League ANZ Championship Number of teams 10 Premiers Melbourne Vixens | Sport Netball Champions Melbourne Vixens | |
TV partner(s) One HD (Australia, all games)
Network Ten (Australia, one live game a week)
SKY Sports (New Zealand, live)
TVNZ (New Zealand, delayed) | ||
The ANZ Championship was launched in 2008 as a successor to the Commonwealth Bank Trophy in Australia and the National Bank Cup in New Zealand, both of which were retired after 2007. The ANZ Championship saw netball become a semi-professional sport in both countries, with increased media coverage and player salaries.
References
2009 ANZ Championship transfer period Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA