Southern_Force_(netball)
Adelaide Thunderbirds Futures
Australian Netball League team
The Adelaide Thunderbirds Futures is an Australian netball team that represents Netball South Australia in the Australian Netball League. In 2008 they were founder members of the ANL. Between 2008 and 2011 they played as South Australia. After rebranding to the Southern Force, the team was ANL champions in 2012 and 2022 and were runners-up in 2015. The Adelaide Thunderbirds Futures are effectively the representative team of the Netball South Australia Premier League and the reserve team of Adelaide Thunderbirds.
| Founded | 2008 | |
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| Based in | Adelaide | |
| Regions | South Australia | |
| Home venue | Netball SA Stadium | |
| Head coach | Brian Lines | |
| Premierships | 2 (2012, 2022) | |
| League | Australian Netball Championships | |
| Website | Adelaide Thunderbirds Futures | |
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Netball South Australia
Southern Force are effectively the representative team of the Netball South Australia Premier League. They are one of two teams that represent Netball South Australia in senior or national leagues. Their senior team, Adelaide Thunderbirds, has represented Netball South Australia in both the ANZ Championship and Suncorp Super Netball. Southern Force are effectively the reserve team of Thunderbirds.[1][2][3][4] Between 2008 and 2011, Netball South Australia's ANL team simply played as South Australia. In 2012 they became Southern Force, a name that was first suggested by members of the 2011 ANL squad.[3][5][6]
In 2012 with a squad that included Kelly Altmann, Georgia Beaton, Cody Lange, Maddy Proud, Melissa Rowland, Kate Shimmin and Sheree Wingard, Southern Force finished as ANL Champions, defeating NNSW Waratahs 50–36 in the grand final.[3] In 2015, with a squad that saw Lange, Shimmin and Wingard joined by Sarah Klau, Hannah Petty, Samantha Poolman and Maddy Turner, Southern Force reached the grand final for a second time. However on this occasion they lost 58–46 to Victorian Fury.[7][8]
| Season | Winners | Score | Runners Up | Venue |
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| 2012 [3][9] | Southern Force | 50–36 | NNSW Waratahs | Waverley Netball Centre |
| 2015 [7][8] | Victorian Fury | 58–46 | Southern Force | Waverley Netball Centre |
| 2022 | Southern Force | 59-57 | Victorian Fury | Traralgon |
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The Thunderbirds Futures play their home games at the Netball SA Stadium.[11] They have also played home games at the Titanium Security Arena.[12]
2022 squad
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Source:[13]
Internationals
- Samantha Poolman
- Lucy Austin
- Gerogie Horjus
New South Wales Swifts
Adelaide Thunderbirds
- Lucy Austin
- Georgie Horjus
- Hannah Petty
- Kate Shimmin
Sunshine Coast Lightning
ANL MVP
The following Southern Force players were named MVP in the Australian Netball League.
- Australian Netball League
- Winners: 2012: 1
- Runners up: 2015: 1
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- "2016 Annual Report – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- "Lines Announces Experienced 2020 Southern Force Squad". sa.netball.com.au. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- "Southern Force Archives". netball.draftcentral.com.au. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- "Annual Report 2010 – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- "Annual Report 2013 – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- "Thunder name new Coach". www.manchesterthunder.com. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- "Dan Ryan:High Performance Netball Coach / Sports Broadcaster". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
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- "2020 Southern Force coaches". sa.netball.com.au. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2020.