2021 Suncorp Super Netball season

2021 Suncorp Super Netball season
LeagueSuncorp Super Netball
SportNetball
Duration1 May – 28 August
Number of teams8
TV partner(s)Nine Network
Regular season
  Minor premiersGiants Netball
Finals
ChampionsNew South Wales Swifts
  Runners-upGiants Netball
Seasons

The 2021 Suncorp Super Netball season was the fifth season of the premier netball league in Australia. The season commenced on 1 May and concluded with the Grand Final on 28 August. The defending premiers were the Melbourne Vixens, but they were unsuccessful in making the finals series. The New South Wales Swifts won their second premiership in three years, after defeating Giants Netball 63–59 in the Grand Final.

Overview

Teams

Team Captain/s Coach Home Courts
New South Wales Swifts Maddy Proud & Paige Hadley Briony Akle Ken Rosewall Arena
Giants Netball Jo Harten Julie Fitzgerald Ken Rosewall Arena
AIS Arena
Sunshine Coast Lightning Karla Pretorius Kylee Byrne USC Stadium
West Coast Fever Courtney Bruce Stacey Marinkovich RAC Arena
Melbourne Vixens Kate Moloney Simone McKinnis Melbourne Arena
Margaret Court Arena
Queensland Firebirds Gabi Simpson Megan Anderson Nissan Arena
Adelaide Thunderbirds Hannah Petty Tania Obst Netball SA Stadium
Adelaide Entertainment Centre
Collingwood Magpies Geva Mentor Nicole Richardson Melbourne Arena
Silverdome

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.

Rules

The league retained the two-goal super shot rule, which allowed a goal shooter or attacker to score two goals for a shot successfully made in the designated area inside the circle during the last five minutes of each quarter. The league also retained the rolling substitutions that were introduced the previous season. The decision to retain the super shot was met with disapproval from many fans and players, with Australian Netball Players’ Association CEO Kathryn Harby-Williams saying a player survey indicated 60 per cent were opposed to the super shot. Extra time in the event of drawn matches was retained. In the event of a tied score at the end of the fourth quarter, a five-minute period of extra time is played, and if the teams remain tied, the match is declared a draw. The bonus point system, last utilised in the 2019 season, was not implemented, with the league's competition committee saying it would "be shelved for the foreseeable future".

West Coast Fever salary cap breach

The West Coast Fever commenced the season on negative-12 premiership points after a Netball Australia investigation discovered the club had paid players more than $120,000 above the salary cap in each of the 2018 and 2019 seasons. The Fever were also fined $300,000 ($150,000 of which was suspended), making the penalties the harshest in Australian netball history.

Player signings

Important dates in relation to player signings for the 2021 season were:

  • 13 July – 18 October 2020: Clubs had the exclusive right to re-sign any of their existing contracted players, permanent or temporary replacement players or training partners from the Australian Netball League (ANL) on a single year contract for the 2021 season
  • 19 October – 16 November 2020: Teams can officially sign any free agents as one of their contracted players on a one-year contract for the 2021 season
  • 16–30 November 2020: Teams can commence signing training partners for the 2021 season.

All player contracts were required to expire at the end of the 2021 season in accordance with the provisions of an agreement struck between Netball Australia and the Australian Netball Players’ Association during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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 players who were re-signed by their original Super Netball clubs.

Name Moving from Moving to Ref
Tayla Fraser New South Wales Swifts (training partner) New South Wales Swifts
Sophie Dwyer Giants Netball (training partner) Giants Netball
Kate Shimmin Adelaide Thunderbirds Sunshine Coast Lightning
Ashlee Unie Sunshine Coast Lightning (training partner)
Mahalia Cassidy Queensland Firebirds
Sunday Aryang West Coast Fever (training partner) West Coast Fever
Emma Cosh West Coast Fever (training partner)
Sasha Glasgow Adelaide Thunderbirds
Kaylia Stanton West Coast Fever Melbourne Vixens
Ruby Barkmeyer Melbourne Vixens (training partner)
Kim Ravaillion Collingwood Magpies (returned from maternity leave) Queensland Firebirds
Georgie Horjus Southern Force (training partner) Adelaide Thunderbirds
Matilda Garrett Collingwood Magpies
Elle McDonald Melbourne Vixens (training partner)
Kalifa McCollin Southern Steel Collingwood Magpies
Jacqui Newton Melbourne Vixens (training partner)

