2018 Suncorp Super Netball season
The 2018 Suncorp Super Netball season was the second season of the premier netball league in Australia. The season began on 28 April and concluded with the Grand Final on 26 August 2018. The start of the season was delayed to late April due to the 2018 Commonwealth Games, which was held earlier that month on the Gold Coast.[1] The fixtures for the season were released on 11 October 2017.[2]
2018 Suncorp Super Netball season | |
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League | Suncorp Super Netball |
Sport | Netball |
Duration | 28 April – 26 August 2018 |
Number of teams | 8 |
TV partner(s) | Nine Network |
Regular season | |
Minor premiers | Giants Netball |
Season MVP | Jhaniele Fowler |
Top scorer | Jhaniele Fowler (WCF: 783 goals) |
Finals | |
Champions | Sunshine Coast Lightning |
Runners-up | West Coast Fever |
Sunshine Coast Lightning were the defending premiers and successfully defended their title, defeating West Coast Fever in the Grand Final at Perth Arena.[3]
Overview
Teams
Team | Captain | Coach | Home Courts | Ref. |
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Leana De Bruin | Dan Ryan | Priceline Stadium Adelaide Entertainment Centre |
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Madison Robinson | Kristy-Keppich Birrell | Hisense Arena Margaret Court Arena Silverdome |
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Kimberlee Green | Julie Fitzgerald | State Sports Centre Qudos Bank Arena AIS Arena International Convention Centre |
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Kate Moloney | Simone McKinnis | Hisense Arena Margaret Court Arena |
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Abbey McCulloch | Briony Akle | State Sports Centre Qudos Bank Arena |
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Gabi Simpson | Roselee Jenke | Brisbane Entertainment Centre Coomera Sport and Leisure Centre |
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Geva Mentor | Noeline Taurua | University of Sunshine Coast Stadium | ||
Courtney Bruce | Stacey Marinkovich | Perth Arena HBF Stadium |
Format
The season is played over fourteen rounds, allowing every team to play each other twice, once at home and once away. The top four teams on the ladder at the conclusion of the regular season qualify for the finals series. In the first week of the finals series, the 1st ranked team hosts the 2nd ranked team in the major semi-final (with the winner of that match to qualify for the Grand Final) and the 3rd ranked team hosts the 4th ranked team in the minor semi-final (with the loser of that match eliminated). The loser of the major semi-final then hosts the winner of the minor semi-final in the preliminary final. The winner of the major semi-final then hosts the winner of the preliminary final in the Grand Final.[4]
Rule changes
Netball Australia announced a change to the points system for the regular season, with bonus points being introduced. Under the new system, teams earn 4 points for a win and 1 point for every quarter won in a match. A drawn match earns a team 2 points and drawing a quarter earns no points. The winning team can earn a maximum of 8 points per match.[5]
Additionally, teams can request up to two time-outs per half and at any point in time while play is in progress, any one member of the team bench (players and team officials) listed on the official score sheet shall be permitted to move up and down their team bench within the bench zone to communicate with their on-court or off-court players. Finally, umpires can now award a penalty pass for delaying play or intimidation and quarter time and half time breaks will be increased by one and three minutes respectively.[5]
Broadcast
The Nine Network televised two matches each round during the regular season and also televised all finals matches. Telstra televised the other two matches each round. Every match of the season was available to be streamed live via the Netball Australia App. Unlike 2017, Nine telecast their two matches on the main channel, rather than secondary channel 9Gem. The two matches broadcast on Nine were on Saturday and Sunday afternoon.[6]
