The West Australian Netball League , also referred to as the WA Netball League , is a state netball league featuring teams from Western Australia . It is organised by Netball Western Australia . On a national level, the league is effectively a third-level league, below Suncorp Super Netball and the Australian Netball League . It was originally known as the Gold Netball League . During the later 2000s and early 2010s, it was known as the Smarter than Smoking Netball League . Since 2019 it has been known as the Gold Industry Group WANL . Historically, the league's most successful team has been Southside Demons. During the 2010s, the most successful team has been West Coast Warriors.
15-562: National Netball League may refer to one of several netball leagues. These include: Australia [ edit ] Australian Netball League Australian State Netball League Commonwealth Bank Trophy Esso/Mobil Superleague Suncorp Super Netball Malawi [ edit ] National Netball League (Malawi) New Zealand [ edit ] ANZ Premiership National Netball League (New Zealand) See also [ edit ] ANZ Championship Topics referred to by
30-543: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Australian Netball League The Australian Netball Championships , formerly the Australian Netball League , is an Australian netball competition. Since 2008 it has served as a second level competition, initially below the ANZ Championship and later below Suncorp Super Netball . It
45-695: Is organised by Netball Australia . The teams in the competition are effectively the reserve teams of Suncorp Super Netball teams and/or the representative teams of state netball leagues, such as the South Australia state netball league , the Victorian Netball League and the West 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
60-542: The South Australia state netball league , the Victorian Netball League and the West Australian Netball League . Source : Source : Source : Source : West Australian Netball League The league was launched in 1989 as the Gold Netball League. It originally featured just one division. A reserves division was added in 1990 and an under-18 division added in 2000. The inaugural premiers in 1989 were Coastal Raiders. During
75-557: The West Australian Netball League , and the new ANZ Championship . It was also designed to provide a national competition for the states and territories of Australia , such the Australian Capital Territory , Northern Territory and Tasmania , who did not have an ANZ Championship franchise. Victorian Fury were the inaugural champions, defeating the Australian Institute of Sport 56–41 in
90-688: The 2010s the most successful WANL team has been West Coast Warriors. Like Demons, Warriors have also played under several names. They originally played as West Coast Warriors. They later became Wanneroo Warriors, Compact Warriors, West Coast Falcons and, in 2014, back to West Coast Warriors. They won their first senior premiership in 1998. With a team coached by England international, Ama Agbeze and featuring Alicia Janz , they won their second premiership in 2012 as West Coast Falcons. They have since won further premierships in 2016, 2017 and 2019. Other notable Warriors players include two time Jill McIntosh Medal winner, Andrea Gilmore . Between 2001 and 2004
105-616: The 2020 ANL season would be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . 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. In July 2021, Netball Australia announced details of
120-453: The WANL featured a men's netball division. Bullets were the inaugural premiers. Coastals won the other three titles. The Men's Division was relaunched in 2018 featuring four teams – West Coast Warriors, Perth Lions, South East Demons and Wheatbelt Flames. West Coast Warriors would go on to win the first two titles. Western Sting who play in the Australian Netball League are effectively
135-480: The early 1990s, Perth Superdrome Bullets were the dominant team, winning four titles in a row between 1991 and 1994 and then a fifth title in 1996. Historically, the WANL's most successful team are Demons. Founded in 1989 and originally based in Kenwick , Demons have played under various names. They won their first senior premiership in 1997 as KAE Sparks and a second in 2004 as Southside Sparks. In 2004 they became
150-614: The first WANL team to win all three divisions. In 2006, after forming a partnership with Perth Football Club , they became South East Demons. Between 2007 and 2010, as Midland Brick Demons, they completed a four-in-a-row of senior premierships. As South East Demons they won a seventh and eight premiership in 2013 and 2014 respectively. In 2018 they adopted their current name, Southside Demons. Notable Demons players included Australia internationals, Caitlin Bassett and Courtney Bruce , and Jill McIntosh Medal winner, Lindal Rohde . During
165-436: The first grand final. In 2009 Fury retained the title and in 2010 they completed a three in a row. In 2011 NNSW Waratahs became the first team other than Fury to win the ANL title. In the grand final they defeated Fury 55–46. Between 2013 and 2016 Fury completed a four in a row of ANL titles. In 2016 Fury won their seventh title and in 2019 they won their eighth. In June 2020, Netball Australia announced that
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#1732779801053180-628: The planned inaugural ANC tournament due to be played in September and hosted by Latrobe City Council and Collingwood Magpies in Traralgon . However, in August 2021 this tournament was also cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The teams in the competition are effectively the reserve teams of Suncorp Super Netball teams and/or the representative teams of state netball leagues, such as
195-715: The representative team of the West Australian Netball League. The 2020 season featured eight teams who enter teams in both the Open Division and the Under-20 Division. Four of the teams – Comets, Demons, Warriors and Roar – also enter teams in the Men's Division. Source : Source : Source : Source : The Jill McIntosh Medal is awarded annually to the WANL's Best and fairest player. Between 1989 and 1990 it
210-443: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title National Netball League . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National_Netball_League&oldid=1218471665 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
225-406: Was cancelled due to the COVID-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 the South Australia state netball league , the Victorian Netball League and
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