Regular season

Round 1

Sat 1 May Melbourne Vixens 51 – 65 West Coast Fever John Cain Arena  
3.00pm 2 Goal Shots
Stanton  2/3 (67%)
Kumwenda  1/1 (100%)
Barkmeyer  1/1 (100%)
1 Goal Shots
Kumwenda  30/31 (97%)
Stanton  9/11 (82%)
Barkmeyer  4/7 (57%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Teague-Neeld  2/4 (50%)
Glasgow  1/1 (100%)
Fowler  0/1 (0%)
1 Goal Shots
Fowler  55/59 (93%)
Teague-Neeld  2/3 (67%)
Glasgow  2/3 (67%)
Sat 1 May Collingwood Magpies 56 – 67 Sunshine Coast Lightning John Cain Arena  
7.00pm 2 Goal Shots
Sinclair  4/9 (44%)
McCollin  1/1 (100%)
1 Goal Shots
Nelson  39/43 (91%)
Sinclair  6/9 (67%)
McCollin  1/1 (100%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Wood  2/3 (67%)
Koenen  1/2 (50%)
1 Goal Shots
Koenen  37/42 (88%)
Wood  18/21 (86%)
Proscovia  6/6 (100%)
Sun 2 May Queensland Firebirds 66 – 69 (ET) New South Wales Swifts Nissan Arena  
1.00pm 2 Goal Shots
Bueta  3/4 (75%)
Dwan  3/6 (50%)
1 Goal Shots
Aiken  39/46 (85%)
Bueta  13/13 (100%)
Dwan  2/2 (100%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Housby  3/4 (75%)
1 Goal Shots
Wallace  49/49 (100%)
Housby  9/10 (90%)
Garbin  5/6 (83%)
Sun 2 May Adelaide Thunderbirds 52 – 66 Giants Netball Netball SA Stadium  
2.30pm 2 Goal Shots
Gooden  5/11 (45%)
Horjus  0/3 (0%)
1 Goal Shots
Potgieter  28/29 (97%)
Gooden  10/13 (77%)
Horjus  4/7 (57%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Dwyer  4/6 (67%)
Harten  4/7 (57%)
Austin  1/2 (50%)
1 Goal Shots
Harten  22/25 (88%)
Dwyer  22/27 (81%)
Austin  4/7 (57%)

Round 2

Sat 8 May Giants Netball 66 – 54 Collingwood Magpies Ken Rosewall Arena  
3.00pm 2 Goal Shots
Harten  4/10 (40%)
Dwyer  2/4 (50%)
1 Goal Shots
Harten  33/35 (94%)
Dwyer  21/27 (78%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Sinclair  0/4 (0%)
McCollin  0/1 (0%)
1 Goal Shots
Nelson  40/43 (93%)
Sinclair  11/12 (92%)
McCollin  3/4 (75%)
Sat 8 May West Coast Fever 63 – 55 New South Wales Swifts RAC Arena  
6.00pm 2 Goal Shots
Fowler  1/1 (100%)
Glasgow  1/2 (50%)
Teague-Neeld  0/2 (0%)
1 Goal Shots
Fowler  54/59 (92%)
Glasgow  3/3 (100%)
Teague-Neeld  2/3 (67%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Wallace  1/3 (33%)
Housby  1/3 (33%)
1 Goal Shots
Wallace  33/35 (94%)
Housby  9/11 (82%)
Garbin  9/9 (100%)
Sun 9 May Melbourne Vixens 51 – 56 Sunshine Coast Lightning John Cain Arena  
1.00pm 2 Goal Shots
Kumwenda  2/3 (67%)
Barkmeyer  1/3 (33%)
Stanton  1/4 (25%)
1 Goal Shots
Kumwenda  23/23 (100%)
Barkmeyer  11/15 (73%)
Stanton  9/12 (75%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Wood  1/2 (50%)
1 Goal Shots
Koenen  43/47 (91%)
Wood  8/11 (73%)
Proscovia  3/3 (100%)
Sun 9 May Queensland Firebirds 68 – 57 Adelaide Thunderbirds Nissan Arena  
3.00pm 2 Goal Shots
Dwan  5/5 (100%)
Bueta  3/6 (50%)
Aiken  0/2 (0%)
1 Goal Shots
Aiken  34/35 (97%)
Bueta  15/16 (94%)
Dwan  3/3 (100%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Gooden  6/10 (60%)
Potgieter  1/1 (100%)
Horjus  1/2 (50%)
1 Goal Shots
Potgieter  28/31 (90%)
Gooden  10/11 (91%)
Horjus  3/4 (75%)

