2018 Suncorp Super Netball season

Sports season
2018 Suncorp Super Netball season
LeagueSuncorp Super Netball
SportNetball
Duration28 April – 26 August 2018
Number of teams8
TV partner(s)Nine Network
Regular season
  Minor premiersGiants Netball
Season MVPJhaniele Fowler
Top scorerJhaniele Fowler (WCF: 783 goals)
Finals
ChampionsSunshine Coast Lightning
  Runners-upWest Coast Fever
Seasons

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]

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.
Adelaide Thunderbirds Leana De Bruin Dan Ryan Priceline Stadium
Adelaide Entertainment Centre
[1]
Collingwood Magpies Madison Robinson Kristy-Keppich Birrell Hisense Arena
Margaret Court Arena
Silverdome
[2]
Giants Netball Kimberlee Green Julie Fitzgerald State Sports Centre
Qudos Bank Arena
AIS Arena
International Convention Centre
[3]
Melbourne Vixens Kate Moloney Simone McKinnis Hisense Arena
Margaret Court Arena
[4]
New South Wales Swifts Abbey McCulloch Briony Akle State Sports Centre
Qudos Bank Arena
[5]
Queensland Firebirds Gabi Simpson Roselee Jencke Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Coomera Sport and Leisure Centre
[6]
Sunshine Coast Lightning Geva Mentor Noeline Taurua University of Sunshine Coast Stadium [7]
West Coast Fever Courtney Bruce Stacey Marinkovich Perth Arena
HBF Stadium
[8]

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][6]

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.[7]

Regular season

Round 1

Sat 28 Apr Melbourne Vixens 59–58 Collingwood Magpies Hisense Arena  
3.00pm Kumwenda Goals scored 41/42 (98%)
Philip Goals scored 18/20 (90%)
Stats Thwaites Goals scored 36/38 (95%)
Bell Goals scored 22/29 (76%)
Sun 29 Apr Adelaide Thunderbirds 56–74 West Coast Fever Priceline Stadium  
12.30pm Nelson Goals scored 37/42 (88%)
Latu-Meafou Goals scored 10/13 (77%)
Hodges Goals scored 9/10 (90%)
Stats Fowler Goals scored 66/68 (97%)
Medhurst Goals scored 5/6 (83%)
Stanton Goals scored 3/3 (100%)
Sun 29 Apr Giants Netball 54–51 Sunshine Coast Lightning Qudos Bank Arena  
1.00pm Harten Goals scored 33/36 (92%)
Pettitt Goals scored 21/28 (75%)
Stats Bassett Goals scored 36/41 (88%)
Wood Goals scored 15/16 (94%)
Sun 29 Apr New South Wales Swifts 54–53 Queensland Firebirds Qudos Bank Arena  
3.00pm Housby Goals scored 24/31 (77%)
Garbin Goals scored 18/19 (95%)
Wallace Goals scored 12/17 (71%)
Stats Aiken Goals scored 45/51 (88%)
Tippett Goals scored 8/11 (73%)

Round 2

Sat 5 May Adelaide Thunderbirds 48–71 Giants Netball Priceline Stadium  
2.30pm Nelson Goals scored 34/38 (89%)
Hodges Goals scored 11/14 (79%)
Leta-Meafou Goals scored 3/3 (100%)
Stats Brice Goals scored 29/29 (100%)
Harten Goals scored 25/32 (78%)
Pettitt Goals scored 17/20 (85%)
Sat 5 May West Coast Fever 68–57 Collingwood Magpies Perth Arena  
7.00pm Fowler Goals scored 62/67 (93%)
Medhurst Goals scored 6/7 (86%)
Stats Thwaites Goals scored 39/45 (87%)
Bell Goals scored 17/27 (63%)
Brown Goals scored 1/2 (50%)
Sun 6 May Queensland Firebirds 55–52 Sunshine Coast Lightning Brisbane Entertainment Centre  
1.00pm Aiken Goals scored 39/45 (87%)
Tippett Goals scored 16/21 (76%)
Stats Bassett Goals scored 35/36 (97%)
Wood Goals scored 17/18 (94%)
Sun 6 May Melbourne Vixens 63–61 New South Wales Swifts Margaret Court Arena  
3.00pm Kumwenda Goals scored 34/34 (100%)
Philip Goals scored 29/32 (91%)
Stats Wallace Goals scored 37/38 (97%)
Housby Goals scored 24/25 (96%)

