2020 Suncorp Super Netball season

2020 Suncorp Super Netball season
League	Suncorp Super Netball
Sport	Netball
Duration	1 August – 18 October
Number of teams	8
TV partner(s)	Nine Network
Regular season
Minor premiers	Melbourne Vixens
Finals
Champions	Melbourne Vixens
Runners-up	West Coast Fever

The 2020 Suncorp Super Netball season was the fourth season of the premier netball league in Australia. The season was originally scheduled to commence on 2 May, though was delayed to 1 August due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The defending premiers, New South Wales Swifts were eliminated in the first week of the finals series by the eventual runners-up West Coast Fever. The premiers were the Melbourne Vixens, who defeated the Fever by two goals in the Grand Final at Nissan Arena in Brisbane.

Overview

Teams

Team	Captain/s	Coach	Home Courts	Ref.
Adelaide Thunderbirds	Chelsea Pitman & Hannah Petty	Tania Obst	Priceline Stadium Adelaide Entertainment Centre
Collingwood Magpies	Madison Browne & Geva Mentor	Rob Wright	Melbourne Arena Silverdome
Giants Netball	Jo Harten	Julie Fitzgerald	Ken Rosewall Arena AIS Arena
Melbourne Vixens	Kate Moloney & Liz Watson	Simone McKinnis	Melbourne Arena Margaret Court Arena
New South Wales Swifts	Maddy Proud	Briony Akle	Ken Rosewall Arena
Queensland Firebirds	Gabi Simpson	Roselee Jencke	Nissan Arena
Sunshine Coast Lightning	Laura Langman	Kylee Byrne	USC Stadium
West Coast Fever	Courtney Bruce	Stacey Marinkovich	RAC Arena

Format

The season is played over fourteen rounds, allowing every team to play each other twice, once at home and once away. The top four teams on the ladder at the conclusion of the regular season qualify for the finals series. In the first week of the finals series, the 1st ranked team hosts the 2nd ranked team in the major semi-final (with the winner of that match to qualify for the Grand Final) and the 3rd ranked team hosts the 4th ranked team in the minor semi-final (with the loser of that match eliminated). The loser of the major semi-final then hosts the winner of the minor semi-final in the preliminary final. The winner of the major semi-final then hosts the winner of the preliminary final in the Grand Final.

Rule changes

The Super Netball commission announced changes to the league structure in February. Rolling substitutions during play will be permitted, as well as during stoppages and intervals, with no limit to the number of substitutions that can be made, and multiple substitutions allowed to be made at any one time. The substitute must tag hands with the player leaving the court before entering the field of play. Extra time in the event of draws was introduced, after six matches were tied throughout the previous season. The match was to enter one 5-minute period of extra time. If at the end of this period teams remain tied, the match was to have been declared a draw. If a team has a one-goal or greater advantage at the end of the period, they would have been declared the winner. The bonus point system in place for the past two seasons was also supposed to remain in place. However, in the days leading up to the season, the league announced it had scrapped bonus points and extra time, citing the need to mitigate the physical impact of the condensed fixture on the players. Teams were also allowed to increase their match-day squads to 12 players, up from 10 in previous years.

Two-goal super shots

After confirming the return of the league on 1 August, competition administrators announced the introduction of the two-point shot rule alteration. The new rule allows a score of two goals to be awarded to any shooter or attacker who scores in the two-goal zone outside the usual goal circle. The move was met with disapproval from many fans and players, though Super Netball CEO Chris Symington argued "the time is right to introduce an innovation that will make the game even more dynamic and unpredictable". The two-goal shot zone will only be activated in the final five minutes of each quarter and in the five-minute extra time period.

Relocation to Queensland

As a result of an increase in COVID-19 positive tests in Victoria, the league initially announced the temporary relocation of the two Victorian teams (Magpies and Vixens) to Queensland. Shortly afterwards, the league revealed it had come to an arrangement with the Queensland Government to move all clubs to a hub in South-East Queensland, thereby allowing a condensed fixture, with most matches played in Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Cairns and Townsville. The two Victorian clubs were required to serve a 14-day quarantine prior to the start of the season.

Player transfers

The league unveiled the list of non-contracted athletes on 14 August 2019, two weeks before that season's finals series were scheduled to commence. Teams had the exclusive right to re-sign any of their existing contracted players, their permanent/temporary replacement players or training partners, on single year or multi-year contracts for the 2020 and 2021 seasons. Contracts with players from other teams and leagues could not be announced until the signing period commenced on 16 September 2019. This period closed on 14 October 2019, upon which teams were required to have submitted their 10 senior-listed players for the 2020 season. Training partners could be signed by clubs at any time.

Signings

The following table is a list of players who moved clubs/leagues into Super Netball, or were elevated into a permanent position in the senior team, during the off-season. It does not include players who were re-signed by their original Super Netball clubs.