Round 3

Sat 15 May Collingwood Magpies 60 – 56 Adelaide Thunderbirds John Cain Arena  
3.00pm 2 Goal Shots
Sinclair  5/8 (63%)
Nelson  1/1 (100%)
1 Goal Shots
Nelson  35/37 (95%)
Sinclair  13/14 (93%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Gooden  4/8 (50%)
Horjus  2/3 (67%)
Potgieter  0/1 (0%)
1 Goal Shots
Potgieter  23/24 (96%)
Gooden  13/17 (76%)
Horjus  8/10 (80%)
Sat 15 May Sunshine Coast Lightning 54 – 69 West Coast Fever USC Stadium  
7.00pm 2 Goal Shots
Wood  1/5 (20%)
1 Goal Shots
Koenen  28/30 (93%)
Wood  15/17 (88%)
Proscovia  9/9 (100%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Glasgow  2/3 (67%)
Teague-Neeld  0/1 (0%)
1 Goal Shots
Fowler  59/61 (97%)
Glasgow  5/5 (100%)
Teague-Neeld  1/4 (25%)
Sun 16 May New South Wales Swifts 55 – 43 Melbourne Vixens Ken Rosewall Arena  
1.00pm 2 Goal Shots
Wallace  2/2 (100%)
Garbin  0/1 (0%)
1 Goal Shots
Wallace  46/46 (100%)
Housby  3/5 (60%)
Garbin  2/4 (50%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Kumwenda  2/5 (40%)
Stanton  1/4 (25%)
Barkmeyer  1/3 (33%)
1 Goal Shots
Kumwenda  26/27 (96%)
Stanton  5/9 (56%)
Barkmeyer  4/5 (80%)
Sun 16 May Giants Netball 67 – 60 Queensland Firebirds Ken Rosewall Arena  
5.00pm 2 Goal Shots
Harten  3/9 (33%)
Dwyer  1/3 (33%)
1 Goal Shots
Harten  41/44 (93%)
Dwyer  18/22 (82%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Dwan  4/9 (44%)
Bueta  3/7 (43%)
Aiken  1/3 (33%)
1 Goal Shots
Aiken  22/26 (85%)
Bueta  18/21 (86%)
Dwan  4/5 (80%)

Round 4

Sat 22 May Collingwood Magpies 68 – 65 Queensland Firebirds Silverdome  
3.00pm 2 Goal Shots
Sinclair  4/6 (67%)
1 Goal Shots
Nelson  54/55 (98%)
Sinclair  6/7 (86%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Dwan  4/6 (67%)
Aiken  1/1 (100%)
Bueta  0/2 (0%)
1 Goal Shots
Aiken  33/37 (89%)
Bueta  18/22 (82%)
Dwan  4/6 (67%)
Sat 22 May Adelaide Thunderbirds 62 – 70 West Coast Fever Netball SA Stadium  
6.30pm 2 Goal Shots
Gooden  5/7 (71%)
Horjus  1/2 (50%)
1 Goal Shots
Potgieter  25/26 (96%)
Horjus  20/24 (83%)
Gooden  5/8 (63%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Glasgow  2/4 (50%)
Fowler  1/2 (50%)
Teague-Neeld  0/2 (0%)
1 Goal Shots
Fowler  54/57 (95%)
Glasgow  7/10 (70%)
Teague-Neeld  3/3 (100%)
Sun 23 May Sunshine Coast Lightning 58 – 54 New South Wales Swifts USC Stadium  
1.00pm 2 Goal Shots
Wood  4/6 (67%)
1 Goal Shots
Koenen  38/40 (95%)
Wood  12/19 (63%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Wallace  1/3 (33%)
Housby  1/3 (33%)
1 Goal Shots
Wallace  36/37 (97%)
Housby  11/12 (92%)
Garbin  3/5 (60%)
Sun 23 May Melbourne Vixens 54 – 68 Giants Netball John Cain Arena  
3.00pm 2 Goal Shots
Kumwenda  4/8 (50%)
Stanton  2/4 (50%)
1 Goal Shots
Kumwenda  34/39 (87%)
Stanton  6/14 (43%)
Barkmeyer  2/2 (100%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Harten  6/10 (60%)
Dwyer  5/7 (71%)
1 Goal Shots
Harten  23/29 (79%)
Dwyer  23/30 (77%)

Round 5

Sat 29 May Queensland Firebirds 64 – 66 Melbourne Vixens Nissan Arena  
3.00pm 2 Goal Shots
Aiken  2/3 (67%)
Bueta  2/6 (33%)
1 Goal Shots
Aiken  39/43 (91%)
Bueta  16/18 (89%)
Dwan  1/1 (100%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Samason  8/10 (80%)
Kumwenda  2/4 (50%)
1 Goal Shots
Kumwenda  27/28 (96%)
Samason  19/19 (100%)
Sun 30 May Adelaide Thunderbirds 58 – 59 Sunshine Coast Lightning Netball SA Stadium  
12.30pm 2 Goal Shots
Horjus  2/4 (50%)
1 Goal Shots
Potgieter  33/34 (97%)
Horjus  21/22 (95%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Wood  5/7 (71%)
1 Goal Shots
Koenen  26/28 (93%)
Wood  16/19 (84%)
Proscovia  7/9 (78%)
Sun 30 May New South Wales Swifts 62 – 53 Collingwood Magpies Ken Rosewall Arena  
3.00pm 2 Goal Shots
Wallace  3/3 (100%)
Housby  2/3 (67%)
1 Goal Shots
Wallace  43/45 (96%)
Housby  6/7 (86%)
Garbin  3/5 (60%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
McCollin  1/2 (50%)
Sinclair  1/5 (20%)
1 Goal Shots
Nelson  41/43 (95%)
Sinclair  6/6 (100%)
McCollin  2/3 (67%)
Mon 31 May West Coast Fever 66 – 65 Giants Netball RAC Arena  
6.00pm 2 Goal Shots
Glasgow  3/4 (75%)
1 Goal Shots
Fowler  55/56 (98%)
Glasgow  5/8 (63%)
Teague-Neeld  0/2 (0%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Harten  9/14 (64%)
Dwyer  1/1 (100%)
1 Goal Shots
Dwyer  26/33 (79%)
Harten  19/20 (95%)