Round 3

Sat 12 May Melbourne Vixens 55–59 Queensland Firebirds Hisense Arena  
3.00pm Kumwenda Goals scored 29/32 (91%)
Philip Goals scored 26/29 (90%)
Stats Aiken Goals scored 40/47 (85%)
Tippett Goals scored 19/22 (86%)
Sat 12 May Sunshine Coast Lightning 55–56 West Coast Fever University of Sunshine Coast Stadium  
5.00pm Bassett Goals scored 33/39 (85%)
Wood Goals scored 22/25 (88%)
Stats Fowler Goals scored 39/44 (89%)
Medhurst Goals scored 17/21 (81%)
Sat 12 May Collingwood Magpies 70–50 Adelaide Thunderbirds Hisense Arena  
7.00pm Thwaites Goals scored 55/57 (96%)
Bell Goals scored 15/21 (71%)
Stats Nelson Goals scored 37/42 (88%)
Hodges Goals scored 9/14 (64%)
Latu-Meafou Goals scored 4/6 (67%)
Sun 13 May New South Wales Swifts 55–54 Giants Netball Qudos Bank Arena  
1.00pm Housby Goals scored 23/27 (85%)
Garbin Goals scored 17/18 (94%)
Wallace Goals scored 15/18 (83%)
Stats Harten Goals scored 38/41 (93%)
Pettitt Goals scored 16/19 (84%)

Round 4

Sat 19 May Giants Netball 53–51 Queensland Firebirds State Sports Centre  
3.00pm Brice Goals scored 27/31 (87%)
Harten Goals scored 18/20 (90%)
Pettitt Goals scored 8/9 (89%)
Stats Aiken Goals scored 32/38 (84%)
Tippett Goals scored 19/19 (100%)
Sun 20 May Adelaide Thunderbirds 50–72 Melbourne Vixens Priceline Stadium  
12.30pm Nelson Goals scored 37/41 (90%)
Hodges Goals scored 13/15 (87%)
Stats Kumwenda Goals scored 47/47 (100%)
Philip Goals scored 25/27 (93%)
Sun 20 May Collingwood Magpies 50–52 Sunshine Coast Lightning Margaret Court Arena  
1.00pm Thwaites Goals scored 36/41 (88%)
Bell Goals scored 14/20 (70%)
Stats Bassett Goals scored 37/37 (100%)
Wood Goals scored 15/22 (68%)
Sun 20 May West Coast Fever 63–54 New South Wales Swifts HBF Stadium  
1.00pm Fowler Goals scored 53/59 (90%)
Medhurst Goals scored 8/8 (100%)
Stanton Goals scored 2/5 (40%)
Stats Wallace Goals scored 24/28 (86%)
Housby Goals scored 24/31 (77%)
Garbin Goals scored 6/7 (86%)

Round 5

Sat 26 May Queensland Firebirds 71–61 West Coast Fever Brisbane Entertainment Centre  
3.00pm Aiken Goals scored 45/51 (88%)
Tippett Goals scored 26/28 (93%)
Stats Fowler Goals scored 48/49 (98%)
Medhurst Goals scored 11/14 (79%)
Stanton Goals scored 2/2 (100%)
Sun 27 May New South Wales Swifts 64–54 Collingwood Magpies State Sports Centre  
1.00pm Wallace Goals scored 43/48 (90%)
Housby Goals scored 21/23 (91%)
Stats Thwaites Goals scored 39/44 (89%)
Bell Goals scored 14/21 (67%)
Teague-Neeld Goals scored 1/2 (50%)
Sun 27 May Sunshine Coast Lightning 60–51 Adelaide Thunderbirds University of Sunshine Coast Stadium  
3.00pm Bassett Goals scored 43/47 (91%)
Wood Goals scored 17/20 (85%)
Stats Nelson Goals scored 30/34 (88%)
Hodges Goals scored 12/14 (86%)
Latu-Meafou Goals scored 9/12 (75%)
Sun 27 May Giants Netball 58–51 Melbourne Vixens State Sports Centre  
5.00pm Harten Goals scored 24/28 (86%)
Brice Goals scored 17/20 (85%)
Pettitt Goals scored 17/22 (77%)
Stats Kumwenda Goals scored 38/38 (100%)
Philip Goals scored 13/19 (68%)

