Swifts Academy
Australian Netball League team
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The QBE Swifts Academy, formerly the Netball New South Wales Waratahs, is an Australian netball team that represents Netball New South Wales in the Super Netball Reserves competition. The Swifts Academy is the reserve team of Suncorp Super Netball club, the New South Wales Swifts. The team is made up of selected stand-out players from Netball NSW Premier League, NSW Swifts training partners and some contracted NSW Swifts players.
| Founded | 2008 | |
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| Based in | Sydney | |
| Regions | New South Wales | |
| Home venue | Netball Central Ken Rosewall Arena | |
| Head coach | Lenore Blades | |
| Premierships | 3 (2011, 2024, 2026) | |
| League | Super Netball Reserves | |
| Website | nswswifts.com.au | |
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In 2008, they were founding members of the ANL. The side has won three premierships and have been grand finalists on a further five occasions, making them the second most successful team in the secondary competition after the Vixens Academy.
History
Australian Netball League
In 2011, the Waratahs became the first team other than Victorian Fury to win the Australian Netball League title after defeating them 55–46 in a rematch of the previous year's grand final. The winning Waratahs team was coached by Robert Wright and captained by Carla Dziwoki. Other members of the successful squad included Samantha May, Jessica Mansell, April Letton, Ashleigh Brazill, Paige Hadley, Verity Simmons, Amorette Wild and Tiffany Lincoln.[1]
The team reached a further four ANL grand finals, losing three to Victorian Fury and the other to Southern Force.
Australian Netball Championships
The Waratahs won the 2024 Australian Netball Championships grand final 58-50 against Capital Darters in Canberra, the club's second premiership coming thirteen years after its inaugural success.
Super Netball Reserves
The Swifts Academy were victorious in achieving a third premiership, defeating the Sunshine Coast Lightning Bolts 69-55 in the 2026 Super Netball Reserves grand final in front of a home crowd in Sydney.
Grand finals
| Season | Winners | Score | Runners up | Venue |
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| 2010[2][3][4] | Victorian Fury | 54–47 | NNSW Waratahs | Waverley Netball Centre |
| 2011[1][5] | NNSW Waratahs | 55–46 | Victorian Fury | Waverley Netball Centre |
| 2012[6][7] | Southern Force | 50–36 | NNSW Waratahs | Waverley Netball Centre |
| 2013[8][9] | Victorian Fury | 56–51 | NNSW Waratahs | Netball SA Stadium |
| 2016[10] | Victorian Fury | 53–46 | NNSW Waratahs | Netball Central |
| 2019[11][12][13] | Victorian Fury | 54–53 | NNSW Waratahs | SNHC |
| 2024 | NNSW Waratahs | 58–50 | Capital Darters | SolarHub ACT Netball Centre |
| 2026 | QBE Swifts Academy | 69–55 | Sunshine Coast Lightning Bolts | Netball Central |
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Notable players
2026 squad
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- Contracted 11th player for New South Wales Swifts
- Training partner for New South Wales Swifts
Internationals
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ANL MVP
The following Waratahs players were awarded competition MVP.
| Season | Player |
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| 2010 | Amorette Wild |
| 2012 | Kristy Guthrie |
| 2014 | Kristina Brice |
| 2016 | Vanessa Mullampy |
| 2024 | Millie Tonkin |
| 2025 (joint) | Frederika Schneideman |
Source:[14]
Head coaches
Premierships
- Australian Netball League
- Winners: 2011
- Runners up: 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2019
- Australian Netball Championships
- Winners: 2024
- Super Netball Reserves
- Winners: 2026