Round 6

Sat 5 Jun Collingwood Magpies 55 – 78 West Coast Fever Ken Rosewall Arena  
3.00pm 2 Goal Shots
Sinclair  2/5 (40%)
Nelson  1/2 (50%)
McCollin  1/3 (33%)
1 Goal Shots
Nelson  38/39 (97%)
Sinclair  6/7 (86%)
McCollin  3/4 (75%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Glasgow  5/6 (83%)
Teague-Neeld  2/4 (50%)
1 Goal Shots
Fowler  59/60 (98%)
Glasgow  3/6 (50%)
Teague-Neeld  2/2 (100%)
Sun 6 Jun Giants Netball 51 – 63 New South Wales Swifts Ken Rosewall Arena  
1.00pm 2 Goal Shots
Dwyer  4/9 (44%)
Harten  2/5 (40%)
1 Goal Shots
Harten  21/24 (88%)
Dwyer  18/18 (100%) 		Report
Stats 		1 Goal Shots
Wallace  58/58 (100%)
Housby  5/5 (100%)
Sun 6 Jun Sunshine Coast Lightning 52 – 61 Queensland Firebirds USC Stadium  
3.00pm 2 Goal Shots
Wood  1/5 (20%)
Koenen  0/1 (0%)
1 Goal Shots
Koenen  36/41 (88%)
Wood  14/16 (88%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Aiken  3/3 (100%)
Bueta  2/4 (50%)
1 Goal Shots
Aiken  34/37 (92%)
Bueta  17/18 (94%)
Sun 6 Jun Melbourne Vixens 48 – 54 Adelaide Thunderbirds USC Stadium  
6.00pm 2 Goal Shots
Samason  4/7 (57%)
Kumwenda  2/4 (50%)
1 Goal Shots
Kumwenda  26/28 (93%)
Samason  10/13 (77%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Gooden  6/10 (60%)
Potgieter  0/1 (0%)
Horjus  0/1 (0%)
1 Goal Shots
Potgieter  29/31 (94%)
Horjus  12/15 (80%)
Gooden  1/2 (50%)

Round 7

Sat 12 Jun Giants Netball 52 – 58 Sunshine Coast Lightning Ken Rosewall Arena  
3.00pm 2 Goal Shots
Harten  3/8 (38%)
Dwyer  3/8 (38%)
1 Goal Shots
Harten  25/28 (89%)
Dwyer  14/20 (70%)
Letherbarrow  1/1 (100%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Wood  0/1 (0%)
1 Goal Shots
Koenen  36/40 (90%)
Proscovia  16/16 (100%)
Wood  6/9 (67%)
Sat 12 Jun Collingwood Magpies 67 – 51 Melbourne Vixens Ken Rosewall Arena  
5.00pm 2 Goal Shots
Sinclair  3/3 (100%)
1 Goal Shots
Nelson  55/63 (87%)
Sinclair  6/9 (67%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Kumwenda  2/4 (50%)
Samason  2/2 (100%)
Stanton  1/1 (100%)
1 Goal Shots
Kumwenda  26/28 (93%)
Samason  14/18 (78%)
Stanton  1/1 (100%)
Sat 12 Jun Adelaide Thunderbirds 58 – 53 New South Wales Swifts Adelaide Entertainment Centre  
6.30pm 2 Goal Shots
Horjus  1/2 (50%)
1 Goal Shots
Potgieter  40/40 (100%)
Horjus  16/20 (80%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Housby  3/4 (75%)
Wallace  2/2 (100%)
1 Goal Shots
Housby  23/26 (88%)
Wallace  12/13 (92%)
Garbin  8/8 (100%)
Sun 13 Jun Queensland Firebirds 69 – 79 West Coast Fever Nissan Arena  
1.00pm 2 Goal Shots
Bueta  3/9 (33%)
Dwan  3/6 (50%)
Aiken  1/3 (33%)
1 Goal Shots
Aiken  40/40 (100%)
Bueta  14/17 (82%)
Dwan  1/2 (50%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Teague-Neeld  3/5 (60%)
Glasgow  3/3 (100%)
1 Goal Shots
Fowler  62/64 (97%)
Teague-Neeld  3/3 (100%)
Glasgow  2/2 (100%)