Round 6

Sat 2 Jun Sunshine Coast Lightning 64–56 Melbourne Vixens University of Sunshine Coast Stadium  
3.00pm Bassett Goals scored 51/53 (96%)
Wood Goals scored 13/17 (76%)
Stats Kumwenda Goals scored 31/33 (94%)
Philip Goals scored 22/28 (79%)
Gooden Goals scored 3/4 (75%)
Sat 2 Jun West Coast Fever 63–61 Giants Netball Perth Arena  
7.00pm Fowler Goals scored 53/56 (95%)
Medhurst Goals scored 10/11 (91%)
Stats Pettitt Goals scored 26/29 (90%)
Brice Goals scored 20/23 (87%)
Harten Goals scored 15/16 (94%)
Sun 3 Jun New South Wales Swifts 51–49 Adelaide Thunderbirds State Sports Centre  
1.00pm Wallace Goals scored 30/34 (88%)
Housby Goals scored 15/20 (75%)
Garbin Goals scored 6/9 (67%)
Stats Nelson Goals scored 33/39 (85%)
Latu-Meafou Goals scored 12/14 (86%)
Glasgow Goals scored 4/8 (50%)
Sun 3 Jun Collingwood Magpies 67–62 Queensland Firebirds Silverdome  
3.00pm Thwiates Goals scored 34/40 (85%)
Bell Goals scored 33/39 (85%)
Stats Aiken Goals scored 42/51 (82%)
Tippett Goals scored 20/21 (95%)

Round 7

Sat 16 Jun Melbourne Vixens 74–60 West Coast Fever Hisense Arena  
3.00pm Kumwenda Goals scored 49/51 (96%)
Philip Goals scored 31/35 (89%)
Stats Fowler Goals scored 56/60 (93%)
Stanton Goals scored 3/5 (60%)
Medhurst Goals scored 1/2 (50%)
Sun 17 Jun Adelaide Thunderbirds 42–66 Queensland Firebirds Priceline Stadium  
12.30pm Nelson Goals scored 23/25 (92%)
Hodges Goals scored 14/19 (74%)
Latu-Meafou Goals scored 5/5 (100%)
Stats Aiken Goals scored 46/61 (75%)
Tippett Goals scored 20/21 (95%)
Sun 17 Jun Giants Netball 63–60 Collingwood Magpies Qudos Bank Arena  
1.00pm Pettitt Goals scored 29/31 (94%)
Harten Goals scored 25/28 (89%)
Brice Goals scored 9/11 (82%)
Stats Thwaites Goals scored 38/40 (95%)
Bell Goals scored 22/26 (85%)
Sun 17 Jun New South Wales Swifts 59–56 Sunshine Coast Lightning Qudos Bank Arena  
3.00pm Wallace Goals scored 43/45 (96%)
Housby Goals scored 16/19 (84%)
Stats Bassett Goals scored 34/36 (94%)
Wood Goals scored 22/25 (88%)

Round 8

Sat 23 Jun Sunshine Coast Lightning 53–53 Giants Netball University of Sunshine Coast Stadium  
3.00pm Bassett Goals scored 40/44 (91%)
Wood Goals scored 13/16 (81%)
Stats Harten Goals scored 30/33 (91%)
Pettitt Goals scored 21/25 (84%)
Brice Goals scored 2/5 (40%)
Sat 23 Jun West Coast Fever 76–56 Adelaide Thunderbirds Perth Arena  
7.00pm Fowler Goals scored 66/73 (90%)
Medhurst Goals scored 10/11 (91%)
Stats Nelson Goals scored 47/51 (92%)
Hodges Goals scored 7/11 (64%)
Latu-Meafou Goals scored 2/3 (67%)
Sun 24 Jun Collingwood Magpies 57–65 Melbourne Vixens Margaret Court Arena  
1.00pm Thwaites Goals scored 49/51 (96%)
Bell Goals scored 8/16 (50%)
Stats Kumwenda Goals scored 42/43 (98%)
Phillip Goals scored 23/24 (96%)
Sun 24 Jun Queensland Firebirds 60–57 New South Wales Swifts Brisbane Entertainment Centre  
3.00pm Aiken Goals scored 43/49 (88%)
Tippett Goals scored 17/18 (94%)
Stats Housby Goals scored 25/32 (78%)
Garbin Goals scored 19/23 (83%)
Wallace Goals scored 13/15 (87%)

