London Mavericks

London Mavericks
Founded2005
Based inHatfield, Hertfordshire
RegionsEast of England & Middlesex
Home venuesHerts Sports Village, University of Hertfordshire
Wembley Arena
Head coachTamsin Greenway
Asst coachMikki Austin
CaptainEllie Rattu
Premierships2008, 2011
LeagueNetball Superleague
Websitelondonmavericks.co.uk
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London Mavericks is an English netball team based at the University of Hertfordshire in Hatfield. Their senior team plays in the Netball Super League where they were a founding member in 2005–06. They are two time Super League champions in 2007–08 and 2011. Due to various sponsorship deals and partnership arrangements, the team has played under several different 'Mavericks' names. They adopted their current name ahead of the 2025 season. Previously the franchise represented just England Netball's East Region, however as London Mavericks this has expanded to include Middlesex from London and South East.

History

Galleria Mavericks

Mavericks were originally established in 2005 as the Netball Super League franchise for the East of England. Together with Brunel Hurricanes, Celtic Dragons, Leeds Carnegie, Loughborough Lightning, Northern Thunder, Team Bath and Team Northumbria, the Mavericks were founder members of the league. The team was originally sponsored by The Galleria, an outlet store in Hatfield, and as a result were known as the Galleria Mavericks. After playing and losing in the first two Grand Finals, the Mavericks won their first Netball Super League title after defeating Loughborough Lightning by 43–39 in the 2007–08 Grand Final. Mavericks' Louisa Brownfield was the top scorer in the final. Other members of the team included Amanda Newton and Karen Atkinson.

Hertfordshire Mavericks

In 2009–10 the team was renamed Hertfordshire Mavericks. During this era they were also referred to as University of Hertfordshire Mavericks. In 2011, with a team featuring Louisa Brownfield, Layla Guscoth and Lindsay Keable, Mavericks' won their second Netball Super League title after defeating Surrey Storm by 57–46 in the Grand Final.

benecosMavericks

In July 2016 Mavericks signed a sponsorship deal with the natural beauty brand, benecos. In September 2017 benecos became Mavericks main sponsor and the team name changed from Hertfordshire Mavericks to benecosMavericks. They subsequently used this name during the 2018 season.

Saracens Mavericks

In January 2019 Mavericks formed a new partnership with the rugby union club, Saracens F.C. This saw the team become the Saracens Mavericks. They announced their split from Saracens at the end of the 2024 season.

London Mavericks

In May 2024 Mavericks announced its rebrand as London Mavericks as part of the 2025 Netball Super League relaunch. Tamsin Greenway was named as Director of Netball. In the 2025 season Mavericks finished in the top four for the first time since 2016, with the franchise finishing fifth in five of the last six seasons.

Senior finals

Netball Super League Grand Finals

Between 2006 and 2011, Mavericks played in six successive Netball Super League Grand Finals.

Season Winners Score Runners up Venue
2005–06Team Bath43–35Galleria MavericksGuildford Spectrum
2006–07Team Bath53–45Galleria MavericksGuildford Spectrum
2007–08Galleria Mavericks43–39Loughborough LightningK2 Leisure Centre
2008–09Team Bath54–46Galleria MavericksCoventry Skydome
2009–10Team Bath51–44Hertfordshire MavericksTrent FM Arena
2011Hertfordshire Mavericks57–46Surrey StormHerts Sports Village
2015Surrey Storm56–39Hertfordshire MavericksCopper Box Arena

Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship

Season Winners Score Runners up Venue
2018 Wasps Netball42–32benecosMavericksCopper Box Arena

Home venue

Mavericks play their home games at the University of Hertfordshire, Wembley Arena, Brentwood Centre, Essex and Brighton Sports Centre.

Notable players

2026 squad

2026 London Mavericks roster
PlayersCoaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
England Emma Thacker (vc) Injured GA, GS 22 August 2003 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
England Razia Quashie Injured GK, GD 16 September 1997 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
England Ellie Rattu (c) Injured C, WD 4 April 2000 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
England George Inger GS, GA 30 September 1998 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
England Isabella Phillips C, WD, GD 9 April 2006 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
England Suzie Liveseidge GA, WA 1 June 2001 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
England Amelia Hall C, WA, GA 29 April 1999 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Australia Emily Andrew GS 28 February 2003 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Australia Jemma Donoghue GD, WD 10 June 2001 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
South Africa Jamie Van Wyk GD, WD 31 October 2000 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
England Hannah Knightbridge C, WA –
England Eleanor Sadler GK, GD –
England Sophie Egbaran GA, GS 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Head coach
  • Tamsin Greenway
Assistant coach
  • Mikki Austin


Notes
  • (c) – Captain
  • (cc) – Co-captain
  • (vc) – Vice-captain
  • Injured or on maternity leave – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player
Player profiles: Team website Last updated: 2 January 2026

Internationals

 England
 Northern Ireland
 Australia
 New Zealand
 Jamaica
 Trinidad and Tobago

Head coaches

Maggie Jackson was the head coach when Mavericks were Netball Super League champions in both 2007–08 and 2011. In addition to being named head coach, both Robyn Broughton and Kathryn Ratnapala were given the role of Director of Netball.

Camilla Buchanan became the current head coach of London Mavericks in 2023, having played at the club since 2008. Tamsin Greenway was named Director of Netball ahead of the 2025 season and she became head coach ahead of the 2026 season.

Coach Years
England Maggie Jackson2005–2008
England Kendra Slawinski2009–20xx
England Maggie Jacksonc. 2011
England Karen Atkinson20xx–2014
England Sam Bird2014–2016
New Zealand Robyn Broughton2016–2017
England Kathryn Ratnapala2017–2022
England Camilla Buchanan2023–2025
England Tamsin Greenway 2026-
Director of Netball Years
New Zealand Robyn Broughton 2016–2017
England Kathryn Ratnapala2017-2022
England Tamsin Greenway2025-

Pathway

London Mavericks region consist of 8 counties where it supports the development of talent and participation. These are Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, East Essex, Essex Thurrock, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk from England Netball's East Region and expanded to include Middlesex from London and South East during its rebrand to London Mavericks.

In this region Mavericks offers NXT Gen (U23), U19, U17 and U15 squads as well as 6 x player development pathway squads (including a U21 team) and Mavericks Future programs.

It has 6 partner schools: Queenswood School, Berkhamsted School, Samuel Ryder Academy, The Bishop's Stortford High School and Stephen Perse Foundation.

Honours

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