Round 8

Sat 19 Jun New South Wales Swifts 64 – 52 Queensland Firebirds Ken Rosewall Arena  
3.00pm 2 Goal Shots
Wallace  2/5 (40%)
1 Goal Shots
Wallace  49/52 (94%)
Housby  11/13 (85%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Aiken  1/1 (100%)
Bueta  1/4 (25%)
Dwan  0/3 (0%)
1 Goal Shots
Aiken  38/48 (79%)
Bueta  9/12 (75%)
Dwan  1/1 (100%)
Sun 20 Jun Giants Netball 57 – 41 Adelaide Thunderbirds Ken Rosewall Arena  
1.00pm 2 Goal Shots
Letherbarrow  2/4 (50%)
Harten  2/6 (33%)
Dwyer  1/2 (50%)
1 Goal Shots
Harten  24/28 (86%)
Dwyer  23/28 (82%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Gooden  1/4 (25%)
Horjus  1/6 (17%)
1 Goal Shots
Potgieter  24/30 (80%)
Horjus  12/14 (86%)
Gooden  1/4 (25%)
Sat 26 Jun Sunshine Coast Lightning 67 – 65 (ET) Collingwood Magpies USC Stadium  
3.00pm 2 Goal Shots
Wood  1/2 (50%)
1 Goal Shots
Koenen  46/52 (88%)
Proscovia  11/13 (85%)
Wood  8/10 (80%) 		Report
Stats 		1 Goal Shots
Nelson  52/57 (91%)
Sinclair  13/15 (87%)
Thu 22 Jul West Coast Fever 64 – 50 Melbourne Vixens Nissan Arena  
7.30pm 2 Goal Shots
Cosh  0/1 (0%)
Teague-Neeld  0/2 (0%)
1 Goal Shots
Fowler  58/58 (100%)
Teague-Neeld  5/10 (50%)
Cosh  1/1 (100%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Kumwenda  4/8 (50%)
Barkmeyer  1/3 (33%)
Stanton  0/1 (0%)
1 Goal Shots
Kumwenda  31/33 (94%)
Stanton  9/13 (69%)

Round 9

Sat 3 Jul Sunshine Coast Lightning 52 – 55 Melbourne Vixens John Cain Arena  
3.00pm 2 Goal Shots
Koenen  0/1 (0%)
Wood  0/1 (0%)
1 Goal Shots
Koenen  26/29 (90%)
Wood  15/15 (100%)
Proscovia  11/13 (85%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Stanton  2/4 (50%)
Kumwenda  1/3 (33%)
1 Goal Shots
Kumwenda  33/37 (89%)
Stanton  16/17 (94%)
Sun 4 Jul New South Wales Swifts 66 – 65 West Coast Fever John Cain Arena  
1.00pm 2 Goal Shots
Housby  4/5 (80%)
Wallace  0/1 (0%)
1 Goal Shots
Garbin  31/33 (94%)
Wallace  16/20 (80%)
Housby  11/11 (100%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Teague-Neeld  3/3 (100%)
Glasgow  3/4 (75%)
Fowler  0/1 (0%)
1 Goal Shots
Fowler  47/47 (100%)
Glasgow  4/7 (57%)
Teague-Neeld  2/2 (100%)
Sun 4 Jul Adelaide Thunderbirds 62 – 54 Collingwood Magpies Netball SA Stadium  
2.30pm 2 Goal Shots
Horjus  4/5 (80%)
1 Goal Shots
Potgieter  42/45 (93%)
Horjus  11/14 (79%)
Gooden  1/2 (50%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Allen  5/9 (56%)
McCollin  2/3 (67%)
1 Goal Shots
Nelson  29/31 (94%)
McCollin  8/8 (100%)
Allen  3/6 (50%)
Sun 4 Jul Queensland Firebirds 63 – 52 Giants Netball John Cain Arena  
5.00pm 2 Goal Shots
Bueta  1/3 (33%)
Aiken  0/1 (0%)
1 Goal Shots
Aiken  39/43 (91%)
Bueta  22/23 (96%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Dwyer  7/10 (70%)
Harten  3/8 (38%)
1 Goal Shots
Harten  17/21 (81%)
Dwyer  15/20 (75%)

