2008–09 Netball Superleague season
Netball Superleague season
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The 2008–09 Netball Superleague season (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-operative Netball Superleague) was the fourth season of the Netball Superleague. The league was won by Team Bath. For a third season out of four, Team Bath defeated Galleria Mavericks in the grand final. The Superleague expanded to nine teams, with the addition of Glasgow Wildcats, the first team from Scotland. Team Bath finished the regular season with a 100% record.
| 2008–09 Netball Superleague season | |
|---|---|
| League | Netball Superleague |
| Teams | 9 |
| TV partner | Sky Sports |
| Champions |  Team Bath |
| Runners-up |  Galleria Mavericks |
| Season MVP | Pamela Cookey (Team Bath) [1][2] |
Teams
The Superleague expanded to nine teams, with the addition of Glasgow Wildcats.[3][4][5]
Regular season
Team Bath finished the regular season with a 100% record.[7][8]
Final table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Bath | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 979 | 579 | 169.1 | 32 | Qualified for major semi-final |
| 2 | Loughborough Lightning | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 875 | 615 | 142.3 | 28 | |
| 3 | Galleria Mavericks | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 733 | 602 | 121.8 | 24 | Qualified for minor semi-final |
| 4 | Leeds Carnegie | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 734 | 728 | 100.8 | 16 | |
| 5 | Brunel Hurricanes | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 619 | 598 | 103.5 | 14 | |
| 6 | Team Northumbria | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 695 | 747 | 93.0 | 12 | |
| 7 | Northern Thunder | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 667 | 797 | 83.7 | 12 | |
| 8 | Glasgow Wildcats | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 536 | 857 | 62.5 | 4 | |
| 9 | Celtic Dragons | 16 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 466 | 780 | 59.7 | 2 |
Playoffs
The play-offs utilised the Page–McIntyre system to determine the two grand finalists. This saw the top two from the regular season, Team Bath and Loughborough Lightning, play each other, with the winner going straight through to the grand final. The loser gets a second chance to reach the grand final via the minor final. The third and fourth placed teams, Galleria Mavericks and Leeds Carnegie also play each other, and the winner advances to the minor final. The winner of the minor final qualifies for the grand final.
- Minor semi-final
| 21 March 2009 | Galleria Mavericks | 59–46 | Leeds Carnegie | University of Hertfordshire[9] |
- Major semi-final
| 23 March 2009 | Team Bath | 62–55 | Loughborough Lightning | University of Bath[10] |
- Minor final
| 28 March 2009 | Loughborough Lightning | 48–49 | Galleria Mavericks | ET | Loughborough University[11] | |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–12, 18–22, 29–27, 40–40, ET: 48–49 | ||||||
Grand Final
| 4 April 2009 19:30 [10] |
Team Bath | 54–46 | Galleria Mavericks | Coventry Skydome[8][12][13] Umpires: Gary Burgess and Judith Groves |
Sky Sports | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–8, 29–20, 42–31, 54–46 | |||||||
Rachel Dunn  28/34 (82%)Pamela Cookey 26/28 (93%) |
Louisa Brownfield 31/34 (91%) Ella Clark 15/18 (83%) | ||||||