After a gruelling home-and-away season, this is what netball fans around Australia have been waiting for – the Super Netball finals. This year’s Super Netball finals get underway at 1pm (AEST) on Saturday, October 3 with the major semi-final between the Melbourne Vixens and Sunshine Coast Lightning.
Super Netball is an eight-team competition, with the top four teams at the conclusion of the season progressing to the finals. This season, the ladder was as follows;
1st – Melbourne Vixens
2nd – Sunshine Coast Lightning
3rd – West Coast Fever
4th – NSW Swifts
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5th – Queensland Firebirds
6th – Giants
7th – Adelaide Thunderbirds
8th – Collingwood Magpies
The top two teams (the Vixens and the Lightning) play in the major semi-final, with the winner immediately progressing to the grand final and the loser playing the winner of the minor semi-final (Fever vs Swifts) in the preliminary final.
The winner of the preliminary final then plays the winner of the major semi-final in the grand final, with the victor crowned Super Netball premiers.
Due to COVID restrictions, all of this year’s finals will be played in Queensland. The semi-finals will be played at USC Stadium on the Sunshine Coast, while the grand final will be played at Brisbane’s Nissan Arena.
Super Netball finals fixtures
| Semi-finals | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Oct 3 | |||
| Melbourne Vixens vs Sunshine Coast Lightning | USC Stadium | 1pm | Nine/Telstra TV |
| Sun, Oct 4 | |||
| West Coast Fever vs NSW Swifts | USC Stadium | 12pm | Nine/Telstra TV |
| Preliminary final – Sunday, October 11 | |||
| TBC | TBC | 12pm | Nine/Telstra TV |
| Grand Final, Sunday, October 18 | |||
| TBC | Nissan Arena | 12pm | Nine/Telstra TV |
The minor premier Vixens will be looking to go one better, having lost in the preliminary final in two of the past three seasons. They are looking to add a Super Netball title to their cabinet alongside their two championships in the old ANZ Championship. The Lightning have played in all three Super Netball grand finals so far, triumphing in 2017 and 2018 but losing last year. The Fever are chasing their first netball title, having lost 2018’s grand final to the Lightning, while the Swifts are looking to defend their 2019 premiership.
Broadcast information
Fortunately, the Super Netball finals will be available on free-to-air TV. Channel Nine have coverage of all Super Netball matches live and free; just double-check to see which of Nine’s channels the Netball is on in your local state.
As far as streaming goes, you can either stream Nine’s coverage through their official streaming service, 9Now, or use the Netball Live app, which is included in Telstra mobile plans.
from The Roar https://www.theroar.com.au/2020/10/02/when-are-the-super-netball-finals-super-netball-finals-start-time-date-venues-broadcast-information/
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