Round 9

Sat 30 Jun New South Wales Swifts 58–65 Melbourne Vixens State Sports Centre  
3.00pm Wallace Goals scored 48/50 (96%)
Housby Goals scored 10/11 (91%)
Stats Kumwenda Goals scored 37/39 (95%)
Philip Goals scored 28/30 (93%)
Sat 30 Jun Collingwood Magpies 57–70 West Coast Fever Margaret Court Arena  
7.00pm Thwaites Goals scored 43/50 (86%)
Teague-Neeld Goals scored 11/13 (85%)
Bell Goals scored 3/6 (50%)
Stats Fowler Goals scored 62/66 (94%)
Medhurst Goals scored 8/8 (100%)
Sun 1 Jul Sunshine Coast Lightning 58–57 Queensland Firebirds University of Sunshine Coast Stadium  
1.00pm Bassett Goals scored 34/38 (89%)
Wood Goals scored 24/27 (89%)
Stats Aiken Goals scored 33/39 (85%)
Tippett Goals scored 24/25 (96%)
Sun 1 Jul Giants Netball 63–44 Adelaide Thunderbirds AIS Arena  
3.00pm Harten Goals scored 30/34 (88%)
Pettitt Goals scored 27/35 (77%)
Brice Goals scored 6/6 (100%)
Stats Nelson Goals scored 23/27 (85%)
Glasgow Goals scored 11/16 (69%)
Hodges Goals scored 10/14 (71%)

Round 10

Sat 7 Jul Queensland Firebirds 57–58 Melbourne Vixens Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre[8]  
3.00pm Aiken Goals scored 38/47 (81%)
Tippett Goals scored 19/20 (95%)
Stats Kumwenda Goals scored 29/32 (91%)
Philip Goals scored 29/35 (83%)
Sat 7 Jul West Coast Fever 59–58 Sunshine Coast Lightning HBF Stadium  
7.00pm Fowler Goals scored 50/56 (89%)
Medhurst Goals scored 9/12 (75%)
Stats Bassett Goals scored 43/47 (91%)
Wood Goals scored 15/19 (79%)
Sun 8 Jul Adelaide Thunderbirds 48–58 Collingwood Magpies Adelaide Entertainment Centre  
12.30pm Nelson Goals scored 32/34 (94%)
Hodges Goals scored 11/11 (100%)
Tuivaiti Goals scored 5/5 (100%)
Stats Thwaites Goals scored 50/54 (93%)
Bell Goals scored 8/13 (62%)
Teague-Neeld Goals scored 0/2 (0%)
Sun 8 Jul Giants Netball 66–56 New South Wales Swifts International Convention Centre  
5.00pm Harten Goals scored 29/37 (78%)
Pettitt Goals scored 19/21 (90%)
Brice Goals scored 18/21 (86%)
Stats Wallace Goals scored 40/45 (89%)
Housby Goals scored 16/18 (89%)

Round 11

Sat 14 Jul Sunshine Coast Lightning 58–56 Collingwood Magpies University of Sunshine Coast Stadium  
3.00pm Bassett Goals scored 43/43 (100%)
Wood Goals scored 15/18 (83%)
Stats Thwaites Goals scored 30/36 (83%)
Bell Goals scored 26/31 (84%)
Sat 14 Jul New South Wales Swifts 68–74 West Coast Fever State Sports Centre  
7.00pm Wallace Goals scored 35/40 (88%)
Housby Goals scored 23/26 (88%)
Garbin Goals scored 10/12 (83%)
Stats Fowler Goals scored 61/65 (94%)
Medhurst Goals scored 13/15 (87%)
Sun 15 Jul Queensland Firebirds 64–50 Giants Netball Brisbane Entertainment Centre  
1.00pm Aiken Goals scored 35/51 (69%)
Tippett Goals scored 29/31 (94%)
Stats Harten Goals scored 25/29 (86%)
Pettitt Goals scored 23/26 (88%)
Brice Goals scored 2/4 (50%)
Sun 15 Jul Melbourne Vixens 73–48 Adelaide Thunderbirds Hisense Arena  
3.00pm Kumwenda Goals scored 52/56 (93%)
Philip Goals scored 17/20 (85%)
Gooden Goals scored 4/7 (57%)
Stats Tuivaiti Goals scored 28/29 (97%)
Hodges Goals scored 13/15 (87%)
Nelson Goals scored 7/9 (78%)
Pitman Goals scored 0/1 (0%)

