From June 10-15, the Pacific Netball Series was held for the fourth time. The series is run by PacificAus Sports, hosted by Netball Australia, and funded by the Australian Government. The Government has just extended its partnership with Netball Australia to support netball pathways in the Pacific.
This year, the Pacific Netball Series was held at Nissan Arena in Brisbane with free entry for fans. For the first time, an Australian First Nations team called the Black Swans competed alongside five national teams from Asia, Oceania, and Africa. They performed well, winning four of their six matches, but as they weren’t a national team, they were ineligible to win and were placed last. You can catch up on all the matches for free through Netball Pass.
Photos by Danny Dalton / Tah Dah Sports
TEAMS
TONGA (Ranking: 8)
FIJI (Ranking: 15)
SAMOA (Ranking: 17)
NAMIBIA (Ranking: 20)
SINGAPORE (Ranking: 24)
FIRST NATIONS AUS
ROUND 1
FIJI 67 def SINGAPORE 52
(17-12, 36-27, 56-37, 67-52)
SAMOA 55 def NAMIBIA 47
(17-11, 28-23, 44-36, 55-47)
TONGA 62 def FIRST NATIONS AUS 50
(18-11, 31-26, 45-38, 62-50)
ROUND 2
FIJI 64 def SAMOA 55
(16-12, 33-24, 48-40, 64-55)
FIRST NATIONS AUS 62 def SINGAPORE 50
(17-11, 31-27, 48-41, 62-50)
NAMIBIA 54 def TONGA 51
(13-13, 25-24, 40-37, 54-51)
ROUND 3
FIRST NATIONS AUS 61 def FIJI 48
(16-9, 30-26, 46-34, 61-48)
NAMIBIA 58 def SINGAPORE 45
(15-11, 30-23, 47-33, 58-45)
TONGA 70 def SAMOA 55
(16-15, 34-26, 51-44, 70-55)
ROUND 4
FIRST NATIONS AUS 45 def NAMIBIA 41
(10-14, 23-23, 31-33, 45-41)
SAMOA 65 def SINGAPORE 46
(13-14, 30-27, 48-37, 65-46)
TONGA 64 def FIJI 63
(13-17, 31-34, 45-47, 64-63)
ROUND 5
FIRST NATIONS AUS 59 def SAMOA 32
(10-10, 23-21, 42-28, 59-32)
TONGA 63 def SINGAPORE 57
(17-13, 31-29, 47-45, 63-57)
FIJI 66 def NAMIBIA 57
(18-13, 27-35, 48-46, 66-57)
FINALS
SINGAPORE 52 def FIRST NATIONS AUS 50
(12-14, 26-24, 41-36, 52-50)
NAMIBIA 54 def SAMOA 36
(16-9, 28-18, 44-27, 54-36)
GRAND FINAL: TONGA 72 def FIJI 58
(14-16, 33-31, 53-45, 72-58)
(Uneeq Palavi 63/66)
Grand Final MVP — Valu Toutaiolepo (Tonga)
Player of the Series — Uneeq Palavi (Tonga)
Final placings:
1 – TONGA
2 – FIJI
3 – NAMIBIA
4 – SAMOA
5 – SINGAPORE
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6 – FIRST NATIONS AUS