Regular season
Round 1
Sat 28 Apr | Melbourne Vixens | 59–58 | Collingwood Magpies | Hisense Arena | |
3.00pm | Kumwenda Philip |
Stats | Thwaites Bell |
Sun 29 Apr | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 56–74 | West Coast Fever | Priceline Stadium | |
12.30pm | Nelson Latu-Meafou Hodges |
Stats | Fowler Medhurst Stanton |
Sun 29 Apr | Giants Netball | 54–51 | Sunshine Coast Lightning | Qudos Bank Arena | |
1.00pm | Harten Pettitt |
Stats | Bassett Wood |
Sun 29 Apr | New South Wales Swifts | 54–53 | Queensland Firebirds | Qudos Bank Arena | |
3.00pm | Housby Garbin Wallace |
Stats | Aiken Tippett |
Round 2
Sat 5 May | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 48–71 | Giants Netball | Priceline Stadium | |
2.30pm | Nelson Hodges Leta-Meafou |
Stats | Brice Harten Pettitt |
Sat 5 May | West Coast Fever | 68–57 | Collingwood Magpies | Perth Arena | |
7.00pm | Fowler Medhurst |
Stats | Thwaites Bell Brown |
Sun 6 May | Queensland Firebirds | 55–52 | Sunshine Coast Lightning | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | |
1.00pm | Aiken Tippett |
Stats | Bassett Wood |
Sun 6 May | Melbourne Vixens | 63–61 | New South Wales Swifts | Margaret Court Arena | |
3.00pm | Kumwenda Philip |
Stats | Wallace Housby |
Round 3
Sat 12 May | Melbourne Vixens | 55–59 | Queensland Firebirds | Hisense Arena | |
3.00pm | Kumwenda Philip |
Stats | Aiken Tippett |
Sat 12 May | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 55–56 | West Coast Fever | University of Sunshine Coast Stadium | |
5.00pm | Bassett Wood |
Stats | Fowler Medhurst |
Sat 12 May | Collingwood Magpies | 70–50 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | Hisense Arena | |
7.00pm | Thwaites Bell |
Stats | Nelson Hodges Latu-Meafou |
Sun 13 May | New South Wales Swifts | 55–54 | Giants Netball | Qudos Bank Arena | |
1.00pm | Housby Garbin Wallace |
Stats | Harten Pettitt |
Round 4
Sat 19 May | Giants Netball | 53–51 | Queensland Firebirds | State Sports Centre | |
3.00pm | Brice Harten Pettitt |
Stats | Aiken Tippett |
Sun 20 May | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 50–72 | Melbourne Vixens | Priceline Stadium | |
12.30pm | Nelson Hodges |
Stats | Kumwenda Philip |
Sun 20 May | Collingwood Magpies | 50–52 | Sunshine Coast Lightning | Margaret Court Arena | |
1.00pm | Thwaites Bell |
Stats | Bassett Wood |
Sun 20 May | West Coast Fever | 63–54 | New South Wales Swifts | HBF Stadium | |
1.00pm | Fowler Medhurst Stanton |
Stats | Wallace Housby Garbin |
Round 5
Sat 26 May | Queensland Firebirds | 71–61 | West Coast Fever | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | |
3.00pm | Aiken Tippett |
Stats | Fowler Medhurst Stanton |
Sun 27 May | New South Wales Swifts | 64–54 | Collingwood Magpies | State Sports Centre | |
1.00pm | Wallace Housby |
Stats | Thwaites Bell Teague-Neeld |
Sun 27 May | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 60–51 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | University of Sunshine Coast Stadium | |
3.00pm | Bassett Wood |
Stats | Nelson Hodges Latu-Meafou |
Sun 27 May | Giants Netball | 58–51 | Melbourne Vixens | State Sports Centre | |
5.00pm | Harten Brice Pettitt |
Stats | Kumwenda Philip |
Round 6
Sat 2 Jun | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 64–56 | Melbourne Vixens | University of Sunshine Coast Stadium | |
3.00pm | Bassett Wood |
Stats | Kumwenda Philip Gooden |
Sat 2 Jun | West Coast Fever | 63–61 | Giants Netball | Perth Arena | |
7.00pm | Fowler Medhurst |
Stats | Pettitt Brice Harten |
Sun 3 Jun | New South Wales Swifts | 51–49 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | State Sports Centre | |
1.00pm | Wallace Housby Garbin |
Stats | Nelson Latu-Meafou Glasgow |
Sun 3 Jun | Collingwood Magpies | 67–62 | Queensland Firebirds | Silverdome | |
3.00pm | Thwiates Bell |
Stats | Aiken Tippett |
Round 7
Sat 16 Jun | Melbourne Vixens | 74–60 | West Coast Fever | Hisense Arena | |
3.00pm | Kumwenda Philip |
Stats | Fowler Stanton Medhurst |
Sun 17 Jun | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 42–66 | Queensland Firebirds | Priceline Stadium | |
