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{{Short description|Netball league in Australia}} |
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{{Infobox football league |
{{Infobox football league |
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|founded = [[2009 in Australia|2009]] |
|founded = [[2009 in Australia|2009]] |
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|divisions = Championship<br> |
|divisions = Championship<br>23 & Under |
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|levels = 2 |
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|country= [[Netball in Australia|Australia]] |
|country= [[Netball in Australia|Australia]] |
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|region= [[Netball Victoria|Victoria]] |
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|champions = City West Falcons |
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|most successful club = City West Falcons<br>( |
|most successful club = City West Falcons<br>(7 Championship titles) |
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|website= [https://vic.netball.com.au/victorian-netball-league vic.netball.com.au] |
|website= [https://vic.netball.com.au/victorian-netball-league vic.netball.com.au] |
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The '''Victorian Netball League (VNL) |
The '''Victorian Netball League''' (VNL) is a [[State league (sport)|state]] [[netball]] league featuring teams from [[Victoria, Australia]]. The league is organised by [[Netball Victoria]], with the modern league beginning in 2009. It replaced an earlier state league as the top level netball competition in Victoria. On a national level, the VNL is effectively a third-tier league, below [[Suncorp Super Netball]] and the [[Australian Netball Championships]]. |
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Netball Victoria. The modern league was first played for during the 2009 season. It replaced an earlier state league as the top level netball competition in Victoria. On a national level, the VNL is effectively a third level league, below [[Suncorp Super Netball]] and the [[Australian Netball League]]. Since 2018, the league has been [[Sponsor (commercial)|sponsored]] by [[Bupa]] and, as a result, it is also [[Naming rights|known as]] the '''Bupa Victorian Netball League'''. The league features ten teams who enter teams in three divisions – the Championship, Division 1 and an Under-19 division. Historically, the league's most successful team has been City West Falcons. Originally known as Hume City Falcons, they have won five Championships and fourteen premierships across all three divisions. <ref name="vicnetball">{{cite web|url=https://vic.netball.com.au/victorian-netball-league|title=Victorian Netball League|publisher=vic.netball.com.au|accessdate=14 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="bna090309">{{cite web|url=https://www.bna.org.au/images/stories/Annual_VNL/LEV050.pdf|title=The talk is over|publisher=www.bna.org.au|accessdate=15 June 2020|date=9 March 2009}}</ref><ref name="vnlfalcons">{{cite web|url=https://vic.netball.com.au/city-west-falcons|title=City West Falcons|publisher=vic.netball.com.au|accessdate=14 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="vnl090418">{{cite web|url=https://vic.netball.com.au/news/bupa-announced-new-major-partner-victorian-netball-league|title=Bupa announced as new major partner of the Victorian Netball League|publisher=vic.netball.com.au|accessdate=15 June 2020|date=9 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="bupa090418">{{cite web|url=https://media.bupa.com.au/bupa-announces-new-major-partnership-with-netball-victoria-with-vnl-naming-rights/|title=Bupa announces new major partnership with Netball Victoria with VNL naming rights|publisher=media.bupa.com.au|accessdate=15 June 2020|date=9 April 2018}}</ref> |
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From 2009-2011, due to [[Sponsor (commercial)|sponsorship]] and [[naming rights]] arrangements, the VNL was known as the Holden Cruze Cup. Between 2018-2020, the league was sponsored by [[Bupa]] and was known as the Bupa Victorian Netball League. |
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A change at the end of the 2023 season saw three divisions (Championship, Division 1 and 19 & Under) become two - with Division 1 and 19 & Under replaced with a 23 & Under division. It also saw the inclusion of new clubs [https://vic.netball.com.au/news/victorian-netball-league-names-new-clubs-2024 Bendigo Strikers, Gippsland Stars and Western Warriors]. The Stars will initially field a 23 & Under team, before entering the Championship division by 2027. |
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Nine existing clubs (Boroondara, Casey, City West, Geelong, Hawks, Lightning, Blaze, Waves and Saints) had their licenses renewed, with foundation club Ariels a casualty of the restructure. |
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The league's most successful team, City West Falcons (originally known as Hume City Falcons), have won seven Championship titles and 17 premierships in total, to the end of 2023. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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===Foundation=== |
===Foundation=== |
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The modern league |
The modern league began in 2009, replacing an earlier [[Netball Victoria]] state league as the top level netball competition in [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]]. The earlier league featured eighteen teams but, after restructuring, the number was reduced to ten. The founding ten members of the new league were Ballarat Pride, Boroondara Genesis, Geelong Cougars, Hume City Falcons, [[Monash University|Monash University Central]], North East Blaze, Peninsula Waves, Southern Saints, [[Victoria University, Melbourne|VU Western Lightning]] and [[Yarra Valley Grammar|Yarra Valley Grammar Ariels]]. The league featured three divisions – Championship, Division 1 and 19 & Under. The ten teams entered a team in each of the three divisions. The new structure was designed to encourage player development.<ref name="vicnetball">{{cite web|url=https://vic.netball.com.au/victorian-netball-league|title=Victorian Netball League|publisher=vic.netball.com.au|access-date=14 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614153437/https://vic.netball.com.au/victorian-netball-league|archive-date=14 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="vicnetball2009">{{cite web|url=https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/10/06164500/NV-Annual-Report-2009_reduced-size2.pdf|title=Netball Victoria – Annual Report 2009|work=[[Netball Victoria]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112224117/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/10/06164500/NV-Annual-Report-2009_reduced-size2.pdf|archive-date=12 January 2021|access-date=14 September 2020}}</ref><ref name="bna090309">{{cite web|url=https://www.bna.org.au/images/stories/Annual_VNL/LEV050.pdf|title=The talk is over|publisher=www.bna.org.au|access-date=15 June 2020|date=9 March 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318210845/https://bna.org.au/images/stories/Annual_VNL/LEV050.pdf|archive-date=18 March 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="courier200214">{{cite web|url=https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/2100716/prides-bid-to-stay-in-victorian-netball-league/|title=Pride's bid to stay in Victorian Netball League|publisher=www.thecourier.com.au|access-date=15 June 2020|date=20 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615133437/https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/2100716/prides-bid-to-stay-in-victorian-netball-league/|archive-date=15 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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===City West Falcons=== |
===City West Falcons=== |
