A brief history of the Carol Sykes Cup
When the National Netball League rebranded as Suncorp Super Netball in 2017, Netball NSW launched a second elite team in the form of Giants Netball.
Existing alongside the NSW Swifts, who were formed in 1997 (initially as the Sydney Swifts), NNSW decided to introduce a trophy which the teams could contest every time they played a competitive fixture.
With that, the Carole Sykes Memorial Trophy was launched.
A legend of NSW netball both as a player and coach, Sykes trained some of the best talent coming through NSW, many of whom went on to play for – and win Premierships with – the Swifts.
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This years match up of the Swifts v Giants on Sunday 4 June was played for the Carol Sykes Cup. Leanne Pullen who plays in the A4 team at Green Point Netball Club is Carol’s daughter and awarded the Swifts the trophy after their win.
Carol played for Australia, played and coached many NSW teams and was integral in getting the Swifts to where they are now. Coach Briony Akle (current NSW Swifts coach) was coached by Carol and is quite the legend now too.
Read the full story on Carole Sykes history here – https://nswswifts.com.au/news/carole-sykes-trophy-history
