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Giants Netball
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Founded2016
Based inGreater Western Sydney
RegionsNew South Wales
Home venueKen Rosewall Arena
Head coachJulie Fitzgerald
CaptainJoanne Harten & Jamie-Lee Price
LeagueSuper Netball
2025 placing6th
Websitewww.giantsnetball.com.au
GWS Giants departments
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Australian rules football
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Australian rules football
(women's) 		File:Netball pictogram.svg
Netball
(women's)

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 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).[1][2][3]

History

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New franchise

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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 Super Netball. The founding members of 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.[4][5][6][7] 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.[3][7][8]

Julie Fitzgerald era

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In August 2016, Julie Fitzgerald was announced as the inaugural head coach of Netball New South Wales's new franchise.[9][10][11][12] Two veteran New South Wales Swifts players, Kimberlee Green and Susan Pettitt, subsequently switched to the Giants.[13] Green was named the inaugural Giants captain.[14] Giants went onto finish the 2017 season as runners-up after losing 65–48 to Sunshine Coast Lightning in the grand final.[15][16][17][18][19]

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.[20][21] In 2021, Fitzgerald guided Giants to a both a second minor premiership and a second grand final.[22][23][24] However, in the grand final they lost out to New South Wales Swifts.[25][26][27][28]

Regular season statistics

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Season Position Won Drawn Lost
2017[15][16][29] 3rd 10 0 4
2018[20][21] 1st 10 1 3
2019[30][31] 5th 7 1 6
2020[32][33] 6th 5 2 7
2021[34] 1st 9 0 5
2022[35] 3rd 8 0 6
2023 6th 5 0 9

  Grand finalists
  Minor Premierships
  Minor Premierships and Grand finalists

Grand finals

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Season Winners Score Runners up Venue Attendance
2017[17][18][19] Sunshine Coast Lightning 65–48 Giants Netball Brisbane Entertainment Centre 8,999
2021[25][26][27][28] New South Wales Swifts 63–59 Giants Netball Nissan Arena 3,650

Home venues

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Giants made their Super Netball debut on 18 February 2017 against New South Wales Swifts at Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre. Between 2017 and 2019, Giants played their home matches at Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre, Qudos Bank Arena and the AIS Arena.[36][37][38]

In 2020, together with Swifts, Giants were due to start to playing their home games at the Ken Rosewall Arena.[39] However these plans were put on hold until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[40][41][42]

Years
Ken Rosewall Arena[2] 2021–
AIS Arena[42][38] 2017–2019
Qudos Bank Arena (Note 1) 2017–2019
Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre (Note 2)[36] 2017–2019
International Convention Centre Sydney[37] 2018
Notes
  • ^1 Also referred to as the Sydney Super Dome.
  • ^2 Also referred to as the State Sports Centre and the QuayCentre.

Notable players

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2026 squad

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Giants Netball 2026 playing roster
Nat Name Position(s) DoB Height Notes
NZL Jane Watson (netball) GK/GD 07/03/1990 1.81 m (5.9 ft) Head Coach: Nerida Stewart
AUS Matisse Letherbarrow GS/GA 07/01/2002 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Assistant Coach:
AUS Sophie Dwyer GA/GS 05/12/2001 1.83 m (6.0 ft) -(C)= Captain
NZL Whitney Souness WA/C 12/10/1995 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) -(CC)= Co-Captain
AUS Hope White WA/C 19/10/2006 1.74 m (5.7 ft) -(C)= Captain
AUS Casey Adamson C/WA 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) -(RP)= Replacement Player
AUS Lucy Austin GS/GA 20/12/2001 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) -(TP)=Training Partner
AUS Amy Sligar C/WD/WA 13/03/2002 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) -(RP)= Replacement Player
JAM Jodi-Ann Ward GD/WD/GK 01/09/1994 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) -(IN)= Injury
AUS Erin O'Brien GD/GK 03/01/2005 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
AUS Matilda McDonell GK/GD 22/06/2000 1.84 m (6.0 ft) Replacement Player for JAW

Internationals

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File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Fast5
File:Flag of England.svg England
File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica

Captains

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Years
2016–2019 Kimberlee Green[14][43]
2019–2023 Joanne Harten[44][45][46]
2024– Joanne Harten & Jamie-Lee Price

Award winners

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Super Netball

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Young Star Award
Season Player
2019[47] Amy Parmenter
2021[48] Sophie Dwyer
Super Netball Team of the Year
Season Players
2017[29] Reserves: Serena Guthrie, Rebecca Bulley
2018[49] C: Serena Guthrie, Reserves: Joanne Harten, Kimberlee Green
2020[50] GA: Kiera Austin
2021[48] GA: Joanne Harten, WA: Maddie Hay, Reserve: Jamie-Lee Price
2022 WD: Amy Parmenter, Reserve: Joanne Harten

Giants awards

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HCF Giants Most Valued Player
Season Player
2017[15][16] Serena Guthrie
2018[20][21] Joanne Harten
2019[30] Joanne Harten
2020[32] Kiera Austin
2021[51][52] Joanne Harten

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Giants Players' Player award
Season Player
2017[15][16] Rebecca Bulley
2018[20][21] Joanne Harten
2019[30] Samantha Poolman
2020[32] Kiera Austin
2021[51][52] April Brandley

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Giants Members' Player of the Year
Season Player
2017[15][16] Joanne Harten
Samantha Poolman
2018[20][21] Joanne Harten
2019[30] Amy Parmenter
2020[32] Amy Parmenter
2021[51][52] Sophie Dwyer

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Head coaches

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Coach Years
Julie Fitzgerald[12][15][20][30][24] 2016–2025

Giants Netball Academy

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Main article: Giants Netball Academy

Giants Netball Academy are the reserve team of Giants Netball. They originally played as Canberra Giants.[56][57]

Premierships

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