Inner West Netball Association

WHAT A WIN!

Our IWNA Metro League Team 1 finished the regular season in emphatic fashion on Thursday night, taking down Baulkham Hills 1, 70–40, and securing their place in the Division 2 Semi-Finals!

A brilliant way to finish the regular season, but there’s more netball to come.

MINOR SEMI-FINAL
- IWNA v Illawarra District
- Thursday 3 September
- 7.00pm

Now it’s finals time, and the girls would love a big IWNA crowd behind them as they fight for a place in the Preliminary Final.

Get down, wear your black and white and make some noise for our girls!

Good luck girls, You’re doing IWNA proud.

What a way to start a Tuesday morning!

It’s not every day you get the chance to throw a netball around on a floating netball court in the middle of Sydney Harbour – but that’s exactly what some of our IWNA Rosebank players got to experience on Tuesday morning!

The incredible court was part of the official one-year countdown to the Netball World Cup Sydney 2027, which will bring the world’s best netballers to our city next year.

From our local courts to Sydney Harbour, it was a pretty special opportunity for our young players to be part of the excitement as the countdown to 2027 begins.

A huge thank you to Netball NSW, Netball Australia and the Netball World Cup Sydney 2027 organisers for giving our players the opportunity to be part of such a memorable morning.

We think this one will be hard to top!

Read more about the launch and the countdown to Sydney 2027:
https://ministryofsport.com/netball-world-cup-sydney-2027-targets-record-attendance-as-one-year-countdown-begins/

COACHES – EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST NOW OPEN

Be part of the 2027 Inner West Netball Association Representative Program.

IWNA is seeking passionate and committed coaches to work with our U11–U17 State Titles and Development teams, helping develop our players and build the next generation of representative netball.

POSITIONS AVAILABLE
• Head Coaches
• Assistant Coaches
• Apprentice Coaches

Our Apprentice Coach position is a five-week development opportunity for coaches looking to learn more about the IWNA Representative Program, develop their coaching skills and work alongside our Phase 1 Squads on Thursday evenings.

COACHING COMMITMENTS

Phase 1 – 2026
Five weeks of Thursday training for U11–U15 Phase 1 Squad Selection, from 30 October to 27 November.

Phase 2 – 2027
Representative training and fitness commence in early February, with commitments varying by age group and including weekly training, carnivals and State Titles.

For our U12–U15 State Titles and Development teams, coaches are also required to coach their team during the 2027 Inner West Winter Competition, covering the 14-round regular season.

If you're passionate about coaching, developing players and contributing to the future of representative netball at Inner West, we'd love to hear from you.

Applications close 5pm, 30 September 2026.

Register your Expression of Interest:
https://forms.gle/2sw8E7HSkryS85mp7

📢 REMINDER: U8 & U9 Participation Awards — This Saturday, 29 August 2026

To celebrate our U8 and U9 teams 2026 season, we're holding a Participation Award 🏆 presentation straight after Round 16 this Saturday.

All teams head to the front of the Administration Building immediately after your game.

🕣 8:30am — 9yrs Gold & 9yrs White
🕤 9:30am — 8yrs Black & 8yrs White
🕥 10:30am — 9yrs Black

Clubs, Coaches and Managers, please pass this on to your parents. Good luck to all our players in their final game of the 2026 Winter Season!

Expressions of Interest are now OPEN!

Take the next step in your netball journey with the IWNA Junior Representative Program.

If you're looking to challenge yourself, develop your game and represent Inner West Netball Association in 2027, if so, we look forward to seeing you at the trials!

Register your Expression of Interest here:
https://forms.gle/W9bjAbMVStTvPSgZ8

Selection Days
🏐 11 Years (born 2016) – Saturday 17 October | 8.30am–10.30am (Sign on 8.15am)
🏐 12 Years (born 2015) – Saturday 12 September | 8.30am–10.30am (Sign on 8.15am)
🏐 13 Years (born 2014) – Saturday 12 September | 10.30am–12.30pm (Sign on 10.15am)
🏐 14 Years (born 2013) – Saturday 12 September | 1.00pm–2.00pm (Sign on 12.45pm)
🏐 15 Years (born 2012) – Saturday 12 September | 2.00pm–3.00pm (Sign on 1.45pm)

Representative Skills Clinic & Training
Players selected into the Representative Squad will attend training at Cintra Park on Thursdays from 29 October to 26 November, 6.00pm–7.30pm.

Representative Phase 2 Trials

Wednesday 25 November
• Under 13s – 6.00pm–7.00pm
• Under 14s – 7.00pm–8.00pm
• Under 15s (if required) – 8.00pm–8.45pm

Thursday 26 November
• Under 11s – 5.30pm–7.00pm
• Under 12s – 7.00pm–8.00pm

2027 representative training will commence in early February.

For further information, please contact Susan Robinson at [email protected].

A dominant display from our Metro League Team 1!

What a performance! IWNA Metro League Team 1 delivered a commanding 64–32 victory on Thursday night, controlling the game from the opening whistle and showing exactly why they're one of Division Two's strongest sides.

With just one game remaining, let's get behind the girls as they look to finish the season on a high.

Reminder to all that no amount of disrespect is acceptable from the sideline towards an Umpire.

All games have been called off for the rest of the day

RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS NEEDED — Women's Health Study

Researchers at Concord Hospital Andrology (Sydney Local Health District) are looking for women aged 18–40 to take part in an approved research study.

All information is available on image.