2007–08 Netball Superleague season

July 2021 Netball Superleague season 2007–08 Netball Superleague season Netball Superleague 8 Sky Sports 20px Galleria Mavericks Champions 20px Loughborough Lightning Pamela Cookey (Team Bath)http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=37950 Cookey & Garland win end of season plaudits www.sportfocus.com 18 April 2020 17 May 2010 3rd 2006–07 Netball Superleague season 2006–07 2008–09 Netball Superleague season 2008–09 The 2007–08 Netball Superleague season (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-operative Netball Superleague) was the third season of the Netball Superleague. The league was won by Galleria Mavericks after they defeated Loughborough Lightning in the grand final. This was Mavericks first title win. Overview The season started in October 2007 and was concluded in April 2008 with the grand final. Sky Sports continued to broadcast matches and The Co-operative Group became the Netball Superleague's new sponsor.http://www.womensportreport.com/loughborough-lightning-poised-to-strike/wn/99 Loughborough Lightning poised to strike www.womensportreport.com 3 April 2020 24 October 2007https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/england-netball-enters-co-operative-partnership-for-superleague/ England Netball enters Co-operative partnership for Superleague www.sportbusiness.com 12 March 2020 23 October 2007 Loughborough Lightning finished top of the table with the conclusion of the regular season but it was Galleria Mavericks who finished as champions after they defeated Lightning in the grand final.http://www.womensportreport.com/lightning-finish-superleague-on-top/wn/196 Lightning finish Superleague on top www.womensportreport.com 3 April 2020 12 March 2008https://www.whtimes.co.uk/sport/third-time-lucky-for-magnificent-mavericks-1-15894 Third time lucky for magnificent Mavericks www.whtimes.co.uk 3 February 2020 6 April 2008 3 February 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200203210042/https://www.whtimes.co.uk/sport/third-time-lucky-for-magnificent-mavericks-1-15894 dead Teams 2007–08 Superleague teams Home venue/base Country/Region Brunel HurricanesGuildford Spectrumhttp://www.womensportreport.com/team-bath-hit-with-injury/wn/186 Team Bath hit with injury beat Leeds Carnegie www.womensportreport.com 3 April 2020 25 February 2008Greater London/South East England Celtic DragonsWelsh Institute of SportWales Galleria MavericksUniversity of HertfordshireEast of England Leeds CarnegieLeeds Metropolitan UniversityYorkshire Loughborough LightningLoughborough UniversityEast Midlands Northern ThunderBury, Greater ManchesterNorth West England Team BathUniversity of BathSouth West England/West of England Team NorthumbriaGatesheadhttps://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/2156288.tn-closing-final/ TN closing in on final www.thenorthernecho.co.uk 29 March 2008 15 March 2020North East England Regular season After winning 13 of their 14 matches, Loughborough Lightning finished top of the table with the conclusion of the regular season. The only team to beat Lightning during the regular season was Team Northumbria. With a team that included Megan Hutton, they enjoyed their best season in the Netball Superleague, finishing second during the regular season and qualifying for the play-offs.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/netball/7294281.stm Murphy backs Loughborough quality news.bbc.co.uk 3 April 2020 13 March 2008 Final table main WDL Q 2 y 2007–08 Netball Superleague LOU Loughborough Lightning NOR Team Northumbria BAT Team Bath GAL Galleria Mavericks BRU Brunel Hurricanes LEE Leeds Carnegie CEL Celtic Dragons THU Northern Thunder 13 0 1 769 505 11 1 2 679 482 9 0 5 715 491 9 0 5 630 471 6 1 7 611 545 5 0 9 555 740 1 0 13 482 753 1 0 13 413 867 y green1 Qualified for major semi-final MAJ MAJ yellow1 Qualified for minor semi-final MIN MIN complete Play-offs The play-offs utilised the Page–McIntyre system to determine the two grand finalists. This saw the top two from the regular season, Loughborough Lightning and Team Northumbria, play each other, with the winner going straight through to the grand final. The loser get a second chance to reach the grand final via the minor final. The third and fourth placed teams, Team Bath and Galleria Mavericks also play each other, and the winner advances to the minor final. The winner of the minor final qualifies for the grand final. Major semi-final #EEEEEE 15 March 2008 Loughborough Lightning 66 Team Northumbria 48 English Institute of Sport, Sheffieldhttp://nigelfarrow.photoshelter.com/gallery/Netball-Superleague-Playoff-15th-March-2008/G000042w3Jqsz4f4/C0000LWxWBCPsg5g Netball Superleague Playoff nigelfarrow.photoshelter.com 3 April 2020 15 March 2008https://www.express.co.uk/netball/38574/Lightning-strikes-to-take-first-final-place Lightning strikes to take first final place www.express.co.uk 3 April 2020 17 March 2008 Minor semi-final #EEEEEE 15 March 2008 Galleria Mavericks 50 Team Bath 37 14–10 22–21 38–27 50–37 English Institute of Sport, Sheffieldhttps://www.whtimes.co.uk/sport/mavericks-sink-bath-in-play-offs-1-16672 Mavericks sink Bath in play-offs www.whtimes.co.uk 3 April 2020 18 March 2008 Minor final #EEEEEE 29 March 2008 Galleria Mavericks 52 Team Northumbria 34 11–9 25–18 39–26 52–34 English Institute of Sport, Sheffieldhttps://www.whtimes.co.uk/sport/mavericks-net-place-in-grand-final-1-20194 Mavericks net place in Grand Final www.whtimes.co.uk 3 April 2020 1 April 2008https://www.express.co.uk/netball/39735/Mavericks-crush-Northumbria-s-play-off-hopes Mavericks crush Northumbria's play off hopes www.express.co.uk 3 April 2020 31 March 2008 Grand Final 2008 Netball Superleague Grand Final #EEEEEE 5 April 2008 Galleria Mavericks 43 Loughborough Lightning 39 6–9 14–21 28–31 43–39 Louisa Brownfield 32 37 ?Michelle Hall 9 11Monique Wood 2 7 Joanne Harten 24 30Alex Wood 11 17Becky James 4 8 K2 Leisure Centrehttps://www.whtimes.co.uk/sport/third-time-lucky-for-magnificent-mavericks-1-15894 Third time lucky for magnificent Mavericks www.whtimes.co.uk 3 February 2020 6 April 2008 3 February 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200203210042/https://www.whtimes.co.uk/sport/third-time-lucky-for-magnificent-mavericks-1-15894 deadhttp://www.lewesnetballclub.co.uk/pg_super_league.html Super lea uge y final 5th April 2008 www.lewesnetballclub.co.uk 3 April 2020 5 April 2008 7 April 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200407211251/http://www.lewesnetballclub.co.uk/pg_super_league.html deadhttp://www.womensportreport.com/what-a-match-mavericks-def/wn/208 What a match! Mavericks def Loughborough Lightning in Super League Final www.womensportreport.com 3 April 2020 6 April 2008http://www.sportsister.com/2008/04/08/mavericks-win-netball-superleague-final/ Mavericks win Netball Superleague final www.sportsister.com 4 February 2020 8 April 2008 Joanna Kelly and Judith Groves Louise Travis Sky Sports References 2007-08 Category:2007 in Welsh women's sport Category:2008 in Welsh women's sport