Round 10

Sat 10 Jul Melbourne Vixens 48 – 62 New South Wales Swifts John Cain Arena  
3.00pm 2 Goal Shots
Kumwenda  8/13 (62%)
Stanton  0/2 (0%)
1 Goal Shots
Kumwenda  23/23 (100%)
Stanton  6/8 (75%)
Barkmeyer  3/7 (43%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Wallace  1/1 (100%)
Housby  1/2 (50%)
1 Goal Shots
Wallace  32/32 (100%)
Garbin  18/20 (90%)
Housby  8/11 (73%)
Sat 10 Jul West Coast Fever 61 – 65 Sunshine Coast Lightning RAC Arena  
6.00pm 2 Goal Shots
Glasgow  2/3 (67%)
Teague-Neeld  2/4 (50%)
Fowler  1/1 (100%)
1 Goal Shots
Fowler  44/44 (100%)
Teague-Neeld  7/8 (88%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Wood  3/3 (100%)
1 Goal Shots
Koenen  43/48 (90%)
Wood  16/18 (89%)
Sun 11 Jul Adelaide Thunderbirds 47 – 63 Queensland Firebirds Netball SA Stadium  
12.30pm 2 Goal Shots
Gooden  1/2 (50%)
Horjus  0/2 (0%)
1 Goal Shots
Potgieter  37/38 (97%)
Horjus  8/10 (80%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Dwan  2/4 (50%)
Bueta  1/1 (100%)
Aiken  0/1 (0%)
1 Goal Shots
Aiken  42/52 (81%)
Bueta  12/13 (92%)
Dwan  3/4 (75%)
Sun 11 Jul Collingwood Magpies 49 – 58 Giants Netball John Cain Arena  
3.00pm 2 Goal Shots
Sinclair  3/5 (60%)
Nelson  0/1 (0%)
1 Goal Shots
Nelson  37/43 (86%)
Sinclair  6/7 (86%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Dwyer  3/5 (60%)
Harten  0/2 (0%)
1 Goal Shots
Dwyer  28/33 (85%)
Harten  24/27 (89%)

Round 11

Sat 17 Jul Melbourne Vixens 48 – 52 Collingwood Magpies Netball SA Stadium  
12.30pm 2 Goal Shots
Kumwenda  2/5 (40%)
Stanton  0/2 (0%)
1 Goal Shots
Kumwenda  31/32 (97%)
Stanton  12/15 (80%)
Barkmeyer  1/4 (25%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Sinclair  1/3 (33%)
1 Goal Shots
Nelson  37/37 (100%)
Sinclair  13/14 (93%)
Sat 17 Jul New South Wales Swifts 55 – 59 Giants Netball Netball SA Stadium  
2.30pm 2 Goal Shots
Housby  2/3 (67%)
Wallace  2/5 (40%)
1 Goal Shots
Wallace  37/43 (86%)
Housby  7/7 (100%)
Garbin  3/4 (75%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Harten  3/5 (60%)
Dwyer  2/4 (50%)
1 Goal Shots
Harten  30/35 (86%)
Dwyer  19/19 (100%)
Sat 17 Jul West Coast Fever 69 – 44 Adelaide Thunderbirds RAC Arena  
6.00pm 2 Goal Shots
Glasgow  2/4 (50%)
Teague-Neeld  1/1 (100%)
1 Goal Shots
Fowler  57/58 (98%)
Glasgow  4/8 (50%)
Teague-Neeld  2/5 (40%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Gooden  5/7 (71%)
1 Goal Shots
Potgieter  26/26 (100%)
Horjus  5/7 (71%)
Gooden  3/5 (60%)
Mon 19 Jul Queensland Firebirds 59 – 49 Sunshine Coast Lightning Nissan Arena  
7.00pm 2 Goal Shots
Bueta  1/3 (33%)
Aiken  0/1 (0%)
1 Goal Shots
Aiken  40/47 (85%)
Bueta  17/17 (100%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Koenen  1/4 (25%)
Proscovia  0/2 (0%)
1 Goal Shots
Koenen  30/32 (94%)
Proscovia  17/20 (85%)

