Melbourne Phoenix

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The Melbourne Phoenix are an Australian netball team. They are one of two teams representing the city of Melbourne, Victoria in the national Commonwealth Bank Trophy. They are based out of the State Netball and Hockey Centre, along with the Melbourne Kestrels. The Phoenix are currently coached by Julie Hoornweg and captained by Sharelle McMahon and Bianca Chatfield. Their team colours are purple, green, orange and black.

The Phoenix were one of the inaugural teams in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy, having formed out of the ashes of the Melbourne-Waverley Pumas, Melbourne's only team in the Mobil League, the competition's predecessor. As a result, the Phoenix had a marked advantage from the beginning, taking on many players from the former Pumas, who had won the final season of the old competition. The Phoenix have won five of the ten seasons so far, most recently in 2005, and have finished in the finals in all years except 1998. They secured a naming rights deal in 2005 with First National Real Estate, which provides vital revenue in what is a traditionally cash-strapped sport.

In 2006 after the loss of Eloise Southby-Halbish and the surprise inclusion of Cynna Kydd, the group had lost some of it's spark in both attack and defence, and were only just able to hold off previous easy-beats Queensland Firebirds, before being beaten convincingly by the Adelaide Thunderbirds in the preliminary final. 2007 may be an even tougher year as Kydd departs for overseas and Australian team member Julie Prendergast moves to the Kestrels.

Contents

  • Liz Boniello
  • Andrea Booth
  • Amy Lynch
  • Simone McKinnis
  • Susan Meaney
  • Kelly Vennus
  • Eloise Southby-Halbish
  • Melanie Vivian
  • Christine Waller
  • Liz Walton
  • Kirsten Wheeler


Teams in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy
Adelaide Thunderbirds | AIS Canberra Darters | Hunter Jaegers | Melbourne Kestrels | Melbourne Phoenix | Perth Orioles | Queensland Firebirds | Sydney Swifts

Defunct teams: Adelaide Ravens | Sydney Sandpipers


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