2026 Suncorp Super Netball season

2026 Suncorp Super Netball season
LeagueSuncorp Super Netball
SportNetball
DurationSaturday 14 March – TBC
Teams8
TV partner(s)Foxtel, Kayo Sports & Binge
Regular season
Finals

The 2026 Suncorp Super Netball season will be the tenth season of the premier netball league in Australia. The season will commence on Saturday 14 March.

The defending premiers are the Melbourne Vixens.[1]

Team Lists

Team Home Court(s) Coach Attack Midcourt Defence Nominated Athlete
Adelaide Thunderbirds Adelaide Entertainment Centre Tania Obst South Africa Elmeré van der Berg
Australia Lauren Frew
Australia Georgie Horjus
Australia Kayla Graham 		Australia Tayla Williams
Australia Sophie Casey
New Zealand Kate Heffernan 		Jamaica Latanya Wilson
Australia Matilda Garrett
Jamaica Shamera Sterling-Humphrey 		Australia Lucy Voyvodic
GIANTS Netball Ken Rosewall Arena, Qudos Bank Arena Nerida Stewart[2] Australia Lucy Austin
Australia Matisse Letherbarrow
Australia Sophie Dwyer 		Australia Hope White
New Zealand Whitney Souness
Australia Casey Adamson
Australia Amy Sligar 		Australia Erin O'Brien
New Zealand Jane Watson
Jamaica Jodi-Ann Ward (Injury Leave)
Australia Matilda McDonell (Replacement Player)
Melbourne Mavericks John Cain Arena, Red Energy Arena Gerard Murphy[3] Jamaica Shimona Jok
Tonga Uneeq Palavi
Australia Reilley Batcheldor
Australia Sacha McDonald 		Australia Jamie-Lee Price
Australia Amy Parmenter
Australia Molly Jovic (Maternity Leave)
Australia Maddie Hay (Replacement Player) 		Australia Kim Brown
Australia Tara Hinchliffe
Australia Jessie Grenvold
Melbourne Vixens John Cain Arena Di Honey[4] Australia Sophie Garbin
Australia Kiera Austin
Australia Lily Graham 		Australia Hannah Mundy
Australia Zara Walters
Australia Kate Moloney 		Australia Kate Eddy
Australia Jo Weston
Australia Emily Mannix
Australia Rudi Ellis 		Australia Maggie Caris
NSW Swifts Ken Rosewall Arena, Qudos Bank Arena Briony Akle New Zealand Grace Nweke
England Helen Housby
Australia Grace Whyte 		Australia Maddy Proud
Australia Tayla Fraser
Australia Sharni Lambden
Australia Paige Hadley (Maternity Leave)
New Zealand Gina Crampton (Replacement Player) 		Australia Maddy Turner
Australia Sarah Klau
Australia Teigan O'Shannassy
Queensland Firebirds Nissan Arena Kiri Wills Uganda Mary Cholhok
New Zealand Te Paea Selby-Rickit
Australia Emily Moore 		Australia Lara Dunkley
Australia Macy Gardner
New Zealand Maddy Gordon
England Imogen Allison 		Australia Ruby Bakewell-Doran
Australia Isabelle Shearer
New Zealand Kelly Jackson
Sunshine Coast Lightning UniSC Arena Belinda Reynolds Australia Donnell Wallam
Australia Cara Koenen
Australia Gabrielle Sinclair 		Australia Liz Watson
Australia Leesa Mi Mi
Australia Mahalia Cassidy
Australia Ava Black 		New Zealand Karin Burger
Australia Courtney Bruce
Australia Ash Ervin
West Coast Fever RAC Arena Dan Ryan Jamaica Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard (Maternity Leave)
England Sasha Glasgow
Australia Olivia Wilkinson
Australia Alice Teague-Neeld
Jamaica Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard (Maternity Leave)
Jamaica Romelda Aiken-George (Replacement Player) 		Australia Jordan Cransberg
Australia Jess Anstiss
Australia Zoe Cransberg (Replacement Player) 		England Fran Williams
Jamaica Kadie-Ann Dehaney
Australia Sunday Aryang (Injury Leave)
Australia Ruth Aryang (Injury Leave)
Australia Caitlyn Brown (Replacement Player)

