[1] The finals phase of the 2018 tournament was held in the Queensland city of the Gold Coast, from the 25 – 28 October.

[2] QLD Blades won the tournament for a record tenth time after defeating NSW Waratahs 5–3 in the gold-medal match.

[3] Tassie Tigers claimed the bronze medal after defeating the Canberra Lakers 1–0.

Instead of the tournament being held at a single venue, the teams will play at least one home and away match during the pool stage, before converging on a singular venue for the Classification Round.

The teams will then progress to the Classification round, with each team playing a qualifying match, before progressing to either the fifth to eighth place playoffs, or the first to fourth place playoffs.