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The league's most successful team has been City West Falcons, who have won seven Championship titles and 17 premierships in total, across three divisions.<ref name="vnlfalcons">{{cite web|url=https://vic.netball.com.au/city-west-falcons|title=City West Falcons|publisher=vic.netball.com.au|access-date=14 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614153700/https://vic.netball.com.au/city-west-falcons|archive-date=14 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> As Hume City Falcons, they won the inaugural Championship in 2009 and claimed it again the following year<ref name="vicnetball2009"/><ref name="star020310">{{cite web|url=https://starcommunity.com.au/star/02-03-2010/falcons-take-wing/|title=Falcons take wing|publisher=starcommunity.com.au|access-date=15 June 2020|date=2 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615205533/https://starcommunity.com.au/star/02-03-2010/falcons-take-wing/|archive-date=15 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="wyndham070415">{{cite web|title=City West Falcons embrace the red, white and blue|url=https://wyndham.starweekly.com.au/uncategorized/1835656-city-west-falcons-embrace-the-red-white-and-blue/|publisher=wyndham.starweekly.com.au|access-date=15 June 2020|date=7 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615150524/https://wyndham.starweekly.com.au/uncategorized/1835656-city-west-falcons-embrace-the-red-white-and-blue/|archive-date=15 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> With a team that included [[Kathleen Knott]], they won their first Championship as City West Falcons in 2012 <ref name="vicnetball2012">{{Cite web|url=https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2013/09/06163159/Annual-Report-2012_Online.pdf|title=2012 Annual Report – Netball Victoria – Melbourne Vixens|publisher=[[Netball Victoria]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112130347/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2013/09/06163159/Annual-Report-2012_Online.pdf|archive-date=12 January 2021|accessdate=22 August 2020}}</ref><ref name="wordpress110812">{{cite web|url=https://brittanyshanahan.wordpress.com/2012/08/11/western-rivals-collide/|title=Western rivals collide|publisher=wordpress.com|access-date=14 June 2020|date=11 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617070410/https://brittanyshanahan.wordpress.com/2012/08/11/western-rivals-collide/|archive-date=17 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> and again in 2013.<ref name="vicnetball2013">{{cite web|url=https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2013/09/06164114/NV_AR_FA_Digital-1.pdf|title=Netball Victoria – Annual Report 2013|publisher=[[Netball Victoria]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110234719/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2013/09/06164114/NV_AR_FA_Digital-1.pdf|archive-date=10 January 2021|access-date=9 July 2020}}</ref><ref name="starweekly050813">{{cite web|url=https://brimbanknorthwest.starweekly.com.au/uncategorized/1683456-vnl-city-west-falcons-soar-to-vnl-win/|title=VNL: City West Falcons soar to VNL win|publisher=starweekly.com.au|access-date=15 June 2020|date=5 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615195030/https://brimbanknorthwest.starweekly.com.au/uncategorized/1683456-vnl-city-west-falcons-soar-to-vnl-win/|archive-date=15 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, Falcons won their fifth Championship title.<ref name="vicnetball2018">{{cite web|url=https://vic.netball.com.au/sites/vic/files/2020-01/NV_201820Annual20Report_FA_Screen_Spreads.pdf|title=Netball Victoria – 2018 Annual Report|publisher=vic.netball.com.au|access-date=10 January 2021}}</ref><ref name="heraldsun030918">{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/north-west/sport/victorian-netball-league-city-west-falcons-beat-geelong-cougars-in-grand-final/news-story/779b35bda86e2f9c74aa15daebb1a3e0|title=Victorian Netball League: City West Falcons beat Geelong Cougars in grand final|publisher=www.heraldsun.com.au|access-date=14 June 2020|date=3 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904130354/https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/north-west/sport/victorian-netball-league-city-west-falcons-beat-geelong-cougars-in-grand-final/news-story/779b35bda86e2f9c74aa15daebb1a3e0|archive-date=4 September 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Falcons won their sixth Championship title in 2022, also winning the 19 & Under Grand Final. |
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===Victorian Fury=== |
===Victorian Fury=== |
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The [[Australian Netball League]] team [[Victorian Fury]] is effectively the representative team of the VNL. In turn, Fury is the reserve team of [[Melbourne Vixens]]. |
The [[Australian Netball League]] team [[Victorian Fury]] is effectively the representative team of the VNL. In turn, Fury is the reserve team of [[Melbourne Vixens]].<ref name="fury180320">{{cite web|url=https://vic.netball.com.au/news/victorian-fury-team-named-0|title=Victorian Fury team named|publisher=vic.netball.com.au|access-date=16 June 2020|date=18 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616155609/https://vic.netball.com.au/news/victorian-fury-team-named-0|archive-date=16 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="fury2020team">{{cite web|url=https://vic.netball.com.au/2020-team|title=2020 Team|publisher=vic.netball.com.au|access-date=16 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616224931/https://vic.netball.com.au/2020-team|archive-date=16 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="fury2020policy">{{cite web|url=https://vic.netball.com.au/sites/vic/files/2020-01/Victorian-Fury-Selection-Policy-Document-2020.pdf|title=Victorian Fury Selection Policy|publisher=vic.netball.com.au|access-date=16 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617204948/https://vic.netball.com.au/sites/vic/files/2020-01/Victorian-Fury-Selection-Policy-Document-2020.pdf|archive-date=17 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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==Teams== |
==Teams== |
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===2023 teams=== |
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|Boroondara Express <ref name="bna">{{cite web|url=https://www.bna.org.au/vnl|title=Boroondara Express|publisher=www.bna.org.au|access-date=14 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614160223/https://www.bna.org.au/vnl|archive-date=14 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="vnlexpress">{{cite web|url=https://vic.netball.com.au/boroondara-express|title=Boroondara Express|publisher=vic.netball.com.au|access-date=14 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614153603/https://vic.netball.com.au/boroondara-express|archive-date=14 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>||Boroondara Sports Complex||[[City of Boroondara|Boroondara]] |
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|2009 |
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|Casey Demons <ref name="caseydemons">{{cite web|url=http://caseydemonsnetball.vic.netball.com.au/|title=Casey Demons Netball|publisher=caseydemonsnetball.vic.netball.com.au|access-date=14 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614160211/http://caseydemonsnetball.vic.netball.com.au/|archive-date=14 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="vnldemons">{{cite web|url=https://vic.netball.com.au/casey-demons|title=Casey Demons|publisher=vic.netball.com.au|access-date=14 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614153611/https://vic.netball.com.au/casey-demons|archive-date=14 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="melbournefc190918">{{cite web|url=https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/254701/casey-joins-victorian-netball-league|title=Casey joins Victorian Netball League|publisher=www.melbournefc.com.au|access-date=14 June 2020|date=19 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614220928/https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/254701/casey-joins-victorian-netball-league|archive-date=14 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>||Casey Stadium||[[City of Casey]] |
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|City West Falcons <ref name="vnlfalcons" />||[[Maribyrnong College]]<ref name="wyndham070415" />||[[Maribyrnong, Victoria|Maribyrnong]] |
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|2009 (as Hume City Falcons) |
