Our 2026 Winter Grand Finals are here! A huge congratulations to all of our Bullants teams who have made it to the 2026 Winter Season Grand Finals! Make sure to come down to the courts this Saturday (19th Sept) and support all the teams competing for the win! Bullants on 3!! 1-2-3 BULLANTS! ♥️ 🖤 🤍
Best of luck to all teams!
We’d love to see lots of red and black at the EIGHT games (including one 🐜v🐜 game) that Bullants is contesting for grand finals this weekend! Make sure you come on down and cheer them on! ♥️ 🖤 🤍
2026 TWILIGHT REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
Bullants welcomes all players, umpires and managers (female and male) to join our club for the 2026 twilight netball competition. The club is based at the South Canberra Netball Association (SCNA) courts in Deakin, ACT. All games are at the SCNA courts.
*Youth Presentation Night | Arrival and Parking Signing In: Please remember to bring your ID, you will be signed in under Bullants for this event. Parking: Once you have been signed in to the venue, individual parking will be validated on the way out.
Skills Development Program: South Canberra Netball Association are offering a 3 week program aimed at players (female and male) looking to extend their netball skills. It will particularly cater for players who are interested in playing or are already playing in the Junior Representative teams. Players will need to be proficient in the basic skills of netball.
This program aims to improve the speed, fitness and agility of all participants and to extend specific netball skills.
Finals here we come! A huge congratulations to all of our Bullants teams who have made it to the 2026 Winter Season Semi Finals! Make sure to come down to the courts this Saturday (5th Sept) and support our Bullants teams!
Congratulations to the Bullants Umpires who have been selected by SCNA to umpire the finals series 🐜
🚨 Important Reminders
🌟 Have FUN! Play hard and play well but most importantly have FUN!
🌟 Spectators • All spectators to keep benches clear for players. • Please do not interrupt players during warmup or immediately after the game. • Cheer for all players (on both teams)!! • No commenting on umpire decisions. • No disrespectful commentary to any players, coaches, umpires or officials.
📸 Photography Reminder
SCNA is bound by the policies of Netball ACT and Netball Australia regarding images of children. You must advise an adult from the opposing team before taking photos/videos and obtain their agreement. If the opposing team does not give explicit agreement, you cannot take photos or videos during that game.
🌟 Behaviour Reminder
Bullants has ZERO tolerance for poor sportsmanship by teams or spectators. There will be no tolerance for poor sportsmanship towards umpires, other players, and coaches. We ask for your support to ensure this is a positive and respectful environment for everyone
SCNA is cracking down on un-sportsmanlike behaviours and bad language, so we would encourage everyone to ensure they uphold the Bullants Player Policy in this last round https://bullantsnetball.com/player-policy/ and are respectful and supportive on court.
We thank our entire Bullants community for upholding these behaviour expectations and helping us successfully achieve and maintain the positive club that we are so proud to be!
🫶🏼 Volunteers Needed this Saturday 5 Sept!
To make sure all our athletes and supporters are well nourished, SCNA will be running the canteen and BBQ throughout the finals series and would really appreciate some help from our SCNA community to keep everything running smoothly!
We need some volunteers to help in the canteen, as well as some set-up and pack-up roles this Saturday 5 September. If you can spare a little time to help, it would be greatly appreciated.
A special shout out to some of the very worthy members of our community with our VP, Jude receiving Umpire of the Year, and Jazz and Perdi receiving Volunteers of the Year. We were also thrilled to see so many of our coaches nominated for awards! 👏 👏 👏
Presentation Night RSVP!
If you haven’t already, please RSVP to our Presentation Night!
Players Player votes are now open for our Inters, Cadets and Seniors Players. *coaches of NSG and Junior teams will facilitate their players player voting.
This team award is judged by the players in a team. One vote per player only.
This award encompasses elements like a player consistently playing as a member of the team, demonstrating good team ethic, positive attitude and sportsperson like qualities.