Round 12

Sat 21 Jul Collingwood Magpies 57–57 New South Wales Swifts Hisense Arena  
3.00pm Thwaites Goals scored 34/37 (92%)
Bell Goals scored 23/29 (79%)
Stats Garbin Goals scored 21/22 (95%)
Housby Goals scored 19/22 (86%)
Wallace Goals scored 17/19 (89%)
Sat 21 Jul West Coast Fever 54–60 Queensland Firebirds Perth Arena  
7.00pm Fowler Goals scored 42/45 (93%)
Medhurst Goals scored 12/16 (75%)
Stats Aiken Goals scored 41/50 (82%)
Tippett Goals scored 19/24 (79%)
Sun 22 Jul Melbourne Vixens 58–60 Giants Netball Hisense Arena  
1.00pm Kumwenda Goals scored 41/43 (95%)
Philip Goals scored 17/22 (77%)
Gooden Goals scored 0/1 (0%)
Stats Pettitt Goals scored 30/35 (86%)
Harten Goals scored 30/35 (86%)
Sun 22 Jul Adelaide Thunderbirds 44–75 Sunshine Coast Lightning Priceline Stadium  
12.30pm Nelson Goals scored 24/30 (80%)
Hodges Goals scored 13/17 (76%)
Tuivaiti Goals scored 7/7 (100%)
Stats Bassett Goals scored 41/45 (91%)
Wood Goals scored 20/25 (80%)
Koenen Goals scored 14/17 (82%)

Round 13

Sat 28 Jul Sunshine Coast Lightning 61–51 New South Wales Swifts University of Sunshine Coast Stadium  
3.00pm Bassett Goals scored 42/46 (91%)
Wood Goals scored 19/22 (86%)
Stats Housby Goals scored 23/29 (79%)
Wallace Goals scored 16/17 (94%)
Garbin Goals scored 12/15 (80%)
Sun 29 Jul Queensland Firebirds 67–46 Adelaide Thunderbirds Brisbane Entertainment Centre  
1.00pm Aiken Goals scored 45/54 (83%)
Tippett Goals scored 22/27 (81%)
Stats Nelson Goals scored 33/35 (94%)
Latu-Meafou Goals scored 7/8 (88%)
Pitman Goals scored 3/5 (60%)
Tuivaiti Goals scored 3/3 (100%)
Sun 29 Jul Collingwood Magpies 56–66 Giants Netball Hisense Arena  
3.00pm Thwaites Goals scored 37/41 (90%)
Bell Goals scored 19/23 (83%)
Stats Harten Goals scored 36/41 (88%)
Pettitt Goals scored 30/32 (94%)
Sun 29 Jul West Coast Fever 68–55 Melbourne Vixens Perth Arena  
3.00pm Fowler Goals scored 62/66 (94%)
Medhurst Goals scored 6/7 (86%)
Stats Kumwenda Goals scored 32/36 (89%)
Philip Goals scored 20/25 (80%)
Gooden Goals scored 3/6 (50%)