Name	Moving from	Moving to	Ref
Maddie Hay	Giants Netball (ANL; training partner)	Giants Netball
Molly Jovic†	Tasmanian Magpies (ANL)	Collingwood Magpies
Melissa Bragg	Tasmanian Magpies (ANL; training partner)	Collingwood Magpies
Ine-Mari Venter	Melbourne Vixens	Queensland Firebirds
Rudi Ellis	Victorian Fury (ANL)	Queensland Firebirds
Macy Gardner	Queensland Fusion (ANL; training partner)	Queensland Firebirds
Jodi-Ann Ward	Severn Stars	Collingwood Magpies
Kate Eddy	New South Wales Swifts	Melbourne Vixens
Lara Dunkley†	Melbourne Vixens	Queensland Firebirds
Kayla Johnson	Northern Stars	New South Wales Swifts
Maisie Nankivell	Southern Force (ANL)	Adelaide Thunderbirds
Lenize Potgieter	Southern Steel	Adelaide Thunderbirds

† Indicates player was signed as an injury-replacement player

Pre-season

Bushfire Relief Match

In January 2020, Netball Australia announced an All-Stars match for the pre-season featuring the Australian Diamonds and the best players from the Super Netball league. The match was played as a fundraiser for relief efforts for the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season, which had been particularly devastating. The teams were announced on 29 January 2020.

1 March 2020 1:00 pm

Report

Australia

63–56

All-Stars

Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney

Team Girls Cup

The league's pre-season tournament, known as the Suncorp Team Girls Cup, was set to return for the second time. The tournament would have taken place between 27 and 29 March at the refurbished Ken Rosewall Arena.

However, on 13 March 2020, the league announced that the event would be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Regular season

• The original fixture was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The league unveiled six rounds of the revised fixture on 24 July 2020, though subsequent announcements of travel restrictions in Australia forced those fixtures to be re-arranged.

Round 1

Sat 1 Aug	Queensland Firebirds	48–66	Sunshine Coast Lightning	Nissan Arena
1.00pm	2 Goal Shots Dwan  3/5 (60%) Venter  2/4 (50%) Stower  1/3 (33%) 1 Goal Shots Aiken  26/33 (79%) Dwan  8/12 (67%) Venter  2/3 (67%) Stower  0/1 (0%)	Report Stats	2 Goal Shots Wood  10/11 (91%) Koenen  1/2 (50%) 1 Goal Shots Koenen  34/40 (85%) Wood  4/8 (50%) Proscovia  6/8 (75%)

Sat 1 Aug	Adelaide Thunderbirds	62–74	West Coast Fever	Nissan Arena
3.00pm	2 Goal Shots Gooden  9/10 (90%) Potgieter  1/2 (50%) 1 Goal Shots Potgieter  34/35 (97%) Gooden  1/4 (25%) Horjus  6/11 (55%) Hodges  1/3 (33%)	Report Stats	2 Goal Shots Teague-Neeld  4/4 (100%) Fowler  3/4 (75%) Cosh  1/2 (50%) 1 Goal Shots Fowler  50/53 (94%) Teague-Neeld  6/11 (55%) Stanton  2/6 (33%)

Sun 2 Aug	Giants Netball	61–63	New South Wales Swifts	Nissan Arena
1.00pm	2 Goal Shots Harten  9/13 (69%) Dwyer  2/2 (100%) Austin  2/3 (67%) 1 Goal Shots Bassett  22/24 (92%) Harten  11/11 (100%) Austin  2/2 (100%)	Report Stats	2 Goal Shots Wallace  6/13 (46%) Housby  2/3 (67%) 1 Goal Shots Wallace  27/27 (100%) Garbin  11/13 (85%) Housby  9/10 (90%)

Sun 2 Aug	Melbourne Vixens	63–52	Collingwood Magpies	Nissan Arena
5.30pm	2 Goal Shots Kumwenda  5/10 (50%) Philip  3/7 (43%) Thwaites  2/3 (67%) 1 Goal Shots Kumwenda  16/19 (84%) Philip  16/19 (84%) Thwaites  11/11 (100%)	Report Stats	2 Goal Shots Sinclair  4/6 (67%) Allen  2/3 (67%) 1 Goal Shots Ryde  34/38 (89%) Sinclair  6/11 (55%)

Round 2

Sat 8 Aug	Giants Netball	51–59	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Nissan Arena
1.00pm	2 Goal Shots Harten  6/13 (46%) Austin  2/9 (22%) 1 Goal Shots Harten  14/17 (82%) Bassett  12/15 (80%) Austin  9/14 (64%)	Report Stats	2 Goal Shots Horjus  3/5 (60%) Potgieter  1/1 (100%) 1 Goal Shots Potgieter  42/44 (95%) Horjus  9/11 (82%)

Sat 8 Aug	Queensland Firebirds	50–78	Melbourne Vixens	Nissan Arena
3.00pm	2 Goal Shots Venter  3/8 (38%) Dwan  2/5 (40%) 1 Goal Shots Aiken  35/43 (81%) Dwan  5/6 (83%)	Report Stats	2 Goal Shots Thwaites  6/10 (60%) Philip  4/4 (100%) Kumwenda  3/5 (60%) 1 Goal Shots Kumwenda  20/22 (91%) Philip  19/23 (83%) Thwaites  13/13 (100%)

