Live stream: Watch grand final day action at 2025 National Netball Championships
They were the titleholders for a reason and SA and NSW have proven their dominance again, taking home gold at the National Netball Championships. Watch the grand final REPLAYS.
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One year on from achieving the ultimate success, two states have returned to the top of the tree at the National Netball Championships.
Reigning winners South Australia and New South Wales were crowned 17/U and 19/U champions respectively once again following an emotional grand final day in Sydney.
Both deciders – plus bronze medal and all other final day games – were broadcast live and exclusive on KommunityTV.
Relive all the action in the full replays and match reports below.
MATCH REPORTS
Victoria v New South Wales (19/U Gold Medal)
New South Wales has once again claimed gold at the 19/U National Netball Championship, with the host state withstanding a valiant Victoria in Wednesday’s final.
The defending champions put together a strong first-half that proved enough to withstand a second-half Victorian fightback, with the 19/U national crown now lying with the Sky Blues for the third time in four years.
Since the national championships returned post-Covid in 2022, NSW have won in 2022, 2024 and 2025.
NSW captain Nicola Barge was almost lost for words post-match but admitted it was a special feeling to win gold on their home floor in what was her last nationals campaign.
“It feels amazing,” Barge said.
“To see the crowd going crazy in those last two minutes, knowing we were going to win, was an amazing feeling.
“This is my last nationals so to win is a pretty awesome feeling. I’ve been lucky enough to win a medal at every nationals but I really wanted to finish with a gold. It was a sense of relief and now I’m really excited to celebrate.”
Vice-captain Yasmeen Janschek was also competing at her last nationals and credited their first-half dominance as a key reason for the win.
“We got some turnovers that we were able to convert in the first half that really allowed us to get going and then have some control in the second-half,” she said.
Nevaeh Matenga starred in centre court for the victors while Kelis Ogle and Harlym Jennings were terrific in the backcourt.
A 20-13 first-half was the eventual catalyst for the win but a 9-7 third-quarter fightback from Victoria had cut the margin back to just six at three-quarter time.
They rode that momentum into the early stages of the last quarter but their front-half domination meant little following repeated missed shots inside the circle.
That’s all New South Wales needed to wrestle back momentum, eventually winning 35-28.
Following South Australia’s 17/U grand final win earlier in the day, it meant the defending champions claimed both titles since Victoria (19/U) and SA (17/U) achieved the same feat in 2017/18.
South Australia v New South Wales (17/U Gold Medal)
South Australia has retained its title as the 17/U national champions, with an outstanding individual performance from captain Jazmin McKay leading them to gold over New South Wales.
The 2024 winners withstood a valiant fight from the home state throughout but the Blues couldn’t match it for long enough as the Reds secured back-to-back 17/U titles for the first time since 2019.
“It feels so surreal, it feels like a dream. I can’t believe we’ve done it twice,” an ecstatic McKay said.
“I was part of the team last year so it was great to go back-to-back.
“It was a very intense game, we couldn’t take a step back because New South Wales really pushed us but our ability to come together as a team got us over the line.”
While modest about her own game, McKay added that the support from their “Red Army” was massive given the matchup was against the home state in NSW.
“As a captain you always want to give 100 per cent so I just wanted to give my all for the girls,” she said.
“Our ‘Red Army’ was terrific with our 19s girls a part of that and they really were loud with their support.”
McKay was outstanding throughout the match in defence, keeping two different opponents in goal attack to just two shots in total for the match, while her intercept game throughout looked a class above.
After a tight first-half saw scores locked at 15 apiece at the long break, the eventual victors flicked a switch in the third quarter that was well and truly led by their skipper.
Back-to-back McKay intercepts led to consecutive goals for SA, which took an early three-goal lead in the third term.
That extended to a game high six at the final break, thanks to a 10-4 goal quarter, before another strong final quarter performance saw the final result at 33-26.
Elouise Nordhausen was the main beneficiary of McKay’s defensive work, finishing with 18 goals, while NSW goal shooter Marley Dighton had to shoulder the load inside the circle and finished with 24 goals.
