2008–09 Netball Superleague season

2008–09 Netball Superleague season
LeagueNetball Superleague
Number of teams9
TV partner(s)Sky Sports
Champions Team Bath
  Runners-up Galleria Mavericks
Season MVPPamela Cookey (Team Bath) [1][2]
Seasons

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.

Teams

The Superleague expanded to nine teams, with the addition of Glasgow Wildcats.[3][4][5]

2008–09 Superleague teams Home venue/base Country/Region
Brunel Hurricanes Guildford Spectrum Greater London/South East England
Celtic Dragons Welsh Institute of Sport Wales
Galleria Mavericks University of Hertfordshire East of England
Glasgow Wildcats Kelvin Hall/Bellahouston Sports Centre [6] Scotland
Leeds Carnegie Leeds Metropolitan University Yorkshire
Loughborough Lightning Loughborough University East Midlands
Northern Thunder Bury, Greater Manchester North West England
Team Bath University of Bath South West England/West of England
Team Northumbria Gateshead North East England

Regular season

Team Bath finished the regular season with a 100% record.[7][8]

Final table

2008–09 Netball Superleague
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
Source: [citation needed]

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

Further information: 2009 Netball Superleague 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 Goals scored 28/34 (82%)
Pamela Cookey Goals scored 26/28 (93%) 		Louisa Brownfield Goals scored 31/34 (91%)
Ella Clark Goals scored 15/18 (83%)

References

  1. ^ "Winners Crowned at The Co-operative Netball Superleague Player of the Year Awards". www.womensportreport.com. 18 April 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Cookey named Superleague Player of the Year again". www.express.co.uk. 20 April 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Glasgow Wildcats on the road to netball Superleague". www.womensportreport.com. 4 August 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Braveheart Denise wild about Glasgow cats". www.express.co.uk. 23 August 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Wildcats proving netball coming of age in Scotland". www.heraldscotland.com. 5 September 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Win tickets to see Glasgow Wildcats in the Co-Operative Netball Superleague". www.sportsister.com. 13 October 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Team Bath eye netball final spot". news.bbc.co.uk. 23 March 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Gallery: Full Report: Mavericks lose out in grand final to Team Bath". www.whtimes.co.uk. 7 April 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Mavericks reach next stage of the play-offs". www.whtimes.co.uk. 24 March 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Team Bath seal netball final spot". news.bbc.co.uk. 24 March 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Mavericks win Superleague semi-final with extra-time goal". www.express.co.uk. 30 March 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  12. ^ "TeamBath win Superleague grand final". www.express.co.uk. 6 April 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  13. ^ "Galleria Mavericks lose to Bath in Superleague Grand Final". www.whtimes.co.uk. 5 April 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2020.