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|Geelong Cougars <ref name="geelongnetball">{{cite web|url=https://geelongnetball.com.au/|title=Geelong Netball Club|publisher=geelongnetball.com.au|access-date=14 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626161738/https://geelongnetball.com.au/|archive-date=26 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="vnlcougars">{{cite web|url=https://vic.netball.com.au/geelong-cougars|title=Geelong Cougars|publisher=vic.netball.com.au|access-date=14 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614153627/https://vic.netball.com.au/geelong-cougars|archive-date=14 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>|| -||[[Geelong]] |
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|2009 |
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|Hawks Netball <ref name="hawksnetball">{{cite web|url=http://hawksnetballclub.com.au/|title=Hawks Netball Club|publisher=hawksnetballclub.com.au|access-date=14 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614163422/http://hawksnetballclub.com.au/|archive-date=14 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="vnlhawks">{{cite web|url=https://vic.netball.com.au/hawks-netball|title=Hawks Netball|publisher=vic.netball.com.au|access-date=14 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614153635/https://vic.netball.com.au/hawks-netball|archive-date=14 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="hawthornfc190318">{{cite web|url=https://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/465404/hawks-expand-their-wings-into-netball|title=Hawks expand their wings into netball|publisher=www.hawthornfc.com.au|access-date=15 June 2020|date=19 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615150526/https://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/465404/hawks-expand-their-wings-into-netball|archive-date=15 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>|| -||- |
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|2009 (as Monash Storm) |
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|City West Falcons <ref name="vnlfalcons">{{cite web|url=https://vic.netball.com.au/city-west-falcons|title=City West Falcons|publisher=vic.netball.com.au|accessdate=14 June 2020}}</ref>||[[Maribyrnong College]] <ref name="wyndham070415">{{cite web|title=City West Falcons embrace the red, white and blue|url=https://wyndham.starweekly.com.au/uncategorized/1835656-city-west-falcons-embrace-the-red-white-and-blue/|publisher=wyndham.starweekly.com.au|accessdate=15 June 2020|date=7 April 2015}}</ref>||[[Maribyrnong, Victoria]] |
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|Melbourne University Lightning <ref name="mulhistory">{{cite web|url=https://mulightning-dpga.squarespace.com/our-history|title=Melbourne University Lightning – Our History|publisher=mulightning-dpga.squarespace.com|access-date=17 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618182832/https://mulightning-dpga.squarespace.com/our-history|archive-date=18 June 2020|url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="vnllightning">{{cite web|url=https://vic.netball.com.au/melbourne-university-lightning|title=Melbourne University Lightning|publisher=vic.netball.com.au|access-date=14 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614174636/https://vic.netball.com.au/melbourne-university-lightning|archive-date=14 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="unimelb">{{cite web|url=https://sport.unimelb.edu.au/clubs/netball|title=Melbourne University Sport – Netball|publisher=sport.unimelb.edu.au|access-date=15 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615143941/https://sport.unimelb.edu.au/clubs/netball|archive-date=15 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>||Parkville Campus ||[[University of Melbourne]] |
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|Geelong Cougars <ref name="geelongnetball">{{cite web|url=https://geelongnetball.com.au/|title=Geelong Netball Club|publisher=geelongnetball.com.au|accessdate=14 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="vnlcougars">{{cite web|url=https://vic.netball.com.au/geelong-cougars|title=Geelong Cougars|publisher=vic.netball.com.au|accessdate=14 June 2020}}</ref>|| ||[[Geelong]] |
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|2009 (as VU Western Lightning) |
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|North East Blaze <ref name="blazenetball">{{cite web|url=http://www.northeastblazenetball.com.au/|title=North East Blaze Netball Club|publisher=www.northeastblazenetball.com.au|access-date=14 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313181943/http://www.northeastblazenetball.com.au/|archive-date=13 March 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="vnlblaze">{{cite web|url=https://vic.netball.com.au/north-east-blaze|title=North East Blaze|publisher=vic.netball.com.au|access-date=14 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614153656/https://vic.netball.com.au/north-east-blaze|archive-date=14 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>||Community Bank Stadium||[[Diamond Creek]] |
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|2009 |
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|Peninsula Waves <ref name="waves">{{cite web|url=https://peninsulawaves.com.au/|title=Peninsula Waves|publisher=peninsulawaves.com.au/|access-date=14 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200306062803/http://peninsulawaves.com.au/|archive-date=6 March 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="vnlwaves">{{cite web|url=https://vic.netball.com.au/peninsula-waves|title=Peninsula Waves|publisher=vic.netball.com.au|access-date=14 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614173617/https://vic.netball.com.au/peninsula-waves|archive-date=14 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>|| -||[[Mornington Peninsula]] |
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|2009 |
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|Wilson Storage Southern Saints <ref name="bayside">{{cite web|url=http://baysidenetballclub.com/southern-saints/|title=Wilson Storage Southern Saints|publisher=baysidenetballclub.com|access-date=14 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617070410/http://baysidenetballclub.com/southern-saints/|archive-date=17 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="vnlsaints">{{cite web|url=https://vic.netball.com.au/wilson-storage-southern-saints|title=Wilson Storage Southern Saints|publisher=vic.netball.com.au|access-date=14 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614153658/https://vic.netball.com.au/wilson-storage-southern-saints|archive-date=14 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>|| -||[[City of Bayside]] |
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|Peninsula Waves <ref name="waves">{{cite web|url=https://peninsulawaves.com.au/|title=Peninsula Waves|publisher=peninsulawaves.com.au/|accessdate=14 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="vnlwaves">{{cite web|url=https://vic.netball.com.au/peninsula-waves|title=Peninsula Waves|publisher=vic.netball.com.au|accessdate=14 June 2020}}</ref>|| ||[[Mornington Peninsula]] |
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|Red Energy Stadium |
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|Gippsland Stars |
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|Wilson Storage Southern Saints <ref name="bayside">{{cite web|url=http://baysidenetballclub.com/southern-saints/|title=Wilson Storage Southern Saints|publisher=baysidenetballclub.com|accessdate=14 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="vnlsaints">{{cite web|url=https://vic.netball.com.au/wilson-storage-southern-saints|title=Wilson Storage Southern Saints|publisher=vic.netball.com.au|accessdate=14 June 2020}}</ref>|| ||[[City of Bayside]] |
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* {{note|1|1}} Ariels VCNA previously played as [[Yarra Valley Grammar |
* {{note|1|1}} Ariels VCNA previously played as [[Yarra Valley Grammar|Yarra Valley Grammar Ariels]]. |
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* {{note|2|2}} Boroondara Express previously played as Boroondara Genesis. |
* {{note|2|2}} Boroondara Express previously played as Boroondara Genesis. |
