The 2016

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season (known for sponsorship reasons as the

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Netball Superleague) was the eleventh season of the Netball Superleague. The league was won by

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after defeating

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in the

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. Thunder finished top of the table following the regular season. The league was sponsored by

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Teams

This was Yorkshire Jets final season in the

. In June 2016

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announced that Jets had lost their place in the league.

Regular season

The opening day of the regular season saw the introduction of ''Super Saturday''. This saw the eight teams play all four Round 1 games at the Genting Arena in front of a 7,500 crowd. During the season

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broadcast several matches live on Monday nights.

finished top of the table following the regular season.

Final table

Play-offs

Semi-finals

3rd/4th place play off

Grand Final

Team of the Season

A panel of

commentators and pundits including Katharine Merry,

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, Karen Atkinson,

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and Jess Thirlby selected a 2016 Team of the Season.

References

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