Netball South Australia Premier League
Country | Australia |
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Region | South Australia |
Divisions | Premier Division Reserves Division |
Number of clubs | 8 |
Level on pyramid | 3 |
Current champions | Contax |
Most championships | Contax (19) |
Website | sa.netball.com.au |
The Netball South Australia Premier League, also referred to as the Netball SA Premier League is a state netball league, organised by Netball South Australia. On a national level, the league is effectively a third level league, below Suncorp Super Netball and the Australian Netball League. Between 2008 and 2014, when sponsored by Subway the league was known as the Subway Cup. Between 2015 and 2017, when it was sponsored by Nine News, it was known as the Nine News Netball Cup. Previous sponsors include Dairy Farmers and Farmers Union. During the 2010s the league has been dominated by two clubs, Contax and Matrics, who between them have won every Premier Division grand final since 2010.
History
Contax and Garville rivalry
In 1988, with a team that included Michelle den Dekker and Kathryn Harby, Contax won their fourth premiership, defeating Garville in the grand final. This marked the beginning a rivalry between Contax and Garville. Between 1986 and 1996 Contax and Garville contested every state league grand final. The rivalry saw the two clubs compete in nine consecutive state league grand finals, plus one Mobil Super League final, with both clubs winning five finals each. With a team that included Harby and Julie Nykiel, a former Australia women's basketball international, Contax won their fifth and sixth premierships in 1990 and 1991. Between 1992 and 1995 Garville won four successive state league grand finals before, a Contax team featuring Jacqui Delaney won the club's seventh premiership in 1996.[1][2][3][4]
Premier League era
In 2011 the state league was renamed the Premier League.[5][6][7] Since this time, Contax main rival has been Matrics. Between them, Contax and Matrics played in every Premier League grand final during the decade winning 5 Premierships each.[8][9][10]
Representative team
The Australian Netball League team Southern Force are effectively the representative team of the Netball South Australia Premier League. They are one of two teams that represent Netball South Australia in senior or national leagues. Their senior team, Adelaide Thunderbirds, has represented Netball South Australia in both the ANZ Championship and Suncorp Super Netball. Southern Force are also effectively the reserve team of Thunderbirds.[11][12][13][14]
Clubs
The 2024 league features eight clubs, entering teams in two divisions – the Premier Division and Reserves Division.[11][15]
Team | Home city/town/suburb | Founded |
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Contax Netball Club [16] | Woodville | 1952 |
Garville Netball Club [17][4] | Woodville Gardens/Woodville | 1952 |
Matrics Netball Club [18][19] | Elizabeth | 1972 |
Metro Jets [20][21] | Woodville | 1995 |
Newton Jaguars Netball Club [22] | Paradise | |
Oakdale Netball Club [23][24] | Oaklands/Warradale | 1962 |
South Adelaide Netball Club [25][26] | Blackwood | 1999 |
Tango Netball Club [27][28] | City of Tea Tree Gully | 1946 |
Grand finals
Sponsorship
Sponsors | Seasons |
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Dairy Farmers[29] | 2000 |
Farmers Union[30] | 2001 |
Subway[5][13][32][33][48][49] | 2008–2014 |
Nine News [14][35][36] | 2015–2017 |
References
- ^ a b "Club History". www.contax.net.au. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ a b "60 Years of "Netball at its best!"" (PDF). www.contax.net.au. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "1994 Mobil Superleague Grand Final – Contax v Garville". netballscoop.com. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "The History of Garville Netball Club". www.garville.com.au. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ a b c "Annual Report 2010 – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Annual Report 2011 – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Club History – 2010 onwards". Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Contax survives late charge from Matrics to win SA state league grand final". www.news.com.au. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Contax claims fourth premiership in six seasons after grand final win". www.adelaidenow.com.au. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Premier League Grand Final Match Report". sa.netball.com.au. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ a b c "Premier League". sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Southern Force". sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ a b c "Annual Report 2012 – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ a b c "2017 Annual Report – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Netball SA Premier League – 2020 Season Fixture" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ "Contax". www.contax.net.au. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Garville Netball Club". www.garville.com.au. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Matrics Netball Club". www.matricsnetball.com.au. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Proud to be Celebrating 48 Years in Netball". www.matricsnetball.com.au. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Metro Jets". www.metrojets.com.au. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Metro Jets". facebook.com. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Newton Jaguars". www.newtonjaguars.com.au. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Oakdale Netball Club". oakdalenetballclub.com.au. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Club – History". oakdalenetballclub.com.au. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "South Adelaide Netball Club". sanc.com.au. Retrieved 24 Feb 2024.
- ^ "South Adelaide / Woods Panthers History" (PDF). sanc.com.au. Retrieved 24 Feb 2024.
- ^ "Tango Netball Club". www.tangonetballclub.com.au. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Who is Tango ?" (PDF). www.tangonetballclub.com.au. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ a b "2000 AIS Netball Program". Clearinghouse for Sport. Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ a b "2001 AIS Netball Program". Clearinghouse for Sport. Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "2001 - AIS v Matrics (SANL Final)". Clearinghouse for Sport. Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Annual Report 2013 – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Annual Report 2014 – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Undefeated Matrics beats Garville in Premier League netball grand final". www.adelaidenow.com.au. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ a b "2015 Annual Report – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ a b "2016 Annual Report – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Matrics avenges last year's grand final defeat in two-goal win over rivals Contax". www.adelaidenow.com.au. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Packard's Matrics 2016 Premier League champions". www.transcontinental.com.au. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Finals glory, heartbreak". www.barossaherald.com.au. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Charlee's angel shines on final". Westside Weekly. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "2018 Annual Report – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "KI's Georgie Horjus puts on a grand show for Contax". www.theislanderonline.com.au. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "2019 Annual Report – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Matrics win the 2019 Premier League Grand Final". sa.netball.com.au. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Matrics go back-to-back in Reserves and League". sa.netball.com.au. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "Club History – 1997 to 2002". www.contax.net.au. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Club History – 2003 to 2009". www.contax.net.au. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Fresh new deal for Netball South Australia". www.sportspromedia.com. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Subway Cup". www.subwaycup.com.au. 13 August 2013. Archived from the original on 13 August 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2020.