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In Australia 80% of all netball played is played at netball clubs. [4] The number of Netball Clubs around Australia has been in decline since the 1940s. [15] Between 1985 and 2003, only two Western Australian towns decreased the distance that Netball players had to travel in order to compete; these towns were Brookton and Pingelly. [16]
The 2024 Vitality Netball Nations Cup was an international netball series hosted and organised by England Netball. It featured England , Australia , New Zealand and Uganda in a series, played in January 2024.
Australia's national team toured England in 1957, [11] which resulted in a number of Commonwealth countries organising a meeting to try to standardise the rules of the game. [11] In Australia 80% of netball is played at netball clubs, [44] although the number of netball clubs around Australia has been in decline since the 1940s. [47]
This tour resulted in a number of Commonwealth countries meeting together in order to try to standardise the rules of the game. [15] The sport's name "netball" became official in Australia in 1970. [16] [17] Netball was one of the eight foundation sports when the Australian Institute of Sport was created. [7]
The 2024 Suncorp Super Netball season was the eighth season of the premier netball league in Australia. The season commenced on Saturday 13 April and concluded with the Grand Final on Saturday 3 August at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre .
The 2021 Suncorp Super Netball season was the fifth season of the premier netball league in Australia. The season commenced on 1 May and concluded with the Grand Final on 28 August. [ 1 ] The defending premiers were the Melbourne Vixens , [ 2 ] but they were unsuccessful in making the finals series.
The Netball World Cup Sydney 2015 [3] (NWC2015) was the 14th edition of the INF Netball World Cup, the premier competition in international netball. It was held from 7–16 August, in Sydney, Australia, which secured hosting rights after defeating a rival bid from Manchester, England. [3] Matches were played at Allphones Arena and Netball Central.
The Melbourne Cricket Ground is strongly associated with the history and development of cricket and Australian rules football, Australia's two most popular spectator sports. [437] The most popular sports in Australia by adult participation are: swimming, athletics, cycling, soccer, golf, tennis, basketball, surfing, netball and cricket. [438]