Event Guide: AU Country Championships

All teams are invited to participate in our 2026 AU Country Champs Bingo! Within your teams, complete the bingo card by uploading photos via the QR code in your team tournament pack for your chance to win a team prize pack, first team to complete wins! Use this as an opportunity to bond with your team, visit our activation zone and share the joy of AU Country Champs. Any association that has ALL their teams complete the bingo card will go into the running to win a SIGNED 2025 Adelaide Thunderbirds First Nations dress.  Bingo submissions will close 4pm Monday, with the winners contacted via their association on Monday.

Noarlunga Hospital 
Flinders Hospital 
Royal Adelaide Hospital  

With the tournament being hosted at a new venue this year, we have pulled together a series of maps to help guide patrons. 

For frequently asked questions, policies & guidelines please see here.

First aid coverage is provided by Sports Trainers SA. The Trainers can deal with the initial care of an injury, basic diagnosis and care and can refer to other medical professionals where required. To contact the Trainers, please visit the First Aid Room located in the clubroom building, near court 5. 

Any persons getting taped under the age of 18, it is requested they attend with a parent or guardian. 

Wakefield Sports will be providing preventative strapping in the First Aid area during the following times. For participants wanting preventative strapping, they are asked to provide their own tape. 

Saturday 6 June: 8am - 11am  
Sunday 7 June: 8am - 11am

All Fixtures can be accessed on the NetballHQ App, download the app and search Netball  South Australia (Country) in Clubs & Associations, or search for a participants name directly under players to see their games. 

There will be a range of Food & Beverage on offer from canteens and food trucks, please refer to the map regarding where food outlets will be located. You can choose from a range of options, see below:

- Indoor Netball Courts Canteen
- Soccer Club Canteen & Bar 
- Outdoor Netball Courts Canteen
- Rugby Club Bar 
- Beyond India
- Boost Juice
- The Greek Palace
- Potato Gods
- The Pasta Guy
- Mr Doughnuts 

No extra time will be added for an injury stoppage; however, the injured/ill player should still ask the umpire to hold play so they can be safely removed from the game. That position can either be left vacant or replaced straight away prior to play recommencing. In the event of a SERIOUS INJURY umpires will stop the game until the player can safely leave the court. If player cannot be moved umpires will take the game to another court where possible. 

Don’t compete if you are feeling unwell, particularly if you have a fever or are experiencing chest pain or dizziness.  The most useful first aid management of any acute injury is to initiate “RICER”, which aims to reduce bleeding, swelling, and assists with pain relief: Rest – stop all activity, Ice – 15 - 20minutes every 2 hours if possible for 48 hours, Compression, Elevation and Referral – to a doctor/physiotherapist if injury shows no sign of improvement or if pain is severe.  

Along with “RICER”, it is important to do no “HARM” in the first 48 hours: No Heat – no hot baths, heat rubs, spas, hot water bottles. No Alcohol – for the first 48 - 72 hours as it increases swelling. No Running – stop all vigorous activity and No Massage – for the first 48 - 72 hours. 

If you have an injured player, spectator or official with any potentially serious injury such as; head and/or neck trauma, chest pain, asthma, respiratory illness, back injury, suspected fracture or a serious knee injury, please do not move the injured person. Contact the First Aid Room (either by phone or runner) and the Sports Trainer will attend to the individual at the site of the injury.  

Matches will be centrally timed and will start and finish on the umpire’s whistle. The first named team is to take the first centre pass, the other team is to choose goal end. All matches will consist of two (2) x fifteen (15) minute halves, with a three (3) minute interval during which teams change ends.  

 Each court has an undercover bench, which will be used as the Official Bench.  

In extreme weather conditions, the decision to abandon matches must be made by the Organising Committee. The complete round for any affected grades will be abandoned including indoor games. 

The AU Country Champs Unisex Zip Crew, Unisex Tee and Scrunchie are all part of the new range and available for this years Country Champs! Purchases can be made at the Valour Merchandise stand. Click & Collect orders will be available for collection however orders must have been placed by Thursday, 4 June 2026. There’s also a range of discounted AU Country Champs items available, from as low as $5!

Ensure you have adequate sleep, hydration and nutrition in the lead up to, and over the course of the weekend. A suitable hydration regime would be 500ml (2-3 glasses) of cold water ½ - 1hr before exercise and then every 20-30 minutes as appropriate. 

You can access the hydration station, located at the rear of the club rooms to refill your drink  bottles. 

The Opening Ceremony will be held on Saturday commencing on Courts 3 & 4 at 8:15am. This will be a great opportunity to see all the teams competing over the weekend. Association Flag Bearers and Captains are asked to meet Netball SA staff at 8am on Court 15. 

11U : All teams participating in the 11 & Under division are invited to a short presentation on SUNA Court 6 after the completion of the final round (4.30pm)
 
13U/15U/17U : All Grand Finalists are invited to the medal presentation on SUNA Court 6 after the completion of the final Grand Finals on Monday June 8 (3.30pm)
 
Seniors : All senior teams are invited to the presentations on Basketball Stadium Court 3 at the completion of the Grand Finals on Sunday June 7 (5.30pm). Presentations will include Grand Final medals, plus Senior Top 10 presentations.

Both teams must provide a scorer for each match. Scorers must be near each other, in line with the centre circle, and frequently compare scores to prevent any discrepancies. The white score card is for the Home Team and is the official score, the green score card is for the Away Team and is the check score. Both cards must be filled in for each match, including any interchanges/subs made. All score cards must be returned to the Duty Room IMMEDIATELY after each game. 

The Duty Room must be notified of any changes to team lists at any time during the competition. Players from a lower grade/s registered list/s may be added to a higher grade, but they cannot return to the lower grade. A maximum of 12 players per team may be registered. 

Purchase spectator single day and multi day passes via the link below. Please note players do not need to purchase tickets. 

Saturday 6 June: Doors 7am - 6:15pm
Sunday 7 June: Doors 7:30am - 5:45pm
Monday 8 June: Doors 7:30am - 5pm

Umpires for the Championships shall umpire their own association on Saturday while umpires for Sunday are allocated by a neutral grid system for all grades (except for 11 & U on Sunday, they will be umpired by their own umpire). If your team is participating in the quarter finals, semi finals or grand finals your umpire is required to be available for all the above-mentioned matches.