Garville Netball Club is an Australian netball team based in Woodville, Adelaide, South Australia. Their senior team currently plays in the Netball South Australia Premier League. During the 1990s they played at a national level, representing Netball South Australia in the Mobil Superleague. During the Mobil Superleague era, they were also referred to as Adelaide Garville. In 1993 they were Mobil Superleague premiers.
| Founded | 1952 | |
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| Based in | Woodville, Adelaide | |
| Regions | South Australia | |
| Home venue | Netball SA Stadium | |
| Head coach | Kirsty Leonard Down | |
| Premierships | 15 ? | |
| League | Netball South Australia Premier League Mobil Superleague | |
| Website | www.garville.com.au | |
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History
editEarly years
editGarville Netball Club was formed in 1952. Its name is derived from Woodville Gardens, the Adelaide suburb where the club was originally based. Between 1962 and 1967, Garville won six successive South Australia state league premierships.[1][2]
Rivallry with Contax
editDuring the 1980s and 1990s, Garville enjoyed a rivalry with Contax. Between 1986 and 1996 Contax and Garville contested every South Australia state league grand final. The rivalry saw the two clubs compete in nine consecutive state league grand finals, plus one Mobil Superleague final, with both clubs winning five finals each. Between 1992 and 1995 Garville won four successive state league grand finals.[2][3][4][5][6]
National leagues
edit- Mobil Superleague
During the 1990s Garville represented Netball South Australia in the Mobil Superleague, the winners of which were awarded the Prime Minister's Cup. Garville were grand finalists in both 1993 and 1994. In the 1993 grand final a Garville team featuring Natalie Avellino, Jenny Borlase and Michelle den Dekker defeated Sydney Electricity and finished as champions. However, in 1994 Garville lost the Prime Minister's Cup after they were defeated by Contax in controversial circumstances. A Contax team captained by Kathryn Harby and featuring Vicki Wilson and Tania Obst, took on a Garville team that again featured Avellino, Borlase and Dekker and now included Simone McKinnis. A closely fought match finished level at full time. However Garville claimed they had actually won the match 48–46. It was alleged that during the third quarter, the official scorer accidentally gave one of Garville's goals to Contax. Despite protests from Garville, extra time was played and resulted in a 61–58 win for Contax.[3][4][5][7]
- Commonwealth Bank Trophy
In 1997 Netball Australia replaced the Mobil Superleague with the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league. Netball South Australia formed two brand new teams, Adelaide Thunderbirds and Adelaide Ravens to represent them in the new league. Garville effectively became a feeder team for Ravens.[8]
Grand finals
edit| Season | Winners | Score | Runners Up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Garville | |||
| 1963 | Garville | |||
| 1964 | Garville | |||
| 1965 | Garville | |||
| 1966 | Garville | |||
| 1967 | Garville | |||
| 1971 | Garville | |||
| 1970 | Contax | Garville | ||
| 1974 | Garville | |||
| 1987 | Garville | |||
| 1988 | Contax | Garville | Apollo Stadium | |
| 1989 | Garville | Contax | ||
| 1990 | Contax | Garville | Apollo Stadium | |
| 1991 | Contax | Garville | ||
| 1992 | Garville | Contax | ||
| 1993 | Garville | Contax | ||
| 1994 | Garville | Contax | ||
| 1995 | Garville | Contax | ||
| 1996 | Contax | Garville | ||
| 2014 [9][10] | Matrics | 54–44 | Garville | Netball SA Stadium |
| 2018 [11][12][13] | Contax | 73–39 | Garville |
| Season | Winners | Score | Runners Up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 [7][16] | Adelaide Garville | 56–49 | Sydney Electricity | Sydney |
| 1994 [5][7] | Adelaide Contax | 61–58 | Adelaide Garville |
Home venues
editGarville was originally based in the Woodville/Woodville Gardens suburbs. They later moved to the Sam Johnson Sportsground in Renown Park. After 2008 they hired courts near the Anzac Highway/Goodwood Road junction for its junior teams while its senior teams trained at St Aloysius College and played their state league games at the Netball SA Stadium.[2][17]
Notable players
editInternationals
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Adelaide Thunderbirds
editHead coaches
edit| Coach | Years |
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| Chris Burton | 1986 |
| Julie Francou | 1987–1989 |
| Patricia Mickan | 1991–1995 |
| Lyn Fullston | 1996 |
| Deb Miller | 1997 |
| Cheryl Barnett | 1998 |
| Josie Pearce | 1999 |
| Alison Clare | 2000–2001 |
| Roz Fraser | 2002 |
| Michelle Price | 2003–2004 |
| Louise Souter | 2005–2006 |
| Kirsty Leonard-Down | 2007 |
| Michelle den Dekker | 2008 |
| Karen Watts & Rachel Porter | 2009 |
| Tonya Hutton | 2010 |
| Jackie Blyth | 2011–2019 |
| Kirsty Leonard Down | 2020– |
Source:[21]
Premierships
edit- Netball South Australia Premier League
- Winners: 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1974, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995: 14
- Runners up: 1970, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1996, 2014, 2018: 7
- Mobil Superleague
- Winners: 1993
- Runners up: 1994
References
edit- ^ "Garville Netball Club". www.garville.com.au. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d "The History of Garville Netball Club". www.garville.com.au. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ a b c "Club History". www.contax.net.au. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "60 Years of "Netball at its best!"" (PDF). www.contax.net.au. 5 August 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d "1994 Mobil Superleague Grand Final – Contax v Garville". netballscoop.com. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Netball legends face off in Rival Revival". The Advertiser. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2020 – via PressReader.
- ^ a b c "Esso/Mobil Superleague 1985-1996". netballscoop.com. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "Two decades – and a fresh start today". Sunday Mail. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2020 – via PressReader.
- ^ a b "Annual Report 2014 – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Undefeated Matrics beats Garville in Premier League netball grand final". www.adelaidenow.com.au. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ a b "2018 Annual Report – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Premier League Grand Final Match Report". sa.netball.com.au. 10 September 2018. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "KI's Georgie Horjus puts on a grand show for Contax". www.theislanderonline.com.au. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Who We Are Today – Premierships". www.garville.com.au. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ "Club History – 1997 to 2002". www.contax.net.au. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "1993 Mobil Netball League Grand Final SYD Elecricity v ADEL Garville". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Garville Netball Club looks for home in the western suburbs". The Courier-Mail. 11 October 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Who We Are Today – Australian Representatives". www.garville.com.au. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ "Club Trophy Winners – Garville". sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Success breeds success Rabittoah's glory sparks Carlile's hunger win to win". The Advertiser. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2020 – via PressReader.
- ^ "Who We Are Today – Head Coaches". www.garville.com.au. Retrieved 10 November 2020.