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* {{note|3|3}} Casey Demons are affiliated to both the [[Victorian Football League|VFL]] [[Casey Demons]] and [[Melbourne Football Club]]. |
* {{note|3|3}} Casey Demons are affiliated to both the [[Victorian Football League|VFL]] [[Casey Demons]] and [[Melbourne Football Club]].<ref name="melbournefc190918"/> |
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* {{note|4|4}} City West Falcons previously played as Hume City Falcons. |
* {{note|4|4}} City West Falcons previously played as Hume City Falcons.<ref name="wyndham070415"/> |
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* {{note|5|5}} Hawks Netball previously played as Melbourne Central, [[Monash University|Monash University Central]], [[Monash University|Monash University Storm]]. In 2018 they adopted their current name after forming a partnership with [[Hawthorn Football Club]]. |
* {{note|5|5}} Hawks Netball previously played as Melbourne Central, [[Monash University|Monash University Central]], [[Monash University|Monash University Storm]]. In 2018 they adopted their current name after forming a partnership with [[Hawthorn Football Club]].<ref name="vicnetball2018"/><ref name="hawksnetball"/><ref name="vnlhawks"/><ref name="hawthornfc190318"/> |
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* {{note|6|6}} Melbourne University Lightning |
* {{note|6|6}} Between 2009 and 2014, Melbourne University Lightning had a partnership with [[Victoria University, Melbourne|Victoria University]] and played as VU-Western Lightning.<ref name="wyndham070415"/><ref name="mulhistory"/><ref name="smh110814">{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/education/new-era-for-netball-20140807-3d9pf.html|title=New era for netball|publisher=www.smh.com.au|access-date=15 June 2020|date=11 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616183820/https://www.smh.com.au/education/new-era-for-netball-20140807-3d9pf.html|archive-date=16 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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{{small|'''Source''':<ref name="bna090309"> |
{{small|'''Source''':<ref name="bna090309"/><ref name="melbournefc190918"/><ref name="vnlteams">{{cite web|url=https://vic.netball.com.au/vnl-teams|title=VNL Teams|publisher=vic.netball.com.au|access-date=14 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614153458/https://vic.netball.com.au/vnl-teams|archive-date=14 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="draftcentral2019">{{cite web|url=https://netball.draftcentral.com.au/vnl/|title=Victorian Netball League|publisher=netball.draftcentral.com.au|access-date=15 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304041327/https://netball.draftcentral.com.au/vnl/|archive-date=4 March 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="vnl021219">{{cite web|url=https://vic.netball.com.au/news/2020-bupa-victorian-netball-league-fixture-released|title=2020 Bupa Victorian Netball League fixture released|publisher=vic.netball.com.au|access-date=15 June 2020|date=2 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615140943/https://vic.netball.com.au/news/2020-bupa-victorian-netball-league-fixture-released|archive-date=15 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>}} |
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===Former teams=== |
===Former teams=== |
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{| class="wikitable collapsible" |
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! Team |
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! Home city/town/suburb |
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! Debut season |
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|- |
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| Ballarat Pride <ref name="courier200214"/><ref name="courier260614">{{cite web|url=https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/2379997/ballarats-exit-from-vnl-would-be-hugely-detrimental-vixens-tegan-caldwell/|title=Ballarat's exit from VNL would be hugely detrimental: Vixens' Tegan Caldwell|publisher=www.thecourier.com.au|access-date=15 June 2020|date=26 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615143636/https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/2379997/ballarats-exit-from-vnl-would-be-hugely-detrimental-vixens-tegan-caldwell/|archive-date=15 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="courier060918">{{cite web|url=https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/5629501/sovereigns-unsuccessful-in-its-bid-for-victorian-netball-league-licence/|title=Sovereigns unsuccessful in its bid for Victorian Netball League licence|publisher=www.thecourier.com.au|access-date=15 June 2020|date=6 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615140008/https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/5629501/sovereigns-unsuccessful-in-its-bid-for-victorian-netball-league-licence/|archive-date=15 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>||[[Ballarat]]||2009||2014 |
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! style="background:silver;" | Team |
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! style="background:silver;" | Home city/town/suburb |
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! style="background:silver;" | Debut season |
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! style="background:silver;" | Final season |
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|- |
|- |
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| |
| ACU Sovereigns <ref name="courier060918"/><ref name="2016vnlteams">{{cite web|url=https://www.pixelninjacreative.com.au/articles/2016-victorian-netball-league|title=2016 Victorian Netball League Guide|publisher=www.pixelninjacreative.com.au|access-date=14 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615022507/https://www.pixelninjacreative.com.au/articles/2016-victorian-netball-league|archive-date=15 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="courier030316">{{cite web|title=Netball: new on-court leader for Sovereigns|url=https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/3768235/lawson-gets-sovereigns-captaincy-role/|publisher=www.thecourier.com.au|access-date=12 June 2020|date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612202112/https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/3768235/lawson-gets-sovereigns-captaincy-role/|archive-date=12 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>||[[Ballarat]]||2015||2018 |
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|- |
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| ACU Sovereigns <ref name="courier060918">{{cite web|url=https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/5629501/sovereigns-unsuccessful-in-its-bid-for-victorian-netball-league-licence/|title=Sovereigns unsuccessful in its bid for Victorian Netball League licence|publisher=www.thecourier.com.au|accessdate=15 June 2020|date=6 September 2018}}</ref><ref name="2016vnlteams">{{cite web|url=https://www.pixelninjacreative.com.au/articles/2016-victorian-netball-league|title=2016 Victorian Netball League Guide|publisher=www.pixelninjacreative.com.au|accessdate=14 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="courier030316">{{cite web|title=Netball: new on-court leader for Sovereigns|url=https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/3768235/lawson-gets-sovereigns-captaincy-role/|publisher=www.thecourier.com.au|accessdate=12 June 2020|date=3 March 2016}}</ref>||[[Ballarat]]||2015||2018 |
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|Ariels |
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|Maroondah Nets |
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|2009 |
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|2023 |
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|} |
|} |
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==Championship |
==Championship Grand Finals== |
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{| class="wikitable collapsible |
{| class="wikitable collapsible" |
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! Season |
|||
! Winners |
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! Score |
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! Runners Up |
