The Grand Final between the West Coast Fever and Melbourne Vixens held on Sunday at the east coast prime time of 7:00pm AEST/ 5:00pm AWST attracted a record crowd of 13,908.
An average audience of 170,000 across Foxtel Group linear and streaming platforms also watched on as the West Coast Fever claimed their first national league title, with an 11-point win 70 to 59.
The match was made available on Kayo Freebies – with 67 per cent of the total audience attributed to streaming.
Fox Sports Australia - available on Foxtel and streaming platform Kayo Sports - provided live and on-demand coverage of all 60 matches with never-before-seen access to players and coaches along with analysis and post-game celebrations.
The broadcaster also increased exposure of the sport, the League and its players via a dedicated Fox Netball platform, which included two weekly magazine shows Centre Circle and Pivot.
After two years of sporting capacity restrictions, attendance returned to pre-pandemic numbers as spectators returned to the stands to witness one of the most thrilling seasons yet.
“The 2022 Suncorp Super Netball season, in particular Sunday’s Grand Final, is going to be talked about for years to come,” said Netball Australia CEO Kelly Ryan.
“Netball is a tier one sport in Australia and through our partnership with the Foxtel Group, we have further engaged our existing fan base and reached new audiences in 2022.
“To have had a record number of people at Perth’s RAC Arena on Grand Final day, as well as the largest broadcast audience all season, is a testament to netball fans across the country.
“It is great to see netball rebounding at elite and community levels after the impacts of the global pandemic, which shows the real strength of our sport.
“We are excited by the future of our partnership with the Foxtel Group, from grassroots and community participation, right through the world’s best netball competition – the Suncorp Super Netball – and the Origin Australian Diamonds.
Foxtel Group Chief Executive Officer, Patrick Delany said, “The electric atmosphere of the Grand Final on Sunday was the perfect end to our first season with Netball Australia.
“Foxtel Group stands behind Netball Australia in growing Netball as a sport. Together through new landmark shows, innovation in broadcasting, and our world-class talent we have been focused on rebuilding reach and engagement with fans of the sport.
“To help grow audiences right around Australia, we have brought Netball to the masses via Kayo Freebies every Sunday, and netball has benefited from the growth of Kayo over the past 6 months - in particular throughout finals – which is a strong indicator for the future.”
The Foxtel Group’s coverage of netball will continue throughout 2022 with the Origin Australian Diamond test matches against the New Zealand Silver Ferns and England Roses this October.
The Diamonds will travel to New Zealand for the opening two matches of the Constellation Cup, before hosting the Silver Ferns in Australia on Wednesday 19 October and Sunday 23 October.
They will then take on England Netball’s Vitality Roses in a three-match series on Wednesday 26 October, Sunday 30 October and Thursday 3 November.
All scheduled matches on the international fixture will be live and exclusive on Fox Sports, available on Foxtel and Kayo Freebies.