Sun 9 Aug	Sunshine Coast Lightning	51–47	Collingwood Magpies	USC Stadium
1.00pm	2 Goal Shots None 1 Goal Shots Koenen  38/45 (84%) Proscovia  6/10 (60%) Wood  5/10 (50%) Hunt  2/3 (67%)	Report Stats	2 Goal Shots Allen  2/2 (100%) Sinclair  1/5 (20%) 1 Goal Shots Nelson  32/38 (84%) Allen  4/4 (100%) Sinclair  5/8 (63%)

Sun 9 Aug	New South Wales Swifts	73–72	West Coast Fever	USC Stadium
3.30pm	2 Goal Shots Housby  6/11 (55%) Wallace  2/5 (40%) 1 Goal Shots Garbin  28/32 (88%) Wallace  16/20 (80%) Housby  13/14 (93%)	Report Stats	2 Goal Shots Fowlier  4/7 (57%) Teague-Neeld  3/5 (60%) 1 Goal Shots Fowler  49/51 (96%) Teague-Neeld  8/10 (80%) Stanton  1/1 (100%)

Round 3

Tue 11 Aug	Giants Netball	75–68	West Coast Fever	Nissan Arena
5.00pm	2 Goal Shots Harten  6/7 (86%) 1 Goal Shots Bassett  47/53 (89%) Harten  16/18 (89%)	Report Stats	2 Goal Shots Stanton  3/4 (75%) Teague-Neeld  1/2 (50%) Fowler  1/8 (13%) 1 Goal Shots Fowler  57/58 (98%) Teague-Neeld  1/2 (50%)

Tue 11 Aug	Queensland Firebirds	54–58	Collingwood Magpies	Nissan Arena
7.30pm	2 Goal Shots Venter  1/2 (50%) Dwan  1/3 (33%) 1 Goal Shots Aiken  37/42 (88%) Dwan  12/14 (86%) Venter  1/1 (100%)	Report Stats	2 Goal Shots Sinclair  5/6 (83%) 1 Goal Shots Nelson  42/45 (93%) Sinclair  2/6 (33%) Allen  4/4 (100%)

Wed 12 Aug	New South Wales Swifts	66–51	Adelaide Thunderbirds	USC Stadium
5.00pm	2 Goal Shots Housby  5/7 (71%) Wallace  2/4 (50%) 1 Goal Shots Wallace  25/26 (96%) Housby  16/20 (80%) Garbin  10/13 (77%) Singleton  1/2 (50%)	Report Stats	2 Goal Shots Glasgow  7/10 (70%) 1 Goal Shots Potgieter  18/19 (95%) Glasgow  9/11 (82%) Horjus  7/8 (88%) Gooden  3/5 (60%)

Wed 12 Aug	Melbourne Vixens	63–51	Sunshine Coast Lightning	USC Stadium
7.30pm	2 Goal Shots Thwaites  3/4 (75%) Philip  3/6 (50%) 1 Goal Shots Kumwenda  21/21 (100%) Philip  16/19 (84%) Thwaites  14/20 (70%)	Report Stats	2 Goal Shots Wood  2/5 (40%) Koenen  1/1 (100%) 1 Goal Shots Koenen  29/33 (88%) Wood  9/12 (75%) Proscovia  7/9 (78%)

Round 4

Sat 15 Aug	Collingwood Magpies	62–63	West Coast Fever	Nissan Arena
1.00pm	2 Goal Shots Sinclair  3/5 (60%) Nelson  1/1 (100%) 1 Goal Shots Nelson  45/48 (94%) Sinclair  9/11 (82%)	Stats	2 Goal Shots Fowler  1/2 (50%) Stanton  2/2 (100%) 1 Goal Shots Fowler  53/54 (98%) Teague-Neeld  4/7 (57%)

Sat 15 Aug	Queensland Firebirds	61–61	Giants Netball	Nissan Arena
3.00pm	2 Goal Shots Dwan  3/5 (60%) 1 Goal Shots Aiken  49/57 (86%) Dwan  4/5 (80%) Venter  2/2 (100%)	Stats	2 Goal Shots Harten  5/11 (45%) Austin  4/6 (67%) 1 Goal Shots Bassett  25/29 (86%) Austin  9/9 (100%) Harten  6/7 (86%) Letherbarrow  3/4 (75%)

Sun 16 Aug	Sunshine Coast Lightning	65–58	New South Wales Swifts	USC Stadium
1.00pm	2 Goal Shots Wood  1/4 (25%) Koenen  0/1 (0%) 1 Goal Shots Koenen  53/58 (91%) Wood  10/12 (83%)	Stats	2 Goal Shots Housby  6/10 (60%) Wallace  3/7 (43%) 1 Goal Shots Wallace  29/33 (88%) Housby  2/3 (67%)

Sun 16 Aug	Melbourne Vixens	47–54	Adelaide Thunderbirds	USC Stadium
3.30pm	2 Goal Shots Thwaites  3/4 (75%) Philip  1/1 (100%) 1 Goal Shots Kumwenda  25/27 (93%) Philip  8/12 (67%) Thwaites  6/7 (86%)	Stats	2 Goal Shots Horjus  3/5 (60%) Glasgow  2/2 (100%) 1 Goal Shots Potgieter  32/32 (100%) Horjus  9/11 (82%) Glasgow  3/5 (60%)

