Garville Netball Club

Garville Netball Club are 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 Super League. During the Mobil Super League era, they were also referred to as Adelaide Garville. In 1993 they were Mobil Super League premiers.

Garville Netball Club
Founded1952
Based inWoodville, Adelaide
RegionsSouth Australia
Home venueNetball SA Stadium
Head coachKirsty Leonard Down
Premierships15 ?
LeagueNetball South Australia Premier League
Mobil Super League
Websitewww.garville.com.au

Uniform

History

Early years

Garville Netball Club was formed in 1952. Their 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

During the 1980s and 1990s, Garville enjoyed a rivallry 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 Super League 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
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
South Australia state league
Season Winners Score Runners Up Venue
1962Garville
1963Garville
1964Garville
1965Garville
1966Garville
1967Garville
1971Garville
1970ContaxGarville
1974Garville
1987Garville
1988ContaxGarvilleApollo Stadium
1989GarvilleContax
1990ContaxGarvilleApollo Stadium
1991ContaxGarville
1992GarvilleContax
1993GarvilleContax
1994GarvilleContax
1995GarvilleContax
1996ContaxGarville
2014 [9][10]Matrics54–44GarvilleNetball SA Stadium
2018 [11][12][13]Contax73–39Garville

Source:[2][3][14][4][15]

Mobil Superleague/Prime Minister's Cup
Season Winners Score Runners Up Venue
1993 [7][16]Adelaide Garville56–49Sydney ElectricitySydney
1994 [5][7]Adelaide Contax61–58Adelaide Garville

Home venues

Garville 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 it's senior teams trained at St Aloysius College and played their state league games at the Netball SA Stadium.[2][17]

Notable players

Internationals
 Australia
  • Georgina Gordon
  • Vicky Hastings
  • Simone McKinnis
  • Kay Partington
  • Georgina Ramsey
  • Bronwyn Roberts
  • Jayne Taueber
  • Charmaine Temby
  • Mary White

Source:[5][18]

 Jamaica
 Australia women's cricket

Adelaide Thunderbirds

Source:[9][11][19][20]

Head coaches
Coach Years
Chris Burton1986
Julie Francou1987–1989
Patricia Mickan1991–1995
Lyn Fullston1996
Deb Miller1997
Cheryl Barnett1998
Josie Pearce1999
Alison Clare2000–2001
Roz Fraser2002
Michelle Price2003–2004
Louise Souter2005–2006
Kirsty Leonard-Down2007
Michelle den Dekker2008
Karen Watts & Rachel Porter2009
Tonya Hutton2010
Jackie Blyth2011–2019
Kirsty Leonard Down2020–

Source:[21]

Premierships

References
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  2. "The History of Garville Netball Club". www.garville.com.au. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  3. "Club History". www.contax.net.au. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  4. "60 Years of "Netball at its best!"" (PDF). www.contax.net.au. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  5. "1994 Mobil Superleague Grand Final – Contax v Garville". netballscoop.com. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  6. "Netball legends face off in Rival Revival". The Advertiser. www.pressreader.com. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  7. "Esso/Mobil Superleague 1985-1996 (page 2)". netballscoop.com. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  8. "Two decades – and a fresh start today". Sunday Mail. www.pressreader.com. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  9. "Annual Report 2014 – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  10. "Undefeated Matrics beats Garville in Premier League netball grand final". www.adelaidenow.com.au. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  11. "2018 Annual Report – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  12. "Premier League Grand Final Match Report". sa.netball.com.au. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  13. "KI's Georgie Horjus puts on a grand show for Contax". www.theislanderonline.com.au. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  14. "Who We Are Today – Premierships". www.garville.com.au. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  15. "Club History – 1997 to 2002". www.contax.net.au. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  16. "1993 Mobil Netball League Grand Final SYD Elecricity v ADEL Garville". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  17. "Garville Netball Club looks for home in the western suburbs". www.couriermail.com.au. 11 October 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  18. "Who We Are Today – Australian Representatives". www.garville.com.au. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  19. "Club Trophy Winners –Garville". sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  20. "Success breeds success Rabittoah's glory sparks Carlile's hunger win to win". The Advertiser. www.pressreader.com. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  21. "Who We Are Today – Head Coaches". www.garville.com.au. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
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