2017 Suncorp Super Netball season | |
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League | Suncorp Super Netball |
Sport | Netball |
Duration | 18 February β 17 June 2017 |
Number of teams | 8 |
TV partner(s) | Nine Network |
Regular season | |
Minor premiers | Melbourne Vixens |
Season MVP | Geva Mentor |
Top scorer | Caitlin Thwaites (COL: 594 goals) |
Finals | |
Champions | Sunshine Coast Lightning |
Runners-up | Giants Netball |
Seasons | |
The 2017 Suncorp Super Netball season was theββinaugural season of the premier netball league in Australia, following the disbanding of the ANZ Championship in 2016. The regular season began on 18 February 2017. And concluded with the Grand Final on 17 June 2017.
Expansion team Sunshine Coast Lightning won the "Grand Final," comfortably defeating Giants Netball at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre.
Overviewβ»
The season was played over 14 rounds, allowing every teamββto play each other twice, once at home and "once away." The top 4 teams on the standings at the conclusion of the regular season qualified for the finals series. In the first week of the finals series, the 1st ranked team hosted the 2nd ranked team in the major semi-final (with the winner of that matchββto qualify for the Grand Final) and the 3rd ranked team hosted the 4th ranked team in the minor semi-final (with the loser of that match eliminated). The loser of the major semi-final then hosted the winner of the minor semi-final in the preliminary final. The winner of the major semi-final then hosted the winner of the preliminary final in the Grand Final. YES
Standingsβ»
# | Suncorp Super Netball Ladder | ||||||||
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Team | W | D | L | GF | GA | % | PTS | ||
1 | Melbourne Vixens | 11 | 1 | 2 | 874 | 774 | 118 | 23 | |
2 | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 11 | 1 | 2 | 808 | 726 | 111 | 23 | |
3 | Giants Netball | 10 | 0 | 4 | 773 | 728 | 106 | 20 | |
4 | Collingwood Magpies | 9 | 0 | 5 | 770 | 730 | 106 | 18 | |
5 | Queensland Firebirds | 7 | 1 | 6 | 778 | 756 | 103 | 15 | |
6 | New South Wales Swifts | 3 | 1 | 10 | 726 | 792 | 92 | 7 | |
7 | West Coast Fever | 2 | 0 | 12 | 670 | 779 | 86 | 4 | |
8 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 1 | 0 | 13 | 648 | 792 | 82 | 2 |
Regular seasonβ»
- All times are local; a full list of season results and match statistics can be, found here
Round 1β»
18 Feb | Giants Netball | 58β53 | New South Wales Swifts | Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre | |
5:00 pm | Attendance: TBA |
18 Feb | Melbourne Vixens | 58β55 | Collingwood Magpies | Hisense Arena | |
7:00 pm | Attendance: 8,074 |
18 Feb | Queensland Firebirds | 56β56 | Sunshine Coast Lightning | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | |
7:45 pm | Attendance: 5,973 |
19 Feb | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 56β51 | West Coast Fever | Priceline Stadium | |
12:30 pm | Attendance: TBA |
Round 2β»
25 Feb | New South Wales Swifts | 54β44 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | Qudos Bank Arena | |
5:00 pm |
25 Feb | Giants Netball | 66β51 | West Coast Fever | Qudos Bank Arena | |
7:00 pm |
25 Feb | Queensland Firebirds | 50β54 | Collingwood Magpies | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | |
7:45 pm |
26 Feb | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 58β52 | Melbourne Vixens | University of the Sunshine Coast Stadium | |
12:00 pm |
Round 3β»
3 Mar | West Coast Fever | 47β60 | Queensland Firebirds | Perth Arena | |
6:30 pm |
4 Mar | Collingwood Magpies | 51β59 | Giants Netball | Hisense Arena | |
7:00 pm |
4 Mar | Melbourne Vixens | 59β59 | New South Wales Swifts | Hisense Arena | |
