The 2025 Suncorp Super Netball season was the ninth season of the premier netball league in Australia. The season commenced on Saturday 5 April and concluded with the Grand Final on Saturday 2 August at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne. The defending premiers were the Adelaide Thunderbirds.
The Melbourne Vixens won their second Super Netball title, defeating the minor premiers West Coast Fever by a single point in the Grand Final.
Team Lists +TeamHome Court(s)CoachAttackMidcourtDefence11th Player Adelaide ThunderbirdsAdelaide Entertainment CentreTania Obst Romelda Aiken-George Lucy Austin Lauren Frew Georgie Horjus Kayla Graham Tayla Williams Hannah Petty Latanya Wilson Matilda Garrett Shamera Sterling-Humphrey (Maternity Leave) Sanmarie Visser (Replacement Player) Sophie Casey GIANTS NetballKen Rosewall ArenaJulie Fitzgerald Jo Harten Sophie Dwyer Matisse Letherbarrow Maddie Hay Jamie-Lee Price Amy Sligar Gina Crampton (Maternity Leave) Hope White (Replacement Player) Erin O'Brien Matilda McDonell Jodi-Ann Ward (Injury Leave) Casey Kopua (Replacement Player) Monika 'Otai Melbourne MavericksJohn Cain ArenaMyState Bank ArenaTracey Neville Shimona Jok Sasha Glasgow Eleanor Cardwell (Injury Leave) Uneeq Palavi (Replacement Player) Maisie Nankivell Tayla Fraser Molly Jovic Amy Parmenter Kim Brown (née Jenner) Olivia Lewis Lauren Parkinson (née Moore) (Injury Leave) Jessie Grenvold (Replacement Player) Melbourne VixensJohn Cain ArenaSimone McKinnis Sophie Garbin Kiera Austin Lily Graham Hannah Mundy Zara Walters Kate Moloney Kate Eddy Jo Weston Rudi Ellis Emily Mannix (Maternity Leave) Maggie Caris (Replacement Player) Tara Watson NSW SwiftsKen Rosewall ArenaQudos Bank ArenaBriony Akle Grace Nweke Helen Housby Sophie Fawns Paige Hadley Allie Smith Sharni Lambden Maddy Proud (Maternity Leave) Verity Simmons (Replacement Player) Maddy Turner Sarah Klau Teigan O'Shannassy Grace Whyte Queensland FirebirdsNissan ArenaKiri Wills Mary Cholhok Emily Moore Tippah Dwan (Injury Leave) Abigail Latu-Meafou (Replacement Player) Lara Dunkley Macy Gardner Imogen Allison Hulita Veve Ruby Bakewell-Doran Isabelle Shearer Ashlee Barnett Sunshine Coast LightningUniSC ArenaBelinda Reynolds Cara Koenen Steph Fretwell Reilley Batcheldor Liz Watson Leesa Mi Mi Mahalia Cassidy Ava Black (Injury Leave) Tara Hinchliffe Courtney Bruce Ashleigh Ervin Kristiana Manu'a (Replacement Player) Maddie Hinchliffe West Coast FeverRAC ArenaDan Ryan Olivia Wilkinson Shanice Beckford Alice Teague-Neeld Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard (Personal Leave) Mwai Kumwenda (Replacement Player) Jordan Cransberg Jess Anstiss Sunday Aryang Fran Williams Kadie-Ann Dehaney Ruth Aryang (Injury Leave) Zoe Cransberg (Replacement Player)
Contracted Signings Important dates in relation to player signings for the 2025 season are:
Until 27 July 2024: Current players can be re-signed by their 2024 team. 5 August 2024 to 23 August 2024: Clubs can sign any free-agent and non-SSN players during this time. From 26 August 2024: Training Partners and Nominated Athletes can be signed on a one-year contract.
