REIGNING Ellinbank and SEFNL netball premiers Kooweerup and Narre Warren have new reasons to defend their titles with Netball Victoria launching its “League Club Challenge”.
The brand new competition will see all 42 premiers – from the local south-east leagues all the way to the furthest points of Victoria – take the challenge and try to be crowned the best league club in Victoria.
The competition will take place at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in Melbourne from 11-12 March next year, with all of 2016’s A Grade football netball league premiers from around the state invited to compete in a round-robin tournament.
With its search to crown the Best League Club in Victoria, it is the first time Netball Victoria has created a new competition with clubs as a focus, instead of the traditional pathways towards VNL or beyond.
Netball Victoria competitions manager Angela Banbury believed it was a great way to promote the hard-work and great successes of the local netball scene.
“This is an exciting opportunity for league clubs to pit themselves against each other to see who the best club is in the state,” Banbury said.
“It’s the first time Netball Victoria has created a competition for clubs to compete at this level, so we hope everyone gets behind it and makes it a great competition.
“To win an A Grade premiership is exciting, but to then go on and compete against all the other premiers will definitely showcase the talent we have playing in leagues throughout Victoria.”
The pre-season event will help clubs boost their profiles and also snare some bragging rights heading into the brand new season.
“Traditionally footy netball has a real community feel,” Banbury said.
“A lot of families are involved in all aspects of the club, so it will be great to see the premiership clubs have the whole community behind their team when competing in Melbourne.”
To register interest or for more information contact Netball Victoria competitions assistant Alex Ball at alex.ball@netballvic.com.au