Contracted Signings

Important dates in relation to player signings for the 2026 season are:[5]

  • Until Saturday 19 July 2025: Current players can be re-signed by their 2025 team on a one-year contract.
  • Monday 4 August 2025 to Friday 22 August 2025: Clubs can sign any free agent and non-SSN players on a one-year contract.
  • From Monday 25 August 2025: 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 in/leagues into Super Netball, or were elevated to a permanent position during the off-season. It does not include players who were re-signed by their original Super Netball clubs.[6]

Name 2025 2026 Ref
Australia Hope White Australia GIANTS Netball (Replacement Player) GIANTS Netball [7]
Australia Jamie-Lee Price Australia GIANTS Netball Melbourne Mavericks [8][9]
Australia Lucy Austin Australia Adelaide Thunderbirds GIANTS Netball [10][11]
Australia Reilley Batcheldor Australia Sunshine Coast Lightning Melbourne Mavericks [12][13]
Australia Sophie Casey Australia Adelaide Thunderbirds (Nominated Athlete) Adelaide Thunderbirds [14]
Australia Tara Hinchliffe Australia Sunshine Coast Lightning Melbourne Mavericks [15][16]
England Sasha Glasgow Australia Melbourne Mavericks West Coast Fever [17][18]
New Zealand Kelly Jackson New Zealand Central Pulse (ANZ Premiership) Queensland Firebirds [19]
Australia Donnell Wallam New Zealand Northern Mystics (ANZ Premiership) Sunshine Coast Lightning [20]
South Africa Elmeré van der Berg England Manchester Thunder (Netball Super League) Adelaide Thunderbirds [21]
Australia Tayla Fraser Australia Melbourne Mavericks NSW Swifts [22][23]
Australia Casey Adamson Australia Boroondara Express (Victorian Netball League) GIANTS Netball [24]
New Zealand Maddy Gordon New Zealand Central Pulse (ANZ Premiership) Queensland Firebirds [25]
New Zealand Kate Heffernan New Zealand Southern Steel (ANZ Premiership) Adelaide Thunderbirds [26]
Australia Jessie Grenvold Australia Melbourne Mavericks (Nominated Athlete) Melbourne Mavericks [27]
New Zealand Te Paea Selby-Rickit New Zealand Mainland Tactix (ANZ Premiership) Queensland Firebirds [28]
New Zealand Jane Watson New Zealand Mainland Tactix (ANZ Premiership) GIANTS Netball [29]
Tonga Uneeq Palavi Australia Melbourne Mavericks (Replacement Player) Melbourne Mavericks [30]
New Zealand Karin Burger New Zealand Mainland Tactix (ANZ Premiership) Sunshine Coast Lightning [31]
Australia Grace Whyte Australia NSW Swifts (Nominated Athlete) NSW Swifts [32]
New Zealand Whitney Souness New Zealand Central Pulse (ANZ Premiership) GIANTS Netball [33]
Australia Gabrielle Sinclair England Birmingham Panthers (Netball Super League) Sunshine Coast Lightning [34]
Australia Sacha McDonald Australia Casey Demons (Victorian Netball League) Melbourne Mavericks [35]

Departures

The following table is a list of players who were contracted in the 2025 season, but were not signed by any Super Netball club. This includes players that retired at the end of the previous season.

