History

Netball Club History
New Beginnings

The Barossa District Netball Club (BDNC) entered the Barossa Light & Gawler Netball Association in 1991. Putting together 6 senior teams and 6 junior teams for the first season, 110 registered players took the court.

Premierships
Senior 1
  • 2003 – Coach: Fiona Huppatz, Best on Court: Deanna Mason
  • 2007 – Coach: Melinda Rendell, Best on Court: Carolyn Westley
Senior 3
  • 1994 – Coach: Jan Palmer, Best on Court: Kirrily Chambers
Senior 5
  • 1995 – Coach: Malcolm Cooney, Best on Court: Tricia Mackowski
  • 1997 – Coach: Dawn Rainsford & Meralyn Schaeffer
Sub Junior 1
  • 2005 – Coach: Joanne Sainsbury
Sub Junior 2
  • 2006 – Coach: Jenny Slade
Sub Junior 3
  • 1999 – Coach: Clive & Helen Malsom, Best on Court: Meagan Boyle
  • 2005 – Coach: Jenny Slade, Best on Court: Teagan Lang
Milestone Matches
100 Games
  • Coming Soon
Netball over the Years

First Committee members in 1991:

President: Jeff Heaslip
Vice President: Jill Blacker
Secretary: Barbara Fromm
Assoc Secretary: Heather Wilkin
Treasurer: Deb Stephen
Record Officer: Deb Stephen
Tribunal Rep: Barb Kassebaum
Committee: Robyn Sullivan, Carolyn Whiteman, Karen Davis & Judy Roberts.
Social Committee: Sue Franks, Cynthia Vanstone, Jo Ruchs, Helen Down & Anne Bitter.

1992
Our first Association Best & Fairest Sub Junior – Tammie Stephen

1994
Our First Premiership, Senior 3 Premiers defeated Riverton at Tanunda 48 / 38
Best on Court Grand Final – Kirrily Chambers
Coach: Jan Palmer

1995
Senior 5 Premiers defeated Kapunda at Freeling 50 / 40
Best on Court Grand Final – Tricia Mackowski
Coach: Malcolm Cooney

1997
Senior 5 Premiers defeated Nuriootpa at Kapunda 41 / 37
Coach: Dawn Rainsford & Meralyn Schaeffer
Association Best & Fairest – Sub Junior 2 – Renae Lang

1998
Association Best & Fairest Senior 3 – Teresa Scally
Intermediate – Kimberley Cooney & Katie Rohrlach (tie)

1999
Sub Junior 3 Premiers defeated Kapunda at Nuriootpa 27 / 14
Best on Court Grand Final – Meagan Boyle
Coach: Clive & Helen Malsom
Association Best & Fairest Senior 5 – Anne Taylor

2000
Association Best & Fairest Sub Junior 2 – Casey Allchurch

2001
Senior 5 lost in Grand Final to Freeling at Willaston 50 / 22
Junior 1 lost in Grand Final to Nuriootpa 52 / 42
Association Best & Fairest Intermediate – Katrina Leibhardt
Sub Junior 3 – Lauren Sainsbury

2003
Our First Senior 1 Premiership Senior 1 Premiers defeated Kapunda at Nurioopta
Best on Court Grand Final – Deanna Mason
Coach: Fiona Huppatz
Sub Junior 2 lost in Grand Final to Kapunda
Best on Court Grand Final – Kelly Wostikow
Coach: Cheryl Jericho Association
Best & Fairest Senior 1 – Jackie Cooney

2004
Senior 1 lost in Grand Final to Gawler Centrals at Freeling
Coach: Fiona Huppatz Association
Best & Fairest Senior 1 – Fiona Huppatz
Senior 6 – Naomi Mattiske
Intermediate – Jackie Lind
Sub Junior 1 – Lauren Sainsbury

2005
Sub Junior 1 Premiers at Freeling
Coach: Joanne Sainsbury
Sub Junior 3 Premiers
Best on Court Grand Final – Teagan Lang
Coach: Jenny Slade
Association Best & Fairest Senior 3 – Teresa Scally
Senior 5 – Naomi Mattiske
Association Goal Shooting Award – Sub Junior 1

2006
Sub Junior 2 Premiers at Kapunda
Coach: Jenny Slade
Junior 1 lost in Grand Final to Gawler Centrals
Best on Court Grand Final – Laura Slade
Coach: Bronwyn Venning
Sub Junior 3 lost in Grand Final to Freeling
Coach: Jodie Ayers
Association Best & Fairest
Senior 2 – Kimberley Cooney
Senior 3 – Leonie Lang
Sub Junior 1 – Rianna Thompson
Media – Kia Junior Netballer of the Year – Lauren Sainsbury (joint winner)

