2012 Netball Superleague season

The 2012 Netball Superleague season (known for sponsorship reasons as the FIAT Netball Superleague) was the seventh season of the Netball Superleague. The league was won by Northern Thunder. In the grand final Northern Thunder defeated Surrey Storm. 2012 saw the introduction of a new format, featuring three distinct phases, including a Showdown Weekend.

2012 Netball Superleague season
LeagueNetball Superleague
Number of teams8
TV partner(s)Sky Sports
Champions Northern Thunder
  Runners-up. Surrey Storm

Teams

Following the conclusion of the 2011 Netball Superleague season, England Netball decided to cut the number of teams from nine to eight and, as a result, Glasgow Wildcats lost their place in the league.[1][2] In addition, Leeds Carnegie were re-branded as Yorkshire Jets.[3][4]

2012 Superleague teams Home venue/base Country/Region
Celtic DragonsSport Wales National CentreWales
Hertfordshire MavericksUniversity of HertfordshireEast of England
Loughborough LightningLoughborough UniversityEast Midlands
Northern ThunderWright Robinson College[5]North West England
Team BathUniversity of BathSouth West England/West of England
Team NorthumbriaWest Gate Centre for Sport, NewcastleNorth East England
Surrey StormUniversity of SurreyGreater London/South East England
Yorkshire JetsHull / Leeds / Sheffield[4]Yorkshire

Regular season

Phase 1

Phase 1 featured all eight teams playing a single round of matches in a league format. At the end of the seven rounds, the top four and bottom four split into two tiers.[3] Northern Thunder were unbeaten in Phase 1 of the season.[6]

2012 Netball Superleague season – Phase 1
Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA PP Pts Qualification
1 Northern Thunder 7 7 0 0 443 269 164.7 21 Qualified for Phase 2 Tier 1
2 Surrey Storm 7 6 1 0 441 336 131.3 18
3 Hertfordshire Mavericks 7 4 3 0 336 342 98.2 12
4 Team Bath 7 3 4 0 356 353 100.8 9
5 Celtic Dragons 7 3 4 0 351 355 98.9 9 Qualified for Phase 2 Tier 2
6 Yorkshire Jets 7 3 4 0 306 336 91.1 9
7 Team Northumbria 7 1 6 0 337 387 87.1 3
8 Loughborough Lightning 7 1 6 0 257 398 64.6 3
Source:

Phase 2

Phase 2 was effectively a group stage, with the teams in each group playing each other home and away.[3]

2012 Netball Superleague season – Tier 1
Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA PP Pts Qualification
1 Surrey Storm 6 6 0 0 376 302 124.5 18 Qualified for semi-finals
2 Northern Thunder 6 4 2 0 376 278 135.3 12
3 Hertfordshire Mavericks 6 2 4 0 266 342 77.8 6
4 Team Bath 6 0 6 0 269 365 73.7 0 Qualified for Eliminator
Source:
2012 Netball Superleague season – Tier 2
Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA PP Pts Qualification
5 Celtic Dragons 6 6 0 0 342 249 137.3 18 Qualified for Eliminator
6 Yorkshire Jets 6 4 2 0 319 270 118.1 12
7 Team Northumbria 6 1 5 0 273 336 81.3 3
8 Loughborough Lightning 6 1 5 0 239 318 75.2 3
Source:

Eliminator

The Eliminator was effectively a 4th/5th place play-off with the winner qualifying for the semi-finals.[3]

14 May 2012 Team Bath52–50Celtic Dragons    University of Bath[7][8]
Scoring by quarter: 16–9, 28–19, 44–29, 52–50

Showdown Weekend
Semi Final 1
19 May 2012 Northern Thunder57–33Hertfordshire Mavericks    SportHouse, Dagenham[6]
Semi Final 2
19 May 2012 Surrey Storm62–38Team Bath    SportHouse, Dagenham[9]
3rd/4th Place Play Off
20 May 2012 Hertfordshire Mavericks46–39Team Bath    SportHouse, Dagenham[6][9]
Grand Final
Further information: 2012 Netball Superleague Grand Final
20 May 2012 Northern Thunder57–55Surrey Storm    SportHouse, Dagenham[6][10][11]
Umpires: Gary Burgess and Louise Travis
Scoring by quarter: 13–14, 28–25, 42–40, 57–55
Janelle Lawson Goals scored 33/39 (85%)
Karen Greig Goals scored 24/28 (86%)		 Rachel Dunn Goals scored 35/41 (85%)
Pamela Cookey Goals scored 20/23 (87%)

References
  1. "Loughborough Lightning secure place in Netball Super League". www.lboro.ac.uk. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. "Coach Holland confident of Wildcats striking back". www.bbc.co.uk. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  3. "FIAT Netball Superleague 2012 Format" (PDF). www.teambath.com. 15 September 2011.
  4. "Yorkshire Jets is new Superleague netball club for 2012". www.bbc.co.uk. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  5. "Welcome to the Thunderdome as netball stars come to Gorton". www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  6. "Northern Thunder win first Superleague title". www.bbc.co.uk. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  7. "Team Bath through to netball's showdown superleague weekend". www.sportfocus.com. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  8. "Netballers through to superleague semis". www.teambath.com. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  9. "Team Bath end Superleague season in fourth". www.sportfocus.com. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  10. "Manchester Thunder: Superleague winners in name change". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  11. "History". www.surreystormnetball.co.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
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