Round 5

Tue 18 Aug	West Coast Fever	59–68	Melbourne Vixens	Nissan Arena
5.00pm	2 Goal Shots Cosh  2/2 (100%) Fowler  1/6 (17%) Stanton  0/3 (0%) Teague-Neeld  0/1 (0%) 1 Goal Shots Fowler  47/48 (98%) Stanton  2/2 (100%) Cosh  2/3 (67%) Teague-Neeld  2/4 (50%)	Stats	2 Goal Shots Philip  9/11 (82%) Thwaites  1/5 (20%) 1 Goal Shots Thwaites  30/31 (97%) Philip  18/19 (95%)

Tue 18 Aug	Queensland Firebirds	57–64	New South Wales Swifts	Nissan Arena
7.30pm	2 Goal Shots Dwan  4/6 (67%) Venter  2/4 (50%) 1 Goal Shots Aiken  37/45 (82%) Fowler  47/48 (98%) Dwan  8/9 (89%)	Stats	2 Goal Shots Housby  5/7 (71%) 1 Goal Shots Wallace  41/47 (87%) Housby  12/16 (75%) Garbin  1/2 (50%)

Wed 19 Aug	Collingwood Magpies	52–60	Adelaide Thunderbirds	USC Stadium
5.00pm	2 Goal Shots Sinclair  4/7 (57%) Allen  3/5 (60%) 1 Goal Shots Nelson  23/25 (92%) Sinclair  6/9 (67%) Ryde  5/7 (71%) Allen  4/4 (100%)	Stats	2 Goal Shots Horjus  1/3 (33%) Glasgow  0/3 (0%) 1 Goal Shots Potgieter  39/39 (100%) Horjus  16/17 (94%) Glasgow  3/3 (100%)

Wed 19 Aug	Sunshine Coast Lightning	58–57	Giants Netball	USC Stadium
7.30pm	2 Goal Shots Wood  2/7 (29%) Hunt  1/1 (100%) 1 Goal Shots Koenen  32/34 (94%) Wood  11/14 (79%) Proscovia  8/8 (100%) Hunt  1/3 (33%)	Stats	2 Goal Shots Harten  3/7 (43%) Austin  2/4 (50%) 1 Goal Shots Harten  22/26 (85%) Austin  16/20 (80%) Bassett  9/11 (82%)

Round 6

Sat 22 Aug	New South Wales Swifts	60–58	Collingwood Magpies	Nissan Arena
1.00pm	2 Goal Shots Housby  4/9 (44%) Wallace  1/1 (100%) 1 Goal Shots Wallace  29/29 (100%) Housby  12/12 (100%) Garbin  9/13 (69%)	Stats	2 Goal Shots Sinclair  5/7 (71%) Allen  0/2 (0%) 1 Goal Shots Nelson  26/30 (87%) Ryde  13/14 (93%) Sinclair  9/10 (90%)

Sat 22 Aug	West Coast Fever	57–68	Queensland Firebirds	Nissan Arena
3.00pm	2 Goal Shots Stanton  3/6 (50%) Fowler  2/3 (67%) Teague-Neeld  0/2 (0%) 1 Goal Shots Fowler  46/48 (96%) Teague-Neeld  1/3 (33%) Stanton  0/1 (0%)	Stats	2 Goal Shots Dwan  3/5 (60%) Aiken  1/2 (50%) Venter  1/5 (20%) 1 Goal Shots Aiken  40/48 (83%) Dwan  17/19 (89%) Venter  1/3 (33%)

Sun 23 Aug	Melbourne Vixens	63–58	Giants Netball	USC Stadium
1.00pm	2 Goal Shots Kumwenda  3/4 (75%) Philip  2/5 (40%) Thwaites  1/5 (20%) 1 Goal Shots Thwaites  23/23 (100%) Kumwenda  22/24 (92%) Philip  6/7 (86%)	Stats	2 Goal Shots Austin  8/9 (89%) Harten  3/6 (50%) 1 Goal Shots Austin  22/25 (88%) Harten  14/16 (88%)

Sun 23 Aug	Sunshine Coast Lightning	53–45	Adelaide Thunderbirds	USC Stadium
3.30pm	2 Goal Shots Wood  0/1 (0%) 1 Goal Shots Koenen  32/36 (89%) Wood  14/19 (74%) Proscovia  7/7 (100%)	Stats	2 Goal Shots Horjus  2/6 (33%) Glasgow  1/6 (17%) 1 Goal Shots Potgieter  28/29 (97%) Horjus  9/12 (75%) Glasgow  2/4 (50%)

Round 7

Tue 25 Aug	West Coast Fever	71–57	Collingwood Magpies	Nissan Arena
5.00pm	2 Goal Shots Teague-Neeld  2/3 (67%) Stanton  1/1 (100%) 1 Goal Shots Fowler  62/67 (93%) Teague-Neeld  3/6 (50%)	Stats	2 Goal Shots Sinclair  2/3 (67%) 1 Goal Shots Ryde  25/29 (86%) Nelson  12/14 (86%) Teague-Neeld  6/8 (75%)

