The 2026 Suncorp Super Netball season was the tenth season of the premier netball league in Australia. The season commenced on Saturday 14 March and concluded with the Grand Final on Saturday 4 July at John Cain Arena in Melbourne. The defending premiers were the Melbourne Vixens.
The Adelaide Thunderbirds won their third premiership in four years, defeating the Melbourne Vixens by 21 points in the Grand Final.
Team Lists +TeamHome Court(s)CoachAttackMidcourtDefenceNominated Athlete Adelaide ThunderbirdsAdelaide Entertainment CentreTania Obst Elmeré van der Berg Lauren Frew Georgie Horjus Kayla Graham Tayla Williams Kate Heffernan Sophie Casey Latanya Wilson Matilda Garrett Shamera Sterling-Humphrey Lucy Voyvodic GIANTS NetballKen Rosewall Arena, Qudos Bank ArenaNerida Stewart Lucy Austin Matisse Letherbarrow Sophie Dwyer Whitney Souness Hope White Casey Adamson Amy Sligar Jodi-Ann Ward Erin O'Brien Jane Watson Skye Thompson Melbourne MavericksJohn Cain Arena, Red Energy ArenaGerard Murphy Shimona Nelson Uneeq Palavi Reilley Batcheldor Sacha McDonald Jamie-Lee Price Amy Parmenter Molly Jovic (Maternity Leave) Maddie Hay (Replacement Player) Kim Brown Jessie Grenvold Tara Hinchliffe Charlotte Sexton Melbourne VixensJohn Cain ArenaDi Honey Sophie Garbin Kiera Austin Lily Graham Hannah Mundy Kate Moloney Zara Walters Kate Eddy Jo Weston Emily Mannix Rudi Ellis Maggie Caris NSW SwiftsKen Rosewall Arena, Qudos Bank ArenaBriony Akle Grace Nweke Helen Housby Grace Whyte Paige Hadley Maddy Proud Tayla Fraser Sharni Lambden Maddy Turner Sarah Klau Teigan O'Shannassy Nicola Barge Queensland FirebirdsNissan ArenaKiri Wills Mary Cholhok Te Paea Selby-Rickit Emily Moore Lara Dunkley Imogen Allison Maddy Gordon Macy Gardner Ruby Bakewell-Doran Isabelle Shearer Kelly Jackson Elsa Sif Sandholt Sunshine Coast LightningUniSC Arena Belinda Reynolds Donnell Wallam Cara Koenen Gabrielle Sinclair Liz Watson Leesa Mi Mi Mahalia Cassidy Ava Black Karin Burger Courtney Bruce Ash Ervin Tippah Dwan West Coast FeverRAC ArenaDan Ryan Sasha Glasgow Olivia Wilkinson Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard (Maternity Leave) Romelda Aiken-George (Replacement Player) Alice Teague-Neeld Jordan Cransberg Jess Anstiss Zoe Cransberg (Replacement Player) Fran Williams Ruth Aryang Kadie-Ann Dehaney Sunday Aryang (Injury Leave) Caitlyn Brown
Contracted Signings Important dates in relation to player signings for the 2026 season are:
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. +Name20252026Ref Hope White GIANTS Netball (Replacement Player) GIANTS Netball Jamie-Lee Price GIANTS Netball Melbourne Mavericks Lucy Austin Adelaide Thunderbirds GIANTS Netball Reilley Batcheldor Sunshine Coast Lightning Melbourne Mavericks Sophie Casey Adelaide Thunderbirds (Nominated Athlete) Adelaide Thunderbirds Tara Hinchliffe Sunshine Coast Lightning Melbourne Mavericks Sasha Glasgow Melbourne Mavericks West Coast Fever Kelly Jackson Central Pulse (ANZ Premiership) Queensland Firebirds Donnell Wallam Northern Mystics (ANZ Premiership) Sunshine Coast Lightning Elmeré van der Berg Manchester Thunder (Netball Super League) Adelaide Thunderbirds Tayla Fraser Melbourne Mavericks NSW Swifts Casey Adamson Boroondara Express (Victorian Netball League) GIANTS Netball Maddy Gordon Central Pulse (ANZ Premiership) Queensland Firebirds Kate Heffernan Southern Steel (ANZ Premiership) Adelaide Thunderbirds Jessie Grenvold Melbourne Mavericks (Nominated Athlete) Melbourne Mavericks Te Paea Selby-Rickit Mainland Tactix (ANZ Premiership) Queensland Firebirds Jane Watson Mainland Tactix (ANZ Premiership) GIANTS Netball Uneeq Palavi Melbourne Mavericks (Replacement Player) Melbourne Mavericks Karin Burger Mainland Tactix (ANZ Premiership) Sunshine Coast Lightning Grace Whyte NSW Swifts (Nominated Athlete) NSW Swifts Whitney Souness Central Pulse (ANZ Premiership) GIANTS Netball Gabrielle Sinclair Birmingham Panthers (Netball Super League) Sunshine Coast Lightning Sacha McDonald Casey Demons (Victorian Netball League) Melbourne Mavericks
