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The Commonwealth Bank Trophy was the elite national competition in Australian netball from 1997 up until 2008. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Netball is a non-contact team Sport similar to and derived from Basketball. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

It was established in 1997 as a true national league to replace the ailing, state club-based Mobil League. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Designed from the beginning to be more marketable to the general public, it saw large increases in crowd sizes and sponsorship over its predecessor. From 2008, it was replaced by the ANZ Championship. The ANZ Championship is the elite Netball competition between five teams from Australia and five teams from New Zealand.

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Competition

The Trophy was an eight-team, single division round-robin competition, based around a fourteen week season starting in May and ending in August. The term round-robin describes correspondence to a single Address authored or signed by numerous individuals (as found in a Petition) The top four teams played off in a knockout finals series, culminating in the Grand Final in the first week of September. While crowd turnout fell short of that in the three football codes, matches were generally attended by several thousand people, with a record crowd of 13,436 being achieved in 2004. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " This has necessitated a shift to larger venues, with smaller suburban venues of earlier years having to be abandoned in favour of larger city arenas. A significant number of games were shown both on free-to-air ABC TV and on pay television. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly abbreviated to the 'ABC' is Australia's national public broadcaster.

While the Commonwealth Bank Trophy was an elite competition, it lacked the attention and sponsorship of the three main football codes. This means that there was not the money to pay high player wages - indeed, according to Australian Workers Union National Secretary Bill Shorten, many earned less than $4,000 a year from the sport. Template talkInfobox Union for usage --> The Australian Workers' Union (AWU is one of Australia 's largest William Richard "Bill" Shorten (born 12 May 1967 is an Australian Politician, the Member for Maribyrnong in the Australian Parliament This means that the vast majority of players - including most of those in the Australian team - juggled training and game requirements with part-time or full-time employment, and raised their own funds if they were to afford added assistance such as the services of a physiotherapist. In an attempt to address this somewhat, most players in the competition made the decision to join the Australian Workers Union in late 2005. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Union changed its registration rules to allow this to occur.

History

Australia had not had a national netball league of any form until 1985, when the Esso Superleague was formed. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) It saw the top teams from each state league face off against each other in a short national season. However, this meant that the teams representing each state changed from year to year, and many teams struggled to raise the sponsorship necessary or attract sizable enough crowds to meet the requirements of travelling interstate. The competition became the Mobil League in the early 1990s, but when it continued to struggle, Netball Australia decided to terminate it and look at setting up a permanent national league. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Netball Australia is the peak governing body for the sport of Netball in Australia. Finally, they announced that the Mobil League would fold at the end of the 1996 season and be replaced by a new format in time for the next season. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar)

The National Netball League, as it was initially called, had a more commercial focus from the beginning. Eight teams were created - two from New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia and one from Queensland and Western Australia. South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. These were representative sides made up of the best players from each state, rather than being limited to members of whichever state club had qualified that particular year. The season was doubled in length, and the unpopular double-header contests (made necessary due to the financial limitations of the previous competition) were abolished. The teams were given generic mascots with the theme of birds in order to assist with marketing and merchandising, and the uniforms were revamped, with new brightly-coloured bodysuits being introduced to attempt to improve the image of the game. These last two moves did attract some controversy among players - several felt the use of birds as their mascots was condescending and sexist, and some felt that the new uniforms were using sex to sell the games.

The changes had an immediate impact in terms of sponsorship, as the Commonwealth Bank signed on as naming rights sponsor and several others followed suit, bringing in far more than the Mobil League had. The Commonwealth Bank of Australia ( is the largest bank in Australia. They also brought sizable media attention in the months leading up to the first season of the new Commonwealth Bank Trophy. While netball authorities were disappointed with the low turnout at the early games, crowds rose substantially throughout the first season, and by its end, some smaller venues, such as Melbourne's Waverley Netball Centre were already becoming too small. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 People had to be turned away at some later games; an event that had rarely, if ever, happened in the Mobil League.

The Commonwealth Bank Trophy received a major boost in 2006, receiving a prime-time television deal with on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's ABC2 digital-only channel. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly abbreviated to the 'ABC' is Australia's national public broadcaster. This saw matches televised live every Friday night for the first time, with additional highlights packages broadcast on regular free-to-air television.