Hello wonderful Bullants Community, we look forward to welcoming you all to the courts for our Final round for 2026! Best of luck to all our teams and especially for those for whom it is your last game of the season! we have at least 13 teams accross all age groups through to finals with a couple of outcomes pending this weeks games! 🏐🐜
A message from the president | Final Round for 2026
We can’t wait to enjoy the last round for 2026 tomorrow. We’ve been so fortunate each week to support 32 teams and over 300 players take the court supported by our wonderful coaches and umpiring community. We couldn’t do it without you!
It’s honestly a privilege to see so many players/coaches/umpires enjoying the game we all love. We have 13 teams guaranteed to make finals and a couple of teams playing big matches tomorrow to make it through. For others, tomorrow represents a wonderful last time to hit the courts this winter season and enjoy their team mates.
A final message, we have seen an unfortunate rise in negative behaviour across the SCNA community in recent weeks. There will be no tolerance for poor sportsmanship towards umpires, other players, and coaches. We ask for your support to ensure this is a positive and respectful environment for everyone
🫶🏼 SCNA is cracking down on un sportsmanlike behaviours and bad language, so we would encourage everyone to ensure they uphold the Bullants Player Policy in this last round https://bullantsnetball.com/player-policy/ and are respectful and supportive on court.
Reminder to 😍 Vote for your players player
Players Player votes are now open for our Inters, Cadets and Seniors Players. *coaches of NSG and Junior teams will facilitate their players player voting.
This team award is judged by the players in a team. One vote per player only.
This award encompasses elements like a player consistently playing as a member of the team, demonstrating good team ethic, positive attitude and sportsperson like qualities.
Saturday Games: Only SCNA exec volunteers or those with disability parking permits are allowed to bring cars inside the courts on Saturdays, including drop-offs and pick-ups. The best parking is in the King Street carpark, as Makin Place gets very busy with sports on the adjacent fields.
📸 Photography
We understand how special it is capture these proud moments with our little players-please be mindful of our photography guidelines ;
SCNA is bound by the policies of Netball ACT and Netball Australia regarding images of children. You must advise an adult from the opposing team before taking photos/videos and obtain their agreement. If the opposing team does not give explicit agreement, you cannot take photos or videos during that game.
🌟 Respecting & Supporting Umpires & Officials
Spot the green: Youth umpires (*under 18) will be wearing green arm bands as a reminder that they are young people developing their skills.
Keep it positive: Please do not comment on uimpires’ decisions during the game, or criticise officials with your players afterward.
Lead by example: Show our young players what good sportsmanship looks like through supportive cheer & positive encouragement!
🐾 No Dogs Allowed
Please remember that the South Canberra Netball Association (SCNA) courts are a strict no-dog zone. For the safety and comfort of all players, officials, and spectators, four-legged friends must stay at home.
🏐 Game Day Ready
Nails clipped short
Hair tied back securely
No jewellery (no taped earrings)
Water bottles filled
Players in full Bullants uniform
If you are unable to make it to your game this weekend, please let your team Manager know as soon as possible via your team’s WhatsApp chat.
✨ Court Etiquette
Photos of minors only with explicit permission (see guidelines above)
Stand on the opposite side of the court to the coach
Cheer for all players on court!
Support our umpires and officials at all times
Thank you to our amazing Bullants community for always keeping the game positive, encouraging, and fun. A HUGE thank you to all our amazing coaches and managers who are finishing up this week-your time and energy is GREATLY appreciated!! Good luck to all our teams!! Make sure to cheer for all our fellow Bullant players! -play well, have FUN, and GO BULLANTS!! 🐜🏐🔥
Hello wonderful Bullants community! We look forward to seeing everyone on court this Saturday! Sending all the best to our Bullants’ family who are taking the court in the State League Grand Finals on Sunday (17s at 9am, 19s at 11am).
