fowler 53/54 (98%) Sasha Glasgow 7/9 (78%) | Qudos Bank Arena Attendance: 9,437 Umpires: Josh Bowring, Jemma Cook | Foxtel |

### Grand Final

| Saturday 8 July 7:00pm AEST | Report Stats | Adelaide Thunderbirds (2) | New South Wales Swifts (1) | ET | John Cain Arena Attendance: 9,622 Umpires: Josh Bowring, Jemma Cook | Foxtel |
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| Saturday 8 July 7:00pm AEST | Report Stats | 2 Goal Shots Eleanor Cardwell 5/6 (83%) 1 Goal Shots Eleanor Cardwell 31/33 (94%) Tippah Dwan 12/13 (92%) Lucy Austin 7/9 (78%) | 2 Goal Shots Helen Housby 8/10 (80%) Sophie Fawns 1/4 (25%) 1 Goal Shots Romelda Aiken-George 27/32 (84%) Helen Housby 12/13 (92%) Sophie Fawns 2/2 (100%) | ET | John Cain Arena Attendance: 9,622 Umpires: Josh Bowring, Jemma Cook | Foxtel |
* Grand Final MVP Winner: Eleanor Cardwell

## Nissan Net Points Team of the Round

| Round | GS | GA | WA | C | WD | GD | GK |
| Round 1 | C. Koenen (SCL) | S. Wood (SCL) | A. Teague-Neeld (WCF) | J. Price (GIA) | L. Wilson (ADE) | J. Ward (MAG) | S. Sterling (ADE) |
| Round 2 | J. Fowler (WCF) | S. Wood (SCL) | A. Teague-Neeld (WCF) | J. Price (GIA) | J. Anstiss (WCF) | J. Ward (MAG) | R. Bakewell Doran (FIR) |
| Round 3 | E. Cardwell (ADE) | H. Housby (NSW) | A. Teague-Neeld (WCF) | M. Proud (NSW) | J. Anstiss (WCF) | K. Pretorius (SCL) | C. Bruce (WCF) |
| Round 4 | C. Koenen (SCL) | S. Wood (SCL) | A. Teague-Neeld (WCF) | J. Price (GIA) | A. Parmenter (GIA) | J. Ward (MAG) | S. Sterling (ADE) |
| Round 5 | J. Fowler (WCF) | H. Housby (NSW) | K. Browne (MAG) | J. Price (GIA) | A. Parmenter (GIA) | M. Garrett (ADE) | S. Sterling (ADE) |
| Round 6 | R. Aiken-George (NSW) | K. Austin (VIX) | L. Watson (VIX) | M. Proud (NSW) | L. Wilson (ADE) | K. Pretorius (SCL) | S. Sterling (ADE) |
| Round 7 | J. Fowler (WCF) | S. Wood (SCL) | P. Hadley (NSW) | L. Watson (VIX) | J. Anstiss (WCF) | R. Bakewell Doran (FIR) | G. Mentor (MAG) |
| Round 8 | M. Kumwenda (VIX) | K. Austin (VIX) | A. Teague-Neeld (WCF) | M. Proud (NSW) | K. Eddy (VIX) | R. Bakewell Doran (FIR) | S. Sterling (ADE) |
| Round 9 | J. Fowler (WCF) | H. Housby (NSW) | M. Hay (GIA) | J. Price (GIA) | L. Wilson (ADE) | M. Garrett (ADE) | S. Sterling (ADE) |
| Round 10 | J. Fowler (WCF) | S. Glasgow (WCF) | A. Teague-Neeld (WCF) | P. Hadley (NSW) | A. Parmenter (GIA) | J. Weston (VIX) | E. Mannix (VIX) |
| Round 11 | S. Nelson (MAG) | H. Housby (NSW) | L. Dunkley (FIR) | J. Price (GIA) | T. Fraser (NSW) | R. Bakewell Doran (FIR) | R. Kamo (FIR) |
| Round 12 | D. Wallam (FIR) | H. Housby (NSW) | H. Mundy (VIX) | M. Cassidy (SCL) | K. Moloney (VIX) | J. Ward (MAG) | R. Kamo (FIR) |
| Round 13 | R. Aiken-George (NSW) | H. Housby (NSW) | M. Hay (GIA) | M. Proud (NSW) | L. Wilson (ADE) | S. Aryang (WCF) | C. Bruce (WCF) |
| Round 14 | C. Koenen (SCL) | S. Garbin (MAG) | M. Hay (GIA) | M. Proud (NSW) | J. Anstiss (WCF) | L. Wilson (ADE) | S. Sterling (ADE) |