|||
! Venue |
|||
|- |
|- |
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|2009 <ref name="vicnetball2009"/><ref name="vnlfalcons"/><ref name="bna"/>||Hume City Falcons||47–44||Boroondara Genesis||[[State Netball and Hockey Centre|SNHC]] |
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! style="background:silver;" | Season |
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! style="background:silver;" | Winners |
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! style="background:silver;" | Score |
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! style="background:silver;" | Runners Up |
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! style="background:silver;" | Venue |
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|- |
|- |
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|2010 <ref name="vnlfalcons"/>||Hume City Falcons|| || ||[[State Netball and Hockey Centre|SNHC]] |
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|2009 <ref name="vnlfalcons">{{cite web|url=https://vic.netball.com.au/city-west-falcons|title=City West Falcons|publisher=vic.netball.com.au|accessdate=14 June 2020}}</ref>||Hume City Falcons|| ||Boroondara Genesis <ref name="bna">{{cite web|url=https://www.bna.org.au/vnl|title=Boroondara Express|publisher=www.bna.org.au|accessdate=14 June 2020}}</ref>|| |
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|- |
|- |
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|2011 <ref name="bna"/><ref name="vnlhawks"/>||Monash University Storm|| ||Boroondara Express ||[[State Netball and Hockey Centre|SNHC]] |
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|2010 <ref name="vnlfalcons">{{cite web|url=https://vic.netball.com.au/city-west-falcons|title=City West Falcons|publisher=vic.netball.com.au|accessdate=14 June 2020}}</ref>||Hume City Falcons|| || || |
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|- |
|- |
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|2012 <ref name="vicnetball2012"/><ref name="wordpress110812"/>||City West Falcons||42–37||VU-Western Lightning||[[State Netball and Hockey Centre|SNHC]] |
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|2011 <ref name="vnlhawks">{{cite web|url=https://vic.netball.com.au/hawks-netball|title=Hawks Netball|publisher=vic.netball.com.au|accessdate=14 June 2020}}</ref>||Monash University Storm|| ||Boroondara Express <ref name="bna">{{cite web|url=https://www.bna.org.au/vnl|title=Boroondara Express|publisher=www.bna.org.au|accessdate=14 June 2020}}</ref>|| |
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|- |
|- |
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|2013 <ref name="vicnetball2013"/><ref name="starweekly050813"/>||City West Falcons||44–41||Peninsula Waves||[[State Netball and Hockey Centre|SNHC]] |
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|2012 <ref name="wordpress110812">{{cite web|url=https://brittanyshanahan.wordpress.com/2012/08/11/western-rivals-collide/|title=Western rivals collide|publisher=wordpress.com|accessdate=14 June 2020||date=11 August 2012}}</ref>||City West Falcons||42–37||VU-Western Lightning|| |
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|- |
|- |
||
| |
|2014 <ref name="vicnetball2014">{{cite web|url=https://vic.netball.com.au/sites/vic/files/2020-01/NV_AnnualReport14_Digital_FA_Spreads.pdf|title=Netball Victoria – Annual Report 2014|publisher=vic.netball.com.au|access-date=28 August 2020}}</ref><ref name="starweekly030714">{{cite web|url=https://brimbanknorthwest.starweekly.com.au/sport/1805612-gallery-video-vnl-gf-city-west-falcons-v-southern-saints/|title=VNL GF: City West Falcons v Southern Saints|publisher=starweekly.com.au|access-date=15 June 2020|date=3 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615193439/https://brimbanknorthwest.starweekly.com.au/sport/1805612-gallery-video-vnl-gf-city-west-falcons-v-southern-saints/|archive-date=15 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>||Southern Saints||48–42||City West Falcons||[[State Netball and Hockey Centre|SNHC]] |
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|- |
|- |
||
| |
|2015 <ref name="vicnetball2015">{{cite web|url=https://vic.netball.com.au/sites/vic/files/2020-01/NV_Annual-Report-2015_v4.pdf|title=Netball Victoria – Annual Report 2015|publisher=vic.netball.com.au|access-date=29 August 2020}}</ref><ref name="express180615">{{cite web|url=http://www.latrobevalleyexpress.com.au/story/3150207/success-for-boroondara-express/|title=Success for Boroondara Express|publisher=www.latrobevalleyexpress.com.au|access-date=14 June 2020|date=18 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615022350/http://www.latrobevalleyexpress.com.au/story/3150207/success-for-boroondara-express/|archive-date=15 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> ||Boroondara Express||50–44||City West Falcons||[[State Netball and Hockey Centre|SNHC]] |
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|- |
|- |
||
| |
|2016 <ref name="vicnetball2016">{{cite web|url=https://vic.netball.com.au/sites/vic/files/2020-01/NV_Annual-Report-2016_FA-Issuu.pdf|title=Netball Victoria – 2016 Annual Report|publisher=vic.netball.com.au|access-date=10 January 2021}}</ref><ref name="vnl280816">{{cite web|url=https://vic.netball.com.au/news/vnl-grand-finals-report|title=VNL Grand Finals Report|publisher=vic.netball.com.au|access-date=15 June 2020|date=28 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615184051/https://vic.netball.com.au/news/vnl-grand-finals-report|archive-date=15 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>||Melbourne University Lightning||53–52||City West Falcons||[[State Netball and Hockey Centre|SNHC]] |
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|- |
|- |
||
| |
|2017 <ref name="vicnetball2017">{{cite web|url=https://vic.netball.com.au/sites/vic/files/2020-01/2017-NV-Annual-Report.pdf|title=Annual Report 2017 – Netball Victoria |publisher=vic.netball.com.au|access-date=8 January 2021}}</ref><ref name="vnl190817">{{cite web|url=https://vic.netball.com.au/news/blaze-and-cougars-vnl-premiers|title=Blaze and Cougars VNL Premiers|publisher=vic.netball.com.au|access-date=15 June 2020|date=19 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615190129/https://vic.netball.com.au/news/blaze-and-cougars-vnl-premiers|archive-date=15 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>||North East Blaze||49–46||Melbourne University Lightning||[[State Netball and Hockey Centre|SNHC]] |
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|- |
|- |
||
| |
|2018 <ref name="vicnetball2018"/><ref name="heraldsun030918"/>||City West Falcons||56–48||Geelong Cougars||[[State Netball and Hockey Centre|SNHC]] |
||
|- |
|- |
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|2019 <ref name="vicnetball2019">{{cite web|url=https://vic.netball.com.au/sites/vic/files/2020-03/NV_2019%20Annual%20Report_FA_Screen_Spreads.pdf|title=Netball Victoria – 2019 Annual Report|publisher=vic.netball.com.au|access-date=10 January 2021}}</ref><ref name="vnl140819">{{cite web|url=https://vic.netball.com.au/news/bupa-vnl-grand-final-results|title=Bupa VNL Grand Final results|publisher=vic.netball.com.au|access-date=15 June 2020|date=14 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615190129/https://vic.netball.com.au/news/bupa-vnl-grand-final-results|archive-date=15 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="cranbourne150819">{{cite web|url=https://cranbournenews.starcommunity.com.au/sport/2019-08-15/casey-falls-at-the-final-hurdle/|title=Casey falls at the final hurdle|publisher=cranbournenews.starcommunity.com.au|access-date=14 June 2020|date=15 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615014415/https://cranbournenews.starcommunity.com.au/sport/2019-08-15/casey-falls-at-the-final-hurdle/|archive-date=15 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="geelong190819">{{cite web|url=https://geelongnetball.com.au/2019-vnl-champions/|title=2019 VNL Champions|publisher=geelongnetball.com.au|access-date=14 June 2020|date=19 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615015044/https://geelongnetball.com.au/2019-vnl-champions/|archive-date=15 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>||Geelong Cougars||69–55||Casey Demons||[[State Netball and Hockey Centre|SNHC]] |