It’s time to celebrate the wonderful people who make our netball community what it is! 💙💛
Nominations are now open for our 2026 South Canberra Netball Association Awards, and we would love your help recognising the umpires, coaches and volunteers who have made a difference this season.
Nominations are open for:
🌟 Junior / Senior Volunteer of the Year : NOMINATE HERE
🌟 Umpire of the Year : NOMINATE HEAR Recognise an umpire who demonstrates fairness, confidence, commitment and a positive contribution to our netball community.
🌟 Junior Coach of the Year (under 18) : NOMINATE HERE Celebrate one of our young coaches who inspires, encourages and supports their players while helping them develop their skills and love of netball.
Nominations close 5pm Wednesday 26 August and awards will be presented on Saturday 29 August.
It only takes a few minutes to nominate via the links, and it is a wonderful opportunity to recognise someone who has given their time, energy and passion to our netball community.
Please help us celebrate the people who make SCNA such a great place to play, coach, umpire and volunteer.
GMI State League Grand Finals
Sending all the best to our Bullants’ family who are taking the court in the State League Grand Finals on Sunday (17s at 9am, 19s at 11am). We would love to see our community come down to Lyneham and support SCNA!
CLUB REMINDERS
🚙 Parking Guidelines
•Weekday Training: For players and families that train at the courts during the week, the childcare centre carpark cannot be used before 6:30 PM, Monday–Friday. The centre pays for those parking spots, so they must remain vacant for clients of the centre as they pick up their children in the afternoon/evening.
• Saturday Games: Only SCNA exec volunteers or those people with disability parking permits are allowed to bring their cars into the courts on Saturdays, even to just drop off or pick up players. The best parking is generally in the King Street carpark, as Makin Place can get very busy when there are sports being played on the fields adjacent to the netball courts.
📸 Photography SCNA is bound by the policies of Netball ACT and Netball Australia, including their position statement on taking images of children. At SCNA this is applied by a requirement that:
No photographs/video is taken, even for private use, without the permission of the parent/guardian of other children who may appear in the images. The minimum requirement is that you advise an adult from the opposing team of your intention to take photographs/video, including about how the images will be used, and obtain their agreement to this. If the opposing team does not give explicit agreement, you cannot take photographs/video during that game, regardless of how you intend to use the images.
No photographs/video is taken, even for private use, without the permission of the parent/guardian of other children who may appear in the images. The minimum requirement is that you advise an adult from the opposing team of your intention to take photographs/video, including about how the images will be used, and obtain their agreement to this. If the opposing team does not give explicit agreement, you cannot take photographs/video during that game, regardless of how you intend to use the images.
🌟 Respecting & supporting umpires & officials
• Spot the green: Youth umpires (*under 18) will be wearing green arm bands as a reminder that they are young people who are still developing their skills.
• Keep it positive: Please do not comment on umpiring decisions during the game, or criticise officials with your players afterward.
• Lead by example: Show our young players what good sportsmanship looks like through supportive cheer & positive encouragement!
🐾 No Dogs Allowed Please remember that the South Canberra Netball Association (SCNA) courts are a strict no-dog zone. For the safety and comfort of all players, officials, and spectators, four-legged friends must stay at home on game days. Thank you for your cooperation!
🏐 Game Ready
• Nails Clipped • Hair tied back • No jewellery • Drink Bottles • Players to be in Bullants Uniform
If you are unable to make it to your game please let your team Manager know via your teams WhatsApp chat.
✨ Court Etiquette
• Photos of minors are only with permission (see photography guidelines above) • Stand on opposite side of court to coach • Cheer for all! • Support umpires and all officials. • Youth umpires will have green wrist bands (*under 18)
🤕 Logging Injuries
• At training: Speak directly to a Bullants committee member on-site. • On Saturdays: Visit the main office window at the courts.
Accessing Insurance: Once the incident is officially logged, you can access Netball Australia’s insurance policy to assist with your recovery.