Tue 25 Aug	Giants Netball	66–65	Queensland Firebirds	Nissan Arena
7.30pm	2 Goal Shots Harten  2/4 (50%) 1 Goal Shots Bassett  37/43 (86%) Harten  19/20 (95%) Austin  6/7 (86%)	Stats	2 Goal Shots Dwan  4/6 (67%) Aiken  2/2 (100%) 1 Goal Shots Aiken  43/49 (88%) Dwan  10/11 (91%)

Wed 26 Aug	New South Wales Swifts	61–54	Sunshine Coast Lightning	Nissan Arena
5.00pm	2 Goal Shots Housby  1/3 (33%) Wallace  1/3 (33%) 1 Goal Shots Wallace  23/23 (100%) Housby  23/24 (96%) Garbin  11/15 (73%)	Stats	2 Goal Shots Wood  1/3 (33%) 1 Goal Shots Koenen  28/30 (93%) Proscovia 14/17 (82%) Wood  10/16 (63%)

Wed 26 Aug	Adelaide Thunderbirds	43–50	Melbourne Vixens	Nissan Arena
7.30pm	2 Goal Shots Glasgow  1/2 (50%) Horjus  1/2 (50%) 1 Goal Shots Potgieter  29/31 (94%) Horjus  8/11 (73%) Glasgow  2/2 (100%)	Stats	2 Goal Shots Thwaites  0/1 (0%) 1 Goal Shots Thwaites  30/31 (97%) Philip  14/21 (67%) Kumwenda  6/6 (100%)

Round 8

Sat 29 Aug	Melbourne Vixens	63–60	New South Wales Swifts	Nissan Arena
1.00pm	2 Goal Shots Kumwenda  0/1 (0%) 1 Goal Shots Kumwenda  46/49 (94%) Philip  12/16 (75%) Thwaites  5/5 (100%)	Stats	2 Goal Shots Wallace  3/5 (60%) Housby  1/3 (33%) 1 Goal Shots Wallace  43/45 (96%) Garbin  6/8 (75%) Housby  3/3 (100%)

Sat 29 Aug	Collingwood Magpies	54–69	Giants Netball	Nissan Arena
3.00pm	2 Goal Shots Sinclair  3/5 (60%) Allen  2/3 (67%) 1 Goal Shots Nelson  37/43 (86%) Sinclair  7/11 (64%)	Stats	2 Goal Shots Harten  8/11 (73%) Austin  2/5 (40%) 1 Goal Shots Austin  23/28 (82%) Harten  19/23 (83%) Bassett  7/9 (78%)

Sun 30 Aug	Queensland Firebirds	54–53	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Nissan Arena
1.00pm	2 Goal Shots Dwan  2/5 (40%) 1 Goal Shots Aiken  40/45 (89%) Dwan  10/11 (91%)	Stats	2 Goal Shots Horjus  4/8 (50%) Glasgow  0/1 (0%) 1 Goal Shots Glasgow  21/25 (84%) Horjus  19/22 (86%) Potgieter  5/6 (83%)

Sun 30 Aug	West Coast Fever	80–56	Sunshine Coast Lightning	Nissan Arena
3.30pm	2 Goal Shots Teague-Neeld  3/4 (75%) Stanton  2/2 (100%) Fowler  0/1 (0%) 1 Goal Shots Fowler  57/58 (98%) Teague-Neeld  7/8 (88%) Stanton  6/8 (75%)	Stats	2 Goal Shots Wood  7/9 (78%) Koenen  0/2 (0%) Lawrie  0/2 (0%) Proscovia  0/1 (0%) 1 Goal Shots Koenen  18/21 (86%) Wood  14/18 (78%) Proscovia  9/9 (100%) Lawrie  1/1 (100%)

Round 9

Tue 1 Sep	Giants Netball	53–73	Melbourne Vixens	Nissan Arena
5.00pm	2 Goal Shots Harten  7/10 (70%) Austin  2/6 (33%) Letherbarrow  0/2 (0%) 1 Goal Shots Austin  12/15 (80%) Bassett  12/15 (80%) Harten  11/13 (85%)	Stats	2 Goal Shots Kumwenda  2/3 (67%) Thwaites  2/4 (50%) 1 Goal Shots Kumwenda  30/32 (94%) Thwaites  18/19 (95%) Philip  17/21 (81%)

Tue 1 Sep	Collingwood Magpies	54–69	New South Wales Swifts	Nissan Arena
7.30pm	2 Goal Shots Sinclair  3/6 (50%) Allen  2/5 (40%) Nelson  1/1 (100%) 1 Goal Shots Ryde  21/25 (84%) Nelson  15/15 (100%) Sinclair  5/7 (71%) Allen  1/1 (100%)	Stats	2 Goal Shots Singleton  2/2 (100%) Wallace  2/3 (67%) Garbin  1/1 (100%) 1 Goal Shots Wallace  45/48 (94%) Singleton  7/11 (64%) Garbin  7/12 (58%)

