West Australian Netball League

West Australian Netball League
Founded1989 (1989)
CountryAustralia
RegionWestern Australia
Divisions
  • Open
  • Under-21
  • Men's
Number of clubs8
Level on pyramid3
Current championsWestern Roar
Most championshipsSouthside Demons (eight league/open premierships)
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The West Australian Netball League, also known as the WA Netball League, is a state netball league with teams from Western Australia and organised by Netball Western Australia. It is a third-level league at the national level, below Suncorp Super Netball and the Super Netball Reserves.

The league, originally known as the Gold Netball League, has undergone several other name changes; during the late 2000s and early 2010s, it was known as the Smarter than Smoking Netball League. The league was renamed the West Australian Netball League in 2015; four years later, it became the Gold Industry Group WANL. The league's most successful team overall has been the Southside Demons. During the 2010s, its most successful team was the West Coast Warriors.

History

Early years

The league began in 1989 as the Gold Netball League,[1] with one division. A reserves division was added the following year, and an under-18 division in 2000. The first-season champions were the Coastal Raiders. The Perth Superdrome Bullets were the dominant team during the early 1990s, winning four consecutive titles from 1991 to 1994 and a fifth title in 1996.[1][2]

Southside Demons

The WANL's most successful team has been the Demons. Founded in 1989 and originally based in Kenwick, the Demons have played under several names. They won their first senior premiership in 1997 as KAE Sparks and their second in 2004 as the Southside Sparks. In 2004, they were the first WANL team to win all three divisions. Two years later, after forming a partnership with Perth Football Club, they became the South East Demons. From 2007 to 2010, as the Midland Brick Demons, they won four consecutive senior premierships. As the South East Demons, they won a seventh and eighth premiership in 2013 and 2014. In 2018, they became the Southside Demons. Notable Demons players included Australia internationals Caitlin Bassett and Courtney Bruce, and Jill McIntosh Medal winner Lindal Rohde.[3][2][4][5]

West Coast Warriors

During the 2010s, the most successful WANL team was the West Coast Warriors. Like the Demons, the Warriors have played under several names. They originally played as the West Coast Warriors before becoming the Wanneroo Warriors, the Compact Warriors, the West Coast Falcons and, in 2014, again the West Coast Warriors. The team won their first senior premiership in 1998. Coached by England international Ama Agbeze and featuring Alicia Janz, they won their second premiership in 2012 as the West Coast Falcons. The team won additional premierships in 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020 and 2021. Other notable Warriors players include three-time Jill McIntosh Medal winner Caitlyn Brown, two-time Jill McIntosh Medal winner and Australian Diamond #189 Donnell Wallam, and two-time Jill McIntosh Medal winner Andrea Gilmore.[3][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Men's division

From 2001 to 2004, the West Australian Netball League had a men's division. The Bullets were the inaugural premiers, and the Coastals won the other three titles. The men's division was revived in 2018 with four teams: the West Coast Warriors, the Perth Lions, the South East Demons and the Wheatbelt Flames.[12] The Warriors won the first two titles before the Lions won four in a row.[3][13][14] The Rangers fielded a men's side in 2024,[15] and the Peel Lightning followed suit two years later.[16]

Revamped competition

Netball WA announced a revamped competition in 2019, initially with seven clubs (Comets, Rangers, Demons, Jets, Warriors and Roar); Peel Lightning joined for the 2020 season.[17] Now known as GIG WANL and sponsored by the Gold Industry Group,[18] the new format included open, 20U and men's divisions. Most games were played at the Gold Netball Centre, rather than at local-club venues. Jets and Lightning have three home games per season in Eaton and Mandurah, respectively. The 20U division was reworked to 21U for the 2024 season.

Western Roar has been the dominant club in the GIG WANL, winning two open premierships, five 20U/21U premierships and five men's premierships, including four in a row from 2022 to 2025. West Coast Warriors have won the most open premierships (three).

Clubs

The 2026 season features the following eight clubs. The divisions in which they compete in are in green.

Clubs
Team Venue Affiliated club/association Region Founded Open 21U Men
Comets[19] Gold Netball Centre Hamersley NC
Noranda NA		 Perth 2019
Fremantle Sharks[20] Gold Netball Centre Fremantle NA Perth 2019
Peel Lightning Gold Netball Centre
Mandurah Aquatic and Recreation Centre		 Peel FNL Peel 2019
Rangers[21] Gold Netball Centre
Mundaring Arena		 Kalamunda Districts NA Perth 1988
Southside Demons Gold Netball Centre
Langford Indoor Sports Centre		 Southern Districts NA Perth 1989
Souwest Jets Gold Netball Centre
Eaton Recreation Centre		 South West FNL South West 1989
West Coast Warriors[7] Gold Netball Centre Wanneroo Districts NA Perth 1989
Western Roar[22] Gold Netball Centre None Perth 2019
Notes
  • Southside Demons previously played as KAE Sparks, Southside Sparks, Midland Brick Demons and South East Demons.
  • West Coast Warriors previously played as Wanneroo Warriors, Compact Warriors, West Coast Falcons.

