Netball

Melbourne University Netball Club (MUNC) is a competitive netball club that has a strong history with the University. The club celebrated its 100-year anniversary in 2020.

The Netball Club offers a competitive and social uni sporting club experience with weekly training and games throughout the year. Players with previous netball experience are encouraged to contact the club and participate in trials each season.

The club also provides players with a high performance training and playing pathway through its alignment with Melbourne University Lightning, a high-performance club completing in the Victorian Netball League. There are also opportunities to represent the University at Intervarsity events.

Intervarsity

For Information on Netball Intervarsity opportunities please visit our Intervarsity Page.

Membership

MUNC currently consists of 8 teams competing in the Parkville Netball Competition on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Our Premier and A Grade teams train at Melbourne University Sport on Thursday evenings.

Interested in joining our club? Let us know!

Training times

Training times in East Stadium

Premier League: Thursday 6:30-10pm (1.5-hour session)

A Grade: Thursday 6:30-10pm (1.5-hour session)

Competition details

All competitions are played at the State Netball Hockey Centre in Parkville.

  • A Grade: Monday evenings
  • Premier League: Tuesday evening
  • B Grade: Thursday evening

The Autumn season starts late-January/early-February and runs until June/July and the Spring season starts July and runs until December. There is a short break between seasons but it is a quick turnaround.

Trials for the Autumn season are generally held in October of the previous year and the Spring season trials held in June.

Club Contacts

John Tran
Club Administrator
netball-administrator@unimelb.edu.au

Michael Hutchinson
President


Melbourne University Lightning

Melbourne University Lightning (MUL) is a High Performance Netball Club partnered with Melbourne University. MUL holds one of 10 Victorian Netball League licenses and is a part of the Netball Victoria high performance pathway program for both players and coaches.

It has 3 teams competing at state level in the Victorian Netball League VNL:

  • 19 & Under
  • Division 1 (Open age)
  • Championship (Open age)

The VNL provides players with the opportunity to progress through to the Australian Netball League and Suncorp Super Netball League. The club has a substantial development programs, including Lightning Bolts 1 (Open age) and Lightning Bolts 2 (17 & Under). Both Teams play in the Premier League competition in the Parkville Netball Competition.

How do I join MUL?

For further Information about MUL visit:

MUL Contacts

Lindy Murphy
President

Caitlin Walsh
Club Administrator
netball-administrator@unimelb.edu.au


Celebrating 100 Years of Netball

Netball at the University of Melbourne is celebrating 100 years in 2020. Share your stories and keep up to date with our celebrations via the below link.

100 Years of Netball

Further information