Territory Storm, also referred to as Northern Territory Storm or NT Storm, is an Australian netball team that represented

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in the

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. Territory Storm played in the ANL between 2008 and 2019. Between 2017 and 2019 they formed a partnership with

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and were effectively Lightning's

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History

Australian Netball League

Between 2008 and 2019, Territory Storm played in the

. They were founder members of the ANL. In December 2015,

announced that they were temporarily withdrawing Storm from the ANL league due to a lack of proper playing facilities and the cost of traveling interstate for away matches. After missing the 2016 ANL season, Territory Storm rejoined in 2017 after forming a partnership with

. Between 2017 and 2019 they were effectively Lightning's

. In 2018 Storm won their first game in six years. In 2019, with a team featuring Lightning players

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, and

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, Storm enjoyed one of their best seasons, winning six matches and finishing fifth. ;Regular season statistics

Australian Netball Championships

In July 2021, Territory Storm was not included among the teams listed to participate in the inaugural

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. Their former partners,

, opted to enter their own team.

Home venues

Territory Storm initially played their home games at various venues in and around

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. These included outdoor courts, the Marrara Indoor Stadium and Darwin Basketball Association courts. They have occasionally played home games in

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. During their partnership with

, Storm also played homes games at

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, usually as part of a double header. In 2019 they played home games at the

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Notable players

Internationals

; * Joanne Morgan ; *

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; *

Ama Agbeze Ama Agbeze (born 12 November 1982) is an England netball international. She was captain when England won the gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. In 2019 she received an for her services to netball. She was also a member of the England ...

; *

Fiona Themann Fiona Themann (born 18 April 1990), also known as Fiona Fowler, is a Scotland netball international. She represented Scotland at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games and at the 2015 Netball World Cup. At club level, she has played for Melbour ...

; *

; * Kate McMeeken-Ruscoe

Sunshine Coast Lightning

Suncorp Super Netball

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Head coaches

References

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