2016 Netball Superleague season
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| 2016 Netball Superleague season | |
|---|---|
| League | Netball Superleague |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| TV partner(s) | Sky Sports |
| Champions |  Surrey Storm |
| Runners-up |  Manchester Thunder |
| Season MVP | Samantha Wallace (Hertfordshire Mavericks) [1] |
The 2016 Netball Superleague season (known for sponsorship reasons as the Vitality Netball Superleague) was the eleventh season of the Netball Superleague. The league was won by Surrey Storm after defeating Manchester Thunder in the grand final. Thunder finished top of the table following the regular season. The league was sponsored by VitalityHealth.[2][3][4][5][6]
This was Yorkshire Jets final season in the Netball Superleague. In June 2016 England Netball announced that Jets had lost their place in the league.[7][8][9][10]
Regular season
The opening day of the regular season saw the introduction of Super Saturday. This saw the eight teams play all four Round 1 games at the Genting Arena in front of a 7,500 crowd.[6][11][12][13] During the season Sky Sports broadcast several matches live on Monday nights.[6] Manchester Thunder finished top of the table following the regular season.[3]
Final table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester Thunder | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 848 | 673 | +175 | 39 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 2 | Surrey Storm | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 777 | 650 | +127 | 30 | |
| 3 | Hertfordshire Mavericks | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 769 | 653 | +116 | 30 | |
| 4 | Team Bath | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 768 | 669 | +99 | 30 | |
| 5 | Loughborough Lightning | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 719 | 720 | −1 | 18 | |
| 6 | Team Northumbria | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 613 | 770 | −157 | 12 | |
| 7 | Celtic Dragons | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 667 | 800 | −133 | 6 | |
| 8 | Yorkshire Jets | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 549 | 775 | −226 | 3 |
Play-offs
Semi-finals
| 30 April 2016 16:00 |
Manchester Thunder | 53–46 | Team Bath | Manchester Thunderdome[17][18][19][20] | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 17–6, 30–18, 43–30, 53–46 | ||||||
Helen Housby  Eleanor Cardwell |
Lenize Potgieter Chelsea Lewis | |||||
| 30 April 2016 18:00 |
Surrey Storm | 53–51 | Hertfordshire Mavericks | Surrey Sports Park[19][21] | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 11–13, 24–26, 40–39, 53–51 | ||||||
| Rachel Dunn 35/36 (97%) Pamela Cookey 18/21 (86%) |
Samantha Wallace 41/46 (89%) Ella Clark 10/13 (77%) | |||||
3rd/4th place play off
| 7 May 2016 14:30 |
Team Bath | 49–48 | Hertfordshire Mavericks | Copper Box Arena[22][23] | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 11–12, 26–24, 39–38, 49–48 | ||||||
Grand Final
| 7 May 2016 17:00 |
Surrey Storm | 55–53 | Manchester Thunder | Copper Box Arena[2][3][4][5] Umpires: Gary Burgess and Jackie Mizon |
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%) | ||||||
