Garville Netball Club is an Australian netball team based in Woodville, Adelaide, South Australia. Their senior team currently plays in the Netball South Australia Premier League. During the 1990s they played at a national level, representing Netball South Australia in the Mobil Superleague. During the Mobil Superleague era, they were also referred to as Adelaide Garville. In 1993 they were Mobil Superleague premiers.
History Early years Garville Netball Club was formed in 1952. Its name is derived from Woodville Gardens, the Adelaide suburb where the club was originally based. Between 1962 and 1967, Garville won six successive South Australia state league premierships.
Rivallry with Contax During the 1980s and 1990s, Garville enjoyed a rivalry with Contax. Between 1986 and 1996 Contax and Garville contested every South Australia state league grand final. The rivalry saw the two clubs compete in nine consecutive state league grand finals, plus one Mobil Superleague final, with both clubs winning five finals each. Between 1992 and 1995 Garville won four successive state league grand finals.
National leagues Mobil Superleague During the 1990s Garville represented Netball South Australia in the Mobil Superleague, the winners of which were awarded the Prime Minister's Cup. Garville were grand finalists in both 1993 and 1994. In the 1993 grand final a Garville team featuring Natalie Avellino, Jenny Borlase and Michelle den Dekker defeated Sydney Electricity and finished as champions. However, in 1994 Garville lost the Prime Minister's Cup after they were defeated by Contax in controversial circumstances. A Contax team captained by Kathryn Harby and featuring Vicki Wilson and Tania Obst, took on a Garville team that again featured Avellino, Borlase and Dekker and now included Simone McKinnis. A closely fought match finished level at full time. However Garville claimed they had actually won the match 48–46. It was alleged that during the third quarter, the official scorer accidentally gave one of Garville's goals to Contax. Despite protests from Garville, extra time was played and resulted in a 61–58 win for Contax.
Commonwealth Bank Trophy In 1997 Netball Australia replaced the Mobil Superleague with the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league. Netball South Australia formed two brand new teams, Adelaide Thunderbirds and Adelaide Ravens to represent them in the new league. Garville effectively became a feeder team for Ravens.
Grand finals South Australia state league Season Winners Score Runners up Venue1962Garville 1963Garville 1964Garville 1965Garville 1966Garville 1967Garville 1971Garville 1970Contax Garville1974Garville 1987Garville 1988Contax GarvilleApollo Stadium1989Garville Contax1990Contax GarvilleApollo Stadium1991Contax Garville1992Garville Contax1993Garville Contax1994Garville Contax1995Garville Contax1996Contax Garville2014Matrics54–44GarvilleNetball SA Stadium 2018Contax73–39Garville
Mobil Superleague/Prime Minister's Cup Season Winners Score Runners up Venue1993Adelaide Garville56–49Sydney ElectricitySydney1994Adelaide Contax61–58Adelaide Garville
Home venues Garville was originally based in the Woodville/Woodville Gardens suburbs. They later moved to the Sam Johnson Sportsground in Renown Park. After 2008 they hired courts near the Anzac Highway/Goodwood Road junction for its junior teams while its senior teams trained at St Aloysius College and played their state league games at the Netball SA Stadium.
Notable players Internationals
Natalie Avellino Jenny Borlase Chris Burton Sharon Burton Carol Crawshaw Lynette Morony Davey Michelle den Dekker Dianne Murphy Eckert Julie Francou Lyn Fullston Georgina Gordon Vicky Hastings Simone McKinnis Kay Partington Georgina Ramsey Bronwyn Roberts Peta Squire Jayne Taueber Charmaine Temby Mary White
Samantha Poolman
Carla Borrego
Lyn Fullston Darcie Brown Adelaide Thunderbirds Kelly Altmann Carla Borrego Samantha Poolman Joanna Sutton Peta Squire
Head coaches Coach YearsChris Burton1986Julie Francou1987–1989Patricia Mickan1991–1995Lyn Fullston1996Deb Miller1997Cheryl Barnett1998Josie Pearce1999Alison Clare2000–2001Roz Fraser2002Michelle Price2003–2004Louise Souter2005–2006Kirsty Leonard-Down2007Michelle den Dekker2008Karen Watts & Rachel Porter2009Tonya Hutton2010Jackie Blyth2011–2019Kirsty Leonard Down2020–
Premierships Netball South Australia Premier League Winners: 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1974, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995: 14 Runners up: 1970, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1996, 2014, 2018: 7 Mobil Superleague Winners: 1993 Runners up: 1994
References
External links Garville Netball Club on Facebook Garville Netball Club on Instagram