Teams

Locations of teams
Locations of teams
Team City Home Venue 1
Adelaide Thunderbirds Adelaide, South Australia ETSA Park
AIS Canberra Darters Canberra, Australian Capital Territory AIS Arena
Hunter Jaegers Newcastle, New South Wales Newcastle Entertainment Centre
Melbourne Phoenix Melbourne, Victoria State Netball and Hockey Centre
Melbourne Kestrels Melbourne, Victoria State Netball and Hockey Centre
Waverley Netball Centre
Perth Orioles Perth, Western Australia Challenge Stadium
Queensland Firebirds Brisbane, Queensland Chandler Arena
Sydney Swifts Sydney, New South Wales Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre/
Sydney Superdome
1 Note: Many clubs play several "home" matches at alternate grounds. The Adelaide Thunderbirds are an Australian Netball team They currently play in the trans-tasman ANZ Championship, and used to play in the national Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia with a South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country ETSA Park is a sporting venue located in Adelaide, South Australia, opposite Santos Stadium, Adelaide's premier athletics stadium The AIS Canberra Darters are an Australian Netball team playing in the national Commonwealth Bank Trophy. Canberra ( is the capital city of Australia With a population of over 340000 it is Australia's largest inland City. } The Australian Capital Territory (ACT is the Capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and its smallest self-governing internal territory AIS Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Canberra, Australia. The Hunter Jaegers were an Australian Netball team representing the Hunter Valley of New South Wales in the national Commonwealth Bank Trophy The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Newcastle Entertainment Centre is an Australian Arena. It is located within the Newcastle Showgrounds and is the home court of the Hunter Jaegers Netball The Melbourne Phoenix were an Australian Netball team They were one of two teams representing the city of Melbourne, Victoria in the national Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 State Netball Hockey Centre (also known as the State Netball and Hockey Centre is a multipurpose sporting facility located in Melbourne, Australia. The Melbourne Kestrels are an Australian Netball team They are based out of the State Netball and Hockey Centre in Melbourne, Victoria Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 State Netball Hockey Centre (also known as the State Netball and Hockey Centre is a multipurpose sporting facility located in Melbourne, Australia. The Perth Orioles were an Australian netball team which became the West Coast Fever for the ANZ Championship. Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. Challenge Stadium is a sports complex in the suburb of Mount Claremont, west of Perth, Western Australia. The Queensland Firebirds are an Australian Netball team The Firebirds played in Australia's Commonwealth Bank Trophy up until 2007 when they joined Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent The Chandler Arena is a Brisbane sport venue located in the suburd of Chandler. The Sydney Swifts were an Australian Netball team playing in the national Commonwealth Bank Trophy. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Acer Arena is a large entertainment and sporting complex located in Homebush in Sydney Australia.

Defunct Teams

Commonwealth Bank Trophy Champions

Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The AIS Canberra Darters are an Australian Netball team playing in the national Commonwealth Bank Trophy. The Sydney Sandpapers were one of the inaugural teams in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy, Australia's national women's Netball league Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Hunter Jaegers were an Australian Netball team representing the Hunter Valley of New South Wales in the national Commonwealth Bank Trophy Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The Melbourne Phoenix were an Australian Netball team They were one of two teams representing the city of Melbourne, Victoria in the national Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Adelaide Thunderbirds are an Australian Netball team They currently play in the trans-tasman ANZ Championship, and used to play in the national Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The Adelaide Thunderbirds are an Australian Netball team They currently play in the trans-tasman ANZ Championship, and used to play in the national 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The Melbourne Phoenix were an Australian Netball team They were one of two teams representing the city of Melbourne, Victoria in the national Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Sydney Swifts were an Australian Netball team playing in the national Commonwealth Bank Trophy. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Melbourne Phoenix were an Australian Netball team They were one of two teams representing the city of Melbourne, Victoria in the national Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Melbourne Phoenix were an Australian Netball team They were one of two teams representing the city of Melbourne, Victoria in the national "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Sydney Swifts were an Australian Netball team playing in the national Commonwealth Bank Trophy. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Melbourne Phoenix were an Australian Netball team They were one of two teams representing the city of Melbourne, Victoria in the national Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Sydney Swifts were an Australian Netball team playing in the national Commonwealth Bank Trophy. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Sydney Swifts were an Australian Netball team playing in the national Commonwealth Bank Trophy.
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