Name 2025 2026 Ref
England Jo Harten GIANTS Netball Retirement [36]
Australia Hannah Petty Adelaide Thunderbirds Retirement [37]
England Eleanor Cardwell Melbourne Mavericks England Manchester Thunder (Netball Super League) [38]
Jamaica Romelda Aiken-George Adelaide Thunderbirds Australia West Coast Fever (Replacement Player) [39]
Australia Olivia Lewis Melbourne Mavericks Australia Collingwood Magpies (AFLW) [40]
Australia Tippah Dwan Queensland Firebirds Australia Sunshine Coast Lightning (Training Partner) [41]
Tonga Hulita Veve Queensland Firebirds [42]
Australia Ashlee Barnett Queensland Firebirds New Zealand Mainland Tactix (ANZ Premiership) [43]
Jamaica Shanice Beckford West Coast Fever [44]
Australia Sophie Fawns NSW Swifts England Manchester Thunder (Netball Super League) [45]
Australia Lauren Parkinson Melbourne Mavericks [46]
Australia Allie Smith NSW Swifts [47]
New Zealand Gina Crampton GIANTS Netball (Maternity Leave) Australia NSW Swifts (Replacement Player) [48]
Australia Steph Fretwell Sunshine Coast Lightning Retirement [49]
Australia Maddie Hay GIANTS Netball Australia Melbourne Mavericks (Replacement Player) [50]
Australia Matilda McDonell GIANTS Netball Australia GIANTS Netball (Replacement Player) [51]
Australia Maisie Nankivell Melbourne Mavericks Australia Collingwood Magpies (AFLW) [52]

Regular season

Round 1

Saturday 14 March Melbourne Mavericks v GIANTS Netball Red Energy Arena  
5:00pm AEDT
Saturday 14 March Adelaide Thunderbirds v NSW Swifts Adelaide Entertainment Centre  
6:30pm ACDT
Sunday 15 March Queensland Firebirds v Melbourne Vixens Nissan Arena  
1:00pm AEST
Sunday 15 March West Coast Fever v Sunshine Coast Lightning RAC Arena  
1:00pm AWST

Round 2

Saturday 21 March Sunshine Coast Lightning v Queensland Firebirds UniSC Arena  
4:00pm AEST
Saturday 21 March Adelaide Thunderbirds v West Coast Fever Adelaide Entertainment Centre  
6:30pm ACDT
Sunday 22 March GIANTS Netball v Melbourne Vixens Qudos Bank Arena  
3:00pm AEDT
Sunday 22 March NSW Swifts v Melbourne Mavericks Qudos Bank Arena  
5:00pm AEDT

Round 3

Saturday 28 March Melbourne Mavericks v Melbourne Vixens John Cain Arena  
5:00pm AEDT
Saturday 28 March Sunshine Coast Lightning v NSW Swifts UniSC Arena  
6:00pm AEST
Sunday 29 March Queensland Firebirds v Adelaide Thunderbirds Nissan Arena  
1:00pm AEST
Sunday 29 March West Coast Fever v GIANTS Netball RAC Arena  
1:00pm AWST

Round 4

Saturday 4 April GIANTS Netball v Queensland Firebirds Ken Rosewall Arena  
5:00pm AEDT
Saturday 4 April Melbourne Mavericks v Adelaide Thunderbirds John Cain Arena  
7:00pm AEDT
Sunday 5 April NSW Swifts v West Coast Fever Ken Rosewall Arena  
2:00pm AEST
Sunday 5 April Melbourne Vixens v Sunshine Coast Lightning John Cain Arena  
4:00pm AEST

Round 5

Saturday 11 April NSW Swifts v Melbourne Vixens Ken Rosewall Arena  
5:00pm AEST
Saturday 11 April Adelaide Thunderbirds v GIANTS Netball Adelaide Entertainment Centre  
6:30pm ACST
Sunday 12 April Sunshine Coast Lightning v Melbourne Mavericks UniSC Arena  
2:00pm AEST
Sunday 12 April West Coast Fever v Queensland Firebirds RAC Arena  
2:00pm AWST

Round 6

Saturday 18 April Queensland Firebirds v NSW Swifts Nissan Arena  
5:00pm AEST
Saturday 18 April Melbourne Vixens v Adelaide Thunderbirds John Cain Arena  
7:00pm AEST
Sunday 19 April Melbourne Mavericks v West Coast Fever John Cain Arena  
2:00pm AEST
Sunday 19 April GIANTS Netball v Sunshine Coast Lightning Ken Rosewall Arena  
4:00pm AEST

