Netball South Australia
Jurisdiction South Australia
Membership34,699 [1]
AbbreviationNetball SA
Founded1928
AffiliationNetball Australia
HeadquartersNetball SA Stadium
Location155 Railway Terrace
Mile End South
Adelaide
PresidentGraeme Gilbert
CEOBronwyn Klei [1][2]
Official website
sa.netball.com.au

Netball South Australia is the governing body for netball in South Australia. It is affiliated to Netball Australia. It is responsible for organizing and managing the Netball South Australia Premier League as well as numerous other leagues and competitions for junior and youth teams. It is also responsible for organizing and managing two elite level representatives teams, Adelaide Thunderbirds, who compete in the Suncorp Super Netball, and Southern Force who compete in the Australian Netball League. Its headquarters are based at Netball SA Stadium.

History

Netball South Australia was formed in 1928 and was originally known as the South Australia Women's Basketball Association (SAWBA).[3] It later became the South Australian Netball Association (SANA).[4][5]

Teams

Representative teams

Team Leagues Years
Adelaide Thunderbirds[6][7][8][9] Suncorp Super Netball
ANZ Championship
Commonwealth Bank Trophy		 2017–
2008–2016
1997–2007
Southern Force[10][7][11] Australian Netball League 2008–
Adelaide Ravens[12][13][14][15][16] Commonwealth Bank Trophy 1997–2002

Premier League clubs

The 2020 Netball South Australia Premier League featured eight clubs, entering teams in two divisions – the Premier Division and Reserves Division.[17][18]

Team Home city/town/suburb Founded
Contax Netball Club [19] Woodville 1952
Garville Netball Club [20][21] Woodville Gardens/Woodville 1952
Matrics Netball Club [22][23] Elizabeth 1972
Metro Jets [24][25] Woodville 1995
Newton Jaguars Netball Club [26] Paradise
Oakdale Netball Club [27][28] Oaklands/Warradale 1962
South Adelaide Netball Club [29][30] Blackwood 1999
Tango Netball Club [31][32] City of Tea Tree Gully 1946

Source:[17][18]


Competitions

Netball SA Board

Graeme Gilbert has served as President of the Netball SA Board since 2009. He has been a director since 2001.[1]

Notable board members
Members Years
Jenny Borlase[6][7][8][9][36][37] 2007–2016
Natalie von Bertouch [36][37] 2015–2016
Glenn Docherty[1][7] 2012–

References

  1. ^ a b c d "2019 Annual Report – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Netball South Australia Appoints New CEO". ministryofsport.com.au. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Annual Report 2010 – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Club History". www.contax.net.au. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Club History – 1997 to 2002". www.contax.net.au. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Annual Report 2011 – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  7. ^ a b c d "Annual Report 2012 – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Annual Report 2013 – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Annual Report 2014 – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Southern Force". sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  11. ^ "2017 Annual Report – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  12. ^ "Adelaide Thunderbirds – History". adelaidethunderbirds.com.au. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Adelaide Thunderbirds - ANZ Championship". www.anz-championship.com. 22 April 2003. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  14. ^ "League dumps Ravens for AIS team". www.theage.com.au. 27 August 2002. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  15. ^ "New look for 2003". www.abc.net.au. 22 April 2003. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  16. ^ "End of the road for Sydney Sandpipers". www.theage.com.au. 19 August 2003. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  17. ^ a b c "Premier League". sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  18. ^ a b "Netball SA Premier League – 2020 Season Fixture" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  19. ^ "Contax". www.contax.net.au. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  20. ^ "Garville Netball Club". www.garville.com.au. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  21. ^ "The History of Garville Netball Club". www.garville.com.au. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  22. ^ "Matrics Netball Club". www.matricsnetball.com.au. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  23. ^ "Proud to be Celebrating 48 Years in Netball". www.matricsnetball.com.au. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  24. ^ "Metro Jets". www.metrojets.com.au. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  25. ^ "Metro Jets". facebook.com. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  26. ^ "Newton Jaguars". www.newtonjaguars.com.au. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  27. ^ "Oakdale Netball Club". oakdalenetballclub.com.au. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  28. ^ "Club – History". oakdalenetballclub.com.au. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  29. ^ "South Adelaide Netball Club". sanc.com.au. Retrieved 24 Feb 2024.
  30. ^ "South Adelaide / Woods Panthers History" (PDF). sanc.com.au. Retrieved 24 Feb 2024.
  31. ^ "Tango Netball Club". www.tangonetballclub.com.au. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  32. ^ "Who is Tango ?" (PDF). www.tangonetballclub.com.au. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  33. ^ "Country Championships". sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  34. ^ "Adelaide Metropolitan Netball Division". sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  35. ^ "City Night Division". sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  36. ^ a b "2015 Annual Report – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  37. ^ a b "2016 Annual Report – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2020.

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