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|2018 <ref name="heraldsun030918">{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/north-west/sport/victorian-netball-league-city-west-falcons-beat-geelong-cougars-in-grand-final/news-story/779b35bda86e2f9c74aa15daebb1a3e0|title=Victorian Netball League: City West Falcons beat Geelong Cougars in grand final|publisher=www.heraldsun.com.au|accessdate=14 June 2020|date=3 September 2018}}</ref>||City West Falcons||56–48||Geelong Cougars||[[State Netball and Hockey Centre|SNHC]] |
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|- |
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|2020||colspan=4|''No competition due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]]'' |
|||
|2019 <ref name="vnl140819">{{cite web|url=https://vic.netball.com.au/news/bupa-vnl-grand-final-results|title=Bupa VNL Grand Final results|publisher=vic.netball.com.au|accessdate=15 June 2020|date=14 August 2019}}</ref><ref name="cranbourne150819">{{cite web|url=https://cranbournenews.starcommunity.com.au/sport/2019-08-15/casey-falls-at-the-final-hurdle/|title=Casey falls at the final hurdle|publisher=cranbournenews.starcommunity.com.au|accessdate=14 June 2020|date=15 August 2019}}</ref><ref name="geelong190819">{{cite web|url=https://geelongnetball.com.au/2019-vnl-champions/|title=2019 VNL Champions|publisher=geelongnetball.com.au|accessdate=14 June 2020|date=19 August 2019}}</ref>||Geelong Cougars||69–55||Casey Demons|| |
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|2021||colspan=4|''No finals series played''<ref name="2021report"/> |
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|2020|| || || || |
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|2022<ref>{{cite web |title=VNL 2022: Season wrap |url=https://vic.netball.com.au/news/vnl-2022-season-wrap |website=Netball Victoria |access-date=4 November 2022 |date=8 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=City West Falcons claim epic Grand Final win |url=https://vic.netball.com.au/news/city-west-falcons-claim-epic-grand-final-win |website=Netball Victoria |access-date=4 November 2022 |date=11 August 2022}}</ref>||City West Falcons||49–47||Geelong Cougars||[[Melbourne Sports Centre – Parkville|Parkville]] |
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|2023 |
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|City West Falcons |
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|60-54 |
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|Boroondara Express |
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|Parkville |
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==Notable players== |
==Notable players== |
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The VNL is |
The VNL is effectively a feeder league for the [[Suncorp Super Netball]] teams [[Melbourne Vixens]] and [[Collingwood Magpies Netball|Collingwood Magpies]]. VNL players have also played for the [[Australia national netball team]] and other international teams.<ref name="fury180320"/><ref name="bnavixens">{{cite web|url=https://www.bna.org.au/vnl/melbourne-vixens|title=Vixens & Magpies|publisher=www.bna.org.au|access-date=16 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614160323/https://www.bna.org.au/vnl/melbourne-vixens|archive-date=14 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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===Internationals=== |
===Internationals=== |
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* [[Erin Bell]] |
* [[Erin Bell]] |
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* [[Kelsey Browne]] |
* [[Kelsey Browne]] |
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* [[Rebecca Bulley]] |
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* [[Tegan Caldwell]] |
* [[Tegan Caldwell]] |
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* [[Julie Corletto]] |
* [[Julie Corletto]] |
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* [[Renae Ingles]] |
* [[Renae Ingles]] |
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* [[Wendy Jones]] |
* [[Wendy Jones]] |
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* [[Cynna Kydd]] |
* [[Cynna Kydd]] |
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* [[Sharni Layton]] |
* [[Sharni Layton]] |
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* [[Kate Moloney]] |
* [[Kate Moloney]] |
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* [[Caitlyn Nevins]] |
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* [[Elizabeth Watson (netball)|Elizabeth Watson]] |
* [[Elizabeth Watson (netball)|Elizabeth Watson]] |
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* [[Jo Weston]] |
* [[Jo Weston]] |
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;{{nb|Malawi}} |
;{{nb|Malawi}} |
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* [[ |
* [[Mwai Kumwenda]] |
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;{{nb|Scotland}} |
;{{nb|Scotland}} |
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* [[Fiona |
* [[Fiona Themann]] |
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;{{nb|Sri Lanka}} |
;{{nb|Sri Lanka}} |
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* [[Tharjini Sivalingam]] |
* [[Tharjini Sivalingam]] |
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* [[Alice Teague-Neeld]] |
* [[Alice Teague-Neeld]] |
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* [[Brooke Thompson]] |
* [[Brooke Thompson]] |
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* [[Elizabeth Watson (netball)|Elizabeth Watson]] |
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* [[Jo Weston]] |
* [[Jo Weston]] |
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* [[Micaela Wilson]] |
* [[Micaela Wilson]] |
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* [[Kelsey Browne]] |
* [[Kelsey Browne]] |
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* [[Matilda Garrett]] |
* [[Matilda Garrett]] |
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* [[Molly Jovic]] |
* [[Molly Jovic]] |
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* [[Maggie Lind]] |
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* [[Kelsie Rainbow]] |
* [[Kelsie Rainbow]] |
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* [[Gabrielle Sinclair]] |
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* [[Micaela Wilson]] |
* [[Micaela Wilson]] |
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{{small|'''Source''':<ref name="star020310"/><ref name="wordpress110812"/><ref name="mulhistory"/><ref name="express180615"/><ref name="vnl280816"/><ref name="vnl190817"/><ref name="vnl140819"/><ref name="bnavixens"/>}} |
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{{small|'''Source''':<ref name="star020310">{{cite web|url=https://starcommunity.com.au/star/02-03-2010/falcons-take-wing/|title=Falcons take wing|publisher=starcommunity.com.au|accessdate=15 June 2020|date=2 March 2010}}</ref><ref name="wordpress110812">{{cite web|url=https://brittanyshanahan.wordpress.com/2012/08/11/western-rivals-collide/|title=Western rivals collide|publisher=wordpress.com|accessdate=14 June 2020||date=11 August 2012}}</ref><ref name="express180615">{{cite web|url=http://www.latrobevalleyexpress.com.au/story/3150207/success-for-boroondara-express/|title=Success for Boroondara Express|publisher=www.latrobevalleyexpress.com.au|accessdate=14 June 2020|date=18 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="vnl280816">{{cite web|url=https://vic.netball.com.au/news/vnl-grand-finals-report|title=VNL Grand Finals Report|publisher=vic.netball.com.au|accessdate=15 June 2020|date=28 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="vnl190817">{{cite web|url=https://vic.netball.com.au/news/blaze-and-cougars-vnl-premiers|title=Blaze and Cougars VNL Premiers|publisher=vic.netball.com.au|accessdate=15 June 2020|date=19 August 2017}}</ref><ref name="vnl140819">{{cite web|url=https://vic.netball.com.au/news/bupa-vnl-grand-final-results|title=Bupa VNL Grand Final results|publisher=vic.netball.com.au|accessdate=15 June 2020|date=14 August 2019}}</ref><ref name="bnavixens">{{cite web|url=https://www.bna.org.au/vnl/melbourne-vixens|title=Vixens & Magpies|publisher=www.bna.org.au|accessdate=16 June 2020}}</ref>}} |
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===Award winners=== |
