| Founded | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Netball Australia |
| No. of teams | 8 (2025)[1] |
| Country | Australia |
| Most recent champion(s) | NNSW Waratahs (2024) |
| Most titles | Victorian Fury (8 titles) |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Official website | Australian Netball Championships |
TheAustralian Netball Championships, formerly theAustralian Netball League, is anAustralian netball competition. Since2008, it has served as a second-level competition, initially below theANZ Championship and later belowSuncorp Super Netball. It is organised byNetball Australia. The teams in the competition are effectively thereserve teams of Suncorp Super Netball teams and/or the representative teams of state netball leagues, such as theSouth Australia state netball league, theVictorian Netball League and theWest Australian Netball League.Victorian Fury were the inaugural ANL champions. Fury are also the competition's most successful team, having won eight premierships. The 2020 ANL season was cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic and the competition was subsequently re-branded as the Australian Netball Championships.
The Australian Netball League was first played for during the 2008 season.Netball Australia wanted to organise a second level national league to bridge the gap between states leagues, like theSouth Australia state netball league, theVictorian Netball League and theWest Australian Netball League, and the newANZ Championship. It was also designed to provide a national competition for thestates and territories of Australia, such theAustralian Capital Territory,Northern Territory andTasmania, who did not have an ANZ Championship franchise.[2][3][4]
Victorian Fury were the inaugural champions, defeating theAustralian Institute of Sport 56–41 in the first grand final.[2][5] In 2009 Fury retained the title[4][6][7] and in 2010 they completed a three in a row.[8][9] In 2011NNSW Waratahs became the first team other than Fury to win the ANL title. In the grand final they defeated Fury 55–46.[10][11] Between 2013 and 2016 Fury completed a four in a row of ANL titles.[12] In 2016 Fury won their seventh title[13] and in 2019 they won their eighth.[14][15][16]
In June 2020,Netball Australia announced that the 2020 ANL season would be cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[17][18][19] In October 2020, it was announced that the ANL was to be rebranded as the Australian Netball Championships, featuring a new tournament style format with expanded team entry parameters.Suncorp Super Netball teams and Netball Australia member organisations would all be invited to enter teams.[20][21] In July 2021, Netball Australia announced details of the planned inaugural ANC tournament due to be played in September and hosted byLatrobe City Council andCollingwood Magpies inTraralgon.[22][23][24][25] However, in August 2021 this tournament was also cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[26][27]
The teams in the competition are effectively thereserve teams ofSuncorp Super Netball teams and/or the representative teams of state netball leagues, such as theSouth Australia state netball league, theVictorian Netball League and theWest Australian Netball League.
| Team | Region | Debut season | Final season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Institute of Sport[5][32] | Australian Capital Territory | 2008 | 2012 |
| Canberra Darters | Australian Capital Territory | 2008 | 2016 |
| Canberra Giants | Australian Capital Territory | 2017 | 2019 |
| NNSW Blues[11][33][34] | New South Wales | 2008 | 2014 |
| NNSW Waratahs[11][33][34][35] | New South Wales | 2008 | 2019 |
| Singapore[4][36] | Singapore | 2009 | 2010 |
| Tasmanian Spirit[37][38] | Tasmania | 2008 | 2015 |
| Tasmanian Magpies | Tasmania | 2017 | 2019 |
| Territory Storm | Northern Territory | 2008 | 2019 |
| Victorian Flames[39][40][41][42] | Victoria | 2013 | 2014 |
Source:[7][10][43][44][45][46][47]
Source:[59]
| Winners | Seasons | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| Victorian Fury | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019 | 8 |
| NNSW Waratahs | 2011, 2024 | 2 |
| Southern Force | 2012, 2022 | 2 |
| ANC Collingwood Magpies | 2023 | 1 |
| Tasmanian Magpies | 2018 | 1 |
| Western Sting | 2017 | 1 |
Source:[59]
| Season | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2008[2] | Narelle Eather | NNSW Blues |
| 2009[4] | Kathleen Knott | Victorian Fury |
| 2010[35][36] | Amorette Wild | NNSW Waratahs |
| 2011[10] | Karyn Bailey | Victorian Fury |
| 2012[60] | Kristy Guthrie | NNSW Waratahs |
| 2013 | Mwai Kumwenda | Victorian Fury |
| 2014[61][62][63] | Ashleigh Brazill | Western Sting |
| 2014[61][62][63] | Kristina Brice | NNSW Waratahs |
| 2015[64][65][66] | Kate Shimmin | Southern Force |
| 2016[67] | Vanessa Mullampy | NNSW Waratahs |
| 2017[68] | Sophie Garbin | Western Sting |
| 2018[69] | Rahni Samason | Victorian Fury |
| 2019[70] | Emma Ryde | Victorian Fury |
| Sponsors | Seasons |
|---|---|
| New Idea[2][7] | 2008–c. 2011 |
| Deakin University[17][19][72] | 2018–2020 |