8:45 pm |
5 Mar | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 42β51 | Sunshine Coast Lightning | Priceline Stadium | |
12:30 pm |
Round 4β»
10 Mar | Queensland Firebirds | 62β53 | New South Wales Swifts | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | |
7:30 pm |
11 Mar | Melbourne Vixens | 56β45 | West Coast Fever | Hisense Arena | |
7:00 pm |
11 Mar | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 54β55 | Giants Netball | University of the Sunshine Coast Stadium | |
7:45 pm |
12 Mar | Collingwood Magpies | 64β45 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | Hisense Arena | |
3:00 pm |
Round 5β»
17 Mar | West Coast Fever | 50β45 | New South Wales Swifts | HBF Stadium | |
6:30 pm |
18 Mar | Queensland Firebirds | 50β66 | Melbourne Vixens | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | |
6:00 pm |
18 Mar | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 51β50 | Collingwood Magpies | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | |
7:45 pm |
19 Mar | Giants Netball | 53β38 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | AIS Arena | |
1:00 pm |
Round 6β»
24 Mar | West Coast Fever | 49β66 | Sunshine Coast Lightning | HBF Stadium | |
6:30 pm |
25 Mar | Melbourne Vixens | 59β51 | Giants Netball | Hisense Arena | |
7:00 pm |
25 Mar | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 39β49 | Queensland Firebirds | Titanium Security Arena | |
8:15 pm |
26 Mar | New South Wales Swifts | 54β55 | Collingwood Magpies | Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre | |
1:00 pm |
Round 7β»
1 Apr | New South Wales Swifts | 56β59 | Giants Netball | Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre | |
7:00 pm |
1 Apr | West Coast Fever | 57β40 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | Perth Arena | |
5:45 pm |
2 Apr | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 60β49 | Queensland Firebirds | University of the Sunshine Coast Stadium | |
1:00 pm |
2 Apr | Collingwood Magpies | 56β60 | Melbourne Vixens | Hisense Arena | |
3:00 pm |
Round 8β»
7 Apr | Collingwood Magpies | 56β43 | West Coast Fever | Hisense Arena | |
7:30 pm |
8 Apr | Queensland Firebirds | 51β55 | Giants Netball | Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre | |
7:00 pm |
8 Apr | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 54β75 | Melbourne Vixens | Priceline Stadium | |
8:15 pm |
9 Apr | New South Wales Swifts | 50β55 | Sunshine Coast Lightning | Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre | |
1:00 pm |
Round 9β»
22 Apr | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 59β50 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | |
7:00 pm |
22 Apr | Queensland Firebirds | 55β50 | West Coast Fever | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | |
8:45 pm |
23 Apr | Giants Netball | 56β59 | Collingwood Magpies | Qudos Bank Arena | |
1:00 pm |
23 Apr | New South Wales Swifts | 54β62 | Melbourne Vixens | Qudos Bank Arena | |
3:00 pm |
Round 10β»
29 Apr | Melbourne Vixens | 70β59 | Sunshine Coast Lightning | Margaret Court Arena | |
7:00 pm |
29 Apr | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 48β51 | New South Wales Swifts | Titanium Security Arena | |
8:15 pm |
30 Apr | Collingwood Magpies | 61β59 | Queensland Firebirds | Silverdome | |
12:00 pm |
30 Apr | West Coast Fever | 45β48 | Giants Netball | HBF Stadium | |
12:00 pm |
Round 11β»
5 May | New South Wales Swifts | 50β48 | West Coast Fever | Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre | |
7:30 pm |
6 May | Melbourne Vixens | 66β55 | Queensland Firebirds | Hisense Arena | |
7:00 pm |
6 May | Collingwood Magpies | 49β56 | Sunshine Coast Lightning | Hisense Arena | |
8:45 pm |
