GIANTS Netball
- Leagues Played
- Super Netball 63 ANZ Premiership 2019 31 Team Girls Cup 12 Super Netball 2019 10
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Fixtures
| Super Netball | 04/28 06:00 | - | GIANTS Netball vs Melbourne Vixens | View |
Results
| Super Netball | 04/20 07:00 | - | Queensland Firebirds v GIANTS Netball | 65-62 | |
| Super Netball | 04/13 07:00 | - | GIANTS Netball v West Coast Fever | 65-84 | |
| Team Girls Cup | 03/24 02:00 | - | GIANTS Netball v Melbourne Mavericks | 40-36 | |
| Team Girls Cup | 03/23 06:40 | - | GIANTS Netball v Adelaide Thunderbirds | 36-34 | |
| Team Girls Cup | 03/23 00:40 | - | GIANTS Netball v Melbourne Vixens | 40-56 | |
| Team Girls Cup | 03/22 07:45 | - | Sunshine Coast Lightning v GIANTS Netball | 42-41 | |
| Super Netball | 06/18 06:00 | - | GIANTS Netball v Melbourne Vixens | 60-57 | |
| Super Netball | 06/11 04:00 | - | West Coast Fever v GIANTS Netball | 72-61 | |
| Super Netball | 06/04 04:00 | - | NSW Swifts v GIANTS Netball | 68-63 | |
| Super Netball | 05/28 06:00 | - | GIANTS Netball v Queensland Firebirds | 50-68 | |
| Super Netball | 05/20 07:00 | - | GIANTS Netball v Sunshine Coast Lightning | 70-64 | |
| Super Netball | 05/14 06:00 | - | Collingwood Magpies v GIANTS Netball | 56-69 |
Wikipedia - Giants Netball
Giants Netball (stylised as GIANTS Netball) are an Australian professional netball team based in Greater Western Sydney, New South Wales. Since 2017 they have played in Suncorp Super Netball. The team was formed in 2016 as a joint venture between Netball New South Wales and Greater Western Sydney Giants. Giants have played in two grand finals (2017, 2021) and have won two minor premierships (2018, 2021).
History
New franchise
In May 2016, Netball Australia and Netball New Zealand announced that the ANZ Championship would be discontinued after the 2016 season. In Australia it was replaced by Suncorp Super Netball. The founding members of Suncorp Super Netball included the five former Australian ANZ Championship teams – Adelaide Thunderbirds, Melbourne Vixens, New South Wales Swifts, Queensland Firebirds and West Coast Fever; plus three brand new franchises: Collingwood Magpies, Sunshine Coast Lightning and Giants Netball. Giants were formed as a joint venture or "strategic alliance" between Netball New South Wales and Greater Western Sydney Giants and were officially launched in September 2016.
Julie Fitzgerald era
In August 2016, Julie Fitzgerald was announced as the inaugural head coach of Netball New South Wales's new franchise. Two veteran New South Wales Swifts players, Kimberlee Green and Susan Pettitt, subsequently switched to the Giants. Green was named the inaugural Giants captain. Giants went onto finish the 2017 season as runners-up after losing 65–48 to Sunshine Coast Lightning in the grand final.
In 2018, Fitzgerald guided Giants to the minor premiership. However, in the final series they lost out to both West Coast Fever and Sunshine Coast Lightning. In 2021, Fitzgerald guided Giants to a both a second minor premiership and a second grand final. However, in the grand final they lost out to New South Wales Swifts.
Regular season statistics
| Season | Position | Won | Drawn | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 10 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1st | 10 | 1 | 3 | |
| 5th | 7 | 1 | 6 | |
| 6th | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| 1st | 9 | 0 | 5 | |
| 3rd | 8 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 6th | 5 | 0 | 9 |
Grand finalists
Minor Premierships
Minor Premierships and Grand finalists
Grand finals
| Season | Winners | Score | Runners Up | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 65–48 | Giants Netball | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | 8,999 |
| 2021 | New South Wales Swifts | 63–59 | Giants Netball | Nissan Arena | 3,650 |