Wed 2 Sep	Adelaide Thunderbirds	50–56	Sunshine Coast Lightning	Nissan Arena
5.00pm	2 Goal Shots Potgieter  2/2 (100%) Horjus  2/3 (67%) Glasgow  1/1 (100%) 1 Goal Shots Potgieter  25/27 (93%) Horjus  15/21 (71%)	Stats	2 Goal Shots Wood  1/3 (33%) 1 Goal Shots Koenen  23/28 (82%) Wood  16/20 (80%) Proscovia  15/15 (100%)

Wed 2 Sep	Queensland Firebirds	60–71	West Coast Fever	Nissan Arena
7.30pm	2 Goal Shots Dwan  4/9 (44%) Venter  2/3 (67%) Aiken  0/1 (0%) 1 Goal Shots Aiken  45/56 (80%) Dwan  3/4 (75%)	Stats	2 Goal Shots Teague-Neeld  1/5 (20%) 1 Goal Shots Fowler  63/65 (97%) Teague-Neeld  6/8 (75%)

Round 10

Sat 5 Sep	Melbourne Vixens	63–63	West Coast Fever	Nissan Arena
1.00pm	2 Goal Shots Kumwenda  5/9 (56%) Thwaites  4/6 (67%) 1 Goal Shots Kumwenda  23/24 (96%) Thwaites  18/18 (100%) Philip  4/4 (100%)	Stats	2 Goal Shots Teague-Neeld  1/5 (20%) 1 Goal Shots Fowler  59/62 (95%) Teague-Neeld  2/3 (67%)

Sat 5 Sep	New South Wales Swifts	64–77	Queensland Firebirds	Nissan Arena
3.00pm	2 Goal Shots Housby  4/10 (40%) Wallace  2/6 (33%) 1 Goal Shots Wallace  41/42 (98%) Housby  9/9 (100%) Garbin  2/3 (67%)	Stats	2 Goal Shots Dwan  8/9 (89%) 1 Goal Shots Aiken  43/53 (81%) Dwan  18/22 (82%)

Sun 6 Sep	Giants Netball	65–67	Sunshine Coast Lightning	USC Stadium
1.00pm	2 Goal Shots Harten  7/8 (88%) Austin  5/9 (56%) 1 Goal Shots Austin  26/33 (79%) Harten  15/20 (75%)	Stats	2 Goal Shots Wood  4/7 (57%) 1 Goal Shots Koenen  31/32 (97%) Wood  15/18 (83%) Proscovia  13/15 (87%)

Sun 6 Sep	Adelaide Thunderbirds	61–49	Collingwood Magpies	Priceline Stadium
3.00pm	2 Goal Shots Horjus  4/6 (67%) 1 Goal Shots Potgieter  41/46 (89%) Horjus  12/18 (67%)	Stats	2 Goal Shots Sinclair  5/7 (71%) Nelson  2/5 (40%) 1 Goal Shots Nelson  21/27 (78%) Sinclair  9/14 (64%) Ryde  5/5 (100%)

Round 11

Tue 8 Sep	New South Wales Swifts	59–62	Melbourne Vixens	USC Stadium
5.00pm	2 Goal Shots Housby  3/7 (43%) Garbin  2/3 (67%) Wallace  1/2 (50%) 1 Goal Shots Wallace  29/31 (94%) Housby  9/9 (100%) Garbin  5/5 (100%)	Stats	2 Goal Shots Thwaites  2/2 (100%) Kumwenda  1/3 (33%) 1 Goal Shots Kumwenda  47/48 (98%) Thwaites  9/12 (75%)

Tue 8 Sep	Sunshine Coast Lightning	52–72	West Coast Fever	USC Stadium
7.30pm	2 Goal Shots Wood  3/5 (60%) 1 Goal Shots Koenen  29/32 (91%) Wood  12/14 (86%) Proscovia  5/5 (100%)	Stats	2 Goal Shots Teague-Neeld  4/8 (50%) 1 Goal Shots Fowler  55/58 (95%) Teague-Neeld  9/12 (75%)

Wed 9 Sep	Giants Netball	62–58	Collingwood Magpies	USC Stadium
5.00pm	2 Goal Shots Harten  4/8 (50%) Austin  1/3 (33%) 1 Goal Shots Bassett  19/20 (95%) Harten  19/21 (90%) Austin  14/20 (70%)	Stats	2 Goal Shots Sinclair  6/10 (60%) Allen  1/2 (50%) 1 Goal Shots Nelson  29/35 (83%) Sinclair  10/13 (77%) Allen  3/3 (100%) Ryde  2/3 (67%)

Wed 9 Sep	Adelaide Thunderbirds	59–61	Queensland Firebirds	Priceline Stadium
7.00pm	2 Goal Shots Horjus  7/10 (70%) Potgieter  2/4 (50%) 1 Goal Shots Potgieter  31/33 (94%) Horjus  10/11 (91%)	Stats	2 Goal Shots Dwan  1/6 (17%) 1 Goal Shots Aiken  45/52 (87%) Dwan  14/15 (93%)

Round 12

Sat 12 Sep	West Coast Fever	80–71	New South Wales Swifts	Nissan Arena
1.00pm	2 Goal Shots Teague-Neeld  4/6 (67%) Fowler  1/1 (100%) 1 Goal Shots Fowler  68/71 (96%) Teague-Neeld  2/4 (50%)	Stats	2 Goal Shots Wallace  10/15 (67%) Garbin  5/10 (50%) 1 Goal Shots Wallace  25/25 (100%) Garbin  13/18 (72%) Haythornthwaite  3/4 (75%)

