Foundation The modern league began in 2009, replacing an earlier
Netball Victoria state league as the top level netball competition in
Victoria. The earlier league featured eighteen teams but, after restructuring, the number was reduced to ten. The founding ten members of the new league were Ballarat Pride, Boroondara Genesis, Geelong Cougars, Hume City Falcons,
Monash University Central, North East Blaze, Peninsula Waves, Southern Saints,
VU Western Lightning and
Yarra Valley Grammar Ariels. The league featured three divisions – Championship, Division 1 and 19 & Under. The ten teams entered a team in each of the three divisions. The new structure was designed to encourage player development.
City West Falcons The league's most successful team has been City West Falcons, who have won seven Championship titles and 17 premierships in total, across three divisions. As Hume City Falcons, they won the inaugural Championship in 2009 and claimed it again the following year With a team that included
Kathleen Knott, they won their first Championship as City West Falcons in 2012 and again in 2013. In 2018, Falcons won their fifth Championship title. Falcons won their sixth Championship title in 2022, also winning the 19 & Under Grand Final.
Victorian Fury The
Australian Netball League team
Victorian Fury is effectively the representative team of the VNL. In turn, Fury is the reserve team of
Melbourne Vixens. ==Teams==