The 2017

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season was the inaugural season of the premier

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league in Australia, following the disbanding of the

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in 2016. The regular season began on 18 February 2017 and concluded with the

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on 17 June 2017. Expansion team Sunshine Coast Lightning won the Grand Final, comfortably defeating Giants Netball at the

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Overview

The season was played over 14 rounds, allowing every team to play each other twice, once at home and once away. The top 4 teams on the standings at the conclusion of the

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qualified for the finals series. In the first week of the finals series, the 1st ranked team hosted the 2nd ranked team in the major semi-final (with the winner of that match to qualify for the

) and the 3rd ranked team hosted the 4th ranked team in the minor semi-final (with the loser of that match eliminated). The loser of the major semi-final then hosted the winner of the minor semi-final in the preliminary final. The winner of the major semi-final then hosted the winner of the preliminary final in the Grand Final. YES

Standings

Regular season

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Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Finals series

Major semi-final

Minor semi-final

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Preliminary final

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Grand Final

* Karla Mostert ( Sunshine Coast Lightning) was awarded the

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award in the Grand Final.

Awards

Team of the Week Award

Postseason Awards

Reserves in the Team of the Year: Caitlin Thwaites (Attack Reserve), Serena Guthrie (Mid Court Reserve) and Rebecca Bulley (Defender Reserve)

Team captains and coaches

References

External links

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Season results
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