Melbourne Phoenix
Team nameMelbourne Phoenix
Founded1997
Disbanded2007
LocationMelbourne
RegionsVictoria, Australia
VenueState Netball and Hockey Centre
Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
Waverley Netball Centre
Premierships5 (1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005)
LeagueCommonwealth Bank Trophy
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Melbourne Phoenix were an Australian netball team that represented Netball Victoria in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy. Between 1997 and 2007, together with Melbourne Kestrels, they were one of two teams to represent Netball Victoria in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy era. Phoenix were the inaugural CBT champions and went on to become the competition's most successful team, winning five premierships. In 2008, when the Commonwealth Bank Trophy was replaced by the ANZ Championship, Phoenix and Kestrels merged to form Melbourne Vixens.[1][2][3]

History

Commonwealth Bank Trophy

Regular season statistics

SeasonPositionWonDrawnLost
1997[4]2nd1121
1998[4]2nd1121
1999[5]5th680
2000[5]2nd1121
2001[6]3rd1130
2002[6]1st1211
2003[7]1st1310
2004[7]3rd1040
2005[8]2nd1220
2006[8]3rd1040
2007[9]1st1310

Grand finals

SeasonWinnersScoreRunners upVenue
1997Melbourne Phoenix58–48Adelaide ThunderbirdsThe Glasshouse
2000[10]Melbourne Phoenix52–51Adelaide ThunderbirdsThe Glasshouse
2002[11]Melbourne Phoenix49–44Adelaide ThunderbirdsVodafone Arena
2003[12]Melbourne Phoenix47–44Sydney SwiftsSydney Super Dome
2004[13][14]Sydney Swifts52–51Melbourne PhoenixSydney Super Dome
2005[15][16][17]Melbourne Phoenix61–44Sydney SwiftsVodafone Arena
2007[18][19][20][21]Sydney Swifts45–37Melbourne PhoenixAcer Arena

Sources:[22][23][24][25][26][27]

Home venues

In 1997 and 1998, Phoenix played their home games at the Waverley Netball Centre. In 1999 they switched to the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre.[28] In later seasons they played at the State Netball and Hockey Centre.[14][16][29]

Notable former players

Internationals

CBT MVP

SeasonPlayer
2000[10]Sharelle McMahon
2003Sharelle McMahon
2005[16]Sharelle McMahon
2007[18]Sharelle McMahon

CBT Best New Talent

SeasonPlayer
2004[14]Julie Prendergast

Coaches

Head coaches

CoachYears
Norma Plummer[30][31]1996–1998
Joyce Brown[32][33]1999–2002
Lisa Alexander[34][35]2002–2004
Julie Hoornweg[16][36][37]2005–2007

Assistant coaches

CoachYears
Roselee Jencke[10]2000

Sponsorship

SponsorsSeasons
Cenovis[28]c. 1997–1999
First National Real Estate[18][38][39]c. 2006–2007

Premierships

References

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