Netball South Australia

Netball South Australia is the governing body for netball in South Australia. It is affiliated to Netball Australia. It is responsible for organizing and managing the Netball South Australia Premier League as well as numerous other leagues and competitions for junior and youth teams. It is also responsible for organizing and managing two elite level representatives teams, Adelaide Thunderbirds, who compete in the Suncorp Super Netball, and Southern Force who compete in the Australian Netball League. Its headquarters are based at Netball SA Stadium.

Netball South Australia

Jurisdiction	South Australia
Membership	34,699[1]
Abbreviation	Netball SA
Founded	1928
Affiliation	Netball Australia
Headquarters	Netball SA Stadium
Location	155 Railway Terrace Mile End South Adelaide
President	Graeme Gilbert
CEO	Bronwyn Klei[1][2]
Official website
sa.netball.com.au

History

Netball South Australia was formed in 1928 and was originally known as the South Australia Women's Basketball Association (SAWBA).^[3] It later became the South Australian Netball Association (SANA).^[4][5]

Teams

Representative teams

Team	Leagues	Years
Adelaide Thunderbirds[6][7][8][9]	Suncorp Super Netball ANZ Championship Commonwealth Bank Trophy	2017– 2008–2016 1997–2007
Southern Force[10][7][11]	Australian Netball League	2008–
Adelaide Ravens[12][13][14][15][16]	Commonwealth Bank Trophy	1997–2002

Premier League clubs

The 2020 Netball South Australia Premier League featured eight clubs, entering teams in two divisions – the Premier Division and Reserves Division.^[17][18]

Team	Home city/town/suburb	Founded
Contax Netball Club [19]	Woodville	1952
Garville Netball Club [20][21]	Woodville Gardens/Woodville	1952
Matrics Netball Club [22][23]	Elizabeth	1972
Metro Jets [24][25]	Woodville	1995
Newton Jaguars Netball Club [26]	Paradise
Oakdale Netball Club [27][28]	Oaklands/Warradale	1962
South Adelaide Netball Club [29][30]	Blackwood	1999
Tango Netball Club [31][32]	City of Tea Tree Gully	1946

Source:^[17][18]

Competitions

• Netball South Australia Premier League^[17]
• Country Championships^[33]
• Adelaide Metropolitan Netball Division^[34]
• City Night Division^[35]

Netball SA Board

Graeme Gilbert has served as President of the Netball SA Board since 2009. He has been a director since 2001.^[1]

Notable board members

Members	Years
Jenny Borlase[6][7][8][9][36][37]	2007–2016
Natalie von Bertouch[36][37]	2015–2016
Glenn Docherty[1][7]	2012–