Shore Rovers Netball Club

Shore Rovers Netball Club Inc. is the oldest and largest club on Auckland’s North Shore, est 1953. She is also our Club Patron. Fascinating!

CLUB HISTORY

Shore Rovers Netball Club is the oldest club on the North Shore originally playing under the name of “El-Jay” for 1 season before changing its name to Shore Rovers Netball Club. At that time (1952) there was no North Harbour competition, the girls had to cross the bridge to play in Auckland. When netball competition started on the Shore, the Shore Rovers team moved from Auckland to h

elp establish the competition, this was in 1953. The Club started with just one team and has grown to the current day with on average 14 teams per season, making it the oldest and one of the largest Clubs on the shore. A member of that original team, Fay Chapman, still comes down to the courts on a Saturday to watch our teams play. The name El-Jay came because the founding ladies worked at El-Jay Foundation which was a fashion factory in Milford circa 1591/1952. When the boss found the girls playing basketball at lunchtime he had a chat to them about using some leftover material to make some uniforms... thats where the green and yellow came from. They changed the name to Shore Rovers the following year when they joined the brand new centre at North Harbour in 1953, this was due to people thinking they had to work at El-Jay to be able to play for them. Gus Fisher (the owner of El-Jay) was the New Zealand licensee for Christian Dior, which gave him the exclusive rights to manufacture and sell Christian Dior originals and Christian Dior prêt-à-porter in the New Zealand market. Find out more about that here Click here …/gus-fisher-el-jay/

With the advent of the National Club Competition in the 80’s, only the top Club team in a region was able to challenge for a place in the National League. Shore Rovers sat in the shadow of Carmel for a number of years until the Club finally worked its way to the top and challenged and beat Carmel for its place in the league in 1989. In 1994 the Club was ranked 3rd and gained a very high profile within the media, both television and newsprint. In the period 1994 – 1995, Shore Rovers consistently achieved a top four placing and came 2nd in both 1996 & 1997. In 1998, the new Regional Franchise competition was formed. This tipped out all top players from Club teams throughout NZ to go into the Regional Franchised Teams. This effectively wiped out Shore Rovers Team 1 as Rovers were at that time the top team in NNH. From 1998 - 2003 the top Shore Rovers team was a Social Team of ex-Rep players who decided to step away from Regional competition and play only at Club level. This team has seen the Club proud by consistently being in the top three teams at Netball North Harbour. The Shore Rovers Team Red finally retired in 2006. Over the years we've had some great Premier coaches; Margaret Burgess, Yvonne Willering, Bella Panoho, Helene Wilson (Mystics coach 2017) and Ripeka Albert (Beko assistant coach 2017). Shore Rovers 1 won the Premier 1 competition in 2015 and 2013, after spending a few years getting back to the top and our 2nd team have spent the past few years in and out of premier 1. You can see more about our grade placings under the "club awards and recognition' page. The Club has been under the guidance of President, Kelly Cameron for the past 8 years. Kelly received her 20 year loyalty badge in 2016 and has held numerous roles such as Secretary, VP and Coaching Coordinator. The club is a very well run unit due to it's great committee and long service of members like Vice President Renee Fougere (10 yrs loyal) and Jan Nicholson (Life Member, 25 years loyal), Lynne Rosandich (Life Member, 18 yrs loyal) and current Secretary Rachel Stiff (10 yrs loyal).

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25/08/2026

It’s now or never.

24/07/2026

We urgently need two umpires for the 2pm round on Saturday. Please contact Devika Cook if you can help 021 212 1347

15/07/2026

More of our BurgerFuel MVP’s
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13/07/2026

💚 Let’s change the conversation 💚

If you’ve seen the recent media stories about sideline behaviour in community sport, you’ll know this isn’t just happening somewhere else, it’s something all of us need to take responsibility for.

At Shore Rovers, we believe our sidelines should be a place where players, coaches, umpires, and supporters feel encouraged, respected, and safe.

Thanks to Takapuna Surf Club we are rewarding the people who make a positive difference.

🎉 Keep an eye out for our committee members, who will be handing out vouchers to supporters who are:
👏 Encouraging players
👏 Respecting officials
👏 Supporting coaches
👏 Showing what great sportsmanship looks like

Every player deserves to enjoy their game without fear of criticism or abuse from the sidelines.

Let’s be the club that’s known for its positive culture 🥰

08/07/2026

Tonight is a great time to catch some Premier 2 games!

Four SR teams are on court every Thursday.

Easy parking tonight with no school games on.

BYO food if needed because the cafe is currently closed due to work being done.

Come on down and support your club 💚

30/06/2026

A message from Lynette Brady, CEO, Netball North Harbour.

Hi everyone,

There has been a noticeable increase in on and off court verbal aggression.

We have received a number of reports of players swearing at each other and/or supporters abusing players and officials.

This behaviour is completely unacceptable in a sporting environment and will not be tolerated at NNH.

Everybody who registers at our Netball Centre agrees to the terms and conditions of playing at NNH:
By completing this form, and by providing true and accurate information, you are consenting to become a member of your Club/School, your Centre, Zone, and Netball New Zealand, to the extent applicable. You agree to abide by the Regulations and the Code of Conduct of these organisations, as published on their websites from time to time.

CODE OF CONDUCT
NNH’s Code of Conduct governs any member, player, team, umpire, coach, manager, volunteer and any other person, who participates, spectates and/or is involved in any way in a netball activity held at NNH’s facilities or is involved in any netball activity under the auspices of NNH.

Netball North Harbour Code of Conduct
• Respect others at all times.
• Be fair and honest at all times.
• Be responsible for your own actions.
• Do not abuse others verbally or physically.
• Do not discriminate against others.
• Be safety conscious for yourself and others at all times.
• Be a positive role model.

Misconduct
Unacceptable behaviour will not be tolerated in any form from any member or spectator. Including, but not limited to;
• Violence in any form.
• Assault by any member or spectator on another person.
• Verbal abuse by any member or spectator towards any other member, official or spectator.
• Displaying conduct / bad language which is inappropriate in a sporting environment.

Any participant/parent/guardian or spectator who displays inappropriate behaviour may be asked to leave the complex immediately. No warning need be given. Failure to leave when asked may result in an authorised representative of Netball North Harbour taking appropriate action to ensure the safety of other participants/parents/guardians or spectators.

Any participant/parent/guardian or spectator who has been asked to leave may be requested to attend a hearing in accordance with Part 2 of these Regulations and/or potentially banned from future games. Repeated inappropriate behaviour by a participant /parent/guardian or spectator may impact the playing future of the participant.

To view a full copy of the Regulations go to
Netball North Harbour - NNH Policies

Can you please educate all your coaches, players, officials and supporters on the NNH Code of Conduct and ask them to ensure that their behaviour and interactions with others while at NNH are positive, so that everyone can enjoy the game.

Regards
Lynette Brady
Chief Executive Officer | T 09 481 0956 | M 022 123 1187

29/06/2026

Netball New Zealand Voice of the Participant survey
Please complete it 🙂

Voice of Participant - Netball The purpose of this survey is to understand your or your child’s experience with participating in netball in the last 12 months.