A friendly reminder to players, parents and carers to reply in a timely manner to the manager’s polls regarding your player’s availability for matches and training.
Thank you to our amazing Bullants community for always keeping the game positive and encouraging. Good luck to all our Bullants teams this weekend – Play well, have FUN and GO Bullants!!
Hello to our wonderful Bullants community! We are so excited to welcome everyone back to netball this week for the second half of the season! We hope you have all had a well-rested mid-season break and we can’t wait to see all of our players, coaches, umpires, and supporters back on the courts!
👟 Welcome Back to Training
Training sessions are back on this Wednesday, 22nd July! 🐜🏐
*If you are unable to attend training please let your coach know via your teams chat.
🏐 Game Day
Games are back on this Saturday, 25th July!
All scheduled matches are available to view via : Play HQ .
*If you are unable to make it to your game please let your team Manager know via your teams WhatsApp chat.
🙌 Special Shout Out!
• Congratulations Willow – who received her umpiring C-Badge at the ACT Junior champs! Well done Willow!! 👏 👏 👏
•Congratulations Abi – who has made the 15&U Girls Netball Team. • Congratulations Toby – who has made the 15&U Boys Netball Team.
A massive congratulations and best wishes to Bullants players Abi and Toby, who will be competing for School Sport ACT in the upcoming 15&U National Championships in Melbourne!
This is a testament to their hard work, dedication, and sportsmanship. We are incredibly proud to have them representing Bullants on the national stage!
Go, Abi and Toby! 👏 👏 👏
CLUB REMINDERS
Respecting & supporting umpires & officials
• Spot the green: Youth umpires (*under 18) will be wearing green arm bands as a reminder that they are young people who are still developing their skills- please do NOT approach or speak to them.
• Keep it positive: Please do not comment on umpiring decisions during the game, or criticise officials with your players afterward.
• Lead by example: Show our young players what good sportsmanship looks like through supportive cheer & positive encouragement!
🐾 No Dogs Allowed Please remember that the South Canberra Netball Association (SCNA) courts are a strict no-dog zone. For the safety and comfort of all players, officials, and spectators, four-legged friends must stay at home on game days. Thank you for your cooperation!
Game Ready
• Nails Clipped • Hair tied back • No jewellery • Drink Bottles • Players to be in Bullants Uniform
If you are unable to make it to your game please let your team Manager know via your teams WhatsApp chat.
Court Etiquette
• Photos of minors are only with permission • Stand on opposite side of court to coach • Cheer for all! • Support umpires and all officials. • Youth umpires will have green wrist bands (*under 18)
Logging Injuries
• At training: Speak directly to a Bullants committee member on-site. • On Saturdays: Visit the main office window at the courts.
Accessing Insurance: Once the incident is officially logged, you can access Netball Australia’s insurance policy to assist with your recovery.
A friendly reminder to players, parents and carers to reply in a timely manner to the manager’s polls regarding your player’s availability for matches and training.
Thank you to all four amazing coaches, managers, umpires, officials and families for making Bullants Netball Club the amazing club that it is! We look forward to having an incredible second half of the season with you all! We look forward to seeing you all at training this Wednesday and good luck to all our Bullants teams this weekend – Play well, have FUN and GO Bullants!!! 🐜🏐🔥
Hello wonderful Bullants Community! We look forward to welcoming you all to our final weekend of netball this Saturday (27th June) before we head into our mid-season break! What a fantastic start to the season we have had- full of incredible skill, team spirit and beautiful sportsmanship across all our players, coaches, umpires and all our officials! And thank you to all our amazing volunteers, parents and spectators! You all bring so much to our club and to our courts each week!
🏐 School Holidays / Mid Season Break
This Saturday (27th June) is our last game before the School Holiday/Mid-Season Break.
