Women’s Open 1-5

We run a Women’s Open netball competition with five divisions on Wednesday nights. Players must be 15 years of age or above to play in this section. Matches are 45 minutes.

Open 1 - is a high level skill

Open 2 - is an intermediate level

Open 3 - is a proficient level

Open 4 - is proficient social level

Open 5 - is social

• Games are played at Stonnington Sports Centre, East Malvern, on a Wednesday evening. All matches are indoors and run for 45 minutes.

• Club and independent teams welcome.

• Please ensure you read our Bylaws to understand player fill-in requirements and other important bylaws.

• Games are not fixtured on long weekends, public holidays or during school holidays (as defined by the Victorian Department of Education).

• All players, coaches, officials and families are bound by the SCNA ByLaws and Codes of Conduct

• All team and player registrations are run through the NetballConnect platform. A participant’s annual Netball Victoria membership - which covers insurance - will be paid during this process. You can learn more about NetballConnect here and about Netball Victoria membership here

• The first 3 or 4 rounds are grading rounds and there may be some changes to the fixture after this time.

• Registration for teams in Season 2, 2026 is Open and closes on 11th July 2026.

  • If you are with a Club team, please contact your Club for registration details. Please do not use the link on this page. This is for independent teams only.

  • To register an independent team directly into the competition, please follow this guide from Netball Victoria and click on the registration link to the right to register your team.

  • If you are a player with an independent team, please contact your Team Manager to receive the team registration link.

  • Fees:

    • Team Registration is $80+GST for the season.

    • Match fees are $87 +GST per match. A season invoice, which includes the Team Registration fee, will be issued to the Team Manager or Club after grading rounds.

    • No match fees are charged for byes.

    • Finals match fees are only charged if a team makes finals.

    • SCNA fee $5+GST per player. This covers our new Working with Children Check and Update system and also helps with facilities development and maintenance.

    • There are usually 15 rounds in a Season but byes will not be known until fixtures are finalised after grading rounds.

  • Season 2 Dates: Commences Wednesday 22nd July and ends Wednesday 11th November 2026.

  • Likely playing times 6.15pm - 10pm