Arrivals The following table is a list of players who moved clubs/leagues into Super Netball, or were elevated to a permanent position in the senior team during the off-season. It does not include contracted players who were re-signed by their original Super Netball clubs. +NameMoving fromMoving toRef Shimona Jok Melbourne Mavericks (Nominated Athlete) Melbourne Mavericks Mary Cholhok Loughborough Lightning (Netball Superleague) Queensland Firebirds Ruth Aryang West Coast Fever (Nominated Athlete) West Coast Fever Imogen Allison Manchester Thunder (Netball Superleague) Queensland Firebirds Lily Graham Melbourne Vixens (Replacement Player) Melbourne Vixens Grace Nweke Northern Mystics (ANZ Premiership) NSW Swifts Ashlee Barnett Firebirds Futures Queensland Firebirds Gina Crampton GIANTS Netball (Training Partner) GIANTS Netball Kayla Graham Adelaide Thunderbirds (Training Partner) Adelaide Thunderbirds Sharni Lambden Melbourne Vixens (Training Partner) NSW Swifts
Departures The following table is a list of players who left their respective Super Netball clubs, became an off-court club ambassador or retired at the end of the previous season. +NameMoving fromMoving toRef Sam Wallace-Joseph NSW Swifts Loughborough Lightning (Netball Superleague) Kim Ravaillion Queensland FirebirdsRetirement Donnell Wallam Queensland Firebirds Northern Mystics (ANZ Premiership) Remi Kamo Queensland Firebirds Northern Stars (ANZ Premiership) Sam Winders GIANTS Netball New Zealand Gabrielle Sinclair Melbourne Mavericks Birmingham Panthers (Netball Superleague) Laura Scherian Adelaide ThunderbirdsRetirement Lili Gorman-Brown NSW Swifts NSW Swifts (Training Partner) Kelsey Browne West Coast Fever West Coast Fever (Training Partner & Club Ambassador) Mwai Kumwenda Melbourne Vixens (Maternity Leave) West Coast Fever (Replacement Player)
2025 Suncorp Team Girls Cup Source: Click here For the fourth consecutive year, the league's official pre-season tournament was staged. The 2025 Suncorp Team Girls Cup was held at Netball SA Stadium from Friday 14 March to Sunday 16 March. The eight Super Netball teams were split into two pools, playing each of their group opponents once, before playing an inter-group match to determine places from first to eighth. The two pools were formed based on last year's ladder - Pool A comprising 1st, 4th, 5th & 8th, with Pool B comprising 2nd, 3rd, 6th & 7th.
The tournament was won by the Adelaide Thunderbirds, who defeated the West Coast Fever 38–37 in the final. The player of the match was Latanya Wilson.
Pool A Ladder 1Adelaide Thunderbirds 3 2 0 1 129 109 118.35 8 2Melbourne Mavericks 3 2 0 1 129 118 109.32 8 3GIANTS Netball 3 1 0 2 120 131 91.60 4 4Sunshine Coast Lightning 3 1 0 2 111 131 84.73 4
Pool B Ladder 1West Coast Fever 3 3 0 0 136 115 118.26 12 2NSW Swifts 3 2 0 1 126 126 100.00 8 3Melbourne Vixens 3 1 0 2 134 127 105.51 4 4Queensland Firebirds 3 0 0 3 117 145 80.69 0
Session 1
Session 2
Session 3
Finals
Final Placements PlaceTeam1st Adelaide Thunderbirds2nd West Coast Fever3rd NSW Swifts4th Melbourne Mavericks5th Melbourne Vixens6th GIANTS Netball7th Sunshine Coast Lightning8th Queensland Firebirds
Regular season Source: Click here (all times are in local time)
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7 - First Nations Round (Week 1)
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13 - First Nations Round (Week 2)
Round 14
Ladder
2025 Suncorp Super Netball ladder 1West Coast Fever 14 12 0 2 969 874 110.87 48 2NSW Swifts 14 10 0 4 972 906 107.28 40 3Adelaide Thunderbirds 14 8 0 6 865 821 105.36 32 4Melbourne Vixens 14 8 0 6 861 860 100.12 32 5Sunshine Coast Lightning 14 7 0 7 894 879 101.71 28 6GIANTS Netball 14 5 0 9 892 960 92.92 20 7Melbourne Mavericks 14 4 0 10 863 922 93.60 16 8Queensland Firebirds 14 2 0 12 850 944 90.04 8 Last updated: Sunday 13 July 2025 — Source
Finals Series Minor Semi Final
Major Semi Final
Preliminary Final
Grand Final
Awards The following players were awarded for their performances in the 2025 season:
The Player of the Year Award was won by Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard of the West Coast Fever. The Grand Final MVP Award was won by Kiera Austin of the Melbourne Vixens. The Rookie of the Year Award was won by Sophie Casey of the Adelaide Thunderbirds. The Joyce Brown Coach of the Year award was won by Simone McKinnis of the Melbourne Vixens. The Leading Goalscorer Award was won by Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard of the West Coast Fever, who scored 724 points in the home and away season. The following players were named in the Super Netball Team of the Year:
Attackers Goal Shooter: Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard(West Coast Fever) Goal Attack: Kiera Austin(Melbourne Vixens)
Midcourters Wing Attack: Alice Teague-Neeld(West Coast Fever) Centre: Paige Hadley(New South Wales Swifts) Wing Defence: Amy Sligar(GIANTS Netball)
Defenders Goal Defence: Latanya Wilson(Adelaide Thunderbirds) Goal Keeper: Teigan O'Shannassy(New South Wales Swifts)
Reserves Attack Reserve: Grace Nweke(New South Wales Swifts) Midcourt Reserve: Liz Watson(Sunshine Coast Lightning) Defence Reserve: Sunday Aryang(West Coast Fever)
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