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;Margaret Caldow Trophy |
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The Championship MVP award is named after [[Margaret Caldow]]. |
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{| class="wikitable collapsible" |
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! Season |
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! Player |
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! Team |
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|2009 <ref name="vicnetball2009"/>||[[Brooke Thompson]]||VU Western Lightning |
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|2010 || || |
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|2011<ref>{{cite web |last1=Staindl |first1=Gavin |title=Never say never again |url=https://pakenham.starcommunity.com.au/gazette/2011-11-23/never-say-never-again/ |website=Pakenham Gazette |access-date=7 November 2022 |date=23 November 2011}}</ref> ||Melinda Cranston||Boroondara Genesis |
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|rowspan=3|2012 <ref name="vicnetball2012"/>||[[Caitlyn Strachan]] ''{{ref|1|(Note 1)}}''||Yarra Valley Grammar Ariels |
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|- |
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|[[Mwai Kumwenda]]||Peninsula Waves |
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|- |
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|Helen Barclay||Monash University Central |
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|rowspan=2|2013 <ref name="vicnetball2013"/>||[[Caitlyn Strachan]]''{{ref|2|(Note 2)}}''||Yarra Valley Grammar Ariels |
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|- |
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|[[Brooke Thompson]]||VU Western Lightning |
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|2014 <ref name="vicnetball2014"/>||Chloe Watson||City West Falcons |
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|2015 <ref name="vicnetball2015"/>||[[Kathleen Knott]]||City West Falcons |
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|2016 <ref name="vicnetball2016"/>||Maggie Lind||City West Falcons |
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|2017 <ref name="vicnetball2017"/>||[[Micaela Wilson]]||North East Blaze |
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|2019<ref>{{cite web |title=Bupa VNL Awards Night - live updates |url=https://vic.netball.com.au/news/bupa-vnl-awards-night-live-updates |website=Netball Victoria |access-date=4 November 2022 |date=21 August 2019}}</ref> ||Julia Woolley||Geelong Cougars |
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|rowspan=2|2021<ref name="2021report">{{cite web |title=Netball Victoria Annual Report 2021 |url=https://vic.netball.com.au/sites/vic/files/2022-04/NV_2021%20Annual%20Report_FA_Screen.pdf |website=Netball Victoria |access-date=4 November 2022}}</ref>||Julia Woolley ''{{ref|3|(Note 3)}}''||Geelong Cougars |
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|2022<ref>{{cite web |title=2022 VNL Awards announced |url=https://vic.netball.com.au/news/2022-vnl-awards-announced |website=Netball Victoria |access-date=4 November 2022 |date=12 August 2022}}</ref>||Nyah Allen||North East Blaze |
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|2009 <ref name="vicnetball2009"/>||[[Ashlee Howard]]||Boroondara Genesis |
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|2012 <ref name="vicnetball2012"/>||Christie Barnes||City West Falcons |
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|2013 <ref name="vicnetball2013"/>||[[Elizabeth Watson (netball)|Elizabeth Watson]]||City West Falcons |
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|2014 <ref name="vicnetball2014"/>||Leah Percy||Southern Saints |
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|2015 <ref name="vicnetball2015"/>||Sarah Yule||Boroondara Express |
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|2016 <ref name="vicnetball2016"/>||Dani Stewart||Melbourne University Lightning |
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|2017 <ref name="vicnetball2017"/>||[[Micaela Wilson]]||North East Blaze |
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|2019 <ref name="vnl140819"/>||Vanessa Augustini||Geelong Cougars |
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|2022 <ref>{{cite web |title=City West Falcons claim epic Grand Final win |url=https://vic.netball.com.au/news/city-west-falcons-claim-epic-grand-final-win |website=Netball Victoria |access-date=7 November 2022 |date=11 August 2022}}</ref> ||Zoe Davies||City West Falcons |
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|[[Holden Cruze]]<ref name="vicnetball2009"/><ref name="sportstg190710">{{cite web|url=https://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-3501-0-0-0&sID=33720&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=12551308|title=See More VNL Netball in Round 17 of the Holden Cruze Cup!|publisher=sportstg.com|date=19 July 2010|access-date=13 January 2021}}</ref><ref name="sportstg070511">{{cite web|url=https://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-3501-0-0-0&sID=33723&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=14816173|title=Holden Cruze Cup - Round 8|publisher=sportstg.com|date=7 May 2011|access-date=13 January 2021}}</ref>||2009–2011 |
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|[[Bupa]]<ref name="vicnetball2018"/><ref name="vicnetball2019"/><ref name="vnl090418">{{cite web|url=https://vic.netball.com.au/news/bupa-announced-new-major-partner-victorian-netball-league|title=Bupa announced as new major partner of the Victorian Netball League|publisher=vic.netball.com.au|access-date=15 June 2020|date=9 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615190132/https://vic.netball.com.au/news/bupa-announced-new-major-partner-victorian-netball-league|archive-date=15 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="bupa090418">{{cite web|url=https://media.bupa.com.au/bupa-announces-new-major-partnership-with-netball-victoria-with-vnl-naming-rights/|title=Bupa announces new major partnership with Netball Victoria with VNL naming rights|publisher=[[Bupa]]|access-date=15 June 2020|date=9 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615133439/https://media.bupa.com.au/bupa-announces-new-major-partnership-with-netball-victoria-with-vnl-naming-rights/|archive-date=15 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>||2018–2020 |
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Latest revision as of 00:08, 18 August 2024
| Founded | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Region | Victoria |
| Divisions | Championship 23 & Under |
| Number of teams | 11 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Current champions | City West Falcons |
| Most championships | City West Falcons (7 Championship titles) |
| Website | vic.netball.com.au |
The Victorian Netball League (VNL) is a state netball league featuring teams from Victoria, Australia. The league is organised by Netball Victoria, with the modern league beginning in 2009. It replaced an earlier state league as the top level netball competition in Victoria. On a national level, the VNL is effectively a third-tier league, below Suncorp Super Netball and the Australian Netball Championships.
From 2009-2011, due to sponsorship and naming rights arrangements, the VNL was known as the Holden Cruze Cup. Between 2018-2020, the league was sponsored by Bupa and was known as the Bupa Victorian Netball League.
A change at the end of the 2023 season saw three divisions (Championship, Division 1 and 19 & Under) become two - with Division 1 and 19 & Under replaced with a 23 & Under division. It also saw the inclusion of new clubs Bendigo Strikers, Gippsland Stars and Western Warriors. The Stars will initially field a 23 & Under team, before entering the Championship division by 2027.
Nine existing clubs (Boroondara, Casey, City West, Geelong, Hawks, Lightning, Blaze, Waves and Saints) had their licenses renewed, with foundation club Ariels a casualty of the restructure.
The league's most successful team, City West Falcons (originally known as Hume City Falcons), have won seven Championship titles and 17 premierships in total, to the end of 2023.
