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Adelaide Thunderbirds Futures
Founded2008
Based inAdelaide
RegionsSouth Australia
Home venueNetball SA Stadium
Head coachBrian Lines
Premierships2 (2012, 2022)
LeagueAustralian Netball Championships
WebsiteAdelaide Thunderbirds Futures

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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.

History

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Netball South Australia

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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]

ANL/ANC Grand finals

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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
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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Home venue

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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]

Notable players

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2022 squad

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Southern Force – 2022 Australian Netball League roster
Players Coaches
Name Pos DOB Height Club Nat Caps
Lucy Austin GS – Australia
Lauren Frew GS/GA – Australia
Poppy Gilfillan-Silk GA/GS – Australia
Georgia Dent WA/C – Australia
Tyler Orr C/WD – Australia
Sophie Casey WD/C – Australia
Chelsea Blackman GD/WD/GK – Australia
Jessie Grenvold GK/GD – Australia
Jacoba Clough GS/GA – Australia
Paris Sinclair C/WD – Australia
Jorden Vivian GK/GD – Australia
Molly Watson GK/GD – Australia
Head coach
  • Brian Lines


Notes
  • (c) – Captain
  • (cc) – Co-captain
  • (vc) – Vice-captain
  • Injured or on maternity leave – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player
Player profiles: Team website Last updated: 29 June 2020

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Internationals

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 Australia
 Australia Fast5
 England
 New Zealand
 Samoa

New South Wales Swifts

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Adelaide Thunderbirds

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Sunshine Coast Lightning

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Source:[3][4][8][12][13][14][15]

ANL MVP

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The following Southern Force players were named MVP in the Australian Netball League.

Season Player
2015 Kate Shimmin

Source:[8][10]

Head coaches

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Coach Years
Tania Obst [3][15] 2010, 2012
Dan Ryan[16][17][18][19] 2013
Tania Obst [8][12] 2015–2016
Brian Lines [4][13][20] 2017–

Premierships

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References

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  1. ^ "Premier League". sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Southern Force". sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Annual Report 2012 – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "2017 Annual Report – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  5. ^ "New Idea Australian Netball League action fires up tomorrow". www.womensportreport.com. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Australian Netball League 2009". www.netball.org.sg. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Fury hold out Force to claim hat-trick of ANL titles". www.womensportreport.com. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  8. ^ a b c d e "2015 Annual Report – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Netball NSW and NSW Swifts – 2012 Annual Report" (PDF). Netball NSW. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 January 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Australian Netball League". netball.com.au. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  11. ^ "2019 DUANL Fixture" (PDF). netball.com.au. 15 April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  12. ^ a b c "2016 Annual Report – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  13. ^ a b c "Lines Announces Experienced 2020 Southern Force Squad". sa.netball.com.au. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  14. ^ "Southern Force Archives". netball.draftcentral.com.au. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  15. ^ a b "Annual Report 2010 – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  16. ^ "Annual Report 2013 – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  17. ^ "Thunder name new Coach". www.manchesterthunder.com. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  18. ^ "Dan Ryan:High Performance Netball Coach / Sports Broadcaster". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  19. ^ "Manchester Thunder name Australian Dan Ryan as new head coach". www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  20. ^ "2020 Southern Force coaches". sa.netball.com.au. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
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