Round 7

Saturday 25 April NSW Swifts v GIANTS Netball Ken Rosewall Arena  
5:00pm AEST
Saturday 25 April Adelaide Thunderbirds v Sunshine Coast Lightning Adelaide Entertainment Centre  
6:30pm ACST
Sunday 26 April Queensland Firebirds v Melbourne Mavericks Nissan Arena  
2:00pm AEST
Sunday 26 April West Coast Fever v Melbourne Vixens RAC Arena  
2:00pm AWST

Round 8

Saturday 2 May Melbourne Mavericks v NSW Swifts John Cain Arena  
5:00pm AEST
Saturday 2 May Adelaide Thunderbirds v Queensland Firebirds Adelaide Entertainment Centre  
6:30pm ACST
Sunday 3 May Sunshine Coast Lightning v West Coast Fever UniSC Arena  
2:00pm AEST
Sunday 3 May Melbourne Vixens v GIANTS Netball John Cain Arena  
4:00pm AEST

Round 9

Friday 8 May West Coast Fever v Adelaide Thunderbirds RAC Arena  
6:00pm AWST
Saturday 9 May NSW Swifts v Sunshine Coast Lightning Ken Rosewall Arena  
5:00pm AEST
Sunday 10 May GIANTS Netball v Melbourne Mavericks Ken Rosewall Arena  
2:00pm AEST
Sunday 10 May Melbourne Vixens v Queensland Firebirds John Cain Arena  
4:00pm AEST

Round 10

Saturday 16 May Sunshine Coast Lightning v Melbourne Vixens UniSC Arena  
5:00pm AEST
Saturday 16 May Queensland Firebirds v GIANTS Netball Nissan Arena  
7:00pm AEST
Sunday 17 May West Coast Fever v NSW Swifts RAC Arena  
12:00pm AWST
Sunday 17 May Adelaide Thunderbirds v Melbourne Mavericks Adelaide Entertainment Centre  
3:30pm ACST

Round 11: First Nations Round (Week 1)

Saturday 23 May GIANTS Netball v Adelaide Thunderbirds Ken Rosewall Arena  
5:00pm AEST
Saturday 23 May Melbourne Mavericks v Sunshine Coast Lightning John Cain Arena  
7:00pm AEST
Sunday 24 May Queensland Firebirds v West Coast Fever Nissan Arena  
2:00pm AEST
Sunday 24 May Melbourne Vixens v NSW Swifts John Cain Arena  
4:00pm AEST

Round 12: First Nations Round (Week 2)

Saturday 30 May Sunshine Coast Lightning v GIANTS Netball UniSC Arena  
5:00pm AEST
Saturday 30 May West Coast Fever v Melbourne Mavericks RAC Arena  
5:00pm AWST
Sunday 31 May NSW Swifts v Queensland Firebirds Ken Rosewall Arena  
2:00pm AEST
Sunday 31 May Adelaide Thunderbirds v Melbourne Vixens Adelaide Entertainment Centre  
3:30pm ACST

Round 13

Saturday 6 June NSW Swifts v Adelaide Thunderbirds Ken Rosewall Arena  
5:00pm AEST
Saturday 6 June Queensland Firebirds v Sunshine Coast Lightning Nissan Arena  
7:00pm AEST
Sunday 7 June Melbourne Vixens v Melbourne Mavericks John Cain Arena  
2:00pm AEST
Sunday 7 June GIANTS Netball v West Coast Fever Ken Rosewall Arena  
4:00pm AEST

Round 14

Saturday 13 June Sunshine Coast Lightning v Adelaide Thunderbirds UniSC Arena  
5:00pm AEST
Saturday 13 June Melbourne Mavericks v Queensland Firebirds John Cain Arena  
7:00pm AEST
Sunday 14 June Melbourne Vixens v West Coast Fever John Cain Arena  
2:00pm AEST
Sunday 14 June GIANTS Netball v NSW Swifts Ken Rosewall Arena  
4:00pm AEST

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