Sat 12 Sep	Collingwood Magpies	53–61	Melbourne Vixens	Nissan Arena
3.00pm	2 Goal Shots Sinclair  2/4 (50%) Allen  12 1 Goal Shots Nelson  43/44 (98%) Sinclair  4/5 (80%)	Stats	2 Goal Shots Thwaites  2/2 (100%) Kumwnenda  2/3 (67%) 1 Goal Shots Philip  22/26 (85%) Thwaites  19/20 (95%) Kumwenda  12/13 (92%)

Sun 13 Sep	Sunshine Coast Lightning	75–67	Queensland Firebirds	USC Stadium
1.00pm	2 Goal Shots Wood  5/6 (83%) 1 Goal Shots Koenen  41/41 (100%) Wood  14/18 (78%) Proscovia  10/11 (91%)	Stats	2 Goal Shots Dwan  5/12 (42%) Aiken  1/1 (100%) 1 Goal Shots Aiken  46/51 (90%) Dwan  6/9 (67%) Stower  3/3 (100%)

Sun 13 Sep	Adelaide Thunderbirds	54–64	Giants Netball	Priceline Stadium
3.00pm	2 Goal Shots Horjus  3/9 (33%) 1 Goal Shots Potgieter  41/46 (89%) Glasgow  5/7 (71%) Horjus  2/2 (100%)	Stats	2 Goal Shots Austin  4/9 (44%) Harten  2/4 (50%) 1 Goal Shots Austin  26/32 (81%) Harten  26/33 (79%)

Round 13

Wed 16 Sep	Collingwood Magpies	53–63	Sunshine Coast Lightning	Townsville Entertainment Centre
7.30pm	2 Goal Shots Sinclair  3/6 (50%) 1 Goal Shots Nelson  40/44 (91%) Sinclair  7/9 (78%)	Stats	2 Goal Shots Wood  4/5 (80%) 1 Goal Shots Koenen  41/45 (91%) Proscovia  8/9 (89%) Wood  6/7 (86%)

Sat 19 Sep	West Coast Fever	71–66	Giants Netball	Cairns Pop Up Arena
1.00pm	2 Goal Shots Stanton  2/6 (33%) Fowler  1/1 (100%) 1 Goal Shots Fowler  62/65 (95%) Stanton  3/4 (75%)	Stats	2 Goal Shots Harten  5/10 (50%) Austin  4/8 (50%) 1 Goal Shots Harten  24/28 (86%) Austin  24/35 (69%)

Sat 19 Sep	Adelaide Thunderbirds	54–57	New South Wales Swifts	Cairns Pop Up Arena
3.00pm	2 Goal Shots Gooden  4/10 (40%) Horjus  3/4 (75%) 1 Goal Shots Potgieter  33/34 (97%) Gooden  6/9 (67%) Horjus  1/1 (100%)	Stats	2 Goal Shots Wallace  1/3 (33%) 1 Goal Shots Wallace  25/28 (89%) Housby  22/23 (96%) Garbin  8/9 (89%)

Sun 20 Sep	Melbourne Vixens	58–64	Queensland Firebirds	Cairns Pop Up Arena
1.00pm	2 Goal Shots Kumwenda  3/5 (60%) Thwaites  7/7 (100%) Philip  1/2 (50%) 1 Goal Shots Kumwenda  19/19 (100%) Thwaites  10/11 (91%) Philip  7/8 (88%)	Stats	2 Goal Shots Dwan  3/6 (50%) 1 Goal Shots Aitken  45/51 (88%) Dwan  13/17 (76%)

Round 14

Sat 26 Sep	Collingwood Magpies	63–65	Queensland Firebirds	Nissan Arena
1.00pm	2 Goal Shots Sinclair  6/10 (60%) 1 Goal Shots Nelson  42/43 (98%) Sinclair  9/12 (75%)	Stats	2 Goal Shots Dwan  3/5 (60%) Aiken  1/1 (100%) 1 Goal Shots Aiken  47/52 (90%) Dwan  10/13 (77%)

Sat 26 Sep	New South Wales Swifts	77–77	Giants Netball	Nissan Arena
3.00pm	2 Goal Shots Wallace  6/9 (67%) Garbin  3/5 (60%) 1 Goal Shots Wallace  44/47 (94%) Garbin  15/16 (94%)	Stats	2 Goal Shots Harten  10/13 (77%) Austin  7/10 (70%) 1 Goal Shots Harten  24/26 (92%) Austin  19/23 (83%)

Sat 26 Sep	West Coast Fever	63–64	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Nissan Arena
7.30pm	2 Goal Shots Teague-Neeld  1/3 (33%) 1 Goal Shots Fowler  54/58 (93%) Stanton  4/4 (100%) Teague-Neeld  3/8 (38%)	Stats	2 Goal Shots Horjus  8/9 (89%) Gooden  1/4 (25%) 1 Goal Shots 'Potgieter  34/36 (94%) Horjus  10/15 (67%) Gooden  2/3 (67%)