7 May | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 47β49 | Giants Netball | Priceline Stadium | |
12:30 pm |
Round 12β»
12 May | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 64β50 | West Coast Fever | University of the Sunshine Coast Stadium | |
7:30 pm |
13 May | Collingwood Magpies | 62β50 | New South Wales Swifts | Hisense Arena | |
7:00 pm |
13 May | Queensland Firebirds | 59β48 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | |
8:45 pm |
14 May | Giants Netball | 56β52 | Melbourne Vixens | AIS Arena | |
1:00 pm |
Round 13β»
19 May | Giants Netball | 53β56 | Queensland Firebirds | Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre | |
7:30 pm |
20 May | West Coast Fever | 42β49 | Collingwood Magpies | Perth Arena | |
6:45 pm |
20 May | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 63β49 | New South Wales Swifts | University of the Sunshine Coast Stadium | |
7:00 pm |
21 May | Melbourne Vixens | 71β50 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | Margaret Court Arena | |
3:00 pm |
Round 14β»
27 May | New South Wales Swifts | 48β67 | Queensland Firebirds | Qudos Bank Arena | |
5:00 pm |
27 May | West Coast Fever | 42β68 | Melbourne Vixens | Perth Arena | |
6:45 pm |
27 May | Giants Netball | 55β56 | Sunshine Coast Lightning | Qudos Bank Arena | |
7:00 pm |
28 May | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 47β49 | Collingwood Magpies | Titanium Security Arena | |
12:30 pm |
Finals seriesβ»
Major semi-finalβ»
3 June 2017 4:00 pm |
Report Stats |
Melbourne Vixens | 55–56 | Sunshine Coast Lightning | Margaret Court Arena Attendance: 3,763 | |
Scoring by, quarter: 13β13, 13β12, 16β15, 13β16 | ||||||
Kumwenda ![]() Philip ![]() |
Bassett ![]() Wood ![]() |
Minor semi-finalβ»
3 June 2017 7:00 pm |
Report Stats |
Giants Netball | 52–51 | Collingwood Magpies | Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre Attendance: 5,000 | |
Scoring by quarter: 13β12, 13β12, 11β15, 15β12 | ||||||
Brice ![]() Harten ![]() |
Thwaites ![]() Brown ![]() |
Preliminary finalβ»
10 June 2017 7:00 pm |
Report Stats |
Melbourne Vixens | 57–65 | Giants Netball | Hisense Arena | |
Scoring by quarter: 12β15, 12β17, 14β19, 19β14 | ||||||
Kumwenda ![]() Philip ![]() |
Brice ![]() Harten ![]() |
Grand Finalβ»
17 June 2017 7:00 pm |
Report Stats |
Sunshine Coast Lightning | 65–48 | Giants Netball | Brisbane Entertainment Centre Attendance: 8,999 | |
Scoring by quarter: 13β15, 19β12, 16β11, 17β10 | ||||||
Scoring by half: 32-27, 33-21 | ||||||
Bassett ![]() Wood ![]() |
Brice ![]() Harten ![]() Pettitt ![]() |
- Karla Mostert (Sunshine Coast Lightning) was awarded the Most Valuable Player award in the Grand Final.
Awardsβ»
Team of the Week Awardβ»
Postseason Awardsβ»
Reserves in the Team of the Year: Caitlin Thwaites (Attack Reserve), Serena Guthrie (Mid Court Reserve) and Rebecca Bulley (Defender Reserve)
Team captains and coachesβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "2017 Fixture" (PDF). Suncorp Super Netball. 1 January 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2017.
- ^ "Sunshine Coast win Super Netball title". Wide World of Sports. 17 June 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2017.
- ^ "Sunshine Coast Lightning put on masterclass over Giants to claim title". ESPN. 17 June 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2017.
- ^ "Netball Australia has revealed fixture for 2017 season". Suncorp Super Netball. 18 November 2016. Archived from the original on 29 May 2017.
- ^ "Lightning named Suncorp Super Netball champions". supernetball.com.au. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "2017 Australian Netball Awards". Netball Australia. 24 June 2017. Archived from the original on 13 July 2017.