The week-long tournament saw West Coast Thunder, made up of Netball WA athletes, compete in five divisions, putting on an impressive display of West Australian talent!
All Thunder teams made it to the finals, with their results below.
The 17/U Men made it all the way through to the Preliminary Final, where they were eventually defeated by nine goals.
In a small but highly competitive division, the 23 & Under Men went head-to-head with Victoria throughout the tournament, with Victoria claiming the Grand Final victory by 36 goals.
The Men’s Open A’s also saw success, dominant tournament performances earning them a grand final spot. They sadly fell to NSW by seven goals.
The Men’s Open team, made up of legends in the Netball WA Men’s netball space, also made it to the Preliminary Final and went down by 11.
The Mixed Open side finished the regular games second on the ladder and went on to make the preliminary final where they lost by seven.
Netball WA athletes were also recognised as the Most Valuable Player for their divisions. Congratulations to:
Tom Gorman: Open Men’s
Honey Harrington: Open Mixed
Ethan Michael: 23 & U
The 2026 Nationals also marked some very exciting milestones for WA athletes, congratulations to all for you extended hard work and dedication:
Jerome Gillbard- 100 Games (Thunder)
Griff Thomas - 100 Games (Thunder)
Chase Taua - 50 Games (Thunder)
Will Linter - 50 Games (Thunder)
Levi Drazevich - 50 Games (Thunder)
Tom Gorman - 50 Games (Thunder)
Netball WA would also like to recognise Thunder athletes Freddy Taylor (ex-South Australia), 50 games at Nationals and Jordon Webb (ex-QLD) 50 Open Men’s games.