Sun 27 Sep	Sunshine Coast Lightning	54–58	Melbourne Vixens	USC Stadium
1.00pm	2 Goal Shots Wood  5/9 (56%) Koenen  1/2 (50%) 1 Goal Shots Koenen  21/25 (84%) Wood 11/13 (85%) Proscovia  10/13 (77%)	Stats	2 Goal Shots Kumwenda  1/1 (100%) 1 Goal Shots Kumwenda  42/43 (98%) Thwaites  11/12 (92%) Philip  3/4 (75%)

Ladder

2020 Suncorp Super Netball ladder v t e
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	%	PTS
1	Queensland Firebirds	14	11	1	2	870	769	113.33	46
2	Melbourne Vixens	14	9	0	5	821	824	99.64	36
3	West Coast Fever	14	8	1	5	964	897	107.46	34
4	New South Wales Swifts	14	8	1	5	898	885	101.46	34
5	Sunshine Coast Lightning	14	6	1	7	851	893	95.29	26
6	Giants Netball	14	5	2	7	885	891	99.32	24
7	Adelaide Thunderbirds	14	5	0	9	769	797	96.48	20
8	Collingwood Magpies	14	1	0	13	770	872	88.30	4
Last updated: 29 September 2020 — Source

Finals series

Major semi-final

Sat 3 Oct 1.00pm	Report Stats	Melbourne Vixens (1)	63–47	Sunshine Coast Lightning (2)		USC Stadium Umpires: Bronwen Adams, Michelle Phippard	Nine
		Scoring by quarter: 18-13, 16-7, 16-10, 13-17
		Scoring by half: 34-20, 29-27
		2 Goal Shots Thwaites  5/7 (71%) Kumwenda  0/1 (0%) Philip  0/3 (0%) 1 Goal Shots Thwaites  20/21 (95%) Kumwenda  31/31 (100%) Philip  2/3 (67%)		2 Goal Shots Koenen  1/2 (50%) Wood  3/7 (43%) 1 Goal Shots Koenen  23/25 (92%) Wood  16/16 (100%) Proscovia  0/1 (0%)

Minor semi-final

Sun 4 Oct 12.00pm	Report Stats	West Coast Fever (3)	67–62	New South Wales Swifts (4)		USC Stadium Umpires: Georgina Sulley-Beales, Nathan Begley	Nine
		Scoring by quarter: 15-17, 14-19, 19-12, 19-14
		Scoring by half: 29-36, 38-26
		2 Goal Shots Fowler  0/1 (0%) Teague-Neeld  2/5 (40%) 1 Goal Shots Fowler  55/55 (100%) Teague-Neeld  8/12 (67%)		2 Goal Shots Wallace  6/9 (67%) Housby  2/3 (67%) 1 Goal Shots Wallace  34/35 (97%) Housby  10/14 (71%) Garbin  2/3 (67%)

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Preliminary final

Sun 11 Oct 12.00pm	Report Stats	Sunshine Coast Lightning (2)	59–73	West Coast Fever (3)		USC Stadium Umpires: Nathan Begley, Georgina Sulley-Beales	Nine
		Scoring by quarter: 12-21, 11-18, 18-20, 18-14
		Scoring by half: 23-39, 36-34
		2 Goal Shots Wood  8/12 (67%) 1 Goal Shots Wood  13/17 (76%) Proscovia  16/18 (89%) Koenen  14/14 (100%)		2 Goal Shots Fowler  0/1 (0%) Teague-Neeld  3/4 (75%) 1 Goal Shots Fowler  60/61 (98%) Teague-Neeld  7/14 (50%)

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Grand Final

Sun 18 Oct 12.00pm	Report Stats	Melbourne Vixens (1)	66–64	West Coast Fever (3)		Nissan Arena Attendance: 2,061 Umpires: Georgina Sulley-Beales, Nathan Begley	Nine
		Scoring by quarter: 15-16, 17-17, 18-14, 16-17
		Scoring by half: 32-33, 34-31
		2 Goal Shots Thwaites  3/7 (43%) 1 Goal Shots Kumwenda  47/50 (94%) Thwaites  10/10 (100%) Philip  3/3 (100%)		2 Goal Shots Teague-Neeld  4/5 (80%) Fowler  1/1 (100%) 1 Goal Shots Fowler  44/45 (98%) Teague-Neeld  4/5 (80%)

• Grand Final MVP Winner: Mwai Kumwenda

Awards

The following players were awarded for their performances in the 2020 season:

• The Player of the Year Award was won by Jhaniele Fowler.
• The Grand Final MVP Award was won by Mwai Kumwenda of the Melbourne Vixens.
• The Rising Star Award was won by Maisie Nankivell of the Adelaide Thunderbirds.
• The Joyce Brown Coach of the Year award was won by Simone McKinnis of the Melbourne Vixens.
• The Leading Goalscorer Award was won by Jhaniele Fowler of the West Coast Fever, who scored 795 goals in the regular season, and 979 goals after finals.
• The following players were named in the Super Netball Team of the Year:

External links

• Official website