The GIANTS preparations for the 2024 Suncorp Super Netball season will continue in familiar territory with the announcement that the Suncorp Team Girls Cup will be held in Sydney for the first time.
Held at the GIANTS’ home court at Ken Rosewall Arena from Friday, March 22 to Sunday, March 24, the Suncorp Super Netball League’s official pre-season tournament will see all eight sides, including newcomers Melbourne Mavericks, battle it out across three days in a round robin style tournament.
The fixture, which was released on Wednesday night, will see the GIANTS host the Sunshine Coast Lightning on Friday, March 22 at 6.50pm before a pair of clashes the next day against the Melbourne Vixens and reigning premiers Adelaide Thunderbirds.
All eight sides will play again on Sunday in the finals when the two pools of four face off against each other based off prior results.
The exciting pre-season tournament will give fans their first glimpse of the 2024 GIANTS’ squad, with star recruits Jodi-Ann Ward and Sam Winders set to bolster an exciting line-up for season 2024.
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GIANTS head coach Julie Fitzgerald said the tournament was a great tool in preparation for the Super Suncorp Netball season.
“We train against each other for so long in the summer so it’s fantastic to have some more opposition to play against outside of our own four walls and really put your hard work into practice” Fitzgerald said.
“We are really excited about the season ahead and the Team Girls Cup provides us a great opportunity to really position ourselves for a big year and hit the ground running when the proper season arrives.
“Having the competition in Sydney is also a fantastic result as its a good opportunity for our supporters to come along and netball in new South Wales will benefit from the opportunity to see all eight teams in action in what’s sure to be a fun weekend of elite netball.”
In addition to the pre-season tournament, Netball Australia also announced on Wednesday that it would be delivering the inaugural Suncorp Super Netball Trophy Tour.
The tour will see the 2024 Suncorp Super Netball Trophy travel to every state and territory across the country in order to connect netball nationally in the lead up to round one of the world’s premier netball league.
The trophy tour will start its ten-week passage on Saturday, February 17 in Perth at West Coast Fever’s ‘Green Army’ Fan Day and will align with the nation-wide Woolworths NetSetGO ‘Come and Play Day’.
The coveted silverware will then be displayed for netball communities at fan events, pre-season matches and grassroots netball carnivals in the lead up to being showcased at the Suncorp Team Girls Cup in Sydney.
Every game of the Suncorp Team Girls Cup will be available to watch on Kayo Sports and Foxtel. Matches will also be available to stream for free via Kayo Freebies, with no credit card details required to register.
Ticket for the Suncorp Team Girls Cup go on sale on Wednesday, February 7, with pre-sale access for Suncorp Super Netball club members, registered participants nationwide, and Netball Nation subscribers, from 12pm AEST until 9am AEST the following day on Thursday, February 8.
General Public tickets will follow and be become available Thursday, February 8 from 12pm AEST onwards. Tickets will be available for purchase via Ticketek.
The 2024 Team Girls Cup is supported proudly by the NSW Government’s tourism and major events agency Destination NSW. Discover everything Sydney has to offer at sydney.com.
