Commonwealth Bank Trophy Between 1997 and 2007, Adelaide Thunderbirds played in the
Commonwealth Bank Trophy league. Together with
Adelaide Ravens,
Melbourne Kestrels,
Melbourne Phoenix,
Perth Orioles,
Queensland Firebirds,
Sydney Sandpipers and
Sydney Swifts, Thunderbirds were one of the founding members of the league. Thunderbirds were initially going to be named Adelaide Falcons but the name was changed at the request of the
rugby union team. Adelaide Thunderbirds and Adelaide Ravens represented
Netball South Australia and each team was assigned four
state league clubs to select players from. Thunderbirds were aligned with Cheerio,
Contax,
Matrics and
Oakdale. With a team coached by former Contax head coach, Margaret Angove and a starting seven featuring Rebecca Sanders,
Kathryn Harby-Williams,
Jacqui Delaney, Sarah Sutter,
Peta Squire, Cassie Mogg and
Alex Hodge, Thunderbirds won their first two premierships and grand finals in 1998 and 1999.
ANZ Championship Between
2008 and
2016, Thunderbirds played in the
ANZ Championship.
Natalie von Bertouch became the inaugural ANZ Championship Thunderbirds captain. She subsequently captained Thunderbirds to two ANZ Championship titles. In
2010, after finishing second during the regular season, they defeated the minor premiers,
New South Wales Swifts, in the major semi-final and
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in the grand final. In
2013, Natalie von Bertouch captained Thunderbirds to their fourth premiership after they defeated
Queensland Firebirds in the grand final.
Super Netball Since
2017, Thunderbirds have played in
Super Netball. They had struggled in the competition, not making finals or finishing higher than 7th place until winning the grand finals in 2023 and 2024. ==Grand finals==