The 2020 ANL season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the competition was subsequently re-branded as the Australian Netball Championships.
[1][2][3] Victorian Fury were the inaugural champions, defeating the Australian Institute of Sport 56–41 in the first grand final.
[13][14][15] In June 2020, Netball Australia announced that the 2020 ANL season would be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
[16][17][18] In October 2020, it was announced that the ANL was to be rebranded as the Australian Netball Championships, featuring a new tournament style format with expanded team entry parameters.
[19][20] In July 2021, Netball Australia announced details of the planned inaugural ANC tournament due to be played in September and hosted by Latrobe City Council and Collingwood Magpies in Traralgon.