Grand finals

League/Open Reserves 18U Men
Season Winners Score Runners-up Winners Winners Winners Venue
1989Coastal Raiders not contested not contested not contested
1990Stirling Saints (Stirling) KAE Sparks
1991Perth Superdrome Bullets Raiders
1992Perth Superdrome Bullets KAE Sparks
1993Perth Superdrome Bullets Perth Superdrome Bullets
1994Perth Superdrome Bullets not contested
1995Coastal Pumas South West
1996Superdrome Bullets Coastal Pumas
1997KAE Sparks West Coast Warriors
1998West Coast Warriors KAE Sparks
1999WAIS Superdrome Bullets
2000Coastal Sharks Southside Sparks Superdrome Bullets
2001Wheatbelt Flames Southside Sparks Southside Sparks Superdrome Bullets
2002Wheatbelt Flames Southside Sparks Southside Sparks Coastal Sharks
2003Four n Twenty Rangers Superdrome Bullets Southside Sparks Coastal Sharks
2004Southside Sparks Southside Sparks Southside Sparks Coastal Sharks
2005Rangers Southside Sparks Midwest Tigers not contested
2006Rangers Coastal Sharks Coastal Sharks
2007[23]Midland Brick Demons Rangers Midland Brick Demons
2008[24]Midland Brick Demons55–50West Coast Falcons Wheatbelt Flames Souwest Jets
2009[2]Midland Brick Demons59–50West Coast Falcons Souwest Jets West Coast Falcons
2010[25]Midland Brick Demons59–50West Coast Falcons Souwest Jets Coastal Sharks
2011[26]Coastal Sharks56–55Midland Brick Demons West Coast Falcons Midwest Tigers
2012[27][8]West Coast Falcons52–43Midland Brick Demons Coastal Sharks Rangers
2013[28]South East Demons62–38Perth Lions Coastal Sharks Coastal Sharks
2014[29]South East Demons56–46Perth Lions Coastal Sharks Coastal Sharks
2015[30]Perth Lions49–44West Coast Warriors Coastal Sharks Souwest Jets
2016[31]West Coast Warriors52–48South East Demons Coastal Sharks Perth LionsCurtin Stadium
2017[32][33]West Coast Warriors47–43Coastal Sharks Coastal Sharks Perth LionsState Netball Centre
2018Coastal Sharks50-47Perth Lions Coastal Sharks Perth Lions West Coast WarriorsState Netball Centre
League/Open 20U/21U Men
Season Winners Score Runners-up Winners Score Runners-up Winners Score Runners-up Venue
2019 West Coast Warriors 74–65 Western Roar Western Roar 50-45 West Coast Warriors West Coast Warriors 47-46 Western Roar Gold Netball Centre
2020 West Coast Warriors 68-51 Curtin Hamersley Comets Western Roar 54-36 East Freo Sharks Western Roar 48-33 West Coast Warriors Gold Netball Centre
2021 West Coast Warriors 46-41 Western Roar Rangers 55-35 East Freo Sharks West Coast Warriors 48-45 Western Roar Gold Netball Centre
2022 Western Roar 58-40 West Coast Warriors Western Roar 60-51 Peel Lightning Western Roar 61-45 Curtin Hamersley Comets Gold Netball Centre
2023 Hamersley Comets 52-48 Western Roar Hamersley Comets 60-49 Southside Demons Western Roar 56-53 West Coast Warriors Gold Netball Centre
2024 Western Roar 46-45 Hamersley Comets Western Roar 49-42 Southside Demons Western Roar 58-34 Hamersley Comets Gold Netball Centre
2025 Comets 54-43 Western Roar Western Roar 59-40 West Coast Warriors Western Roar 56-43 West Coast Warriors Gold Netball Centre

Sources:[3][2]

Notable players

Internationals

 Australia
Diamonds Kelpies
  • Stewart Burton
  • Daniel Cools
  • Jerome Gillbard
  • Dravyn Lee-Tauroa
  • Dylan McPherson
 England

 Malawi

West Coast Fever

Sources:[23][26][27][28][29][30]

Jill McIntosh Medal

The Jill McIntosh Medal is awarded annually to the WANL's Best and fairest player. Between 1989 and 1990, it was called the Classique Player of the Series and between 1991 and 1993, it was known as the Berri Medal.

Season Winner Team
1989Jodie McGowanStirling Saints
1990Peta SimeonSparks
1991Jenny JonesFlames
1992Sharon JarrottPerth Superdrome Bullets
1993Chelsey MardonCoastal Pumas
1994Peta Simeon (2)Sparks
1995Waveney SeniorCoastal Pumas
1996Leith FraddSuperdrome Bullets
1997Angela Lloyd-WoodsJets
1998Nardine ClarkeFlames
1999Paula FergusonWest Coast Warriors
2000Michelle AtwellWest Coast Warriors
2001Amanda SantaromitaBullets
2002Fiona MitchellWAIS-Coastals
2003Susan FuhrmannJets
2004Cath DevittCoastals
2005Cath Devitt (2)Coastals
2006Kyra NealDemons
2007Kym HunterPerth Bullets
2008Emma BeckettSharks
2009Mia WashbourneWAIS
2010Kodie BlayMidland Brick Demons
2011Sally JoynesSharks
2012[8]Ama AgbezeWest Coast Falcons
2013Rochelle McKeePerth Lions
2014Ashleigh NealSouth East Demons
2015[34]Andrea GilmoreWest Coast Falcons
2016[35][36]Lindal RohdeSouth East Demons
2017Andrea Gilmore (2)West Coast Warriors
2018Olivia LewisCoastal Sharks
2019[37][38][39]Donnell WallamWest Coast Warriors
2020[40] Donnell Wallam (2) West Coast Warriors
2021[41][42] Ruth Aryang ECU Souwest Jets
2022[43] Caitlyn Brown West Coast Warriors
2023[44][45] Georgia Pitt Rangers
2024[46] Caitlyn Brown (2) Western Roar
2025[47][48] Caitlyn Brown (3) Western Roar

Source:[11]

Sponsorship

References

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