Australian National Netball Championships
{{distinguish|Australian Netball Championships}}
{{Short description|Netball competitions in Australia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox sports league
| title = Australian National Netball Championships
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| founded = 1920s
| replaced =
| owner = Netball Australia
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| teams = 8
| country = Australia
| folded =
| champion = Under-19; New South Wales
Under-17; South Australia
| most_champs =
| classification = Open
Under-21
Under-19
Under-17
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| website = {{url|https://netball.com.au/performance/national-netball-championships|netball.com.au}}
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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.{{cite web|url=https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2013/10/06155446/2005-Netball-NSW-Annual-Report.pdf|title=2005 Netball NSW – Annual Report|publisher=Netball NSW|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020215629/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2013/10/06155446/2005-Netball-NSW-Annual-Report.pdf|archive-date=20 October 2020|accessdate=16 September 2020}} Meanwhile, according to the Netball Victoria website, Victoria hosted and won the first official championships in 1928 in Melbourne.{{cite web|url=https://vic.netball.com.au/news/victorian-womens-basketball-association-bell-c-1950s|title=Victorian Women's Basketball Association Bell, c. 1950s|publisher=vic.netball.com.au|date=4 May 2020|accessdate=10 January 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://vic.netball.com.au/history|title=History|publisher=vic.netball.com.au|accessdate=12 January 2021}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://netball.com.au/sites/default/files/2019-06/Annual-report-2004.pdf|title=Netball Australia - Annual Report 04|publisher=Netball Australia|accessdate=13 September 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2004-10-23/nsw-wins-long-awaited-netball-title/573016|title=NSW wins long-awaited netball title|publisher=www.abc.net.au|date=23 October 2004|accessdate=24 December 2021}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://netball.com.au/sites/default/files/2019-06/Annual-report-2005.pdf|title=Netball Australia - Annual Report 05|publisher=Netball Australia|accessdate=13 September 2020}}
=Grand finals=
;Notes
- {{note|1|1}} New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria shared the 1956 title.
- {{note|2|2}} New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia shared the 1976 title.
- {{note|3|3}} New South Wales and South Australia shared the 1979 title.
- {{note|4|4}} The 2001 tournament was cancelled due to the Ansett collapse
{{small|Source:{{cite web|url=https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2013/10/06155446/2005-Netball-NSW-Annual-Report.pdf|title=2005 Netball NSW – Annual Report|publisher=Netball NSW|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020215629/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2013/10/06155446/2005-Netball-NSW-Annual-Report.pdf|archive-date=20 October 2020|accessdate=16 September 2020}}}}
Under-21
=Grand finals=
{{small|Source:{{cite web|url=https://nsw.netball.com.au/sites/nsw/files/2020-02/2013%20Annual%20Report.pdf|title=Netball NSW and NSW Swifts – 2013 Annual Report|publisher=nsw.netball.com.au|accessdate=10 December 2020}}}}
=Tournament MVP=
;Notes
- {{note|5|5}} The 2001 tournament was cancelled due to the Ansett collapse
- {{note|6|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.
- {{note|7|7}} April Letton and Chanel Gomes shared the 2010 Under-21 Tournament MVP award.
Under-19
=Grand finals=
=Tournament MVP=
Under-17
=Grand finals=
=Tournament MVP=
| class="wikitable collapsible"
! 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{{cite web|url=https://wa.netball.com.au/sites/wa/files/2020-01/Netball-WA-2017-Annual-Report.pdf|access-date=3 August 2020|title=2017 Netball Western Australia Annual Report|publisher=wa.netball.com.au}} | Sunday Aryang | Western Australia |
| 2018 | Molly Watson | South Australia |
| 2019 | Kimberley Hearnden | South Australia |
| 2020
|{{ref|8|(Note 8)}} | | ||
| 2021
|{{ref|8|(Note 8)}} | | ||
| 2022
|Grace Whyte (joint) | ||
| "
|Tabitha Packer (joint) | ||
| 2023
|Nicola Barge | ||
| 2024
|Jemma Kelly | ||
| 2025
|Jazmin McKay (joint) | ||
| "
|Sophie Sherriff (joint) |Tasmania |
;Notes
- {{note|8|8}} The 2020 and 2021 tournaments were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.
Main sponsors
| class="wikitable collapsible"
! ! Years | |
| The Athlete's Foot | 200?–2008 |
| DealsDirect | 2010 |
References
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{{Netball in Australia}}
{{Australian National Championships}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Netball}}
Category:Netball competitions in Australia