History
[edit]Foundation
[edit]The modern league began in 2009, replacing an earlier Netball Victoria state league as the top level netball competition in Victoria. The earlier league featured eighteen teams but, after restructuring, the number was reduced to ten. The founding ten members of the new league were Ballarat Pride, Boroondara Genesis, Geelong Cougars, Hume City Falcons, Monash University Central, North East Blaze, Peninsula Waves, Southern Saints, VU Western Lightning and Yarra Valley Grammar Ariels. The league featured three divisions – Championship, Division 1 and 19 & Under. The ten teams entered a team in each of the three divisions. The new structure was designed to encourage player development.[1][2][3][4]
City West Falcons
[edit]The league's most successful team has been City West Falcons, who have won seven Championship titles and 17 premierships in total, across three divisions.[5] As Hume City Falcons, they won the inaugural Championship in 2009 and claimed it again the following year[2][6][7] With a team that included Kathleen Knott, they won their first Championship as City West Falcons in 2012 [8][9] and again in 2013.[10][11] In 2018, Falcons won their fifth Championship title.[12][13] Falcons won their sixth Championship title in 2022, also winning the 19 & Under Grand Final.
Victorian Fury
[edit]The Australian Netball League team Victorian Fury is effectively the representative team of the VNL. In turn, Fury is the reserve team of Melbourne Vixens.[14][15][16]
Teams
[edit]2023 teams
[edit]| Team | Home venue/base | Home city/town/suburb | Debut season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boroondara Express [17][18] | Boroondara Sports Complex | Boroondara | 2009 |
| Casey Demons [19][20][21] | Casey Stadium | City of Casey | 2019 |
| City West Falcons [5] | Maribyrnong College[7] | Maribyrnong | 2009 (as Hume City Falcons) |
| Geelong Cougars [22][23] | - | Geelong | 2009 |
| Hawks Netball [24][25][26] | - | - | 2009 (as Monash Storm) |
| Melbourne University Lightning [27][28][29] | Parkville Campus | University of Melbourne | 2009 (as VU Western Lightning) |
| North East Blaze [30][31] | Community Bank Stadium | Diamond Creek | 2009 |
| Peninsula Waves [32][33] | - | Mornington Peninsula | 2009 |
| Wilson Storage Southern Saints [34][35] | - | City of Bayside | 2009 |
| Bendigo Strikers | Red Energy Stadium | Bendigo | 2024 |
| Gippsland Stars | - | - | 2024 |
| Western Warriors | - | - | 2024 |
- Notes
- ^1 Ariels VCNA previously played as Yarra Valley Grammar Ariels.
- ^2 Boroondara Express previously played as Boroondara Genesis.
- ^3 Casey Demons are affiliated to both the VFL Casey Demons and Melbourne Football Club.[21]
- ^4 City West Falcons previously played as Hume City Falcons.[7]
- ^5 Hawks Netball previously played as Melbourne Central, Monash University Central, Monash University Storm. In 2018 they adopted their current name after forming a partnership with Hawthorn Football Club.[12][24][25][26]
- ^6 Between 2009 and 2014, Melbourne University Lightning had a partnership with Victoria University and played as VU-Western Lightning.[7][27][36]
Former teams
[edit]| Team | Home city/town/suburb | Debut season | Final season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballarat Pride [4][40][41] | Ballarat | 2009 | 2014 |
| ACU Sovereigns [41][42][43] | Ballarat | 2015 | 2018 |
| Ariels | Maroondah Nets | 2009 | 2023 |
Championship Grand Finals
[edit]| Season | Winners | Score | Runners Up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 [2][5][17] | Hume City Falcons | 47–44 | Boroondara Genesis | SNHC |
| 2010 [5] | Hume City Falcons | SNHC | ||
| 2011 [17][25] | Monash University Storm | Boroondara Express | SNHC | |
| 2012 [8][9] | City West Falcons | 42–37 | VU-Western Lightning | SNHC |
| 2013 [10][11] | City West Falcons | 44–41 | Peninsula Waves | SNHC |
| 2014 [44][45] | Southern Saints | 48–42 | City West Falcons | SNHC |
| 2015 [46][47] | Boroondara Express | 50–44 | City West Falcons | SNHC |
| 2016 [48][49] | Melbourne University Lightning | 53–52 | City West Falcons | SNHC |
| 2017 [50][51] | North East Blaze | 49–46 | Melbourne University Lightning | SNHC |
| 2018 [12][13] | City West Falcons | 56–48 | Geelong Cougars | SNHC |
| 2019 [52][53][54][55] | Geelong Cougars | 69–55 | Casey Demons | SNHC |
| 2020 | No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2021 | No finals series played[56] | |||
| 2022[57][58] | City West Falcons | 49–47 | Geelong Cougars | Parkville |
| 2023 | City West Falcons | 60-54 | Boroondara Express | Parkville |
Notable players
[edit]The VNL is effectively a feeder league for the Suncorp Super Netball teams Melbourne Vixens and Collingwood Magpies. VNL players have also played for the Australia national netball team and other international teams.[14][59]
Internationals
[edit]
Melbourne Vixens
[edit]Collingwood Magpies
[edit]Source:[6][9][27][47][49][51][53][59]
Award winners
[edit]- Margaret Caldow Trophy
The Championship MVP award is named after Margaret Caldow.
| Season | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 [2] | Brooke Thompson | VU Western Lightning |
| 2010 | ||
| 2011[60] | Melinda Cranston | Boroondara Genesis |
| 2012 [8] | Caitlyn Strachan (Note 1) | Yarra Valley Grammar Ariels |
| Mwai Kumwenda | Peninsula Waves | |
| Helen Barclay | Monash University Central | |
| 2013 [10] | Caitlyn Strachan(Note 2) | Yarra Valley Grammar Ariels |
| Brooke Thompson | VU Western Lightning | |
| 2014 [44] | Chloe Watson | City West Falcons |
| 2015 [46] | Kathleen Knott | City West Falcons |
| 2016 [48] | Maggie Lind | City West Falcons |
| 2017 [50] | Micaela Wilson | North East Blaze |
| 2018 | ||
| 2019[61] | Julia Woolley | Geelong Cougars |
| 2020 | Not awarded | |
| 2021[56] | Julia Woolley (Note 3) | Geelong Cougars |
| Maggie Lind | City West Falcons | |
| 2022[62] | Nyah Allen | North East Blaze |
- Notes
- Player of the Championship Grand Final
| Season | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 [2] | Ashlee Howard | Boroondara Genesis |
| 2010 | ||
| 2011 | ||
| 2012 [8] | Christie Barnes | City West Falcons |
| 2013 [10] | Elizabeth Watson | City West Falcons |
| 2014 [44] | Leah Percy | Southern Saints |
| 2015 [46] | Sarah Yule | Boroondara Express |
| 2016 [48] | Dani Stewart | Melbourne University Lightning |
| 2017 [50] | Micaela Wilson | North East Blaze |
| 2018 | ||
| 2019 [53] | Vanessa Augustini | Geelong Cougars |
| 2022 [63] | Zoe Davies | City West Falcons |
Main sponsors
[edit]| Years | |
|---|---|
| Holden Cruze[2][64][65] | 2009–2011 |
| Devine Homes [8][10] | 2012–2013 |
| Bupa[12][52][66][67] | 2018–2020 |
| No sponsor | 2021-current |
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