12.30pm | Nelson Hodges Latu-Meafou |
Stats | Aiken Tippett |
Sun 17 Jun | Giants Netball | 63–60 | Collingwood Magpies | Qudos Bank Arena | |
1.00pm | Pettitt Harten Brice |
Stats | Thwaites Bell |
Sun 17 Jun | New South Wales Swifts | 59–56 | Sunshine Coast Lightning | Qudos Bank Arena | |
3.00pm | Wallace Housby |
Stats | Bassett Wood |
Round 8
Sat 23 Jun | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 53–53 | Giants Netball | University of Sunshine Coast Stadium | |
3.00pm | Bassett Wood |
Stats | Harten Pettitt Brice |
Sat 23 Jun | West Coast Fever | 76–56 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | Perth Arena | |
7.00pm | Fowler Medhurst |
Stats | Nelson Hodges Latu-Meafou |
Sun 24 Jun | Collingwood Magpies | 57–65 | Melbourne Vixens | Margaret Court Arena | |
1.00pm | Thwaites Bell |
Stats | Kumwenda Phillip |
Sun 24 Jun | Queensland Firebirds | 60–57 | New South Wales Swifts | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | |
3.00pm | Aiken Tippett |
Stats | Housby Garbin Wallace |
Round 9
Sat 30 Jun | New South Wales Swifts | 58–65 | Melbourne Vixens | State Sports Centre | |
3.00pm | Wallace Housby |
Stats | Kumwenda Philip |
Sat 30 Jun | Collingwood Magpies | 57–70 | West Coast Fever | Margaret Court Arena | |
7.00pm | Thwaites Teague-Neeld Bell |
Stats | Fowler Medhurst |
Sun 1 Jul | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 58–57 | Queensland Firebirds | University of Sunshine Coast Stadium | |
1.00pm | Bassett Wood |
Stats | Aiken Tippett |
Sun 1 Jul | Giants Netball | 63–44 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | AIS Arena | |
3.00pm | Harten Pettitt Brice |
Stats | Nelson Glasgow Hodges |
Round 10
Sat 7 Jul | Queensland Firebirds | 57–58 | Melbourne Vixens | Coomera Sport and Leisure Centre | |
3.00pm | Aiken Tippett |
Stats | Kumwenda Philip |
Sat 7 Jul | West Coast Fever | 59–58 | Sunshine Coast Lightning | HBF Stadium | |
7.00pm | Fowler Medhurst |
Stats | Bassett Wood |
Sun 8 Jul | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 48–58 | Collingwood Magpies | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | |
12.30pm | Nelson Hodges Tuivaiti |
Stats | Thwaites Bell Teague-Neeld |
Sun 8 Jul | Giants Netball | 66–56 | New South Wales Swifts | International Convention Centre | |
5.00pm | Harten Pettitt Brice |
Stats | Wallace Housby |
Round 11
Sat 14 Jul | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 58–56 | Collingwood Magpies | University of Sunshine Coast Stadium | |
3.00pm | Bassett Wood |
Stats | Thwaites Bell |
Sat 14 Jul | New South Wales Swifts | 68–74 | West Coast Fever | State Sports Centre | |
7.00pm | Wallace Housby Garbin |
Stats | Fowler Medhurst |
Sun 15 Jul | Queensland Firebirds | 64–50 | Giants Netball | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | |
1.00pm | Aiken Tippett |
Stats | Harten Pettitt Brice |
Sun 15 Jul | Melbourne Vixens | 73–48 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | Hisense Arena | |
3.00pm | Kumwenda Philip Gooden |
Stats | Tuivaiti Hodges Nelson Pitman |
Round 12
Sat 21 Jul | Collingwood Magpies | 57–57 | New South Wales Swifts | Hisense Arena | |
3.00pm | Thwaites Bell |
Stats | Garbin Housby Wallace |
Sat 21 Jul | West Coast Fever | 54–60 | Queensland Firebirds | Perth Arena | |
7.00pm | Fowler Medhurst |
Stats | Aiken Tippett |
Sun 22 Jul | Melbourne Vixens | 58–60 | Giants Netball | Hisense Arena | |
1.00pm | Kumwenda Philip Gooden |
Stats | Pettitt Harten |
Sun 22 Jul | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 44–75 | Sunshine Coast Lightning | Priceline Stadium | |
12.30pm | Nelson Hodges Tuivaiti |
Stats | Bassett Wood Koenen |
Round 13
Sat 28 Jul | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 61–51 | New South Wales Swifts | University of Sunshine Coast Stadium | |
3.00pm | Bassett Wood |
Stats | Housby Wallace Garbin |
Sun 29 Jul | Queensland Firebirds | 67–46 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | |
1.00pm | Aiken Tippett |
Stats | Nelson Latu-Meafou Pitman Tuivaiti |
Sun 29 Jul | Collingwood Magpies | 56–66 | Giants Netball | Hisense Arena | |