IMPORTANT DATES:
🏐 NO GAMES • Sat 4, 11, 18 JULY
🏐 NEXT GAME • Sat 25 JULY
🏐 TRAINING • No Training over the break.
To Be Announced * Seniors Training Session (All teams Welcome) * NetSetGo Round Robin (friendly)
🏆 Wishing Luck At ACT Junior Champs
A massive shout-out to our under 11’s who played last saturday! And best of luck to all our incredible Bullants players, coaches, and umpires representing SCNA (as well as other associations) at the ACT Junior Championships over the next two weekends! We are incredibly proud of your hard work and dedication. Play hard, support your teammates, and most importantly, have fun out there! 🔥🐜🏐
🌟 Extra Special Thanks to Perdi! A huge, heartfelt shout-out goes to our amazing Perdi- Our Junior Reps Coordinator! Perdi, your hard work absolutely does not go unnoticed! —thank you for everything you do!
🔥 LONG SLEEVE TEE PRE ORDERS AVAILABLE
Online shop | Long Sleeve Tee orders are now LIVE! With the winter chill setting in, our Long Sleeve Tees have been in popular demand. To make sure everyone stays warm during the game- we have opened an online shop for pre-orders! But be quick-orders close midnight this Sunday (28th June)!
Please Note:
• Products are not held in stock — all orders are custom-made and manufactured. • Orders received during the pre-order sale are processed into production once the shop closes. • Delivery dates are estimates only, based on standard production times. • There are no refunds or exchanges on pre-order sale products.
Size Chart An easy to follow sizing chart is available online to help you find the perfect fit during your purchasing process!
*Online orders close Sun 28 Jun 2026! Estimated Arrival: Mid August 2026
• Spot the green: Youth umpires (*under 18) will be wearing green arm bands as a reminder that they are young people who are still developing their skills.
• Keep it positive: Please do not comment on umpiring decisions during the game, or criticise officials with your players afterward.
• Lead by example: Show our young players what good sportsmanship looks like through supportive cheer & positive encouragement!
🐾 No Dogs Allowed Please remember that the South Canberra Netball Association (SCNA) courts are a strict no-dog zone. For the safety and comfort of all players, officials, and spectators, four-legged friends must stay at home on game days. Thank you for your cooperation!
Game Ready
• Nails Clipped • Hair tied back • No jewellery • Drink Bottles • Players to be in Bullants Uniform
If you are unable to make it to your game please let your team Manager know via your teams WhatsApp chat.
Court Etiquette
• Photos of minors are only with permission • Stand on opposite side of court to coach • Cheer for all! • Support umpires and all officials. • Youth umpires will have green wrist bands (*under 18)
Logging Injuries
• At training: Speak directly to a Bullants committee member on-site. • On Saturdays: Visit the main office window at the courts.
Accessing Insurance: Once the incident is officially logged, you can access Netball Australia’s insurance policy to assist with your recovery.
A friendly reminder to players, parents and carers to reply in a timely manner to the manager’s polls regarding your player’s availability for matches and training.
CANBERRA JULY HOLIDAY CLINICS! 🏐🔥
PIVOT JULY HOLIDAY CLINIC!
CANBERRA CLINIC
• High-energy sessions focused on skill development, confidence building, and game smarts • Fun, inclusive environment for players aged 6–14 • Spot prizes, giveaways & plenty of laughs!
Date: Tuesday 7th July 2026
Time: 9:00AM – 12:00PM
Location: South Canberra Netball Association(SCNA), Makin Place, Deakin ACT
If you have any questions, please contact Melissa.Waring@netballact.com.au
*Humanitix has a booking fee and this can not be refunded.
Thank you all for bringing so much energy, and community spirit to the courts every single week! Wishing everyone a fantastic break! Safe travels to all who are heading away, and we cannot wait to see you all back refreshed and ready to play netball for the second half of our winter season! – Play well, have FUN and GO Bullants!! 🏐🐜🔥