Queensland v Western Australia (19/U Bronze Medal)
Queensland has put a tough semi-final defeat behind them to record a comfortable 37-22 victory over Western Australia in the 19/U bronze medal match.
After winning seven straight group stage games, the Maroons suffered their only loss of the tournament to host state New South Wales in Wednesday’s semi-final – a heartbreaking one-goal defeat.
But they translated that pain into a dominating showing against WA, walking away 15-goal winners and a second-straight medal after winning silver in 2024.
The victors led at every change and despite the eventual margin blowing out, the match-up was one worthy of two sides that could have easily been playing off for gold.
While Queensland shooter Tia Crombie was terrific in the circle and finished with 24 goals, it was the defensive intent from backcourt duo Jada Delany and Gemma Hutchings that proved crucial in the result.
The pair continually shut down WA’s attacking forays, allowing for their teammates up the court to retain momentum.
WA shooter Lily Knight (17 goals) finished her tournament with another respectable showing while Aaliyah Koteka and Teagan Begovic both played well in defeat.
Victoria v Western Australia (17/U Bronze Medal)
Victoria has won back-to-back National Netball Championships 17/U bronze medals after a dominating third quarter set them up for victory over Western Australia on Wednesday.
The third place match was full of twists and turns throughout the first-half before the eventual victors put the foot on the gas to breakaway in the third quarter.
Victorian defender Gemma Meadley was pleased with the response of the group following a heartbreaking overtime defeats to NSW on Tuesday.
“We are really happy (to come away with a bronze), especially after yesterday’s loss,” Meadley said post-match.
“Even the second quarter, I thought we really pushed through and then we talked about the hard-work we’d put into getting here at half-time.”
After just three-goals separated the two at the main break, Victoria translated a brilliant defensive showing in the backcourt into a 15-8 run that gave them an unattainable 35-25 lead going into the fourth quarter.
They piled on another 11 goals in the final term to eventually win the contest 46-36.
Victorian skipper Molly Moylan was terrific from the outset and finished with 22 goals, taking her total tally for the tournament to 102 from 120 attempts.
Despite not backing up a second-place finish at last year’s nationals with another medal, WA managed to make the bronze medal playoff with a number of fresh faces after the majority of last year’s side made the jump to the 19/U program.
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Queensland v Tasmania (17/U Play-Off 5/6)
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ACT v South Australia (19/U Play-Off 5/6)
Northern Territory v Tasmania (19/U Play-Off 7/8)
Northern Territory v ACT (17/U Play-Off 7/8)
PREVIEW
A shot at a rare double title on home soil is on offer as the National Netball Championships reach their highly-anticipated climax on Wednesday.
New South Wales will be out for both 17/U and 19/U crowns when they take on South Australia and Victoria respectively in the grand finals at Sydney’s Netball Central.
NSW were the last state to complete the double in both divisions back in 2022 when the championships were in Hobart.
But a pair of titles this time around would mean much more by securing it on home soil.
The Blues came into the tournament as reigning 19/U premiers and one of the favourites but their title defence appeared unsteady with three losses in the pool rounds.
However a last-gasp one-goal win over Queensland in yesterday’s semi-final should instil confidence in the camp.
One of those round robin defeats came at the hands of their opponents in the gold medal clash.
Victoria one that match by just two goals and made its way to the decider via a low-scoring triumph over Western Australia.
The Vics haven’t won the 19/U division since a three-peat of titles from 2016 to 2018.
A defending champion will also be present in the 17/U grand final when 2024 champions SA battle NSW for the gold medal.
The Reds had the most straightforward of all Tuesday’s semi-finals with an 11-goal victory over WA, while the Blues needed extra time to get past Victoria in a cracking contest.
A win for SA would mean a remarkable sixth 17/U title in the past eight editions of the championships.
In the bronze medal matches, Victoria will take on WA for 17/U third and Queensland will battle WA in the 19/U division.
Every match of the National Netball Championships will be exclusively live streamed on KommunityTV from April 10-16.
The coverage is part of a three-year deal between KommunityTV and Netball Australia to exclusively live stream all games from the annual tournament.
Originally published as Live stream: Watch grand final day action at 2025 National Netball Championships
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