3.00pm | Thwaites Bell |
Stats | Harten Pettitt |
Sun 29 Jul | West Coast Fever | 68–55 | Melbourne Vixens | Perth Arena | |
3.00pm | Fowler Medhurst |
Stats | Kumwenda Philip Gooden |
Round 14
Fri 3 Aug | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 41–69 | New South Wales Swifts | Priceline Stadium | |
7.00pm | Nelson Latu-Meafou Tuivaiti Pitman |
Stats | Wallace Housby Garbin |
Sat 4 Aug | Queensland Firebirds | 76–44 | Collingwood Magpies | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | |
3.00pm | Aiken Tippett |
Stats | Thwaites Bell Teague-Neeld |
Sat 4 Aug | Giants Netball | 69–66 | West Coast Fever | International Convention Centre | |
7.00pm | Pettitt Harten |
Stats | Fowler Medhurst Stanton |
Sun 5 Aug | Melbourne Vixens | 51–56 | Sunshine Coast Lightning | Hisense Arena | |
1.00pm | Commane Philip |
Stats | Bassett Wood |
Ladder
2018 Suncorp Super Netball ladder | ||||||||||
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | % | BP | PTS |
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1 | Giants Netball | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 841 | 776 | 108.4 | 34 | 76 |
2 | West Coast Fever | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 912 | 851 | 107.2 | 31 | 71 |
3 | Queensland Firebirds | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 858 | 751 | 114.2 | 33 | 69 |
4 | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 809 | 752 | 107.6 | 35 | 69 |
5 | Melbourne Vixens | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 855 | 814 | 105.0 | 27 | 59 |
6 | New South Wales Swifts | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 814 | 816 | 99.8 | 22 | 48 |
7 | Collingwood Magpies | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 801 | 858 | 93.4 | 25 | 39 |
8 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 673 | 945 | 71.2 | 4 | 4 |
Last updated: 10 August 2018 — Source[7] |
Finals series
Major semi-final
Sat 11 Aug 3.00pm |
Report Stats |
Giants Netball | 57–63 | West Coast Fever | State Sports Centre | Nine | |
Scoring by quarter: 10–18, 17–12, 17–15, 13–18 | |||||||
Harten Pettitt |
Fowler Medhurst Stanton |
Minor semi-final
Sun 12 Aug 1.00pm |
Report Stats |
Queensland Firebirds | 56–57 | Sunshine Coast Lightning | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | Nine | |
Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 12–15, 15–17, 14–9 | |||||||
Aiken Tippett |
Bassett Wood |
Preliminary final
Sun 19 Aug 1.00pm |
Report Stats |
Giants Netball | 50–59 | Sunshine Coast Lightning | Qudos Bank Arena | Nine | |
Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 11–12, 11–16, 13–16 | |||||||
Harten Austin Pettitt Brice |
Bassett Wood |
Grand Final
Sun 26 Aug 1.00pm AEST |
Report Stats |
West Coast Fever | 59–62 | Sunshine Coast Lightning | Perth Arena Attendance: 13,722 |
Nine | |
Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 15–12, 16–22, 14–14 | |||||||
Fowler Medhurst |
Bassett Wood |
- Grand Final MVP Winner: Caitlin Bassett
- Note: The crowd of 13,722 was an Australian national league record attendance.[8]
Awards
Award | Winner | Position | Team | Ref. |
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Player of the Year Award | Jhaniele Fowler | GS | West Coast Fever | Ref. |
Grand Final Most Valuable Player Award | Caitlin Bassett | GS | Sunshine Coast Lightning | Ref. |
Young Star Award | Jess Anstiss | WD | West Coast Fever | Ref. |
Coach of the Year Award | Stacey Marinkovich | Coach | West Coast Fever | Ref. |
Leading Goalscorer | Jhaniele Fowler | GS | West Coast Fever | Ref. |
Team of the Year | Jhaniele Fowler | GS | West Coast Fever | Ref. |
Gretel Tippett | GA | Queensland Firebirds | Ref. | |
Liz Watson | WA | Melbourne Vixens | Ref. | |
Serena Guthrie | C | Giants Netball | Ref. | |
Jess Anstiss | WD | West Coast Fever | Ref. | |
Karla Pretorius | GD | Sunshine Coast Lightning | Ref. | |
Geva Mentor | GK | Sunshine Coast Lightning | Ref. | |
Jo Harten Kimberlee Green Laura Geitz |
Attack Reserve Mid Court Reserve Defence Reserve |
Giants Netball Giants Netball Queensland Firebirds |
Ref. |
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