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. +Name20252026Ref Jo Harten GIANTS Netball Retirement Hannah Petty Adelaide Thunderbirds Retirement Eleanor Cardwell Melbourne Mavericks Manchester Thunder (Netball Super League) Romelda Aiken-George Adelaide Thunderbirds West Coast Fever (Replacement Player) Olivia Lewis Melbourne Mavericks Collingwood Magpies (AFLW) Tippah Dwan Queensland Firebirds Sunshine Coast Lightning (Nominated Athlete) Hulita Veve Queensland Firebirds Unattached Ashlee Barnett Queensland Firebirds Mainland Tactix (ANZ Premiership) Shanice Beckford West Coast Fever Unattached Sophie Fawns NSW Swifts Manchester Thunder (Netball Super League) Lauren Parkinson Melbourne Mavericks Unattached Allie Smith NSW Swifts Unattached Gina Crampton GIANTS Netball (Maternity Leave) NSW Swifts (Replacement Player) Steph Fretwell Sunshine Coast Lightning Retirement Maddie Hay GIANTS Netball Melbourne Mavericks (Replacement Player) Matilda McDonell GIANTS Netball GIANTS Netball (Replacement Player) Maisie Nankivell Melbourne Mavericks Collingwood Magpies (AFLW)
Pre-season matches Riverina Road Trip MSAC Series Suncorp Spirit Cup Ballarat Blitz
Lightning v GIANTSFirebirds v MysticsFever v Thunderbirds Thunderbirds v Firebirds Bound 4 BendigoShow Court Showdown
Regular season Source: Click here (all times are in local time)
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11: First Nations Round (Week 1)
Round 12: First Nations Round (Week 2)
Round 13
Round 14
Ladder
2026 Suncorp Super Netball ladder 1Adelaide Thunderbirds 14 13 0 1 892 704 126.70 52 2Melbourne Vixens 14 10 0 4 849 803 105.73 40 3West Coast Fever 14 9 0 5 839 797 105.27 36 4Melbourne Mavericks 14 9 0 5 831 791 105.06 36 5NSW Swifts 14 5 0 9 886 924 95.89 20 6Sunshine Coast Lightning 14 5 0 9 836 873 95.76 20 7Queensland Firebirds 14 4 0 10 827 897 92.20 16 8GIANTS Netball 14 1 0 13 759 930 81.61 4 Last updated: Sunday 14 June 2026 — Source
Finals Series Major Semi Final
Minor Semi Final
Preliminary Final
Grand Final
Awards The following players, coaches and umpires were awarded by Netball Australia for performances in the 2026 season:
The Grand Final MVP Award was won by Latanya Wilson of the Adelaide Thunderbirds. The Leading Goalscorer Award was won by Elmeré van der Berg of the Adelaide Thunderbirds, who scored 748 points in the home and away season. The Player of the Year Award, Rookie of the Year Award, Joyce Brown Coach of the Year, Lorna McConchie Umpire of the Year and the Super Netball Team of the Year will be announced at the Australian Netball Awards later in 2026.
The Australian Netball Players' Association (ANPA) introduced four Most Outstanding Player awards to be presented for the first time in 2026. All votes came from the league's contracted players.
The ANPA Attacker of the Year was won by Elmeré van der Berg of the Adelaide Thunderbirds. The ANPA Midcourter of the Year was won by Kate Heffernan of the Adelaide Thunderbirds. The ANPA Defender of the Year was won by Jessie Grenvold of the Melbourne Mavericks. The ANPA International Player of the Year was won by Kate Heffernan of the Adelaide Thunderbirds.
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