2007
Senior 1 second Premiership – Senior 1 Premiers defeated Angaston at Nuriootpa 44 / 28
Best on Court Grand Final – Carolyn Westley
Coach: Melinda Rendell
Sub Junior 1 lost in Grand Final to Gawler Central 37 / 20
Coach: Cynthia Vanstone
Senior 1 Wohlers Team of the Year included Melinda Rendell

2008
Association Best & Fairest Intermediate – Rianna Thompson & Kristie Fromm (tie)
Sub Junior 3 – Hannah Majors
Media – Sub Junior Netballer of the Year – Hannah Robinson

2009
Association Best & Fairest Senior 4 – Dianne Robinson (joint winner)

2010
Currently have 10 Junior Teams and 5 Senior teams playing in the Barossa, Light & Gawler Association plus registered Net-Set-Go Centre – 10 week programme for 30 girls (5-8 year)
Senior Players : 51
Junior Players : 87
Total Registered: 138

SUMMARY TO 2010
PREMIERSHIPS
– SENIORS 5
– JUNIORS 4

ASSOCIATION BEST & FAIREST WINNERS
SENIORS 10
JUNIORS 13

MEDIA JUNIOR NETBALLER OF THE YEAR: 2
ASSOCIATION GOAL SHOOTING AWARD: 1

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⚡️ WEEKEND WRAP ⚡️

What a weekend for us!

Saturday saw all of our Football grades bring home the wins – and that means the Ike Zerk Cup is back where it belongs! 🏆 It’s now proudly sitting in the trophy cabinet at our brand-new clubrooms. A special moment for the whole club. ❤️🤍💙

On the Netball courts, our teams gave it everything with a mixed bag of results and some incredibly close contests. Shoutout to our Senior 1s, who battled it out to finish with a draw against a strong Redlegs side – a great effort!

Sunday was all about Female Footy, and the girls delivered across the board! 💪 All three teams came away with wins, including a standout performance from our Senior Women, who handed the previously undefeated Magpies their first loss of the season. A huge#barossadistrict
#BDFNCs#bulldogst#oneclub##ikezerkcupn#netballk#football#Netball #Football
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Thanks for having us!! Scarlett, you and the crew were amazing!! 👏🏼

Huge shout out to Dyson Sharp on being named Captain of the state team!
From all of us at Barossa District, we’re incredibly proud of you. Your hard work, leadership, and dedication continue to inspire us all. Go get ’em, skipp#BDFNC⚪️ 🔵

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Huge shout out to Dyson Sharp on being named Captain of the state team!
From all of us at Barossa District, we’re incredibly proud of you. Your hard work, leadership, and dedication continue to inspire us all. Go get ’em, skipper! 🔴 ⚪️ 🔵

#BDFNC

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Dyson Sharp, you're an inspiration! Congratulations on being named Captain!

Congratulations to Jake Hajdu on his 50th Senior Game today!

After battling through injury in 2024, Jake continued to make a huge impact around the club, stepping up to help coach the Reserves. A highly respected member of our club, Jake’s dedication on and off the field is truly appreciated.

We wish him all the best as he runs out for his 50th senior game — a fantastic achie#milestonematchl#ClubLegend #50gamesstrong0GamesStrong
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Congratulations to Jake Hajdu on his 50th Senior Game today!

After battling through injury in 2024, Jake continued to make a huge impact around the club, stepping up to help coach the Reserves. A highly respected member of our club, Jake’s dedication on and off the field is truly appreciated.

We wish him all the best as he runs out for his 50th senior game — a fantastic achievement! 💪💙

#MilestoneMatch #ClubLegend #50GamesStrong

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Congratulations Jake!!

Onya Lumpy 👑

Congratulations Jake!!

Congrats Jake ❤️

Congrats legend 🤍🦿

Congrats Jake!! 💙

Big haj 👑🤍

Hairdooooooo Jake Hajdu

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We’re thrilled to announce Kieran Karlovcec will make his A Grade debut this weekend! 👏

Known as “Ox” to his teammates, Kieran has come through the junior ranks right here at Barossa District, his hard work and commitment in the Reserves haven’t gone unnoticed, and now he gets his well-deserved shot at the top level. Let’s get around him this wee#barossabulldogss#agradedebut #localtalents#oxtimegs #AGradeDebut #LocalTalent #OxTime
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We’re thrilled to announce Kieran Karlovcec will make his A Grade debut this weekend! 👏

Known as “Ox” to his teammates, Kieran has come through the junior ranks right here at Barossa District, his hard work and commitment in the Reserves haven’t gone unnoticed, and now he gets his well-deserved shot at the top level. Let’s get around him this weekend! 
It’s Ox time!  🔴 ⚪️ 🔵

#BarossaBulldogs #AGradeDebut #LocalTalent #OxTime

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Well done,

Well done Kieran. Wishing we could be there to watch you play.

Well deserved Kieran 👍.

Awesome! Well done mate.

Congratulations Kieran so happy for you. Have a great game!!!

Congratulations Kieran, play well 👏

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