Round 12

Tue 27 Jul Collingwood Magpies 75 – 68 New South Wales Swifts Nissan Arena  
3.30pm 2 Goal Shots
Sinclair  1/2 (50%)
1 Goal Shots
Nelson  69/71 (97%)
Sinclair  4/4 (100%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Wallace  5/10 (50%)
Housby  4/7 (57%)
Garbin  0/1 (0%)
1 Goal Shots
Garbin  34/35 (97%)
Housby  11/13 (85%)
Wallace  5/5 (100%)
Tue 27 Jul West Coast Fever 79 – 69 Queensland Firebirds Nissan Arena  
6.30pm 2 Goal Shots
Teague-Neeld  2/2 (100%)
Glasgow  2/6 (33%)
1 Goal Shots
Fowler  64/66 (97%)
Teague-Neeld  4/6 (67%)
Glasgow  3/3 (100%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Aiken  2/4 (50%)
Bueta  1/4 (25%)
1 Goal Shots
Aiken  39/45 (87%)
Bueta  24/25 (96%)
Wed 28 Jul Giants Netball 54 – 45 Melbourne Vixens Nissan Arena  
3.30pm 2 Goal Shots
Letherbarrow  1/1 (100%)
Harten  1/4 (25%)
Dwyer  0/1 (0%)
1 Goal Shots
Harten  29/34 (85%)
Dwyer  20/26 (77%)
Letherbarrow  1/2 (50%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Kumwenda  5/10 (50%)
Stanton  0/2 (0%)
1 Goal Shots
Kumwenda  29/33 (88%)
Stanton  4/9 (44%)
Barkmeyer  2/2 (100%)
Wed 28 Jul Sunshine Coast Lightning 60 – 61 Adelaide Thunderbirds Nissan Arena  
6.30pm 2 Goal Shots
Wood  4/6 (67%)
1 Goal Shots
Koenen  27/29 (93%)
Wood  18/22 (82%)
Proscovia  7/7 (100%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Horjus  1/1 (100%)
1 Goal Shots
Potgieter  40/41 (98%)
Horjus  19/20 (95%)

Round 13

Thu 29 Jul Queensland Firebirds 59 – 66 Collingwood Magpies Nissan Arena  
6.00pm 2 Goal Shots
Bueta  2/3 (67%)
Aiken  2/5 (40%)
Dwan  1/4 (25%)
1 Goal Shots
Aiken  27/37 (73%)
Bueta  16/18 (89%)
Dwan  6/6 (100%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Sinclair  3/4 (75%)
1 Goal Shots
Nelson  49/51 (96%)
Sinclair  11/15 (73%)
McCollin  0/2 (0%)
Mon 2 Aug Adelaide Thunderbirds 59 – 50 Melbourne Vixens Nissan Arena  
7.30pm 2 Goal Shots
Horjus  1/2 (50%)
1 Goal Shots
Potgieter  43/43 (100%)
Horjus  13/13 (100%)
Gooden  1/1 (100%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Kumwenda  4/9 (44%)
Stanton  1/2 (50%)
Barkmeyer  1/2 (50%)
1 Goal Shots
Kumwenda  34/35 (97%)
Stanton  4/6 (67%)
Barkmeyer  0/1 (0%)
Tue 3 Aug Sunshine Coast Lightning 64 – 63 (ET) Giants Netball Nissan Arena  
3.30pm 2 Goal Shots
Wood  0/1 (0%)
1 Goal Shots
Koenen  30/31 (97%)
Proscovia  21/22 (95%)
Wood  13/16 (81%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Dwyer  6/7 (86%)
Harten  2/3 (67%)
1 Goal Shots
Harten  31/33 (94%)
Dwyer  16/22 (73%)
Tue 3 Aug West Coast Fever 75 – 55 Collingwood Magpies Nissan Arena  
6.30pm 2 Goal Shots
Glasgow  2/6 (33%)
Fowler  0/1 (0%)
Teague-Neeld  0/3 (0%)
1 Goal Shots
Fowler  62/65 (95%)
Glasgow  6/7 (86%)
Teague-Neeld  3/4 (75%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
McCollin  2/4 (50%)
Sinclair  1/2 (50%)
Allen  1/4 (25%)
1 Goal Shots
Nelson  37/37 (100%)
McCollin  7/10 (70%)
Sinclair  3/6 (50%)

Round 14

Wed 4 Aug New South Wales Swifts 58 – 53 Adelaide Thunderbirds Nissan Arena  
3.30pm 2 Goal Shots
Housby  1/1 (100%)
1 Goal Shots
Garbin  33/37 (89%)
Housby  19/21 (90%)
Wallace  4/4 (100%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Horjus  2/4 (50%)
1 Goal Shots
Potgieter  34/34 (100%)
Horjus  15/18 (83%)
Wed 4 Aug Melbourne Vixens 58 – 62 Queensland Firebirds Nissan Arena  
6.30pm 2 Goal Shots
Kumwenda  1/1 (100%)
Barkmeyer  0/1 (0%)
1 Goal Shots
Kumwenda  30/31 (97%)
Stanton  9/11 (82%)
Barkmeyer  4/7 (57%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Bueta  0/1 (0%)
Dwan  0/4 (0%)
1 Goal Shots
Aiken  52/58 (90%)
Bueta  9/12 (75%)
Dwan  1/2 (50%)
Sat 7 Aug New South Wales Swifts 69 – 64 Sunshine Coast Lightning Nissan Arena  
12.30pm 2 Goal Shots
Wallace  0/1 (0%)
1 Goal Shots
Wallace  50/51 (98%)
Housby  18/20 (90%)
Garbin  1/1 (100%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Koenen  3/4 (75%)
Hunt  1/3 (33%)
1 Goal Shots
Koenen  33/37 (89%)
Proscovia  17/19 (89%)
Hunt  6/12 (50%)
Sat 7 Aug West Coast Fever 73 – 75 Giants Netball Nissan Arena  
2.30pm 2 Goal Shots
Teague-Neeld  4/5 (80%)
Fowler  1/1 (100%)
Glasgow  1/1 (100%)
1 Goal Shots
Fowler  54/54 (100%)
Teague-Neeld  4/6 (67%)
Glasgow  3/4 (75%) 		Report
Stats 		2 Goal Shots
Harten  5/6 (83%)
Dwyer  3/6 (50%)
1 Goal Shots
Harten  35/36 (97%)
Dwyer  24/27 (89%)