Round 14

Fri 3 Aug Adelaide Thunderbirds 41–69 New South Wales Swifts Priceline Stadium  
7.00pm Nelson Goals scored 20/26 (77%)
Latu-Meafou Goals scored 17/23 (74%)
Tuivaiti Goals scored 4/4 (100%)
Pitman Goals scored 0/2 (0%)
Stats Wallace Goals scored 40/42 (95%)
Housby Goals scored 17/19 (89%)
Garbin Goals scored 10/12 (83%)
Sat 4 Aug Queensland Firebirds 76–44 Collingwood Magpies Brisbane Entertainment Centre  
3.00pm Aiken Goals scored 51/63 (81%)
Tippett Goals scored 25/27 (93%)
Stats Thwaites Goals scored 30/32 (94%)
Bell Goals scored 7/11 (64%)
Teague-Neeld Goals scored 7/10 (70%)
Sat 4 Aug Giants Netball 69–66 West Coast Fever International Convention Centre  
7.00pm Pettitt Goals scored 35/40 (88%)
Harten Goals scored 34/40 (85%)
Stats Fowler Goals scored 63/72 (88%)
Medhurst Goals scored 2/4 (50%)
Stanton Goals scored 1/1 (100%)
Sun 5 Aug Melbourne Vixens 51–56 Sunshine Coast Lightning Hisense Arena  
1.00pm Commane Goals scored 31/33 (94%)
Philip Goals scored 20/24 (83%)
Stats Bassett Goals scored 41/48 (85%)
Wood Goals scored 15/19 (79%)

Ladder

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Pos Team P W D L GF GA % BP PTS
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[9]

Finals series

Major semi-final

Sat 11 Aug
3.00pm
Report
Stats
Giants Netball 5763 West Coast Fever    State Sports Centre Nine
Scoring by quarter: 10–18, 17–12, 17–15, 13–18
Harten Goals scored 33/38 (87%)
Pettitt Goals scored 24/30 (80%)
Fowler Goals scored 48/48 (100%)
Medhurst Goals scored 9/9 (100%)
Stanton Goals scored 6/7 (86%)

Minor semi-final

Sun 12 Aug
1.00pm
Report
Stats
Queensland Firebirds 5657 Sunshine Coast Lightning    Brisbane Entertainment Centre Nine
Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 12–15, 15–17, 14–9
Aiken Goals scored 37/42 (88%)
Tippett Goals scored 19/19 (100%)
Bassett Goals scored 37/39 (95%)
Wood Goals scored 20/26 (77%)

Preliminary final

Sun 19 Aug
1.00pm
Report
Stats
Giants Netball 5059 Sunshine Coast Lightning    Qudos Bank Arena Nine
Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 11–12, 11–16, 13–16
Harten Goals scored 28/32 (88%)
Austin Goals scored 12/16 (75%)
Pettitt Goals scored 9/15 (60%)
Brice Goals scored 1/1 (100%)
Bassett Goals scored 40/43 (93%)
Wood Goals scored 19/23 (83%)

Grand Final

Sun 26 Aug
1.00pm AEST
Report
Stats
West Coast Fever 5962 Sunshine Coast Lightning    Perth Arena
Attendance: 13,722
Nine
Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 15–12, 16–22, 14–14
Fowler Goals scored 53/55 (96%)
Medhurst Goals scored 6/10 (60%)
Bassett Goals scored 45/50 (90%)
Wood Goals scored 17/20 (85%)
  • Grand Final MVP Winner: Caitlin Bassett
  • Note: The crowd of 13,722 was an Australian national league record attendance.[10]

Awards

Award Winner Position Team Ref.
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.
Joyce Brown Coach of the Year 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.

References

  1. ^ "Super Netball start pushed back two months to accommodate Commonwealth Games". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 June 2017. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Season 2018 revealed". Suncorp Super Netball. 11 October 2017. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Lightning strikes twice as Sunshine Coast retain Super Netball title". ABC News. 26 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Suncorp Super Netball 2018 Season Fixture" (PDF). Suncorp Super Netball. 11 October 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2018.
  5. ^ a b "New Rule Changes To Be Implemented In Season 2". Suncorp Super Netball. 19 April 2018. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  6. ^ Lulham, Amanda (24 April 2018). "Super Netball 2018 rule changes: What you need to know". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Netball moving to Nine could do wonders for the game". The Women's Game. 26 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Vixens win a one-point thriller over Firebirds". www.smh.com.au. 8 July 2018.
  9. ^ "2018 Suncorp Super Netball Ladder". scoreboard.com.
  10. ^ "Lightning Strikes Twice". Suncorp Super Netball. 26 August 2018. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

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