Sunshine Coast Lightning
USC Stadium | |
Chairperson | Matt Tripp |
---|---|
Head coach | Belinda Reynolds |
Captain | Stephanie Fretwell |
Premierships | 2 (2017, 2018) |
League | Suncorp Super Netball |
2023 placing | 5th |
Website | sunshinecoastlightning.com.au |
Sunshine Coast Lightning are a professional Australian netball team based at the University of the Sunshine Coast. The team was formed in 2016 as a joint venture between the university and Melbourne Storm. Since 2017 they have played in Suncorp Super Netball. Lightning have played in three grand finals, winning premierships in 2017 and 2018. [1][2][3]
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, Giants Netball and Sunshine Coast Lightning.[1][2][4][5][6][7]
In August 2016, Sunshine Coast Lightning was officially launched. The team was formed as a joint venture by
Noeline Taurua era
Before the official launch of Sunshine Coast Lightning,
Regular season statistics
Season | Position | Won | Drawn | Lost |
---|---|---|---|---|
2017[34] | 2nd | 11 | 1 | 2 |
2018 | 4th | 8 | 1 | 5 |
2019 | 1st | 12 | 0 | 2 |
2020[35] | 2nd | 9 | 0 | 5 |
2021[36] | 4th | 8 | 0 | 6 |
2022[37] | 8th | 4 | 0 | 10 |
2023 | 5th | 6 | 0 | 8 |
Premierships
Minor Premierships
Grand finals
Season | Winners | Score | Runners Up | Venue | Attendance | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 65–48 | Giants Netball | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | 8,999 | [20][21][22] |
2018 | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 62–59 | West Coast Fever | Perth Arena | 13,722 | [23][24][25][38] |
2019 | New South Wales Swifts | 64–47 | Sunshine Coast Lightning | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | [28][29] |
Home venues
Lightning play the majority of their home matches at
Notable players
2024 squad
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Player profiles: Team website | Last updated: 26 April 2024 |
Internationals
- Geva Mentor
- Kate Shimmin
Captains
Years | Ref | |
---|---|---|
Geva Mentor | 2017–2018 | [19][22][44] |
Laura Langman | 2019–2020 | [45][46] |
Karla Pretorius | 2021 | [47][48] |
Stephanie Wood |
2022– | [49] |
Award winners
Suncorp Super Netball
Season | Player | Ref |
---|---|---|
2017 | Geva Mentor | [50][51] |
Season | Player | Ref |
---|---|---|
2017 | Karla Pretorius | [20] |
2018 | Caitlin Bassett | [23] |
Season | Players | Ref |
---|---|---|
2017 | C: Laura Langman, GK: Geva Mentor | [52][34] |
2018 | GD: Karla Pretorius, GK: Geva Mentor | [53] |
2019 | GD: Karla Pretorius | [54] |
2020 | GD: Karla Pretorius Reserve: Cara Koenen | [55] |
Lightning awards
Season | Players | Ref |
---|---|---|
2017 | Geva Mentor | [56] |
2018 | Stephanie Wood Karla Pretorius |
[57] |
2019 | Karla Pretorius | [58] |
2020 | Karla Pretorius | [59] |
2021 | Stephanie Wood |
[60] |
2022 | Mahalia Cassidy | [61] |
2023 | Stephanie Wood |
[62] |
Season | Players | Ref |
---|---|---|
2017 | Geva Mentor | [56] |
2018 | Karla Pretorius | [57] |
2019 | Karla Pretorius | [58] |
2020 | Karla Pretorius | [59] |
2021 | Cara Koenen | [60] |
2022 | Mahalia Cassidy | [61] |
2023 | Stephanie Wood |
[62] |
Season | Players | Ref |
---|---|---|
2017 | Laura Scherian | [56] |
2018 | Jacqui Russell | [57] |
2019 | Jacqui Russell | [58] |
2020 | Madeline McAuliffe | [59] |
2021 | Kate Shimmin |
[60] |
2023 | Karla Pretorius | [62] |
Season | Players | Ref |
---|---|---|
2017 | Laura Langman | [56] |
2018 | Stephanie Wood |
[57] |
2019 | Karla Pretorius | [58] |
2020 | Cara Koenen | [59] |
2021 | Cara Koenen | [60] |
2022 | Laura Scherian | [61] |
2023 | Stephanie Wood |
[62] |
Shooting statistics
Super Shot | |||||||
Seasons | Player | Goals | Attempts | % | Goals | Attempts | % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017–18 | Caitlin Bassett | 1357 | 1454 | 93.33 | – | ||
2017– | Cara Koenen |
2289 | 2524 | 90.69 | 13 | 37 | 35.14 |
2017– | Stephanie Wood |
1486 | 1817 | 81.78 | 184 | 332 | 55.42 |
2019–21 | Peace Proscovia | 670 | 733 | 91.41 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 |
2020–21 | Binnian Hunt | 9 | 18 | 50.00 | 2 | 4 | 50.00 |
2020, 2022 | Annabelle Lawrie | 3 | 3 | 100.00 | 0 | 5 | 0.00 |
2022 | Reilley Batcheldor | 123 | 142 | 86.62 | 37 | 69 | 53.62 |
2022 | Annika Lee-Jones | 2 | 4 | 50.00 | – | ||
2023– | Charlie Bell | 29 | 34 | 85.29 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Head coaches
Coach | Years | Ref |
---|---|---|
Noeline Taurua | 2016–2019 | [9][11][12][30][31][32][33] |
Kylee Byrne | 2019–2022 | [30][31][32][33] |
Belinda Reynolds | 2023– | [63] |
Reserve teams
- Territory Storm
Between 2017 and 2019 Sunshine Coast Lightning formed a partnership with
- USC Thunder
Since 2019, USC Thunder have played in the
- Capital Darters
In 2019 it was announced that Sunshine Coast Lightning had formed a partnership with
- Australian Netball Championships
In September 2021, Sunshine Coast Lightning were due to enter a reserve team in the inaugural
Premierships
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