Ladder

2021 Suncorp Super Netball ladder
Pos Team P W D L GF GA % PTS
1 Giants Netball 14 9 0 5 853 797 107.03 36
2 New South Wales Swifts 14 9 0 5 853 808 105.57 36
3 West Coast Fever 14 11 0 3 976 835 116.89 32*
4 Sunshine Coast Lightning 14 8 0 6 825 834 98.92 32
5 Queensland Firebirds 14 6 0 8 880 873 100.8 24
6 Collingwood Magpies 14 6 0 8 829 882 93.99 24
7 Adelaide Thunderbirds 14 5 0 9 764 835 91.5 20
8 Melbourne Vixens 14 2 0 12 718 834 86.09 8
Last updated: 7 August 2021 — Source
*West Coast Fever were stripped 12 premiership points due to historical salary cap violations.

Finals series

Major semi-final

Sat 14 Aug
1.00pm 		Report
Stats 		Giants Netball (1) 61–62 New South Wales Swifts (2)    Nissan Arena
Umpires: Bronwen Adams, Nathan Begley 		Nine
Scoring by quarter: 12-20, 16-14, 20-15, 13-13
Scoring by half: 28-34, 33-28
2 Goal Shots
Dwyer  5/10 (50%)
Harten  3/6 (50%)
1 Goal Shots
Harten  32/34 (94%)
Dwyer  13/17 (76%) 		2 Goal Shots
Wallace  4/6 (67%)
Housby  1/2 (50%)
1 Goal Shots
Wallace  41/42 (98%)
Housby  10/11 (91%)
Garbin  1/2 (50%)

Minor semi-final

Sat 14 Aug
3.00pm 		Report
Stats 		West Coast Fever (3) 75–67 Sunshine Coast Lightning (4)    Nissan Arena
Umpires: Justin Barnes, Kate Wright 		Nine
Scoring by quarter: 19-16, 21-17, 14-19, 21-15
Scoring by half: 40-33, 35-34
2 Goal Shots
Teague-Neeld  4/4 (100%)
Glasgow  0/1 (0%)
1 Goal Shots
Fowler  54/55 (98%)
Teague-Neeld  7/11 (64%)
Glasgow  6/7 (86%) 		2 Goal Shots
Wood  6/13 (46%)
Koenen  0/2 (0%)
1 Goal Shots
Koenen  33/37 (89%)
Wood  22/26 (85%)

Preliminary final

Sat 21 Aug
3.00pm 		Report
Stats 		Giants Netball (1) 64–61 West Coast Fever (3)    USC Stadium
Umpires: Kate Wright, Bronwen Adams 		Nine
Scoring by quarter: 16-13, 19-14, 16-14, 13-20
Scoring by half: 35-27, 29-34
2 Goal Shots
Dwyer  2/2 (100%)
Harten  1/5 (20%)
1 Goal Shots
Harten  35/38 (92%)
Dwyer  23/26 (88%) 		2 Goal Shots
Teague-Neeld  5/10 (50%)
Fowler  4/6 (67%)
Glasgow  0/2 (0%)
1 Goal Shots
Fowler  37/40 (93%)
Teague-Neeld  4/6 (67%)
Glasgow  2/2 (100%)

Grand Final

Sat 28 Aug
2.30pm 		Report
Stats 		New South Wales Swifts (2) 63–59 Giants Netball (1)    Nissan Arena
Attendance: 3,650
Umpires: Kate Wright, Justin Barnes 		Nine
Scoring by quarter: 17-15, 15-13, 17-12, 14-19
Scoring by half: 32-28, 31-31
2 Goal Shots
Wallace  3/5 (60%)
Housby  1/1 (100%)
1 Goal Shots
Wallace  48/50 (96%)
Housby  6/7 (86%)
Garbin  1/1 (100%) 		2 Goal Shots
Harten  6/14 (43%)
Dwyer  3/8 (38%)
1 Goal Shots
Harten  28/29 (97%)
Dwyer  13/14 (93%)

Awards

The following players were awarded for their performances in the 2021 season:


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