2016 Netball Superleague Grand Final

The 2016 Netball Superleague Grand Final featured Surrey Storm and Manchester Thunder. Having previously played each other in 2012 and 2014, this was the third grand final featuring both teams. Thunder had won both the previous encounters.[2] This was also Surrey Storm's third consecutive grand final, having lost to Thunder in 2014, they defeated Hertfordshire Mavericks in 2015.[3]

2016 Netball Superleague Grand Final

Event	2016 Netball Superleague season
Surrey Storm Manchester Thunder 55 53
Surrey Storm's third consecutive grand final. Storm win second Superleague title.
Date	7 May 2016
Venue	Copper Box Arena, London
Player of the Match	Pamela Cookey [1]

In the 2016 grand final Surrey Storm retained the Netball Superleague title after defeating Manchester Thunder by 55–53. Storm had comfortably led Thunder throughout the first three quarters. They headed into the third quarter with a 32–19 advantage. However in the final quarter Thunder staged a comeback. Thunder's Helen Housby reduced the deficit to just one goal with seconds remaining. However Rachel Dunn secured the title for Storm with the final goal of the game.[1][3][4][5][6][7]

Route to the Final

Match summary

7 May 2016		Surrey Storm	55–53	Manchester Thunder		Copper Box Arena [1][3][4][5]	Sky Sports
		Scoring by quarter: 15–9, 32–19, 43–36, 55–53
		Pamela Cookey  28/31 (90%) Rachel Dunn  27/32 (84%)		Helen Housby  38/39 (97%) Kathryn Turner  8/10 (80%) Eleanor Cardwell  7/10 (70%)

Teams

Head Coach: Kathryn Ratnapala Starting 7: GS Rachel Dunn GA Pamela Cookey WA Georgia Lees C Sophia Candappa WD Amy Flanagan GD Katy Holland GK Hannah Reid (c) Substitutes: Josie Huckle Kathryn Ainsworth for Georgia Lees Kat Hayes Changes: Hannah Reid to GD Amy Flanagan to C Sophia Candappa to WA (Q3) Pamela Cookey to GA (Q4) Josie Huckle to GK Kathryn Ainsworth to WD Kat Hayes to GA

Head Coach: Dan Ryan Starting 7: GS Eleanor Cardwell GA Helen Housby WA Natalie Haythornthwaite C Sara Bayman WD Laura Malcolm GD Jodie Gibson GK Malysha Kelly Substitutes: Kathryn Turner for Cardwell (HT) Emma Dovey Kerry Almond Gabby Marshall for Malcolm Changes:

References

1. "Surrey Storm beat Manchester Thunder to win Netball Superleague". www.skysports.com. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
2. "History". www.surreystormnetball.co.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
3. "Netball Superleague 2016: Surrey Storm beat Manchester Thunder to retain title". www.bbc.co.uk. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
4. "Grand Final: Manchester Thunder 53 v 55 Surrey Storm". www.manchesterthunder.co.uk. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
5. "Report: Storm retain Superleague Title". www.surreystormnetball.co.uk. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
6. "Storm retain VNSL title!". www.netballsl.com. 7 May 2016. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
7. "Surrey Storm seal second Vitality Superleague title in 12 months". www.getsurrey.co.uk. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2020.